31st Dec Shell Westgate 8am

[Patch]

Anyone who is keen for a cruise/blat for a couple of hours or so.
Destination to be finalised in the morning dependant upon how many turn up.

So who shall we be seeing?


Seems 8 is a tad early for some. Consensus seems to be more towards a 9 start. See you there.

[erik]

8am is pretty darn early, but I'll be there.

[Zed]

8am IS pretty darn early, if you make it like 9am I'll be a starter fer sure. :bye:


[Edit:]Please confirm start time Patch.

[motobob]

Yeah Patch make it 9am. Or you can go round the block and then meet us sleep depraved riders at 9am. Its the holiday season dude.

[LXS]

I'll try to make it, I vote for 9am too :blah:

[Swoop]

I could be a goer for 9am...

[APPLE]

Anyone who is keen for a cruise/blat for a couple of hours or so.
Destination to be finalised in the morning dependant upon how many turn up.

So who shall we be seeing?
im ridin 2 kerikeri 2morrw patch but b keen 2 do future rides?

[wraith]

Anyone who is keen for a cruise/blat for a couple of hours or so.
Destination to be finalised in the morning dependant upon how many turn up.

So who shall we be seeing?

Count me in.Might not be awake and on autopilot:zzzz: , but count me in.:zzzz:
Is this the usual meeting spot for ride outs?

[LXS]

shell westgate usually meeting spot for rides out west..

bp/autobahn sh1 meeting spot for south rides/coro loop


afaik!

[wraith]

I want to give the coro loop a try one of the w/ends, sounds an awesome ride.

[boomer]

I might come along and have a tootle :scooter:

Neil, There prolly won't be a ride down the coro loop until the new year now
as most of the guys who organise are gettin pissed up north :yeah:

Keep an eye out Here (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3)

and heres that link i told you about for teh Taupo weekend Looks like it might be cancelled tho :( (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=21110)

[Swoop]

Guess it'll be an 8am start then!!!:apumpin: :spudwave:

[LXS]

Guess it'll be an 8am start then!!!:apumpin: :spudwave:

yesss :wacko:
I'll be on autopilot as well

[Patch]

9am is fine, gives us earlybirds a chance to warm our tyres :laugh:

[wraith]

:mega: See you all at 9 then.

[Zed]

:mega: See you all at 9 then.Be there or be square! :baby:

[Patch]

Have PM everyone bout the change of :mega: START TIME to 9am. Hope everyone checks messages before they leave. :yeah:

I'll be the one sitting there all by myself til 9 :shit: :headbang:

Catchya in the morning

[LXS]

cheers mate

see you all there

[chickenfunkstar]

Might see you guys there if I can get up early

[erik]

9 it is, I can go back to sleep for a while :)

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Well be there as well

[Zed]

Pity about the weather, can see up north where it's raining. By some miracle it might all clear up by 9 but we could wait till 10 or 11 to see if it's gonna clear, otherwise i'm not keen on riding in the wet. :no:

[The Stranger]

Come on Zed. Dont be a whimp ;) I want to see you new bike :2thumbsup

Christine

[chickenfunkstar]

Pity about the weather, can see up north where it's raining. By some miracle it might all clear up by 9 but we could wait till 10 or 11 to see if it's gonna clear, otherwise i'm not keen on riding in the wet. :no:

Its pretty dark and windy over Helensville at the moment. Might be keen for something later if the weather improves.

[Zed]

Come on Zed. Dont be a whimp ;) I want to see you new bike :2thumbsup

ChristineI'm happy to be a wimp on this occasion! It is a complete white-out up north looking out from here in Hobsonville. I'm keen on waiting till it clears but that will prolly be after lunch according to the forecast.

[erik]

I'm leaving now, but I'm not too keen on riding in this rain. see if anyone turns up. If I get there and it's postponed/cancelled, no worries.

[Zed]

Blue skiies and bit of sun starting to come through in patches, still overcast up north.

To those who didn't go earlier and still want a blat, i'll be at Shell Westgate at 12pm for 15mins before heading off for a ride, hopefully roads will have dried out by then?

May cancel if it rains heavy again close to 12 - what a wuss.

[chickenfunkstar]

Blue skiies and bit of sun starting to come through in patches, still overcast up north.

To those who didn't go earlier and still want a blat, i'll be at Shell Westgate at 12pm for 15mins before heading off for a ride, hopefully roads will have dried out by then?

May cancel if it rains heavy again close to 12 - what a wuss.
Its starting to look a bit better up here. I might see you at 12.

