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kasper
3rd March 2004, 15:21
Hi there andrew comented to me a litlle while ago that he is suprised that I ride so much at night, and was wondering if I would organise a Night run since riding at night is so much differnt to riding in the day.

So I though ok, why dont we see if any of the other kiwibikers are interested in a quick buzz around the north island at nght. (trust me the roads seem a hell of alot differnet at night even if you know them off by heart)

If you are interested drop a post here and ask questions.

The launch point will be from Tauranga. when the sun passes the horizon, on saturday 20th march, my bike will be starting up and heading out. :ride:

and I belive the ride should take around 8 hours but thats including breaks and drink stops. and at abotu 120km/h since thats my bikes max speed. during the day, maybe 100 - 110 km/h at night

word of warning this will be my first bike run i would of organised, so any advice will be considered but I will make the final decision.

White trash
3rd March 2004, 15:52
Kasper, are you shitting us?

An EIGHT hour night ride on a GL145?! You should get to Paeroa and halfway back in that time.

Tell me you've got a second bike! Please!

If not, you're one dedicated rider and my hats off to you.

That being said, I don't think I'll make it. Hope it goes well for you guys though :Punk:

Motoracer
3rd March 2004, 16:02
Sounds exciting! I'll have a think about it. I might get to put my home made sparkies to good use as well. Woohooo :2thumbsup

Just let us know about the whole route. If its twisty enough, I will be very interested. :yes:

Solarwind
3rd March 2004, 16:08
I christen this trip... Kasper's Butt-Punisher! :scooter: :crazy:

jrandom
3rd March 2004, 16:11
Kasper's Butt-Punisher!

Must remember that the next time I need a title for a porn movie.

White trash
3rd March 2004, 16:12
Must remember that the next time I need to come up with a title for a porn movie.

Used to be a Gay bar here in Wellington called "Caspers". Any relation?

Ms Piggy
3rd March 2004, 16:18
Used to be a Gay bar here in Wellington called "Caspers". Any relation?

Do ya miss it now that it's gone? :bleh:

White trash
3rd March 2004, 16:19
Do ya miss it now that it's gone? :bleh:

Nah. They've opened "pound" now.

I'm right at home :msn-wink:

jrandom
3rd March 2004, 16:19
Used to be a Gay bar here in Wellington called "Caspers". Any relation?

My name for the gay bar, if I ever open one, will be The Manhole.

(ahem)

White trash
3rd March 2004, 16:20
My name for the gay bar, if I ever open one, will be The Manhole.

(ahem)

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Ms Piggy
3rd March 2004, 16:20
The launch point will be from Tauranga. when the sun passes the horizon, on saturday 20th march, my bike will be starting up and heading out. :ride:

and I belive the ride should take around 8 hours but thats including breaks and drink stops. and at abotu 120km/h since thats my bikes max speed. during the day, maybe 100 - 110 km/h at night

word of warning this will be my first bike run i would of organised, so any advice will be considered but I will make the final decision.

Sounds so crazy it might just be fun! :2thumbsup Where exactly are you gonna be riding? Round the top half of the N/I I guess? Butt numbing alright!!

Ms Piggy
3rd March 2004, 16:23
Nah. They've opened "pound" now.

I'm right at home :msn-wink:

:2thumbsup Good to hear :cool:

kasper
3rd March 2004, 16:43
Yes I will be riding my GL145, and I would not post the date and time if I was shiting.

The general route I am planing at the moment (open to sugestions regarding individual roads, just rememebr at ngiht it is hard to see the cornors)

Tauranga to hamilton via kaimies (sp)

Then Hamilton to Auckland via River road which paralels state highway 1 but on the other side of the river, nice back road.

Then the state highway 1 to Auckland /Tauranga turn off (only road I know up to there, if any one knows a nicer road please advise.)


