St.Jim and St.Heather led 7 of us on a merry journey in the sunshine today, keeping us to a very sensible speed at all the sensible times. Don't know what the route was, but saw some more of the Waikato that I'd never visited before and experienced some lovely twisty roads. Ended up at the Bus-stop (I think?) cafe at Mangakino.
If you are ever headed to Mangakino on a sunny day like today was - take your togs! Oh, and cash too, 'cos they don't have eftpos.
Back home via Te Kuiti and a quick stop at Tiffany's cafe. Casualty of the day was silentwar's side-stand, shaking itself loose after he passed through the sound barrier. Didn't see much police presence on the road, one camera-van just before Ohaupo.
Nice way to spend a nice day. Cheers folks.
WELLINGTON: Tag-o-rama
Anyone ride today?
Despite being totally foobahed after a weekend of dance competition (and don't bloody ask - we did shit ) I ventured out this morning - looped through Rotowaro Rd from Huntly and back to Ngaruawahia. Love that road - twisty, quite fast and little traffic...
Met one copper at Te Kowhai - only one I saw.
I actually PASSED A BIKE on the Waingaro Road.... Damn - that doesn't happen very often...maybe it was someone on their first ever ride...yeah - that MUST be it...
. No pleasure is worth giving up for two more years in a rest home. Kingsley Amis
fuck yeah...
hamilton-napier-te kuiti-hamilton
had a bit of fun with a group of guys on RSV-Blackbird-Busa trying to keep the pace on the knobbly shod DR...
Had trouble trying to get the RSV around the outside
Since I've done the napier ride I've been thinking of doing the Gizzy mission next. Gotta find a reason to though.
I tell ya, the last 2 nights not so much. The bugger has been taking 3 hours to go to sleep then waking us up at 6am as well as through the night! Hopefully we've sorted it though. If not, I think Brooke might kill me tomorrow. She's none-too-happy since the truck we were looking at might have gone. It was a bloody good price too.
Oh well, too slow off the mark if it has.
Looking to see if anyone is interested in this Sunday 7th November meet up with some blast from the past bikers. let me know so we can book!!
Have a loose plan for a Sunday afternoon/twilight run.
Starting around late afternoon and finishing with tea @Naike Caves Cafe covering twisty sealed roads around the North Waikato.
Run will start at Huntly and Mercer respectivly so as to appease the Auckland and Hamilton crews, and then the 2 groups will converge and continue on to the cafe for tea, maybe go see the monster wind thingame before tea as it's just a bit further down the same road and it's sealed to the turbine bit.
Thinking about 2- 2.5 hrs of scenic Waikato then dinner at around 6pm should have you fed and heading home by 7- 7.30 which still gives decent daylight. I have checked with the cafe and they can be ready and waiting to do us an early tea if I give numbers prior, so there will be none of that swamping a hungie bunch of BFTP'ers tends to do to an eatery.
Date will be 7th of next month depending on avaliability of a few helpers.
So who's keen?
Quote Jan 2020 Posted by Katman
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Graeme Crosby will be down at the Hamilton Motorcycle Club clubnite on Thursday 4th November promoting his autobiography "Croz Larrikin Biker". Doors open at 7.30 all welcome.
You know you have not ridden for a while when you borrow your old mans Yamaha TRX 850 and go for a good tyre scrubbing session... feel Great!, Then 1 hour later have your lower back muscles collapse and not be able to walk for the next 2 days, bed ridden for Tuesday.
LOL!!!
Lesson Learn t : Keep Riding!!! a.k.a Buy a cheaper bike so you don't have to sell it :P
Other lesson, Rock climbing 2-3 times a week is doing nothing for my lower back!
Hope all is well on the Laxy front
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