AWNMR - Auckland Wednesday Night Mentor Ride

**Disco Dan** · 2nd February 2007, 18:31

THIS IS AN OLD THREAD

What - Newbie training/confidence session
When - Wednesdays
Where - Meet at shell westgate then directed to a practice area nearby
Why - A chance for new riders and learners to get practical advice on your riding and learn new skills from site mentors.
Time - 6.30pm (Departing 7pm)

Directed at new riders looking for confidence and training -
all are welcome to attend and learn

Start with a briefing from KB Mentor followed by a short practice session in the "training area" Then a slow paced ride to put your newly learned skills to work in the "real" world.
This will NOT be a normal group ride its going to be 1 on 1 with your mentor to a maximum of 3 bikes in a group.

A stop in the middle to ask questions and recieve feedback on your riding.

Finishing at Miss Q's in Westgate for a drink/food and debriefing from mentor.

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UPDATE:

The "march thread" of AWNMR is here.

* reason? well the thread just gets to long...

* Dont forget to sign up on the calender HERE

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Please ask if you would like an escort to the venue and I will organise something for you

Just a note here folks
We are a bunch of reasonably experienced riders who are happy to pass on our riding experience in an informal way
It will NEVER replace training from Qualified instructors like the Ride Safe course or the 1 on 1 training people like TRICIA1000 are able to give you --- Frosty

PLEASE FOLKS THIS IS NOT A GENERAL OPEN RIDE -IF YOU WANNA SHOW OFF YOUR MONO SKILLS DO IT ANOTHER NIGHT

**Disco Dan** · 6th February 2007, 08:56

Suggestions folks on what you would like covered this week...

If you dont ask, you dont get!

If no-one suggests anything i'll get frosty to make everyone go round and round the roundabout for 3 hours!

**WarlockNZ** · 6th February 2007, 13:49

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

Suggestions folks on what you would like covered this week...

If you dont ask, you dont get!

If no-one suggests anything i'll get frosty to make everyone go round and round the roundabout for 3 hours!

Awesome ... we could practice getting the knee down ... LOL ...

Round and round we go ...

Seeing as this is aimed at newbies ... how about emergency stops??? quick stops save lives

**Disco Dan** · 6th February 2007, 14:54

Will be there with my cones and my cheesy grin...

**slinky** · 6th February 2007, 20:18

cant make it sorry

**crashe** · 6th February 2007, 20:22

Disco_Dan - the weather forcast isnt looking too shit hot for Wednesday night.

But then the high winds could blow it over tonight.

What time do you have set to say whether it is cancelled due to bad weather etc?

**Disco Dan** · 6th February 2007, 20:41

Originally Posted by crashe

Disco_Dan - the weather forcast isnt looking too shit hot for Wednesday night.

But then the high winds could blow it over tonight.

What time do you have set to say whether it is cancelled due to bad weather etc?

Cheers for that Crashe, this will still go ahead through light rain - but if it tips it down/very windy etc then will cancel.

Would be good for everyone to get out in the rain and get to know their bike better, how it handles etc in wet weather.

Will give you all a "yay" or "neigh" by 4pm Tomorrow.

**Big Dog** · 6th February 2007, 23:14

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

Cheers for that Crashe, this will still go ahead through light rain - but if it tips it down/very windy etc then will cancel.

Would be good for everyone to get out in the rain and get to know their bike better, how it handles etc in wet weather.

Will give you all a "yay" or "neigh" by 4pm Tomorrow.

You are making this way to difficult for dial up users.
Do a monthly thread with a weekly sign up link not a weekly. way to complicated!

I am sending you a pm. Can you txt me if you cancel? I do not have internet at work. Too many people time waste in forums.

**YLWDUC** · 7th February 2007, 11:20

the wind should make it interesting I guess. Can't be as bad as Palmy!

**Disco Dan** · 7th February 2007, 15:12

All on, and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on...

See you all at westgate folks!

**Morcs** · 7th February 2007, 16:02

So what are we doing?

**deathstar** · 7th February 2007, 16:04

well morcs your riding the bus to manurewa to get used to bus drivers and i'm going to "bring sexy back" as jt says ... fine just bringing myself

**WarlockNZ** · 7th February 2007, 16:19

Sorry guys ... i wont be able to attend tonight ... work has to be done ...

Next week tho ..

**Disco Dan** · 7th February 2007, 21:55

well interesting turnout this week...

couple of close calls in the 'braking practice' on my bike... Frosty, you were just too scary...

Kitty... nice ride you have there

And we also had a wet fart during practice that kept a few occupied...

and Quick took it doggie..... (see picture)

Frosty even got his arse slapped.

So all in all, another great session...

**Kittyhawk** · 7th February 2007, 22:15

When I first got my old kawa, I dropped her that first day when I got home. I have not dropped this new one...although, I did loose my vodafone phone, as I forgot to zip up my jacket pocket...so turned around and had a look for it but it coudnt be found...

When I was looking for that phone, I had dropped my 027 phone!! So today the bike survived but my cellphones didn't ARRRGH!!

Was good to catch up with everyone. This will be my last ride for a while...decided Im still not 100% ready to ride.

Have fun out there!!!