Then Auckand to Poeroa via Nagtea (road recomendations otherwise the main road)

Then Poeroa to Wahi via kiakora (sp) gorge

Then Wahi to Tauranga via the main road only as it is a nice road but I am open to sugestions.

Stops at Tauranga, Cambridge, posibley Hamilton so we stay together through the city, Mercer turn off service station area, Auckand /Tauranga turn off (to make sure every one sees that turn off) Ngatea due to long straights (alows for slower riders smaller bikes to catch up) then Wahi to wait for people still in the gorge, then Tauranga.

If people can recomend good places to stop for chocolat drink and cafine stops Very necesary will be recomended to make sure people dont get frozne to the bikes :sly: will bring the ice pick if needed ):cold:

Also the reson for so many stops is to keep every one togther since you wont be able to see any one when you get lost in the dark. most of theses roads dont have lighting so head lights only soemtiems.

also if there are enough numebrs and if people agree with it I will try and convince soem one to drive a ute/pickup truck as a crash car in case anythign goes wrong we can get the rider and bike back home. may be an incentive to the driver (not much but a thank you, ideas please)

Hand sings and alike can be agreed upon before the ride

And people are welcom to turn up earlier at my place so that they can rest before the 'butt-punisher' I recomend sleeping well and eating well before ariving for the ride. (flat mate and owner of the propertyy jsut said we can meet up here and she can set aside the garage for us but the house will be locked down though. not fun, but ill get that sorted out by then. :2thumbsup )

apologies for speling but thunder storm going on here need ot get this done fast. lightning past and just corected the spelling. man i sound like an idiot. Ill go hide over there :o

kasper
3rd March 2004, 16:52
Kasper, are you shitting us?

An EIGHT hour night ride on a GL145?! You should get to Paeroa and halfway back in that time.

Tell me you've got a second bike! Please!

If not, you're one dedicated rider and my hats off to you.

That being said, I don't think I'll make it. Hope it goes well for you guys though :Punk:
white trash it takes me 1hr 30 to get to hamilton and that jsut going slowly for me. I amy bot be as fast as some of you guys with biger bikes.

but if any one is willing to lend me a biger bike for the run I would be greatfull (I would willing to pay for any unlikely dmages that ocure)

My second mbike ,the gsxr 250, will be lent out to Miles who has expresed an interest in riding with us as well.

White trash
4th March 2004, 14:41
white trash it takes me 1hr 30 to get to hamilton and that jsut going slowly for me. I amy bot be as fast as some of you guys with biger bikes.

but if any one is willing to lend me a biger bike for the run I would be greatfull (I would willing to pay for any unlikely dmages that ocure)

My second mbike ,the gsxr 250, will be lent out to Miles who has expresed an interest in riding with us as well.

You are obviously a top bloke and a dedicated biker. Great to see!

If you ever get down this way I'll bust out me poor old CG125 and we can go do a spot of Sports bike carving.

I've got a particular GSXR750 in mind that my mum could ride 'round the out side of in her mobility scooter. Eh Jimbo? :baby:

Only jokes Jimbo!

kasper
4th March 2004, 17:02
looking at the ride I think i will take out the auckland section and do the hamilton to poeroa section instead. via river road of course.

SPman
4th March 2004, 19:54
My name for the gay bar, if I ever open one, will be The Manhole.

(ahem)
Will it be open all hours.....or would you just pop in for a cocktail..? :o

kasper
6th March 2004, 10:41
im alive! jsut.

well it looks liek i will have to cancle the dawn till dusk ride due to my arm being in a cast and my motorbike beign unusable..

had a colision with a car yesterday. it seems i cartweeled in the air 4 times before hiting the ground.

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so unlees some one wants to take over organising the run. it will have to be caneled

Motoracer
6th March 2004, 11:09
Bummer :( About you, the bike and the ride.

Glad that you got away kinda OK (meaning, at least your alive). Any details about the accident?

I'll organise a night blast one day when I get some decent lighting upgrades on my bike.