[Patch]

Thanks to everyone for the pleasure of your company, a great ride.

Rain what rain - nice bike but what a :baby:

:rofl:

Must do it again sometime soon. Have to hope there is no rain in sight and then maybe we might get to see a nice newish bike.

:ride:

[chickenfunkstar]

Met up with Zed, Crashe and Mr Skid at Westgate at 12pm. Roads were properly dried out by that time. Went for a blat up to KKK and met up with Dover, Vixter and 2 others. A few of us carried on up to Wellsford, more traffic then usual, presumably because of the holiday traffic. Zed and I then went back down 16 to Helensville then did the whole of old north instead of Peak.

Zed, you seem to have monos sussed pretty well on that new bike of yours, hope you liked the detour from KKK > Helensville > Kuemu.

Nice riding with you all. :yes:

[Zed]

Well that was just what the doctor ordered, 2 1/2 hours in the saddle up to Wellsford via 16 and back, with awesome weather, dry roads in good condition, and great company with crashe, Mr Skid, and Chickenfunkstar. Also met up with Dover & Co in Kaukop...get some sleep Dover lol! :sick:

Crashe, we missed the procession, did you see it? Hope you had a good solo down 1 & thru Woodcocks.

Pity about not meeting up with Patch & Co. but some of us are wisses, and there'll be other opportunities, thinking about doing a ride to the Coro Loop next week? It's been funny weather lately.

Happy new years to all! :D

[Firefight]

Pity about not meeting up with Patch & Co. but some of us are wisses, and there'll be other opportunities, thinking about doing a ride to the Coro Loop next week? It's been funny weather lately.

Happy new years to all! :D

sounds like a good ride Matt, been sitting here at work wondering how it went.


happy New Year


F/F

[Zed]

sounds like a good ride Matt, been sitting here at work wondering how it went.


happy New Year


F/FDid someone mention the "w" word? I feel sorry for those working this time of year, then again Dave, you rub it in quite often when you get to ride during the week while us others are slaving away on the job! :laugh:

Hope ur not working 2morrow, that rum's pretty potent the day after innit?

[erik]

I was surprised how many people showed up, considering the weather. I don't think I've met any of you that were there before - that's a kinda new experience, most kb rides I know a few people at least. It was good to meet ya's.
The weather wasn't too bad, there wasn't any heavy rain, just drizzle and on the way back it cleared up. I hope none of you that were sitting in the sun got burnt.

The ride back, particularly along Woodcocks road/West Coast road was great :niceone:

On the way back we stopped at the KKK gas station, saw Crashe, Chickenfunkstar and some other bikes (I guess you were one of them, Zed? I didn't manage to get a decent look at the bikes as they went past.) Good to year you guys had a good ride too.

Thanks for organising the ride, Patch. :niceone:

[Zed]

On the way back we stopped at the KKK gas station, saw Crashe, Chickenfunkstar and some other bikes (I guess you were one of them, Zed? I didn't manage to get a decent look at the bikes as they went past.)Yeah I remember seeing you's I think, about 6 bikes parked out front of the S/Stn in the usual spot? Waved at a couple of ya's as I rode past going north to Wellsford. Glad you had a goodun. :ride:

[Patch]

Well that was just what the doctor ordered, 2 1/2 hours in the saddle up to Wellsford via 16 and back, with awesome weather, dry roads in good condition, and great company with crashe, Mr Skid, and Chickenfunkstar. Also met up with Dover & Co in Kaukop...get some sleep Dover lol! :sick:

Crashe, we missed the procession, did you see it? Hope you had a good solo down 1 & thru Woodcocks.

Pity about not meeting up with Patch & Co. but some of us are wisses, and there'll be other opportunities, thinking about doing a ride to the Coro Loop next week? It's been funny weather lately.

Happy new years to all! :D

Let us know via post if you are going to do the Coro loop. I'd be keen to see more of our attractive scenery and the view :msn-wink: this country has to offer.

Happy new year to all. :drinknsin

[Zed]

Let us know via post if you are going to do the Coro loop. I'd be keen to see more of our attractive scenery and the view :msn-wink: this country has to offer.Just posted a new thread about a ride down there next week, have also put it in the Calendar where you can register your attendance. :Punk:

[Swoop]

Cheers to you all for putting up with the straggler... A tad moist to start with but nicely timed suntan/burn for the lunch at The Salty Dog. They must build more road, I keep running out... Hell of a lot of bikes at the KKK Pub! Cheers everyone!

