Magpie Madness Rally 24 - 26th Nov

**T.W.R** · 26th November 2006, 18:38

Good show indeed

The old wind a mixed bag, just enough to keep you on your toes.

Lunch at Geraldine, 'Al Fresco' dining city dwellers !

At the rally, the Kawasaki/Morrison mower gizmo, looked like fun but the pilot's chair needed springs

, The Burn-out comp, a blob on a Hog popped his tyre then proceeded to cruise around on the shreaded tyre

The Wet-T/Titty show mmm

, the 2nd Band was pretty good though.

KB highlight would be 3 old timers ( a ginga, a badger,& Tassle man) playing Whiskey connoisseurs

, and LeMans giving Phadeus a in-depth review of MkI - MkIV Le Mans Guzzis

The Dick on the Hardley at 4am doing burnouts at either end of the camp

got a few good responses from rally goers!
Finally crawled out of the tent an Hour or 2 later to see some stienie drinking rally goer had lost the battle

during the night.

Got bailed up at the gate heading away with the security pass/check sticker, finally got underway to catch-up with Thunder & mate on K100 just before Rangitata, the Beemer had packed a sad, hope he didn't have to longer wait for a trailer to come and pick him up, Thunder ?

All in all a good wee run, good company

Kept rolling home, Didn't stop at McDs, too close to home & real food.

**laRIKin** · 26th November 2006, 19:07

Originally Posted by T.W.R

Got bailed up at the gate heading away with the security pass/check sticker,.........., the Beemer had packed a sad, hope he didn't have to longer wait for a trailer to come and pick him up, Thunder ?

All in all a good wee run, good company

I had some fun getting out of the gate as well.
I wrote out the forms, paid and got the badges.
I did think that it was funny that we did not get a out sticker for the bike, but because I got a wrist band did not think any thing of it and thought that it was just new or different way they were going to do it from now on.

I swore black and blue that I did not NOT get the said stickers to get out the gate.
They had done a nice thing and put both the stickers in to SDU jacket pocket for her as she was holding in the clutch.
Now SDU did not know what it was and may of just thought it was the badge and wasn't until we were stop at the gate that she remembers that some thing was put in to her jacket and checked to find both of the bloody screwed up stickers were there.

And we did see and guy resting on the side of the road with a white K BMW.

It was a good night and got home with out getting wet, which is nice for a change.

And I hope the Guzzi talk was not to boring.

And was a good night, good people, good music and Bourbon.
Apart from the dick head in the morning.

**dangerous** · 26th November 2006, 19:11

Yeah the K100 shat its dacks, good Kraut engineering... trailered home

**T.W.R** · 26th November 2006, 19:18

Originally Posted by lemans

I had some fun getting out of the gate as well.
I wrote out the forms, paid and got the badges.
I did think that it was funny that we did not get a out sticker for the bike, but because I got a wrist band did not think any thing of it and thought that it was just new or different way they were going to do it from now on.

I swore black and blue that I did not NOT get the said stickers to get out the gate.
They had done a nice thing and put both the stickers in to SDU jacket pocket for her as she was holding in the clutch.
Now SDU did not know what it was and may of just thought it was the badge and wasn't until we were stop at the gate that she remembers that some thing was put in to her jacket and checked to find both of the bloody screwed up stickers were there.

And we did see and guy resting on the side of the road with a white K BMW.

And I hope the Guzzi talk was not to boring.

I'd stuck the 2nd sticker on the screen before taking off, it blew off down the back straight of the track & couldn't be farked stopping to retrieve it

because I was so far behind the group I came up on the Beemer just as Thunder was coming back to him, apparently it just lost all power & ran like a bag of shit, wouldn't idle when fired up? bloody thing was like trying to get into fort Knox to see any possible probs. He organised a trailer to come get him ( at least he had a few beers to KO while waiting ).

