Well Done Quasi ..... [Archive]

Paul in NZ

24th April 2005, 18:15

Well done mate.. Had a really good time and we made it home just fine...

Hitcher, Jane , Jazbug5, Sels1 and Vicki and I came down through the Paraparas where it was a cold as charity, wet as the ocean and windy as a politician during election year...

Stately trip home, stopping for an excellent lunch at the Avoca (Jessie the Corgi was pining for some one) and coffee at the red shed.

However.... A BIG thanks to Quasi and crew for setting it all up. I'm sure others will post pictures, tell lies and make innuendo but all I have to say it was a lot of fun... Nice venue, excellent food etc for the dosh mate. A bit of fun with the quiz and auction. Hope everyone else had fun but Vicki and I would personally like to thank you for setting this up. I know what a lot of effort goes into it so well done everyone that help out. Good on yas!

Paul and Vicki

(ps - um can we do it when it's warmer next time mate - it was cold on the way home - who woulda thunk - cold at a ski resort eh! :killingme )

bugjuice

24th April 2005, 18:22

hell yeah.. well done Quasi, Paula and additional Fembots..

Top weekend that, good fun, and nice to catch up (and surprise) a few fellow kb'ers. Can't wait for the next one, and to see the pics from this! All went off well, aside from a breakdown, and a drop (I'm sure those who did it, will fill in better than I could)..

To all :drinknsin

erik

24th April 2005, 19:17

Yep, thanks Quasi for organising the rally, it was good fun. :niceone:

Warmer/drier weather would be nice though... :cold:

MacD

24th April 2005, 19:24

Thanks to Quasi and the Fembots for the excellent weekend! It was good to put faces to names and meet the Wellington crowd. :drinknsin

While the weather started off rather cold and wet heading north today, it dried out nicely in time for lunch at Whakamaru.

Here's a photo from the lunch stop on the way down on Saturday (before the camera battery died).

bugjuice

24th April 2005, 19:30

swanman

24th April 2005, 19:33

Yep thanks Quasi and co. A very well/proffesionaly organised rally. Would recommend A++++ (hang on that's trade me feedback). Seriously though cheers and well done. The music quiz was an unexpected education too.

aff-man

24th April 2005, 20:11

Good ride good company Great rally.... :banana: :banana:

BAD music quiz :shake: :shake:

Paul in NZ

24th April 2005, 20:14

BAD music quiz :shake: :shake:

Oh so you DID enjoy it then?

NhuanH

24th April 2005, 20:21

awesome event with cool people, big ups for Quasi + fembots' efforts! :2thumbsup

Good ride good company Great rally.... :banana: :banana:

BAD music quiz :shake: :shake:
I concur with the prosecution... :brick: - no retort necessary Paul, I think I succesfully voiced my opinion :banana:

Paul in NZ

24th April 2005, 20:43

awesome event with cool people, big ups for Quasi + fembots' efforts! :2thumbsup

I concur with the prosecution... :brick: - no retort necessary Paul, I think I succesfully voiced my opinion :banana:

Mwahahahahaha...... :2thumbsup

glad yas made it home Ok... bit rough outside now...

Joni

24th April 2005, 20:56

Thanks Quasi for everything.
Was great to catch up with everyone.
:niceone:

StoneChucker

24th April 2005, 20:58

Speaking of rough outside, my last post on the Anzac Welly ride describes the weather here!!!

Thanks so much Quasi, Fembots and all associated organisers and sponsors. I had a great time. Thanks WT for the quiz questions, and thanks Paul in NZ for the music quiz. While I knew none of the answers, it was enjoyable, despite you seeing me trying to jam my pencil in my eye :whistle: :niceone: Both of you, with emphasis on Paul, obviously put alot of effort into the quizzes :2thumbsup

My ONLY complaint about the rally? The shower curtains were WAY too thin/light. Don't they know that the low pressure inside the shower (from hot air / hot water) together with the relatively high pressure of the cold air outside the shower causes the shower curtain to constantly get pushed onto you :angry2: Thats how my last shower curtain at home broke, touched me once to often :killingme

Seriously, nice to meet you all and I look forward to the next rally. Next time, we should all have KB t-shirts and names tho, I'm so crap with names, let alone two!

Paul, I was wondering where you lot took off to! At the speed our group was riding, we would have caught up not long after you passed us at the servo, so I figured you took another route. We just wanted to get home, weather was shocking!

Paul in NZ

24th April 2005, 21:06

Paul, I was wondering where you lot took off to! At the speed our group was riding, we would have caught up not long after you passed us at the servo, so I figured you took another route. We just wanted to get home, weather was shocking!

pah! Once the Guzzi warmed up I shifted out of second and then...

Nah.. You lot passed us at Oakune. We filled up with gas there rather than stand around in the rain at national park and watched you guys ride past. Some of you saw us.. ;-)

We then flitted back down the slip road to Ratahi and on through the paraparas which is a VERY interesting ride in the rain... We all had little slippy moments and Vicki and I had a particularly interesting one... We were no longer directing events for a short time but the dear old Guzzi sorted it all out and all was well...

