Rimutaka hill ride, Sunday 30 Aug.

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

Hey everyone,

Just a note to let you all know I plan on heading over the Rimutakas to Martinborough for lunch and coffee this Sunday...the more the merrier on this ride! :scooter: All skill levels welcome.

Be good to put faces to nicknames and meet other people off KB. :yes:

If you're keen to meet up flick me a PM. Probably look at cruising round 10:30amish.

Hopefully see you there!

[Madness]

Probably look at cruising round 10:30amish.

What do the Amish think of this plan then?.

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

What do the Amish think of this plan then?.

LOL, didn't ask them...I'm going to be at my church!

[StoneY]

What do the Amish think of this plan then?.

They say ride in peace ;) and dont spare the horses-
This is LAST day before the roadworks commences everyone-

:angry2:

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

They say ride in peace ;) and dont spare the horses-
This is LAST day before the roadworks commences everyone-

:angry2:

Gotta make the most of the corners while we still have them!! See ya over there on your way back StoneY.

[Hawkeye]

I'll be going over on Sat but it will be too early for most of you. I'm playing golf at Martinborough with a kick off at 8.00am so will be leaving at around 6:45am Mate is taking the clubs over and I'm going on the bike. (both passions in one day - ya got to love it don't ya)
Once I'm finished, I'll be in Martinborough square about 1.30pm ish if anyone is around. From there - who know's? Could be out to Gladstone or .....?

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

I'll be going over on Sat but it will be too early for most of you. I'm playing golf at Martinborough with a kick off at 8.00am so will be leaving at around 6:45am Mate is taking the clubs over and I'm going on the bike. (both passions in one day - ya got to love it don't ya)
Once I'm finished, I'll be in Martinborough square about 1.30pm ish if anyone is around. From there - who know's? Could be out to Gladstone or .....?

Could always head back over on Sunday!!! :yes: ...You still got the use of the CBR?

[WuZards-Eugene]

Last time that the rimutaka's will be nice, shit, might go spend all day on the hill and make the most of it whilst there aint piles of gravel all over the road.

[mashman]

Fookety fook... i've got a weekend in paraparam at kids birthday parties... bloody kids heh... Hopefully test the Power Commander this weekend before the 12pm party kick off. What time you thinkin of heading over Krazy???

[StoneY]

Last time that the rimutaka's will be nice, shit, might go spend all day on the hill and make the most of it whilst there aint piles of gravel all over the road.

I have it on good authority they are keeping the road clean for this works- trucks will be using staging areas idway down both sides-

Initial 3 months we will have traffic control while they build giant escalators and conveyors to move the dirt and gravel well away from the road edges to these staging area's


Once conveyers built its supposedly staying 2 lanes from there on! Hope they pull it off......
(will believe it when I see it)

Oh yeah- and meet ya all in MartinB
Sunday- on way home from weeekend of debauchery-

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

Fookety fook... i've got a weekend in paraparam at kids birthday parties... bloody kids heh... Hopefully test the Power Commander this weekend before the 12pm party kick off. What time you thinkin of heading over Krazy???

Hey mate. I'll prob leave my house round 10-10:30. I'm in Tawa.

[StoneY]

Bump- 10 chr-
Come on HTFU:baby:- last day- wind? what wind?
:dodge:

[BMWST?]

bump- 10 chr-
come on htfu:baby:- last day- wind? What wind?
:dodge:

11 am bottom haywards,we got 200 tags we need a meet up!

[Drew]

I'll try to russle up a bike. Might be a very old CBR600 at this point, but it'll do if nothing else comes up.

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

I'll try to russle up a bike. Might be a very old CBR600 at this point, but it'll do if nothing else comes up.

Mate...all you need is two wheels and a motor! :headbang:

See you all there! :cool:

[Drew]

Mate...all you need is two wheels and a motor! :headbang:

See you all there! :cool:

I like to have something that'll wheelie easier, but in a pinch...

