SH16 Labour Day Ride

[Choco]

Sup y'all.
planning a ride up SH16 to Wellsford and back to Aucks tomorrow. Anyone who can keep up with 100-110 is welcome to meet us at Shell Westgate at 10am and come! (leaving 10:30 latest)

Choco

[NOMIS]

Sup y'all.
planning a ride up SH16 to Wellsford and back to Aucks tomorrow. Anyone who can keep up with 100-110 is welcome to meet us at Shell Westgate at 10am and come!

Choco

Roger... ill be there 10 am leave what 10.30 latest?

[Choco]

Roger... ill be there 10 am leave what 10.30 latest?

Sounds good!

[Slyer]

There was already two of those today lol

[Choco]

There was already two of those today lol

And now you can do it again :D

[Slyer]

Tempting lol

[TOTO]

its been a while since I've done SH16... ;)

[shingo]

I'll be there since i missed out the rides today.

See you guys at westgate.

[PirateJafa]

If I can wake in time. Hehehe.

[TOTO]

If I can wake in time. Hehehe.

what century you live in man ? You still using a sun clock or what ? ever heard of alarm clock ? :stupid:

[Choco]

If I can wake in time. Hehehe.


what century you live in man ? You still using a sun clock or what ? ever heard of alarm clock ? :stupid:

I have a glow-in-the-dark sun dial! only $9.95 from your local rip off shop :bleh:

[Slyer]

I have a watch that is guaranteed to tell the time anywhere in the universe. ;)

[Choco]

I have a watch that is guaranteed to tell the time anywhere in the universe. ;)

The Right time though?

[Slyer]

There is no right time anywhere else in the universe. You have to be on planet to have hours..

[motorbyclist]

meeting at westgate you reckon?

could be done...

[Slyer]

*Yawns*
*Blinks*
Coooold.

Weather is looking sweet for today though.

[Dakara]

Dammit I'm working :doh:

Looks like an awsome day for it!

[Choco]

*Yawns*
*Blinks*
Coooold.

Weather is looking sweet for today though.

Cold?
Not on the shore :niceone:

[Choco]

Dammit I'm working :doh:

Looks like an awsome day for it!

Bugger man, haven't seen you for a while and would be great to catch up some time!

[PHATVW]

mean weather... i'll see yous at shell westgate, would be awesome to meet you KBers!

[TOTO]

I just turned down a Coro loop invitation just for you guys , you gotta be honoured :yes:

(well the holliday traffic also had its effect)

[Choco]

mean weather... i'll see yous at shell westgate, would be awesome to meet you KBers!

Woohooo! More people :banana:

[Slyer]

My stomach is quite upset today but I'll come anyway.

[Wonko]

I'll put some pants on and see you soon

[Ragingrob]

Aw wish I could come but got tennis in an hour.

[shingo]

Right, seen as i missed this one as well, who's up for a ride in the arvo?

Am open for destination suggestions, but will prob head up 16 as well, or hit some of the rodes out west.

[Ragingrob]

Right, seen as i missed this one as well, who's up for a ride in the arvo?

Am open for destination suggestions, but will prob head up 16 as well, or hit some of the rodes out west.

How'd ya miss it?! Busy this arvo dammit. After exams I can see copious amounts of riding happening.

[shingo]

I was all organised and set my alarm clock for 7:45 pm

[musicman]

I'm quite keen for a ride this afternoon, was busy this morning. Will try to get my Raptor going, if not then I can always just ride my Zeal! :ride:

EDIT: Ok so maybe I'll be busy in the afternoon too... argh, what the hell, why do things always come up when the weather is so good?!

[motorbyclist]

i really need a louder alarm clock....

[Phurrball]

Damned work. Damned weather yesterday. Damned damnit.

[Slyer]

Wooah did we go far! Only just got back.
Yeah we got sick of waiting for you shingo. :)

[NOMIS]

Wooah did we go far! Only just got back.
Yeah we got sick of waiting for you shingo. :)

How far you end up going?

Yeh I had a errrrmmm very brisked passed ride home ;-) black lining that 35lm corner for the first time was fun

[Slyer]

Here was my route:
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&saddr=Lancelot+Rd&daddr=-36.590171,174.662704+to:SH+16+to:Port+Albert+Rd+to :Waiteitei+Rd+to:Cove+Rd+to:The+Centre+to:Kaipara+ Coast+Hwy+to:Northern+Mwy+to:Hibiscus+Coast+Hwy&hl=en&geocode=FSL10f0d0I5pCg%3B%3BFScozv0dolBoCg%3BFd4q1 v0dOQNnCg%3BFRaL1v0dmJdnCg%3BFS3o2f0dnD9nCg%3BFZzq 2v0dJNplCg%3BFboh0f0dSLBmCg%3BFVau0f0dbyhpCg%3BFfr t0f0dvJNpCg&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=12&via=1,4,5,7,8&sll=-36.603402,174.590607&sspn=0.205056,0.44632&ie=UTF8&ll=-36.760066,174.618416&spn=0.204639,0.44632&z=12

[TOTO]

nice ride, nice meeting you all falks.

