22 cruise this saturday

[bugjuice]

only a little bit of motorway? I thought it was all motorway down that way.


..... wait. before I have to pull out the [stupid] tags again ill go check wises.

nope, the motorway is 1, which we have to go down on to get to the service park (you know where that is, don't you..??), then on a bit further to Puke, then it's country til hammy, but even that is just single lane road after we join. It'd be no fun if it was motorway all the way, that'd be boring..

[pyrocam]

ah. I see.
can you mspaint me the route you think. sounds like a definate for me then. dont have spare 2t oil do you. or anyone?

[bugjuice]

ms paint? pfft, photoshop..
anyway, done at the same time.
and 'fraid I don't have any 2t(??) oil..

[pyrocam]

ms paint? pfft, photoshop..
anyway, done at the same time.
and 'fraid I don't have any 2t(??) oil..

ahh 2stroke. im hella poor and need a new bottle ill go buy some cheap stuff I spose.

actually I dont know where it is but let me just have a look on dar map.

btw, actually important. know what the whethers meant to be like?


*edit I only offerd paint incase you dont have anything better at work. pfft photoshop. paint shop pro

[bugjuice]

This is the service park, at the bottom of the map. You'll need to leave around 9.30 at the latest (doing 100kph on the motorway), else adjust for slower/faster speed.

On the Beach Road bridge, there's a sign for the service park 500m further on. Be in the left lane then, then turn off.

Dr Quasievil has assured me he did his anti-rain dance, so the weather should be good. If it rains, blame him. If it's hacking down in the morning and doesn't look like it'll clear, then it could be off.

021 234 7744

[pyrocam]

This is the service park, at the bottom of the map. You'll need to leave around 9.30 at the latest (doing 100kph on the motorway), else adjust for slower/faster speed.

On the Beach Road bridge, there's a sign for the service park 500m further on. Be in the left lane then, then turn off.

Dr Quasievil has assured me he did his anti-rain dance, so the weather should be good. If it rains, blame him. If it's hacking down in the morning and doesn't look like it'll clear, then it could be off.

021 234 7744

Righto.
already got no#

you will be in the orange beast I assume? I think I would have to leave about 8 cos I get lost.

[bugjuice]

Righto.
already got no#

you will be in the orange beast I assume? I think I would have to leave about 8 cos I get lost.

in? on, yes, with pillion to scare.
reeeeeeally gotta do some work now..

[pyrocam]

oop. and in a flash of lightning i realised that I know exactly how to get there. well. ive only ever been as far as the airport but I know the route and ive been to that service place before. easy as pie.

im all excited now.

edit. if anyones intrested here is my map.
which is kinda silly because its a straight line to get there and doesnt have any hamilton parts in it.

I intend to follow roadsigns if I get lost.
gonna sellotape this to my tank none-the-less

[bugjuice]

oop. and in a flash of lightning i realised that I know exactly how to get there. well. ive only ever been as far as the airport but I know the route and ive been to that service place before. easy as pie.

im all excited now.

edit. if anyones intrested here is my map.
which is kinda silly because its a straight line to get there and doesnt have any hamilton parts in it.

I intend to follow roadsigns if I get lost.
gonna sellotape this to my tank none-the-less

lol.. love the map.
We're not going to Raglan tho, so you'll save a fair bit there, and it's not all the way into Hamiton, just the skirts. I've done this ride a heap of times before, you'll be fine dude..

And I won't be going that fast, so keeping up will be fine. If I can ride it how I do tomorrow, then anyone on anything can ride it. We will be stopping énroute just for a catch up at 2 points. It'll be 'your' choice to stop for a couple of mins, or to keep on motorin.

Once on the 22, it's straight on all the way until the end. And you'll know it's the end, so the chance of getting lost is really slim, unless you turn off, in which case, you weren't listening

[pyrocam]

lol.. love the map.
We're not going to Raglan tho, so you'll save a fair bit there, and it's not all the way into Hamiton, just the skirts. I've done this ride a heap of times before, you'll be fine dude..

And I won't be going that fast, so keeping up will be fine. If I can ride it how I do tomorrow, then anyone on anything can ride it. We will be stopping énroute just for a catch up at 2 points. It'll be 'your' choice to stop for a couple of mins, or to keep on motorin.

Once on the 22, it's straight on all the way until the end. And you'll know it's the end, so the chance of getting lost is really slim, unless you turn off, in which case, you weren't listening

cheers.

The raglan thing is a bit of an overstatment but Id rather be safe than sorry.
ive put most of a tank in now so its just a filler at the stop and in hamilton and I should be fine.

curiously. how long do you intend to stay down there and whats your plan on arrival.

I dont hactually have anything to do there nor do I know anyone.
I was going to have a sqiuzz at the dicksmith powerhouse because I gave 3 years to DSE and im quite intrested in how they finally did it.

but basically Im just going for the ride

[SPman]

.....(who turns old today)

George Carlin's Views On Aging

Do you realize that the only time in our lives

when we like to get old is when we're kids?
If you're less than 10 years old,

you're so excited about aging

that you think in fractions.

"How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!"

You're never thirty-six and a half.
You're four and a half, going on five!

That's the key.

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back.
You jump to the next number ...

or even a few ahead.

"How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!"
You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16!

And then the greatest day of your life ...

you become 21.
Even the words sound like a ceremony . . .

YOU BECOME 21.
YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30.
Oooohh .what happened there?
Makes you sound like bad milk.
He TURNED; we had to throw him out.

There's no fun now.
You're just a sour-dumpling.
What's wrong?
What's changed?

You BECOME 21,

you TURN 30,

then you're PUSHING 40.

Whoa!
Put on the brakes. it's all slipping away.
Before you know it, you REACH 50 ...

and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!!
You MAKE IT to 60.
You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21,

TURN 30,

PUSH 40,

REACH 50 and

MAKE ITto 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70!
After that it's a day-by-day thing;

you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle;
you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime.

And it doesn't end there
Into the 90s, you start going backwards ...
"I Was JUST 92."

Then a strange thing happens.
If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again.
"I'm 100 and a half!"
.

[Sheep Dags]

Hey guys I'll be keen to come on my VFR400. What's the plan? Meet at Papakura Autobahn at 10.00am then ride for a few hours down 22 then come home? Sounds good to me! I'll see you tomorrow morning if the weather's good!

- Mike


EDIT: - Bugjuice, saw that you live in Takapuna, I'm in Devonport, could meet you on Barry's Point Rd, or you just keen to get going and meet up at AB?

[2_SL0]

Ill be on that road at some point so I might catch u guys.

[NhuanH]

in? on, yes, with pillion to scare.
reeeeeeally gotta do some work now..

wow, i'm impressed, the Seat CoverTM is still down with perching on the back of the Ninja - despite last weekend's shenanigans!

That's a keeper right there BJ

[bugjuice]

wow, i'm impressed, the Seat CoverTM is still down with perching on the back of the Ninja - despite last weekend's shenanigans!

That's a keeper right there BJ

yeah, she's game


As for what we're up to tomorrow, some people seem a bit concerned on times.. My intentions (not changed) is that we get to Hamilton and rest up for half an hour at Quasi's while having a burger and/or sausage on the barbie, then back up the 22. I reckon we'll be back in auckland by 2.30, 3pm. Anyone who needs to be back earlier, let me know and I'll tell you the quicker way back if you want to do some of the 22, or just head back up SH1 and go the boring way..

Deinfitely, the more the merrier tho!! Weather forcast says a bit of cloud, but dry, so should be good..