The alternative Waikato ADV riders thread

[Keithf]

I'm so sorry Oscar old buddy, you delicate flower you; I have been completely out of line. For some reason, based on your obnoxious comments and your feeble attempts at keyboard bully boy tactics, here was me thinking that you were the one making trouble!

Good for you.
Aren't you clever?

So why don't you wise up and stop trying to make trouble?

[Waihou Thumper]

I'm so sorry Oscar old buddy, you delicate flower you; I have been completely out of line. For some reason, based on your obnoxious comments and your feeble attempts at keyboard bully boy tactics, here was me thinking that you were the one making trouble!

Plenty of toys in the cot mate, Let it be, move on, concentrate on your ride, riding.
Awfully monotonous...Might forgive, you ride a Husky, albeit not a real one...aye...

[Kaituna]

I'm so sorry Oscar old buddy, you delicate flower you; I have been completely out of line. For some reason, based on your obnoxious comments and your feeble attempts at keyboard bully boy tactics, here was me thinking that you were the one making trouble!

Oscars actually a bloody good bloke in real life. (caveat; keep hands and limbs away from his mouth when you feed him).

[Keithf]

Ok it is probably about time to post something of a report from a ride around the Waikato here. I have been playing with Google tracks and google maps to see if I can use an android phone as my GPS. Probably can but I haven't had time to have a good play and work out how to make it work.
So attached is the track of my ride today and some stats. Ok I ride like a bit of a nana. Also met a couple of guys at Te Uku doing a recce for the Raglan Adventure ride in a couple of weeks. Te Uku has come a long way - you can get coffee!

Basically went to Waitetuna via
Klondyke Road
Port Waikato/Waikaretu/Waingaro to Te Uku
Did the Waitetuna Valley/Limeworks/Old Mountain Road circut and then back to the big smoke via Ngaruawahia, and up the west side of the river (a slight detour around Hampton Downs) and then back onto the motorway at Pokeno as by this stage it was 4ish and I had promised to be home by 2pm. In between I managed a mercy dash to Raglan as my mother's car had broken down. She seemed more concerned about her bridge game than the car. Gravel is a dissapearing comodity in this part of the world.


https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-UU...dIakZkX3c/edit

Created by Google My Tracks on Android
Name: March8
Activity type: driving
Description: -
Total distance: 369.70 km (229.7 mi)
Total time: 5:51:43
Moving time: 5:49:00
Average speed: 63.07 km/h (39.2 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 63.56 km/h (39.5 mi/h)
Max speed: 114.77 km/h (71.3 mi/h)
Average pace: 0:57 min/km (1:32 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 0:57 min/km (1:31 min/mi)
Fastest pace: 0:31 min/km (0:50 min/mi)
Max elevation: 413 m (1356 ft)
Min elevation: 30 m (98 ft)
Elevation gain: 3690 m (12105 ft)
Max grade: 563 %
Min grade: -31 %
Recorded: 8/03/2014 9:29AM

[Oscar]

I'm so sorry Oscar old buddy, you delicate flower you; I have been completely out of line. For some reason, based on your obnoxious comments and your feeble attempts at keyboard bully boy tactics, here was me thinking that you were the one making trouble!

Nope, as usual you missed the point.
Peace had broken out but you went right on being a wanker.

[Waihou Thumper]

by this stage it was 4ish and I had promised to be home by 2pm.

Nice report....You know what, I can tell you had a good day out...
How the hell can you look at your watch AND change gear at the same time, HUH?
People just don't understand....Geez!

[Keithf]

That conforms it, as far as i am concrned your're just an oxygen thief.

Nope, as usual you missed the point.
Peace had broken out but you went right on being a wanker.

[Keithf]

I did, thanks

Nice report....You know what, I can tell you had a good day out...
How the hell can you look at your watch AND change gear at the same time, HUH?
People just don't understand....Geez!

[Waihou Thumper]

I did, thanks

The Terra had an okay write up?
I saw it and thought? Naa.....No spokes..
How do you find it?

And as far as the big...O is concerend, (Not Roy.....)
Ignore mate, move right along......
Beam him up.....(you know about that..contact Scottie....)

