Ashhurst ride 2/4/6 8AM

[cowboyz]

This is going to be a big ride. Haven't been on one for a while. Looking at highway riding with some twisty roads thrown into the mix. Plan goes as follows..

Leaving Ashhurst at 8am.
Apiti
Kimbolton
Magaweka (I know its spelt wrong)
Tiahape
western access
taupo
napier
home

Figuring on 10 hours.

All welcome.

Meeting at Meanies or Ashhurst Service station.

[Meanie]

Looking forward to it, hope the weather stays nice

[rfc85]

might be keen on joining in,have to get away from here pretty early,will keep an eye on the weather forcast and let you know friday
cheerz

[cowboyz]

fantastic. would be good to see you up here. fingers crossed for the weather.

[Storm]

Might be keen at this stage, working sat, but if the weathers good I'll be keen as mustard

[GSVR]

Got a work related piss up on Saturday night so getting there at 8am might be a bit of a problem. And 10 hour rides? The only guy thats really going to enjoy that is the Cruiser rider with the highway pegs me thinks.

[cowboyz]

nah, you can tour on a sportsbike. Not hell for leather but cruising is possible and comfortable. Besides. The past few weeks have been smaller runs for sportsbikes so have to have one weekend for the criusers.

[cowboyz]

looking at discovernz travel map gives the following results.

PN - taupo 239km 3 hours 35mins
taupo - napier 140km 2 hours 30 mins
napier - PN 176km 2 hours 40 mins

so that makes 555km and 8 hours 45 mins. Averaging a massive 63k/hour

So we will throw that one out and say. 555km at AVG 95k/hr will be just under 6 hours. Far cry from the 10 we orginially thought. (May be a detour enroute somewhere to make up) Smoke, fuel and food stops will probably make an 8 hour day.

[MSTRS]

Taupo - Napier 2hr30min ???? 1hr45min is a slow trip

[KLOWN]

if I came along it would be a 12 hour ride with all the fuel stop you would have to a make.:rofl: Just biding my time waiting for my license to come back and going for some sneaky rides while my girlfriend is out the house. hehehe

[Storm]

If the weather good, I'm all over it like a fat kid on a donut. The service station is the one by the main road yeah?

[rfc85]

last time i did nap-upper hutt was bout 3-3/19.75
still on ,might do a test run on sat,just to get the timez right

[cowboyz]

ok. I am damn sure I am not the only one who wants to know.

What does 3-3/19.75 mean?

[rfc85]

hours,sorry

[GSVR]

ok. I am damn sure I am not the only one who wants to know.

What does 3-3/19.75 mean?


At a guess I'd say 3rd of March 1975 and he was around 17 at the time?

[shazzygirl]

Hey everyone - anyone.
Me got withdrawal symptoms!!!!! Got any spare pilly seats that someone wants to throw a light, "tight" (opps), woman on, hehe!
No seriously have the need to get the wind in the hair, so looking for someone kind enough to take me along.

[GSVR]

Great days riding this afternoon. Hey I'm good in the wet and need practice so might see you tomorrow but won't do the Apiti stretch what time are you meeting at the GasolineAlley/DC3 at Mangaweka?.

[cowboyz]

not sure. what do you think. <1 hour. Depends on the crew riding. I will be about the pace I was last weekend which is shitloads slower than you and a little faster than the sheep. We will leave here at 8am. Get there when we do. Still have to catch up with Meanie as haven't seen him all week.

[GSVR]

Say between 9.00am and 9.30am I'll just ask the attendent there if any bikes have been through. If I'm there early I might have time to have some breakfast if I can stomach it.

I've got pillion pegs on my bike but you'd have to be seriously in need of transport to jump on the back of my bike as I almost fall off alot.

[Velox]

We're heading up your way tomorrow (Round the Bend Ride) but sounds like you'll be outta there by the time we get there.


Btw, on a competely diff note - is Phil Turnbulls open on Sunday?

[Bonez]

Btw, on a competely diff note - is Phil Turnbulls open on Sunday?Nope.

Unfortunately.

[Bonez]

This is going to be a big ride. Haven't been on one for a while. Looking at highway riding with some twisty roads thrown into the mix. Plan goes as follows..

Leaving Ashhurst at 8am.
Apiti
Kimbolton
Magaweka (I know its spelt wrong)
Tiahape
western access
taupo
napier
home

Figuring on 10 hours.

All welcome.

