Pukekohe Open Day 20/08/05

[Two Smoker]

Hey everyone...

Trackday this saturday... work isnt an excuse as it will be a saturday... Ill be out on the ZXR400 doing suspension set up...

Who's going to come???

[White trash]

I canne' afford this one unfortunately.

And TS, change your fucken signature or you'll be fodder for the next Trashman boxing match on the lawn.............

[bugjuice]

oh fuk yeah.. as long as the weather is good..

[White trash]

oh fuk yeah.. as long as the weather is good..

Can I 'ave ago meester?..................

[dss3]

if im not out riding anywhere else on road bike ill be keen to finally see if this 400 bike actually runs!

[duckman]

Oh, this sounds like fun .... Anyone got some race tyres I could ... um ... Borrow??? :rofl:

Is it still $90 ?

[bugjuice]

Can I 'ave ago meester?..................
yeah, i guess.. shame, i liked the tyres I have tho.. oh well, ya can buy me more then.. didn't click it was this weekend coming, but gonna pull summat out me ass..

[enigma51]

I would love to join but cant make it this weekend but you never know I might just show up in the afternoon or something.

[loosebruce]

The loosebruce finance advisor says no track day for me :no: fuck knows where my millions went (the TL maybe), so think i'll hit 22 on Saturday instead.

[Drunken Monkey]

yeah 2 in 2 weeks eats away at the play fund, I might come for a peruse, but unlikely to run. I was quite happy with last week's performance, plus I'm still in the hunt for a set of front discs (11 bloody track days equivalent for a retail OEM set)

Yes, Duckman, it's $90.

Isn't your OEM rubber sticky enough? The track was a lot cooler than during the summer, I found my tyres didn't wear out so quickly the last couple of visits. Not so say they aren't getting phucked again already...

[swanman]

I might well be in, either spectatin or partakin.

[duckman]

I just changed insurance companies ... So I'll be there for sure!!!

[motobob]

Yeah I hope to be there. Forecast looks good.

[bugjuice]

Yeah I hope to be there. Forecast looks good.
should we bring a trailer?

[Riff Raff]

gonna pull summat out me ass..

Eeeeeeuw. Not in public I hope!

[bugjuice]

Eeeeeeuw. Not in public I hope!
if I over shoot any corners, might not even have to pull..

[motobob]

should we bring a trailer?
You cheeky shit :rofl: I was thinking the same anyway. You gonna bring the ZX down for a Honda pasting on Saturday. I could test your reactions thru Jennian since you've seen how not to do it. :woohoo:

[White trash]

yeah, i guess.. shame, i liked the tyres I have tho.. oh well, ya can buy me more then.. didn't click it was this weekend coming, but gonna pull summat out me ass..

Mint.

I don't care what you pull outta your arse, just so long as you show us some hot laps.

[bugjuice]

Mint.

I don't care what you pull outta your arse, just so long as you show us some hot laps.
see, now you're just taking the piss..

[dss3]

Alright then, what the dealio... How much $90.00? What time can ya get there? And what entrance do ya take?

Ciao

[bugjuice]

yeah, 90 bucks, gates open around 9, and there's only one enterance (it's the one that lets you in ;)) which is pretty obvious, so don't fret too much...

As for me, well my sick lizard has been pleased to clean out my bank account, so there's no way in hell I'll be on the track. I'll come down to watch, but not going on the track. I'd join Bruce on a cruise down the 22, but can't afford that either!!! bloody sick lizard....

[Timetogo]

I just changed insurance companies ... So I'll be there for sure!!!

What company are you using ?? if you con't mind my asking :psst:

[duckman]

What company are you using ?? if you con't mind my asking :psst:

Sorry, just seen this message. I swapped from Swann to Star. :psst:

[bugjuice]

so are we meeting before hand and cruisin, or just go..? what time is everyone aiming to be there? 9.30, 10..??
I'll be there, but wether on the track or not, I dunno..

[dss3]

so are we meeting before hand and cruisin, or just go..? what time is everyone aiming to be there? 9.30, 10..??
I'll be there, but wether on the track or not, I dunno..