[Oscar]

That conforms it, as far as i am concrned your're just an oxygen thief.

I don't really care what you think - I'm not the one who is continuing the silliness.
I made my peace with the other two, and you need to get over yourself.

[oneblackflag]

Nice ride Keith, beaut day for it.

[Keithf]

It's a ok bike really, it handles the gravel and stuff ok and holds the road ok as well. It suits me in most respects at the momment as it is a long time since i rode a road bike regularly and I wasn't really sure what I wanted. Still not but I am veering towards the road oriented adv bike vs the more hard core dirt version.

The Terra had an okay write up?
I saw it and thought? Naa.....No spokes..
How do you find it?

And as far as the big...O is concerend, (Not Roy.....)
Ignore mate, move right along......
Beam him up.....(you know about that..contact Scottie....)

[10bikekid]

Sorry - missed that - moving furniture before I was allowed out. I'll have to put this trip on my list of things to do



Cool, will be at the BP Autobarn Mcdonalds about 8am for breakfast if your around (Red Aprillia Tuono and A CB1000 BIG )

[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Keithf;1130690275]Ok it is probably about time to post something of a report from a ride around the Waikato here. I have been playing with Google tracks and google maps to see if I can use an android phone as my GPS. Probably can but I haven't had time to have a good play and work out how to make it work.
So attached is the track of my ride today and some stats. Ok I ride like a bit of a nana. Also met a couple of guys at Te Uku doing a recce for the Raglan Adventure ride in a couple of weeks. Te Uku has come a long way - you can get coffee!

Basically went to Waitetuna via
Klondyke Road
Port Waikato/Waikaretu/Waingaro to Te Uku
Did the Waitetuna Valley/Limeworks/Old Mountain Road circut and then back to the big smoke via Ngaruawahia, and up the west side of the river (a slight detour around Hampton Downs) and then back onto the motorway at Pokeno as by this stage it was 4ish and I had promised to be home by 2pm. In between I managed a mercy dash to Raglan as my mother's car had broken down. She seemed more concerned about her bridge game than the car. Gravel is a dissapearing comodity in this part of the world.


https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-UU...dIakZkX3c/edit

Created by Google My Tracks on Android
Name: March8
Activity type: driving
Description: -
Total distance: 369.70 km (229.7 mi)
Total time: 5:51:43
Moving time: 5:49:00
Average speed: 63.07 km/h (39.2 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 63.56 km/h (39.5 mi/h)
Max speed: 114.77 km/h (71.3 mi/h)
Average pace: 0:57 min/km (1:32 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 0:57 min/km (1:31 min/mi)
Fastest pace: 0:31 min/km (0:50 min/mi)
Max elevation: 413 m (1356 ft)
Min elevation: 30 m (98 ft)
Elevation gain: 3690 m (12105 ft)
Max grade: 563 %
Min grade: -31 %
Recorded: 8/03/2014 9:29AM


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Nice report, I'll have a go with the Whanganui Via Forgotten Highway then, What I will say is that having done the Forgotten Highway several times before and in both direction on the KTM, I did not realize how bad the road is from Taumanui to Whangamoma if your on a road bike, gravel and stone littered corners rock falls and a gravel section of smooth road with a fine gravel sprinkling were you couldn't use the brakes or the throttle with 1000cc and road brakes and tires.
As I said didn't notice on an ADV bike from memory was going up to 90kph faster (on the gravel sections at least)
Still had lots of fun anyway hanging on for grim death at a relative snails pace.

created by seat of the pants guestimation
Name march8-9
Activity riding
Description
Total distance 1,168km
Total time 46.5hrs
Moving time 12.9222hrs
Average speed 25km/h
moving speed 90km/h
Max speed (190kph on the Japanese speed limiter)
Max elevation 1623m bikes 2322m riders
recorded 10/03/14

[Night Falcon]

for those of us living their adventure riding vicariously, I appreciate the reports and photos lads .

[Keithf]

I'll keep that in mind:-)

for those of us living their adventure riding vicariously, I appreciate the reports and photos lads .