So who's riding home today in Auck? [Archive]

Finn

24th January 2006, 14:32

If you are I'd recommend catching a lift with someone. It's nuts out there. The windows in our building sound like they're going to blow out.

I wouldn't even dream about takling the harbour bridge!

robnz

24th January 2006, 14:33

home already.

Devil

24th January 2006, 14:37

I'll be riding home in about 30 minutes. CBD to glenfield. Should be entertaining.

This is a picnic mate. I was riding from wellington to new plymouth on the 2nd or 3rd of January when the shit weather was happening. Gusting to 140km/h while I was heading around Foxton.

At one point I seriously had the bike on a 45 degree lean while travelling straight ahead, for at least 100m!

Grahameeboy

24th January 2006, 14:39

Ferry.......could still be fun....our building is swaying.......I love it...makes a change

sAsLEX

24th January 2006, 14:39

At one point I seriously had the bike on a 45 degree lean while travelling straight ahead, for at least 100m!

I was being blown from the right hand lane into the gravel on the right heading south through taranaki around mokau once, was rather scary! Lucky no one else was stupid enough to be on the road!

tracyprier

24th January 2006, 14:39

I have that joyful experience in 10 minutes.

"Engage panic circuits....panic circuits engaged....."

Smoke me a kipper...I'll be back for breakfast

sAsLEX

24th January 2006, 14:40

So who's riding home today in Auck?

On duty tonight so dont get to go home!

Poor bike has to sit out in the rain though

Qkchk

24th January 2006, 14:41

Mt Wellington to Mt Roskill on a Street Magic, already done. Now for that hot shower............ some are bred tough others are just farken flacid roosters.....

bugjuice

24th January 2006, 14:42

I've gone round the Esmond Road on-ramp leaning right before (for those who don't know, the on ramp is a nice flat long left hander)

I've ridden in stuff like this, but if you don't have to, it's best not to risk. Especially today, since we haven't had a good blast for ages, so all the weak tree branches are being blown everywhere. I might go take a pic of outside my work window. The road is green with tree stuff!!

ManDownUnder

24th January 2006, 14:45

Yup riding from the City to Kumeu.

I heard (at 2:00pm) there is/was a huge pile up on the NW near Te Atatu though -Westbound

Anyone got an update?

24th January 2006, 14:48

Alright - I admit, I chickened out today and took the car. :baby:

Respect to those who had the guts to commute!

bugjuice

24th January 2006, 14:49

http://www.aaroadwatch.co.nz/Region?Action=Incidents&Region_id=16
there was a thread about that. No idea tho. And the AA haven't reported it.

http://www.gdc.govt.nz/CDEM/RoadClosuresandConditions.htm

http://www.trafficnz.info/

INCIDENT
STATE HIGHWAY 16 Westbound
Between TE ATATU RD AND LINCOLN RD
Northwest Motorway just after the Te Atatu Interchange - Westbound

1 LANE AFFECTED

Start Time: 24/01/06 12:43
Severity: Major
Estimated Duration: More than an hour

Update 2:58pm - The Northwest Motorway is currently restricted to one lane westbound just after the Te Atatu Interchange, with over 3km of queues back past Rosebank Interchange. Please avaoid this area if at all possible otherwise follow the detour off at Te Atatu Interchange. Road will hopefully be reopened within 30 minutes.**Update. The lanes will be open at 3.30pm approx.
3.28pm - the lanes are now open

Crazy Steve

24th January 2006, 14:50

And from Hams......:laugh:

But would of been wetter...There was this one time in the mercs...

And I was 40mtrs below sea level...Was pretty wet then...:sweatdrop

Crazy Steve.

Grahameeboy

24th January 2006, 14:51

On duty tonight so dont get to go home!

Poor bike has to sit out in the rain though

Another bike wash??

Qkchk

24th January 2006, 14:55

Yeah it happed just after 1pm. 4 vehicle pile up between Te Atatu and Lincon Rd offramp. Motorway was closed between the 2 offramps. Not sure of recent update....

Supposedly a truck had hit the median barrier. As reported by one of our guys, it was @ a 90degree angle to the median and another little truck involved was a bit squished............ then there was another 6 car nose to tail further down toward Patiki heading West as well. Sounds like a suckful ride home MDU......:doh: shame it's not past Lincon road, at least you could of shot down Waitakere Rd....

justsomeguy

24th January 2006, 15:04

Aww come on a bit of wind is nice - keeps you on your toes...... as long as you don't try to break any speed records.

Looking forward to the 20ks home tonight :banana: a bit of lane surfing is always cool :banana:

Hmmm wonder what kind of weird weight shifting contortions will be required to keep from getting blown around......:apumpin:

The harbour bridge should be ok as long as you keep your speeds down and there aren't too many cars about so you have a bit of room to drift, so it may pay to wait a bit longer at work till the traffic dies down a bit.

johnsf1980

24th January 2006, 15:21

Has anyone ridden over the harbour bridge so far this evening? I might have to later on and just wondering what the conditions are like

Qkchk

24th January 2006, 15:26

The harbour bridge should be ok as long as you keep your speeds down and there aren't too many cars about so you have a bit of room to drift, so it may pay to wait a bit longer at work till the traffic dies down a bit.
Try and do that with a 20ton truck!

I got pushed bigtime heading north this morning, was silly of me to be in lane 3 with the median barrier flying past my door. Got pushed over to the left and almost into the bridge. Funny how you can be steering to the right and you end up going left............:eek5:

Lou Girardin

24th January 2006, 15:34

Oooh scary, I better phone my wife and get her to pick me up.

justsomeguy

24th January 2006, 15:37

justsomeguy

24th January 2006, 15:40

Oooh scary, I better phone my wife and get her to pick me up.
Aww shut up will ya ..... ;)

I can see the snigger on your face........

The_Dover

24th January 2006, 15:43

Oooh scary, I better phone my wife and get her to pick me up.

Any chance of a ride Lou? Wouldn't want my gixxer to be "blown" off the road again.

loosebruce

24th January 2006, 15:45

Fuck i am on the TL with racetecs :woohoo: got in spinning in 4th in between a row of cars on my way to work this morning when the tyre lost it on the cat eyes, gonna try for 5th on the way home :crazy:

Grahameeboy

24th January 2006, 15:52

Oooh scary, I better phone my wife and get her to pick me up.

and a Police escort......he he

Ixion

24th January 2006, 15:55

The strong winds in Auckland blew a truck onto its side on the Southern Motorway near Ramarama. No one was injured in the accident.

Goodness me. The trip home may be interesting. Not to worry , Herr Uberfarter sneers Teutonically at NZ winds - "Mein Gott , you call zese winds? We HerrenVolk sneer at zese puny breezes. In Der Reich we haff der real vinds vot blow for ein zousand years. Yeh har"

Finn

24th January 2006, 16:02

Oooh scary, I better phone my wife and get her to pick me up.

Don't worry about it Lou, she's with me. I'll pass on the message when we're finished...

Grahameeboy

24th January 2006, 16:05

Don't worry about it Lou, she's with me. I'll pass on the message when we're finished...

You mean she will have time to pick him up...:2thumbsup

dawnrazor

24th January 2006, 16:05

Got a chance to use the ever stylish all-in-one rain suit today, bought it back in the winter and haven't used it yet. Bought it a size bigger then I need to accommodate all the winter gear under it. However it seems a bit too big really, its fine around town but over 50K and it fills up with the wind and I look like a blimp, has a certain sail like quality as well...prehaps not a great buy. :crazy:

Lou Girardin

24th January 2006, 16:20

Any chance of a ride Lou? Wouldn't want my gixxer to be "blown" off the road again.

I'll be going past 'that other' bike shop at 5.40PM, be kitted up and ready to jump on.

Lou Girardin

24th January 2006, 16:22

Don't worry about it Lou, she's with me. I'll pass on the message when we're finished...

You won't be fit to pass anything. Before I met her I was 6' 5" and 115 kg's.

The_Dover

24th January 2006, 16:23

Just joking mate. I'm at my "other" job during the week! (not manwhoring)

Good luck to all on the journey home, it's just like being back in Shetland.

Krayy

24th January 2006, 16:32

Jesus. I just did a tiki tour through Mt Eden, St Lukes etc on the way home and got blown around the road, back end kept sliding around on every corner and Dominion RD with its half-arsed macadam was like riding on a skating rink. I think I'll go out again!! :laugh: :laugh: Also there's a lot of loose branches being blown around. Had to dodge a few coming past Western Springs.

Seriously people, take it very easy. The cagers are half blind and all of them had their noses against the windshield. No peripheral vision at all.

Smorg

24th January 2006, 16:37

Weather is fucking shithouse roads are flooded and all the traffic lights are out down wairau road to devonport crazy loons shooting through without a thought to anyone.............be carefull boys and girls;)

Gazzar

24th January 2006, 16:50

road home from tuakau to puke and the wind was blowing strong but that f---ing rain i just picked the heaviest show to come home in.:violin:
still home now and dry and haveing a :beer:

Gary

justsomeguy

24th January 2006, 16:53

You won't be fit to pass anything. Before I met her I was 6' 5" and 115 kg's.

Before you married your lady you were Big Dave??

boomer

24th January 2006, 16:55

Good feeling having that front end blown from under you :confused: I'm taking the wagon tomorrow, fuck this for a game of soldiers.

yes Qkchk im a flacid rooster :third:

Scouse

24th January 2006, 17:03

Hey Qkchk did you used to drive for King Transport

Patch

24th January 2006, 17:12

Try and do that with a 20ton truck!

I got pushed bigtime heading north this morning, was silly of me to be in lane 3 with the median barrier flying past my door. Got pushed over to the left and almost into the bridge. Funny how you can be steering to the right and you end up going left............:eek5:

I know how ya feel, great isn't it. Nothing like having ya heart try an leap outa ya chest, albeit a big gust or just some asshole who decides to cut ya off. So tempted to just :bash: sometimes.

Was a tad wet riding home, gotta watch those 90kph spin-ups tho, an the odd angle branch, not to mention those farkin leaves everywhere, the umpteen thousand blind bastards in cages and humungas-as puddles. :eek5:

are we :weird: or what.

I know I am . . . just a little . . . . tiny wee bit, beats sitting in traffic tho :nya:

skidMark

24th January 2006, 17:18

Has anyone ridden over the harbour bridge so far this evening? I might have to later on and just wondering what the conditions are like

do you have a death wish ....???

55 knots winds on the news...and yer that post is old blah blah lol

Jantar

24th January 2006, 17:22

I've got to ride home shortly and its 35 degrees outside and not even a breath of wind to help cool the air. :sunny:

Mr Skid

24th January 2006, 17:24

do you have a death wish ....???Are you a soft cock ....???

My commute home across the bridge was an anticlimax. Throughly disappointed.

myvice

24th January 2006, 17:36

Its not that bad, wadareyamadeof?

aff-man

24th January 2006, 18:28

Been there got home..... it's kinda fun drifting around the corners and the rolling burnouts were pretty good hahahha.

N4CR

24th January 2006, 19:00

Aww harden up ya pussies... 'twas great!
Did the usual 0 lean cornering and other high wind shenanigans, not to mention a munger 1st gear throttle on rolling burnout drift :2guns: alot of wide open mouths at that one.
Perfect end to a particularly shitty day at work.

nadroj

24th January 2006, 19:08

Was heading back to New Plymouth down the southern motorway about 1:40 when this furniture sized truck heading north put on a brlliant display of driving on 2 wheels for about 100 metres before going right over & hitting a matchstick light pole level with me.

Ixion

24th January 2006, 19:57

Didn't even have to put on my waterproofs. And not even a wobble from the breeze.

Meh, I was quite looking forward to a challenge.

Lou Girardin

25th January 2006, 07:48

I only had one lump of foliage hit me, Foxton winds are worse.

Devil

25th January 2006, 08:08

The scariest thing I saw was a huge lump of wood sitting between two lanes on the motorway (closely followed by a smashed hubcap :>). Glad I saw that one!