king country crusade the third. 14th,15th,16th November 2025 AD

[anglia4]

Yeah we have been monitoring the road closures. There are a couple that impact us, so watching closely to see if we need to alter the route.

[iwanttobeamole]

I accidentally......   the whole thing... 

 

 

@Itchybear Did my form come through ok in the end? 

[Itchybear]

On 15/10/2025 at 08:00, Tumeke said:

'tis a confusing form but have licked some stamps and sent it.

yes navigating the form is the first adventure

[Itchybear]

On 15/10/2025 at 07:59, iwanttobeamole said:

re-resubmitted my form. 

Tickets to the first day lunch will go on sale shortly. They'll be VERY expensive!

On that note, I'm going to smoke some meat to go with Murray's catering Because who doesn't love smoking meat

[Gyrocket]

Looks like some Gisborne fellas are making the trip again 

Just trying to get ourselves organized 

Which is surprisingly difficult 😂 

Put a new muffler on my postie this year hopefully it's a bit less obnoxious 

[Itchybear]

On 02/11/2025 at 17:44, Gyrocket said:

Looks like some Gisborne fellas are making the trip again 

Just trying to get ourselves organized 

Which is surprisingly difficult 😂 

Put a new muffler on my postie this year hopefully it's a bit less obnoxious 

dont you dare, i love how loud that thing is

[anglia4]

Smokes! This is like a week away now!

current forecast has me finishing my bike build on the morning of the ride 😂

[Gyrocket]

So it would seem the Gisborne crews complete lack of organization has finally bit us in the arse 😂 

No accommodation in awakino on the 14th or in piopio on the 15th

Unless some lovely person has booked a big house with spare rooms I can chip in on I think I'll sit this one out, 

Hope you guys have a choice ride! 

Looking forward to all the updates 😊

[Thphantum]

12 hours ago, Gyrocket said:

So it would seem the Gisborne crews complete lack of organization has finally bit us in the arse 😂 

No accommodation in awakino on the 14th or in piopio on the 15th

Unless some lovely person has booked a big house with spare rooms I can chip in on I think I'll sit this one out, 

Hope you guys have a choice ride! 

Looking forward to all the updates 😊

https://holidayparks.co.nz/park/seaview-holiday-park/

[alfalfa]

Forecast is looking pretty reasonable! Still a few roads down to one lane in places from the recent big rain but everything is open!

[anglia4]

On 06/11/2025 at 17:59, Gyrocket said:

So it would seem the Gisborne crews complete lack of organization has finally bit us in the arse 😂 

No accommodation in awakino on the 14th or in piopio on the 15th

Unless some lovely person has booked a big house with spare rooms I can chip in on I think I'll sit this one out, 

Hope you guys have a choice ride! 

Looking forward to all the updates 😊

What was the end result here? Did you find accommodation or are you sitting it out?

Also I've ended up with 2 spare beds in Awakino if anyone needs them.

[anglia4]

Route notes and ride details have just been emailed out to everyone who has filled in the form.

[unitedwefall]

Hey guys

Just wanted to say massive thanks for an epic weekend. I had no idea what to expect coming into this and I enjoyed every second (even the constantly broken TS125). Appreciate all of the assistance with broken bikes and the patience when I kept you all waiting while bikes were swapped 😅

Will 100% be back next year (with my own bike).

I've got a bit of GoPro footage so I might put a short video together. If anyone else wants to donate video or photos, I'll edit together a 2-3 minute montage or something. Just drag and drop the files into this link:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/bGqd8lWwyhx6ul9yLXq4

Cheers

Jody

 

[alfalfa]

Oh man I'm buggered this morning. Thanks for coming everyone, big call but maybe the best one so far?!

That fully pinned non-stop run from Ohura through the forgotten highway to Whangamomona was wild.

I didn't get many pics but here is a selection.

 

When your Lifan manages to destroy its engine mounting bolts and there are no suitable replacements in Piopio you gotta improvise... 

        

 

[anglia4]

I finally found a few minutes to pull this together!

[alfalfa]

Great work, keen as for the next one!

[HighLUX]

Man after watching that vid the roads look lush 

Sign me up for the next one