250 ride this Sunday (24 January)?

[Phreak]

Any takers?

I'm keen for a ride this weekend on Sunday - the 24th of Jan - if anyone else wants to come out? Don't mind heading south, north, east or west, just keen for a good ride!

Be nice to ride with bikes of a similar capacity, I kinda got left behind last ride I went on with the bigger boys...

All ideas and opinions welcome.

Cheers!

[DEVVIL]

Sounds good keen on a south ride?

[Thaeos]

I'm keen, whatever direction.

[Addict]

If you stay north how about this:

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=SH+16&daddr=Kaipara+Coast+Hwy+to:Hibiscus+Coast+Hwy+to:H ibiscus+Coast+Hwy+to:-36.659055,174.637299+to:Northern+Mwy&geocode=FZIpzv0dIFRoCg%3BFWTU1f0d5IJmCg%3BFTtI0v0d l85pCg%3BFche0f0dtIJpCg%3B%3BFaSKzv0dcptqCg&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=4&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4&sll=-36.635366,174.716949&sspn=0.318477,0.724411&ie=UTF8&ll=-36.582452,174.733429&spn=0.63739,1.448822&z=10

Or south:

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Motordrome+Service+Area&daddr=-37.047025,174.58374+to:Waiuku+Rd+to:Mercer+Ferry+R d+to:Horace+Russell+Rd&geocode=FWQVyv0dM15tCg%3B%3BFdD3x_0drsFrCg%3BFcjQx v0dp5VuCg%3BFZExx_0dnf1uCg&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&via=1,2,3&sll=-37.063944,174.61524&sspn=0.039587,0.090551&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.116526,174.966888&spn=0.632952,1.448822&z=10

I did wattle bay last week and loved it.

[DEVVIL]

I'm into the south run ending at the muddy.
Whats the start time

[Phreak]

I'm open to any and all ideas at this stage - only I have to be home by around 3.30-ish for the G.F... She wants to go 'roller-blading'...! (Well, okay, so it was kinda my idea LOL!)

The Wattle Bay ride looks nice - I did a northern ride a couple of weekends ago and got LOST! So, as long as you know where you are going Addict, I'm keen for that run.

Weather report isn't looking the greatest though, according to MetService... But will plan for the best I guess! Watch this thread - if I think its not looking pretty Saturday night / Sunday morning, I'll post up here...

(If it all goes ahead...) Meet Time...? How's 9.30am at the 'Motordrome Service Area' (is that what they call it now?), depart at 10am...? That good for everyone? I'm coming from the North Shore, so I'll probably leave home sometime between 8:00 and 8:30, so I'll probably be early!

[ac3_snow]

would be mad keen but gota pick my lady up from the airport at 6am which kinda throws the whole day out. il keep my ears out for mayb another weeknd. cheer

[Thaeos]

would be mad keen but gota pick my lady up from the airport at 6am which kinda throws the whole day out. il keep my ears out for mayb another weeknd. cheer

Just pick'er up and drop her home! Then come for a ride :P

[Phreak]

Originally Posted by Thaeos
Just pick'er up and drop her home! Then come for a ride :P

Man if I tried that on with my girl, I'd be paying for it for the whole week following!

All good ac3_snow, catch you on the next one!

[Grasshopperus]

I'm going to try and come along as well. I almost got my 'ride' card revoked after last weekend's Wattle Bay run (5 hours away from home :) ). I'm not THAT whipped but with a 1 week old baby I've gotta help out quite a bit. The northern or southern rides from Addict look good.

[brendonjw]

Might try and come along, got stuff to do so will depend on how much of it i can do on sat.

[Ferkletastic]

If the weather is good I might bring the bandito out for a cruise.

[Phreak]

Awesome guys, the more the merrier!

Still got my eyes on the weather, MetService says "Few showers, increasing fine spells"... I'm okay with riding in showers, so long as everyone else is?

If they update it to rain, I'll cancel the ride. Keep your eyes on this thread.

Cheers!

[JoeHybrid]

Hey Guys, I'm keen on the ride on Sunday weather permitting :)

Just a suggestion for a ride keeping off the main highways a little bit:
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=105630083337523830677.00047dbc0861802de8113&z=10

I have ridden these roads before but it would be awesome to have a few more bikes :D
You get lonely riding by yourself all the time :P

[Thaeos]

Man if I tried that on with my girl, I'd be paying for it for the whole week following!

All good ac3_snow, catch you on the next one!

Aha Yeaa but it'd be worth it eh!

[Phreak]

Cheers for the ride suggestion JoeHybrid, those are some great roads I know!
Last time I was up those ways I got lost real bad, lucky the guys I was riding with knew the way...