I'm just going to head up when I wake up, will try and get there around 9-10

[duckman]

We're meeting up by the Khyber pass on ramp about 9:15 and then heading straight down.
Prolly be there about 10:00ish. (after breakfast and a fuel up)

[Two Smoker]

I have to fit my shock tomorrow, and find transport for the bike down to the track... if those 2 things dont happen, i will probably head along to the ride down SH22

[motobob]

so are we meeting before hand and cruisin, or just go..? what time is everyone aiming to be there? 9.30, 10..??
I'll be there, but wether on the track or not, I dunno..

Hey Bugjuice I'm heading down on my bike for a session. Do you want to meet up at Cyclespot at 9:00am and then meet up with Duckman at Khyber Pass. I'll go straight to track and pass on the brekkie at Papakura. If you do then PM me with cell number in case of probs on Sat morning.

[bugjuice]

yeah, I'll swing by there around 9..

[Wellyman]

Hey everbody hope everybody had a good day. Where's the stories at???
Oh nice to meet you in person also Bugjuice what a shame i got told I have to go back and work.

[Riff Raff]

Hey everbody hope everybody had a good day. Where's the stories at???
We went down and watched the first two sessions. Took a few piccies.
Pic 1 & 2 show Limmy in front
Pic 3 is of DSS3
Pic 4 - if you don't know by now then you're not on KB enough. Nice sparking knee sliders Chris.

[limmy]

thanks for the picks riff raff. pretty amazing how u got me in front. cause right after that everyone passed me. hahaha.

[Sparky]

Went to have a look after visiting the local "Show and Shine", met up with a few KBers. Nice to have a chat guys.
Got some piccy's of the local show here:

http://community.webshots.com/album/427696378vrgCWo

Took the looooong way home, the weather was just tooo good, lots of bikes on the road and all seem to be in a good mood and waved back!! Had a great time hope you all had a good and safe day out there

PS Shhh, looks like summer is coming

[Riff Raff]

thanks for the picks riff raff. pretty amazing how u got me in front. cause right after that everyone passed me. hahaha.
Shhhhhh - I was trying to make it look like you were kicking arse out there!

[Two Smoker]

Hey everyone...

Yep i managed to get the shock in and found some transport... Turned up late (just before 12) But that was ok as one of the open wheelers had dumped its guts around most of the track...

The shock now has a lighter weight oil so was softer than last time... I went out there with the want to go faster everywhere... Well i managed to do that, In the first session I lapped everyone except for on race GSX-R1000 and one race GSX-R600 (out of 20 odd bikes)... the majority of bike were of the 1000cc class, with a couple of 400's and RS250's, and starting to feel far more comfortable on the bike...

Rough lap times were done, i was averaging 1:08's, 1:09's and the odd 1:10 with plenty of traffic around... Best i heard of was 1:08.4 but these are rough times...

Ive come away from the day at the track being faster everywhere, and the knowledge that i can go faster everywhere still as well... the 16 tooth sprocket will be going in the front to see if that can make me a bit quicker with the exit out of the hairpin...

Had a couple of moments exiting the hairpin with some slides from the back... Great to see some KBer's there :niceone:

Next track day i will be on the GSX-R600 (mid september) but the 400 will be there too...

Make sure you get out there and have a go at the track, i could see all the road riders improve as the day went on, which then improves your road riding :niceone:

[swanman]

Well I enjoyed it. I went down to spectate, I came accross everyone at BP Paps by chance then motored down. My intention was to spectate but it was sooo frustratin watching everyone out there on such a belter of a day. Bugjuice and I were desperate to get out.

So cheers to the dude who let me ride his Valkryie (now that's a big bike) and cheers Limmy for the laps on your cbr. Your cbr rocks, knee down action and easy wheelies too! Next time I'll get the YZF out on the track. :woohoo:

[curious george]

A few from today's ride at Puke.

[curious george]

More for you to see

[curious george]

dump-de-do.
If anybody can put a name to the riders, let me know so i can rename them please.
Likewise if you want a better copy, give us a shout too.
Hope you like :spudflip:

[White trash]

Great to see you yesterday C/George. Nice pics too. Well done.