Possibly riding home that way was not the best decision but it was OK.. Stopped a few times. lunch, coffee, petrol.. Nice fun..

Cheers

Quasievil

24th April 2005, 21:51

Hiya all, here I am sitting with my Fembots and reading the posts thank for the nice comments and feedback.

Stonechucker I will make sure the shower curtain situation is rectified before the next Rally. or shower with your clothes on (suggested by Fembot Julie).

We had a good ride home mostly good weather once we left Kuratau junction, after this point it was all good and the pace picked up a bit.

DSS3 bike unfortunetly threw a wobbly and died and is now parked in the Quasi garage looking rather sad, especially parked next to a fine well engineered kawasaki, nah sorry that happend mate, bloody hell you just spent $1400 ON THE BIKE, NOT FAIR, at least it happened close to home huh?

I am stoked with the Raly and how it worked out so well for everyone, yes the weather was a bastard at times but it was worth it.

We are already thinking about the next Rally and yes it will be in Warmer weather and we will try new things, maybe a 2 hour music quiz seen as it was such a hit.:banana: (seated classroom style) No I thought Paul put a shitload of effort into that part of the quiz must have taken bloody ages to set all that up, thanks Paul for your help.

A big ups to everyone that attended the Rally thanks for coming and having a great time.

Anyway cant wait to see some photos, I will post some up tomorrow, for now its time for the quasi pillows.
Night all:msn-wink:

StoneChucker

24th April 2005, 21:55

Stonechucker I will make sure the shower curtain situation is rectified before the next Rally. or shower with your clothes on (suggested by Fembot Julie)

Pfffft... Maybe I just need a fembot to hold the curtain straight :shifty:

Btw, the curtain was a [pt]... (mostly :msn-wink: )

White trash

24th April 2005, 22:05

.....if I'm lucky.

Unfortunately, she wasn't. As she can't type very well right now, I'll recap the details in all their glory.

After splitting from the crew at Hamilhole, we headed north along the other side of the Waikato river. You eventually get to this stupid fuckin' single lane bridge with a traffic light. You wait for the little green light and progress across said bridge. On the other side, is a "Give Way" to State highway 1.

BE CAREFULL some arsehole has tipped a shitload of gravel all over the road. This is slippery as we both found.

Thank Christ Riff Raff fell off and not me. Luckily, it was fairly low speed and not much damage to the SV. My poor girl's got a buggered wrist and a sore back now though.

Other than that little excursion, what a Bluddy Che-oice ride back, great group to ride with. Thanks for that.

Riff Raff sez, big ups to Quasi and Paula, we didn't think you'd improve on last years event but you did. Cool stuff.

I sez, Quasi, you're a homo.

ps: A MASSIVE thanks to Tracy for towing a busted SV and slightly busted R/Raff home and also to Firefight for the loan of the trailer for the weekend. We owe you guys a beer or ten. :2thumbsup

mono

24th April 2005, 22:05

It was a great weekend, thanks to all the people that made it happen. Quasi did an awesome job keeping everyone entertained and going in the right direction.

Here are some picks.

StoneChucker

24th April 2005, 22:13

Unfortunately, she wasn't. As she can't type very well right now, I'll recap the details in all their glory.

Thank Christ Riff Raff fell off and not me. Luckily, it was fairly low speed and not much damage to the SV. My poor girl's got a buggered wrist and a sore back now though.

(WT, please dictate)
Oh man :( I'm so sorry to hear this Sue... Thank fuck you're ok tho, but that really sucks. Like I've just been posting in another thread, don't worry about the bike, replace all the broken bits and they CAN be like new :niceone:
But, I KNOW how you must be feeling right about now :(

Take care of that wrist! Chin up!

Joni

24th April 2005, 22:16

(WT, please dictate)
Oh man :( I'm so sorry to hear this Sue... Thank fuck you're ok tho, but that really sucks. Like I've just been posting in another thread, don't worry about the bike, replace all the broken bits and they CAN be like new :niceone:
But, I KNOW how you must be feeling right about now :(

Take care of that wrist! Chin up!

Jim.... then keep on talking and tell Sue ditto on the above from me too.

Take care.

Waylander

24th April 2005, 22:57

Zed

24th April 2005, 23:06

...Luckily, it was fairly low speed and not much damage to the SV. My poor girl's got a buggered wrist and a sore back now though.Blame it on JustSomeGuy who started this whole 'Bin-on Anzac-Weekend' trend! Jk.

Sorry to hear you came off your pride & joy and are in a bit of pain Riff Raff. Hope you & SV get well soon! :niceone:

sels1

24th April 2005, 23:07

Well done Quasi and Fembots, and everyone that made the rally such a success. Ideal venue, good host, shame about the weather. Great to get together.
Regards to RR, hope yr ok.
And a couple more photos...

mono

24th April 2005, 23:16

Some more picks.

Deano

24th April 2005, 23:28

Heh if you are talking about where I think you are then you passed near my house... Sucks about Riff fallin off glad she and the bike are ok.

Nice pics looks like y'all had fun. Who's the silly bugger wearing the helmet on the group pic standing down on the left where WT is?

:whistle:

Bugger about the spill Riff - hope your wrist heals quickly.

