South Auckland Street Skills

[Tigadee]

Essential info for the newbies to SASS:
South Auckland Street Skills or SASS

WHAT: Learning and improving Riding Skills
WHEN: Tuesday Nights
WHERE: Meet at Z (ex-Shell) Service Station, Cnr Great South Road and Taka St, TAKANINI (the one with a Burger King)
WHO: Riders new and old, and anyone getting back into Motorcycling (must be legal & hold a motorcycle license).
Weather and venue permitting - Heavy Rain may mean that we are watching DVDs. Showers are OK, look on the thread for more up-to-date information.
Depending on the number of riders and their experience levels, a short ride may be included to practice further skills. If there are enough riders, some nights can be split into two different groups.

Some nights may include:
Practicing essential skills and techniques in a quiet carpark
On-the-road practice which may see you doing up to a 1hr - 1 1/2hr ride.

WHY:
- Practice essential skills for staying alive on the road.
- Practical help with your riding.
- Fun times with fellow riders, with great stories and discussions.
- Build friendships, solicit advice and pick-up riding tips.

MEET at Z station Takanini -----------> before 6.55pm

START ride -----------------------------> 7pm

FINISH ride at ex-Manukau City Council car park for slow-speed safety exercises -----> usually 8pm-8.15pm
(next to the new Manukau train station & opp. police station)

SOCIAL time @ BRONCOS after car park exercises -----------> 8.45pm-ish

Cost: Nil, nada, zip, zero, nothing... Just your time and attention.

Details of what will be happening each week will be posted on this thread. So kick the tires and light the fires... Let's ride, aSASSins!

Disclaimer:
The SASS activity is intended to give any riders advice on their riding and to practice their skills in a safe and relaxed environment. The organisers of SASS are NOT responsible for any rider, their machines and/or any persons involved. All people attending SASS do so at their own risk.

[f2dz]

Forecast and rain radar look good.

Who's a goer for tonight?

[nzspokes]

I will be there

[f2dz]

Cool. Keen to chat about the ART days and that Ulysses 1000km ride or whatever it was that everyone was signing up for.

I'm leaning towards passing on the TT2000 this time around. Might do the next one.

[Baldyman]

I would like to join you tonight for a ride. I have been doing a lot of dirt bike riding with my son for a while and need to work on my road skills. So I would appreciate some input from the team.

[f2dz]

Sounds good, more the merrier. Catch ya there.

[nightaria]

Hope I can go tonight. got my cbr500r 3weeks ago. My very first bike. Just ride at weekends and practice at night. Only done about 300kms. Want to meet some other riders in AKL

[Sis]

Hope I can go tonight. got my cbr500r 3weeks ago. My very first bike. Just ride at weekends and practice at night. Only done about 300kms. Want to meet some other riders in AKL

We will keep an eye out for you.

[xXGIBBOXx]

Hope I can go tonight. got my cbr500r 3weeks ago. My very first bike. Just ride at weekends and practice at night. Only done about 300kms. Want to meet some other riders in AKL

They are fun bikes , have 12000 kms on my horse now . Sorry peeps I went out for a play in the weekend all that nice sun and jazz . And wifey stole monkey for the morning so when for a ride
Hope to catch ya next week all going to plan

[Sis]

You missed a great night. Twelve bikes. Couldn't have got a wider variety if we had tried.

[nightaria]

You missed a great night. Twelve bikes. Couldn't have got a wider variety if we had tried.

Twelve? Cool!! Got any pictures? After I build more confidence I'll definitely go

[xXGIBBOXx]

Twelve? Cool!! Got any pictures? After I build more confidence I'll definitely go

Go, you will have fun . and its getting lighter it night which makes it easier. The pack/club/mob go at a easy pace , at or under the speed limit . And blood good laughs with a coffee, beer or hot chocolate and chips .
Holy 12 bikes ! Is there photos ? Mint turn out

[aws]

A photo from last night, but unfortunately not all 12 bikes. Really just showing Spokies white tail light. But it was certainly an impressive line of red lights snaking down Monument Road. Great view from the rear!

[nzspokes]

Here is another vid from Hampton for those interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3duDbNCWpiI

[Sis]

Twelve? Cool!! Got any pictures? After I build more confidence I'll definitely go

Don't wait. This is what we are all about. Finding more confidence. Doing things like braking practise in the car park. Another effect is the networking so that you find riders that you like to ride with and you can get out on the weekend with them.