MR - Kiwi Biker ride for 6th August, 2005. [Archive]

Motoracer

28th July 2005, 21:40

MR - Kiwi Biker Ride for Saturday the 6th of August, 2005

General Info:

Pace - Open pace ride.
Ride route - The Infamous SH22.
Meet up time - 0930 hrs.
ETD - 1000 hrs.
Meet up place - Auto Bhan, Papakura.
Lunch - Narawahia/Hamilton (depending on the numbers).
Approximate riding time - 2 - 2.5 hours from meetup place to Lunch and v.v. for the return leg.
Approximate riding distance - Auto Bhan, Papakura to Narawahia or Hamilton is about 100 - 120 km. You can work out how much riding you will be doing depending on where you are coming from.

Note: The ride date may be altered depending on the weather and road conditions. So keep a close eye on this thread, if you are interested to come long.

Organiser: Sudeep aka Motoracer (021 155 9376). If there are any questions at all, please feel free to contact myself.

Disclaimer:

These are road rides intended for recreational purposes only and it is not a race. At any time, you are not expected to exceed the legal speed limits for any given area during the entire ride. If you choose to exceed the legal speed limits or take part in dangerous stunting manuvours, it will be at your own risk and please only do so, as far as your individual skill levels allow. Anyone riding in a dangerous manner who is a danger to him/her self and/or others will be given warnings or will be asked to go home, at worst. I am not responsible for any damage or personal injury that may occure during this ride, unless I am involved in a traffic violation personally which causes the personal injury or damage. However I will not be held accountable for any misshaps that may occure during the ride, where I am not personally involved. Motorcycling is a dangerous sport and you must accept the risks that are involved in it. I will however, do what I can to make sure the ride flows through as smoothly and as safely as possible.

That being said, this is just another one of my fun KB rides and that's what it's all about, FUN!!!! :Punk:

Hopefully I'll see most of you there! :)

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2_SL0

28th July 2005, 21:53

Bummer wish it was the Sunday.

Mr Skid

28th July 2005, 21:54

What cha gonna be riding MR?
A bent GSXR, a blown up CBR, or a borrowed XR?

Motoracer

28th July 2005, 21:59

What cha gonna be riding MR?
A bent GSXR, a blown up CBR, or a borrowed XR?

It's a surprise mate. A borrowed 1000cc sports bike.

raster

28th July 2005, 22:05

I'm hoping to head down to Turangi that day so if I don't have to work I'll join you half way.
:ride: :ride: :ride: :ride: :ride: :ride: :ride: :ride: :ride: :ride:

Waylander

28th July 2005, 22:50

It's a surprise mate. A borrowed 1000cc sports bike.
It's WINJA's K3 isnt it... Lol might see you guys if ya come down to Hamilton.

Riff Raff

29th July 2005, 08:25

I might have to turn up on this one. Who's in charge of sleeping with the weather goddess to ensure a good day for it?

justsomeguy

29th July 2005, 14:53

Very nice disclaimer - so MR aka TS you are gonna have a thou to play with huh??

Hey since this ride seems to be a shorter ride any one want to keep riding till about 5pm?? Can someone recommend some routes??

mikey

29th July 2005, 15:25

your disclaimers a bit gay mate.

Motoracer

29th July 2005, 15:40

since this ride seems to be a shorter ride any one want to keep riding till about 5pm?? Can someone recommend some routes??

If it was just me or some other faster individual going on a solo, it would be 1.5 hours to lunch/pit stop then 1.5 hours back to finish. Bada bing, bada boom!

However this is intended to be a big KB group ride. With the rest stops along the way to alow for slower riders to catch up as well as the lunch. It will be about 1600hrs - 1630hrs by the time you get home. If you wish to carry on for a slightly longer run, you can always go all the way to Raglan or just go back to Auckland via hunua/Maraitai beach etc etc.

Motoracer

29th July 2005, 15:40

your disclaimers a bit gay mate.

True that, just like you eh cuz?

Quasievil

29th July 2005, 15:52

I will meet up with you from the south mate, can only get out for a couple of hours on this day (kids etc) but will enjoy it none the less.

catch up with you tomorrow mate :Punk:

crashe

29th July 2005, 16:48

Hey since this ride seems to be a shorter ride any one want to keep riding till about 5pm?? Can someone recommend some routes??