I'm still favoring the south ride suggested by Addict, but if anyone else would rather go north, feel free to voice your opinions!

I'm still watching the weather like a hawk, hoping its gonna clear up...

[Thaeos]

Looking good according to this!

[JoeHybrid]

Yeah the forecast is looking a bit better for tomorrow :D
The ride south looks good to me too, I haven't been out those ways before.
Fingers crossed for the weather...

[Phreak]

Okay, the weather report that I'm reading says:
"Few morning showers, then fine. 23max, 17min."

So I'm gonna take that as a good sign, and go start polishing up the bike...

If anyone needs to text or call tomorrow morning to say they are running late and want us to wait, or can't make it last minute, my cell numbers are:

Vodafone - 021 131 6854
Telecom - 0275 131 685

If I don't get texts or calls from anyone we will be leaving at 10am or just after...

Otherwise, see you all at the Motordrome Service Area at 9:30 tomorrow morning!

(I will still check on the weather again at about 7am tomorrow, just to be sure... Will post here again at that time.)

[NewRob]

Would like to meet up with all of you guys for a ride, but can't get my front brakes done in time due to parts not available until Tuesday. Enjoy youself and have a Good and Safe ride. Cheers

[Thaeos]

Sweet as, hope to see you guys there and hopefully it's a good one without too many stupid manouvres by cages OR bikes for that matter, looking forward to it!

[Phreak]

Okay, its the day of! The sun is trying to come through up here, few thick clouds still hanging around - but it's not raining - and that's all I care about!
Supposed to clear up as the day continues...

Don't forget to bring liquid refreshments (EDIT: non-alcoholic LOL!!!) for yourself - it may well get pretty hot later - just in case anyways.

See you guys soon!

[CookMySock]

Weather in the eastern bay of plenty is calm, wall-to-wall blue sky.

Have a good ride!

Steve

[Phreak]

Weather in the eastern bay of plenty is calm, wall-to-wall blue sky.

Have a good ride!

Steve

LOL... not quite sure how they run things down there, but up here in Jaffa-Land, we don't have walls blocking in our sky!

Thanks though!

[gilly]

me and hubby will b there :)

[DEVVIL]

Meet you at the cross roads as you go past Kingseat RD

[EatOrBeEaten]

That was a blast! It was lovely to meet you all and the pace was spot-on. Definitely up for more of these... :)

[gilly]

Good to meet you all, Lindsay was a bit worried about leading but I think he did ok. Nice to be able to travel at your own pace.

[DEVVIL]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=192557
:chase:The speed was just right :chase::Police::chase:

[Phreak]

Thanks to everyone for coming, Lindsay (and DEVVIL) for leading the way, and the weather gods for not unleashing an absolute downpour on us!

Seriously though, I had a great day out, really enjoyed meeting new people, the nice pace was awesome, all in all just a blast!

Looks like the "Biker Boyz" tag is gonna stick, keep an eye out for more threads in the 'Meetings and Events' forum!

Cheers!

[The Everlasting]

I hope one day you guys have a ride when I'm not working! :p

[Phreak]

I hope one day you guys have a ride when I'm not working! :p

What days DO you have off Everlasting...?

[The Everlasting]

What days DO you have off Everlasting...?


Thursday and fridays,but I usually have one sunday off a month..:)

[Phreak]

Ouch! That's gotta hurt, not bein able to come on weekend rides! Today was real cool. I get Fridays and Saturdays off usually, will try to put together a 'BB' ride for a Friday sometime soon!

[Ferkletastic]

A good ride alright, definitely keen for more. Cheers guys.

[DEVVIL]

Ouch! That's gotta hurt, not bein able to come on weekend rides! Today was real cool. I get Fridays and Saturdays off usually, will try to put together a 'BB' ride for a Friday sometime soon!BB
Keen on more rides, one week of leave left. Then back to rostered shifts :doh:

[Phreak]

Lol :laugh:

[The Everlasting]

BB Ride.


What is that?

[DEVVIL]

BB Ride.


What is that?

BB=Biker Boys lol 250s :chase::chase::ride:

[The Everlasting]

Ah right..:lol:



:doh:

[Phreak]

It wasn't my idea! But okay, I'll admit I'm kinda liking it...!

The "Biker Boyz" thing looks like it's gonna stick; I just finished transferring the movie to my new GPS...
(just for laughs, I'm not gonna watch it while I'm riding!)

My boss is gonna freak when he see's me watching vids at work! Lol!

:bleh:

[Phreak]

Okay, so even though I work weird hours, I should be asleep!!! but I got the thread up for the Biker Boyz... So lets move our discussions over there now okay?

Cool.

:-)