[nivram]

Mate...all you need is two wheels and a motor! :headbang:

See you all there! :cool:

Does a Hyosung count :P

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

Does a Hyosung count :P

Hell yeah a Hyosung counts! Bowl along mate, the more the merrier.... :headbang:

[scuzeme]

Will it be 10.30am depart from the caltex? ill bring my on board camera so i can get some real good footage of Drew and his number plate as he cranks the wheelies. :rolleyes:

[BMWST?]

Will it be 10.30am depart from the caltex? ill bring my on board camera so i can get some real good footage of Drew and his number plate as he cranks the wheelies. :rolleyes:

was plannin on 11 am at bottom haywards which would be 11 15 rimutex?

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

Will it be 10.30am depart from the caltex? ill bring my on board camera so i can get some real good footage of Drew and his number plate as he cranks the wheelies. :rolleyes:

Hey mate sounds good! We'll be departing from the bottom of the Haywards hill at 11:00am. Aim to be up the top round half 11.
Hope to see you there!

[scuzeme]

see you bottom of haywards if the weathers good cause im a pussy in the wet. :rolleyes:

[Cloggy]

I'll be there too if it remains dry. I can handle the wind but the bike is no fun in the wet.

[BMWST?]

well i might not be...i dont mind the wind or the wet,but i have discovered i have no brake lights at all......the back one hasnt worked since i have had the bike but now the front doesnt either....it appears to be the front brake light switch and or the wires to it..

[Drew]

The cane is screeming to be caned. Cant promise to being there, I tend to forget shit a lot.

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

well i might not be...i dont mind the wind or the wet,but i have discovered i have no brake lights at all......the back one hasnt worked since i have had the bike but now the front doesnt either....it appears to be the front brake light switch and or the wires to it..

Haha, psych!! I just finished in the garage...realised my brake light wasn't working...traced it back to a broken connection...all fixed now...(get busy Beema!)

[Cloggy]

..... i have discovered i have no brake lights at all......the back one hasnt worked since i have had the bike but now the front doesnt either....

BMW's have a brake light on the front?????

Damn those Germans are good.

:killingme

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

BMW's have a brake light on the front?????

Damn those Germans are good.

:killingme

Haha, good spotting Cloggy! ...assuming he means the front brake lever isn't activating the light....Still, can assume nothing these days!

[sinfull]

Could have been in for this, but planning on heading up manfield way to watch the classic racing !! Prolly be in the van anyway the way the weathers looking !

[BMWST?]

Haha, psych!! I just finished in the garage...realised my brake light wasn't working...traced it back to a broken connection...all fixed now...(get busy Beema!)

bulb is good,wiring from tail light to connector is good...brake light switch bad :(
All is not lost however.I found why my heated grips dont work.Some wiring butcher has been at work,the wires that should go to the switch look as tho have just been cut or maybe just yanked out.There have been some other subtle modifications too:oi-grr:.

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

bulb is good,wiring from tail light to connector is good...brake light switch bad :(
All is not lost however.I found why my heated grips dont work.Some wiring butcher has been at work,the wires that should go to the switch look as tho have just been cut or maybe just yanked out.There have been some other subtle modifications too:oi-grr:.

So are we going to be graced with the BMW's presence tomorrow? Don't worry about your brake light, you can ride safely between us and wave at us when you're going to brake. lol.

[Pedrostt500]

well i might not be...i dont mind the wind or the wet,but i have discovered i have no brake lights at all......the back one hasnt worked since i have had the bike but now the front doesnt either....it appears to be the front brake light switch and or the wires to it..

the front break light is so you can ride backwards, so you can see where you have been.

[BMWST?]

So are we going to be graced with the BMW's presence tomorrow? Don't worry about your brake light, you can ride safely between us and wave at us when you're going to brake. lol.

I dont feel right about riding with NO brake lights....

[Drew]

the front break light is so you can ride backwards, so you can see where you have been.

