Central Plateau - 42nd Traverse and Fishers Track - 29/30 November '08

[Aslan]

G'Day have added myself into calendar (road events )

Thanks,
Pampa

cheers Pampa - I'm suitably contrite about posting this event in the wrong location - sorry. Glad youre able to come Pampa - should be fun - cheers S

[pampa]

cheers Pampa - I'm suitably contrite about posting this event in the wrong location - sorry. Glad youre able to come Pampa - should be fun - cheers S

No worries, was just kidding I didn't even know how to do it myself.

Cheers,
Pampa

[bart]

Still groveling. Really want to do this one.

[Aslan]

looks like you guys on the HB Ride last weekend covered a lot of the ground we did together with Zukin on our Makiro Track attack - look fwd to catching up Bart

[Eddieb]

Just put my name down as another fellow GS pusher (and pushee most likely).

Is a 50/50 on the back and a 70/30 on the front going to be suitable?
I have a near new Mitas E-09 on the back and a V-Rubber VRM163 on the front.

There's a pic of the VRM here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...&postcount=375

[marks]

Just put my name down as another fellow GS pusher (and pushee most likely).

Is a 50/50 on the back and a 70/30 on the front going to be suitable?
I have a near new Mitas E-09 on the back and a V-Rubber VRM163 on the front.

There's a pic of the VRM here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...&postcount=375

if an E09 is not enough then we are both in the shit ....
The VRM looks a bit 'roady' for slippery clay - I'll make sure my camera is fully charged

[Eddieb]

- I'll make sure my camera is fully charged

I wouldn't expect anything less from you Mark, I've seen how quick you are with that camera.

The front is the same one I had on the Sutherlands hut ride, it was great on that but I have no idea what these tracks are like and what this tyre is like in mud.

[bart]

looks like you guys on the HB Ride last weekend covered a lot of the ground we did together with Zukin on our Makiro Track attack - look fwd to catching up Bart

I'm trying to get Hugh along on this ride, but don't think I'll have much luck.

The south end of the HBAR went over the same ground as the north end of that Makiro run. Speaking of which, it's about time to have a nosey through the Makiro track again. May be a bit over growen at the moment.

Seriously thinking about getting a bigger bike too. Little 4 hundy's getting a bit small for the long trips.

[Aslan]

Just put my name down as another fellow GS pusher (and pushee most likely).

Is a 50/50 on the back and a 70/30 on the front going to be suitable?
I have a near new Mitas E-09 on the back and a V-Rubber VRM163 on the front.

There's a pic of the VRM here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...&postcount=375

Hi Eddieb - great that you're planning on coming along for this ride. I share MarkS's thought about your front tyre looks to me a lot like the 80/20 TrailWing fitted to my DR650 as OEM.

On my GS I run TKC80's. In my experience a find that the front washes out real easily on the Papa (Clay) we'll encounter in this area. When I rode Fisher's in March I had the front of my DR350 wash out real quick despite having a TKC80 on the front.

Cheers S aka Aslan

[pampa]

Hey Mark, make sure to bring a bigger memory for the camera ... it seems you may need the space ...

Cheers,
Pampa

Hi Eddieb - great that you're planning on coming along for this ride. I share MarkS's thought about your front tyre looks to me a lot like the 80/20 TrailWing fitted to my DR650 as OEM.

On my GS I run TKC80's. In my experience a find that the front washes out real easily on the Papa (Clay) we'll encounter in this area. When I rode Fisher's in March I had the front of my DR350 wash out real quick despite having a TKC80 on the front.

Cheers S aka Aslan

[NordieBoy]

I wouldn't expect anything less from you Mark, I've seen how quick you are with that camera.

Pah! He is but an amarture!

[marks]

Speaking of which, it's about time to have a nosey through the Makiro track again. May be a bit over growen at the moment.

oooh ooh ooh pick me pick me pick me....

if its overgrown we can just send Busajim through first on his Big Mushy Whale to clear out the undergrowth

[Aslan]

The south end of the HBAR went over the same ground as the north end of that Makiro run. Speaking of which, it's about time to have a nosey through the Makiro track again. May be a bit over growen at the moment.

Bart & marks - I'm keen - maybe Dec - one more adventure before Christmas?


cheers S

[Eddieb]

Hi Eddieb - great that you're planning on coming along for this ride. ...
On my GS I run TKC80's. In my experience a find that the front washes out real easily on the Papa (Clay) we'll encounter in this area.

You might have to put the camera's away yet, I'm looking at fitting something a bit chunkier on the front for the ride.

And BusaJim, you should come along, it'll make you relax and forget about all the other crap going on that week

There must be some more riders from H/town, Taranaki or Rottonrua/Hawkes Bay way that want to come over and join us.

[MXNUT]

There must be some more riders from H/town, Taranaki or Rottonrua/Hawkes Bay way that want to come over and join us.

Coromandel KB ride on the same weekend