Rides this weekend?? [Archive]

Sparky Bills

9th September 2005, 09:00

Not committing to anything, but are there any rides happening round Welly way this weekend?

Would look at it closer to Sunday, but just something for me to keep in mind.
Just got some new tyres, so need to scuff em in all the way to the edges :wait:

skelstar

9th September 2005, 09:07

We usually go for a ride Sunday. I think we meet up at Rimutaka Caltex (akatarawa) at 10:30am. I think thats right. Usually head for Martinborough and then around the back roads.

Str8 Jacket

9th September 2005, 09:31

Im test riding the KR today and if I like it then i'll own by the end of the day. So if all goes well and I have a bike I MAY be keen, though I WILL be taking it slow...

Maximus

9th September 2005, 10:05

though I WILL be taking it slow...

Is this one of Tuis new billboards, cause Im sure that statement should have a "Yeah Right" after it. :dodge:

Uncle B

9th September 2005, 10:11

I WILL be taking it slow...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: ring ding ding

I'll hopefully be out and about

bungbung

9th September 2005, 10:13

Buckets at GM carpark on Sunday.

Str8 Jacket

9th September 2005, 10:37

Is this one of Tuis new billboards, cause Im sure that statement should have a "Yeah Right" after it. :dodge:

*sigh* If only you weren't my best mates man :kick:

Seriously, after my accident I was keen as mustard to get back onto the bike. But when you spend alot of time at home "recovering" you have alot of time to think. Between that and having my olds becoming very unsupportive toward my interest of bikes I have become a bit nervous about getting back into it. To be honest Im not really to confident anymore, so between that and making myself CONCENTRATE out there im pretty much just gonna take it easy until I get some more faith in myself as well as the new bike. I have been reading the Biker Bible (thanks VTWIN) and have found that very useful, would like to try and put some of those thing into practice. And that includes being able to rider slower and smoother before I get to cocky again!
WHOA - rant and a half there!

skelstar

9th September 2005, 10:41

I say be nervous. Keeps you on your toes. Complacency is bad on a bike and I think I was a bit before coming around the corner and seeing you lying under your bike. Was a bit of a wake-up call.
I would definitley look upon this experience as good lesson.
Good to see you getting back into it though.

James Deuce

9th September 2005, 10:55

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: ring ding ding

I'll hopefully be out and about
hahah! Yeah, Change that username to "Crazy Frog" Str8jacket.

Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - Baah Baah

JohnBoy

9th September 2005, 12:21

Hey SB... harden up and come up here 2 weeks in a row!
Too poor to go up to puke in the morning so i am going for a ride tomorrow out SH30 to Rotovagas, Te Puke and out to Gareths for a few beers and then home over the Kaimais... come on dude, you know you want too!! :devil2:

Str8 Jacket

9th September 2005, 12:23

hahah! Yeah, Change that username to "Crazy Frog" Str8jacket.

Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - Baah Baah

hehe, was thinking of changing it to "Hells on Wheels" :spudflip: . I quite like the sound, not going to be able to sneak up on people though :devil2:

Dafe

9th September 2005, 12:35

Hey Str8, would that be the KR150? You going for the two smoker now eh? Should be a much better ride.
I'm currently negotiating buying a KR1, which is the 250 2 stroke. I love em.
Should be stonking great fun.
Anyway, Let us know how the test ride goes.

I'm about to go for a cruise around Upper Hutt, Through Blue Mountains then up the Rimutakas. Leaving at about 1300 hours.

Should be good for the sunday ride too. 10.30 at the Caltex.

Sparky Bills

9th September 2005, 14:05

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: ring ding ding

I'll hopefully be out and about

Yeah, You'll be out there. Ill make sure of it myself!
So long as you pick up your bike.

10.30 at Rimutaka Caltex sounds the go.
May see you all there.

Slingshot

9th September 2005, 16:47

I'm about to go for a cruise around Upper Hutt, Through Blue Mountains then up the Rimutakas. Leaving at about 1300 hours.

I'm going to do some exploring around that area tomorrow afternoon if the weather holds.

If anyone wants to tag along you're more than welcome.

See ya

Aaron717

10th September 2005, 08:58

caltex@10.30 i'll be there. haven't met many of you guys before so will be good hopefully i have enough $$$ to get a tank of gas or 2 :oi-grr:

cowpoos

10th September 2005, 09:30

I'm going from in between featherston and martinbourgh [were I live]
To hawkes bay...today close to lunch time...will be a rapid ride though...

Sparky Bills

10th September 2005, 14:13

Ill be out there in the morning.
Even cleaned my bike (sot of anyway), for the ride.
Hope the weather is like it is today!!
WHAT A DAY!!!

JohnBoy

10th September 2005, 19:55

oh well SB.. you missed out on a good ride today, went out SH30 to Rotorua then Te Puke and to Tauranga. 240km all up, some good cruising with the occasional fast passes.
been scoping out for next weekend so hopefully its going to be fine. :Punk:

Dafe

11th September 2005, 07:39

Will hopefully see you guys in the Wairarapa. If you guys are leaving Caltex at 1030 and headed to Martinborough, I guess you'll be in Martinborough around 1130.

How about we make a second rendevouz point in Martinborough for 1130ish outside flying fish. I'm riding to Wild Oats at 0930 with two others. Will see you guys in Martinborough. Then onto the good stuff!!!

Catch you guys later on....... :ride: :ride: :ride:

skelstar

11th September 2005, 07:57

Dafe, we will probably will hang around the fush for lunch/coffee and stuff for a while. See you there!