Not the Scenic Drive mate... I is watching you...
or you could do some city riding ... that will take you up til 5pm.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

29th July 2005, 16:53

Hello :eek:

Grizz

29th July 2005, 16:59

If the weather gods are smiling will be coming along, also dearly want to try my new ride out :Punk: anyone else travelling from out west that wants some company to the southside?

justsomeguy

29th July 2005, 17:11

Not the Scenic Drive mate... I is watching you...
or you could do some city riding ... that will take you up til 5pm.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

.....yes but it's tough to speed in the city:weird: .........

hehehehehe

aff-man

29th July 2005, 17:25

yip i'll come dodge the roadworks.

erik

29th July 2005, 17:57

I'll be there :)

If the weather gods are smiling will be coming along, also dearly want to try my new ride out :Punk: anyone else travelling from out west that wants some company to the southside?

I'm in titirangi, but I'm going along Hillsborough road and the airport motorway to get there. I'm guessing that seeing as you are in massey you'll just head down the north western and get on the southern?

Grizz

29th July 2005, 19:42

I'll be there :)

I'm in titirangi, but I'm going along Hillsborough road and the airport motorway to get there. I'm guessing that seeing as you are in massey you'll just head down the north western and get on the southern?

Yeah straight down the motorway for me.

DEATH_INC.

29th July 2005, 20:34

We'll try to make it....see what happens... :wait:

mattt

30th July 2005, 07:29

Organiser: Sudeep aka Motoracer (021 155 9376). If there are any questions at all, please feel free to contact myself.

Disclaimer:

These are road rides intended for recreational purposes only and it is not a race. At any time, you are not expected to exceed the legal speed limits for any given area during the entire ride. If you choose to exceed the legal speed limits or take part in dangerous stunting manuvours, it will be at your own risk and please only do so, as far as your individual skill levels allow. Anyone riding in a dangerous manner who is a danger to him/her self and/or others will be given warnings or will be asked to go home, at worst. I am not responsible for any damage or personal injury that may occure during this ride, unless I am involved in a traffic violation personally which causes the personal injury or damage. However I will not be held accountable for any misshaps that may occure during the ride, where I am not personally involved. Motorcycling is a dangerous sport and you must accept the risks that are involved in it. I will however, do what I can to make sure the ride flows through as smoothly and as safely as possible.

Fuck the small print - I'm sold.

Aitch

30th July 2005, 08:53

But I'm off to the Bay of Plenty with a "friend" that weekend!!!
Have fun boys and girls. Keep the black bits down and watch out for loose metal at that stop just south of the Waikaretu Valley Rd intersection!

Two Smoker

30th July 2005, 18:59

Ill try make it... but it depends on the TL and what my day consists of...

Squiggles

30th July 2005, 19:12

ill c if i can make it...but wont know till the day b4 for sure

Two Smoker

30th July 2005, 20:58

Whatchoo talkin 'bout Willis?Borrowing Bruce's TL for a bit... But old Bruce stripped the sump plug... so its got a new clutch but no oil... I just got new tyres for it too... good old race tech on the back and supercorsa on the front...

Two Smoker

30th July 2005, 21:05

Aha I see.. well you be careful on that beastie Chris.. what about a bit of plumbers tape on the sump plug... just take some off the front fairing.

What front fairing.... hehehe... Its a tame beastie compared to the RG... handles better than the RG, but worse than the 600 (by huge amounts) The TL is also slower than my 600 (noticeably) But fark, wheelies in first gear are great, tank smacks you in the head real good... But i definately dont want to do a re-enactment of what Bruce did...

erik

30th July 2005, 23:21

Thought I might as well post these photos of the major washed out bit (there are other smaller washed out bits) taken today - better safe than sorry.
It's signposted, but there are also other bits signposted similarly that aren't anywhere near as washed out as this bit. This one should have a bigger sign saying "CAUTION!!!!! ROAD COMPLETELY WASHED AWAY!!!!!" and "5km/h" imho... ;)

Anyway, I took photos of the road coming up to the washout. There's the photo of Naike Hall, which is a few corners (Firefight says 0.7km) before the washout.
Then there's the "one lane" sign and the "temporary 30km/h" sign just before the downhill left hander before the washout. They've had to cut away into the hill on the left of the road just so they could open one lane, the lane they've created is all gravel. So heed the signs. The panorama is looking back up the hill at the washout and the corner.

