Mokihinui 30th March-1st April 2007

[Joni]

KB received this email from the organisers:

Hi

It was brought to out attention that you were advertising the wrong information for our rally.

We have always tried to keep our costs down to $20 prepaid and $25 gate. The gates opened at 4pm Friday and you said there was no start finish times.

Thank you for advertising us, we appreciated it but would ask that it please be correct.
Cheers, Stay up right,


Diane and Leon

[Ghost_Bullet]

KB received this email from the organisers:

Hi

It was brought to out attention that you were advertising the wrong information for our rally.

Now I feel like shite... my fault, I did post the corrct entry form on the front page of this thread, but obviously did not read when putting on the callendar. Big slap for me
sorry.

[MyGSXF:Me]

KB received this email from the organisers:

Hi

It was brought to out attention that you were advertising the wrong information for our rally.

We have always tried to keep our costs down to $20 prepaid and $25 gate. The gates opened at 4pm Friday and you said there was no start finish times.

Thank you for advertising us, we appreciated it but would ask that it please be correct.
Cheers, Stay up right,


Diane and Leon

Joni.. please can you check for me.. was this relating to the 'calendar' info..?? was it missread off the entry form?? or was it relating their outdated entry form info?? are you able to go back & check, & post here the original info off the 'calendar' please???

Thanks. Jen

[Joni]

I dont know Jen, what I posted is what they said... However here is the calendar entry... the costs are higher in the calendar entry

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ca...y=2007-4-1&c=0

Sorry, to tell you the truth I dont know what your question is, as i dont know the events details - please pm me if you need more info or want to chat about it.

[MyGSXF:Me]

However here is the calendar entry... the costs are higher in the calendar entry

Thanks for that Joni. I just wanted to clarify what the info on the calendar was.. to check IF it was correct, or not.. OR, if they were talking about the change of venue.. Many people had an entry form stating the rally was still being held at the original Mohiukinui site, & a lot of confusion happened because of the venue change! as is evident on the early pages of this thread. All is cleared up now though, with checking the link you just put up.. yes, there was a boo boo made when the calendar entry was done.

Cheers

[Ghost_Bullet]

Now I feel like shite... my fault, I did post the corrct entry form on the front page of this thread, but obviously did not read when putting on the callendar. Big slap for me
sorry.

Thanks for that Joni. I just wanted to clarify what the info on the calendar was.. to check IF it was correct, or not.. OR, yes, there was a boo boo made when the calendar entry was done.

Cheers

As I said totaly my error,
hopfully most peoples would have refered to the actual entry form http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...73&postcount=1 on this post at the beginning of this thread. A lesson learnt uh

[Ghost_Bullet]

Woke, fed, and had a cupper. Got on the road about 7.50am. Nice and early, road was pretty clear. This rally was the first of the summer season ones for me ever. And the first time to get out on my New Griso back in 2006.
Traffic drew to a stand still in Amberley, oh no, traffic breath testing, and did I have one cupper T to many this morning? Fortunately I was let through while he was having discussions with some bogan.
So warm it was. Up to 25 degrees around Culverdon. Heading up past Hanmer the wind got pretty gusty. Dark cloud and a rainbow bought it home that I was heading westward.
Crossing the Hope River was where the speckles became drops. I had a moment passing a car on a clear bend where the rear skipped on the white line getting past, felt awesome and mega sideways, though I am sure it hardly sideways at all. Lewis was when my crutch started feeling rather cool, it was only 12degrees up top , and my Dri rider was not playing the game, water was coming on in. Even the Dri Rider boots that I had treated the night before did not last up. This West rain has got cunning!
Getting down into the Buller Gorge mid morning, the water was thick; there were a couple of moments I felt James Bond’ish, transforming into a jet ski. I was sure the tires were not touching the road!!!!
Westport was fuel and a lotto ticket. A trip to the Cemetery to visit my grandparent’s grave was a nice peaceful moment. Memories of white baiting, gold panning, historical walks and stories of those good old days in the gold and coal mines, awesome people they were.

Then off to Seddonville to find this new site. And damn it was a new site alright!! Umpty Bumpty and wet! It was here I wish I could do that magical Mission Impossible 2 tire swap as in the movie.

Tent up, couple of drinks down , quick walk about, and power nap time. Awoken by the rattle of far queues Ducati... As the afternoon drew on the place filled up respectably given the rain. There was no complaints heard by my ears about the rally like the Hororata.
The weather cleared later in the arvo, and for much of the evening, great to see and talk to the people. The food was yummy, dug into a fish and bread, and pottle of chips.
There was a mixture of music. A lady with a karaoke set up, but played some great music without the karaoke singers, and a couple of bands did there thing.
The moon and stars made an appearance. A bonfire was lit to warm those that were cold, and dry those that were wet. The jelly was kinda scary and funny, hopefully my video will enlighten, but the silly bugger who let himself get his back clawed by that girl…. Oooouch!
Late (who knows what time) the body was feeling weary and in need of sleep, grabbed a cupper T, and oh how nice it was. Back to the tent for 40winks.
The rain was Chubby Rain!!!! And damn it, all my gear leaked , and now the tent let at let a few droplets in!!!!
The awakening was nice and clear, went out for a cupper, damn it was nice, wandered the site, contemplating the porta loo’s yes no yes no…. noooo.
I had all that time to pack up the tent and gears, but did I, nup!!!. No I left it until the rain was pissing down, and get everything wet. All in all with being a new venue, the crew were happy and friendly folk, just as you would expect on the West.
I’ll be back for sure. If ya didn’t go this year, or never before, give the damn thing a bash, wet of fine, it’s all divine.

The road back through the gorge and to Springs Junction was wet, the sad thing being the Buller gorge is so nice, yet I have never ridden that in the dry. It was after Springs where FQ got up the pace , there were times when he sure got some good distance between us. Excellent ride into warm dry weather.
Getting home was a relief; put the tent and all gears out to dry in the sun.
Awesome rally.

Hoping to get to the “Off the Rails” gig in a few weeks.

[MyGSXF:Me]

hopfully people would have refered to the actual entry form on this post at the beginning of this thread

one can only live in hope for that mate!!! specially with some of that Cantab lot...

[far queue]

It was after Springs where FQ got up the pace , there were times when he sure got some good distance between us.

Who me? Nah never went over 100kph

put the tent and all gears out to dry in the sun.

I did the same thing and discovered the floor of my tent had become a paddling pool, no wonder it was leaving a puddle everytime we stopped on the way home.

hopfully people would have refered to the actual entry form on this post at the beginning of this thread

one can only live in hope for that mate!!! specially with some of that Cantab lot...

I referred to the entry form stuck to my fridge - no problem.

[Ghost_Bullet]

Who me? Nah never went over 100kph

Oh well, best me get my bike in for anther warranty fix, bloody speedo not workin right... In fact is going in on Thursday for a oil leak look.....

Oh and I won some oil at this one.. I am not sure why, but thanks MyGSXF for the shout, for I would never have known!!!!!

[MyGSXF:Me]

Oh and I won some oil at this one.. I am not sure why, but thanks MyGSXF for the shout, for I would never have known!!!!!

& you didn't believe me....

lols.. they pick out names randomly from the entry register, & hand out prizes at prize giving time.. if ya hear ya name, ya go up & claim something!! I just happened to get up near the stage in time to hear your name be called out!!

[far queue]

Oh well, best me get my bike in for anther warranty fix, bloody speedo not workin right...

Yep, best you get that looked at

Oh and I won some oil at this one..

Ahhh yes, I remember that - do you remember what you said when you won it though, it was the quote of the night as I recall.

[T.W.R]

Well things started pretty well, meeting up with MyGSXF on the Friday night in ChCh at a mate's place. Had a good feed & a few drinks and contemplated what we were going to do with a certain person's rear tyre . Up at 5am on Saturday to a still morning so things were looking nice apart from the others who were
Roll on to 8am & it's time to starting tracking down a tyre, managed to locate one at a particular parts dealer close to JADE so it's arranged & MyGSXF takes off there to get tyre fitted whilst we packed up ready to depart on her return. 1hr later the trusty GSX400F rolls up the drive with Jen saying it's handling really weird, I have a quick nosey & the tensioners are hanging free of the swingarm & the axle nut was only just past finger tight! (Fuckers need their arses kicked for letting a bike out of the workshop like that!).

Once that was sorted we're off heading West, a ZXR, GSXF, & Meanie geared up and peeling off the Kms away from ChCh into a stiff norwester & a angry looking sky. Once past Springfield the roads were a bit dampish but the clouds were parting. Rolling along at reasonable pace we wound our way through porters pass to the alpine vistas of the main divide, striking only a breif shower of rain before Arthur's pass village. A quick feed there then off towards Greymouth for fuel, being caught by 5mins worth of rain just out of Jacksons.
Leaving Greymouth we seemed to be following the remnants of the rain and drying roads so the pace settled into a nice wee romp up to Westport stopping for the odd piccy along the way. On getting to Westport it was a quick fuel-up & check over, then off to Seddonville & the rally.
At the rally site we did the usual sign-in & roll upto the camping area (mud-city) so it was park the bikes up with the others on the side of the road Le mans style, throw the gear off & set up camp on any bits of high ground that could be found. After priming the boilers for the nights entertainment it was off to see what was happening & more food, where we caught up with FQ & GB.
The nights entertainment was pretty good for the size of the rally, the music was good (apart for one group murdering a few of their songs), the Wet T comp
fark I'm glad that thing didn't break those monsters out , the jelly wrestling was a cross between an all-in brawl & aggressive foreplay the 1st group in were funny with one chick coming away with a good bleeding nose & one drunk old bugger sporting a knackered hip, the 2nd couple (in the pic below) probably carried on afterwards in private .
The rain set in around 11pm and come 2am the majority of campers were heading for shut-eye

[MyGSXF:Me]

Ahhh yes, do you remember what you said when you won it though, it was the quote of the night as I recall.

I vaguely remember you saying something about that FQ.. what was it you said again... I can't quite remember..

[Ghost_Bullet]

Ahhh yes, I remember that - do you remember what you said when you won it though, it was the quote of the night as I recall.

I vaguely remember you saying something about that FQ.. what was it you said again... I can't quite remember..

I am lost here, I have no idea what was said... Now I want to know...