[LXS]

Good ride, cheers all


Happy New Year :drinkup:

[erik]

Cheers to you all for putting up with the straggler... A tad moist to start with but nicely timed suntan/burn for the lunch at The Salty Dog. They must build more road, I keep running out... Hell of a lot of bikes at the KKK Pub! Cheers everyone!
Re: the running out of road.
Maybe the BRONZ course at whenuapai might help?
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=12108

[wraith]

Great to meet you all this morning.
Awesome ride. We'll have to organise another outing :headbang: :soon:
They are all new roads to me but jeezus are they good roads.:not:
Anyway Happy New Year to all, and see you again soon.:spudwave:

[motobob]

Yeah sure was a fun ride Got hot under all the rain gear once the sky cleared. Good to meet up with some new faces. Jeez Matt you get a new bike , cruise past us an we don't recognise you. :scooter:

[crashe]

Well that was just what the doctor ordered, 2 1/2 hours in the saddle up to Wellsford via 16 and back, with awesome weather, dry roads in good condition, and great company with crashe, Mr Skid, and Chickenfunkstar. Also met up with Dover & Co in Kaukop...get some sleep Dover lol! :sick:

Crashe, we missed the procession, did you see it? Hope you had a good solo down 1 & thru Woodcocks.

Pity about not meeting up with Patch & Co. but some of us are wisses, and there'll be other opportunities, thinking about doing a ride to the Coro Loop next week? It's been funny weather lately.

Happy new years to all! :D

What a ride..... I lead the pack for the first 11kms.....
then wohooo the rest ride past me with a quick wave...
(Zed, Chickenfunkstar and Mr Skid)

As I pull into KKK I mention to the 3 about the riders that we had just past...
so back we go.... Hi to Vixter, her sister, bro-n-law (I think) and Dover.

So again I lead the pack out from KKK.... and I am sure that I spotted "C" of CaN at the petrol station at KKK.

Mr Skid left us to head back to the city at KKK - nice to see you again mate...

Get to Wellsford.... yipeeeee ahead of Zed and CFS - ok only cos they stopped off at the lookout point.

CFS grabs the very last pie in the garage, so I had to have McDons...
such a hardship...lol.

Zed and CFS head back via 16 and I head on back via SH1.
I was gonna go via Woodcocks Rd but at the last minute I changed my mind...
Heading towards Orewa as I come around the corner I spot a car and I recognised the number plate... So I stop...
Yep its a mates car.. I use my AA card...
They get a lift back to the city and I sit on the side of the road waiting for the towtruck for the car....

Cheers to all the riders who slowed down and checked all was ok...
I gave them all the thumbs up signal...

Zed I never saw the procession at all.... but heaps of Hogs heading back up to the Puhoi Pub afterwards.

So its been a long day. Only just gotten home.

And it was sunny the whole time I was out there on the bike... WOHOOOO

[The Stranger]

What was wrong with the veiw you had today then?

[The Stranger]

Cheers to you all for putting up with the straggler... A tad moist to start with but nicely timed suntan/burn for the lunch at The Salty Dog. They must build more road, I keep running out... Hell of a lot of bikes at the KKK Pub! Cheers everyone!

Mate, I sat behind you for a few bends and noticed you braking right into the corner and most of the way round it. You got to get down to speed before you turn in then apply throttle round the corner.

You are better to err on the side of too slow in for 2 reasons. It is both safer and quicker than erring the other way cause as soon as you realise you are too slow you can nail it.
Also your ability to actually steer is severly hampered with the front brake on.

[Patch]

Mate, I sat behind you for a few bends and noticed you braking right into the corner and most of the way round it. You got to get down to speed before you turn in then apply throttle round the corner.

You are better to err on the side of too slow in for 2 reasons. It is both safer and quicker than erring the other way cause as soon as you realise you are too slow you can nail it.
Also your ability to actually steer is severly hampered with the front brake on.


Too true, thats why I didn't sit behind you for too long, just about shit myself on one corner when I saw ya brake mid corner.

The more you ride, the more confidence you build, the better at cornering in the wet :eek5: you will become - especially with a V-Twin right beside ya.

Have to do it again - less brake more throttle and lean :scooter: then :drinkup:

Cheers to everyone :drinknsin Happy New Year

[Madmax]

did not know this ride was happening
some times i back it into corners
is fu**en hard to get right
but can be good fun
dont try this round glen eden
have found a few fukd up turns for this
the rest have oil and other shit all
over
the drive has a few fuked bits as well
past couple of times i have done this it has
been wet as well
For what i is worth
Max:devil2:
found one one corner
that i can keep the 10 flat out just makes me get gooey thinking
bout it