Our group got quite wet on the way home as well, (Ohakune, Waiouru then SH1) but it got so windy I was dry within 20 minutes, but still cold for the rest of the trip.

Thanks Quasi and fembots for a great night. Who would have thought, 1300 Quasi dollars for a can of chain lube.

BigB

25th April 2005, 08:01

No worries Trash just glad we we're able to help out. Big ups to Quasi for a great time.

cheers

Brian and Tracey

ps: A MASSIVE thanks to Tracy for towing a busted SV and slightly busted R/Raff home and also to Firefight for the loan of the trailer for the weekend. We owe you guys a beer or ten. :2thumbsup

swanman

25th April 2005, 08:10

My ONLY complaint about the rally? The shower curtains were WAY too thin/light. Don't they know that the low pressure inside the shower (from hot air / hot water) together with the relatively high pressure of the cold air outside the shower causes the shower curtain to constantly get pushed onto you :angry2: Thats how my last shower curtain at home broke, touched me once to often :killingme

I thought it was based on the theory of objects of relatively large mass having their own gravitational pull. :msn-wink:

Oh and BTW I get the prize for the largest individual bar tab, as confirmed by Bruce at Piper's lodge. Woohoo. Prize is one sore head.

badlieutenant

25th April 2005, 08:18

awesome rally again. Big thanks to Quasi and the famous fembots! :D
Love those roads even in the wet. Oh and I told velox that I wouldnt mention her comment before the auction as we discussed what was been sold at the auction. WT apparently was going to be sold to which velox replied without a moments hesitation "no way! I want to bid on somethig usefull". :D
(disclaimer=may not be verbatim but i had been drinking)
whens the next rally ? :Punk:

Two Smoker

25th April 2005, 08:49

Hey Quasi, AWESOME RALLY!!! Even though MR, Chloe and I missed most of it, we still had a blast!!! Sorry if we scared too many people with our Van driving... But we had fun doing it... Well MR and i did hehehe :shifty:

StoneChucker

25th April 2005, 08:53

I thought it was based on the theory of objects of relatively large mass having their own gravitational pull. :msn-wink:

Oh and BTW I get the prize for the largest individual bar tab, as confirmed by Bruce at Piper's lodge. Woohoo. Prize is one sore head.
:laugh: Fairynuff

About the bar tab, I couldn't have been far off, surely!

GSVR

25th April 2005, 09:26

Thanks to Quasi Paula Julie and everyone else that had anything else to do with organising this.

Got pretty inebriated by the tail end of the evening. Only thing that I can complain about is the weather when we got up for the ride home. Got home at midday yesterday and slept till 8.30 today. 20 hours sleep :yes:

Great meeting so many KB people. Great range of ages and bikes.

Sorry to here about Sues encounter with the loose stuff.

Pickle

25th April 2005, 10:05

Yep we had a good time, good ride up thru the Wairapa, Pahiatua track. Hitcher, Paul in NZ & co rode straight past us at Ashurst while we were on a coffee break. Ride up thru Kimbolton & Mangaweka would have been better if not for a deflating rear tyre and piece of metal 6cm long ( tyre had done less than 1000k's) V Twin enjoyed this road first time on it.
Good venue, good food, fun auction & quiz, Can you do something about the weather as the ride home was a bit cold for us. Viv & I had trouble with carb icing which kept the speed down to a cruise.
We parted company with the Wgtn group at Bulls and battled the wind all the way back home.
Stonechucker you need to invest in some good riding trousers and thermals, not being able to feel your feet is not a good thing.

bungbung

25th April 2005, 10:12

I would like to add my thanks to Brett and Paula/fembots for their efforts. I had an awesome time. A special thanks to everybody who helped push start my bike each day, the ride back was marred by a progressive lack of electricity - not enough for instruments and indicators at the same time.

Thanks to Deano's special powers, every cop we saw occured legally. Unfortunately they were not strong enough to cope with the weather too.

Cheers

Ola

Riff Raff

25th April 2005, 12:15

bugjuice

25th April 2005, 12:39

Thanks peoples for your concern and to everyone who stopped. Update is that I have a fractured scaphoid and all the pleasure of having my right hand/most of my thumb/arm in plaster (and yes I am right handed)! Yeeehaaa!

But apart from that I had a great time at the rally. Great to meet so many people and I think we had a really great mix there. Had a blast on the ride back - some awesome roads there.

So huge thankyou to Quasi and Paula for all the time and effort you put into organising it. Just one bit of advice Bret - don't say you are pleased there were no casualties at the end of the ride - wait until everyone gets home before making inflammatory comments like that - you know what those Gods are like!!!!!!

Cant wait for the next one - in Summer I hope - and would be happy with the same location - Pipers was a great place to stay and I think we were very well looked after.
really sorry to hear that, hope it fixes up soon.. Mean time, get WT to get off his ass and look after ya! Milk it!!
Hope the bike gets fixed up soon for ya too, you'll be back on the roads in no time..

Riff Raff

25th April 2005, 12:42

really sorry to hear that, hope it fixes up soon.. Mean time, get WT to get off his ass and look after ya! Milk it!!
..
Sadly he's on his way back to welly. But if anyone wants to keep me company please feel free to come round - oh and bring milk cos I've run out!!!!