Shame about that holliday traffic tho :brick:

[Slyer]

Meh the traffic was only at the end so all good.

[Dakara]

Bugger man, haven't seen you for a while and would be great to catch up some time!

Yea, now I'm mostly recovered I'm back to working 6-7 days a week which isn't leaving much time for riding (or anything else). Least I get to ride to work :rolleyes:

[Choco]

Well that was fun!
Thanks to everyone who turned up, including the 4 extras we picked up along the way!
now it's exam time for me :crybaby:

[2wheeljunkie]

lucky bastards..some of us are stuck in level 3..:weep:

[Slyer]

Photos now!

[Choco]

Photos now!

:weep:
Might have to ask Big Dave.

[Slyer]

He posted up the photos here:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=84902

[TOTO]

I got sunbern on my face - thats how long we were admiring that CB1000 :love:

[BANZAI]

I got sunbern on my face - thats how long we were admiring that CB1000 :love:

There were so many faces look like that CB1000 today at armageddon in White LOL

Unfortunatelly haven't seen one with Black and Red light saver today...

[Slyer]

Hmmm yeah my nose is a little bit red, need tinted visor methinks

[PHATVW]

Here was my route:
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&saddr=Lancelot+Rd&daddr=-36.590171,174.662704+to:SH+16+to:Port+Albert+Rd+to :Waiteitei+Rd+to:Cove+Rd+to:The+Centre+to:Kaipara+ Coast+Hwy+to:Northern+Mwy+to:Hibiscus+Coast+Hwy&hl=en&geocode=FSL10f0d0I5pCg%3B%3BFScozv0dolBoCg%3BFd4q1 v0dOQNnCg%3BFRaL1v0dmJdnCg%3BFS3o2f0dnD9nCg%3BFZzq 2v0dJNplCg%3BFboh0f0dSLBmCg%3BFVau0f0dbyhpCg%3BFfr t0f0dvJNpCg&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=12&via=1,4,5,7,8&sll=-36.603402,174.590607&sspn=0.205056,0.44632&ie=UTF8&ll=-36.760066,174.618416&spn=0.204639,0.44632&z=12

wow awesome work on figuring out the route haha

here's some more pics

[PHATVW]

n more pics :Punk:

[TOTO]

Nice pics Stan.

[motorbyclist]

damn i wish i went on that ride

[Gremlin]

You may want to remove the plates from the pictures (just whiten them up), as a lot don't like their plates being posted in public.

[PHATVW]

You may want to remove the plates from the pictures (just whiten them up), as a lot don't like their plates being posted in public.

Sorry! Images are now fixed. Will be more careful next time :doh:

[NOMIS]

Yh I didnt say nothing because my plate wasn't in it
I got pulled over yesterday and let off :-) riding in buslane on m.way Cop was told by another cop where allowed!!! lol

[TOTO]

Sorry! Images are now fixed. Will be more careful next time :doh:

Good stuff Stan :niceone:

[Ragingrob]

Yh I didnt say nothing because my plate wasn't in it
I got pulled over yesterday and let off :-) riding in buslane on m.way Cop was told by another cop where allowed!!! lol

Really?? Which motorway?

[PHATVW]

Yh I didnt say nothing because my plate wasn't in it
I got pulled over yesterday and let off :-) riding in buslane on m.way Cop was told by another cop where allowed!!! lol

I always thought we're allowed to ride in the bus lanes... can someone clarify this for a :blip: like me? I've been doing it ever since I started biking :shit: Many thanks!

[Ragingrob]

I always thought we're allowed to ride in the bus lanes... can someone clarify this for a :blip: like me? I've been doing it ever since I started biking :shit: Many thanks!

There's a big thread about it here somewhere, can't be bothered finding it lol. Bus lanes in city are seen as fine, but it's the motorway ones which are unclear.

[TOTO]

You are allowed to use all bus lanes in the city but not allowed to use bus lanes on the motorway.

