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anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

Thursday we did a little recon mission for a big group (12-14 guys) ride I have planned for a two night stay up in Port Renfrew




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Carter Turk said:
KiwI Alfa, those pics were great, but for some reason they didn't show up for a day or two. The fam drove by Hampton Downs, towards the end of February, 1st time in Kiwi-land.
Does Tony Quinn own that track? I just started reading 0-60 by him?
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Yes, Hampton Downs is owned by Tony Quinn. He also has two other tracks around the country. There was a lunch-time 'track cruise' for the general public. A couple of laps during the lunchtime break at the racing, you just had to sign up on the day. About 50 bikes of various types on the track with a safety car. So I got to do a few laps of Hampton Downs on the Kat. It was a hoot. The safety car was well out of sight before we took off and top speed limit was more a suggestion than a reality. The track was warm and well rubbered-in and by the end of lap one, folk were starting to carve each other up in the corners. The Kat on skinny but sticky tires gave a few guys on modern machinery and fat hoops a few things to think about.

Hope you enjoyed your visit to NZ.
 
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SHort ride this afternoon.
Around for a while, then into town..... stopped here for an early dinner.....
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(first weekend of the season.....)

Seemed a lot colder than the 44degF that it was.
THe unusally sunshine maybe decieved me. And I should have had heavier gloves. . . . .
 
Redman said:
SHort ride this afternoon.
Around for a while, then into town..... stopped here for an early dinner.....
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(first weekend of the season.....)

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Three Pronto Pups Dave? Wow...You have a big appetite for an older gentleman...:cool:
 
Baatfam said:
Three Pronto Pups Dave? Wow...You have a big appetite for an older gentleman...:cool:
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I did debate weither to get 3 or 2,,,, standing in line, I decided on 2,,,,, when I got up to the window I said 3....
Now am feeling like, uh, 2 would have been enough.
 
Got a 3.5hr ride in on Saturday.
I happened to ride up a super steep dirt road with tight switchbacks, going so slow, I was almost stalling in first gear.
My son is hosting a mountain bike jump event here called Whoolley Fest in August. I'm about 3/4 up the course.

2nd shot is a place called Big Rock.

I'm liking the Metzler Road-Tec-01's, haven't ridden Metzlers since the 80's (ME-99A's)

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Last weekend I organised a 12 man dual sport ride. We rode up to Port Renfrew via trails, logging roads and some pavement on Friday after a great breakfast and view at the Malahat Chalet. We spent Friday and Saturday night at Cabins in Port Renfrew....100 yards from the pub. Hot tubs and saunas too!
Lots of first timers in the group...these are all my safety meeting buddies and some are now wanting to join us in the dirt.....the newbies did great!....a few dropped bikes but that's what happens with experience or not.










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Some pics.........

On Sunday on our way home we had to improvise a bridge because of a recent washout from a creek...took about an hour to move rocks in place then we one by one walked our bikes across...all part of the adventure.










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Nice shots! Looks like a great time & overcoming difficulties that present themselves.
Surfed there back in the late 90's.
Did you stop to look at the big tree outside of Renfrew?

I have to ask if the Africa Twin on the ground was purchased at Costco?
One was on display at my local store recently.

Well... about a year & half ago.
 
Carter Turk said:
Nice shots! Looks like a great time & overcoming difficulties that present themselves.
Surfed there back in the late 90's.
Did you stop to look at the big tree outside of Renfrew?

I have to ask if the Africa Twin on the ground was purchased at Costco?
One was on display at my local store recently.

Well... about a year & half ago.
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No stop at the tree....this time.

Lol the African Twin is my buddy Nigel's and it was his first time taking it off road....he did well and is now thinking about buying a dr650 as well :)
 
I recently learned I was walking by Jim Morrison's (former) residence every day on the way to school. His dad was stationed here on Kirtland AFB in 1952. It wasn't till 1987 that I lived in this neighborhood, but still pretty cool to find this out, plus I was the same age he was walking these streets.

Here's his old house on Candelaria Rd
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Back in High school at lunch time, they had a stereo system in the cafeteria.
My friends a & I used to annoy all the conservative type students (privileged white folk), playing "The Celebration of the Lizard" off Absolutely Live & other Doors songs like the End, When the Music's Over, etc.
 
Easter Sunday, Did a track day at Grattan Raceway Michigan.
Holy smoke, it's been a few years.
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Thanks Carter. GSXR wheels 3.5 front, 5.5 rear. Have Michelin Road 5 front and back. Cut and welded the steel swing arm to fit 5.5 wheels. GSXR rear sub frame. Aluminum belly pan catches the drips.
Track was cold with new sealer, I felt some slip on the front. Yikes, 3 people had low sides, 2 yellow flags no biggie, one bummer red flag ambulatory.
I was only working on learning the track. I did push it up to about 130 once this day. I have had this oil cooler up to 140 on the straight before.
 
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