The Forgotten Highway (25 November)

**manwithav8** · 29th October 2007, 21:28

Originally Posted by Hornet250Boy

yea have seen/heard a monster with an after market pipe that was on trade and id gone round to test ride it ..man was it a nice sounding bike

yea am looking foward to the 25th now finally a valid excuse to not have to goto work..

Mine are stock cans but cored to the high heavens lol..

**NZsarge** · 30th October 2007, 07:13

Originally Posted by chanceyy

well after doing the 500ks today can definately recommend the sheepskin .. road chch to picton first stop just on 2 hours at kaikoura, 30 min break then non stop to blenheim stopped for fuel

did chch to picton in 4 & 1/5 hours with steady pace my butt only started getting sore on the last leg home from welly to shannon & bout last 20 ks .. & we all know I have a well padded butt as well .. so Sarge I can recommend them for sure .. (cheers bonez it was a life saver)

not sure about this trip yet .. need to work out wot weekend I am working as well

also found out today Betsy definately needs refilling bout 180ks .. be more bout that in my ride report that I will prob get to tomorrow nite

Nice to see you back in one piece

**chanceyy** · 30th October 2007, 09:23

Originally Posted by NZsarge

Nice to see you back in one piece

Thanks Sarge ... will get to the ride report & some pics later ... still feeling pretty shattered today .. but with a big grin for sure

**Meekey_Mouse** · 30th October 2007, 15:06

Would any one be keen on renting a room/lodge to stay the Saturday night and sharing the cost?

Thinkin that traveling from Taupo to there by 8AM will be too much in the morning, so if I am able to make it I'll be travelling down the night before.

**NZsarge** · 30th October 2007, 15:48

^^^^^^bump^^^^^^

**Bonez** · 30th October 2007, 16:43

Originally Posted by NZsarge

^^^^^^bump^^^^^^

Hey

sarge. How about doing the Stratford-Wanga bit then back? Could come back via Fordell, Taihapi etc etc

**manwithav8** · 30th October 2007, 20:36

Left Wanganui at 9am, drove up to Stradford and onto the forgotten highway. Stopped at the Whangamomona Hotel and met Geoff.

I anyone is keen to do this same ride next year (early ) and book in for a night of drinking etc then we need to get in quick. He said they are starting to get bookings for March already. But if we give him numbers he can get it all set up food wise and rooms. They have good parking out the back for bikes apparently.

Last weekend he had 41 bikers drinking till 2am so it gets full.

After running into an old Army instructor who now works for MTA and the pair of us diagnosing an ill Cam Chain Tensioner for an old lady parked at the hotel I was on my way again to Taumaranui and down to Wanga's via the Para Para's.

All in all the road isn't too bad. They have been doing some work on the 12km gravel section but it isn't deep gravel, more like bike sharp stones. So some care will be needed however I suspect the road will have been traffic swept by then..

This is going to be an awsome ride and I can't wait.

Will need to set the Sag on the Monster before this as it may be jumping all over the show riding solo and the road is up down left and right with many bumpy parts...

**manwithav8** · 30th October 2007, 20:38

and today wasn't done on the bike.... More lik ein the comfort of a Nissan Navara while all the kiddies learning to drive the mogs had no stereo hahahah..

**HornetBoy** · 31st October 2007, 11:39

thanks for the pictures mate ,looks like its gunna be a very scenic ride on the 25th (havent been on the roads were going to ride so ill be a nana and stick to the speed limit mostly

) turns out ill be riding the BEAST vtr250 so that should be fun i prefer riding that around twisties as its so light and low down easyier for me to control.

**HornetBoy** · 31st October 2007, 11:41

ha yes and those dirt roads look like they will be interesting to ride...

**Patrick** · 31st October 2007, 18:33

Originally Posted by ynot slow

Sometime when ya click into the link,your name automatically appears,just click on the remove link and you dissapear,I was added to another ride and removed my name from link.

Thing is the ride sounds good and I will be in...

**Boob Johnson** · 31st October 2007, 19:48

Originally Posted by Patrick

Thing is the ride sounds good and I will be in...

Smashing Pat

Lookin forward to this ride, hopefully the weather will be as good as it was on Sunday, was by far the most enjoyable run on the FH

**HornetBoy** · 31st October 2007, 20:05

yea news said its raining (supposibly all week) i think ,last weekend was the perfect weather for riding a,this kinda weather should tempt a few learners to escape their cages and join the two wheeler club