Wellington Rideouts - Where next?

**Pampera** · 6th April 2009, 20:33

Originally Posted by Paladin

Hope you heal quickly mate - we need you out there on Sunday!

and I need to be there for the good of my mental health!

**Paladin** · 6th April 2009, 20:48

Originally Posted by marks

I'm surprised no one got a photo of him blowing chunks - if I'd felt like he looked I'd have stayed in bed...

The thing about Jezza is he sure is up for the adventure - fair play to him for getting out there in his state - geez he still screamed by me on the 950A a few times!

Originally Posted by Pampera

and I need to be there for the good of my mental health!

We ALL understand mate, one of the reasons we all get out there I would dare to say!

Get some prescription pain killers and come join us!

**Paladin** · 6th April 2009, 21:01

Originally Posted by bart

I went over the windmill road on the way home. That's quite an awesome track. Did you guys see the smiley faces I left ya?

I saw a lovely little donut right where we stopped by that humungous windmill and wondered who had done it! It was a very neat circle mate - you obviously been practicing way too much!

You're such a hoon!

**Howie** · 6th April 2009, 21:05

ok trying out this storing pics on line, so here are a couple of pics.
The meeting point in Waikanae, and a couple of other pics.

Once again Thanks for a great day out. Sorry we didn't get further north earlier Bart, I thought we would have been further through the route as well.

The rest of my pictures should be here. let me know if the link doesn't work for you, as I'm new to online storage.

http://cid-9415698b9c0e45c8.skydrive...om/albums.aspx

Cheers

paul

**jezzaNZ** · 6th April 2009, 21:17

Great photos guys and thanks to Howie for organising the day. At the end of the day no chunks were blown and a good sleep was had that night so Jezza is agin in the land of the living.......mental not to self....don't ever drink alcohol again

.....yeah right....who's up for a beer in town one night this week to talk a bit of shit? Jez

**marks** · 6th April 2009, 21:34

posted the usual lies here

**merv** · 6th April 2009, 22:08

I thought I might have started a new ride report thread too, but frick I haven't got time so here are my pics of the ride.

It was good that I was finally in Wellington on a day that coincided with one of these rides so I thought I'd better get along to Waikanae by 8.45am. I took my XR because it was clean and has a current WOF.

The pics start as the bikes (and riders) gathered at Waikanae before the coffee cart opened.

**merv** · 6th April 2009, 22:14

Then next stop was Shannon for morning tea. I'd hoped I'd get some gas too but they were all out of 95 and I didn't think I'd run the aircooled motor on 91.

Then it was up the road to the Mangahao dams which were so dry, as I think was mentioned before, it looked like they'd been drained for maintenance.

**merv** · 6th April 2009, 22:15

The average age of the adventurers isn't low that's for sure. Where are all the young guys these day?

Lot of mud in those dams eh. Also we were intrigued to see all the old tree stumps still there that would normally be below the water line.

**merv** · 6th April 2009, 22:22

The crew had a good look at the dam.

**merv** · 6th April 2009, 22:26

We aprked where the water would normally be.

There's Jezz; what you reckon he doesn't look too good?

**merv** · 6th April 2009, 22:31

After telling a few lies to each other we then went and did the Tokomaru Valley Road, and being way behind schedule already decided it was back to Shannon for lunch as there'd be a few hungry bods if we'd waited until we got to Woodville. You'll see the old power station that i took a couple of pics of on the way down.

Yes Pampera, this ride was at a 50% ride, 50% stop rate.

**merv** · 6th April 2009, 22:35

Then it was over to North Range Road. I hadn't been over there since I rode it with Zukin (RIP mate).

Those damn Windflow Technologies turbines screech like a plain bearing short of oil, give me the big three blade jobs anyday. Shame given they are Kiwi technology - FAIL.

**bart** · 6th April 2009, 22:37

Originally Posted by Howie

Once again Thanks for a great day out. Sorry we didn't get further north earlier Bart, I thought we would have been further through the route as well.

No worries Howie. I enjoyed that area around Shannon. Have to get in there again some time. Just had other shit to do that afternoon. Too much work and not enough play makes Bart a dull (and very pissed off) boy.