Wellington: Wellington - The Cruisy Wednesday Night Ride. [Archive]

Dafe

27th February 2006, 14:09

TCWNR

After a good turnout last Wednesday evening for the first TCWNR, we've decided to arrange a ride for this week, meeting sametime and sameplace.

Thats a 6.30pm departure from the Avalon Park carpark, off Fairway Drive.

Destination to be decided upon arrival. But quite possibly the same as last week. (The Featherston Pub Run - Part II)

Please Note: This ride is arranged in order to provide a local social riding event for the local KB riders that are riding the smaller CC bikes and that generally prefer slower paced rides.
This event works well by having the group remain as a group when in transit and by travelling at predominantly road legal speeds.
All KB riders and friends are welcome to attend this ride. However, should you struggle to maintain the groups easy going pace, we ask that you be considerate and stick with it for this is a learner/introductory riders group event.

Unfortunately, due to a wee mishap over the weekend. I won't be attending for a week or two until my bike is sorted. Hence, Uncle B will be organising the rides in the meantime.

The ride is weather dependant. So check back on this thread prior to the ride to ensure we have the go ahead.

Contact him if you have any further questions.

Str8 Jacket

27th February 2006, 14:13

Last week was awesome, thanks heaps to Uncle B and Dafe..... ;)

Any of you townies want to meet up somewhere and go out together? Im happy to go by myself but if any of you want company we could arrange something.....?

Uncle B

27th February 2006, 14:28

Well it looks like I've got to be there.....yeah no problems. I enjoyed last weeks ride, Feath pub is pretty cool stop for a quick munch and drink.

Hope you get your bike sorted soon Dafe

Charlie

27th February 2006, 15:00

Yay... after missing last week I'll be there this Wednesday for sure!
Cheers Uncle B & Dafe.

Freakshow

27th February 2006, 15:07

Missed it las week but have rearranged thing so will be there.

Charlie

27th February 2006, 15:16

Freakshow and I are heading to the Hutt from Jville. Probably via Haywoods? If anyone from this way wants to cruise with us let me know....
Str8, you wanna come the long way and avoid the motorway traffic?

phoenixgtr

27th February 2006, 16:27

Any of you townies want to meet up somewhere and go out together? Im happy to go by myself but if any of you want company we could arrange something.....?

90% chance I'll be there so I can ride out with again if you want.

Sweet!!

Str8 Jacket

27th February 2006, 19:32

Str8, you wanna come the long way and avoid the motorway traffic?

Cheers, but i'll prob meet Tristan if he can come.... Anyone else who will be riding from town can meet me and whoever at Kaiwharawhara Caltex truck stop, at an agreed time.

Kendog

27th February 2006, 19:50

Charlie, what sort of time are you looking at departing from J'ville?
Mrs KD

VasalineWarrior

27th February 2006, 20:39

Who was that chick on the GN 250 with no oil that was there the other week? Is her bike still going?

Uncle B

27th February 2006, 20:45

That was Dreamer and no her bike is still broke.
By the time she realised that having no oil was a bad idea it was too late. The motor sounded like a midget with a ball pein hammer was trying to get out.

VasalineWarrior

27th February 2006, 22:14

Rats. Hope it doesnt put her off-you could buy it off her and lend me the gixxer eh?:ride:

skelstar

28th February 2006, 07:32

Ill head along again I think.
Rumour has it that Dafe might come along on a GN. I think hes too ashamed but maybe if we all PM-him he might...;)

phoenixgtr

28th February 2006, 07:45

Looks like a go for me. Str8 - I can meet you again, along with any other townies

magicfairy

28th February 2006, 07:47

... Anyone else who will be riding from town can meet me and whoever at Kaiwharawhara Caltex truck stop, at an agreed time.
I am thinking about coming along, if I can get there in time. What time Caltex were you thinking ?