11th September 2005, 08:14

Might see some of you guys/guyesses there.

skelstar

11th September 2005, 18:09

Jonty

11th September 2005, 18:17

Guys, FANTASTIC ride today. Despite Jonty and I loosing the main group in Martinborough (I know!) and then Simon (handle?) and I taking the wrong turn on the Water Tower route it was a very successful trip.

The Wild Oaks owner was a trooper giving free sausage rolls and helmet visor cleaning stuff too. I think he wants our custom :). The traffic on the Takas was shite once again :(

Thanks all.

I wouldn't call it lost as such, misplaced maybe :ride: Top stuff to Mr sausage roll man and well done st8jacket for staying on the whole way :Punk: All in all a bloody fantastic day cheers eveyone

John

skelstar

11th September 2005, 18:25

Well said that man. Good on you too 'Uncle Bruce' for helping out :niceone:. I wonder if he was a bit nervous after HIS off the other day? :)

limbimtimwim

11th September 2005, 19:04

Not committing to anything, but are there any rides happening round Welly way this weekend?
Would look at it closer to Sunday, but just something for me to keep in mind.
Just got some new tyres, so need to scuff em in all the way to the edges :wait: I think I should win an award, for getting lost twice.

But I had an adventure!

Uncle B

11th September 2005, 20:00

Well said that man. Good on you too 'Uncle Bruce' for helping out :niceone:. I wonder if he was a bit nervous after HIS off the other day? :)

Wots all this uncle Bruce crap.......Velox now look what you've started.

Hey I didn't want a repeat of the last time we went out......and I wouldnt say nervous, just seeing things on a different perspective.

GREAT DAY, good to see all have enjoying themselves.
Well done Sparkybills for turning up....good to see you out of work hours.
YAAAHH Str8 Jacket for mustering the courage and comming out today, those pics are of her new steed...go girl...ring ding ding. :woohoo:
We stopped at the "crash site" to see if the post was doing ok after all it's been through.
Skelstar,jonty,Badlieutenant,jazbug,Velox....great riding with you all today...summer is on it's way.

Wild oats cafe rock for putting on free sausie rolls and cleaning gear for the visors.....just what bikers need at the end of the day riding. :Punk:

White trash

11th September 2005, 20:22

Great to see that although Deano's had the Repsol for almost a month, he still can't stop looking at it.

Uncle B

11th September 2005, 21:15

Great to see that although Deano's had the Repsol for almost a month, he still can't stop looking at it.

Don't blame him.....that's one nice bike.

Velox

11th September 2005, 23:05

Wots all this uncle Bruce crap.......Velox now look what you've started.
:Oi: Pipe down Uncle B!
(Oh I've just realised - Uncles give you pressies at Christmas time!!! Remember that black CBR at Motomart that we were talking about.....) :D

Once again.... another awesome ride! Apart from loosing Limbitwimetc... and Skelstar who did a tiki-tour of the back, backroads of the Watertower road (and also all you other lot at Martinborough). And yeah - good to see you finally out riding with the crew again SB! Yay - Str8! The, ahem... "race replica" is a beaut!!!

I found it ended on a bit of a depressing note though - the Kaitokes are absolutely BUTCHERED and because on the way in I was trying to make record time to get to Martinborough to meet up I never noticed. On the way back I rode past one of my favourite bits on the whole Rimutaka/Kaitoke ride (that passing lane heading up the hill if you're going south just after the downhill right then left handers and ending just before the infamous "ball-breaker") and it was shoved aside behind a few bushes by the new straight, sterile, "designed-to-go-200kmph-just-so-we-can-police-it" bit of super-highway! In all seriousness it was actually quite sad. :oi-grr:

Sparky Bills

11th September 2005, 23:22

Was a good ride.
Good to see all the usuals, Good to meet the new people.
All up...
a BLOODY GOOD DAY!

apart from actually turning up on time, and having noone there!! Then see everyone ride past the Fish, and go to a different cafe! When i finally met up with people, it was all good.

OH!
and we must ban Velox from getting a bigger bike!, She will kick all our asses! (even more than she does now)

Dafe

12th September 2005, 06:16

Bummer, we missed meeting you guys, we pulled into Martinborough around 1145. We were held up by the events in Carterton. So we headed off to Lake Ferry Pub and then did abit of one wheel riding down east by west after that. Fantastic day all up.

Did however come across Deano, Badlieutenant, jazzbug and the gang on the East by West.

Str8 Jacket

12th September 2005, 07:31

Yep, I had a ball!! What a beautiful day, was good to meet a few more people too. Thanks heaps to all those riding with me for waiting for me and just generally being good guy's!
Must thank VTWIN for convincing me to go for the ride. Even though I took it alot slower I was alot more comfy and found riding sooo much easier with the KR.
BTW- I LOVE MY NEW BIKE!!!

madboy

12th September 2005, 09:22

Yes, ditto all the comments, what an excellent day... and I have the sunburn to prove it - bloody anglo-saxon heritage, it's only friggin September! So much for a "quick trip up the takas and back".

Sorry for leaving the main crowd at Martinborough, I really did need to head back home (well kinda). The pace with VT et al was a little hot for my liking, so I went for a more leisurely cruise with Deano and co. Saw Dafe I believe (I was the green 600 behind Deano/Hayden) somewhere out the back of nowhere.

Roll on summer :)

Velox - I agree, just a shocker what they've done to Kaitoke, now it's gonna be a battle of who's got the biggest motor. Pretty soon WT will be doing guest appearances to wheelie one end to the other.