well cross fingers next week we wont need to spend time on recovery service.
have to play it by ear but might have to just read the footnotes as I have things to do in the daylight
Down with bouncing!
well cross fingers next week we wont need to spend time on recovery service.
have to play it by ear but might have to just read the footnotes as I have things to do in the daylight
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so to give me time frame, how long should it take ? cause no point in having a meeting if your not there !
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deploy the yak!
amen to that!
F M S
Down with bouncing!
could try to get through the ride in 2.5 hours. meeting at 1 to 1.30.
Thats why I suggested greens rd cause then at least I am there and can get striaght to work to kill 2 birds with one stone.
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manapouri is only 5 mins away & easier if pilots are attending from the hangar
besides that Carmen has kindly offered her place
Have to
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Thoughts on route.
Taking Railway Rd. Ends in a problematic Stop/Railcrossing/Roundabout x road.
Suggest going straight out Tremaine Ave and turning left onto Stoney Creek Rd. Less turns and easier to control.
Don't like the the gorge and wonder why the saddle road wasn'nt used (if the weathers ok all the bikes could regroup in the windmill carpark.
The right turn onto Ballance Bridge is hard to control.
Second half of the route (after Pahiatua) seems all good. People need to be aware theres damp slippery patches of road even if it hasn't rained for a while.
The TV collector.
The last three times i've been over the Saddle the road on Woodville has been pretty treacherous and I would hazard a guess that in a ride such as this it would be quite lucky to not have someone bin it on that loose chip where at least in the gorge the road surface is stable.
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I think Garry has a point as far as large numbers of bikes turning right off SH2 onto the Ballance road is concerned. That could be a bit hazardous for other traffic in both directions and for the riders as well.
Sarge could be right about the condition of the saddle road tho - it can be a bit dodgy - perhaps an inspection could be done by one of the locals ?
F M S
I'm beached as!
I went over the Saddle yesterday - the chip's still a bit loose in places but I certainly wouldn't call it treacherous. I was going E-W so uphill on the loose stuff, which isn't exactly the GV250's "fast mode", and I ride like a nana anyway.
I like the gorge when the traffic's light, but it almost never is, and the Saddle's lots more fun. On a good day E->W is the better ride because the view out over the Manawatu as you're coming down the Ashhurst side is great. There were a couple of the tight corners on that side that didn't see any sun due to the adjacent pine trees and required a bit of caution.
The TV collector.
Yes an alternative could be possible but what I know not, to the best of my knowledge there is only 3 options to get where your looking at going.
1. Pahiatua track.
2. Manawatu gorge.
3. The Saddle road.
I personally would rather do a left turn than go over the saddle if it's still as bad as the last time I went over it but I realize with the possible numbers of motorcyclist's we are talking here it a bit different.
At the end of the day what are more people likely to be able to handle?
1. An understeering front end sledge on loose chip or
2. a left hand turn across traffic.
You could travel the Saddle safely by backing everyone up to a very slow speed I guess but don't forget you still have to turn left at the bottom of the Saddle too in order to get back to the Ballance bridge.
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Ok, well the last time I went over the Saddle I would have called it treacherous but it's been a few weeks but considering what council's consider to be swept roads after re-sealing these days I though it would be hardly much better.
Needs to be checked out further I guess.
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the police may be helping out with the turn to get into Ballance .. that still needs to be confirmed, also talking to the roading manager from PNCC got a good contact for that, also verified by the police, Carmen is making initial contact so I can email them. (also the left turn from Ashhurst) we will be doing a very slow rolling regather before riding through Ashhurst, something to be discussed next week so we can all turn & ride through the gorge together & manage the right turn into ballance as a group
Have to
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I helped run a ride a couple of years ago to collect blood for the blood bank
and money for the helicopter................
Keep the ride simple!!!!!!
not to long....more petrol in the tank means less in the kitty and you also have more time to get money off the punters
Money on this ride is your object not the ride...............
and its the middle of winter.dont want the helicopter picking up people
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