Ms Piggy

25th April 2005, 12:57

Sounds like you all had a great time and Quasi has once again reigned supreme. Sorry I mised it...maybe next year :(

Poor Riff Raff :hug: - sorry to here about your bin hun & hope you are feeling ok and the WT is pampering you good & proper!! Or else!!!

crazylittleshit

25th April 2005, 13:01

thanks a lot had a great time hope to see you all at the next one. :devil2:

crazylittleshit

25th April 2005, 13:04

(sorry to hear about the crash Riff Raff)

Hitcher

25th April 2005, 13:05

It's nice and warm inside, now...

Yesterday was a bit bleak. The meterological status indicator on the ST's datashow recorded a crisp 3 degrees all the way from National Park to Ohakune, where it warmed to an encouraging 5. Shortly after leaving Raetihi on the Parapara road, it was back down to 2, and raining, and blowing. Lovely.

The Paras were "exciting", even though we weren't doing Isle of Man speeds, thanks to the weather and a bonnie wee lassie on a smokey GN250. I had the back end on the ST step out on one corner, followed a couple of milliseconds later by the front. The warmth in my trousers was welcomed...

As we got closer to Wanga-vegas the day had warmed to a temperate 10 degrees when we stopped for lunch at the Avoca Hotel at Upukungaru. We had the pub and its most thermal of fireplaces all to ourselves ('ourselves' being Paul In NZ, Vicki, Sels1, Jazbug5, Mrs H and me). Good and plentiful plunger coffee, great plates of food and an amorous corgi called Jess ("Bungbung, we'll be together at last," she panted, breathlessly).

Then it was off out into the gales. Jazbug and I got buffeted more than a bit by an impressive crosswind. Mrs H on the Marauder had a lovely sedate voyage.

We had third breakfast at the Red Shed at Te Horo. Sels1 could smell the homefires burning by this stage and didn't stop with us. Paul and Vicki scarpered at Raumati, leaving Jazbug, Mrs H and I to ride into the throat of a southerly that was just starting to gargle...

A most excellent rally. We had a blast. Many, many thanks to Quasi and the Fembots for all of their organisational skills. Deserving of a Kiwibiker Order of Merit (if there was such a thing).

Pipers did us proud too. No, it's not the Hilton but nor does it pretend to be. The service was outstanding and the food more than acceptable for 50-dinners-served-simultaneously -- and all at the same time too!

It was great to meet a bunch of new folk and to put faces (and names) to online handles. And also to renew acquaintances with people previously met.

You folks are a great bunch. Take a bow, one and all!

Memories of the weekend:
Great people
Log fire
Pimms
Paul's music quiz (SPMan is a bloody marvel, and we were fortunate to have him in our team)
One of our winning Tee-shirts served as a nightie for Mrs H (good planning there)
Squitty doublebed
The infamous shower curtains
Lots of food.

Looking forward to more posted pics...

Cheers (& Pimms) -- Jane & Brett

dangerous

25th April 2005, 13:06

Update is that I have a fractured scaphoid and all the pleasure of having my right hand/most of my thumb/arm in plaster (and yes I am right handed)! Yeeehaaa!
:Offtopic: Hey RR: I cant help out with the broken bones... but I can with the broken bike, I have a spear SV in the garage which I am more than happy to strip down for ya..... and if any other KBer wants too make an offer on it they are welcome :whistle: .... actualy I'll give it away for a bottle of single malt, as the whisky will warm me up on a frezzing day like this.

ps: RR I will through in a can of black spray paint too.

badlieutenant

25th April 2005, 13:34

:Offtopic: Hey RR: I cant help out with the broken bones... but I can with the broken bike, I have a spear SV in the garage

I might be paranoid but you may want to photoshop your plates out.............

Waylander

25th April 2005, 13:36

:Offtopic: Hey RR: I cant help out with the broken bones... but I can with the broken bike, I have a spare SV in the garage which I am more than happy to strip down for ya..... and if any other KBer wants too make an offer on it they are welcome :whistle: .... actualy I'll give it away for a bottle of single malt, as the whisky will warm me up on a frezzing day like this, and I need to the room in order to get the other cage back in there.

ps: RR I wwill through in a can of black spray paint too.

Nice truck. Dodge? Glad to see that there are real trucks in this country and not the tiny little half toners.

dangerous

25th April 2005, 13:48

I might be paranoid but you may want to photoshop your plates out.............
LOL... like that? hey 1st time I've done that, wounder what else I can change....
BTW BL dosent matter anyway.... regestered to a empty paddock somewere :whistle: .

badlieutenant

25th April 2005, 13:55

LOL... like that? hey 1st time I've done that, wounder what else I can change....
BTW BL dosent matter anyway.... regestered to a empty paddock somewere :whistle: .
dam i thought i was the only one that did that :D :whistle:

Two Smoker

25th April 2005, 14:15

I have to say, MR is one of the best drivers I have ever been with!!! Man he can thrash that van.. I think we gave a few bikers a bit of a shock hehehe...