[duckman]

Wahoooooo - I got my photo taken!!!

I had such an awesome day on the gsxr600. I was very nervous on the first session as I'd never taken a road bike with road tyres on the track. The second session I felt alot more comfortable. (although I was still being passed by just about every other bike.)

My front and rear tyres were chewed up all ta hell - Which is a good thing, I wanted to do that. :clap:

I didn't get a knee down but then I didn't have sliders on sooooo... next time.

It was nice to meet up with a few KBer's (motobob, two smoker, spankme, curious e.t.c.) and I look forward to catching you guys at the next one.

Paul.

[ZedBlade]

Curious George - hey man thanks for taking these pics, they look great. That's me on the Repsol. First time at Puke and really enjoyed the two sessions I had. If you have any higher res pics of the Repsol, could you email them to me?? That would be fantastic... brp@xtra.co.nz

The CBR is only about 4 weeks old, after trading a Blackbird ... so still getting comfortable with it. Plenty of power and easy to get it down coming out of the turns. Mike on the Hayabusa was the quickest down the straight and that's Scott on the Aprilia RSVR Factory. Rob was on the black GSXR 1000 K4, Tracy on the R1. I did see a near miss down the straight with some guy trying to cut on the inside of another bike on the apex of the slight bend. Running out of road space at 260k aint pleasant... Don't know who they were but there must have been some sphinkter adjustment after the round...

Just a great day, I'll be back..

Cheers

[curious george]

If you have any higher res pics of the Repsol, could you email them to me??
Done. Heads up! About 20Mb heading your way!
Do you want your mates as well?

I think I caught most people in the wee movie.
Low res, but you should recognise people.
Crap, it's 11Mb, so perhaps D/L it to HDD to save host space.
If it goes away, it 'cos my bandwidth has been exceeded.
I'll post it somewhere else if that happens
KiwiBiker Madness! (http://www.curiousgeorge.geek.nz/KiwiBiker/Kiwibiker%20madness.MOV)

[Two Smoker]

Done. Heads up! About 20Mb heading your way!
Do you want your mates as well?

I think I caught most people in the wee movie.
Low res, but you should recognise people.
Crap, it's 11Mb, so perhaps D/L it to HDD to save host space.
If it goes away, it 'cos my bandwidth has been exceeded.
I'll post it somewhere else if that happens
KiwiBiker Madness! (http://www.curiousgeorge.geek.nz/KiwiBiker/Kiwibiker%20madness.MOV)

everyone but me :crybaby: hehehe... good video though....

[ZedBlade]

Brilliant. However, I don't think xtra supports files that long. Could try sending to cbrfan@gmail.com if attachments are under 10Mb.

Just the stills would be fine. If you have the bandwidth, be great to see the Busa, the RSVR and the Gixer 1000.

Thanks

[motobob]

Better add my $0.02 for the day. Main priorty was to break the crashing streak so riding a tad slower helped (but stuffs your head up) Yeeha. Not that anyone would have noticed any extra damage though Bugjuice was around to catch any mishaps on film. Still loads of fun and up to the end of the 3rd session no one had fallen so everyone must have gone home pleased. Seems the cars love to blow their motors out there you would think that they would be better prepared.

Quite a variety of bikes and rider skill levels so this made the riding real interesting for all of us. I wonder what it was like to be on a 4 hundy when the Hayabusa would have come past at the end of the back straight. You just about hop off to find why you had stopped.

It was good to meet up with some of the KBer's out there, lets see if I got the names right, Dave an his missus, Limmy, Swanman. Duckman and his mates and Spankme. And I forgot the name of the young guys with the two Aprillia RS250's, sorry dudes.

[Two Smoker]

Quite a variety of bikes and rider skill levels so this made the riding real interesting for all of us. I wonder what it was like to be on a 4 hundy when the Hayabusa would have come past at the end of the back straight. You just about hop off to find why you had stopped.



Out of castrol i would leave the busa about 6 bike lengths behind, and then with my late breaking point of about 130 metres i hardly saw him on the back straight... Didnt have one single bike blast past me like they used to when i was on the Rg150... Might have been different if Loosebruce and WT had been out to play though...