Anyone else taking an ADV bike on the tt2000?

**RedKLR650** · 2nd February 2009, 23:25

Anyone else taking an ADV bike on the tt2000 ?

I've registered with the KLR for the 2000+ km

road trip happening in the south island in 2 weeks time, 14/15th of February ( 1000kms/day + 200-300km bonus legs )

Both days start in Christchurch

Check out www.tt2000.org for more details

Cheers, Stu

**timg** · 3rd February 2009, 19:05

Originally Posted by RedKLR650

Anyone else taking an ADV bike on the tt2000 ?

I've registered with the KLR for the 2000+ km

road trip happening in the south island in 2 weeks time, 14/15th of February ( 1000kms/day + 200-300km bonus legs )

Both days start in Christchurch

Check out www.tt2000.org for more details

Cheers, Stu

Was thinking about it - possibly doing the first day on the CRF

which would be a real challenge! But think I'll play with my bucket at the have a go day instead. I need the track time... You sorted with somewhare to stay? Got a spare room here and we're 10 minutes from Hamptons Honda. Cheers.

**bishxt** · 5th February 2009, 20:45

I'm doing some road miles on the XT for a change and a number of friends are are on their GS800's, so some Adv bikes coming along. I'm really doing a
TT1000 as I can only make the Sunday... but should be good.

Cheers Bish

**RedKLR650** · 11th February 2009, 23:20

Originally Posted by bishxt

I'm doing some road miles on the XT for a change and a number of friends are are on their GS800's, so some Adv bikes coming along. I'm really doing a
TT1000 as I can only make the Sunday... but should be good.

Cheers Bish

Well better bring your wet weather gear bish, as it's looking a bit iffy.....

Stu :-)

**shafty** · 12th February 2009, 08:00

Stu, you still have that bright yellow MOW wet weather 2 piece suit haven't ya?

**RedKLR650** · 12th February 2009, 23:58

Originally Posted by shafty

Stu, you still have that bright yellow MOW wet weather 2 piece suit haven't ya?

No Shafty, you never gave it back after borrowing it for the girls high school function........ Chuck it in the post next time you remember :-)

Good to hear you survived it

cheers, Stu

**RedKLR650** · 12th February 2009, 23:59

Originally Posted by bishxt

I'm doing some road miles on the XT for a change and a number of friends are are on their GS800's, so some Adv bikes coming along. I'm really doing a
TT1000 as I can only make the Sunday... but should be good.

Cheers Bish

Well give a Toot to the Red KLR with the numberplate FOTO1

Cheers, Stu

**bishxt** · 13th February 2009, 21:37

Thanks Stu,

Will definitely be packing the old Rukka "spacesuit" in case of the rains. I've found out tonight that I'm on the Northern loop on Sunday, so Picton etc which should be good. Looking forward to the road miles with the new Airoh adventure helmet that I recently picked up - with visor

, so no goggles in the rain which is nice...

Cheers Bish

**timg** · 16th February 2009, 21:20

Guess what bike finished the TT2000 and all the clip-on's first? Not a fancy dandy thinly disguised road racing machine but a humble adventure bike! Well done RedKLR650. Awesome effort mate

**RedKLR650** · 16th February 2009, 22:52

Originally Posted by timg

Guess what bike finished the TT2000 and all the clip-on's first? Not a fancy dandy thinly disguised road racing machine but a humble adventure bike! Well done RedKLR650. Awesome effort mate

Cheers Tim, but to be fair I was only 1st equal

as there was a Suzuki rocketship piloted by track racer

Dennis Cullen of Chch beside me for the whole trip, so I had a good coach on the twisties

......and it's not so much speed, but quick and infrequent fuel stops, a 23 litre tank being an advantage on such rides.....

Sadly the guy that was doing the trip with me from Timaru lost his lisence for doing 150 around the bottom of Lake Pukaki on Saturday morning. The 6 officers

based at Omarama for the weekend ( inclluding 3x mufti's ) didn't help things either.....

The IRC GP110 rear tire performed fantastic

, using the whole tread width on roads like Queen Charlotte drive between Picton and Havelock, and the only issue I had all weekend reliability wise was a blown indicator fuse ( I guess Kawasaki didn't expect a KLR to be passing much )

A great weekend, and thankfully, good weather for the whole trip.....

Stu

**NordieBoy** · 17th February 2009, 07:45

Good on 'ya!
We saw a few of 'yas in Reefton when we were filling up.
Some were only focussed on the next bit and others were just buzzing about the whole trip. Or maybe he just was on a trip

**warewolf** · 17th February 2009, 11:14

Well done that man!

**VTRRR** · 17th February 2009, 16:17

Originally Posted by RedKLR650

Cheers Tim, but to be fair I was only 1st equal

as there was a Suzuki rocketship piloted by track racer

Dennis Cullen of Chch beside me for the whole trip, so I had a good coach on the twisties

......and it's not so much speed, but quick and infrequent fuel stops, a 23 litre tank being an advantage on such rides.....

Sadly the guy that was doing the trip with me from Timaru lost his lisence for doing 150 around the bottom of Lake Pukaki on Saturday morning. The 6 officers

based at Omarama for the weekend ( inclluding 3x mufti's ) didn't help things either.....

The IRC GP110 rear tire performed fantastic

, using the whole tread width on roads like Queen Charlotte drive between Picton and Havelock, and the only issue I had all weekend reliability wise was a blown indicator fuse ( I guess Kawasaki didn't expect a KLR to be passing much )

A great weekend, and thankfully, good weather for the whole trip.....

Stu

good to see you didn't get lost this time, i seem to remember you thinking we were in tarounga (sorry about the spelling) while we were standing 3 doors down from a l&p bottle on the last southrn cross.

**RedKLR650** · 17th February 2009, 17:22

Originally Posted by VTRRR

good to see you didn't get lost this time, i seem to remember you thinking we were in tarounga (sorry about the spelling) while we were standing 3 doors down from a l&p bottle on the last southrn cross.

I actually have quite a good handle on my South Island geography..... unlike the North Island, where the first time I took the bike north headed for Dorkland, I ended up in Wanganui !!! ??? by mistake ( missed the turn in bulls..... and it was dark )

Stu :-)

**RedKLR650** · 17th February 2009, 17:26

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Good on 'ya!
We saw a few of 'yas in Reefton when we were filling up.
Some were only focussed on the next bit and others were just buzzing about the whole trip. Or maybe he just was on a trip

I filled at Reefton at 4.40pm, what time were you through ? ( There may have been others before us that hadn't done the clipon legs - see www.tt2000.org )

And I was more knackered than buzzing by Reefton.......