Ride thread

[Ragingrob]

Last time I checked the club flyer at uni it said regular rides/fix-its etc.

Here's a thread to suggest any dates/rides if you haven't made a decision yet and therefore don't wanna post up a whole new thread.

It can also be used to organise any short-notice rides if you wanna see whether a couple of others are keen.

:scooter:

RIDE THIS FRIDAY 16TH APRIL:



Time: 0900
Place: BP Autobahn, Papakura
Who: Awesome people
Why: Coro looooop

Disclaimer: The SMC takes no liability for anyone who bins on this ride, as they clearly were not awesome enough to meet the posted entry requirements.

[Squiggles]

Wanna ride to erotica on Sunday?

[Ragingrob]

Wanna ride to erotica on Sunday?

I'm also sick of commuting. I'll ride anywhere outta Auckland on Sunday and we can still try and get the locals naked though. For free too!

[Ixion]

Now we can has moar arguments about where to ride, why to ride, when to ride, whether it is permissible to ride in opne face helmet, and whether ride is on SMC time or mortal time.

EDIT: And watermelons. We can has epic arguments about watermelons. Will there be watermelons on the ride? And will they be wearing full face helmets?

[Ragingrob]

Now we can has moar arguments about where to ride, why to ride, when to ride, whether it is permissible to ride in opne face helmet, and whether ride is on SMC time or mortal time.

EDIT: And watermelons. We can has epic arguments about watermelons. Will there be watermelons on the ride? And will they be wearing full face helmets?

I'd hope no open-face helmets show up for an open-road ride. Watermelons at half-time :shit:

[Ixion]

Ah, that is me and scrap iron out then, cos in 1958 full face helmets hadn't been invented.

[Danae]

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[The Pastor]

if i recall correctly, you all voted agaisnt an events organiser at the last AGM.

[Ragingrob]

if i recall correctly, you all voted agaisnt an events organiser at the last AGM.

Everybody should organise something sometime!

[SARGE]

Ah, that is me and scrap iron out then, cos in 1958 full face helmets hadn't been invented.

still using coconuts and and flax back then huh?

[Real_Wolf]

some of us don't organise stuff cause its too much effort, and theres more interesting things to be doing.

Also some of us can't be bothered checking whether the weather will be nice.

Finally, some of us actually try to go on the SMCTNR occasionally, so if your complaining about 'no regular rides', try coming to that for once

[TOTO]

What days you got free for riding rob ?

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[motorbyclist]

Brown Fury is good to go! just needs a few days of sun to commute in to run in the new topend and she'll be sweet :D

[Ragingrob]

some of us don't organise stuff cause its too much effort, and theres more interesting things to be doing.

Also some of us can't be bothered checking whether the weather will be nice.

Finally, some of us actually try to go on the SMCTNR occasionally, so if your complaining about 'no regular rides', try coming to that for once

Too much effort to click on a website to check weather, and post up a thread?

Yep and some of us work evenings and sh16 in the dark doesn't really appeal to us anyway.

I'm not complaining about no regular rides, I'm complaining about not even the occasional ride. And by ride I mean during the day on a weekend.

But that's exactly it
some of us don't organise stuff cause its too much effort, and theres more interesting things to be doing.

The only amount of effort is that of the commitment to the ride. Picking the weather ain't hard www.metvuw.com, picking the ride ain't hard you can even leave it to be decided when ya meet, and that's all there is to it.

We had about 12 riders last time, it was awesome. But honestly if I hadn't been the organiser then I would not have come as I was shattered.

All I'm saying is that I know people are keen as mustard to ride, and all it takes is a date/idea to get one started up, it's more about the initiation than the organisation, I organised diddly squat on that last ride.


What days you got free for riding rob ?



My options are loosely Friday through to Sunday.

[Real_Wolf]

yeah, i'm just incredibly lazy

[motorbyclist]

We had about 12 riders last time, it was awesome. But honestly if I hadn't been the organiser then I would not have come as I was shattered.


+1

I've run two rides so far that I wouldn't have gone on otherwise - both ended with my bike in a ditch.

In the future I'll probably just hand off organisation to someone else.

[Slyer]

Summer is coming and SMCTNR's will be more popular.
I'm not a huge fan of pushing my limits in darkness. :bleh:

[The Pastor]

I fully think the SMC needs an event organiser, and i wouldnt mind doing that role.

[motorbyclist]

well come to the next AGM then

we decided the role was unnecessary and could ultimately discourage people from organisin' shit

[Slyer]

I fully think the SMC needs an event organiser, and i wouldnt mind doing that role.
Seeing as you can't ride and all.

[The Pastor]

i was at the last one.

and you dont have to ride to organise one.

[ital916]

both ended with my bike in a ditch.


In all seriousness, as club safety officer I recommend on any club rides you must wear a high vis vest, carry the first aid kid and at least two mini road cones in case of an accident. Its the least you can do.

[motorbyclist]

In all seriousness, as club safety officer I recommend on any club rides you must wear a high vis vest, carry the first aid kid and at least two mini road cones in case of an accident. Its the least you can do.

Well I carry a first aid kit regardless...

having a fluro won't hepl other's safety..

and cones are far less effective than people waving down traffic.

[Danae]

You guys reckon i'm ready for SH16? If so...well if thursday looks sunny i want to join you guys...just hope i'm not too slow is all. otherwise i may organise a separate ride (slow pace, few people)

[ital916]

You guys reckon i'm ready for SH16? If so...well if thursday looks sunny i want to join you guys...just hope i'm not too slow is all. otherwise i may organise a separate ride (slow pace, few people)

Dont ask us if you are ready, ask yourself danae. If you think you are confident enough then rock on.

Actually, If you have to ask someone if you are ready to ride a road, then give it a little more time.

Again I am happy to put around with you and watch how you ride, I am no instructor but it is helpful

[ital916]

Well I carry a first aid kit regardless...

having a fluro won't hepl other's safety..

and cones are far less effective than people waving down traffic.

I have never seen you carry a first aid kit. I carry on in my mac pac, and it aint small, so I dont know where you been hiding it....:laugh:

You gotta wear a fluro, its part n parcel with the job.

Cones are great for cordoning off areas.

You mean the confused panic where people wave at all and sundry coming towards a crash site. It has to be calm and organised....we should do an accident scene control course...hmmm not a bad idea actually.

[PirateJafa]

You guys reckon i'm ready for SH16? If so...well if thursday looks sunny i want to join you guys...just hope i'm not too slow is all. otherwise i may organise a separate ride (slow pace, few people)

Considering how you rode around Kaiaua, you're more than ready. :)

[Ragingrob]

You guys reckon i'm ready for SH16? If so...well if thursday looks sunny i want to join you guys...just hope i'm not too slow is all. otherwise i may organise a separate ride (slow pace, few people)

As in moon sunny? Don't they do it at night lol?

Don't do your first group ride at night!

[Real_Wolf]

don't worry about doing your first group ride at night, I did. If you do go, just stick near enough to the person in front so you can see the corners clearly, its alot easier to do it when you have someone elses headlight in front of yours

[Ragingrob]

don't worry about doing your first group ride at night, I did. If you do go, just stick near enough to the person in front so you can see the corners clearly, its alot easier to do it when you have someone elses headlight in front of yours

She asks whether she would be alright to do sh16 and you think doing it for the first time and in a group that it would be good to do at night?

And you advise that she should try to rely on the rider in front of her?

<_<

[Squiggles]

don't worry about doing your first group ride at night, I did. If you do go, just stick near enough to the person in front so you can see the corners clearly, its alot easier to do it when you have someone elses headlight in front of yours

Fail advice. Ride your own ride.

[Thani-B]

Im gonna jump in here and hijack this thread (if noone minds) I need more biker friends my own age around Auckland... . When the weather is reasonable, I usually ride on the weekend, either days, sometimes both. I do more riding out south ways, because thats where I live, but I have no problems heading central if need be to meet with someone. I dont organise rides, too paranoid about bad things happening, but I can try to remember to post and say I am riding on a particular day and who else is keen. Otherwise PM me for my number and I'll send out a mass txt or something.


You guys reckon i'm ready for SH16? If so...well if thursday looks sunny i want to join you guys...just hope i'm not too slow is all. otherwise i may organise a separate ride (slow pace, few people)

If you want a group ride to get used to them, try SATNR, Ive never ridden with any of you, so arent sure of your skill levels, but we have a learner who is with us almost every week, and Im on my GN.. nuf said.

[Slyer]

If you want a group ride to get used to them, try SATNR, Ive never ridden with any of you, so arent sure of your skill levels, but we have a learner who is with us almost every week, and Im on my GN.. nuf said.
Trust me she'll be fine with us, I'm slow as. :bleh:

[Ragingrob]

Im gonna jump in here and hijack this thread (if noone minds) I need more biker friends my own age around Auckland... . When the weather is reasonable, I usually ride on the weekend, either days, sometimes both. I do more riding out south ways, because thats where I live, but I have no problems heading central if need be to meet with someone. I dont organise rides, too paranoid about bad things happening, but I can try to remember to post and say I am riding on a particular day and who else is keen. Otherwise PM me for my number and I'll send out a mass txt or something.



If you want a group ride to get used to them, try SATNR, Ive never ridden with any of you, so arent sure of your skill levels, but we have a learner who is with us almost every week, and Im on my GN.. nuf said.

We have a winner!

Nobody ever wants to come out south but maybe with the two of us we can convince them... One day, one day! :soon:

[PirateJafa]

We have a winner!

Nobody ever wants to come out south but maybe with the two of us we can convince them... One day, one day! :soon:

South is easier for me to get to than bloody Westgate. Let's face it, only one SMCer lives out west anyway. ;)

At least out our neck of the woods we've got plenty of options available - Kaiaua, 22, Kawakawa, Miranda...

[Thani-B]

Trust me she'll be fine with us, I'm slow as. :bleh:

I should join you guys for a ride sometime. Gets a bit annoying being left behind by Din and III and all them.

[Ragingrob]

South is easier for me to get to than bloody Westgate. Let's face it, only one SMCer lives out west anyway. ;)

At least out our neck of the woods we've got plenty of options available - Kaiaua, 22, Kawakawa, Miranda...


I should join you guys for a ride sometime. Gets a bit annoying being left behind by Din and III and all them.

Oh oh oh someone pick a weekend day sometime and we'll drag the smc to our backyard for once!

[PirateJafa]

I should join you guys for a ride sometime. Gets a bit annoying being left behind by Din and III and all them.

Oh is that where bloody Din has been hiding with his R1? No wonder I haven't seen him for so long. :laugh: I might have to make an appearance then. Although first I'd need to convince Rob to ride his VFR for a change. ;)

[Thani-B]

We have a winner!

Nobody ever wants to come out south but maybe with the two of us we can convince them... One day, one day! :soon:

Lol but south has the best roads! Ive been finding it hard to find good roads out west, in my 2 tries at test riding things from colemans. Would much prefer to head south on the test bikes.

[Thani-B]

Oh is that where bloody Din has been hiding with his R1? No wonder I haven't seen him for so long. :laugh: I might have to make an appearance then. Although first I'd need to convince Rob to ride his VFR for a change. ;)

He hasnt been in a while though. Think hes been working overtime or something.

[Ragingrob]

Oh is that where bloody Din has been hiding with his R1? No wonder I haven't seen him for so long. :laugh: I might have to make an appearance then. Although first I'd need to convince Rob to ride his VFR for a change. ;)

I'd definitely be on the satnr if I didn't work :chase:

Thani, sounds good, reckon we could get a few of us at least for a pootle round south one weekend!

[Thani-B]

I'd definitely be on the satnr if I didn't work :chase:

Thani, sounds good, reckon we could get a few of us at least for a pootle round south one weekend!

Sweet as. Looking forward to it. Just as long as the weather isnt like what it is today.

[Danae]

Considering how you rode around Kaiaua, you're more than ready. :)

That sounds good. I go on the pre-NASS ride but often it is too slow...last time i went was good though, mark and a guy on a gsxr were ahead of me, the pace was great. I kept losing the green kwaka behind me. Btw, i do not think of that as a race...i just looked behind and he had fallen back, then caught up again in the straights


As in moon sunny? Don't they do it at night lol?

Don't do your first group ride at night!

daylight saving time begins on sunday, the start of tnr should be fairly light, and if we're just going back along SH1...but a weekend ride in the sun would be awesome.



If you want a group ride to get used to them, try SATNR, Ive never ridden with any of you, so arent sure of your skill levels, but we have a learner who is with us almost every week, and Im on my GN.. nuf said.

sounds pretty cool, i may check out the thread

[Real_Wolf]

squiggles, I say that assuming the person in front is not pushing it beyond her limit, and it is a good idea due to the lack of headlight sight when going into a corner, you can't see the whole corner alot of the time

[motorbyclist]

epic rage at fail internet tonight - could only sit here and watch you retards post but couldn't reply:weep:


I have never seen you carry a first aid kit. I carry on in my mac pac, and it aint small, so I dont know where you been hiding it....:laugh:
I've almost always got one on a ride, in my backpack.


You gotta wear a fluro, its part n parcel with the job.

lol :tugger:


Cones are great for cordoning off areas.
wtf would i need to cordon off an area? two small ones won't achieve that


You mean the confused panic where people wave at all and sundry coming towards a crash site. It has to be calm and organised....we should do an accident scene control course...hmmm not a bad idea actually.

wtf are you on about? I attend an accident outside my house monthly and waving down traffic from either direction is the tried and proven method until the cops arrive.

ride accidents usually don't even have a need to slow traffic as firstly there isn't that much of it, secondly, the traffic slows at the sight of bikes parked in odd spots (and the biker waving them down), thirdly the bike is usually already clear from the road

now stfu


don't worry about doing your first group ride at night, I did. If you do go, just stick near enough to the person in front so you can see the corners clearly, its alot easier to do it when you have someone elses headlight in front of yours

fucking idiot


She asks whether she would be alright to do sh16 and you think doing it for the first time and in a group that it would be good to do at night?

And you advise that she should try to rely on the rider in front of her?
common sense prevails!


squiggles, I say that assuming the person in front is not pushing it beyond her limit, and it is a good idea due to the lack of headlight sight when going into a corner, you can't see the whole corner alot of the time

all good unless they get ahead for any reason - at which point a rider tends to try to catch up to the light or slow right down; either way you're stuffed

And what about the rider ahead? who's he following? or is he just blindly riding into the night?

let's not also forget how much things can change at night; biggest issue we can't reliably see half the surface "defects" and debris, then we often can't see all of the corner ahead of us, we get blinded by glare from countless sources, we're more tired/fatigued than we would be for a day ride, and finally, it's potentially much harder to locate a downed rider and/or assess problems with broken bikes (or riders)



South is easier for me to get to than bloody Westgate. Let's face it, only one SMCer lives out west anyway. ;)
hey, westgate rides service both the westies, north shoreians and centralites - rob is stuffed nomatter where we go for a ride unless it specifically goes past karaka :bleh:



At least out our neck of the woods we've got plenty of options available - Kaiaua, 22, Kawakawa, Miranda...

you named two rides there - might pay to add the hunuas

meanwhile, out west we have the waitakeres - scenic drive, huia, piha/lone kauri, bethells, mountain rd, swanson, waitakere - plus sh16 (north of helensville), south head, riverhead, woodcocks and then for teh return trip sh1 makes a nice cruise with some good sets (especially if you avoid the new motorway)

[ital916]

ride accidents usually don't even have a need to slow traffic as firstly there isn't that much of it, secondly, the traffic slows at the sight of bikes parked in odd spots (and the biker waving them down), thirdly the bike is usually already clear from the road

now stfu


fucking idiot


Having attended a few crashes I can say people panic. I wasnt talking about you, andrew. Not everything I say revolves around you. As for the cones....sarcasm doesnt carry well over the interweeb. I was just jokin bout the vest and cones as it would be cool seing a safety officer dress over the top as a safety officer.

As for real wolfs advice, it may be fail but dont be such a cunt about it dude. Man you can be real little shitball sometimes.

Real wolf as well intentioned as that advice was, sticking to the rider in front even if they arent going hard is bad. Different riders and different bikes take different lines.

If the bike in front likes to go close to the center line and danae follows and finds herself over it, its not a good place to be; especially mid corner at night.

Danae, I dont recommend riding at night on the open road especially at night no matter how full the moon. The open road is essentially unlit meaning you have to rely on your own riding awareness and bikes headlights. If your skills arent up to scratch you might miss something bad, be it gravel mid corner, changing road condition etc.

Stick to day and DONT group ride for you first few times on the open road. If you are really keen, you, stephen and I will go with you on the open road (or any other combo of rider) but keep it either one on one or with two people accompanying you.

You are getting better every day but dont get complacent.

[Ragingrob]

Just putting it out there... I believe that Danae has done a fair bit of open road riding already anyway. She caught up with us at lunch on my Kaiaua ride, then went back via Hunuas with Jafa, roads that are a lot more technical than sh16. And Danae has been joining the pre-NASS group rides.

I didn't realise daylight saving's this weekend, so if it's actually light for the ride then I have nothing to say, just ride your own ride, as always.


P.S. People are allowed to be shitballs when it comes to advice... This is advice that learners may take to heart and put straight into practice. (Not just singling your advice out here RW, just in general).

[PirateJafa]

you named two rides there - might pay to add the hunuas

meanwhile, out west we have the waitakeres - scenic drive, huia, piha/lone kauri, bethells, mountain rd, swanson, waitakere - plus sh16 (north of helensville), south head, riverhead, woodcocks and then for teh return trip sh1 makes a nice cruise with some good sets (especially if you avoid the new motorway)

Psst... There isn't just one way to get to Miranda - the Hunuas is one way (I didn't mention it due to my inability to spell it until I sobered up) but there are plenty of other good roads out there - unfortunately while I can always remember a road, I can never remember names. Try straying off the beaten track occasionally. ;)

Most of those you named out west are just lunchtime-long trips - not "rides". ;)

[Slyer]

Danae, me and Jafa will come grab you one day and we'll do 16.
These guys will ruin the fun out of anything. :bleh:

Oh and Dushy, just because you've crashed so many times doesn't mean she will. ;)
She has scooter experience and knows exactly what bad traction is. :D

[ital916]

Just putting it out there... I believe that Danae has done a fair bit of open road riding already anyway. She caught up with us at lunch on my Kaiaua ride, then went back via Hunuas with Jafa, roads that are a lot more technical than sh16. And Danae has been joining the pre-NASS group rides.

I didn't realise daylight saving's this weekend, so if it's actually light for the ride then I have nothing to say, just ride your own ride, as always.


P.S. People are allowed to be shitballs when it comes to advice... This is advice that learners may take to heart and put straight into practice. (Not just singling your advice out here RW, just in general).

sh16 is a good road to learn on, peak and old north are alright too. A few tight corners but mainly flows well. Id stay away from woodcocks for now as it can be pretty treacherous with moss and other crap on very tight corners, blind and off camber corners.

sh16 through old north and peak then back on sh16 is good, then onto waipu if danae is keen. Have fun.

[NC]

Just ride by yourself :)

[Danae]

I've been to kaiaua three times, me n jafa didn't go back through hunua but i have ridden that road before. shelly beach too. pre-nass ride a fair few times...it's interesting riding a road you sorta know; there is one turn near there end with a barrier along the inside. although i enter near the centerline it still looks like it's gonna hit me in the head :laugh:

i'd love to go on a ride with you guys, but i reckon we should keep it as within the smc as we can

[ital916]

Just ride by yourself :)

tlr......mmmmmmmmmm I love tlrs :love:, too expensive though. People ask ridiculous amounts of money for em.

[ital916]

i'd love to go on a ride with you guys, but i reckon we should keep it as within the smc as we can

Bah! Nonsense, ride with different people when you are confident, that way you'll make plenty of friends.

[Ragingrob]

I've been to kaiaua three times, me n jafa didn't go back through hunua but i have ridden that road before. shelly beach too. pre-nass ride a fair few times...it's interesting riding a road you sorta know; there is one turn near there end with a barrier along the inside. although i enter near the centerline it still looks like it's gonna hit me in the head :laugh:

i'd love to go on a ride with you guys, but i reckon we should keep it as within the smc as we can

Yeah definitely. Well if you're free sunday and the weather looks good post it up :p

[NC]

tlr......mmmmmmmmmm I love tlrs :love:, too expensive though. People ask ridiculous amounts of money for em.

Cause they are an awesome bike, that's why they ask heaps for them ;)

[Danae]

i'll be in welly on sunday morning, but the next weekend...:ride:

[The Pastor]

fuck ur rules

[Squiggles]

SH16 ftl. </10chars>

[Slyer]

SH16 ftl. </10chars>
Yeah, Mr Adventure rider needs more gravel. ;)

[PirateJafa]

Yeah, Mr Adventure rider needs more gravel. ;)

Actually, I think he doesn't like it because it's not his normal commute route. :laugh:

[Squiggles]

Actually, I think he doesn't like it because it's not his normal commute route. :laugh:

I rode through some mud the other day, scared the shit outta me :eek:

[Thani-B]

i'd love to go on a ride with you guys, but i reckon we should keep it as within the smc as we can

Ah well Im not even at uni anymore (and I went to AUT not AU anyway) so I guess that counts me out.

[Danae]

Ah well Im not even at uni anymore (and I went to AUT not AU anyway) so I guess that counts me out.

You can come!! :eek: i'm pretty sure half the smc doesn't go to uni anymore anyways

[The Pastor]

i dont go to uni and i try and go.

although i havnt yet been on a SMC ride.....

[Thani-B]

You can come!! :eek: i'm pretty sure half the smc doesn't go to uni anymore anyways

Haha cool ok then. Well Im up for something next weekend. Just let me know the details if it happens.

[motorbyclist]

i might just throw out there that Danae and myself have been on a few rides - combined with all the NASS and other riding she's much more prepared than most learners who join open road group rides

just remember she's on a wee little fxr150 so naturally might have a bit of trouble keeping up ;)

[Thani-B]

just remember she's on a wee little fxr150 so naturally might have a bit of trouble keeping up ;)

whats that like compared to being on a gn tryin to keep up with a bunch of thou's lol, honest question

[motorbyclist]

whats that like compared to being on a gn tryin to keep up with a bunch of thou's lol, honest question

I've seen some quick GN riders, and I've managed to lead a kaiaua ride the whole way thrashing the shit out of an FXR - meanwhile i've seen some true incompetence on litrebikes and either way they're no good on a decent twisty road.

what i was saying is that while ppl may take slowness for incompetence, it actually might be in part due to a lack of straight line acceleration/speed.

but in a nutshell, the fxr handles/brakes better while the GN has moar powar (though imho not as much as it should for a 250 vs 150) - so i'd say the fxr would do better if it's a tight twisty road but you'd have to work it alot harder, and squiggles would no doubt disagree

[Real_Wolf]

K, I think I need to explain my advice more clearly.

I thought common sense would prevail but evidently it fails in this case, I'm sorry, I didn't expect Danae to be an idiot and take my meaning literally.

I did not mean follow the bike in front of yours lines in the corners, I didn't mean sit directly on them.

I simply meant, have a bike in front of you, so that you can see into the corners further, can see into the corners more clearly, and can to a lesser extent, judge the "strength" of the corner by the speeds that they are taking into it and out of it.

From personal experience it is ALOT easier to ride at night (and drive) when there is a vehicle in front of you, simply due to the extended field of vision.

If you can prove me wrong, that, assuming the person following is not an idiot, it is 'bad advice' to travel with someone who is more used to riding at night in front, then feel free, but please try not to pick my arguments to pieces with a strawman fallacy.

Sure, I didn't explain my point precisely, saying "keep a safe breaking distance, use their lights to see the corner up ahead, judge the angle of the corner and slow down safely, lean into corner, but not excessively, keeping sight of where the corner is going, start straightening up as the corner ends, put on some throttle, travel behind the person in front who has just done the same thing at roughly the same speed, with enough breaking distance that if they had to emergency stop you could easily come to a stop without causing trouble"

While we're at it, should I also inform the people that they should stay on the left hand side of the road, and not drive on the right of the middle yellow lines? Cause I didn't explicitly state that, and since you assumed I meant 'follow the lines someone takes into and out of a corner very closely' I am taken to understand you might have assumed I also meant "travel on the right hand side of the road at all times for safety"

Here, I drew a better picture explaining my reasoning. I suck with paint, and am not artistic

[Ragingrob]

Ok...

Now back to organising rides!!! Could be keen for a putt putt on Sunday after fix-it perhaps.

[Phurrball]

Ok...

Now back to organising rides!!! Could be keen for a putt putt on Sunday after fix-it perhaps.

Yaaaaay!

Sunday rides FTW! Big Yellow is good to roll, shame her rider is rusty as all hell after 6 months of pure commuting on little bikes :crazy:

I'm good for a cruise anyways...

[Ixion]

My riding situation is somewhat comprimised at the moment by life events (other people's, not mine).

So I cannot undertake to organise anything - passing in silence over the fact that I never DO organise anything , enlightened chaos is more my thing.

But if something is going down , I may be a starter . Depending on said life events.

Someone pick a random place and time and then sort out a destination from there.

Symonds St. Sunday

Someone nominate a time

Destination unknown. It's a small island, how far can one go?


Mangawai ? Or Monawai ? Or something? The place with the pub north of Wellsford.

Y' head to Wellsford, then head east. Or maybe west, I always get those two confused. Anyway , hang a right heading norf a bit past Wellford, then wiggle and jiggle a bit and y' come out at this nice pub on the sea coast. Big dunes opposite.

[Ragingrob]

Sounding good. If anyone's keen to organise it jump right on in... I have a few plans up in the air on Sunday so can't commit quite yet but if no plans come to place then I'm keen as.

If all else fails and I'm free on Sunday I'll put up a late notice thread in the morning if nothing else has been set and if the weather's still mint.

:scooter:

Thani I know you're watching, if it's on you can come in with me and meet some of the crew.

[Thani-B]

Thani I know you're watching, if it's on you can come in with me and meet some of the crew.

Haha ok you got me. Depends on how hungover I am from Sat night. And what times etc cos I'll be coming up from Hamilton.

[klyong82]

Is there a ride?

[Ragingrob]

Precisely why I didn't organise anything haha. Night of no plans ended up busy till 4am again... Not ideal for riding.

A lazy sunday sitting on a mate's deck with tui in hand was on the cards for me.

[motorbyclist]

K, I think I need to explain my advice more clearly.

I thought common sense would prevail but evidently it fails in this case, I'm sorry, I didn't expect Danae to be an idiot and take my meaning literally.


the whole of KB clearly took your advice the wrong way

YES - headlights of other vehicles are helpful

NO - that does not make it suitable for a learner

that is all that needs to be said.



Sure, I didn't explain my point precisely, saying "keep a safe breaking distance, use their lights to see the corner up ahead, judge the angle of the corner and slow down safely, lean into corner, but not excessively, keeping sight of where the corner is going, start straightening up as the corner ends, put on some throttle, travel behind the person in front who has just done the same thing at roughly the same speed, with enough breaking distance that if they had to emergency stop you could easily come to a stop without causing trouble"


brave man.... brave man.

[Real_Wolf]

yeah, i forget that the entire KB is filled with foolish people and whiners, who take everything literally with no leeway of basic intelligence

[Ixion]

We can has moar witch hunts? Even if we can not has moar rides.

[Phurrball]

A Sunday ride was had here:

Mrs Phurrball and I managed a pleasant jaunt on Big Yellow up north-west ways, culminating in fush'n'chups on the way through Warkworth.

Yay! An actual ride which wasn't a commute!

(Had to be 'good' though, with SWMBO on the back)

[Squiggles]

SWMBO

Bwahaha, revolt revolt!

[PirateJafa]

Bwahaha, revolt revolt!

You're a braver man than you are sane. Ingrid would put down any sign of insurrection with an iron fist. She would make Beria look like a girl scout.

[Phurrball]

You're a braver man than you are sane. Ingrid would put down any sign of insurrection with an iron fist. She would make Beria look like a girl scout.

Hehe - she did spot a :Police: under a bride on Upper Harbour Highway before I did - sharp dig to ribs, a dab of brake and a roll off, and my wallet was safe again.

(Not that I ever know my exact speed due to over reading MPH speedo - I suspect a baby-murdering 115-120 on this occasion)

[Ixion]

Is there a ride?

Yes, but I went alone. Organising group rides is too much of a mission now with all these new rules.

[Danae]

I may be lucky enough to go dirtbike riding this weekend; if so I'll probably be too knackered for a ride but we'll see. I'm still keen as.

[klyong82]

Yes, but I went alone. Organising group rides is too much of a mission now with all these new rules.

Well I made the best of it and rode on my own too...:2thumbsup

[Ixion]

We needs somewhere to arrange (NOT ORGANISE) rides (NOT GROUP RIDES) off the radar,not get caught up in all the new rules. h

[Slyer]

We needs somewhere to arrange (NOT ORGANISE) rides (NOT GROUP RIDES) off the radar,not get caught up in all the new rules. h
How about a collection of people riding motorcycles heading in the same direction towards a place all at once?

[Ixion]

How about a collection of people riding motorcycles heading in the same direction towards a place all at once?

Heading in the same direction ?

At the same time ?

:rofl: :killingme:killingme

Since when did THAT ever happen on an SMC ride?

[Real_Wolf]

When Andrew isn't along being late and getting lost

[motorbyclist]

late? yes. lost? no.


We needs somewhere to arrange (NOT ORGANISE) rides (NOT GROUP RIDES) off the radar,not get caught up in all the new rules. h

it's a guide, not rules - if they had their way though they'd ban any riding that wasn't specifically planned to avoid travelling within sight of another bike, on any corner, and using any more than half throttle

[Squiggles]

RQ voids argument XD

[Real_Wolf]

late? yes. lost? no.




I am reminded of when we went to check out the GSX, and you said "I'm going to come along the 16"

Then you didn't come along the 16 at all, were lost, and caused some decent delay in the confusion

[The Pastor]

just remember kids, i dont do math.

[Ragingrob]

Tomorrow I'll be in at uni, with nothing too strenuous on really... Could be keen for a quick ride at 2pm out Piha or something and back for the chiller.

[Thani-B]

Tomorrow I'll be in at uni, with nothing too strenuous on really... Could be keen for a quick ride at 2pm out Piha or something and back for the chiller.

Riding during the day during the week, man I miss that, stupid work :weep:

[Ragingrob]

Riding during the day during the week, man I miss that, stupid work :weep:

I was keeping an eye on the weather for Sunday, but right now it looks like I may not be in a fit state to ride on Sunday :zzzz:

Actually, Saturday morning looks alright and I'm free till midday. Keen for sh22 nice and early perhaps?

[Thani-B]

Actually, Saturday morning looks alright and I'm free till midday. Keen for sh22 nice and early perhaps?

Oh is Sat morn looking ok? I was meant to be going test riding if the weather was ok. Still have lots of bikes to try before I decide what Im going to buy. I'll have to let you know.

[motorbyclist]

RQ voids argument XD

rq?


I am reminded of when we went to check out the GSX, and you said "I'm going to come along the 16"

Then you didn't come along the 16 at all, were lost, and caused some decent delay in the confusion

my recollection of events is entirely different

[Real_Wolf]

I have a witness... do you?

[motorbyclist]

probably posted it up in a KB winge thread for all to see

[Real_Wolf]

nah, too much effort to do that

[Ragingrob]

So... I don't finish exams till the 16th, definite coro loop that week sometime... Any preference as to what day?

[shingo]

So... I don't finish exams till the 16th, definite coro loop that week sometime... Any preference as to what day?

I vote for the 22nd ;)

[Rayray401]

So... I don't finish exams till the 16th, definite coro loop that week sometime... Any preference as to what day?

17th...or 19th...i gotta take my sis to airport on 18th =.=

[Ragingrob]

17th...or 19th...i gotta take my sis to airport on 18th =.=

Sweet I'm thinking fri, sat or sun.

[Ragingrob]

I vote for the 22nd ;)

As in you'll actually be here??

[shingo]

As in you'll actually be here??

Assuming i still own my bike, and stevo gets a warrant for it in the preceeding week. Yes, I will be there.

I will also be keen for rides from the 23rd-28th depending on the already mentioned criteria.

[Ragingrob]

Assuming i still own my bike, and stevo gets a warrant for it in the preceeding week. Yes, I will be there.

I will also be keen for rides from the 23rd-28th depending on the already mentioned criteria.

Mint bro it's ooooon!!!! :headbang:

[Squiggles]

Assuming i still own my bike, and stevo gets a warrant for it in the preceeding week. Yes, I will be there.

I will also be keen for rides from the 23rd-28th depending on the already mentioned criteria.

I prolly can... no interest in the last two weeks :buggerd:

[shingo]

I prolly can... no interest in the last two weeks :buggerd:

My plan is working brilliantly then :cool:

[Thani-B]

Sweet I'm thinking fri, sat or sun.

Im keen if its on a weekend. And if bike is fixed.

[Ragingrob]

Im keen if its on a weekend. And if bike is fixed.

Cool yeah I'm thinking most people will prefer the weekend. Should be mint, hopefully we'll have reliable weather by then :2thumbsup

[rie]

nyooooo...

My fault for getting a job in the weekend. Will be missing heaps of rides this summer :( :( :(

[Danae]

nyooooo...

My fault for getting a job in the weekend. Will be missing heaps of rides this summer :( :( :(

Ah but you will get petrol money for the ones you can go on. ;) Unlike me, who will probably end up working in Foodtown if I'm lucky.

[motorbyclist]

what's the bet that dushy will be absent from SMC rides for yet another summer?

[Slyer]

what's the bet that dushy will be absent from SMC rides for yet another summer?
Very high.

[Ragingrob]

nyooooo...

My fault for getting a job in the weekend. Will be missing heaps of rides this summer :( :( :(

Who the hell works weekends :bash:

When you don't have uni midweek!?!?!


what's the bet that dushy will be absent from SMC rides for yet another summer?


Very high.

+1

[motorbyclist]

what's the bet that dushy will be absent from SMC rides for yet another summer?


Very high.



+1

oh lol I troll him for all of 5 minutes and he's already spat the dummy :laugh:

[Rayray401]

Ah but you will get petrol money for the ones you can go on. ;) Unlike me, who will probably end up working in Foodtown if I'm lucky.

try BK, lol, just got a job there @@


nyooooo...

My fault for getting a job in the weekend. Will be missing heaps of rides this summer :( :( :(

i agree with rob, why would you work weekends? @@

[Ragingrob]

Just quietly... I'm still planning for a coro the weekend after exams probably Saturday 21st but could maybe do Sunday 22nd if that suits others better. Keep that weekend in mind!

;)

[Ragingrob]

And by coro I mean a full day's worth of riding as many k's as possible around the coromandel with a mean lunch at halftime. Absolutely cruising and enjoying hopefully good weather and the fact that it'll be holidays. It'll be organised good and proper so people know exactly what to expect, closer to the time.

[PirateJafa]

Why didn't ya come with us yesterday, ya pansy? ;)

And what's this "cruising" business? The SMC'll be losing it's reputation at this rate!

[shingo]

Just quietly... I'm still planning for a coro the weekend after exams probably Saturday 21st but could maybe do Sunday 22nd if that suits others better. Keep that weekend in mind!

;)

Make it Sunday and i'll be there. I don't get into NZ till mid Saturday so can't make it then.

[Ragingrob]

Why didn't ya come with us yesterday, ya pansy? ;)


And what's this "cruising" business? The SMC'll be losing it's reputation at this rate!

1. I didn't get informed of a ride.

2. I had an essay to write hungover.

3. I didn't get informed of a ride.

;)


Make it Sunday and i'll be there. I don't get into NZ till mid Saturday so can't make it then.

I'll do my best!

[Squiggles]

1. I didn't get informed of a ride.


Lies, i told you i was going that way early last week!

[Ragingrob]

Lies, i told you i was going that way early last week!

Psssh well I'm not gonna be going out to have kinky sex with Hanne's grandparents am I!!! :dodge:

[Danae]

If it's a cruisy coro (not coro GP) I might be keen. I should probably get some more open road riding practice in before then.

[klyong82]

Could be keen for the ride..

[Rayray401]

meh, not too keen for sundays, its when i sleep in..

[Squiggles]

meh, not too keen for sundays, its when i sleep in..

Then go to bed early on sat?

In other news, i'll be departing early Sunday morning for Taupo, the have a go day starts @ 9:30am

[Rayray401]

Then go to bed early on sat?

In other news, i'll be departing early Sunday morning for Taupo, the have a go day starts @ 9:30am

Nope, church too. so it leaves me with only the afternoon and night

[Ragingrob]

If it's a cruisy coro (not coro GP) I might be keen. I should probably get some more open road riding practice in before then.

Only Jafa likens himself to Rossi :scooter:


Then go to bed early on sat?

In other news, i'll be departing early Sunday morning for Taupo, the have a go day starts @ 9:30am

As in this sunday coming up or sunday the 22nd?

[PirateJafa]

Only Jafa likens himself to Rossi :scooter:

Rossi? Hah, what a poser.

Now Raj on the other hand... :love:

[pocketcracker]

gos to input sumthing farken cool here but just my presents on the page says enough ...

ROSSI .. PHHEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW! .. pocketcracker ..MMMMMMMM !

[Ragingrob]

Keen for Kaiaua tomorrow anybody? Check the thread.

[Ragingrob]

Everyone keep Sunday the 22nd pencilled in their diary. That's the plan so far for a coromandel ride.

Just curious, who would be keen to really keep it casual and be up for taking togs for a swim and even chucking some bangers, bread, and sauce in for a bbq at a beach/park rather than hitting up the coroglen?

Just a thought.

[Danae]

Just curious, who would be keen to really keep it casual and be up for taking togs for a swim and even chucking some bangers, bread, and sauce in for a bbq at a beach/park rather than hitting up the coroglen?

Just a thought.

That sounds fantastic!!

[Real_Wolf]

I'd be keen for more of a hang than a ride, riding is fun bit it is rather lonely as ya can't chat to people (so keen for some bike-bike radiosets).

Dunno bout swimming, cause i'm not a swimming person, but keen to ride out to some nice beach/park a decent distance away and have a nice bbq of some sort after exams

[Ragingrob]

That sounds fantastic!!


I'd be keen for more of a hang than a ride, riding is fun bit it is rather lonely as ya can't chat to people (so keen for some bike-bike radiosets).

Dunno bout swimming, cause i'm not a swimming person, but keen to ride out to some nice beach/park a decent distance away and have a nice bbq of some sort after exams

Sweet could be a plan then. If others are keen then I can easily carry all the food chucked in my top box. Would be mint to have a big rest in the sun halfway round the coro!

