SH22 Ride Saturday 20th

[loosebruce]

The boss has said i ride Saturday and spend Sunday with her this week, so with finances being almost non exsistent, somewhere close to home. And for those not going to pukekohe trackday......

Meet: 10am @ Papakura Autobarn
Leave: 10:30am
Heading: Old GSR to Ridge Rd, then onto Sh22 from there to Nga....... you know that place.
Lunch: Depending on group size, weather we just stay at the BP or head into Hamilton, or group vote on the day and head out to Raglan and back.
Then back to Auckland via special back roads that lead back onto 22.

I'll be there rain or shine, upto the Hams guys weather they want to meet us halfway up or whatever.

Oh yeah tis open to all riders, all speeds, all bikes even, cept goldwings :Pokey: .

Hope to catch ya'll there.

[Waylander]

Depending on if I can manage some gas oney I might join in half way. First ride after getting the bike mostly back together. :Punk:

[Zapf]

even with that big HOLE in middle of 22? :hitcher:

[mattt]

even with that big HOLE in middle of 22? :hitcher:

Nah, he means to the HOLE at the end of 22.
Yeh I'll be there bruce- but can't leave smellerslie till 1030 so will be playing catch up. Or yous could just wait.....

[GixerBoy]

yeah i will probably meet you guys on the way down some where, the forecast looks sweet so should be a good day for it.

[DEATH_INC.]

I'll bring me Goldwi.....oh bugger not allowed,better be the gixx then there's gotta be another ride in that 218....
We'll hopefully see ya there,but raglans definately out for us as we're already using the weeks food money to go down 22..... :violin:
Hopefully that silver thou doesn't get in the way again.... :rofl:

[aff-man]

Might be there...... We'll see if i got gas money...... The little petrol light started blinking on the way home today... is that a bad thing???? :whistle: :whistle:

[loosebruce]

I'll bring me Goldwi.....oh bugger not allowed,better be the gixx then there's gotta be another ride in that 218....


You're a keen man mate, bet you lunch you got canvas by the end of it.

[SPman]

Gonna do a Paco, is he?

[Zed]

I'll make an attempt to be there Brucey.

Btw, nice avatar pic you got there man! :clap:

[aff-man]

oooo gonna have to pull out. The offer of wakeboarding and a crate after was just tooo tempting :devil2: :Punk: :Punk:

[Fart]

This sounds like it is gonna be a fast pace ride. :wait:

[Waylander]

Who from Hamilton is going? Where and what time are you meeting up with this group? Might be taking my dad and brother out to Raglan tomorrow if it's like today and if so I'm taking my bike. Should have it all together today.

[DEATH_INC.]

This sounds like it is gonna be a fast pace ride. :wait:
It's ok,draco will be coming so it'll be a medium pace at the back.Come along.

[Warr]

Who from Hamilton is going? Where and what time are you meeting up with this group? Might be taking my dad and brother out to Raglan tomorrow if it's like today and if so I'm taking my bike. Should have it all together today.
Am heading up Aucks way to look at FJ
Shame .. would be good to meet the AK guys on 22 .... Errr so long as it wasnt on a corner :no:

[loosebruce]

Who from Hamilton is going? Where and what time are you meeting up with this group? Might be taking my dad and brother out to Raglan tomorrow if it's like today and if so I'm taking my bike. Should have it all together today.

Nathan - Gixerboy should be coming up from hams and Dss3 will if the TL isn't sold by then.

[GixerBoy]

I will be leaving Hams at 9.30 anyone else going we can meet at shell TeRapa by McDonalds at 9.15 and head up. The part on 22 where there was the slip is that signed or can you see it coming dont want to get caught out by it.

[Firefight]

I will be leaving Hams at 9.30 anyone else going we can meet at shell TeRapa by McDonalds at 9.15 and head up. The part on 22 where there was the slip is that signed or can you see it coming dont want to get caught out by it.

hey nathan, its well sign posted, its about 3ks north of herthigton rd, once you cross the last one way bridge, climb the small hill with twisties as you come up the hill you should start to see the signs, but you can,t miss it ,(shit sorry I mean you will see it in plenty of time) its about .7ks south of Naike hall. I posted some pics of it a while ago, will try to find them for you.


F/F

[loosebruce]

PM ya cell Nathan, if there's any change which i doubt, well let you know.