[bomma]

todd, everytime i read one of your posts i look at your avatar and think that you are angry!!! this then affects my interpretation of your post as one filled with agression and intent to commit murder.....guess it gives you more credibility......:mellow:

[NOMIS]

It was the nor western, Now ill tell the story
I do this every day... usually stand up on the pegs so I can look for cop's i didnt yesterday then right there in front of a truck was a cop.
No time to duck back in so i just cruised past pretending I handnt done nothing wrong ( this worked a few times in the past )

Of course I got pulled up , He ask's me are you allowed to ride in bus lanes I said "yup" with a big grin . he said ok got your license so I handed it over. he went back to the car and was on the radio asking them and they came back and said yes he is allowed. I got let of and told to sort uot my number plate ;-)

I did my license test last week and guy told me same thing ( i didn't believe him )

To the cops that cruise these threads any idea if we allowed or not?

[Slyer]

Ah yes, there's the difference between "Not supposed to", "Allowed to" and "Get away with." :)

[TOTO]

todd, everytime i read one of your posts i look at your avatar and think that you are angry!!! this then affects my interpretation of your post as one filled with agression and intent to commit murder.....guess it gives you more credibility......:mellow:


Who are you calling angry ha ? ha ? ha ? :angry2::angry2::angry2:

Oooo be afraid, be very afraid... :2guns::ar15::bash:

[Gremlin]

To the cops that cruise these threads any idea if we allowed or not?
I'm not a cop, but the topic has been done (and re-done) at great length in other threads (best to read them).

Not allowed to use motorway bus lanes. Its complicated, rules aren't being followed by council, but it boils down to the fact that it isn't actually a bus lane, rather a hard shoulder, which "allows" buses at times.

More detail? There are threads ;)

[motorbyclist]

Yh I didnt say nothing because my plate wasn't in it
I got pulled over yesterday and let off :-) riding in buslane on m.way Cop was told by another cop where allowed!!! lol

A STRAIGHT ANSWER:

the signs on the motorway clearly state 'buses ONLY' - often for safety and or special route reasons like the north shore system

ltnz allows us to use all other bus lanes that aren't explicitly buses only


cops on the other hand, will usually execute common sense - i've never been pulled up but if i have to pay the fine i guess that's the price of travelling out of reach of most the cagers. ie it's safer than splitting.

be aware that there is a lot of debris, risking a puncture, and cagers may decide to pull out for some reason and technically you will be both injured and in the wrong, so myself i keep to 80kph.


Ah yes, there's the difference between "Not supposed to", "Allowed to" and "Get away with." :)

that's the one:niceone:


what gets me is the time i got a puncture on the northwestern, ironically while splitting because the buslane ends at on/offramps, the bus drivers seemed to think i wasn't allowed to use the shoulder to leave my bike while i waited for a pickup, and were all to keen to hurl abuse at me sitting on the rocks by the beach.
if it was a car i would've been on the shoulder as a jack will sink in soft ground and/or topple
and of course the bike stand went straight into the dirt when i tried it.

cop pulled up and said i was perfectly legal pulled up there, but apparently it's a $150 fine if you stop on the motorway for anything other than a mechanical breakdown/emergency.
ie, if you run out of gas, make sure you tell the cops that you've siezed it or something.

[NOMIS]

A STRAIGHT ANSWER:

the signs on the motorway clearly state 'buses ONLY' - often for safety and or special route reasons like the north shore system

ltnz allows us to use all other bus lanes that aren't explicitly buses only


cops on the other hand, will usually execute common sense - i've never been pulled up but if i have to pay the fine i guess that's the price of travelling out of reach of most the cagers. ie it's safer than splitting.

be aware that there is a lot of debris, risking a puncture, and cagers may decide to pull out for some reason and technically you will be both injured and in the wrong, so myself i keep to 80kph.



that's the one:niceone:


what gets me is the time i got a puncture on the northwestern, ironically while splitting because the buslane ends at on/offramps, the bus drivers seemed to think i wasn't allowed to use the shoulder to leave my bike while i waited for a pickup, and were all to keen to hurl abuse at me sitting on the rocks by the beach.
if it was a car i would've been on the shoulder as a jack will sink in soft ground and/or topple
and of course the bike stand went straight into the dirt when i tried it.

cop pulled up and said i was perfectly legal pulled up there, but apparently it's a $150 fine if you stop on the motorway for anything other than a mechanical breakdown/emergency.
ie, if you run out of gas, make sure you tell the cops that you've siezed it or something.



I also only do 70 - 80km max, its way safer and quicker, and yes ive had a puncture from splitting also funny that haha bloody sucks eh.