Dusty Butt 1,000km adventure ride

[NordieBoy]

No amount of excuses is going to stop the piss taking by those of you who are completing the event, but believe me, if it was down to willpower, I'd be there already

I hear you broke a nail and couldn't get a manicurist after hours

[RedKLR650]

I hear you broke a nail and couldn't get a manicurist after hours

It's bloody hard to find a manacurist that's really dedicated nowdays

Best of luck guys

You should have completed the first couple of hundred k's by now

Stu

[NordieBoy]

Made it to Blenheim with only 1 puncture so far.

[NordieBoy]

Mt Altimarloch 1696m

Another puncture.

Hmmm. Both bikes had Conti TKC 80's

[NordieBoy]

Finally made it to Hamner.
Only 5 hours behind schedule...

[NordieBoy]

A few of us had to pull out at St Arnaud at 9pm tonight.
Half way and we'd been on the road/gravel since 5:30am.

A bit to much to ask for a novice like me

[RedKLR650]

A few of us had to pull out at St Arnaud at 9pm tonight. Half way and we'd been on the road/gravel since 5:30am. A bit to much to ask for a novice like me

Bugger Nordie, good effort though. Pity about the punctures. What time did the others finish ? Any idea ?
I should have been there, I could have given you a tow ;-)

Cheers, Stu

[NordieBoy]

Rear puncture for Alfonz on the 650GS going through the Onamalutu and a front puncture/gash for BusaJim and MagicFairy coming down Mt Altimarloch.

Breakfast at Lambrettas in town to find out what happened to the rest of the insomniacs.

[warewolf]

I didn't have any thermals (poor planning on my part), figured we take until 6-7am to finish, so I pulled the pin at St Arnaud and cruised in to Nelson with Nordieboy, Busajim and magicfairy.

The other chaps enjoyed the Porika track but found visibility was a problem on what should have been fast open gravel. Another puncture by Murchison, tiredness had set in, so they too pulled the plug (not The Plug) and dawdled in to Nelson by about 2:30am.

All up a fantastic day's ride, Mt Altimarloch was simply stunning, but keeping the pack together really killed our average speed. Everyone is keen to do it again, plenty of big grins this morning at brunch. We all have ideas how to make it happen and are keen for it to be so. Nordieboy and myself will do the second half ex-Nelson at some stage in the coming months.

Big ups to Ryan for all his organisation esp. sorting the route and the route sheets. Thanks everyone for your company on the day.

[RedKLR650]

Big ups to Ryan for all his organisation esp. sorting the route and the route sheets. Thanks everyone for your company on the day.

Hear, Hear Colin, although I was unable to make it in the end, I watched incredulously over the last few months as Ryan beavered away working on this trip. I still have the most amazing set of roll sheets made up ready to go, so will maybe have a punt at the accessable bits over winter ( obviously not Molesworth etc due to it shuting today ). Probably not in one day though, based on the teams comments. Although the outcome wasn't quite as expected, you are all to be commended for your stirling efforts for the cause, and as for me being the only no-show for the event, I owe each and every one of you a beer the next time we meet ( even those of the team I haven't met yet ).

Hoping everyone got back to there respective homes OK today

Stu

[cooneyr]

Hi all - thanks for the comments about organising. It was a learning curve for me but I really enjoyed it. The day was awesome too - great bunch of people, great road and scenery.

Alfonz got another flat just before Murch - definatly something rubbing the tube in the tyre. We thought about carrying on from Murch but come leaving time it was decided that we had better call it a day. Final total - 730km in 21 hours = 34kph average.

More later when I have had some sleep.

Cheers R

[MyGSXF:Me]

Final total - 730km in 21 hours = 34kph average.

That's one hell of an effort guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done!!!!!

(think I saw Transalper & another bike, riding past The Kohatu Pub on their way home this avo.. bout 3.30ish???)

[Transalper]

Did the Maruia Saddle on the way home today. Very nice.
Got home about 9:30pm.
Was good to meet some more adventurers and had a great weekend.
Thanks to R for the mapping/ roll chart effort and Pete for his bit in organising too.
Now where's my bed... it's going to be a long day at work tomorrow.

[Transalper]

think I saw Transalper & another bike, riding past The Kohatu Pub on their way home this avo.. bout 3.30ish???

If it was a yellow DR650 then yep may have been us, got away from Nelson near 3pm. Not sure what pub that be.

[Transalper]

Final total - 730km in 21 hours = 34kph average.

That kinda sucks as an average speed, guess that what happens with flat tyres and all the other down time included. I wonder what the actual average speed was once stops are subtracted from the time taken.