[Firefight]

Its not as bad as people are making out mate, you should be fine.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=6343&page=11&pp=15&highlight=slips


F/F

[SPman]

Might be there to keep Draco company at the rear - unless its damp!
Chickens dont like water very much!

[GixerBoy]

thanks firefight for the info, farout that was an impressive pothole!

[loosebruce]

Might be there to keep Draco company at the rear - unless its damp!
Chickens dont like water very much!

Dont worry bout the dampness John, its those freakin J walking goats you got to worry bout.

[nicko]

Pothole & goat-dodging...sounds fun!

Hopefully see you guys tomorrow.

[Two Smoker]

If i dont get the race bike ready intime for testing tomorrow, i might meet you guys up... but ill have Chloe on the back... So bring your spare seats so i can have a play at the front to...

[mattt]

If i dont get the race bike ready intime for testing tomorrow, i might meet you guys up... but ill have Chloe on the back... So bring your spare seats so i can have a play at the front to...

Fuck, she's a game gal. My mrs won't touch my bike with a 12ft barge pole. :nono:

[Two Smoker]

Fuck, she's a game gal. My mrs won't touch my bike with a 12ft barge pole. :nono:

As long as i keep the front wheel on the ground, dont go over 200-220kmh and dont use full throttle heaps, she loves it... otherwise if i do that stuff i get bruised for her whacking me...

[dss3]

Sorry peeps, going to flag this ride so I can unleash the mighty NC30 for the first time in anger at Puke tommorrow. Plus I need to learn the circuit in order to race there this summer and haven't even been around it yet. Might see some of you if your heading past.

Have fun

Ciao
Daryl

[Waylander]

Won't be able to make it tomorrow. Bike won't be together just yet. Ran into a few probems when working on it. Will explain it all when I post the write-up on it.

[erik]

I'll be there :)

[mattt]

Well I'll the the first one to post this morning as I'm getting my ass outta bed to do a bike ride...


The day is a bloody pearler!!!

Now I ask a favour... I'll be running 10mins late, so do your best to muck around... check tyres pressures / fill up whatever till the blue power ranger on a black red vfr turns up.. thanks in advance :ride:

[Quasievil]

Feel free to call in at home for a cuppa you guys !!!!

[erik]

That was an awsome ride, the weather was great and the roads fun as usual.

justsomeguy, what happened to you? We waited/were running late and left at about 10:45 but you didn't show up.

Quite a few other people were there at the beginning of the ride for the coro loop ride or wherever it was you were going. Took a pic of that.

I've got sore as knees now from shifting my weight around, I guess I need to do some weight training or something.

My ears are still kinda blocked, so it was hard hearing you guys sometimes which meant I was even quieter than usual.

There was a bit of confusion at the end of the ride, no one waited at the Tuakau turn off. Draco was going to go to Tuakau, but I suggested we go to Pukekohe, which turned out to be the wrong way. Zed, was that you and a couple of the other guys we saw going back from Pukekohe to Tuakau?

Anyway, it was still a bloody good ride. :niceone:

[Squiggles]

hey, looking at that pic, whose the guy in the bottom left with the orange bag?

[erik]

I think it's gareth, but it's kinda hard to tell from the pic.

[mattt]

Yeh bloody good day for a good ride. Took yet another few years of the life of the 4hundy keeping up with the thous.



There was a bit of confusion at the end of the ride, no one waited at the Tuakau turn off. Draco was going to go to Tuakau, but I suggested we go to Pukekohe, which turned out to be the wrong way. Zed, was that you and a couple of the other guys we saw going back from Pukekohe to Tuakau?

Anyway, it was still a bloody good ride. :niceone:

Um yeh a bit of confusious near the end, we all sortta went separate ways and re-grouped round the yeh ahem an stufff....... so how's about that weather? :wait:

[Keystone19]

hey, looking at that pic, whose the guy in the bottom left with the orange bag?

That's Gareth_D.

[Zed]

Twas a great ride today with spectacular weather and road conditions, thanks for organising it Loosebruce! :first:

I rode down solo to AB Papakura this morning after getting no response from my text to meet up with Loosebruce (them long nights are killers huh Bruce!), and met up with quite a group of riders. Among them were the Track day enthusiasts, the Coromandel Groupies, and us diehard 22ites, around 25 bikes or so, and SpankMe said another group had left for Pukekohe earlier. The sun was out in all its glory and there was a feeling of excitement in the air!

