Ride Forever Okoroire 2011, 13 March

[Genestho]

We are pleased to support the Ride Forever Okoroire 2011 event.

An event organised for Motorcyclists by Motorcyclists


Held of course, at the sprawling grounds of the Okoroire, 18 Somerville Road, Tirau, from 11am - 4pm. (Gates open at 9.30am)

Need Directions? Map Info (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=18+Somerville+Road,+Tirau&aq=&sll=-40.900557,174.885971&sspn=17.053383,53.393555&gl=nz&g=New+Zealand&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=18+Somerville+Rd,+Okoroire+3485,+Waikato&ll=-37.953538,175.803652&spn=0.017393,0.052142&t=h&z=15)

For those of you that haven't checked out this stunning venue and the infamous "Bike Shed" - it's a must see..

http://www.okohotel.co.nz/ http://www.thebikeshed.net.nz/index.php

We'll have Trade Tents with the latest and greatest models from:

Bayride Motorcycles Tauranga
MotoGB Mount Maunganui
Baycity Motorcycles Tauranga
Road Sport Motorcycles
Patterson O'connor Motorcycles
Bike Force


A vintage and classic Bike display, Race Bikes, braking Demo's..
Vouchers for the first 500 attendee's for a free famous Okoroire Steak Bun.
Free giveaways and Spot prizes kindly donated by local dealerships and event sponsors.
A quiz, the winner receives $500 worth of safety gear.
Information on local training days, general safety information and safety gear.

Guest Appearances
so far..

MC'ed by the great Neil Ritchie!
The legendary Andrew Stroud from Suzuki!
Sloan Frost and the Mighty BMW - winner of the BADD 2009 3-Hour Endurance Race, who has had a blinding season so far on the BMW, from M1 Motorsport!
Chris Mitchel from Chris Mitchel Motorcycles in Taupo
Andrew Templeton from RoadSafe NZ
And...A surprise appearance...

Supported by:
Bike Rider Magazine
Hauraki FM
The WBOP Motorcycle Road Safety Group
Rideforever.co.nz
RoadSafe
M1 Motorsport
Suzuki NZ
NZ.B.A.D.D and the 'BADD Girls', FREE Tee's and badges until they're all gone!
Toll Transport NZ


The BADD Girls will be walking round with donation buckets - collecting for the Red Cross Christchurch Earthquake Appeal!

There will be some Police presence on the Main Highways, it's expected the roads will be busy so the presence is primarily to be on hand should there be an incident and to keep all road users in the area honest.
I've been assured they'll not be randomly stopping anyone, unless of course there's behaviour that warrants unwanted attention..

There'll be updates (within this post), as they to come to hand.

Cheers :)

[Stirts]

We'll have Trade Tents with the latest and greatest models from:

Bayride Motorcycles Tauranga
MotoGB Mount Maunganui
Red Baron Mount Maunganui
Baycity Motorcycles Tauranga

Oooooer some test riding over the Kaimais ;) :eek::wings:

[Genestho]

Oooooer some test riding over the Kaimais ;) :eek::wings:

Dreaming and Drooling only m'lady! :bleh:

[one-speed]

Oooooer some test riding over the Kaimais ;) :eek::wings:
Now Now:nono:
Weeee :)

[nodrog]

Mabel and I will be there with bells on.

Fanny.

[wybmadiity]

If I am not working I will be there :wavey:

[nodrog]

Looks like its all girls at this stage, LOL.

Fanny.

[Quasievil]

Pfft wasnt invited:sleep:

[nodrog]

Pfft wasnt invited:sleep:

Do you want to come? Mabel and I could meet you somewhere if you like?

Fanny.

[Genestho]

Pfft wasnt invited:sleep:

Ahhhh sorry hun!! If I could've - I'd have had at least 10 more entities easily off the top of my head, but we only had so many spots available to fill, once word spread it all happened pretty quickly - I missed a couple of meetings, active team and each team member bought someone or something to the table.

It is a pilot event but it's not intended to be a one off!!
In saying that, I can add a banner (or anything else you'd have) that takes up a small physical space with max info? Over to you - Let me know :)

[Genestho]

Here's the Poster for perusal. :sunny:

[Quasievil]

Im going to set up my own Qmoto show down the road with topless dancers :yes:

[Genestho]

Im going to set up my own Qmoto show down the road with topless dancers :yes:
Arrgh...Stop!! Scarey Bret!! Moobies FTW!!?:woohoo:

[Corse1]

Farrk! Just signed up for a free golf tournament on the 13th....free piss etc etc......the only good thing is that its at the Tirau GC so could take the bike and someone else takes clubs (Give the piss a miss)........be at the Oko by 2pm:yes:

Or just give the golf a miss...that sounds better.

[Genestho]

Or just give the golf a miss...that sounds better.

