South Auckland Thursday Night Ride

**jafar** · 9th July 2009, 17:05

Originally Posted by prettybillie

Sorry all - I'm out this week. Got AMCC bar duty!

It's a fine night for a run too,

**Korumba** · 9th July 2009, 22:12

Well what a clusterfuck that was.... bikes all over the Bombay's.
Still all but 2 made it to the prearranged destination, so apart from that, excellent drinking guys and gurl! Not to mention the Hot Dogs and Hot Rods.
See you all next week for some more fun and games.

**caseye** · 9th July 2009, 22:17

Nicely put that man.
Great night for it though.
Good return run cheers fellas.

**idleidolidyll** · 10th July 2009, 06:33

After I went back to find Din and Caseye then returned to that intersection you'd all fucked off. Went up that road for a bit but it soon became a 50km suburb again and couldn't see anyone.

As I said at the BP, I don't know many interesting roads out that way, just too many suburbs and straight roads. I wasn't interested in a short ride to the same pub every week so I decided to go the other way and had a great ride finally popping out on the coast at Miranda and riding back up through Kawakawa and home.

Maybe next week but sorry, if its Paddy again, I'm out for Winter.

**Korumba** · 10th July 2009, 09:51

Last night was a cock up, ride wise but I for one enjoy going to the Paddy.
I also would like to ride a longer distance if it is a nice night so I cant see why we could not venture on more of the roads east of the motorway (we did last week around the hunuas) and arrive at the pub a bit later say around 8.00.we can cover a lot of ground in an hour and a half.
I attend this ride for the company and a good night out, the ride to wherever we turn up is half the fun.

**Lula** · 10th July 2009, 10:07

Ho'Bung and a back-firing outboard.
To be honest I really go on these rides to hear the boy banter, down the odd hot dog and listen to Jafars creepy laugh

Good to see Crazy Steve put one out there for the Hot Rodders - was a knobbly now a slick!

Oh and thanks Din my jacket still stinks of burning rubber

**Korumba** · 10th July 2009, 11:02

Originally Posted by Lula

Ho'Bung and a back-firing outboard.
To be honest I really go on these rides to hear the boy banter, down the odd hot dog and listen to Jafars creepy laugh

Good to see Crazy Steve put one out there for the Hot Rodders - was a knobbly now a slick!

Oh and thanks Din my jacket still stinks of burning rubber

That Handbag did go with your outfit though!

**caseye** · 10th July 2009, 16:57

LOL a burn't out hyobag! Ouch.
Good company and a safe ride what more is there?

**idleidolidyll** · 10th July 2009, 18:34

Originally Posted by caseye

LOL a burn't out hyobag! Ouch.
Good company and a safe ride what more is there?

an interesting ride and more kms

**idleidolidyll** · 10th July 2009, 18:46

don't get me wrong on this; if you guys want to go to the same place every week and ride the same roads to get there, that's your prerogative.

I'm not team leader.

my take though is that i'm out for a thursday night bike ride not a short ride to the same pub every week.
If that's the gig i might as well drive the car.

Part of the problem with the north auckland lot is their predictability: the pigs know their routes and destinations and from what I've heard, lots have been pinged. We will end up the same.

If tradition is the thing, the original pub and a bloody good one at that, is the Clevedon. That said, I don't wanna go there every week either.

I might have ADD, dunno. But what I know is that I like change and riding new roads, different roads and going to new places.

It's nice to have good company but I'm not after a thursday night card night where we go to the same place and do the same thing.

I was overruled last night, some seemed to think the Kaiaua coast road is dangerous in winter. It isn't, I rode it last night. It wasn't any more dangerous than most of the roads you lot rode last night.

I'll ask before the rides now I guess. If it's always the Paddy, I might be seen occassionally but not very often. Frankly, I've never even been much of a drinker.

**oldguy** · 10th July 2009, 18:49

Originally Posted by idleidolidyll

an interesting ride and more kms

I went on the solo SATNR I was Lead rider and TEC
By the time I got home, had a 100 miles on me trip meter, awesome ride,
roads wet in place's.

roll on next Thursday

**oldguy** · 10th July 2009, 18:50

Originally Posted by idleidolidyll

don't get me wrong on this; if you guys want to go to the same place every week and ride the same roads to get there, that's your prerogative.

I'm not team leader.

my take though is that i'm out for a thursday night bike ride not a short ride to the same pub every week.
If that's the gig i might as well drive the car.

Part of the problem with the north auckland lot is their predictability: the pigs know their routes and destinations and from what I've heard, lots have been pinged. We will end up the same.

If tradition is the thing, the original pub and a bloody good one at that, is the Clevedon. That said, I don't wanna go there either every week either.

I might have ADD, dunno. But what I know is that I like change and riding new roads, different roads and going to new places.

It's nice to have good company but I'm not after a thursday night card night where we go to the same place and do the same thing.

I was overruled last night, some seemed to think the Kaiaua coast road is dangerous in winter. It isn't, I rode it last night. It wasn't any more dangerous than most of the roads you lot rode last night.

I'll ask before the rides now I guess. If it's always the Paddy, I might be seen occassionally but not very often. Frankly, I've never even been much of a drinker.

join me, your more than welcome. I hear your not a bad rider haha.

**idleidolidyll** · 10th July 2009, 18:59

Originally Posted by oldguy

join me, your more than welcome. I hear your not a bad rider haha.

John, I like riding with you but you leave too early for me.

I can't get home before 5.30-6 at the earliest.

If I put on the panniers we could cart a bunch of cameras off for a bit of night shooting somewhere

**Korumba** · 10th July 2009, 22:47

Originally Posted by idleidolidyll

John, I like riding with you but you leave too early for me.

I can't get home before 5.30-6 at the earliest.

If I put on the panniers we could cart a bunch of cameras off for a bit of night shooting somewhere

You must have had some fantastic photo ops last night of the moon.
Drinking???....2 beers all I had and had a blast.