Ha didn't mind the Guzzi lesson, but Phadeus was 3 sheets to the wind which made the conversation entertaining to watch

**scumdog** · 26th November 2006, 19:22

Had a good ride up, thought we'd stop at Palmerston for tea seeing as we got an early start - but the 1/2 hour wait just to get the meal on front of us kinda screwed things up, CB saw one of the icebergs when we were near Katiki.
Due to the earlier loss of time the trip from Timaru to the site was done in darkness (I guess taking my sunglasses off would have been wise but coudn't be naffed stopping) and the fuel guage on 'E', still $20 for gas for 280km was not TOO bad.

Had close call with the dreaded Pukeko of Doom near Hampden, I tootled with vigour on my horn and he effed off real quick - but then my tootler was no more - earth wire broke.

Got tent up ( eventually!) and met Phaedrus and far queue and had a drink or two then off to bed.

Saturday it was of to the Jokers bike show in Ashburton

Saturday arvo and it was meet some KBers I hadn't met before - oh and the Christchurch Rabble!

Tequila followed by whisky tasting set the atmosphere for the evening, discussed/argued/talked shit with various people, saw the Ambo take two people away (dunno what for).

Sunday and it was up early, Christchurch Rabble did Le Mans start for the ride back up to Christchurch and we packed-up in a liesurely fashion and cruised off for home, just missed being caught by a thunder-plump near Wainakarua - but the big oncomming truck made sure we got damp anyway.

Got home, unpacked, washed bike, had 'power nap" (we don't do 'nana-naps down here in the south, oh no sir!) now having a sensible Dr Pepper with NO alcohol.

P.S. Having and honest face (and a skull mask) meant I never had to stop at the gate.

**dangerous** · 26th November 2006, 19:25

Originally Posted by T.W.R

Ha didn't mind the Guzzi lesson, but Phadeus was 3 sheets to the wind which made the conversation entertaining to watch

Wasnt he just... and he actually spoke, ye see I knew he wasnt a mute

**gav** · 26th November 2006, 20:09

Quite a good rally this one, even though numbers were down compared to last year with the date clashing with the Bert Rally/Racing down south.
Was a last minute decision to go, mate actually rang me from the rally site on Friday night and at that stage wasnt planning on going and told him so. Got up Saturday morning and thought "yeah, what the hell...." Glad I went, resonable turnout for the mass ride, and it was a good ride heading through inland. Saw some red ZXR750 parked on the side of the road, turned out it was TWR, now seem to recall him being rather critical of a KB group ride earlier in the year, something about staggered formations and allowing 2 second gaps or something. Think TWR has it confused with a 2 second passing gap as this red ZXR cut its way through the pack, after joining in. Bike sounds sweet, bud!

Yeah, the wind was a bit of a handful in parts

, until it was a tailwind...

Highlight of the rally? Hmmm, maybe it was meeting Scumdogs twin brother !?
Was bloody cold though, got down to about 6 degrees overnight.
Nice choice of bike D. I took my camera for a wander around the site and only took 3 photos, these are them!
Good to meet up with old and new KBers. Quiet ride home, with a bit of rain from about Templeton on.

**far queue** · 26th November 2006, 20:21

Uneventful ride down on Friday, met up with Phaedrus and SD and had a good night on the turps. Woke up to a great day on Sat morn, blue skys, not a breath of wind – shorts and T shirt weather, went out for a ride around 1030, heading towards Geraldine it was blowing like a bastard … gusting, bits of tree blowing across the road, mmm great fun. I guess this is what you guys heading north from chch struck as well. Back at the rally in the afternoon and the rest of Team KB was there. Good to catch up with everyone and a good time was had. Got away from the site at 0900 this morning, and straight home up State 1, uneventful ride, hit rain at Templeton.

Here’s a few pics …

1. Standard lawnmower racing
2. Super Mower racing
3. 1925 HD with side car - 1200cc 10hp – about the same as today
4. Bike show
5. The fire
6. SDU spotted these and immediately wanted a pair. She said it was so she could reach the ground, but I have another theory. You see, the pair of legs you see wearing the pair of boots on the left were attached to the body that won both the Tat show and the Tit show, soooooo … I’m wondering if she has aspirations of entering herself in these comps at the next rally, but feels she needs some bling first. You go girl …

**far queue** · 26th November 2006, 20:23

Originally Posted by gav

Highlight of the rally? Hmmm, maybe it was meeting Scumdogs twin brother !?