I like that option!! :) Should be a good day!!:yes:

[the axxeman]

Im going to set up my own Qmoto show down the road with topless dancers :yes:

Sorry folks, im going to Quasies show.

[trailblazer]

Sorry folks, im going to Quasies show.
I second that

[Genestho]

I second that
Oh, ok then! We will miss you! :weep:

Thanks for the reminder lads, something I'd neglected to add :sunny:

[Highlander]

Thanks for the reminder lads, something I'd neglected to add :sunny:

Topless dancers?

I will come for a look unless I forget between now and then.

[Genestho]

I will come for a look unless I forget between now and then.

Lol, No topless Dancers here mate, promo ladies yes.

SWEET, keep an ear out for Hauraki Amped in the lead up week or so before, Hauraki have offered some fantastic promotion alongside Andrew Stroud and Sloan Frost and will be onsite with offers of live Crossovers :sunny:

Great to see our locals getting in behind :)

[BMWST?]

the NZ tag is nearby (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/103520-NZ-wide-pass-the-tag?p=1129970641#post1129970641) guys....any chance of moving it sarf......The BOP tag game (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/103045-BOP-Tagorama?p=1129832832#post1129832832) looks preety sad too:bye:

[Pussy]

Hmmm... the sem fiddy might like a trip to Okoroire, methinks! :)

[Genestho]

Hmmm... the sem fiddy might like a trip to Okoroire, methinks! :)
Choice one mate!! Weather's looking good too!! :woohoo: :D

Don't forget the...SUNBLOCK!!!!:facepalm:

[Pussy]

Don't forget the...SUNBLOCK!!!!:facepalm:

One has enough bloody scars to remind one of that piece of wisdom!! :p

[rapid van cleef]

ok, so is there anyone heading over on sunday from whakatane? iftheres a grou ride organised....whats the details etc. i need to take a long gentle poottle to settle me new pads in so i thought a long group ride would be good.

[nodrog]

I will be making an appearance.

Fanny.

[Genestho]

I will be making an appearance.

Fanny.
Wooohoooooo!! T'will be good to see you two!! :D


ok, so is there anyone heading over on sunday from whakatane? iftheres a grou ride organised....whats the details etc. i need to take a long gentle poottle to settle me new pads in so i thought a long group ride would be good.
Hey mate :) I hear there are people heading over from Whakatane, but I'm not aware of any organised group rides as such.. that doesn't mean there isn't any organised in your area..I've heard rumours that there's quite a few organised out of Hamilton, Rotorua, Tauranga and Auckland..

Maybe give your local dealership a buzz and see if they're organising anything, if not could you come over this side earlier and maybe hookup with some of our locals? There's a couple of clubs coming over from here and Bayride Motorcycles in Cameron Road is leading a group over the hill too (not sure of the status of other dealerships)

[cave weta]

My Cafe Racer project is finished and itching for an outing

This sounds just purrfect!

[Genestho]

My Cafe Racer project is finished and itching for an outing

This sounds just purrfect!

:gob: That was quick!? Yay!! See you and your new family member there... :D

[cave weta]

:gob: That was quick!? Yay!! See you and your new family member there... :D

It doesnt take long to unbolt all the extra wank from a motorcycle and strip it to its :devil2:essence

[DJSin]

Look like fun
Will be my first run over the Kaimais :clap:

[Cheshire Cat]

Im going to set up my own Qmoto show down the road with topless dancers :yes:

Go on with yah, you perv!:spanking:

[Quasievil]

Go on with yah, you perv!:spanking:

What you saying, you dont wanna do it anymore ?
:rolleyes:

[Genestho]

Hey, thanks to Everyone that supported this Event!

Special Thanks goes to our Hosts:
Hugh at the Okoroire

To:
Sloan Frost, Andrew and Jake Stroud
Chris Mitchel
Andrew Templeton/RoadSafe
Neil Ritchie
Tony Christensian
Bike Rider Magazine
Hauraki Amped

The Dealerships who provided awesome prizes :
Bayride Motorcycles Tauranga
MotoGB Mount Maunganui
Baycity Motorcycles Tauranga
Road Sport Motorcycles
Patterson O'connor Motorcycles
Bike Force

The Tauranga Classic Motorcycle Club
Ulysses
Our Marshalls
White Ribbon
BADD Girls
NZTA and Rideforever.co.nz
Toll Transport NZ
And the Tauranga Motorcycle Safety Group.

We had an absolutely fantastic turnout, much more than anticipated!!
Thanks to all of you that came out to support the Event!!

Much appreciated and we hope everyone arrived home safe.

Couple of photo's here - if you have any to add, or photo's of the carpark or braking demo's, which I didn't get - please do!! :)
Keep an eye on Bike Rider Magazine for more, thanks again :)

[Genestho]

Couple more..

[wysper]

Yep, it was a good day.
Lots of bikes, talked to a young lady that had ridden a gn125 over from Rotorua! Good effort that.