I'll have to see where some free bbqs are :soon:

[shingo]

Sweet could be a plan then. If others are keen then I can easily carry all the food chucked in my top box. Would be mint to have a big rest in the sun halfway round the coro!

I'll have to see where some free bbqs are :soon:

I just put off a family BBQ for this lol, so you know i'll be there :Punk:

[Ragingrob]

I just put off a family BBQ for this lol, so you know i'll be there :Punk:

Mean that's 4 people keen for a coro/bbq :sunny:

[motorbyclist]

definitely maybe?

[Ragingrob]

definitely maybe?

:yes: We will both you and AGM over!

[Rayray401]

Im in! 10char

[Ragingrob]

Im in! 10char

Mint!!!

An online search reveals nothing in terms of any beachside bbqs... If all else fails we can hit up my uncles bach in Pauanui and make use of the barbi, that would be some 250km from our starting point though haha kinda getting starving by then!!

[gavjn]

im in, not too much for the cruising... save that for the highways in between imo... havnt been on a good ride with any1 above a 250 for a while (altho i did manage to find a group of 600s on the way for a little while), need sum fun :D

there MAY also be RUMORS of a possible team zx....
sum1s gota slam team viffer in2 the ground :p

[Ixion]

From memory there's (primitive) BBQ facilities at that beach around from Coromandel township. About three wiggle and a hill onward to Colville.

Or, just a hole on the beach , some driftwood and a bit a metal (the ball scrapers on Meridan Triumphs were perfect for this )

[Ragingrob]

im in, not too much for the cruising... save that for the highways in between imo... havnt been on a good ride with any1 above a 250 for a while (altho i did manage to find a group of 600s on the way for a little while), need sum fun :D

there MAY also be RUMORS of a possible team zx....
sum1s gota slam team viffer in2 the ground :p

Sweet man, yep well people will go their own pace in the twisties it's all good :yes:

Team viffer ftw :wari:

[Ragingrob]

From memory there's (primitive) BBQ facilities at that beach around from Coromandel township. About three wiggle and a hill onward to Colville.

Or, just a hole on the beach , some driftwood and a bit a metal (the ball scrapers on Meridan Triumphs were perfect for this )

Around coromandel would be a pretty good place for a break :yes:

So far options for bbq could be coromandel, onemana, or pauanui. Decision can be made closer to the date but be good to have info on them now!!!

[PirateJafa]

Sod waiting until Coromandel Town. That's pretty much at the end of the Coro loop.

Assuming you're doing the loop anti-clockwise. Which is safer and more fun.

[Ragingrob]

Sod waiting until Coromandel Town. That's pretty much at the end of the Coro loop.

Assuming you're doing the loop anti-clockwise. Which is safer and more fun.

Hmmm anti-clockwise is actually quite nice ain't it, hadn't thought bout that. Well then... Where would you suggest if we were heading that way? I'm planning on not doing the bottom half (i.e. we'll head straight over to Kopu), as if we're going for a swim and chilling for a while we'll never get back by dark.

[PirateJafa]

Hmmm anti-clockwise is actually quite nice ain't it, hadn't thought bout that. Well then... Where would you suggest if we were heading that way? I'm planning on not doing the bottom half (i.e. we'll head straight over to Kopu), as if we're going for a swim and chilling for a while we'll never get back by dark.

Heading over Kopu and then up through Tairua puts you at Coroglen bang on lunchtime.

If you guys are going clockwise, I'll do it anti-clockwise by myself. Less traffic going that way too.

[Ragingrob]

Heading over Kopu and then up through Tairua puts you at Coroglen bang on lunchtime.

If you guys are going clockwise, I'll do it anti-clockwise by myself. Less traffic going that way too.

Coroglen has a) No beach and b) No bbq

[PirateJafa]

Pauanui is nearby.

[Ragingrob]

Pauanui is nearby.

Pauanui is just 45min from Kopu... So that'd be equivalent to getting to Coromandel if going the other way.

Hmmm, damn logistics!

I'd love to find a bbq to use up around Whitianga that'd be perfecto.

Or seriously... If we're going anti-clockwise and leave about 9 or so, we could have the usual couple of quick stops for breaks and plan for near Coromandel by lunchtime and have a nice long break and swim + food, then finish with the trip back down the coast... Thoughts?

[Squiggles]

Clockwise is better imo, keeps you away from the crap falling off the cliff on the way up the west

[motorbyclist]

Clockwise is better imo, keeps you away from the crap falling off the cliff on the way up the west

it also makes every right hander a blind one.

I'd rather the lefts be blind, when I'm out of the way of traffic cutting corners....


either way, what with a bbq, swim and coro loop you guys are going to be knackered - might be something to take into account before you all go planning some mammoth route

[Rayray401]

it also makes every right hander a blind one.

I'd rather the lefts be blind, when I'm out of the way of traffic cutting corners....


either way, what with a bbq, swim and coro loop you guys are going to be knackered - might be something to take into account before you all go planning some mammoth route

hmmm, i agree with him, never been coro before XD, dunno what the twisties are like

[Ragingrob]

it also makes every right hander a blind one.

I'd rather the lefts be blind, when I'm out of the way of traffic cutting corners....


either way, what with a bbq, swim and coro loop you guys are going to be knackered - might be something to take into account before you all go planning some mammoth route

Yeah that's why I'm planning a half coro. A bbq and swim will be a better break then a short break at the pub I reckon I'll feel more refreshed and onto it when I jump back on the bike!

[Ragingrob]

hmmm, i agree with him, never been coro before XD, dunno what the twisties are like

Imagine a bunch of these joined together in a line for a few hours.

[Rayray401]

Oh yeah, didnt I hear from somewhere that Coro's going to be crawling with cops now? something about motorcyclists using it as a racetrack?

[Ragingrob]

Oh yeah, didnt I hear from somewhere that Coro's going to be crawling with cops now? something about motorcyclists using it as a racetrack?

Good, the less fuckers on the road the better :yes:

[motorbyclist]

Oh yeah, didnt I hear from somewhere that Coro's going to be crawling with cops now? something about motorcyclists using it as a racetrack?

seriously, you can more than enough fun there without needing to break the limit or do anything excessively dangerous - these are nice tight twisties with the occasional open interlude.

Prime territory for team V4

[Thani-B]

What do you mean by half coro? And hot water beach isnt too far from Coroglen. I may be keen.

[PirateJafa]

What do you mean by half coro? And hot water beach isnt too far from Coroglen. I may be keen.

A half Coro is the route we took. :)


Oh yeah, didnt I hear from somewhere that Coro's going to be crawling with cops now? something about motorcyclists using it as a racetrack?

Me'n Raj and some others did a "snappy" paced Coro loop the weekend after they "declared" that.

Didn't get so much as a whiff of the constabulary for the entire loop.

[Ragingrob]

seriously, you can more than enough fun there without needing to break the limit or do anything excessively dangerous - these are nice tight twisties with the occasional open interlude.

Prime territory for team V4

:scooter:

:rockon:

It ain't like sh16 where you almost have to speed to make the corners worth it.

[Ragingrob]

What do you mean by half coro? And hot water beach isnt too far from Coroglen. I may be keen.

The loop starting at Kopu and reaching Coromandel at its highest point.

The full coro includes going down through whangamata down to Waihi etc.

The half will take us the full day with the bbq and is definitely enough riding to make me sore the next day anyway!

[Thani-B]

The loop starting at Kopu and reaching Coromandel at its highest point.

The full coro includes going down through whangamata down to Waihi etc.

The half will take us the full day with the bbq and is definitely enough riding to make me sore the next day anyway!

Oh ok, I didnt realise that was only half lol, I will have to do the full one sometime I think. I've done each bit separately before, need to do it all together.

Yeah depending on various things, hopefully I shall be able to make this one.