Who was that then

**scumdog** · 26th November 2006, 20:35

Originally Posted by far queue

Who was that then

The short grey haired stocky guy that CB dragged over from somewhere.. same surname etc remember the conversation?. Couldn't YOU tell they were twins?

**Ruralman** · 26th November 2006, 20:55

Not surprised to hear numbers might have been down a bit - I was up to Palmerston on a job on Friday and was staggered by the number of bikes heading South to the Burt Monroe weekend - only a few heading North.
It was a bit windy on Friday but it was really strong at times down South on Saturday - I was quite pleased to be in the car with a couple of dirt bikes on the trailer.
Sounds like you all had a great time, wish I could have been there but hope to meet a few of you at the Otematata weekend - with any luck this F'ing wind will have given it a rest by then??

**T.W.R** · 26th November 2006, 21:05

Originally Posted by dangerous

Wasnt he just... and he actually spoke, ye see I knew he wasnt a mute

Actually a highly commended effort with the amount of firewater that had been supplied to the system

Originally Posted by gav

Saw some red ZXR750 parked on the side of the road, turned out it was TWR, now seem to recall him being rather critical of a KB group ride earlier in the year, something about staggered formations and allowing 2 second gaps or something. Think TWR has it confused with a 2 second passing gap as this red ZXR cut its way through the pack, after joining in. Bike sounds sweet, bud!

my bad

Once everyone had gone past, I had a bit of battle getting the specs on, and everyone was trotting along at a fair pace as it was so had to get rockin to catch up. sat on 230 till I got in sight then just picked off bikes till I found ones I recognised. I was courteous getting up through the bunch though,

to the corona zuki.

Originally Posted by scumdog

P.S. Having and honest face (and a skull mask) meant I never had to stop at the gate.

**oldrider** · 26th November 2006, 23:21

I enjoyed the Magpie Madness rally, met up with some KB'r friends and met some new ones too.
Must say that I have not met any KBr's that I want to avoid yet and it's fun trying to match real people with the minds eye mental picture that you build up from avatars and the things you read on the forum. Looking forward to the South Island KB rally at the shearers quarters next month.
(that is if we still have the use of the quarters. Some people!

)
I had left my torch behind so got into my sack by the lights of the ambulance while they were trying to encourage some poor pissed prick to get in to it.
They left without him and he stayed where he was chatting away to Ralph for a while before staggering off back into the darkness.
Who was that stranger with the mixed vegetable, diced carrot and bile mask? Yuck!
I froze all bloody night anyway, just gotta get another sleeping bag, sheeesh!
I had a very pleasant ride up and the ride home was very relaxed and enjoyable until......!
I stopped in at a friends house,(first house on the right just over the top of the Haka Pass) and had a cuppa and watched the rugby.
Just about to mount up to ride on home when a Southerly squall hit and it snowed and hailed rained and blew a bloody freezing gale all the way home from there.( put my wet suit on before mounting up )
Despite that it was still a nice ride home and then just after I got home the sun came out, blue Sky and all. Funny bloody weather wasn't it!
Some pics:

1). A genuine sprot bike rider fueling up! (Complete with fan base, note the devoted groupie on his right)
2). Name your poison, speed or grass?
3). Now that's a "can".
4). He went that a way!

Cheers John.

**scumdog** · 27th November 2006, 07:15

Pic (1) Yeah, hmmm, well ya see I was just sitting on TWRs bike to show him where the best spot to mount highway pegs on it would be and where tassles would be best fitted to enhance the streamlining.
(And CB was waiting to get me another mind-enhancing tequila, very attentive that lady).

Pic (2) I bet the guy driving that "lawn-mower" must just about cack his dack the way it gets outa control when he blips the throttle - I notice it gets an waful lot of daylight under it at times like that, good on him!!