Eastcapescapade November 24,25,26 - 2017

[Vintage Grumble 21,281]

Yeh, 3 of us will be departing my layer in Whakatane around 7:30, anyone who wants to depart from there is welcome. 

[MopedNZ 7,001]

Finally found a swappa crate for the bike. 

A few mods and it’s ready to go! 

[johnnyfive 7,843]

So we've just had an official meeting regarding this trip, tea and biscuits were had. 

Pretty goddamn excited. 

We're thinking of a cutoff time for leaving on Friday morning. We will be leaving by 10AM at the LATEST. We'd preferably like to get away by 9 or as soon as everyone is here. I believe VG is aiming to be here at 8am. 

We'll have a wee briefing and then try get on our way. Holla out if you need to know where to go etc. 

[64valiant 14,978]

Foaming 

[Shakotom 6,772]

i think I’ve got everything?

[64valiant 14,978]

What's the long forecast looking like? Don't really want to pack wets and just carry them the hole time. Need less weight 

[HighLUX 29,818]

On 11/21/2017 at 07:47, Vintage Grumble said:

Yeh, 3 of us will be departing my layer in Whakatane around 7:30, anyone who wants to depart from there is welcome. 

 

Be at your place just before 7.30 to ride the fiddy out to J5s?

[Chris.QCR 8,673]

Im gonna be keeping an eye out on this thread over the weekend lads. Lookin forward to the photos and storys of what no doubt will be a rad weekends riding ! Ride safe lads

[Vintage Grumble 21,281]

54 minutes ago, HighLUX said:

Be at your place just before 7.30 to ride the fiddy out to J5s?

Yeh mate, you can race the Honda Ruckus/Zoomer out to J5's, in the name of 2 stroke pride.

[johnnyfive 7,843]

2 hours ago, 64vauxhall said:

What's the long forecast looking like? Don't really want to pack wets and just carry them the hole time. Need less weight 

Over all it's looking pretty mint. 

I did have some concern we might get a bit rained on around Gisborne, but I don't think it's coming to much. 

[Raizer 15,651]

All sunny summer spec here ATM, meant to be possible cloud on Sunday though.

[GuyWithAviators 6,894]

1 hour ago, Chris.QCR said:

Im gonna be keeping an eye out on this thread over the weekend lads. Lookin forward to the photos and storys of what no doubt will be a rad weekends riding ! Ride safe lads

@MopedNZ and I are going to try and make a video of the weekends events. Stay tuned. 

[Vintage Grumble 21,281]

17 minutes ago, GuyWithAviators said:

@MopedNZ and I are going to try and make a video of the weekends events. Stay tuned. 

I'll bring my ol go-pro too, and just give you young'ins the footage to work your magic with. 

[MopedNZ 7,001]

Just doing some rider practice with @RevDWC. See you boys in less than 48 hours. 

 

 

[MopedNZ 7,001]

Also are we expecting to ride at night very much? 

 

Just sorting the ol’ lighterooos. They’re dim as fuark. 

 

 

[Shakotom 6,772]

@GuyWithAviators has good hookups on headlights...

[64valiant 14,978]

Scooter running a bit like balls. Lights go every thing else seems alright. Sorted out better tyres and they will arrive tomorrow. Got two tubes also. 

@GuyWithAviators and @Shakotom ment to be stopping and grabbing gyro parts for @Raizer for me to steel regarding air box and carburetor to hopefully get nine running better.

Having 2nd thoughts on the weekend atm as I sip on my jack Daniels at work working. But will commit come so far. Be a waste to stop now right?

Worse case I still get to hang with a bunch of GC people. 

[johnnyfive 7,843]

Hopefully not too much night riding, maybe just going for dinner on Friday and raising hell (puhuhu) in Gisborne. Safety in numbers.

Any idea what the gyro needs Greg?

[MopedNZ 7,001]

26 minutes ago, 64vauxhall said:

Scooter running a bit like balls. Lights go every thing else seems alright.

Turn the lights off and everything should run sweet. 

 

Also. Come regardless because 2up is a thing. 

[GuyWithAviators 6,894]

7 minutes ago, MopedNZ said:

Turn the lights off and everything should run sweet. 

 

Also. Come regardless because 2up is a thing. 

So is three up