The beef buns were awesome.

And a good cruise after we shot off.

Thanks to everyone that put it on. Awesome venue.

[cave weta]

Yep, it was a good day.
Lots of bikes, talked to a young lady that had ridden a gn125 over from Rotorua! Good effort that.

The beef buns were awesome.

And a good cruise after we shot off.

Thanks to everyone that put it on. Awesome venue.

Me too! I came over from Waihi with mr and mrs Duckon in. raining hard till we got to Omokoroa then it cleared and bacame a glorious scratch over the Kaimais and down to Okoriarei. BADDs display was sobering... Choppas tent was buzzing, the bike park area was filled with near 1000 bikes of all types
A great day out catching up with KBers- Stirts Genestho DMNTED The Blacksmith and making friends with young blokes on their 2fiddy hyosungs and Ninja 250s on their first ride out of the Tron.
riding home 79km up the Old TeAroha road and seeing nothing else but other riders was the best part! no cars at all!

[Goblin]

Awesome day! Despite the grumpy start to the day...plus another harley broken down on the side of the road,(gotta keep the stereotype alive) we had the bestest day out! Thanks to all involved. Good to catch up with everyone we saw and to meet cave weta. Your wee cafe racer rocks! even if it's a bit sluggish on the open road. Didn't realise it was you til i got home and read the thread again.

Huge thanks to all the sponsors for all the great spot prizes. :headbang:

[Genestho]

Me too! I came over from Waihi with mr and mrs Duckon in. raining hard till we got to Omokoroa then it cleared and bacame a glorious scratch over the Kaimais and down to Okoriarei. BADDs display was sobering... Choppas tent was buzzing, the bike park area was filled with near 1000 bikes of all types
A great day out catching up with KBers- Stirts Genestho DMNTED The Blacksmith and making friends with young blokes on their 2fiddy hyosungs and Ninja 250s on their first ride out of the Tron.
riding home 79km up the Old TeAroha road and seeing nothing else but other riders was the best part! no cars at all!

Bit of a worry waking up at 6.00am to rain on the ground! Stoked it came right!! Good to see you, and thanks for the Coffee, that was my breakfast and lunch! LOL
I also got rid of 50 Tee's for free in 15 minutes, and at least a couple hundred badges went too! Was awesome to see folks walking around in them!!
Was quite a social event, thoroughly enjoyed catching up with so many people!


Yep, it was a good day.
Lots of bikes, talked to a young lady that had ridden a gn125 over from Rotorua! Good effort that.

The beef buns were awesome.

And a good cruise after we shot off.

Thanks to everyone that put it on. Awesome venue.
Hey thanks for coming over! Glad you enjoyed! :)


Awesome day! Despite the grumpy start to the day...plus another harley broken down on the side of the road,(gotta keep the stereotype alive) we had the bestest day out! Thanks to all involved. Good to catch up with everyone we saw and to meet cave weta. Your wee cafe racer rocks! even if it's a bit sluggish on the open road. Didn't realise it was you til i got home and read the thread again.

Huge thanks to all the sponsors for all the great spot prizes. :headbang:
I still didn't get to see Cave Weta's cafe racer! :crybaby:
Good to see you Goblin!
Hey did you guys win anything? Was astounded at all the prizes - the dealerships got right in behind it all!:wings:

Thanks for the photo's, the lady on the Harley had some smokin' muscles, very impressive!!

[NUTBAR]

sounds like it was a great day, had to miss this one as i was diving in fiji,

[Goblin]

I still didn't get to see Cave Weta's cafe racer! :crybaby:
Good to see you Goblin!
Hey did you guys win anything? Was astounded at all the prizes - the dealerships got right in behind it all!:wings:

Thanks for the photo's, the lady on the Harley had some smokin' muscles, very impressive!!Sorry for the delay in replying, had 5 trackdays and the day job in one week.:sleep:
That cave weta sure did a great job with the cafe racer.
My tiny won the draggin jeans voucher :banana: so will go out to Pattersons on my day off. Our mate on the Indian won the BRM sub too. :clap:


sounds like it was a great day, had to miss this one as i was diving in fiji,Oh FFS rub it in why dont ya!?

[Genestho]

sounds like it was a great day, had to miss this one as i was diving in fiji,
Envy! Booooo! :sunny: Looks NICE!

Sorry for the delay in replying, had 5 trackdays and the day job in one week.:sleep:
That cave weta sure did a great job with the cafe racer.
My tiny won the draggin jeans voucher :banana: so will go out to Pattersons on my day off. Our mate on the Indian won the BRM sub too. :clap:

Hah! What a hardcase! Thought I saw you jumping up and down when that was drawn, awesome!! :D

[NUTBAR]

Oh FFS rub it in why dont ya!?

yip was a tough week, :yes: