Nelson Rideouts - Where next?

**thommo77** · 3rd December 2008, 21:46

10.30am Richmond showgrounds, for an 11.00am start.

**Padmei** · 4th December 2008, 06:14

Originally Posted by thommo77

10.30am Richmond showgrounds, for an 11.00am start.

Time to tinsel up boys & girls

**warewolf** · 4th December 2008, 08:05

10am meet at Jen's, then ride down as a group.

Or perhaps we group up on the grass back a bit from the roadway, where the group can be seen and added to? Gets pretty busy there.

**CrazyFrog** · 4th December 2008, 11:39

Sorry fella's, I won't be there, I'll be elsewhere, (mmmm, French Pass) getting plenty of air thru my radiator so my bike won't overheat crawling along at 15kmph for an hour. Last time I did it on my Ducati, the thing got quite hot and I nearly roasted my clutch.

I can hear 150 cooling fans whirring away up Trafalagr St already!!
Have fun anyways...

**thommo77** · 5th December 2008, 07:55

Originally Posted by warewolf

10am meet at Jen's, then ride down as a group.

Or perhaps we group up on the grass back a bit from the roadway, where the group can be seen and added to? Gets pretty busy there.

10am at Jen's then it is. Look forward to catching up with the forum boys and girls.

**NordieBoy** · 6th December 2008, 18:47

Quite a few people there...

**Padmei** · 7th December 2008, 07:59

Great pics as usual Nordie. Cheers. A great run how many bikes there- anyon know yet?

**CrazyFrog** · 8th December 2008, 10:57

Well, another fantastic weekend in the Marlborough Sounds riding out to Bulwer, stayed at Waitata Bay Lodge, can highly recommend it to other KB's, bike friendly bunch, nice digs and primo spot for relaxing and swimming.
Thanks to Underground for his local knowledge and his guidance around some sneaky side tracks, great fun on the chook chasers, might be a little knarly for bigger bikes. I'm a happy man.....
The Mangatapu has been cleaned up a bit, some of the bigger holes filled in, but still kinda rough in places. Had a couple of huge moments on bleeding tar on the way home from Okiwi Bay tho, gotta remind myself not to motard it on knobblies and take it easier on those real hot days.

Yep, brown undies for sure, but the DRZ is very forgiving of me

**NordieBoy** · 8th December 2008, 12:46

Sunday 5:30ish this was at the start of the Maungatapu...

**NordieBoy** · 8th December 2008, 12:47

So I went up Kaka Hill instead...

What is it with the forestry people.
Open up the trails on the weekend but have locked gates within a km or so on each track leaving the carpark...

**warewolf** · 8th December 2008, 13:45

'cos then they can argue that access was allowed?

**CrazyFrog** · 8th December 2008, 15:19

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Sunday 5:30ish this was at the start of the Maungatapu...

That sign was there Sat morn too, but we went thru anyway....I think it was because they had some machinery fixing the track on Friday, and possibly restricting access to 4WD's because of the poor condition earlier last week.
No signage re. road closure at the Pelorus end funnily enough.
Be brave Nordie and venture past the ropes....remember, this is a public road, not privately owned forestry block.
The closure could be argued, it's probably for the benefit of most who would struggle with the track conditions.
Anyway, the sign did say "temporarily closed"....where's the date?

**Padmei** · 8th December 2008, 16:27

I went for a cruise up the maunga about 7pm Sun nite & the rope was down but the sign still there. Looked like a set of Dr650 MT21 prints over the rope on the ground. Anyway went 1/2 way up the hill & found it a lot better than last week. Beautiful long evenings...