Whangamata Ride on Sunday 7th Oct

**bomma** · 28th September 2007, 08:09

Hey the guys from Wild West have told me that they are going to start going out on rides every second sunday. As stated in the title the ride will be to WHangamata on the 7th of Oct which is a sunday.

DETAILS: keep checking the details coz they may be updated
Meet: Wild West Honda 3018 Great North Rd, New Lynn
When: Sunday, 7th Oct
Time: 9.30 meet for 10am departure.
Where: Whangamata. Im not sure of the exact route.
Who: This ride is for people of all skill levels and those roads are a great place to learn some of the finer and basic skills.

Anybody who has read any posts by me about Whangamata know that i have fallen in

with the roads out there!!! Amazing sweepers and right now theyve patched up the seal on all the corners so they are in kick-ass condition with little to no gravel and near track condition seal

I'll try and make it but with my exam timetable the way it is i dont know if i have the day to spare

Cheers

EDIT: Details have been updated 7.40pm 29/09

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**Macstar** · 28th September 2007, 08:32

You are a sucker for a good ride Bomma, there's no point in saying now that you'll "try to make time", or "I can't go, have a test", cause the truth is you will go. So now that you know you are going - sort out your uni so it doesn't stress you out and ruin your ride!

Anyway, yes I can also vouch that this is a great piece of road, one I have travelled literally a 1000 times in my 20 something years of growing up in Whangamata and Auckland.

I can also say (quietly) that in all of my years of travelling through the Kopu kills (the fun sweepers part of the ride) that I have only ever seen a handful of cops and that's in the peak holiday season too.

Just keep an eye out for dead possums, land slips and pig hunters...

**bomma** · 28th September 2007, 10:56

lol thanks for that wake up call mac....you heard the man...looks like ill be going after-all

hehe n if i bin they might just take my course work marks and gimme a grade based on that (depending on how badly i fuck myself up)!! 2 A+'s, a C- and hopefully a B- :niceone its a win-win situation!!!

**klyong82** · 28th September 2007, 12:12

Originally Posted by bomma

lol thanks for that wake up call mac....you heard the man...looks like ill be going after-all

hehe n if i bin they might just take my course work marks and gimme a grade based on that (depending on how badly i fuck myself up)!! 2 A+'s, a C- and hopefully a B- :niceone its a win-win situation!!!

Can't wait till your Kwaka is in my garage maybe when you come back it has a CBR Urbantiger paint scheme as opposed to the racing green.

**Hanne** · 28th September 2007, 14:11

Originally Posted by Macstar

Anyway, yes I can also vouch that this is a great piece of road, one I have travelled literally a 1000 times in my 20 something years of growing up in Whangamata and Auckland.

Did you go to school in whangamata? Do you know Don Stewart?

**Macstar** · 28th September 2007, 14:24

Originally Posted by Hanne

Did you go to school in whangamata? Do you know Don Stewart?

Yep, he was my teacher in 1991. He was a good guy from what I remember - still kicking?

**bomma** · 28th September 2007, 15:55

Originally Posted by Macstar

that in all of my years of travelling through the Kopu kills

any reason its called the kopu kills??

or is that just a typo??!

i can see how those roads could be lethal (if you were very stupid, very heavy on the gas and very light in skill) but i was just wondering....mayb a name that only locals know or something....

**Squiggles** · 28th September 2007, 20:53

Originally Posted by Macstar

Yep, he was my teacher in 1991. He was a good guy from what I remember - still kicking?

yer, we watched the rugby the other weekend.... (he's hanne's uncle)

**Chrislost** · 28th September 2007, 21:38

ok, ill see about not working that weekend.

so bommer you HAVE to be there.

**bomma** · 28th September 2007, 21:50

Originally Posted by Chrislost

ok, ill see about not working that weekend.

so bommer you HAVE to be there.

crap i need to sort out my rear!!! dunno if i can take her into cycletreads and get the rear changed this weekend man....i need the bike so i can get in and outta uni....might just take it into wild west on sunday early and see if they can sort it while the agm goes on...really dont wanna have to ride around for too much longer on that rear aye....

**crackle** · 29th September 2007, 13:47

Hi Bomma, Craig here from WILD WEST HONDA, an update on the time frame for the Whangamata ride. It is leaving at 10am, so meet at Wild West Honda(3018 Gt North Rd, New Lynn) from 9:30 for briefing.
Cheers buddy.

**Squiggles** · 29th September 2007, 14:21

^^ thought we might be a bit late back if we went at 2

**bomma** · 29th September 2007, 19:40

Originally Posted by crackle

Hi Bomma, Craig here from WILD WEST HONDA, an update on the time frame for the Whangamata ride. It is leaving at 10am, so meet at Wild West Honda(3018 Gt North Rd, New Lynn) from 9:30 for briefing.
Cheers buddy.

cheers man updated!! hehe sweet this means i can hoon back and make it back in time for work

dont have to pull a sickie after all