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27 Apr

Posted at 19:44h in Groms, Ride Reports, TAT2018
Nearly done with the pre TAT upgrades and servicing. Just over a month before we ship. Hopefully enough time for a few shakedown tests to make sure we haven't made any mistakes.

13 Apr

Posted at 19:31h in Groms, Ride Reports, TAT2018

Pre-TAT service and upgrades underway. First up, new wheel bearings. Probably not necessary but with all the river riding we've done we figured we may as well change them. With the wheels off I reckon the Groms could travel as excess baggage ...

02 Apr

Posted at 12:05h in Boogers, Rides

Finally finished editing the video from the TT2000 rally in February. It was just so much fun  Armed only with enthusiasm, a well-planned route and fresh call signs from http://www.topgunday.com/ we embarked on our first TT 2000 mission. The TT (Twisting Throttle) 2000 is a 10 year old, long distance motorcycle rally in New Zealand. Each year the event changes but is always 2000 km in 48 hours. This year’s requirement was to collect 50000 points from locations based on the...

31 Mar

Posted at 12:07h in Groms, Ride Reports, TAT2018

One step closer with some "action" this weekend. We finally have a crate. 2 of 3 local bike dealers were happy to let us dig around in their scrap piles.  We eventually settled on a crate from a Honda CRF250RL. Just wide enough for 2 Groms with enough extra length for all our gear.  We got to work ripping all OEM base out and chopped almost a cube in volume off the top. Took a number of angle grinder blades and a...

12 Mar

Posted at 12:10h in Boogers, Rides

Been a little quiet on the TAT prep for the past month or so but we are getting back onto it now.  Team TOP GUN was preoccupied with our first long distance rally (www.tt2000.org) here in New Zealand a couple weeks ago. We had the smallest capacity bikes in the rally, with the exception of a crazy friend who did it on a GN125! Vicki tracked her route www.kiwigrom.com/TT2000/SkidTT2K2018.html.  To complete the rally requires 2000km in 48 hours picking up checkpoints all over the...

06 Feb

Posted at 19:19h in Groms, Ride Reports, TAT2018

We've been doing a little planning over the past couple weeks. Purchased the entire set of GPS tracks from Sam (http://www.transamtrail.com/) and he was kind enough to include the new North Carolina section which starts in Damascus, Virginia.  Last week the Mid Atlantic Backcountry Discovery Route (http://ridebdr.com/MABDR) was released which ends in Damascus...

01 Jan

Posted at 01:52h in Adventures, Groms

December 2017 - An epic 2000 km 6 day, 5 night camping trip on the adventure Groms. We planned a fun and interesting route which covered quite a variety of ground including: Danseys Pass, Old Dunstan Road, Taupeka Ferry, Milford Sound, a ride on the TSS Earnslow, Skippers Canyon, Macetown Track, Carricktown Track and Hawksburn Road....