Milky

25th April 2005, 14:22

Who would have thought, 1300 Quasi dollars for a can of chain lube.

:killingme :laugh: :killingme

Sucker...

Milky

25th April 2005, 14:31

My ONLY complaint about the rally? The shower curtains were WAY too thin/light. Don't they know that the low pressure inside the shower (from hot air / hot water) together with the relatively high pressure of the cold air outside the shower causes the shower curtain to constantly get pushed onto you :angry2: Thats how my last shower curtain at home broke, touched me once to often :killingme

They were annoying weren't they... The more analytical of us put the bottom of the curtain outside the shower base which helped. Probably put a heap of water on the floor though :o

How did you manage to get back to Welly without getting frostbite? You might get a surprise birthday present from me if you don't do anything on that front...

StoneChucker

25th April 2005, 14:51

They were annoying weren't they... The more analytical of us put the bottom of the curtain outside the shower base which helped. Probably put a heap of water on the floor though :o

How did you manage to get back to Welly without getting frostbite? You might get a surprise birthday present from me if you don't do anything on that front...
I'm pleased you said that, because thats exactly what I did! (Shower curtain OUT the shower). However, :mad: , it just got sucked back in again! Either my shower was too hot, or as Swanman (notice italics, they denote a VERY sarcastic tone) suggested, my gravitational pull had summat to do wif it :whistle: :no: :no: :bs: :bs: :laugh:

And no worries, I plan on getting some cordura soon, and a 2-piece suit as soon as I can stop eating crap :whistle:

I didn't get back (without frostbite). When I got to Bulls, I couldn't feel my feet or fingers, literally. Both were wet, gloves aren't waterproof and my boot has a hole in the sole (Aerosmith style). But, after leaving Bulls, the temperature increased and the wind dried everything out. By the time we reached levin, I was considering practicing my wheelies again :devil2:

MadDuck

25th April 2005, 14:56

I have to say, MR is one of the best drivers I have ever been with!!! Man he can thrash that van.. I think we gave a few bikers a bit of a shock hehehe...

Well he gave such a damn fright I decided to leave the group and headed home by myself. After nearly losing the bike in the gravel on Saturday I was more than cautious at the first lot we hit heading home....this blasted van went flying past hurling gravel back into me - yep a KBer. Didnt see him coming.

The ride down was excellent and I wasnt coming in last at all the stops for a change :ride: The weather was no biggie as we are used to rain, hail and thunder storms on KB rides anyways.

THANKS A MILLION (yet again) Quasi, Paula and the fembots (maybe one of you will ride next time). An awesome venue and an excellent host. I will recommend the place for sure. Having set out from home at 6.30am I gave up and headed for a sleep about 11.30 which wasnt a bad thing as no hangover.

Cool to meet some new people and catch up with the more familiar faces. Sorry to hear about Riffs little spill. Get well soon!

MacD

25th April 2005, 15:01

Update is that I have a fractured scaphoid and all the pleasure of having my right hand/most of my thumb/arm in plaster (and yes I am right handed)! Yeeehaaa!

Sorry to hear about your off and I hope you're not too sore today!?

I managed to break my scaphoid twice when I was a tad younger than today - and I was also told off by the doctors for wrecking the cast around my thumb by riding my bicycle after the initial pain had gone! I wouldn't recommend trying that with the SV! ;)

StoneChucker

25th April 2005, 15:06

:killingme :laugh: :killingme

Sucker...
I on the otherhand, am rather pleased with my new Razor + 3 blades, AND 5 packs of refills (4), all purchased for the princely sum of 900 Quasi Dollars...

But, they shall be saved for a rainy day as I'm planning on doing the Castaway look for a while :yes:

Milky

25th April 2005, 15:16

But, they shall be saved for a rainy day as I'm planning on doing the Castaway look for a while :yes:

It would save on heating too... I say try for the full body beard - that way you dont need to spend money on clothes either ;)

*shudders*

Riff Raff

25th April 2005, 15:25

I on the otherhand, am rather pleased with my new Razor + 3 blades, AND 5 packs of refills (4), all purchased for the princely sum of 900 Quasi Dollars...

And I was thrilled with the 8 packs of AA batteries I got for 1100 Quasi buckaroonies - they will come in handy for keeping me amused during my time off work :devil2:

NhuanH

25th April 2005, 15:31

I plan on getting some cordura soon, and a 2-piece suit as soon as I can stop eating crap :whistle:

now fella, you don't need to trim back just to get a 2 piece bikini - why wait I say, especially with this good patch of weather coming through. It's kinda the in thing these days to have a bit of muffin overflow coming over the g-string bikini bottoms.... :Pokey: :puke:

StoneChucker

25th April 2005, 15:36

OI :no: I'm going to have to change my name to Cartman! :mad:

I WOULD love to know WHAT caused so much hilarity with the room allocations tho........... :whocares: :wait:

NhuanH

25th April 2005, 15:44

I WOULD love to know WHAT caused so much hilarity with the room allocations tho........... :whocares: :wait:

Perhaps it was your brutally raw, yet honest adaptation of a Massey Ferguson :shake:

Riff Raff

25th April 2005, 15:45

here are a couple of pics...

1. I wonder which Suzuki rider took his revenge on the 636 brigade?

2. Latest accessory for the image conscious rider (altho why you'd have to look at your crotch while riding is beyond me)!

Riff Raff

25th April 2005, 15:59

Just had a call from White Trash who's riding back to Welly. It's snowing at National Park today!!!!! Now that would have been a fun ride for him on those race slicks!

StoneChucker

25th April 2005, 16:17

Perhaps it was your brutally raw, yet honest adaptation of a Massey Ferguson :shake:
HEYYYY, I know for a FACT, that there were at least 3 of us snoring, out of 4 in the room... :msn-wink: (assuming that I do snore, which I personally believe to be a vicious lie) :killingme

Hitcher

25th April 2005, 16:25

It's kinda the in thing these days to have a bit of muffin overflow coming over the g-string bikini bottoms...
What colour is the g-string?

NhuanH

25th April 2005, 16:36

What colour is the g-string?
hmmm, for our young Seth Arfriken friend, it'd have to be shocking pink, surely... :D

Perhaps that's what the shower curtain was magnetically attached to, the metallic sequins in SC's pink g-string?

StoneChucker

25th April 2005, 16:49

oh har har bloody har...

(no true "Seth Arfriken" would be caught in anything other than leopard print)

Velox

25th April 2005, 17:34

Yep - cheers again guys for organising it! (she says quickly, trying to ignore the visualisations of males in leopard skin g-strings) The lodge was so much better than the last one I reckon, esp. with the fire. My only suggestion is that perhaps it should be a little bit longer next time but maybe that's not so practical.
Good to meet a few more KBers, I thought I had everyone sussed but there's a couple of you who have said you were there that I didn't even know were. Hmmmm.
BL - I warned you mate! Cheeky bugger! Quick disclaimer to WT: I was completely genuine cause I thought maybe they were actually auctioning you off as a joke. Hang on - that sounds worse! Oh flag - you know what I mean.
I thought I'd overdone it a bit taking up 3 pairs of gloves but mate did it pay off! Warm, dry gloves at Bulls! Luuuuuxury! :niceone:
It was a bit stink that our Welly lot never made it to the Avoca cafe - good to hear some of you guys made the most of it!
Also good to hear that I wasn't the only one that suffered the wrath of the shower curtain!!!

Oh and RiffRaff - my "sorry to hear"s as well! That's really not a nice way to end the rally. Is your bike ok? (since we already know your cond.)

badlieutenant

25th April 2005, 18:00

BL - I warned you mate! Cheeky bugger!
hehe sorry :yes: I can tell that in the photos that were put up earlier that Im probably telling you about jaz's spill she had on the waipua forest lookout gravel road. Jaz looks bored :D good thing I havnt told any one here about that little incident. :msn-wink:

mini_me

25th April 2005, 18:14

two thumbs up...
a great weekend was had by all (to a greater degree anyway)
a huge thanks to BJ for fixing my punctured tire at whakamaru and the dude that supplied the repair kit (sorry ive forgotten ur name)
also huge ups to pipers for having us, would have been a big effort to make the meals for 50ish people at the same time and doing so with proficiency
the only real improvment I could spot is maybe have it during a warmer month?
cos man my hands got so bloody cold riding back over that range that i was having trouble pulling my clutch in to change gears.
but other than that awesome awesome awesome weekend
mini_me

roo

25th April 2005, 18:34

the only real improvment I could spot is maybe have it during a warmer month?
cos man my hands got so bloody cold riding back over that range that i was having trouble pulling my clutch in to change gears.

Pshaw... sounds like the lot of you need teddy bears... my grandpa once rode naked all the way across antarctica on a scooter wrestling a polar-bear on his fueltank all the way...
Oh wait... my hands got cold too... yeah, summer next time :yes:

Muchaso' respecto' to Quasi and the force behind him for the logistics, and w00t to all and sundry for (mostly) keeping it between the ditches.

I think we can clock that as a success and start planning the next one eh? :niceone:

Riff Raff

25th April 2005, 18:41

Oh and RiffRaff - my "sorry to hear"s as well! That's really not a nice way to end the rally. Is your bike ok? (since we already know your cond.)
Fortunately bike came off pretty well - broken indicator, gear lever, and some scrapeage. I very kindly let most of it land on me!

Two Smoker

25th April 2005, 18:42

Pshaw... sounds like the lot of you need teddy bears... my grandpa once rode naked all the way across antarctica on a scooter wrestling a polar-bear on his fueltank all the way...
Oh wait... my hands got cold too... yeah, summer next time :yes:

Muchaso' respecto' to Quasi and the force behind him for the logistics, and w00t to all and sundry for (mostly) keeping it between the ditches.

I think we can clock that as a success and start planning the next one eh? :niceone:

Was that you on the black R6??? the UBER one??? if so, very impressive riding mate :niceone:

Motoracer

25th April 2005, 19:16

Yea, well done indeed!

I had a great relaxing time, perfect venu. It was good to catch up with everyone. Cheers for the drinks Jo.

That game of table tenis was rather interesting.