Ours was a comfortable sized group with 9 bikes (3 x GSXR1000, GSXR750, NC30, VTR1000SP1, CBR1100, CBR400, Zeal250), and GixxerBoy (GSXR1000) & Greenman (ZZR1100) joined us part way down 22 and then parted with us after having lunch at Ngaruawahia.

It was a fast ride with the Gixxers leading the bunch with wheelies galore! After a while you get used to Death being on one wheel alot, but I must say it was very entertaining watching him do standup wheelies around some of those long sweeping bends, and his timing on putting the front down was impeccable! :Punk:

Everyone rode well IMO and I was very comfortable with the good spirit shown by all, especially the guys in front waiting at the main turnoffs. We got a bit split up at the end of the ride entering Tuakau and missed the turnoff, so 3 of us continued thru to Puke and stopped by the roadside above the track where we hoped some of the others would meet us, but we decided to head back to Tuakau and that's where we passed Erik and Draco going the opposite direction! Met up with Death again at Tuakau, not sure where Bruce and Nicko got to? We decided to go home via Pokeno cos the coppers were on the alert we had heard! We passed the po-lice (orange/blue) earlier as we finished the 22 and two of us who had radar detectors got a blip...lucky we weren't going excessively fast eh!! :Police:

I nearly didn't ride today because I'm full of a 'fresh' cold, but I'm glad I did...there's something about riding that takes your mind off your troubles! Feeling the after-effects of now though. *cough* *cough*

Much looking forward to the next one! :ride:


Zed

[Marmoot]

We passed the po-lice (orange/blue) earlier as we finished the 22 and two of us who had radar detectors got a blip...lucky we weren't going excessively fast eh!! :Police:

yea.....gave me a fright of a lifetime. I was fully cranked on the side when I exited that right hander on a crest when suddenly all hell broke loose on my radar. Slowed down just in time to below-excessive speed, and I think that kinda made her (the police) happy enough not to do a U turn and catch me. Glad to see someone using discretion.

Dammit...never expected any police in that road. I thought SH22 is supposed to be NZ version of Nurburgring?

[loosebruce]

Yeah opened my eyes up when i saw the police car, well down into 22???? And um i was well on the wrong side of bye bye licence terriotry, needless to say i slowed down and waited for the officer to catch up with me and give me the nessary punishment :whistle: or did I? I turned off to Mercer as i was a bit in front of the group, waited a while saw Marmoot went to meet him but he'd dissapeared?? So took some back roads to SH2 and shot through to hanua etc, to meet up with Death, Sam, Mattt on the M/way.
All in all what a top ride, awesome weather, good to finally get out on a ride with ya Nicko, everyone put up a great pace, Erik mate i think you need a new bike, you're going bloody well out there, keep it up :niceone: Also good to meet sam finally as well.
And to top the day off, more than a few of us are due for new rubber, nice.

I would say till next weekend, but $$$$ might have something to say about that.

Cool

[Quasievil]

It was a fast ride with the Gixxers leading the bunch with wheelies galore!


Always good to take cop fodder along:rofl:

[DEATH_INC.]

Yeh,cop fodder.....Myself and Nicko shot thru to Tuakau and waited in the pub carpark,Nicko shot off and eventually Sam,Mattt and Zed showed up and said Eric and Draco had gone straight through.
Apart from the ending it was a bloody good day,lotsa sun not much wind and lotsa tyre killing and wheelies and no crashes despite Sams effort.
What on earth was the HP doing down there?Is nothing sacred?FF I thought you had this covered! :Pokey:

[Motoracer]

Good to hear you guys had a ball. I'll join you guys on the rides at some stage in the future. Keep safe.

[nicko]

Very good ride cheers guys. Haven't been down 22 for ages and it's in a hell of a state - makes for an interesting ride tho.

Everyone was on fine form, good to meet some of you who I hadn't met before!

[Marmoot]

So took some back roads to SH2 and shot through to hanua etc

You didn't????? I missed a good ride.........
I went out at Mercer and pottled down Motorway to home instead......
Anyhow, maybe for the best. The rear tyre couldn't handle it anymore and I was skidding everywhere on the way back through 22 anyway. Got some brown-undies moments back there.