[Ragingrob]

Oh ok, I didnt realise that was only half lol, I will have to do the full one sometime I think. I've done each bit separately before, need to do it all together.

Yeah depending on various things, hopefully I shall be able to make this one.

Yep I haven't done the full either... Whenever I've done the top half it has taken the most part of the day anyway cause we always have a few stops and photos and a decent lunch.

Over summer I'll look at doing the full coro on a weekday I reckon, way less traffic and less chance of being hungover!

[Ragingrob]

Damn logistics... I'm thinking just the usual coro, then do the bbq thing later in summer when I've scoped out some mean barbis and it'll be hotter for a swim too.

Keen keen keen I can't wait for a ride. Be good to have full smc ppl too! I'll post up a single thread this weekend confirming times and places :)

[Squiggles]

Damn logistics... I'm thinking just the usual coro, then do the bbq thing later in summer when I've scoped out some mean barbis and it'll be hotter for a swim too.

Copout, go clockwise and stop out at Kuaotunu or keep going down to Pauanui or Whangamata. Only pansies need to stop as often as you guys.

[Ragingrob]

Copout, go clockwise and stop out at Kuaotunu or keep going down to Pauanui or Whangamata. Only pansies need to stop as often as you guys.

When was the last time you did a coro with us... Never?

Are there bbqs at Kuaotunu?

I'm using the place at Pauanui the next weekend, so don't wanna impose by using it this weekend too.

[Danae]

Copout, go clockwise and stop out at Kuaotunu or keep going down to Pauanui or Whangamata. Only pansies need to stop as often as you guys.

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[Squiggles]

When was the last time you did a coro with us... Never?

Dunno, you probably slept in/hungover/cbf'd/excuse of the day :lol:

Dont know of barbies @ Kuaotunu but there's a mean dairy where they sell some huuuge icecreams :D

[PirateJafa]

Dunno, you probably slept in/hungover/cbf'd/excuse of the day :lol:



Squiggles... we've found your twin?

The similarities... they are astonishing!

[Squiggles]

The similarities... they are astonishing!

Nah, i just say im not coming, not yeah yeah yeah oh wait nah :lol:

[Ragingrob]

There are bbqs and toilets and shop at Papaaroha, 10 minutes north of coromandel.

That's only 126km from Kopu going anti-clockwise!

I reckon we hit it yeah?

So we can leave Kopu anti-clockwise all the way to coromandel, head up to papaaroha, chill for a long lunch in the sun, then head back down the coast to finish. Thoughts?

[Squiggles]

Thoughts?

Go clockwise ;)

[Ragingrob]

Go clockwise ;)

Reasons?

Then lunch would be only like 45mins into the ride!

[Squiggles]

Reasons?

Then lunch would be only like 45mins into the ride!

Kuaotunu or further down imo ;)

[PirateJafa]

Reasons?

Then lunch would be only like 45mins into the ride!

He's never done a Coro before, forgive the poor lad.

[Squiggles]

He's never done a Coro before, forgive the poor lad.

I was doing the coro before sam stopped playing battlefield ;)

[Ragingrob]

Kuaotunu or further down imo ;)

You want raw sausages?

[PirateJafa]

I was doing the coro before sam stopped playing battlefield ;)

Log off your computer next time, digital Coro's don't count.

[Squiggles]

Log off your computer next time, digital Coro's don't count.

You have no idea how long it takes to streetview the coro!


You want raw sausages?

I might know of a barbeque around there ;)

[Ragingrob]

You have no idea how long it takes to streetview the coro!



I might know of a barbeque around there ;)

You know if you tell me stuff then I may actually be able to plan stuff... :pinch:

[motorbyclist]

Go clockwise ;)

nah go anticlockwise

[Hanne]

flip a coin :P

[Squiggles]

flip a coin :P

My coin says clockwise :woohoo:

[Ragingrob]

Fingers crossed for weather

[Squiggles]

Fingers crossed for weather

Got another ride for ya rob... meet me @ the southbound onramp nearest to yours @ 1:30 on Tues :scooter:

[Ragingrob]

Got another ride for ya rob... meet me @ the southbound onramp nearest to yours @ 1:30 on Tues :scooter:

Yep I can do that... In the car... On the way to work...

Where you off to?

[Squiggles]

In the car...

Sweet, you can rescue andrew when the H100 holes a piston... ima ridin to welly of course :scooter:

[Ragingrob]

Sweet, you can rescue andrew when the H100 holes a piston... ima ridin to welly of course :scooter:

At 1pm on Tuesday?

[Squiggles]

At 1pm on Tuesday?

Lol, see you Monday :scooter:

[Ragingrob]

Lol, see you Monday :scooter:

You're on drugs hobo

[gavjn]

i got a place on the waterways at pauanui that we can use depending on numbers, if i can get a close-to-roundabout definate number of attendance... we cud posibly use that

[Ragingrob]

i got a place on the waterways at pauanui that we can use depending on numbers, if i can get a close-to-roundabout definate number of attendance... we cud posibly use that

Someone's lucky. I'm actually down at Pauanui the weekend after haha! Often go fishing off that public jetty in the waterways and perv on all the flash houses.

Anyway, yeah I guess we'll see how many people are keen on the ride in the new thread and that could be an option depending on numbers.

:rockon:

[Ragingrob]

Soooo.... Anyone keen for a ride this long weekend sometime?

[Rayray401]

Soooo.... Anyone keen for a ride this long weekend sometime?

Cant, something wrong with the charging system of the viffer >< getting it checked out, but def keen in second week of hols!

[Dare]

I'm keen! How far though?

[Ragingrob]

Cant, something wrong with the charging system of the viffer >< getting it checked out, but def keen in second week of hols!

Reg/Rec? Keen


I'm keen! How far though?

No idea... Went up sh16 with a pillion virgin today just randomly, boring road!

[Rayray401]

Reg/Rec? Keen



No idea... Went up sh16 with a pillion virgin today just randomly, boring road!

Yeah, getting it checked out, was so gutted eh.

and how was that? was she/he freaked out? XD

[Ragingrob]

Yeah, getting it checked out, was so gutted eh.

and how was that? was she/he freaked out? XD

Yeah they absolutely loved it

[rie]

the long weekend is tampered with angry civilians in malls, leaving the roads completely FREEEEEE. I attempted a ride out west taking the memory-laden sh16-er but my plans rapidly depleted as soon as I saw a pub at riverhead. The gixxer happily hopped into the carpark even before the fan had the chance to start wheezing, which is an indicator of a prematurely interrupted ride indeed.

But I maintain that sh16 is still a nice road for a quick blast and have yet to take the gixxer through it so I will definitely do it sometime during the uni break. Hopefully you got some rides in this easter! :D

[jono035]

Nice. I ended up riding back from Dairy Flat at 2am in the rain with only a dark tinted visor... Couldn't see shit, was riding well under the speed limit, got a bit damp, had a blast... Gotta love it.

[rie]

Nice. I ended up riding back from Dairy Flat at 2am in the rain with only a dark tinted visor... Couldn't see shit, was riding well under the speed limit, got a bit damp, had a blast... Gotta love it.

amen to that.

[Ragingrob]

Beautiful day today, anybody interested in a short ride to Kaiaua and back round over Hunuas?

[PirateJafa]

Did Kaiaua yesterday. Roads are in great condition though, and saw no rozzers about. Have fun!

[jono035]

Beautiful day today, anybody interested in a short ride to Kaiaua and back round over Hunuas?

Yeah, I'd be keen for that. When were you thinking of getting started?

[Ragingrob]

Yeah, I'd be keen for that. When were you thinking of getting started?

Fuck it's a mint day huh! Ummm maybe after lunch like 1pm? I would rather be on the road and riding, not planning on stopping in Kaiaua for a long lunch or anything.

Easiest place for me to meet anybody that's keen is Clevedon, by the town hall kinda place just before the roundabout on the left.