Wonko
6th March 2004, 19:02
ouch

Glad to hear that your still in one piece.

Motu
6th March 2004, 19:20
Sheee it! so,one finger typing now eh? Did SPman catch it on his video and use it in his avatar? Glad to see you're in one piece and functional.

LB
7th March 2004, 04:11
Holy shit Kasper - sorry to hear about this. Take care of yourself while you heal.....how's the bike?

kasper
7th March 2004, 13:14
Well i am back from sleeping the day way.

went to pick up my biuke. firstthing my mat said whe he saw it was

Dude you must have balls of steel.. there is a hugh dent in the 1/4 of the tank right abotu where i would of hit the tank..

the front wheelt si buckled in two places.

i guees where the bike hit the car and the engine frame.

the frame is dented and the exhaust is dented two

the handel bars are angled forward like a pair of bull bars. the front headlight hosuing is pushed way back a nd my bike kyyt is actually curved now, still truns the bike on.

well it seems that i hav eto go to the hsopital fracture clinic in a w3eeks time if the hospital takes my cast off ill get the gsxr250 going and ill rtide again. if nto and they put a new cast on ill ask teh to make it so i can use a throttle and ill ride out with you guys.

strange thing was when i woke up one of my handcuff sets atacehd to my jeans looked liek they ahd been used. hmm i wonder if they are interested in a little tandem riding. :)

well whe nthey say you have been bucked by the horseyou jsut get right back on and ride em.

if any one has a digital camera and are in tauaranga i would be able to post a pic of the bike.

kasper
7th March 2004, 13:20
Sheee it! so,one finger typing now eh? Did SPman catch it on his video and use it in his avatar? Glad to see you're in one piece and functional.

nah that guy only fliped once or twice. i was told i fliped 4 times with no bounde at the end.

Holy Roller
7th March 2004, 16:06
nah that guy only fliped once or twice. i was told i fliped 4 times with no bounde at the end.
Something to tell the grandkids oneday...
I hope that you recover quickly :sunny:

RiderInBlack
8th March 2004, 06:52
Glad to hear you are healing Kasper. Good luck getting the GSXR250 (good little bikes those) up and running.
Tried to post that notice re:Dusk to Dawn, but can not find any of the posts I did on Sunday morning (not even the new thread)! There seems to be a phantom Kiwi Biker Forum stuck in a different time zone (or a parallel universe), because when I logged on it still had me on the VFR not the CBR! Go figure!

Blackbird
8th March 2004, 07:14
Bummer :( About you, the bike and the ride.

Glad that you got away kinda OK (meaning, at least your alive). Any details about the accident?

I'll organise a night blast one day when I get some decent lighting upgrades on my bike.


Also pleased you got away without even more serious injuries - bad enough as it is. Use a Dawn to Dusk ride as a test and then enter for the Grand Challenge 1000 miles in 24 hours ride in October. There's all sorts of different capacity machines on that.

Geoff

Solarwind
8th March 2004, 08:24
Get well soon, kitty! :doctor:

kasper
10th March 2004, 08:52
Also pleased you got away without even more serious injuries - bad enough as it is. Use a Dawn to Dusk ride as a test and then enter for the Grand Challenge 1000 miles in 24 hours ride in October. There's all sorts of different capacity machines on that.

Geoff

more info please.

also what times and distances are we talking aout here?

Blackbird
10th March 2004, 15:47
more info please.

also what times and distances are we talking aout here?

Mid October each year - starts and finishes at a camping ground in Turangi, but the Rusty Nuts Motorcycle Club varies the route each year. The distance is 1600km (1000 miles) and you have 24 hours to complete it in. It's not a race, just a battle with what's in your head!

You can find info and probably an entry form on http://www.rustynuts.co.nz/

The attachment is my own personal experience of the ride last year. You learn more about yourself and your machine in 24 hours on that ride than a whole year of normal riding.

Regards

Geoff