Gazzar

31st July 2005, 07:45

Gazzar

31st July 2005, 07:48

Hopefully be there and the weather is good. :ride:

Motoracer

1st August 2005, 14:36

Firstly, Thanks heaps Erik!!

I decided to have a look through 22 on Sunday on my way up from Hammy and yep, it's all good. All you have to do is take caution when there are warning signs put up. Some times extream caution is required and some times it's only a few bits of gravel, so keep sharp and on your toes when passing through any road works sign posted area and you'll be alright!

Also, keep in mind that this is an open pace ride so anyone is welcome to come. These days most people usually ride in their own little group for enjoyable hassel free rides with similar paces. Which is really cool. Only thing is, you don't get to meet all the other people who go on the other rides and ofcousre you don't get that cool special feeling of a big huge KB ride. There for this will another once in a while oppertunity to meet the different KB faces that you might not normally see on your ride, so come along for an awesome day out!

Any new riders can always ask the more experienced riders for help so this is a great oppertunity for you guys to ride with more experienced people as well.

If you aren't experienced with big group rides, don't be shy. We'll try to keep the whole thing smooth flowing and there will be someone waiting at the turn offs and stops, so no one will be left behind!

F/F has kindly offered to do a flyby through SH22 just before Saturday, to give us an upto date report on the conditions for the big day.

Catch you guys later!

justsomeguy

1st August 2005, 14:44

Uh - can we skip 22 until the roadworks are done??

I rode down 22 on Sat with F/F and ended up cutting my tyre quite badly and had to buy a new front tyre.....

There are some really sharp stones in that area...

Got it fitted at Colemans this arvo - saw the CBR there...

Motoracer

1st August 2005, 15:06

Firefight

1st August 2005, 18:53

I don't think its that much of a problem, there are heaps of sections on the Coro loop that have the same type of metal(since the big flood), the other thing its unlikley the road works will ever be finished on 22, its an ongoing process., just watch your tyre pressures, and pick you path over the metal, worst part is only that 20 feet section at the big slip .7ks south of naike hall.

however I have promised Sudeep I will do a quick sweep that way before saturday so I can update if there are any changes.

F/F

loosebruce

1st August 2005, 19:36

Cibby

2nd August 2005, 08:29

I will investigate on this matter and rethink the plan, if I need to. I'll keep you guys updated.

i would just like you say that Motoracer.. you rock.. :Punk:

I am so stoked, I have a knee operation on Monday and that is gonna put me out of riding for like a whole two months, so, i'll be there with bells and whistles.. ;O)

Gonna be mint!!!!!!!!

:banana:

enigma51

2nd August 2005, 08:44

Might see you there then!

chickenfunkstar

2nd August 2005, 19:53

I wish I could come but i'm in Hamilton friday night and won't be able to make it.
Enjoy the :ride: ride.

Two Smoker

2nd August 2005, 20:05

The GSXR should be back together :whistle: by wedensday after Sundays wee expedition round the coro loop. So i'll be there, hopefully i can get the TL sorted for ya Chris, me and death are onto it. i'll take that extra steel plate out of the clutch for a wee baby like yourself.

Oh thanks Bruce :baby: My weak punny wrist couldnt handle it... not like yours :tugger: hehehe anyway, Cheers Bruce :niceone: Ill bring the racetech and supercorsa around on Thursday...

steved

5th August 2005, 13:25

I am keen (and the weather looks promising).

See ya'll tomorrow morning.

Riff Raff

5th August 2005, 15:36

Well I won't be coming now - unless I steal one of the Gixxer1000s praked in my gargre at the mo!

vifferman

5th August 2005, 15:37

Well I won't be coming now - unless I steal one of the Gixxer1000s praked in my gargre at the mo!
You would be worngA to do that. :yes:

stify

5th August 2005, 16:11

I see theres a pot luck dinner on at the Naike Hall this sunday. Perhaps we could all show up to that... bring a plate.

ya missed out mate was 28th of may ...or it might the next 28th of may ya might have to :wait: a bit

had a good blat down 22 today,all lookin good,just some loose metal on the
patched repairs,all of it sign posted and the usual mud trails from a couple a farm gates just to keep it interesting.

you all enjoy ya ride ya hear

Two Smoker

5th August 2005, 19:35

Sorry guys, wont be able to make it due to the lack of money... (read $0)

raster

5th August 2005, 20:33

I have been looking forward to this ride for weeks so am dissappointed.

I will however resign myself to a days fishing in my Brothers new boat.
He wants to head out at 6am AAARRRHG.

Sorry Guys.

Glad I met some of you last night :yes:

Gremlin

5th August 2005, 22:14

erik

6th August 2005, 08:00

I wanna come, just have to see if I can find this autobahn thingie....

I know the takanini turn-off, I believe its a little further on?? Will it have huge signs saying Papakura Autobhan??

As long as I can get to it at 0930 ish :eek5: :weird: (On a Saturday??) count me in...

I don't think the signs say Autobahn, I think they're just the usual rest area/food etc signs.

Here's a map. (http://www.wises.co.nz/map/default.asp?svctype=16&zoom=3&mapwhich=0&mapsize=2&width=512&height=512&businesses=1&brad=0&color=-1&filled=0&routemethod=0&s_id=&radius=&a=0&e=2682920&n=6454760&move=true&zoomin=true)

It's the bit marked "Motodrome Service Area".

boomer

6th August 2005, 17:24

hi guys,

Saw you guys pulling out today as we got there (AutoBahn). Looked like a big turn out! I was with Enigma51 and another gixxer rider :grouphug: (thanks Enigma & Murray for a wicked ride)

Well we had a blast to Whangamata via Kopu / Whangamata / Waihi / AK.
What an awesome day huh ! :ride:

hope you enjoyed it as much as i did :yes:

erik

6th August 2005, 17:52

I had a great day, thanks for organising it motoracer :niceone:

Ridge road with all the fog was neat, there were some good views up there. It was cool looking in my rear view mirrors and seeing the landscape behind me disappearing in the fog, must've only been about 50m visibility in some places.

I mostly took it fairly easy, particularly on the way back. But had some fun trying to keep up with Aff-man on the way down for a bit :)

SlashWylde, that new bike looks pretty nice for a cruiser :)

Marmoot

6th August 2005, 18:23

MR: enjoyed the ride. Great job. I turned around right before Waingaro Springs and headed back to akl with good pace lead by Santa Claus. :yes:

Who was the orange GSXR again? Sorry I forgot. But enjoyed the bit with you and Bruce until my visor was full of water (yes in the inside) so I couldn't see the road and had to stop.

DEATH_INC.

6th August 2005, 18:43

That would be me....
A good run both ways, good weather, good road blah,blah, blah.
Good fun chasing you Marmoot,you get along well.
Fairly trouble free run 'cept a couple of minor incidents,and I had a wee moment in front of Loosebruce.
Draco sez cheers MR for setting up the ride,and same goes for me.
Good to see some new faces out there too.

crashe

6th August 2005, 19:07

It was great to see some of the old faces again... Draco... ok she aint old but ya know what I mean...hehehe. Draco you need to get out there on your bike a lot more..
Slashwylde - love the bike..... You ride her well...
Nak1d - nice bike......

Good to see a few new faces.

Wasn't to pleasant riding in that fog.... buggar all visability...slowed right down at a snail's pace...

Now I had a wee oops on the boulder section of the road - The washout section. As I was walking the bike throu it, the back wheel went over a rock on the wrong angle... and I started to feel the bike go out from under me... and start to lean over... got it back upright and continued on.

Hey A big thanks to Firefight, Motoracer, Aff-man and Zapf waiting at the turnoff's and corners for the likes of me coming up the rear.

Slashwylde, Nak1d and I were the tail enders today...
Slashwylde and Nak1d were both on brand new bikes and getting the feel of them... so it was nice to have company.