Str8 Jacket

28th February 2006, 08:09

OK, Tristan and Magicfairy and anyone else how does meet at 5.30 to leave at 5.45 sound? I was thinking that maybe meeting on the opposite side of the road from Caltex so we dont have to to fight our way through traffic. What do you guys think, sound ok?

phoenixgtr

28th February 2006, 08:16

Sounds good girl with the horn!:D

Str8 Jacket

28th February 2006, 08:24

Sounds good girl with the horn!:D

Saweet! And what a horn it is, won me a petrol voucher at track day it did! :blip:

The prize was for, "the girl with the horn"..... lmao!

phoenixgtr

28th February 2006, 08:28

Seriously?? Awesome!!

Str8 Jacket

28th February 2006, 08:31

Seriously?? Awesome!!

Yep, seriously! Shame you couldnt make it, was an awesome day!

magicfairy

28th February 2006, 08:34

Str8 Jacket

28th February 2006, 08:46

Suits me. Don't wait if I am not there by 5:45, Still not sure I can make it.

Kewl as. I'll pm you my cell # just in case....

phoenixgtr

28th February 2006, 08:51

Hey Str8. You looked at your post count?

Str8 Jacket

28th February 2006, 08:55

Hey Str8. You looked at your post count?

Yep! and what a shame I have to use my 1000th post to reply to you! :nya:

Charlie

28th February 2006, 12:08

Charlie, what sort of time are you looking at departing from J'ville?
Mrs KD
Mrs KD - Leaving Jville say 5.40? Can meet you at Mobil maybe?
Hit Whitby ~6 to add Freakshow to the convoy; then onto the Hutt.

madboy

28th February 2006, 12:18

Tempted to join... not sure if I'll be allowed out though... two nights in a row is a big ask ;) But the opportunity to get my ass handed to me by Dafe the GN Man is too good to pass up.

Dreamer will be back shortly with something bigger and better.

skelstar

28th February 2006, 12:21

and blacker?

madboy

28th February 2006, 16:51

F***in better be

Wasp

28th February 2006, 18:35

as usual i'll probably turn up and change my mind at the last minute and ride (parts should be arriving some time soon i guess).

I probably wont be riding no matter what, the bikes gotten more noisey.

madmal64

28th February 2006, 20:16

Sounds like a fine idea for a wednesday night. Hopefully I will make it in time to meet up at the start point.
I unfortunatly have to drive a cage from Newtown to home at 5.00pm :puke: then get the bike out and get to Avalon so I could be cutting it a bit fine.
Im sure I will catch up with you lot somewhere en route though.

Dafe

28th February 2006, 20:21

Whats all this talk about GN's? Dafe the GN Man???? Madboys gone Mad! You can pass that up bro! U ain't gonna see me on a GN. Might end up puting the power down too early........I might crash! :crazy:

You sprouting rumours again Skelstar? :moon:

My GN (Gixxer Nightmare) is staying put for now. :devil2:

skelstar

1st March 2006, 07:49

You want a 'bag to ride instead Dafe? A chance to ride a legend.

skelstar

1st March 2006, 07:50

Hey madmal64....didnt we last see you on a RF900?

sels1

1st March 2006, 07:58

Hey madmal64....didnt we last see you on a RF900?

Was last time I saw him.

I was away up north all last week so missed the inaugrual TCWNR so may come along this week and check it out

hsvboy06

1st March 2006, 08:18

I'm planning on showing my face today, even if only to say hi. I'm in the big city today, so I hope to meet up with Str8 etc at Caltex for the ride to Avalon. Not sure if I'll actually do the ride itself, though - depends on how I feel at the time - my ride home (Haywards, Paekak Hill) might be enough fun for one day.

Str8 Jacket

1st March 2006, 08:27

Sweet as hsvboy06 we shall meet there from 5.30 leave at 5.45 from the caltex truck stop Kaiwharawhara Though it looks like I may have too much work on to leave at a normal time, so i'll text Tristan if im not going to make it....

phoenixgtr

1st March 2006, 08:43

so i'll text Tristan if im not going to make it....

Thats a 10-4 horn girl, over and out "shhht"

phoenixgtr

1st March 2006, 08:47

Thats a 10-4 horn girl, over and out "shhht"

Oh my god that was a sad reply :eyepoke:

skelstar

1st March 2006, 08:54

Thought the 'shhht' part was well phoenetisised (made-up word).

Str8 Jacket

1st March 2006, 09:32

Oh my god that was a sad reply :eyepoke:

No no, I found it funny, definately needed a laugh this morning!

phoenixgtr

1st March 2006, 09:39

Awww...thanks guys

madmal64

1st March 2006, 11:13

Hey madmal64....didnt we last see you on a RF900?
Yep! Its a dead RF now. Ive now joined the V Twin brigade. Looking forward to taking it out for a reasonable ride. Ive only done 180 k's on it since I got it last week.... Rather sad really.

phoenixgtr

1st March 2006, 11:16

I'm looking forward to having a drool over your bike madmal. Very nice

cowpoos

1st March 2006, 11:38

phoenetisised

yeah....you do ride a honda don't ya....Mr Karatane yellow

EDIT: that better hicther :spudflip:

Hitcher

1st March 2006, 12:01

Mr Karatine yellow
Carotene is orange.
Karatane is yellow.
You choose.

skelstar

1st March 2006, 12:07

Dont listen to the mean man poos!
I know ya loves me matey...no matter what I ride.

Freakshow

1st March 2006, 12:22

madmal64

1st March 2006, 12:40

I'm looking forward to having a drool over your bike madmal. Very nice
Ok... note to self bring a bib and cloth for cleaning drool

madboy

1st March 2006, 12:45

Ive only done 180 k's on it since I got it last week.... Rather sad really.I thought this was supposed to be a slow paced ride? Doubt you'll improve on that tonight.

madboy

1st March 2006, 12:48

Whats all this talk about GN's? ... Might end up puting the power down too early........I might crash! :crazy: Bugger, here I was getting some GN action sorted for myself so we could do some snail racing...

Str8 Jacket

1st March 2006, 13:20

I thought this was supposed to be a slow paced ride? Doubt you'll improve on that tonight.

I do believe he means that he's travelled 180k's, he can put more K's on the clock at any speed so long as he's moving! :yes:

madmal64

1st March 2006, 13:24

You got it Str8! In fact according to the onboard computer I have only been as fast as 135km. Thats sad as well!

Str8 Jacket

1st March 2006, 13:26

You got it Str8! In fact according to the onboard computer I have only been as fast as 135km. Thats sad as well!

Woohoo! :clap:
Ah well, its not like you'll be going much faster than that tonight anyway, you'll just have to go out tommorow as well! ;)

flyingscotsman

1st March 2006, 14:08

Hi all. Nice night for a ride :2thumbsup . See you at Caltex at 5.30.

Charlie

1st March 2006, 14:53

You coming Str8 or gonna stay at work late?

sels1

1st March 2006, 15:10

One that will really be fun is join us for a bit say to the bottem of the tukas and go back via the Aratakawas thats a fun drive.

Why dont we all go over the Akatarawa Valley , have food/drink at the Waterfront Bar+Cafe at Raumati Beach, and go home over Paekak Hill (or SH1 for Wgtn folk)

Dafe

1st March 2006, 15:35

Wonderful Windy Wednesday night ride.... Can't pass that up!

Gotta give my wounded toy a run, make sure he's not more damaged than I'm he appears.

Sels, how exposed is that Akatarawa wind likely to be tonight? Sounds like a good idea though. Group pace at this stage would need to be quicker.
Weather is supposed to swing to the south tonight. Dunno when though.

See you all there.

skelstar

1st March 2006, 16:03

Poos said the wind is dying over there.
See you at the park at 6:30pm.

