250cc ANZAC THREE DAY TOUR to the EAST CAPE - 25/04/08

**Badger8** · 30th April 2008, 16:31

Originally Posted by TOTO

This is exactly the road that that dude who showed me on his map was written with big letters : HEAVEN.

I guess I'll have to run down there one saturday and check it out for myself

he had done it on zx6r and is stoked with it.

Yeah, it was a horrible experience at the time, but on bikes in favourable weather, she could be grand

**Badger8** · 30th April 2008, 16:32

Originally Posted by ChocolateWheels

AWESOME.

1.5 years to go!
313 days for me if I do a Defensive Riding Course (I have a calender counting down the days

)

i turn 25 in under a year, so i can just go get it on my birthday

i've got a couple of spare pairs of kneepads with plastic covers kicking around at work, would work great for sliders

just sing out if ya want me to nab em for ya

**Choco** · 30th April 2008, 16:40

Originally Posted by Badger8

i turn 25 in under a year, so i can just go get it on my birthday

i've got a couple of spare pairs of kneepads with plastic covers kicking around at work, would work great for sliders

just sing out if ya want me to nab em for ya

I found my kiddie knee protectors so its all good!
Just need to get over my cold and find a roundabout

**Badger8** · 30th April 2008, 18:50

Originally Posted by TOTO

hey here it is

*insert burnout vid*

Erm, why did people have blue hands?
i'm sure i'm missing something here...

**Choco** · 30th April 2008, 19:20

Originally Posted by Badger8

Erm, why did people have blue hands?
i'm sure i'm missing something here...

It was very cold riding back

And then there were the zombies that bit me.

**musicman** · 30th April 2008, 19:25

Originally Posted by ChocolateWheels

It was very cold riding back

And then there were the zombies that bit me.

What material was your gloves? My right hand turned blue cos I had black and blue leather gloves (no idea why the left had was unaffected though).

**Choco** · 30th April 2008, 19:29

Originally Posted by musicman

What material was your gloves? My right hand turned blue cos I had black and blue leather gloves (no idea why the left had was unaffected though).

ah! so it hasnt spread to your left hand yet!

I have black leather gloves so it was probably the dye coming out of them

**musicman** · 30th April 2008, 19:39

Originally Posted by ChocolateWheels

ah! so it hasnt spread to your left hand yet!

I have black leather gloves so it was probably the dye coming out of them

Dyed leather and rain doesn't mix I guess... I had my blue and black leather jacket on in the rain once with a white t-shirt underneath, when I got home the t-shirt had blue patches on it! And did you see the guy on the NSR? Mark, was it? In Tauranga he took off his jacket and there were coloured patches on his t-shirt from his Quasimoto leather jacket.

**Choco** · 30th April 2008, 19:47

Originally Posted by musicman

Dyed leather and rain doesn't mix I guess... I had my blue and black leather jacket on in the rain once with a white t-shirt underneath, when I got home the t-shirt had blue patches on it! And did you see the guy on the NSR? Mark, was it? In Tauranga he took off his jacket and there were coloured patches on his t-shirt from his Quasimoto leather jacket.

It will only probably happen a few times. thats the first all day in the rain ride i've done with them so thats probably why.

**Gregd17** · 30th April 2008, 21:53

Originally Posted by TOTO

here ia what i'm thinking for west cape:

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&hl...7,5.108643&z=8

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&hl...7,5.108643&z=8

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&hl...1,5.108643&z=8

You have to stop in Whangamomona, Between Tamaruni and Stratford.

There is a pub there that surve great burgers and chips. All bike riders from everywhere go and meet there. I went there on Friday with 2 of my bike rideing mates.
There is 12km of unsealed roads there on the lost HW 43, but its more like hard smoth clay. So still quite fast. When we were there, there was anywhere from 20 to 50 other bikes. The people there were all nice, Not hard core bikey gangs or anything. A RX7 trike even turned up well we where there.

Hope you have a great time
Greg

**Badger8** · 30th April 2008, 22:02

Originally Posted by Gregd17

You have to stop in Whangamomona, Between Tamaruni and Stratford.

There is a pub there that surve great burgers and chips. All bike riders from everywhere go and meet there. I went there on Friday with 2 of my bike rideing mates.
There is 12km of unsealed roads there on the lost HW 43, but its more like hard smoth clay. So still quite fast. When we were there, there was anywhere from 20 to 50 other bikes. The people there were all nice, Not hard core bikey gangs or anything. A RX7 trike even turned up well we where there.

Hope you have a great time
Greg

Sounds like a good spot alright!

How would you rate the ride-ability of the lost hway? i've heard many bikers talk about it as an adventure within itself, and not something to be taken on lightly. Things may have changed since then tho.
Have you ridden the whole route there much?

**Gregd17** · 30th April 2008, 22:18

Originally Posted by Badger8

Sounds like a good spot alright!

How would you rate the ride-ability of the lost hway? i've heard many bikers talk about it as an adventure within itself, and not something to be taken on lightly. Things may have changed since then tho.
Have you ridden the whole route there much?

I just got my full, and the 2 guys with me both on there learners. It was a first for all of us all on 3 different bikes. Me CBR600RR.

Claton on a new Nightster 1200 Harley,

and Nat on his Ninja 250.

We went from Hamilton though there, and back to Hamilton. (The long way 750km) And that was the best part of the whole ride.

**TOTO** · 30th April 2008, 23:16

Originally Posted by Gregd17

I just got my full, and the 2 guys with me both on there learners. It was a first for all of us all on 3 different bikes. Me CBR600RR.

Claton on a new Nightster 1200 Harley,

and Nat on his Ninja 250.

We went from Hamilton though there, and back to Hamilton. (The long way 750km) And that was the best part of the whole ride.

Cool Advice brother. Will see what happens. can you point it out on google maps coz I'm more of a visual person. Come to the west cape with us

Btw I filled a for for queens birthday, so it should all be a go. will start research on accomodation or tent places and will keep ya posted. Will write up a thread in the next week or so

**TOTO** · 30th April 2008, 23:37

Hey everyone , doing the reverse coro Loop this saturday:

meet 10am Bp Autobahn, leave 10:30am

here is a link to the thread: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=72780

**Badger8** · 1st May 2008, 00:29

Originally Posted by TOTO

Hey everyone , doing the reverse coro Loop this saturday:

meet 10am Bp Autobahn, leave 10:30am

here is a link to the thread: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=72780

Uncle Sam needs YOU!

To join the reverse Coro Loop this saturday!

C'mon guys, the more the merrier!