Nelson Rideouts - Where next?

**Padmei** · 10th January 2009, 07:43

Woke up early & couldn't sleep - oh well I'll get out of bed & do what.... Waitaminute everyones still asleep....
Rolled Gonzo down the driveway & off over the Maungatapu to sweep the road for Jatz & Cynnas' ride today. Mmmm coffee & toast taste better after that...

Saw a couple of young girls starting mtbing the start of the track from Pelorus - one was walking already...looong day ahead

**Ms Topo** · 10th January 2009, 08:03

Originally Posted by JATZ

Not quite a rideout, but........
African odyssey is showing @ the gecko theatre here in Mot.
This Saturday 10th @ 8:00
and Tues 13th @ 6:00
I havn't been to the "new" gecko theatre but the old one was quite laid back, couches and arm chairs to sit on, very intimate,
Might pay to book as it's only a small theatre

e-mail= geckotheatre@paradise.net.nz
web= www.geckotheatre.co.nz

Sounds like a good idea, thought we might go on tuesday night anyone else keen?

**Woodman** · 11th January 2009, 17:43

Thought I would ride over the maungatap to Pelorous and back today to check if the pies really were microwaved.
The ride started off good until I got stuck in a traffic jam(yes a traffic jam) behind several 4wds and a quad. talked to a guy on a BMW 800 I think who was going the other way I think for the first time, who was really feeling the weight. Anyway I got passed the 4wds only to lose it and slide into a ditch and then sat and watched some of them go past me again. Thanks to the young guy on a classic rm? that helped me out of said ditch. Just before the top I had an occaision to use the rear brake and realised that I had exposed yet another KLR weakness and had broken the rear brake bracket. Their is a silver lining though as I got some good practice using front only on the way home.
Does anyone know where I can get a stronger bracket in NZ or OZ as my usual klr supplier in the states is out of stock and I am giving myself a coupla days off shortly to do some long day rides and I want to use my rear brake. I will weld this up at a stretch, but honestly they really are made of shit.

**Woodman** · 11th January 2009, 21:00

Never mind, just found another supplier and ordered a doohickey and a stronger gear lever as well. I am gettin paranoid about what will happen next.
I will post when I know exactly what days off i am havin if anyone is keen to join me. Don't know where yet and am open to suggestions.

**cynna** · 12th January 2009, 10:54

thanks to JATZ and Underground for showing me the way over the Maungatapu - i need to practice more now to get my speed up

**NordieBoy** · 12th January 2009, 12:01

So the TT is going again?

Back to stirring and pink jokes now then.

**JATZ** · 12th January 2009, 16:54

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

So the TT is going again?

Back to stirring and pink jokes now then.

OOOOOOOO your a ratbag !

It's an XT

Bring on the pink jokes(must get a shot of you in your wulfsport top)

**NordieBoy** · 12th January 2009, 17:12

Originally Posted by JATZ

OOOOOOOO your a ratbag !

It's an XT

Bring on the pink jokes(must get a shot of you in your wulfsport top)

So it used to be a TT and now it's an eXT?

It was weird seeing Shane riding in my jacket

**JATZ** · 12th January 2009, 17:18

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

So it used to be a TT and now it's an eXT?

It was weird seeing Shane riding in my jacket

It's wierd seeing you riding in your pink jacket

**Padmei** · 12th January 2009, 19:35

Originally Posted by JATZ

It's wierd seeing you riding in your pink jacket

what the hell do you think you're doing riding the Mrs' bike Jatz - you're in trouble when she sees the pics

**CrazyFrog** · 13th January 2009, 17:43

No riding for me for a week or so 'cos I won't be able to get a bloody boot on.
Picture this... I was wheelin' my now-for-sale Ducati out of the garage (wearin' my Samoan safety boots, a pair of NZ's finest jandals of course) and ripped my big toe nail right off catching it between the concrete and Ducati side stand. Did I scream? Well, no actually, but I did go kinda quiet for a while and broke out in a cold sweat. Mumble, mumble, mumble..........pass me the feckin Band Aids.

**NordieBoy** · 13th January 2009, 17:49

Originally Posted by CrazyFrog

No riding for me for a week or so 'cos I won't be able to get a bloody boot on.
Picture this... I was wheelin' my now-for-sale Ducati out of the garage (in my Samoan safety boots, NZ finest jandals of course) and ripped my big toe nail right off catching it between the concrete and Ducati side stand. Did I scream? Well, no actually, but I did go kinda quiet for a while and broke out in a cold sweat. Mumble, mumble, mumble..........pass me the feckin Band Aids.

Ohhh bugger, that's cringe inducing even from the safety of a computer screen

I've still got some black under my big toenail from a wooden post incident back in Feb last year.

**Ms Topo** · 13th January 2009, 19:57

Originally Posted by CrazyFrog

No riding for me for a week or so 'cos I won't be able to get a bloody boot on.
Picture this... I was wheelin' my now-for-sale Ducati out of the garage (in my Samoan safety boots, NZ finest jandals of course) and ripped my big toe nail right off catching it between the concrete and Ducati side stand. Did I scream? Well, no actually, but I did go kinda quiet for a while and broke out in a cold sweat. Mumble, mumble, mumble..........pass me the feckin Band Aids.

You poor bugger that would have hurt like a bastard!! Hope it feels better soon!

**Underground** · 14th January 2009, 07:54

ATGATT ! Its a dangerous sport we're involved in here.

**topo** · 14th January 2009, 21:20

After very little thought the "missus" and i have decided to do an overnighter to Anatori on the 1st/2nd feb.
If anyone wants to join us there's plenty of tent sites for everyone, and some great roads to be had on the way (might break out a few local tracks on the way through

).

Plenty of fun for those two-up as well, should make for an interesting long weekend