Forum: Asia
03-19-2013, 03:12 AM
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Replies: 243
Views: 44,003
Planning a trip to Malaysia
Hello from New Zealand
My friend Oscar and I will be coming up to Sepang MotoGP 12/13 October this year. We will be departing from Singapore 18 Oct at the end of the week following the GP. This...
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Forum: Ride reports
01-17-2013, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,363
Note that the don't collect any water from the...
Note that the don't collect any water from the Whangaehu River. As the source is the Ruapehu Crater Lake the water is too toxic to feed into hydro turbines. The crossing where Lynda took a dip is...
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Forum: Ride reports
01-16-2013, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,363
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Forum: Ride reports
01-15-2013, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,363
Tussock Adventure NZ
The Waiouru Army Base is a NZ Army training ground is in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand.
Waiouru is about 900m elevation on the south west flanks of the active volcano Mt Ruapehu. ...
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Forum: Orange Crush
12-26-2012, 02:51 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,629
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Forum: Orange Crush
12-26-2012, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,629
Adventure 990 - Install New Fork Seals Job
Installing new fork seals is a reasonably simple job to do at home requiring only basic tools and a few home-made special aids. The process can be a bit messy so I recommend you cover the floor with...
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Forum: Americas
08-15-2012, 04:25 AM
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Replies: 144
Views: 22,634
Hey Mark
Greetings from Down Under. My wife...
Hey Mark
Greetings from Down Under. My wife and I are planning on heading up your way mid-2013.
I just found this thread tonight and will work my way through it tomorrow night...
Might PM...
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Forum: New Zealand
10-11-2011, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,599
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Forum: New Zealand
10-11-2011, 02:44 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,599
Turn back the clock to August 2003...
Same papa crossing...
http://oscar.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Lost-Weekend-North/i-WNGf3zP/0/L/35-Crossing-L.jpg http://oscar.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Lost-Weekend-2011/i-FG5NMr4/0/L/DSC02014b-L.jpg...
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Forum: New Zealand
10-10-2011, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,599
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Forum: New Zealand
10-09-2011, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,599
The course was loaded into the GPS
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The course was loaded into the GPS
http://oscar.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Lost-Weekend-2011/i-MPzrPWD/0/O/A-Course-Map.jpg
and the team assembled and Snowy Waters Lodge...
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Forum: New Zealand
10-08-2011, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,599
View from the south
Us lads from Wellington came through the Tararua wind farm east of Palmy
http://oscar.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Lost-Weekend-2011/i-DmHpPPF/0/X2/DSC01974-X2.jpg
Weather was perfect with...
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Forum: Layin' down tracks
09-27-2011, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 932
Loading a course to a Garmin Dakota
I have managed to draw a line following an off-road course on Google Earth and save it to my c: drive as a .kmz
My question is how do I get it into my Dakota 20 as a course I can follow. Or is...
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Forum: Orange Crush
01-08-2011, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 545
Fixed
OK y'all stop looking, I found the problem and it was nothing to do with the stream crossing. The injectors bodies had popped off, mostly the rear one. At low revs it was sucking air but when the...
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Forum: Orange Crush
01-08-2011, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 545
08 990 Adv - Misfire @ low revs
I was going down the Rainbow Road last week and took a reasonably deep ford quite quickly. Afterwards it started dropping onto 1 cyl below about 3 and a half grand. It's been that way ever since...
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Forum: New Zealand
10-25-2010, 02:20 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,084
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Forum: New Zealand
10-25-2010, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 107
Views: 10,279
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Forum: New Zealand
10-25-2010, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,084
Northbank Road - Wairau River
I'm planning a Xmas trip that will have a whole day to get from St Arnaud to the ferry. Does anybody know if it is possible to get from the south-western end of Northbank road to the Wash bridge...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
08-04-2010, 01:11 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,616
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Forum: Australia
06-21-2010, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 2,440
Views: 321,989
Spanish Cartoon
Very dark! I found this (totally misplaced) in an airline magazine somewhere in Europe. If at first you don't comprehend, just start again and study hard. The language doesn't matter too much but...
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Forum: Australia
06-20-2010, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 2,440
Views: 321,989
Dog
The village idiot goes into a bar to have himself a cold one.
Twenty minutes later, a policeman entered the bar and asked, "Who owns the dog tied under that tree outside?"
The idiot said it was...
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Forum: New Zealand
06-17-2010, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 901
Views: 134,426
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Forum: New Zealand
06-17-2010, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 901
Views: 134,426
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Forum: Beasts
05-23-2010, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 12,308
They will slide eh! ...
They will slide eh!
http://oscar.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Kaipara-200-Mission/Navigator-Slide-Ruapuke/105101638_k2tMB-L.jpg
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Forum: New Zealand
05-12-2010, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 901
Views: 134,426
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Forum: Ride reports
03-29-2010, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 153
Views: 21,712
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Forum: Ride reports
02-01-2010, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 612
Views: 115,251
Pehu Tunnel, Taranaki New Zealand
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Forum: Australia
01-25-2010, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 2,440
Views: 321,989
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Forum: Australia
01-19-2010, 03:15 AM
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Replies: 2,440
Views: 321,989
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Forum: New Zealand
01-09-2010, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 901
Views: 134,426
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Forum: Ride reports
01-09-2010, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,178
The only thing that remained was the major...
The only thing that remained was the major clean-up. I am pleased to report the the Givi bags held the mud at bay. I have just finished washing the last of the Taranaki mud down our driveway. Brucey...
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Forum: Ride reports
01-08-2010, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,178
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Forum: Ride reports
01-08-2010, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,178
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Forum: New Zealand
01-08-2010, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 126
Views: 27,133
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Forum: Ride reports
01-08-2010, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,178
Day 3
We were joined by local guide and organiser of many Taranaki adventure events, Brucey Marshall on his 'easy option' WR250R. He lead us south on Whangamomona Road which starts like this......
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Forum: Ride reports
01-08-2010, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,178
Day 2
Everybody but Oscar surfaced for breakfast and it became evident that he was hardly fit to be upright on two feet let alone on two wheels so we ushered him home, the Orange Roughy piloting the spare...
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Forum: Ride reports
01-08-2010, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,178
Taranaki Two day Tunnel Tour - New Zealand
The plan was for the touring party and wives to rendezvous at the Waitomo Caves Hotel on January 1st for a slightly belated New Year celebration before heading off into the back country for two days....
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Forum: Ride reports
07-27-2009, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,203
Chooked again
http://oscar.smugmug.com/photos/603554160_JEqUe-M.jpg
Book book, book kaaaark!
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Forum: Ride reports
12-21-2008, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 886
Marie's Big Xmas Adventure
For Marie's Christmas treat, she got to go on an off-road adventure near her Lower Hutt workplace. Here's the view from Maungaraki of Lower Hutt and Wellington Harbour....
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Forum: New Zealand
11-23-2008, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 901
Views: 134,426
Orongorongo River
Wellington South Coast
http://oscar.smugmug.com/photos/422495500_FWjCr-L.jpg
More pix HERE (http://oscar.smugmug.com/gallery/6626949_aWGVn) and movies HERE...
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