Str8 Jacket

1st March 2006, 18:56

Sorry, worked late :argh: the wind was a bit too gusty for me anyway. Got blown onto the other side of the road just riding through town. Sorry to have missed it though, was looking forward to going for a ride.

magicfairy

1st March 2006, 20:30

Ditto, worked late and saw how windy how it was. Wimped out. Gote blown all over the road heading home to Miramar, plus got salt water dumped all over me riding round the bay. :(

Dafe

1st March 2006, 21:29

Thanks everybody. Another windy night but at least those gusts weren't as bad as last week. A more consistent wind this week.
The Featherston Pub is becoming quite a nice regular spot. Good service, good food and a nice relaxed atmosphere.
Bugger trying to hoon the takas in the dark - some scary shit!

See ya all next week for the windy wednesday ride, if not before.

Uncle B

1st March 2006, 22:00

Bugger trying to hoon the takas in the dark - some scary shit!
Your not wrong, some real wobbly lines taken....next time don't follow my lead.
Good turnout for those who braved the blustery conditions.
Well done Dreamer for comming along to show off her new steed.

Velox

1st March 2006, 22:15

Bugger trying to hoon the takas in the dark - some scary shit!

Yep - I know what you mean - last weekend I went over four times in the dark with my visor up and wind in the eyes!

Charlie

2nd March 2006, 07:20

Well I learnt 2 things last night; Mother Nature the bitch lives in Wellington, and apparently the faster you go in the corners the less the wind throws you off - so I was totally screwed!
Was a blustery start and me and the wee 250 were all over the show. But got to Featherston in the end. Thanks James and I think it was UncleB for taking it easy with me at the back on the way over; and cheers to Freak for leading me home...
Wind + Dark +Tuckas = CRAZY!

Great to finally meet some of the crew. See you all next Wednesday hopefully.

Jonty

2nd March 2006, 07:23

Sorry all - twas a bit windy for me and my steed also. I nearly got blown off the Kenndy-Good bridge!! Bloody Wellington:angry:

skelstar

2nd March 2006, 07:28

Yeah its no Tapanui eh Jonty? :)

I think you 'fast boys' need to harden up and stop being a bunch of soft c0cks. Riding over the Takas at night is a blast! :)

Fatjim

2nd March 2006, 07:46

Phew, that was close. That wind was a pisser.

Apols to Flame if my hibeam pissed you off. But you couldn't see anything anyway. I think this says it all.:buggerd:

Jonty

2nd March 2006, 07:52

Yeah its no Tapanui eh Jonty? :)

I think you 'fast boys' need to harden up and stop being a bunch of soft c0cks. Riding over the Takas at night is a blast! :)

Not as cultured:whistle: Not soft, just didn't want you to take me to school;)

phoenixgtr

2nd March 2006, 08:01

at least those gusts weren't as bad as last week.

Not as bad as last week??

Last week I wasn't shitting myself on the motorway!!

I decided to turn around and head back after meeting at Avalon and I had the scariest ride I've ever had on the way back. Seriously, I don't know how I survived 1 of those gusts. I got pushed into the other lane. :shit:

Anyway, it's ok. I just need to put on some weight, my bike included.

Might see you guys next week

Charlie

2nd March 2006, 09:21

Yeah the motorway was scary - wide open spaces and huge sideways wind! Had to slow down to 60k at one stage cause I couldnt keep it straight and almost ended up off the road. So got used to riding with a constant left lean going on; killer on the arms and shoulders. Good learning experience though I guess.

skelstar

2nd March 2006, 09:24

phoenixgtr

2nd March 2006, 09:26

I dont have a problem with constant side winds, it's the sudden gusts which cause me trouble

Str8 Jacket

2nd March 2006, 09:44

I dont have a problem with constant side winds, it's the sudden gusts which cause me trouble

Yeah, im the same. I can fight the wind not a prob, its when a strong gust all of a sudden comes from the side and moves you and your bike with it no matter how relaxed I am and how hard im hugging the tank with my knees! Yesterday was a prime example, I was riding in a straight line at least 50kph along a straight road when a strong gust came along and just took me with it over into the next lane, I can correct myself not a prob but if there's ever a car coming the other way then i'd be stuffed!

