Public dob in speeding bikes

[Maha]

This from our local rag.

'Motorcyclist speeding through Puhoi on the weekend afternoons are giving villagers a headache. Puhoi forum member Judith Williams says the speeding motorcyclists hinder public events. The worst time is Sunday afternoons when there are a lot of things happening such as the farmers market, sporting activites, hall events and people walking around the village. The forum has approached Warkworth Police. Local Sergeant Bede Caughy says their concerns have been passed on to the Orewa Police with the request for additional weekend patrols'.

I feel an organised ride coming on...:corn:

[Coldrider]

To be honest you can go a shit load faster in most circumstances on a very quiet motorcycle, what is wanted ?, speed/thrust G force adrenalin or noise? (look at me!)

[FJRider]

Where is Puhoi ???? wasn't me .....

[Toaster]

I see the fun-police at it again. Typical reaction from a non-biker who obviously hasn't been getting any lately.

[bogan]

Is it the noise or the speeding? speeding round public events I can understand getting dobbed in (youn-uns round etc), can't see how loud bikes are an issue though, unless they are really loud, or maybe they just sound like they are speeding :rolleyes:

[Maha]

Is it the noise or the speeding? speeding round public events I can understand getting dobbed in (youn-uns round etc), can't see how loud bikes are an issue though, unless they are really loud, or maybe they just sound like they are speeding :rolleyes:

I got it wrong, yes speeding not noisey, title amended

[Conquiztador]

This from our local rag.

'Motorcyclist speeding through Puhoi on the weekend afternoons are giving villagers a headache. Puhoi forum member Judith Williams says the speeding motorcyclists hinder public events. The worst time is Sunday afternoons when there are a lot of things happening such as the farmers market, sporting activites, hall events and people walking around the village. The forum has approached Warkworth Police. Local Sergeant Bede Caughy says their concerns have been passed on to the Orewa Police with the request for additional weekend patrols'.

I feel an organised ride coming on...:corn:

Confused I am (but that is very easily achieved...). You turn off the SH in to the small Puhoi road. It is only a K or two to the pub. And the road is not a "racing mecca". Far from it. Puhoi is a small village. You respect the place and the ones living there and ride accordingly. Also, there is always bikes coming and going so to speed is not very clever as you will easily collect another speedster.

Apart from "showing off" there is no need/use for speeding there. Personally I have never done it in the Puhoi village.

[MadDuck]

I blame those speeding bikes doing wheelies after drinking beer all afternoon in the sun

[Maha]

I blame those speeding bikes doing wheelies after drinking beer all afternoon in the sun

Its gotta be those leaf blown' Harleys?...they only sound like they are going fast...:scooter:

[SMOKEU]

Just wait till a biker gang shows up in their town and speeding sports bikes will be the least of their worries.

[Maha]

Just wait till a biker gang shows up in their town and speeding sports bikes will be the least of their worries.

More cruiser type bikes visit the Puhoi than sport bikes. Gangs do show up from to time, one beer each then they fuck off.

[nallac]

Its gotta be those leaf blown' Harleys?...they only sound like they are going fast...:scooter:

Now now Maha, the truth can hurt some people...............

[Berries]

Bit of a non story isn't it. Residents of a village (or whatever the fuck Puhoi is) get rightly pissed off with people speeding. So they ring the cops. You're an arse to be speeding when all that stuff is happening anyway so anyone who gets booked deserves it.

If it was boy racers not motorbikes then everyone would be agreeing.

[Gubb]

That's it then. I'm quitting cheese.

That'll teach those pricks. Hit 'em where it hurts!

[raftn]

That's it then. I'm quitting cheese.

That'll teach those pricks. Hit 'em where it hurts!

Bloody hell Gubb.......where do you come up with this shit...I spilt my beer laughing!

[blackdog]

That's it then. I'm quitting cheese.

That'll teach those pricks. Hit 'em where it hurts!

class. just class

(sorry im outta bling)

[Mom]

You're an arse to be speeding when all that stuff is happening anyway so anyone who gets booked deserves it.

You dont know Puhoi obviously. If you could even get close to the open road speed limit in there, you would be world famous and probably not visiting Puhoi.

http://www.puhoinz.com/Puhoi_Pub.html

This is an iconic biker pub, frequented by the public in order to soak up the atmosphere. Dogs are welcome and a sign on the bar clearly states "If our service does not meet your expectations - lower your expectations". There is also a sign that says if we are busy and you want coffee, go to the shop. I was there last weekend, and was greeted by the owner with my personal tipple, and a comment to say how long it was since I had visited.

The worst that I have seen there is some of the finest wheelies I have ever laid eyes on :yes: and some of the loudest pipes I have ever heard :shit: Albeit very briefly (think 100 metres at most) you can see maybe 5 of them. Our local constabulary leave the place alone, nothing ever happens there, though they do regularly breath test at the end of the road. That is fine by me.

This "complaint" is from a woman that would be able to poor a damp cloud on a wedding party, and make the bride and groom miserable. She lives in Puhoi village, there is a biker pub there. I promise it has been there far longer than she has lived there :yes:

Please try to maintain some sort of balance in your posts. The copper in you is a little bit offensive sometimes :yes:



Bloody hell Gubb.......where do you come up with this shit...I spilt my beer laughing!

He cant help it...

[Taz]

I blame those speeding bikes doing wheelies after drinking beer all afternoon in the sun

Yeah sorry about that :o

[Berries]

Please try to maintain some sort of balance in your posts. The copper in you is a little bit offensive sometimes
Just to set the record straight before anyone else red blings me or starts throwing petrol bombs at my house, I am not a cop and I have never have been a cop. I did once want to be a nurse but that was purely for the uniform, the drugs and the sex.

Nee naa nee naa :Police:

[Katman]

You dont know Puhoi obviously. If you could even get close to the open road speed limit in there, you would be world famous and probably not visiting Puhoi.


What if they're only doing 80 in a 50?

[Maha]

What if they're only doing 80 in a 50?

That would mean they are really thursty.
Honestly though, it so happens that, the day she mentions is the busiest day for bikes at the Puhoi Pub (Sunday) and im talking anywhere around 200 plus bikes (some would say and the rest) throughout the day. So I am guessing that, volume plus noise, equals speeding...its perception.

[Mom]

What if they're only doing 80 in a 50?

Next time you are up in Auckland let me know, I will escort you to the Puhoi pub for a beer/or what-have-you. My current poison is soda and lime. Then you can see for yourself. Like I said the local cops dont pay any mind to the place, primarily because NOTHING HAPPENS!

Smoke and noise.

[caseye]

Love the PieHoi as Fatt Maxx calls it these days.
Katman when your'e up next I'll happily take ya up there, got a date Anne.
Don't bring that Maha bugger though aye, dead turn off he is!

[Mom]

Love the PieHoi as Fatt Maxx calls it these days.
Katman when your'e up next I'll happily take ya up there, got a date Anne.
Don't bring that Maha bugger though aye, dead turn off he is!

Sweet, date and time? I am there!

[wanpo]

Hmm, havn't actually ridden through there, is Ahuroa Road sealed + in good nic?

[Maha]

Hmm, havn't actually ridden through there, is Ahuroa Road sealed + in good nic?

Not its not, but the road is in good nick, cruisers have been known to use it...:yes:
Personally I wouldn't choose to use that road on a road bike, have once so no need to do it again.

[p.dath]

Puhoi is so small. Can't say I have ever seen anyone speeding around the village. The road is, well, very short.

And I would say bikers would bring in a reasonable chunk of the venue for the village. So many go to the pub for a drink.

[Maha]

Puhoi is so small. Can't say I have ever seen anyone speeding around the village. The road is, well, very short.

And I would say bikers would bring in a reasonable chunk of the venue for the village. So many go to the pub for a drink.

A huge chunk, when you get to a Pub and theres a coned off area for bikes only, that says alot about how we are view (they just our money eh?:corn:)
Puhoi Pub make the best ever chicken/bacon and cheese burger!
Wash it down with a shandi then its TTFN.....:wavey:

[Bald Eagle]

giving villagers a headache. Puhoi forum member Judith Williams


She needs to get out more :violin:

[BoristheBiter]

I wonder if that complaint would like it to back to the way it was in the 80's? now that was the good old days.
Then she would have something to complain about.

Some people just move somewhere with out seeing what is around them then complain about this or that, the local cops will treat it with the time it deserves, none.

[Usarka]

This "complaint" is from a woman that would be able to poor a damp cloud on a wedding party, and make the bride and groom miserable. She lives in Puhoi village, there is a biker pub there. I promise it has been there far longer than she has lived there :yes:

You still need to be real careful about those.

There's a similar old bag at a famous kitesurfing spot south of whangarei that is constantly whining to the council, doc etc about kites scaring away nesting birds. Studies have shown we're having minimal or no impact and other beach users are far far worse (dog walkers, 4WDS etc ) but there is a real danger that doc or the council will do something just to shut the bitch up.

[Maha]

I wonder if that complaint would like it to back to the way it was in the 80's? now that was the good old days.
Then she would have something to complain about.

Some people just move somewhere with out seeing what is around them then complain about this or that, the local cops will treat it with the time it deserves, none.

I did some work at a house up behind the pub a couple of years ago, they had not long been there form the city. They weren't overly excited about the bikes that visit the area :violin:

[BoristheBiter]

I did some work at a house up behind the pub a couple of years ago, they had not long been there form the city. They weren't overly excited about the bikes that visit the area :violin:

Like the dumb townies where we used to live complaining about cows making too much noise in the field next door.

two words for them. FO

[oneofsix]

be careful folks. The pub might do well out of motorcyclists but it doesn't translate to the community doing well. In fact some of the community could be jealous they can't tap the market so rather than try to other something you want they will instead try to spoil your fun and the pubs market.
Example; gym i go to was having the carpark redone. People parked outside a bicycle shop next door that had heaps of parks, had adopted some left over when the recycling station was moved. Did they take the initiative to adverts to the gym goers, perhaps suggesting they buy a bike to get extra from the visits to the gym, hell no they threatened to have them towed away, even though there were still parks for the couple of customers they got. Think they were more annoyed that they sometimes had to park their van out on the street in front of their shop.
NZ business owners are just NZers and can be as dumb as the rest of us.

[eliot-ness]

I rarely visit Puhoi, the last time in fact was at the toy run a couple of years ago, in the car, when I took two of my grandkids, Boy 7 and girl 14 to look at the bikes.
I was approached by a lady I know well, and was told, quite forcibly, that I should be ashamed of myself for taking a young girl anywhere near those biker crowds. While she was telling me off, the grandson was sitting on a Harley while the lady owner explained patiently everything about the bike and the grandaughter was taking pics. I listened to the diatribe until she ran out of reasons why bikers shouldn't be allowed to mix with the public.
Then I told her about the toy run, and the reason for it, and that those horrible bikers were also collecting on their way home for yet another charity. No change in attitude from her; as far as she was concerned all bikers and their noisy machines should be banned.
As all attempts to reason with her had failed I finally told her that I ride a bike, and if the kids hadn't been there I would have been amongst those smelly, obnoxious hoons. That was the last time I ever spoke to her, and as for as I'm concerned, that's her loss and my gain.
But, enough narrow minded people can force change, whether we like it or not, and the latte crowd moving into urban areas have proved that a few bikes at the village pub at the weekend won't be enough stop it. In a couple of years Puhoi will be another Matakana.

[Grubber]

More cruiser type bikes visit the Puhoi than sport bikes. Gangs do show up from to time, one beer each then they fuck off.

Yes and quite the opposite perception that most people would have. They generally do the single drink and move on. They got nothin to prove. Plenty of others been on the hoon level riding when i've been up there. Most times it's a loud american twin with a showoff on it.

[Scouse]

Just wait till a biker gang shows up in their town and speeding sports bikes will be the least of their worries.They already do at least once a year when the Hells Angels do their annual poker run at least 350 bikes decend on the village 85 percent of them are noisy Harleys

[Mom]

You still need to be real careful about those.

There's a similar old bag at a famous kitesurfing spot south of whangarei that is constantly whining to the council, doc etc about kites scaring away nesting birds. Studies have shown we're having minimal or no impact and other beach users are far far worse (dog walkers, 4WDS etc ) but there is a real danger that doc or the council will do something just to shut the bitch up.

I have met her :yes: She is a little bit unbalanced to be fair :blink:

She is bird crazy, I have had many tellings off from her, and I reckon I am more protective of the place than she is :lol:

The locals and the boarders are not that happy with her that is for sure. She puts up all these illegal signs too. I have considered finding out about how to take her to task for "polluting" a bird sanctuary with hand painted signs, electric fence tape, waratahs and the like :D