After leaving the loaded Hog, Gremlin, Nak1d and I headed back up SH1.
A good ride back. One dude in his car objected to me and Gremlin passing him and blocked off Nak1d from passing. But he did get past. hehehe.

We did loose two riders on the motorway, so I dont know where they ended up, but I do hope that they had a great ride. They missed the turnoff when we were on the motorway...

Firefight

6th August 2005, 19:39

hey Sudeep, thanks for setting up the ride, had not intended to come, but a last min change of plans, freed up my morning, after a bit of mucking around we got in to it, saw some good riders today, Nice to see KB boss and all round good guy "Spankme" out today.and a few new faces.

Marmoot and I only rode as far as Wainargo, by this time I was very late for my appointment, so a very good pace back saw us both a bit low on fuel, grabbed some gas at Glen Murray and home, thanks for keeping me co Marmoot, hope we can fit in a ride next week(should have my new bike by then)..

F/F :ride:

aff-man

6th August 2005, 19:57

Cheers guys n' gal. It was a bit of fun.

Thanks Sudeep.

Grizz

6th August 2005, 22:46

Thanks MR for organising the ride. It was great to meet some new peeps, Trev, send me that photo when you can, I will try and get some prices for the camera next week. I had a blast, as Crashe said taking it easy on the new bike, didn't want to bin it on my 1st big ride with it :no: . I can now say I have done 22. Some challenging corners, and hazards, but some nice open parts, and very picturesque. I went back via SH1 as I had to get back quickly, not nearly as much fun though as 22, although still had good company. I had to laugh when a car almost jumped in to the curb when crashe past it, I mean its nice when they move over but that was friggin ridiculous.

The bike went well, and I am now in :love: with V-Twins.

Slashwylde, nice ride :Punk:, Gremlin, keep up the good work, practice makes perfect, you and crashe are good to :ride: with :clap: . Nice meeting you Trev, and Steve. I look forward to the next ride.

CAN sorry that you guys missed the turnoff, was hoping to see you both on the ride, NVM, maybe next time.

Here are some piccies, I took more but they didn't turn out as well as I had hoped.

crashe

6th August 2005, 23:00

I quite like that blue and white bike in the centre of the third picture.. :whistle:

Nah I prefer the bike just to the left of it.. with the nice sheepskin on it.. for comfort riding. :yes: :whistle:

Waylander

7th August 2005, 02:12

Nah I prefer the bike just to the left of it.. with the nice sheepskin on it.. for comfort riding. :yes: :whistle:
I see two different Virago 250s in those pics. Who's is the black one?

Zapf

7th August 2005, 02:43

nice to see u all new and familar faces :)

I got to learnt how to ride my 400 properly today... I was riding it like a twin before... like keeping it under 6~7k rpm and then just "trying" to torque it... no wonder progress was a bit slow. silly me :weird:

was good to see u out Draco... :) specially summer coming up..

cheers to MR for setting up the ride... and firefight... suppose u can talk to the right people in sorting out the gravel bits? :yes:

Gremlin

7th August 2005, 04:01

I quite like that blue and white bike in the centre of the third picture.. :whistle:
yeah, that would be MR, flat on the tank at 120 and he passes (with the beeeaaauuutiful rumble of a twin) like a bat outa hell. Then Death passes me likewise, 'cept he's on one wheel... Everytime I heard those twins I just about creamed myself... I think I have fallen in love... just waiting till it would be legal...

Cheers to all the guys who stopped and helped me when I decided to meet SH22 up close for the first time :whistle: . I think it was a combination of an early apex and negative camber... and I believe I had just about stopped before the bike decided it wanted to have a lie down.

But overall, an excellent ride, many thanks goes to MR and guiders :clap: .

trev

7th August 2005, 09:55

Nak1d - sorry mate I don't think it is you.
I'm sure this is one of the first 2 bikes which caught me out before I got down to the corner. All the others aren't in the camera ????? which fair pisses me off as I froze my bollocks off waiting up there.
Nak1d I will check out some cameras today - shutter speeds etc. & get back to you.
Sudeep - a great day that I really needed. A well organised trip & some neat back roads on the way back. Also it was neat to put some faces to names plus those twins have me thinking for next years bike.