Paul in NZ

2nd March 2006, 09:48

Motorway side winds is just something you get used to. Ya just let the bike move around underneath you. Doesnt pay to slow too much though. The bike gets relatively unstable the slower you go. It helps to follow someone sometimes and see when they get blown around first.

Right up until it gets really really windy and then it's just a lottery...

I was riding on a day when the highest gust was recorded at something like 183kph or summat ridiculous and if I was in that situation again, I would have zero hesitation in pulling off the road and camping up at the closest motel until it calmed down.... On several occasions I had NO control of the bike and was leaning / push as hard as I could and it still was going in the opposite direction...

The stuff yesterday is just part of life here in wellie but I'm talking about when it's REALLy hairy!

FYI

• Wellington is located in a River of Wind - a wind corridor between the South Island and the North Island.

• Wellington is the windiest main centre in New Zealand with a mean annual wind speed of 22 km/h.

• Wellington also has an average of 22 days per year with mean wind speeds over 63 km/h (40 knots).

• Wellington averages 173 days a year with wind gusts greater than about 60 km/h or 32 knots.

• October is generally the windiest month of the year with a mean of 27 days with wind speeds over 15 knots, 19 of those days are over 20 knots.

• North is by far the most common wind direction, blowing from this direction (0 degrees) a massive 37.6% of the time.

• Wellington is one of the windiest cities in the world (possibly the windiest) and is windier than other southern windy cities including Cape Town, Perth, and Geraldton.

• The strongest wind speeds where recorded at Hawkins Hill of 248km/h (134 knots) on the 6 November 1959 and 4 July 1962.

phoenixgtr

2nd March 2006, 10:24

Wow, thats alot of info. See ya later guys. I'm moving out of Wellington :bye:

riffer

2nd March 2006, 10:27

Hey madmal64....didnt we last see you on a RF900?

madmal's RF got SMIDSY'ed.

It's gone to the great highway in the sky ...

Str8 Jacket

2nd March 2006, 10:37

Ive never had my cage licence and wrote my mates car of the one and only time I ever did drive on the road (I was 15 and stupid) But ever since riding a bike in Wgtn Ive decided that I might actually go and get my (cage) licence cause its just too dangerous riding 365 days a year here. Did someone say irony?... :thud:

phoenixgtr

2nd March 2006, 10:47

Even with the wind, I'd still rather be on my bike than in a car. I find driving boring and frustrating now

Freakshow

2nd March 2006, 11:01

I too was scared of the wind and getting blown around but i decided one day to push it and hit the motorway and ducked behind the faring and turned on the gas. I found it went into its own bubble and forgot about the wind. Of course there are moments where gusts come but you can see them and know where they are going to hit and that is where you slow to where you know you can control them. Eg around building, trucks the bottem of the gorge interchange and that grenada north corner. the cross wind between pori and plim is bad but consistent.

I sail as well and you read the water and how it moves. that theory works on the road just there is less to read. (trees etc.)

another way to look at it is we all know how water flows around objects and down around rocks same with the wind. look at the shapes of the hills around you and how it is going to go past!

Be PROACTIVE not REACTIVE!

Dreamer

2nd March 2006, 11:20

F***in better be
They had to put it together that day in order for me to make the Wed ride. Gave me a choice of red or yellow. Lucky I'm not superficial.

madboy

2nd March 2006, 12:11

The trick with that wind was finding the right zone between too slow and too fast. I noticed when I was following the slower people it was really scary, you got blown around quite a bit, and I spent a lot of time thinking I wasn't far off falling over. But when the pace was a little quicker it was fine, no problems aside from the odd extreme gust. Then when the pace really got hot... well back to square one - front ends getting light under power then getting hit by a wind gust, landing sideways, bike trying to lie down... oh, what a marvellous ride it was on the way back.

Gotta say, the "slow" people were still pretty good, it wasn't nearly as slow as I was expecting. And dreamer seems to be unexpectedly quick... Just need some tuition from cowpoos on how to get your knee down, aye?!