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Title: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: ST2UP on October 01, 2014, 07:57:19 PM
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Location:


Happy Valley Bistro (Cafe at top of the Bruce)


Time:


12:30


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A great ride up through the Para Para's from Palmerston North or Wanganui to Mt Ruapehu. A couple of stops along the way to collect other rides from various directions or meet at this lunch venue at 12:30pm.


Contact Member

RGardener (ROB)


Post below if you wish to attend



Dont forget your OzSTOC shirt for the very first New Zealand RTE



Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: ST2UP on October 01, 2014, 08:05:26 PM
Here is the Ride plan for those who wish to join the ride to Mt Ruapehu:

- 0900: Depart Palmerston North Caltex Service Stn, Cnr College & Fitzherbert Ave.
- 1015: Depart Wanganui McDonalds, Liffiton St.
- 1130: Depart Raetihi Caltex Service Stn
- 1230: Lunch and ride around Mountain and return.


This is New Zealand's first RTE  :hatwave  :hatwave


Post below if you can attend

Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: Gadget on October 02, 2014, 06:00:33 PM
Ruapehu is on my list of places to visit next time I'm in NZ.

I've added it to the OzSTOC ride map found on a link from here
http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=7331.0 (http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=7331.0)

Enjoy and have a great time.  :hatwave

Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: RGardner on October 03, 2014, 10:11:14 AM
Now we just hope for a nice December day when Ruapehu isn't doing it's 'thing'. Doesn't matter too much as there's a couple of foul weather meal alternatives back at the bottom of the hill if need be. (We could always try and get a photo of an ST in front of Gollum's pond which is down that way although Dept of Conservation might have something to say about the cross country leg...)
 :candystwheelie
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: ST2UP on October 03, 2014, 12:43:34 PM
I will send a PM and a email off tonight to all our NZ members to advise them of this RTE Rob......sounds like a cracking place to visit.



 :beer
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: RGardner on October 06, 2014, 04:59:13 PM
Thanks for that. See who we get.
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: denis on October 15, 2014, 07:45:32 AM
Great place to ride, Nelson or NZ ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh bloody decisions. Diane comes from beside the said MT and NZ bike needs a startup so will do some serious thinking [smoking already in brain dep] about this. Might see you Rob, Denis Diane. Philip Island.
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: RGardner on October 15, 2014, 05:22:03 PM
Be great if you could make it Denis.
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: ST2UP on October 15, 2014, 07:40:57 PM
Indicated as attending this RTE:


RGardener
Denis ???
Cobie
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: RGardner on October 16, 2014, 06:46:18 PM
That's great. We've already exceeded my quorum by 2.
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: Veebiker72 on October 27, 2014, 12:59:36 PM
My Wife and I are starters for the Ruapehu trip
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: RGardner on October 27, 2014, 05:28:17 PM
Excellent, thanks for that. Where will we meet up with you? As mentioned above I'll be leaving from Palmerston North and going up via Wanganui and the Parapara's.
(Just got back from a ride to my parents place outside of Cambridge for the long weekend. Went via the Napier-Taupo Road both ways which seemed to be having a Gold Wing Trike convention out there today judging by the numbers! It was wet in the Waikato when I left this morning, a moments sunshine for lunch in Napier then heavy rain the rest of the way back down to the Manawatu. I'm eagerly awaiting my new OzSTOC jacket and hoping it's at least as waterproof as my current one which is now dripping wet in front of the heater!)
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: kiwimartin on October 27, 2014, 07:47:34 PM
This brings back some memories.....traipsing around the North Island by motorcycle in days gone by.
Enjoy the ride guys
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: Veebiker72 on October 28, 2014, 04:09:35 PM
We'll meet you at Mt Stewart memorial,as we come from Feilding if that is ok.Great tripyou had,We are getting ready for a 3 week tour,to cape Reinga
and around the east cape, so will be back the weekend before the Ruapehu run
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: RGardner on October 30, 2014, 05:43:58 AM
Yep, Mt Stewart memorial it is. We should be there about 9.20am.
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: Veebiker72 on October 30, 2014, 05:54:21 PM
All good, Thanks Rob
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: Pocket STocker on October 30, 2014, 08:38:17 PM
Fantastic to see this coming together for our NZ members, off to the South Island next  :think1


Pockey  :grin
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: denis on November 13, 2014, 09:55:27 PM
Hi Rob, Denis here we will not make NZ 6th as just to much on. We are looking at coming over feb or april for 1 month as have family party and would love to catch up as we are riding North Island and have cousin P N staying with. See you then or at Toowoomba March.Denis.
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: RGardner on November 15, 2014, 05:04:20 PM
Thanks Denis. That sounds great - always good for a trip to show off the worlds best riding roads.
I'm planning on giving my ST to Mainfreight in Auckland on or about 1 March so it makes Sydney the week before the rally. Hope to be in one or other country with a ridable bike the same time you are.http://ozstoc.com/Smileys/default/hat1.gif (http://ozstoc.com/Smileys/default/hat1.gif)
Cheers.
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: RGardner on November 30, 2014, 06:44:45 PM
Hi All,

Just a reminder that we’ve got our ride next Saturday. The plan is still:

- 0900: Depart Palmerston North Caltex Service Station, Cnr College & Fitzherbert Ave.
- 0920: Mt Stewart Memorial.
- 1015: Depart Wanganui McDonalds, Liffiton St to head up the Parapara’s
- 1130: Depart Raetihi Caltex Service Station
- 1230: Lunch at Happy Valley Bistro (Cafe at top of the Bruce) then continue on around the mountain.

As you know the weather’s been average of late but I’m picking on the day we’ll have something better than the recent horizontal sleet.

Also, for those who are keen, the following weekend there’s the Coast to Coast ride which always draws a good number of ST’s. You can Google this event as
WOODVILLE LIONS CLUB 22ND ANNUAL, SUZUKI COAST TO COAST, HIMITANGI to AKITIO
http://ozstoc.com/Smileys/default/ST13_Candy_wheelie.gif (http://ozstoc.com/Smileys/default/ST13_Candy_wheelie.gif)

Cheers,
Rob
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: Veebiker72 on December 04, 2014, 02:48:44 PM
Just an amendment to the Ruapehu trip for us Rob, there will only be me. We have just spent 3 weeks touring round the North Island
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: RGardner on December 04, 2014, 04:50:10 PM
That's fine. Thanks for the heads up. See you there.
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: Veebiker72 on December 13, 2014, 06:34:49 PM
Awsome ride ,Ruapehu put on an outstanding day. Thanks for organising that Rob
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: ST2UP on December 16, 2014, 01:59:02 PM
Robs ride report with pics coming soon  :hatwave
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: saaz on December 16, 2014, 04:49:20 PM
I will really look forward to this, one of the rides I need to do over in NZ
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: Pocket STocker on December 20, 2014, 06:48:07 AM
I will really look forward to this, one of the rides I need to do over in NZ


 WOW:  :popcorn

Put us out of our misery PLEASE  ;-*
Title: Re: New Zealand RTE 6th December 2014 - Mt Ruapehu
Post by: RGardner on December 22, 2014, 06:05:47 PM
There you go. Finally wrote it up so you can see it under Ride Reports.
The next one (not a RTE) should be a bit more significant as I've scheduled a lap around the North Island over Christmas.