Marmoot

7th August 2005, 10:24

All the others aren't in the camera ????? which fair pisses me off as I froze my bollocks off waiting up there.

You didn't get my special pose??? But I slowed real down for that.... :no:

Firefight

7th August 2005, 10:25

You didn't get my special pose??? But I slowed real down for that.... :no:

theres always next week mate, I''l bring my digigeeky cam thingy.

F/F :ride:

steved

7th August 2005, 13:56

Thanks all for a good ride. Easily the largest ride I've been on, and the longest. The patch job on the side of the road held up very well on the way home. Off to go buy some duct-tape, that stuff's magic.

Motoracer

7th August 2005, 15:16

Cheers everyone for coming along and taking part in another great KB ride!

It was great to see the old regulars as well some new faces.

Thank you heaps for letting me take your bike out on this ride Glen (SpeedMedic)!!!! :)

Very impressive riding Firefight!! As I've already mentioned before, good on ya dude. You've come such a long way from what you were doing last year compaired to now. Top stuff! :Punk:

It was mint to see some impressive wheelies from Death_Inc., Loosebruce and aff-man!!!!

Good to catch up with all you guys. Till next time, See ya!

Gremlin

7th August 2005, 20:12

aha now thats what I like to hear.

I have a bike strikingly similar to that one for sale Gremlin if you want to buy one, once your legal....or even before:nono:
Ahh, after MR's post, I get it now...

I wan it I wan it, but a thou?? I still wan it... I intend on trying for an exemption when I get the R, but a thou will not be on the list. Even if it was, can you imagine...

Cop (after pulling me over): Now son, you have an R
Me: but I have an exemption!
Cop: yes, you stated the you felt the ZZR was too small to be safe
Me: Yep, so I got something a little bigger... :whistle:

Marmoot

7th August 2005, 21:44

SteveD: was that you that caught up with me as I turned around and head back to Akl?

WINJA

7th August 2005, 22:06

yip i'll come dodge the roadworks.
YOU RODE PAST MY HOUSE WITH THESE GIRLS , I WAS PLANTING A LEMON TREE OUT FRONT

Zapf

7th August 2005, 22:10

Ahh, after MR's post, I get it now...

I wan it I wan it, but a thou?? I still wan it... I intend on trying for an exemption when I get the R, but a thou will not be on the list. Even if it was, can you imagine...

Cop (after pulling me over): Now son, you have an R
Me: but I have an exemption!
Cop: yes, you stated the you felt the ZZR was too small to be safe
Me: Yep, so I got something a little bigger... :whistle:

May I tempt you with my Ex SV650S with a really nice sounding M4 Full titanium system? Its the copper coloured one at Colemans :)

just want to see it stays in the KB family thats all...

steved

8th August 2005, 08:48

SteveD: was that you that caught up with me as I turned around and head back to Akl?
I don't think so. I was with Slashwyde and Eric when I hit the motorway just south of the Bombays.

Quasievil

8th August 2005, 11:28

Yeah good ride albeit brief for me , it was good to see you guys again anyway, I had to go home and give myself a right royale kick up the arse, as I had a moment on a corner shortly after meeting you guys, took it to fast, should have known better and acknowledge my stupidity Oh well !! controled it and kept it upright at least I suppose.

Good one for the organisation there MR M.R well done chap.

Swapped bikes with Spankme for a bit which was interesting, kinda like the niose of the Big V twin, but I will leave it at that I think, no offence Spank !, I think the feeling was mutual anyhow ?

Hope to see you out and about again soon.

loosebruce

9th August 2005, 00:55

Fully good ride on Sat, net has been down here for a few days. Good to meet all the regs as well as some newer faces, Marmoot good to finally meet you. Had a good ride down 22 despite a stuffed front tyre, sorted tomorrow hopefully, Bret you fool, should've left Hams earlier, death lol forgetting you're on a road bike rather than a MX bike, well saved though. Good lunch all be it a little more pricey than i like (think my whole weeks budget of $20 went in one sitting).

catch you all up this weekend :Punk: