Wellington Ride Saturday 16th April

[bear]

Anyone out there keen for a ride this Saturday?
Thinking meet at Caltex Rimutaka about 10am and heading over to the Wairarapa for a bit of a go, grab lunch somewhere and head back.

I'm not a "fast" rider, but enjoying getting out and about. (not a personal ad or anything)

By the way the weather looks good at this stage (if you believe the met office), morning cloud clearing, southerlies dying out, high of 17.

[Hitcher]

Hmmm. Let's see what the weather's like. Won't confirm anything now.

Caltex Rimutaka? Just wait there. They will come.

Maybe we should establish a Kiwibiker rideout area somewhere on the forecourt, so one doesn't have to wander around introducing oneself to strange bikers on the offchance they might want to go for a ride and bevvie at the Fush...

[James Deuce]

Hmmm. Let's see what the weather's like. Won't confirm anything now.

Caltex Rimutaka? Just wait there. They will come.

Maybe we should establish a Kiwibiker rideout area somewhere on the forecourt, so one doesn't have to wander around introducing oneself to strange bikers on the offchance they might want to go for a ride and bevvie at the Fush...
Why the heck Caltex Rimutaka haven't built a cafe on the vacant lot next to them, I'll never understand. They have a huge, year round opportunity to become the Ace Cafe of the southern hemisphere.

[The Tazman]

I am always up for a ride out in the wellington area but need it to be on a Sunday as I work Saturdays.

Let me know if it changes or one happens on a Sunday.

Hope you have a fanTAZtic!!! time anyway.

[LED]

will do my best to join you maybe brunch at flying fish to ease my head depending on how the rugby goes.......as for the wx, get set for a top wkend, just got back from a quick study break......over rimutakas and back, riding during work hours in this sun, what a hoot, giggling like a school girl by the bottom of the hill......right, now time to do some more study.......

[bear]

She's a poor response Wellington people!
The weather still looks good, Masterton is Some drizzle about, then fine. Southerly dying out. High of 18.

I'll be at the Rimutaka Caltex around 10, depart around 10:15. I'll park up over by the air hose (south side of forecourt).

[Hitcher]

Might see you at the Fush later in the day.

[Deano]

A few of us from TRTNR will be riding tomorrow but not sure of the destination or time of departure.

Might see you there.

[madboy]

I'd be soooooooo keen for tomorrow, but had a wee incident involving getting my knee down (and hip/ankle/wrist) yesterday resulting in serious damage to my credit card. Unfortnately since I haven't heard back from the bike shop on pricing/availability I doubt it'll be going (let alone me) by tomorrow.

[James Deuce]

I'd be soooooooo keen for tomorrow, but had a wee incident involving getting my knee down (and hip/ankle/wrist) yesterday resulting in serious damage to my credit card. Unfortnately since I haven't heard back from the bike shop on pricing/availability I doubt it'll be going (let alone me) by tomorrow.
Awwwwww no!!

Whaaaa Happen??

[Hitcher]

I'd be soooooooo keen for tomorrow, but had a wee incident involving getting my knee down (and hip/ankle/wrist) yesterday resulting in serious damage to my credit card. Unfortnately since I haven't heard back from the bike shop on pricing/availability I doubt it'll be going (let alone me) by tomorrow.
Bugger! How's your body, and your bike?

[flyin]

Gutted MB, hope ya get it sorted soon.....

I think my new rubber and front susp would like to meet the hill so I shall do my best to join you all at caltex........ If i sleep in I guess I'll just have to catch up on the Takas.......

[madboy]

Don't wanna hijack bear's ride thread, I'll post the full story later, but suffice to say I lowsided at low speed thru excessive use of right wrist and no use of brain. LH clipon was the biggest victim - and my ego. Very minor wrist sprain, moderate (but I think minor) ankle sprain. Thoroughly well deserved too.

[MD]

I'll be at the Rimutaka Caltex around 10, depart around 10:15. I'll park up over by the air hose (south side of forecourt).

The gas station doesn't like bikes using their forecourt as a 'gathering place'. We all do it,(OK me especially) but lets not piss them off by blocking access to the pumps and air hose and so on. Four or five bikes looks fine but by the time a dozen park up we're taking over the place. If I owned the place I'd kick those bloody motorbikes out for good. Pricks only spend a tenner. Sod off and come back with an ugly gas guzzler that uses a gallon to cross the footpath. Bikers, a pack of scumbags and crims the lot of them, covered in tats and reckin of booze and drugs. Apart from the ones on Hondas of course because you meet the nicest people on a Honda.

[James Deuce]

Thanks to petrol price increases, we spend significantly more than a tenner.

[flyin]

mmmmm indeed, however the petrol station makes more money if we buy one chocolate bar than if we were to fill a falcon to full from dry!!

tis a beautifull day.... i shall endevor to be joining whoever makes it to caltex

[StoneChucker]

Fuck them, I'll park wherever the fuck I want. And, if they tell me to piss off, I will, their gas has always smelt funny anyway! If you all park against that back wall, it surely blocks noone. Obviously when you significantly increase the numbers it will start to interfere. Discretion is the key.

The only other option is the Tavern car park next to the service station. But, the tavern car park hasn't got any petrol pumps, or coffee machines, or paper to clean visors, or......

[Coyote]

When I get my restricted, I might come along on one of these rides

Only month and a half to go...

[StoneChucker]

When I get my restricted, I might come along on one of these rides

Only month and a half to go...
It's cool to have new people on rides, you shouldn't worry about being a learner. I really enjoy taking it easy on rides, and not have to worry about pushing myself. Besides, I've been told that the way I ride, you'd have to be the one waiting! (Lol, that really is not far from the truth)...

However, this weekend I shall be spending indoors, watching Sky, playing Xbox and otherwise wasting time and being totally unproductive until monday, when I can be miserable again :shifty:

[flyin]

I had a great time on the ride today, cheers all!!

alarumba, you shouldnt have a problem attending while on a learners..... I had heaps a fun this morning loosing a 600 up the hill then keeping up with Paul on his monster gussi on the way home....... think i'll go for ma restricted next payday.......

[Paul in NZ]

I had a great time on the ride today, cheers all!!

alarumba, you shouldnt have a problem attending while on a learners..... I had heaps a fun this morning loosing a 600 up the hill then keeping up with Paul on his monster gussi on the way home....... think i'll go for ma restricted next payday.......

Damn straight.

I thought you were going to go past a couple of times there so I think it was only the thought of me or the bike loosing a part that kept you behind me. :msn-wink:

Nice day but feel like crap now.... Some cold / flu thing kicked in coming over the piecock hill. Felt bloody awful... Meh! What ya gunna do... Nice ride, nice to meet ya!

Cheers

[Velox]

Passed you guys going in the opposite direction coming back up the hill - I saw Flyin by the dramatic, recognised-you-at-the-last-minute waving maneouver!!! (Woah - don't think I can spell that one!)

Oh and I was hugely distressed to see that one of my favourite corners on the Kaitoke bit was being EATEN BY A DIGGER!!!! As in the whole road was being ripped out of being! It was so sad to see it as I rode along the new, sterile, straight bit of SH2. Aue aue......

[James Deuce]

Passed you guys going in the opposite direction coming back up the hill - I saw Flyin by the dramatic, recognised-you-at-the-last-minute waving maneouver!!! (Woah - don't think I can spell that one!)

Oh and I was hugely distressed to see that one of my favourite corners on the Kaitoke bit was being EATEN BY A DIGGER!!!! As in the whole road was being ripped out of being! It was so sad to see it as I rode along the new, sterile, straight bit of SH2. Aue aue......

Aue ha!

I had the same moment of reverie riding through there yesterday.

But I also thought - look at all the passing opportunities!

[Paul in NZ]

Oh and I was hugely distressed to see that one of my favourite corners on the Kaitoke bit was being EATEN BY A DIGGER!!!! As in the whole road was being ripped out of being! It was so sad to see it as I rode along the new, sterile, straight bit of SH2. Aue aue......

The whole world will eventually get eaten by them as transit inflicts it's poor mans motorways on the unsuspecting populace..

Enjoy it while you can..

Cheers

[flyin]

Yup they wanna make the whole hill road straight and wide....... so they can sell more property in the wairarapa... so the tourists can learn to drive on OUR backroads.......bastards.......mutter mutter.....

hehe ya like the lean a little further then wave like a lunatic...... got ur attention....... I was goin too fast to see the bike properly........Twas your flowing locks blowing in the wind that made me click..... hey i know them

[StoneChucker]

Yup they wanna make the whole hill road straight and wide....... so they can sell more property in the wairarapa... so the tourists can learn to drive on OUR backroads.......bastards.......mutter mutter.....

hehe ya like the lean a little further then wave like a lunatic...... got ur attention....... I was goin too fast to see the bike properly........Twas your flowing locks blowing in the wind that made me click..... hey i know them
Careful sonny, many a man has been caught out while gazing at those flowing golden locks...

The only look I ever get of them, is of them disappearing into the distance. :shifty:

[Hitcher]

Damn straight, indeed...

I am about to pen a letter to the editor of the Dominion Post, bemoaning the demise of my beloved Kaitokes.

At least the meanderthals will be able to text to each other happily for a few more km until they crash off the road at the first corner on the bottom of the Takas.

[et al]

For sure was one of the best biking weekends I have had for a while and could be Winter next weekend so glad I got out. Good to see lots of bikes out and about and no major dramas that I have heard of. As for the Kaitoke roadworks, I heard they need to keep some of the old parts for access to the residents up there so lets hope they keep that in good nick and 100k speed limit and maybe if there are good connection points to/from SH2 then that might become an interesting detour (southbound) - won't be much though I suppose and could be a dead end road, will have to wait and see, or does anybody know exactly how it will be when finished?

[LB]

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I was in St Arnaud Thurs-Sun at the National Ducati Rally - wonderful!! (incidentally, met IDB and sbwells - both top blokes!!) That's why I wasn't around this w/end. Hamish went out on Sunday with some of you I understand. Happy to have any reports of his riding - his chicken strips on the Suzuki seem non-existent.......no names will be mentioned you understand.

Once we had 50 bikes turn up for a ride @ Caltex, which is when they asked us to move from the forecourt - quite a reasonable request given the circumstances I thought - cars couldn't get anywhere near the pumps. So now we fill up and move over by the white fence in a line, which so long as there's not more than around 20-odd bikes is fine. Sometimes we meet at the Tavern carpark after we've filled up.

Let's not piss Caltex off if we can help it.
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[Hitcher]

Hamish went out on Sunday with some of you I understand. Happy to have any reports of his riding - his chicken strips on the Suzuki seem non-existent.......no names will be mentioned you understand.
Hamish? Hamish who...

[LB]

Hamish? Hamish who...
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OKAY, WHAT DID HE GET UP TO??????
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[Hitcher]

OKAY, WHAT DID HE GET UP TO??????
Who, Hamish? What goes on tour, stays on tour...