Stator, The GSR travelling mascot.

[GateKeeper]

Tagged for interest...

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[2BRacing]

Count me in as well. I am close to Wally, but have never met him! Exactly when and where is Stator going to start his travels? I am delaying essential winter maintenance, as we are still having some great riding weather in between some rainy days.

However, sooner or later I WILL have to do that maintenance list before summer arrives!

[Flyboy]

I will get his travel map going and keep it updated as he tours.
Anyone got more pull with Frank, I sent him a PM asking if he would sticky this thread, no answer as yet.

[chuck hahn]

Frank doesn't check in everyday Stan..but I assure you he will respond.

[fivestring]

Fabricating a Stator mount for the handlebars .Subscribed.

[Colin Green]

Ok, I finally got Stator out for a ride at his starting point in Auckland New Zealand.

I Took some videos but they need to be clipped to make anything watchable and that will have to wait until I spend some time on the desk top (which has a copy of video converter loaded) over the coming week.

In the meantime ....

The starting point for Stator was to figure how best to pillion him. The following photos show a few options we tried.

He didn't appear impressed by my first suggestion and the second wasn't thought much better.




but we worked through the options and settled on this one.




Once that was settled we got under way and went through the back of Browns Bay, then Rothesay Bay before we passed the Murrays Bay beach on our way through to Mairangi Bay for a couple of photos... (Hopefully a short version video of the highlights of this leg will follow soon)





We then headed off through the back of Campbells Bay and Castor Bay for a quick stop at the Milford Marina (behind the beach) for a couple of photos of the old yachts.... (Again, hopefully a short version video of the highlights of this leg will follow soon)




Then on through Takapuna and via the motoway and harbour bridge over to the waterfront of the inner harbour on Tamaki Drive for a couple more photos. (Again, hopefully a short version video of the highlights of this leg will follow soon)










That's it for now. Will see what I can do in the way of videos to fill this post out some more.

I am waiting to hear back from a couple of local GSR'ers to sort his handover and hopefully they will do a better job of showing him the town.

[GregT]

Doubt if he's going to like being duct taped to a race bike.....

[tkent02]

Doubt if he's going to like being duct taped to a race bike.....

Sounds like he won't have any choice.
He's going dirt riding when he gets here. Big rocks.

[fivestring]

Is it just me or does he look p*ssed? You didn't get him at the Harley dealership, did you?

[Flyboy]

Awesome ride report Colin, many thanks, stunning part of the world you live in, I am jealous.
The bar is set right up there.

[tkent02]

No ATTGATT for the bear? Can't he at least have a little leather helmet or something?
That's probably why he looks angry, you scared him riding ike a maniac and him with no protection at all.

[Colin Green]

No ATTGATT for the bear? Can't he at least have a little leather helmet or something?
That's probably why he looks angry, you scared him riding ike a maniac and him with no protection at all.

I believe the intention is that he accumulates the gear he needs during his travel as part of his international flavouring and that safety pinned badges etc (such as those he currently has) can be sewed on by the members who dress him.

Surplus souvenirs can travel with him in his carry on bag so they stay part of his collection.

Best you start knitting eh!

[fivestring]

By the way, that is a very good looking ride Stator is reclining upon.

[koolaid_kid]

Do we have a stator status?

As a point of reference, over at KZRider we are relaying a flag across North America. It started last spring, and is presently about to make another trip across the border to Ontario, British Columbia. We should be complete by late fall or early spring.

Also, we decided our flag should be accompanied by a log book. Everyone signs in, puts their user name, bike they are riding, miles traveled, etc.
Just something to think about.

[dorkburger]

Satorrrr....Stator?