It was an innovation BMW made when Chris Pfiefer started stunting for them. Since his bike is often pointing in a funky direction while he's stopping.

ps; I'll likely give it a miss today with the weather looking the way it is. I'm a nancy really, dont let the bravado in my typing fool anyone.

[scuzeme]

whos still going?

[Cloggy]

Me,
Just about ready to get my gears on.
Will be at Haywards by 11.

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

Hey all,

Awesome ride today...except for one corner where I got a bit too intimate with the armco barrier! :shit:...thankfully I saved my bike by taking the brunt of the impact on my foot! :doh: Bikes fine...foot is not... Oh well, I managed to keep it upright and rode away (although changing gears was not cool!)

Anyway...just thought i'd get my say in before all the other buggers put the boot in on here! LOL.

Anyway, great company and really good to catch up with you all! Here's a few pics from the ride...Quasi has some more...chuck em up Quasi!

[Cloggy]

Not a bad little ride eh? Amazing how much warmer it was in the Wairarapa.
But I hate that hill in the wet. I'm probably being far too cautious but at least that way it won't end in tears.

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

Here's a couple more...

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

Not a bad little ride eh? Amazing how much warmer it was in the Wairarapa.
But I hate that hill in the wet. I'm probably being far too cautious but at least that way it won't end in tears.

Yeah mate, was great to meet everyone! It started blowing and pissing down as my and Hawkeye crossed the Haywards. Didn't really notice the wind picking up until we were coming around the pauatahanui inlet.

Cautious is good....stacking your expensive toy is not....Good ride mate.

[325rocket]

i nearly made this one haha. to be honest im glad i didnt, i hate getting wet.
glad your bike didnt go down bummer about your foot.

[_STAIN_]

Good wee ride, had to do it being the last day before 24hr/day hill operation starts. Yellow m/c lane little slippery when damp and is interesting how you are meant to turn into summit carpark heading south, now that it is a solid yellow line... Gaped it at just the right time with AJ, home bike in shed 2.05pm, raining 2.10. Cheers

[StoneY]

Cautious is good....stacking your expensive toy is not....Good ride mate.

Cautious is me with Missy onboard- fink I was holding everyone up- next time ill be alone and - oh- trucks- (sigh) no next times for long time-:blink:
Ill still be a woose
;)

[F5 Dave]

Well, missed you all. That's what happens when you skim read a thread. I didn't think I was going to be able to go on the ride, but I thought about it & figured it was worth pushing it & at least making the hill ride. There was only one bike as I rode past Caltex (where I assumed start was) so I just carried on.

Nice to ride the road (first time since January) for what may be the last time as it is. Missed the rain too so was the right time.

[Varkp]

yea awesome ride this morning. Excelent way to scrum in the new rear tyre on the bike.

Next weekend, cold/wet kiwi ...who's all going

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

i nearly made this one haha. to be honest im glad i didnt, i hate getting wet.
glad your bike didnt go down bummer about your foot.

Was farkin close to going down! :shit: I started off heading straight for the armco but managed to turn the bike side on...hit the gravel and slid sideways into it. Think my foots broken...hospital to confirm prob tomorrow. Tell ya what, it hurt like a bitch changing gears! :slap:

[Quasi]

Hey Team - was so cool to meet you all and get your blardy foot sorted out quick KGB. There is a whole week of Welly tags waiting out there. Some more pix from a great morning in Marty.

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

Hey Team - was so cool to meet you all and get your blardy foot sorted out quick KGB. There is a whole week of Welly tags waiting out there. Some more pix from a great morning in Marty.

Great to meet you too Quasi! Bars been open here for a while now (trying to drown my sorrows!) so will prob pootle off to the hospital tomorrow to get the foot checked.
Was a great day though and now the weather will be clearing we should be able to do it more often!

[StoneY]

I took the liberty (as we do in Wainui) of stealing all the pix that we posted and making an album of that ride.
Anyone have anymore to share of the ride today- let me know we will add them to the album
;)

[flame]

Bugger, I had sort of planned to tag along on this one. I didnt wake up till an unmentionable hour though LOL. Oh well stranger things have happened. Would have been cool to catch up with you Quasi. Next time :)

[Quasi]

I took the liberty (as we do in Wainui) of stealing all the pix that we posted and making an album of that ride.
Anyone have anymore to share of the ride today- let me know we will add them to the album
;)

Hey Stoney. I have a few more, so can email them to you to add to the album if yuo want. Didnt want to toss them all on here. Let me know if you want the others


Bugger, I had sort of planned to tag along on this one. I didnt wake up till an unmentionable hour though LOL. Oh well stranger things have happened. Would have been cool to catch up with you Quasi. Next time :)

Hiyah Flame, Would have been great to catch up. Another time. Pref when Aj has the Buell back so i can steal my bike back.:Punk: He seems to be swingin both ways and has fallen in love with the Italian Stallion:laugh:

[StoneY]

Hey Stoney. I have a few more, so can email them to you to add to the album if yuo want. Didnt want to toss them all on here. Let me know if you want the others


Yip ill pm ya my home e-mail
;)

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

Yip ill pm ya my home e-mail
;)

Hey Quasi....me too! PM on the way :Punk:

[flame]

Hiyah Flame, Would have been great to catch up. Another time. Pref when Aj has the Buell back so i can steal my bike back.:Punk: He seems to be swingin both ways and has fallen in love with the Italian Stallion:laugh:

Oh gawd.....you let AJ loose on your Monster!!!!!! he wont know what to do with THAT much power under his butt LOL

Good stuff chickie, we'll convert him yet eh :Punk:

oh....dont forget... BEARs meet this Weds at Parrot n Jigger if you can make it :)

[ajturbo]

finaly home... and able to say my bit on the ride...


thanks to Quasi, i got to feel the power of a Duc for the first time..!!!

we took the long way to the top of the hill to wait (and wait........ and wait, yeah, we were a "bit" early)in the freezing cold....
we took the east/west rd from Martin/B to that windy rd that comes out at the hill end of featherston... after stopping to check the time, we decided that we had heaps (of time) to get some gas... and for our hearts to stop beating so fast
Yeah, i found out that
a corner + a "little" speed + gravel = butt clenching time...

but the monster stayed up right... (lucky for me as i think/know that Q's girls would have killed me AFTER Q did, if ...... well i didn't go there so wont tempt fate)

i then found just how good the bike handled the hill... not being to familiar with the hill i took it easy (HONEST) and just tried to be as smooth as possible (didn't want sore kidneys ..... lol)

made it to the top with time to spare... meeting "charlie41" and some of her mates ... they buggered off, then another group... hope that's "our group".. but no... another 15min of frezzing when Scuzeme turned up... and then the rest (see Q's photo's)...

once the smokers had their smokes, we were off... sedatly... heheheheh
KGB found out that his tire was cold.....

we regrouped in featherston, and i lead out to Martin/B... till a 1098 flew by... and... well the yellow monster wanted to join in.... ( i could hear her call me to go faster..... NOW..)
Q hung on for dear life....
but when the corners came up, the monster held her ground...
and went around so smoothly....

we finished up at "hooters".. and talked shite and i finaly clicked on who the hell "Scuzeme" is.... gee talk about being blond....

after some great conversations, we headed home and as we walked in the door as it started to rain....

we (Quazi and i )felt sorry for the ones heading back over the hill... for a minuet

will be great to get my bike back asap

AJ

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

finaly home... and able to say my bit on the ride...

KGB found out that his tire was cold.....

AJ

Haha...My sources say that there was a furrow in the road on that corner...my front wheel must've hit it! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! :innocent: haha, good to catch up with ya mate...do it again real soon....minus the armco interference!

[Quasi]

Nice ride report AJ, was a pleasure to share the Italian with you