Tauranga to Thames, 20/11/05

[DingDong]

There will be around 4/5 of us heading this way on Sunday... not too fast but once we hit the twisties between Waihi and Thames your on your own...
Everyone welcome...
Leave Tauranga 8am from my place in Greerton (PM me) or meet at end of route P
arrive in Katikati at around 8:30ish to pick up another rider
Breakfast in Waihi
head over the hill to Kopu and Thames... we're going to see a mate in Tapu... 20mins around the coast.
Home via Te Aroha/ Matamata/Kaimai

Hope to see all the BOPKBers

Cheers
Wayne

[saul]

Hmmm nice early start.

Why stop for breaky:bash:

Maybe:blip: I would like to catch up:2thumbsup

[DingDong]

Hmmm nice early start.

Why stop for breaky:bash:

Maybe:blip: I would like to catch up:2thumbsup

I'm a bit peckish (hehe)
If you want to sleep in we'll meet you in Waihi or Thames, but if you havent been over the hill to Thames... it's not something any KBer should be deprived of...

Yeah, it should be fun... the guy on the YZF1000 (Darrel) has just brough himself an 04 R1 (power comander and full olins kit too)

But watch out... I think hes a bit crazy, pulled off a mono at 160km+ on Sunday... scared the shit outta me when he went past, you dont expect that kinda thing at that speed.

[saul]

Ah no I know that area quite well:blip:

I also like early starts:banana:

Darryl a nice one :banana:

[2much]

Farken arse!!! Would love to come along but missus has got her basic handling course Sunday arvo and I've got the privilege(sp?) of riding the 250 to Cambridge and back for her.... Yay for me!!!

Hmmmmm, what time you think you'll be back???

[2much]

Oh and wayne, tell Darrel I'm happy to swap rides anytime!...... oh come on, please gimme the keys...... just for a bit?????

[DingDong]

I reckon we'll be out most of the day, but if your around Matamata (and we dont have any delays) at 3pm... we shouldnt be far...

good luck with the licence too:banana:

[DingDong]

We have 5 confirmed and 2 "see how we go's" :2thumbsup

[stocky]

i think ill come along...
little unsure about pace :blink:
wot is not too fast??
how fast is that?
sorrry i just dont know
um and wot time do ya think we should be back?

[DingDong]

i think ill come along...
little unsure about pace :blink:
wot is not too fast??
how fast is that?
sorrry i just dont know
um and wot time do ya think we should be back?

About 110 on the open road, the twisties around the same speed but some guys may go faster but thats up to them... we'll stop at all the turn-offs and wait for the slower guys so no problem there.

Should be back by 4pm easy... there are more direct routes home if you want to get home before 4pm.

[HDTboy]

How was the ride guys? sorry, I just saw this. But I was at Puke all day watching racing :niceone:

[DingDong]

How was the ride guys? sorry, I just saw this. But I was at Puke all day watching racing :niceone:
T'was one the best eva...3 of us left Tauranga to meet Saul 5minutes down the road, when we got there, another 5 guys were waiting and we all took off to Waihi, me and two others went for breakfast and the others carried on to Whangamata, we followed after breakfast and caught the other guys just as they were leaving Whangamata (good timing)
We all rode through to Kopu where we parted again, the 3 of us headed up to Coromandel to see an old friend and the others (i persume) headed back to Tauranga the long way.

After a long visit we headed home via Matamata (straight roads were a little boring:blink: )
We rode hard up the Kaimais to see who had the fastest bike (I lost, which did not surprise me leading an 04 R1 and a YZF1000 up the hill on my RF)

We all had sticky tyres and petrol in our veins... it might have scared the shit out of a few cages with 3 bikes filtering past... but dam! who cares.

We finished off with a few cold ones at my place, and some tall stories of the day... no one got a ticket, no one binned and the sun was watching us all day:doobey:

We couldnt have asked for a better day...:banana: I must admit, I need a break from the bike for a few days.

[Kornholio]

After a long visit we headed home via Matamata (straight roads were a little boring:blink: )

You should have followed the ranges on Old TeAroha/Gordon Road as you came through TeAroha...you get past Thompsons track and the roads are very unstraight :lol:

You guys didnt happen to come across a Black, and a Red VTR possibly with a LE 05 GSXR in tow ...they went Waihi/Whanga/Kopu to meet a dude there on a ZX12??

You know who the black VTR is dont you Saul?:doobey:
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[saul]

You should have followed the ranges on Old TeAroha/Gordon Road as you came through TeAroha...you get past Thompsons track and the roads are very unstraight :lol:

You guys didnt happen to come across a Black, and a Red VTR possibly with a LE 05 GSXR in tow ...they went Waihi/Whanga/Kopu to meet a dude there on a ZX12??

You know who the black VTR is dont you Saul?:doobey:
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Hi mate.:spudguita

I didn't go the Te Aroha way we split up at Thames.

My mate and I and a few chaps who we meet on the day did the the circuit through the gorge as I had to get home for family commitments.

Last quarter is dead boring (as you know).

It was a fun day though.:blip:

New tyres today:banana:

[DingDong]

You should have followed the ranges on Old TeAroha/Gordon Road as you came through TeAroha...you get past Thompsons track and the roads are very unstraight :lol:

You guys didnt happen to come across a Black, and a Red VTR possibly with a LE 05 GSXR in tow ...they went Waihi/Whanga/Kopu to meet a dude there on a ZX12??

You know who the black VTR is dont you Saul?:doobey:
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I think I know the roads your talking about... will try that next time.:spudbn:

Yes... We were sitting at the servo in Paeroa when you guys came in to fill up... :doh:

[DingDong]

New tyres today:banana:


Doesnt surprise me... not even a little bit:yes: