South-east coast Ngawi to White Rock + more. Sat 21/3/09

[Balrog]

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Marks

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Marks looking at his bike and wising it was a bit bigger

600
bottom of the last steep bit

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Talking to the Farmer. When we found out how bad Palidins bike was some of
the crew went back to support dave, the rest of us went to the end
to make sure we were not locked in.
The farmer was there and he was a great bloke who even raced back to his
house to get some oil for Paladin.

604, 605
Don't want to take a wrong step here

[Balrog]

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A blury but steep decent

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More green less rock

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the big picture

612, 613, 614
Nearly made it Eddie

[Paladin]

Fantastic number of pics Jim, you're a star mate!

I pity Marks if you ever catch him with the KLR woopsied - you SO owe him for all those shots he has taken of your Beemer on its side in deep sand!

[Balrog]

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The catchers at the bottom

617, 618
Eddieb finishes off the decent

619, 620
Last gate of the day

[Balrog]

And we're off to Toppies


Great day guys, loved it.
If you can find any pics that are at 800 * 600 then I have a full size copy if you want it.
any at 640 * 480 are as is due to camera operator error

Cheers Jim

[Pampera]

Can I also add my thanks to organiser-diplomat Joe to that of all the others – “well done that man”. And thanks too to the rest of the ride team for a great day of company. Enjoyed catching up with those I know and meeting a few “new” people.

A day of sometimes dramatic and striking weather against the landscape. Thick fog over trees with the rising low sun casting a dramatic back light. Beautiful still, clear and cool conditions on the Coast (you can’t beat Wellington on a good day). Bright late afternoon sun against dramatic black frontal clouds ahead along the rugged chasm the beautiful Haurangi Road runs up. Heavy (sometimes very heavy) rain.

This variety is part of the appeal of adventure riding, although I would have been satisfied with the final rain experience being a far shorter one. I have to say that as I rode back towards Featherston I was very glad I had Thunderbird 2 parked there ready to carry Thunderbird 4 (and me) home in dry and warm relative comfort. The rain was so heavy in Featherston that the gutters on the road were overflowing and I decided to load the Pampera up by parking the van against a shop verandah, to avoid a complete soaking.

As an aside, I would commend those compact walkers/trampers wet weather gear sets that roll up and zip tightly into their own pockets to adventure-trail riders. I always carry a pair (“Rainbird” brand) when wearing a fabric riding suit and they were a godsend yesterday.

Michael M

[Paladin]

Can I also add my thanks to organiser-diplomat Joe to that of all the others – “well done that man”. And thanks too to the rest of the ride team for a great day of company. Enjoyed catching up with those I know and meeting a few “new” people.

A day of sometimes dramatic and striking weather against the landscape. Thick fog over trees with the rising low sun casting a dramatic back light. Beautiful still, clear and cool conditions on the Coast (you can’t beat Wellington on a good day). Bright late afternoon sun against dramatic black frontal clouds ahead along the rugged chasm the beautiful Haurangi Road runs up. Heavy (sometimes very heavy) rain.

This variety is part of the appeal of adventure riding, although I would have been satisfied with the final rain experience being a far shorter one. I have to say that as I rode back towards Featherston I was very glad I had Thunderbird 2 parked there ready to carry Thunderbird 4 (and me) home in dry and warm relative comfort. The rain was so heavy in Featherston that the gutters on the road were overflowing and I decided to load the Pampera up by parking the van against a shop verandah, to avoid a complete soaking.

As an aside, I would commend those compact walkers/trampers wet weather gear sets that roll up and zip tightly into their own pockets to adventure-trail riders. I always carry a pair (“Rainbird” brand) when wearing a fabric riding suit and they were a godsend yesterday.

Michael M

Was great to meet you Michael! Thanks for the heads up on the rain gear too!

[Paladin]

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Marks looking at his bike and wishing it was a bit bigger

Nice one Jim!

I don't think two up on the KLR would have been half as much fun as your Beemer was over the Rimus y'day! I enjoyed that mate!

[Balrog]

opps sorry jim... where you get it from.

Hey Joe
Its called Knead-it metal putty.
I think I got it from Mitre-10 or super cheap auto.

Been carrying it around for years, finally got a chance to use it.
Didn't know how good it was until now

[Paladin]

Hey Joe
Its called Kneed-it metal putty.
I think I got it from Mitre-10 or super cheap auto.

Been carrying it around for years, finally got a chance to use it.
Didn't know how good it was until now

Sure was good and saved the day no less! What I was surprised at was that it adhered to a pretty shiny surface in just 10mins AND even on the underside of the case it stayed in place - pretty impressive stuff! Not that I wasn't worrying my arse off for an hour til i got to Toppys!

Cheers again Jim, you saved my bike for sure mate!

[GSers]

Fantastic number of pics Jim, you're a star mate!

I pity Marks if you ever catch him with the KLR woopsied - you SO owe him for all those shots he has taken of your Beemer on its side in deep sand!

I second this post Great Photos guys makes a days adventure last a week
I am sure we will catch Marks some day on camera a Mate
Regards GSers

[Pickle]

Looks like it was a good ride, have done this trip a number of times on different bikes. The area has certainly changed a lot over the years. That final decsent to White Rock has changed heaps - attached are a couple of photo's from when Skunk, My Wife Viv & I did it in 2001

[junkmanjoe]

i have washed the lads, and that patch has not driped a drop in my shed,,, if it did, paladin would have to clean it up.......
so whats next...... im board so i put the rest of my fire wood away......

[junkmanjoe]

Looks like it was a good ride, have done this trip a number of times on different bikes. The area has certainly changed a lot over the years. That final decsent to White Rock has changed heaps - attached are a couple of photo's from when Skunk, My Wife Viv & I did it in 2001

great shots,, just goes to show how much land is lost back to the sea over time.
the road was it still public access, back then.
would that be right.

so much red tape now days.
you could have taged along with us..

[pampa]

I believe you can buy it on M10 ... they're not expensive

Pampa what was the magic stuff you had called.

think i better add a tube to my tool kit...

balrog, mate was just wondering in the pic above, was your bike tired and wanted a laydown......