Cheers Gixxer boy for letting me ride your bike man! What a blast! I think I need one of them now :whistle:

mini_me

25th April 2005, 19:22

That game of table tenis was rather interesting.

haha, loved that van driving dude
i nearly fell off laughing when you came flying past at those roadworks and then again when i was following you through some of the twisty stuff
m/m

Riff Raff

25th April 2005, 19:26

Cheers Gixxer boy for letting me ride your bike man! What a blast! I think I need one of them now :whistle:

And u would have got the chance to ride a slightly broken sv650s if you guys hadnt already got ahead of us!

Motoracer

25th April 2005, 19:28

haha, loved that van driving dude
i nearly fell off laughing when you came flying past at those roadworks and then again when i was following you through some of the twisty stuff
m/m

Ha ha, cheers! There was no way I was just going to sit back and let you guys have all the fun while I was there on the middle of a KB ride. I thought I'd join in on some of the fun, even if it was on 4 wheels. :D

Motoracer

25th April 2005, 19:33

And u would have got the chance to ride a slightly broken sv650s if you guys hadnt already got ahead of us!

Yea sorry about that. I left my celly phone in my bag which was burried under 2 race bikes and all the rest of the race equipment in the van. I only got your message when we got to Puke.

It was good that you got sorted in the end tho.

Two Smoker

25th April 2005, 19:37

Next Waikato rally i might have to crack the race bike out.... Those roads looked far to good to sit as a passenger in a van (although that was a shitload of fun...)

Quasievil

25th April 2005, 19:37

Fortunately bike came off pretty well - broken indicator, gear lever, and some scrapeage. I very kindly let most of it land on me!

Ive just been through your crash site sue and I can definetly see how you came of, lots of pea gravel lighty and in spots heavily placed on a corner were I figure you were braking, I was surprised your bike didnt run out onto the highway, thank god for a bit of luck this weekend.
unfortunetly it seems a few bikers fell this weekend not good.

Thanks again everyone and yes there will be another and yes it will be warmer, we will aim for November or Feburary at this stage, it will be better and I hope a bit bigger as well

Pipers was a awesome venue and Bruce did a fantastic job we will use this facility again for sure !!

thanks everyone for the Rep points, look out Hitcher Im coming lol :yes:

roo

25th April 2005, 20:04

Was that you on the black R6??? the UBER one??? if so, very impressive riding mate :niceone:

Uh... yeah that was me, but shucks mate... I dunno bout the riding ability thing... you may just be confusing me with someone else... *grin*... if any credit is being dished out... I think it belongs fair & square to MR for the wild-van-ride(tm) :D Did you say you had two race bikes in there as well? Bloody hell! Hope they were well strapped down.

Skunk

25th April 2005, 20:04

As I said on my Rally ride report (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=222350#post222350) - Quasi: Fantastic Rally. When's the next one? :niceone:

Great stuff guys. :drinknsin

Two Smoker

25th April 2005, 20:14

Uh... yeah that was me, but shucks mate... I dunno bout the riding ability thing... you may just be confusing me with someone else... *grin*... if any credit is being dished out... I think it belongs fair & square to MR for the wild-van-ride(tm) :D Did you say you had two race bikes in there as well? Bloody hell! Hope they were well strapped down.

LOL, yep two race bikes, race bikes were solid as, its was the race stands and tools that were moving around a bit....

Zapf

25th April 2005, 23:41

Thanks peoples for your concern and to everyone who stopped. Update is that I have a fractured scaphoid and all the pleasure of having my right hand/most of my thumb/arm in plaster (and yes I am right handed)! Yeeehaaa!

But apart from that I had a great time at the rally. Great to meet so many people and I think we had a really great mix there. Had a blast on the ride back - some awesome roads there.

So huge thankyou to Quasi and Paula for all the time and effort you put into organising it. Just one bit of advice Bret - don't say you are pleased there were no casualties at the end of the ride - wait until everyone gets home before making inflammatory comments like that - you know what those Gods are like!!!!!!

Cant wait for the next one - in Summer I hope - and would be happy with the same location - Pipers was a great place to stay and I think we were very well looked after.

ouch RR.... very nice to hear you treated your SV much better than I did. I usually don't let my bikes fall on me, I tend to part way on the way down... :laugh:

Seeing that JSG, ME and Yourself binned on the road this weekend. I have to declair that the 3 bad lucks are over for KB, as bad things always comes in 3's right? and we have paid our debt to the gods with money, bike and pain.

how long are you in a cast for?

Kickaha

26th April 2005, 08:36

Thanks peoples for your concern and to everyone who stopped. Update is that I have a fractured scaphoid and all the pleasure of having my right hand/most of my thumb/arm in plaster (and yes I am right handed)! Yeeehaaa!

.

Sorry to hear that I had the same injury a year ago and had 8 weeks in plaster

But at least it's not to serious even if they give you all the "it's a bad bone to break stories" and you're still able to move under your own power :niceone:

White trash

26th April 2005, 10:51

Nice truck. Dodge? Glad to see that there are real trucks in this country and not the tiny little half toners.

:killingme :killingme :killingme

Good to see you know your American Iron well.