[jono035]

Fuck it's a mint day huh! Ummm maybe after lunch like 1pm? I would rather be on the road and riding, not planning on stopping in Kaiaua for a long lunch or anything.

Easiest place for me to meet anybody that's keen is Clevedon, by the town hall kinda place just before the roundabout on the left.

Yeah, sure as hell is. 1pm at Clevedon sounds pretty good to me, will be there. You've still got my cell number?

[Ragingrob]

Yeah, sure as hell is. 1pm at Clevedon sounds pretty good to me, will be there. You've still got my cell number?

Sweet see ya there, yep got ya number.

So for anybody else - Meeting 1pm clevedon by roundabout, heading out Kaiaua looping round coming back via Hunuas probably.

[Chrislost]

A virgin pillion?
Is this ride today(missed it) or tomorrow(tuesday?

[Ragingrob]

A virgin pillion?
Is this ride today(missed it) or tomorrow(tuesday?

Yeah went out today, mint weather bumpy roads!

[Chrislost]

Nice weather for it!
Is your new bike satisfying you the way the viffer did, or does it come up wanting?

[jono035]

Was a beautiful ride apart from the nutjob biker who crossed the centerline overtaking a car on a blind corner and missed Rob by about a foot. Would be interested to see the camera footage of that, Rob.

[jasonzc]

Was a beautiful ride apart from the nutjob biker who crossed the centerline overtaking a car on a blind corner and missed Rob by about a foot. Would be interested to see the camera footage of that, Rob.

tis on the general bike ravings forum me thinks..

hope to join u guys for a ride one day

peace

[Ragingrob]

Nice weather for it!
Is your new bike satisfying you the way the viffer did, or does it come up wanting?

Yeh enjoying it a lot ay, definitely wants a bit more twist sometimes but it's all good to cruise too!

[Ragingrob]

Short vid of parts of the ride, such mint weather. Damn youtube quality!

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[jono035]

Nice video and good choice of music. What's the quality like straight off the camera vs the youtube quality?

Metservice reckons it's going to be a cracking weekend. I'd be really keen for a longer blat around somewhere.

[Dare]

Nice video =D
Where do you have it mounted? I always find it a bit disorientating if I don't have a part of the bike to reference the angles from. That and it's mounted at a bit of an angle =p
And yes, havent been on a ride in a wee while. Hope my liddle 250 can keep up now everyones upgrading...

[Ragingrob]

Nice video and good choice of music. What's the quality like straight off the camera vs the youtube quality?

Metservice reckons it's going to be a cracking weekend. I'd be really keen for a longer blat around somewhere.

Yeah straight off the camera the video is like perfectly clear with no distortion, it's mean to watch!


Nice video =D
Where do you have it mounted? I always find it a bit disorientating if I don't have a part of the bike to reference the angles from. That and it's mounted at a bit of an angle =p
And yes, havent been on a ride in a wee while. Hope my liddle 250 can keep up now everyones upgrading...

Mounted on right mirror, yeh I wanna try get it somewhere else but don't have a proper mount as such so am experimenting with where's best. I wanna shoot it through the windscreen but my screen's too shit lol won't be able to see anything.

[jono035]

We've got a few pieces of thick polycarb floating around the lab, could probably make up some kind of bracket pretty easily if you need a hand. Would be keen to get the raw footage.

Need to schedule another run somewhere, too...

[motorbyclist]

I find using a block of soft foam and taping the camera down onto that reduced a lto of the vibration and noise carried through the camera body - works well on the viffer tank too, just in front of the filler cap out of the wind, but the view is a bit obscured... here's one from aaages ago

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[motorbyclist]

haha found a mint one!

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[Ragingrob]

True yeah a block of foam sounds pretty good, will have to fiddle round sometime. Definitely keen for more rides but big time uni work atm, maybe a sneaky coro loop during this next week on a weekday?

[jono035]

True yeah a block of foam sounds pretty good, will have to fiddle round sometime. Definitely keen for more rides but big time uni work atm, maybe a sneaky coro loop during this next week on a weekday?

Yeah, that could be a beaut actually. Monday Tuesday good, Wednesday wet, Thursday Friday good according to the met service. The timing will be all fucked on that, but it looks like next week should be mostly good, at least.

[Ragingrob]

Friday ride keeeeen

[rie]

oooh advance warning! where to? will it be a hoon ride? i will come along to a slow cruise because the gixxer won't behave itself - it has shinkos & suspension like a steel paddle under my butt.

[Ragingrob]

oooh advance warning! where to? will it be a hoon ride? i will come along to a slow cruise because the gixxer won't behave itself - it has shinkos & suspension like a steel paddle under my butt.

Maybe coromandel? Open to suggestions! Never a hoon ride.

[Rayray401]

Friday keennn!

[PirateJafa]

The Ninja is crying out for another Coro loop.

[Ragingrob]

Keen as... as long as another uni meeting doesn't pop up on friday I'm in.

[motorbyclist]

oooh advance warning! where to? will it be a hoon ride? i will come along to a slow cruise because the gixxer won't behave itself - it has shinkos & suspension like a steel paddle under my butt.

why don't you replace the shinkos and get the suspension adjusted before it causes an accident then? :Pokey:

[jono035]

I'd be damn keen for a relatively cruisy Coro on friday.

[Dare]

I'd be damn keen for a relatively cruisy Coro on friday.

What he said

[rie]

why don't you replace the shinkos and get the suspension adjusted before it causes an accident then? :Pokey:

admittedly i have no excuse for the shinkos except that they were free so i took 'em -_-;

the suspension is being investigated as we speak! thus far i have discovered it will cost over $2000 for rear alone. plus there is scepticism abound as to whether it can be adjusted to a 45kg rider. otherwise the bike is excellent, and as long as i take it easy, i am not adverse to riding until i get it sorted. (there is always the option of taking the 250 out for a spin also :))

[motorbyclist]

thus far i have discovered it will cost over $2000 for rear alone.

WHAT!? what year is this gixxer!? is it actually stuffed or are you looking at replacing parts that just need adjustment and possibly a softer spring? and/or replacement with a honda?

plus I'd say those tyres are about worth what you paid for them with the coming wet winter weather.... back on the r6 even with reasonable tyres and conditions it was still too easy to let loose the rear :crazy:

then again i suppose some proper throttle control would've gone a long way :laugh:

[rie]

WHAT!? what year is this gixxer!? is it actually stuffed or are you looking at replacing parts that just need adjustment and possibly a softer spring?

plus I'd say those tyres are about worth what you paid for them with the coming wet winter weather....


07...so not exactly requiring spaceship parts. stock spring is too stiff.

...and yeah. agree with the shinko comment. i deserved it :p

[racefactory]

Is there a ride this thursday and is it still 6.30 at Kumeu bp?

[Ragingrob]

Is there a ride this thursday and is it still 6.30 at Kumeu bp?

As in the SMCTNR? No idea... Friday coro though! :2thumbsup

[Jonno.]

How fast do you guys ride?

[jono035]

That's a pretty open-ended question. If you're asking if you could keep up on a FXR150 then I wouldn't want to speak for anyone else too much, but we've got a couple of people who have mentioned that they'd be keen for it to be a relatively cruisy one, myself included.

I've never done the loop before so I'd be happy enough to take it slow and soak up the scenery.

[Ragingrob]

How fast do you guys ride?

Oh baby wouldn't you like to know!

Anyway, erm everybody rides their own ride at their own pace, we're not about breaking speed limits if that's what you're asking, some people just might not slow down for ze twistiez.

But yeh I'll be in it for the cruise like most people have stated :sunny:

[Rayray401]

time and place!

[Cayman911]

Cruise sounds good. a change from all the motogp style rides

[PirateJafa]

Time: 0900
Place: BP Autobahn, Papakura
Who: Awesome people
Why: Coro looooop

Disclaimer: The SMC takes no liability for anyone who bins on this ride, as they clearly were not awesome enough to meet the posted entry requirements.