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After having a blast on the yellow bike final weekend, I made a decision that perhaps I would prefer to see if it was nonetheless as a lot enjoyable this weekend. I then managed to steer Rhys from work and Colin to affix on WR’s – Rhys borrowing mine for the day. The idiots took the bait…
Come Saturday morning and Rhys solely simply guess Colin to my place the place all that was required was loading the RMX onto the ute and the opposite guys going seeking gas. I took the direct route out to the underside of Takapari Highway and as soon as once more in some way managed to steer the others to go through Pohangina so they might have a wee gravel warm-up.
I beat them out to the underside of the hill, had the bike unloaded and was simply beginning to get my gear on once I began listening to some revs approaching. It took some time however I may hear them for ages earlier than they arrived with grins already plastered on their faces. Yeah, WR’s are a blast!
Equipped, we hit the gravel as much as the primary gate. I performed tail-end charlie and had enjoyable sitting behind Rhys who was driving pretty effectively for somebody who hadn’t been on a motorbike for just a few years. The RMX was a hoot on a number of the gravel corners.
The subsequent leg was the squirt up the farm monitor to the highest gate. As soon as once more I stayed on the again for some time till Rhys made a slight navigational error (gave a financial institution a little bit of a scare) and I snuck previous and chased after Colin.
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| Lacking a WR someplace… |
We waited for a couple of minutes questioning what was conserving Rhys after which:
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| Is that grime hanging off the bike? |
Nicely, it turned out that Rhys had had just a little bit of pleasure again at one of many gates and ended up hitting the bottom pretty laborious. He managed to dislocate a finger (which he fastened right away) and choose up the odd graze together with getting the wind knocked out of him.
We form of commiserated (and likewise gave him a little bit of stick) with him and let him have a little bit of a breather for a bit earlier than he mentioned he was up for the subsequent bit.
The subsequent bit is the climb as much as the nook the place we often cease for pictures and it contains these 4WD churned up bits. These had been additionally pretty muddy and slippery from rain the day earlier than and we additionally needed to get previous three 4WD’s on the best way up. They had been nice although and noticed us coming after which allow us to via simply.
Sadly, I in some way began the digicam recording in hyperlapse – doh!
One of many issues in regards to the 450 is that it goes pretty effectively and eats up most terrain up there pretty effectively too. This meant that I could have gotten away on the opposite chaps just a bit. It did allow me to get just a few cool pictures of them making their means up although – I actually like those as they’re crossing the ridge.
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| Rhys trying good up on the pegs |
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| Right here comes Colin! |
Time to soak up the surroundings:
On the subsequent wee leg to the hutt I lastly managed to steer Colin to have a spin on the yellow bike whereas I attempted out the couch on his WR. I believe it went effectively sufficient for him…
On the hut there have been already some 4WD’s and we allow them to know in regards to the different three on their means up in order that they knew to count on them. Shortly after they left (and whereas we had been having fun with a snack), the opposite three autos arrived and we spent a little bit of time yarning to them.
Seeing as there have been three of us to assist one another get out of bother, we determined to go on previous the hutt and take a look at the monitor a bit extra (I would final executed this about 25 years in the past). The three 4WD’s tagged alongside too.
The primary bit concerned a fairly steep and rocky descent which was no problem however the subsequent uphill was a distinct story. The monitor break up off to the left or proper and taking the left one we rapidly got here unstuck in some pretty tender (not muddy) rock and grime. The 450 proved superb at digging holes on this stuff.
We did a 180 and dropped again to the underside for an additional strive on the appropriate facet monitor. Colin acquired away first and disappeared up the monitor with a Pajero chasing him. Rhys and I went subsequent.
Nearing the fork within the monitor the Pajero was blocking my means (really backing down for an additional crack on the climb) so I used to be compelled to go left once more and hit the tender stuff once more. I rapidly acquired slowed down once more and Rhys and I had a little bit of a go at attempting some completely different paths however we appeared to all the time find yourself getting caught once more.
Trying up the hill we may simply see this form of factor persevering with all the best way up the hill. Possibly if we may have had a superb run at it with loads of tempo we’d have gotten up it however it was additionally pretty tough. I would just about had sufficient of getting caught, stalling the bike and lifting it round (even with Rhys’ assist) so we ended up parking up to soak up the views and look forward to Colin.
Again on the hut is was my flip to journey Mighty Mouse in order that Rhys may have a little bit of enjoyable on the 450. Heading throughout the tops, I acquired away on the fellows once more and managed just a few extra motion pictures:
After which it was time for the downhill. I used to be a bit extra cautious within the slippery bits this time with the WR not fairly having a entrance tyre pretty much as good because the RMX’s and the rear brake peddle just a little laborious to search out for some motive 😉. There was additionally an added hazard of a dick in a Hilux not stopping or pulling over in any respect for us – test it out on the video.
Safely again on the backside, the RMX was loaded again up and we trundled off again to my place for a drink and a debrief. One more nice day trip enjoying within the grime and dirt 👍
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