What you see there is a 100 pre-cent, gen-you-whine, Good ol', made in the U S of A, Nissan Navara.

Well spotted.........

Waylander

26th April 2005, 12:58

:killingme :killingme :killingme

Good to see you know your American Iron well.

What you see there is a 100 pre-cent, gen-you-whine, Good ol', made in the U S of A, Nissan Navara.

Well spotted.........
Oh hell, that means I even got the size wrong. It is one of the tinny little pisser trucks. :argh: :brick: I feel stupid now.

dangerous

26th April 2005, 17:33

:killingme :killingme :killingme

Good to see you know your American Iron well.

What you see there is a 100 pre-cent, gen-you-whine, Good ol', made in the U S of A, Nissan Navara.

Well spotted.........
LMAO..... had too spoil my fun dident ya, anyway ya wrong, wrong, wrong.... its a Nissin Datsun............ so there blow that out ya arse white boy, no such thing as a Navara in Japan :D

dangerous

26th April 2005, 17:35

Oh hell, that means I even got the size wrong. It is one of the tinny little pisser trucks. :argh: :brick: I feel stupid now.
And as for you LOL... you will feel more than stupid when I'v finished with ya...... Id like to see any yank shitter go half the places in NZ that I can..... big wide fuk off things ya have over there. :niceone:

PS: and do it on one tank a fuel @ $35 :msn-wink: :rolleyes:

BTW: WT has seen the bloody thing so hes not as big a smart arse as ya might think :Punk: :spudbn:

Waylander

26th April 2005, 17:43

And as for you LOL... you will feel more than stupid when I'v finished with ya...... Id like to see any yank shitter go half the places in NZ that I can..... big wide fuk off things ya have over there. :niceone:

PS: and do it on one tank a fuel @ $35

BTW: WT has seen the bloody thing so hes not as big a smart arse as ya might think :Punk:

That depends... Is it $35USD or NZD... As for going places you can that also depends, on whether or not it has to look the same after we go through. I've blazed plenty of trails in my uncles old Chev 1500. Was also a good truck for deer hunting. Painted in Cammo greens, browns and blacks. Just drive up to a spot tossin the korn feed out the back as ya go then pull the cammo net over ya and wait for the buggers to show up.

SlashWylde

26th April 2005, 17:44

Well done indeed Quasi, and all the rest who made this such a fun and sucessful event. I have nothing but praise for the staff of the lodge, the facilities were great, service, food, drinks etc.

Was great to meet some fellow KB'ers and put some faces to the names, pleased to meet such a friendly bunch :D

I'm looking forward to the next one allready. Have to get myself a more powerful bike tho, so's I can keep up with those dammn Kwaka's :msn-wink:

aff-man

26th April 2005, 18:31

bugjuice

26th April 2005, 18:38

I'm looking forward to the next one allready. Have to get myself a more powerful bike tho, so's I can keep up with those dammn Kwaka's :msn-wink:
nice to see you know the bikes are up the front.. :niceone:

aff-man

26th April 2005, 18:44

nice to see you know the bikes are up the front.. :niceone:

Baaaa i let you pass just so that welll.............. i dunno really i am just that nice a guy..... :killingme :killingme :killingme :killingme

just quietly i would love a bike that tips into corners as easilly as yours... but just reaaly really quietly

Waylander

26th April 2005, 18:46

just quietly i would love a bike that tips into corners as easilly as yours... but just reaaly really quietly
Hehe Why do you think I want one?

roo

26th April 2005, 18:52

Oh, you can never get too low when you're so damn high.
Oh, been out rolling, on the blessed hellride

W00T!! another Zak Wylde fan! :headbang:

It wasnt you in our quizgroup was it? (Sorry, I wasnt retaining names at that stage... I just remember a conversation about Zak, Randy Roads, and Ozzy...)

Oh yeah, if it was... the band I couldnt remember was Twilight Symphony. *shrug*

Hitcher

26th April 2005, 19:44

look out Hitcher Im coming lol
Thanks for the warning. I have a mop ready...

Skunk

26th April 2005, 20:32

Quasi seemed to enjoy himself...

SlashWylde

27th April 2005, 09:01

W00T!! another Zak Wylde fan! :headbang:

It wasnt you in our quizgroup was it? (Sorry, I wasnt retaining names at that stage... I just remember a conversation about Zak, Randy Roads, and Ozzy...)

Oh yeah, if it was... the band I couldnt remember was Twilight Symphony. *shrug*

Yeah man! that was me! Got to get me a copy of the new album "Mafia" come to think of it...

Can't say I've heard of Twilight Symphony, but I'll check 'em out.

Good meeting you bud, might run into you again some time :Punk:

roo

27th April 2005, 22:08

Yeah man! that was me! Got to get me a copy of the new album "Mafia" come to think of it...

Rocking! Yeah, Mafia is supposed to be yet another solid album from the master.
Long Live Zak!

Can't say I've heard of Twilight Symphony, but I'll check 'em out.

I just found them last month.

Another solid swedish death metal band, If you like In Flames and Opeth then they are the shit. The classical meandering of black metal and huge cold soundscapes... but not quite up to the standard of Opeth (esp morningrise) IMHO...