Meeting at Meanies or Ashhurst Service station.
What!! Not the Napier-Taihape Rd. Only a tinsey winsey gravel............
Might see you guys/girls in the morning. Gerty has a comfy back seat. Well for a couple of hundred ks anyway. :drinknsin

Was planning on doing a run via Cooner, shingle, to Havelock North if I got a reply from the Kombo Kid. If i'm not there have fun ;).

[cowboyz]

We're heading up your way tomorrow (Round the Bend Ride) but sounds like you'll be outta there by the time we get there.


Btw, on a competely diff note - is Phil Turnbulls open on Sunday?


I would hope so unless you leave really early or ride really fast. Must organise a get together between wellytown and palmy one day.

[cowboyz]

What!! Not the Napier-Taihape Rd. Only a tinsey winsey gravel............
Might see you guys/girls in the morning. Gerty has a comfy back seat. Well for a couple of hundred ks anyway. :drinknsin

Was planning on doing a run via Cooner, shingle, to Havelock North if I got a reply from the Kombo Kid. If i'm not there have fun ;).


I am gonna buy you guys a disctionary. a small one with only a couple of words in it. Tad will be in it and on the following page will bbe tinsey and winsey. I am pretty sure they don't mean what you think they mean.

I was going to ring you tonight. I was wondering where you got to. Will be a good run tomorrow. The forcast isn't good for the weekend but today was a nice day. Lets hope the bad weather holds out till monday.

[rfc85]

did a scoot upper hutt-gorge-upper hutt today just to check my times and still ok to go for tomorrow will see u @ 8, looking forward to it and got a spare seat if required

[Bonez]

I am gonna buy you guys a disctionary. a small one with only a couple of words in it. Tad will be in it and on the following page will bbe tinsey and winsey. I am pretty sure they don't mean what you think they mean.

I was going to ring you tonight. I was wondering where you got to. Will be a good run tomorrow. The forcast isn't good for the weekend but today was a nice day. Lets hope the bad weather holds out till monday.The company should be good. If I do make it we can pop in to mum and dads for a cuppa at Havelock North.
Meanie knows a couple of nice back roads from there back to Palmy now.

Btw saw you coming to work this morning. I was walking the mutt. Waved, but you were obviously concentrating on staying vertical.............

[Velox]

Must organise a get together between wellytown and palmy one day.
Yeah - definitely. We should organise one in maybe in a month or so.

Cheers Bonez.

[Bonez]

Yeah - definitely. We should organise one in maybe in a month or so.

Cheers Bonez.I guess they deserve a day off. Nice blokes there. Very helpfull.

[Velox]

I guess they deserve a day off. Nice blokes there. Very helpfull.
Hmmm - do you work there or are you making a genuine comment?<_<
It's because I wanted to pop in and see if any of the people that work there are selling a sj413 4wd because there's one on Trademe that I want to look at and the photo is taken outside their shop. Prob not, but would've been worth a chance since I'll be up there tomorrow.

[Bonez]

Hmmm - do you work there or are you making a genuine comment?<_< .
The latter. I've been getting bits n peices, mainly tires, from them for years.

[cowboyz]

Bonez selling suzukis. that is funnier than you think it is...

[cowboyz]

The company should be good. If I do make it we can pop in to mum and dads for a cuppa at Havelock North.
Meanie knows a couple of nice back roads from there back to Palmy now.

Btw saw you coming to work this morning. I was walking the mutt. Waved, but you were obviously concentrating on staying vertical.............


Didnt see you. Probably thinking about if I should turn right (to work) or left (to open road) I decided to go to work being as it was my last day there in all (YAY YAY YAY!!!!!) Start a new job on Monday. Officially unemployed for tomorrow.

[Bonez]

Bonez selling suzukis. that is funnier than you think it is...Hey. I have a token sukzusi in the play pen :p

[Bonez]

Didnt see you. Probably thinking about if I should turn right (to work) or left (to open road) I decided to go to work being as it was my last day there in all (YAY YAY YAY!!!!!) Start a new job on Monday. Officially unemployed for tomorrow.Congratulations. Gotten hold of Meanie yet?
I tried a few times today, but no luck.

[cowboyz]

nope. he left earlier this morning (workaholic) I saw him drive past and dont think he is home yet. Hope he realises the ride is tomorrow or we might all show up at his place and get him out of bed.

[Bonez]

nope. he left earlier this morning (workaholic) I saw him drive past and dont think he is home yet. Hope he realises the ride is tomorrow or we might all show up at his place and get him out of bed.
We could get him to cook brecky again ;).

[cowboyz]

just got back from over at meanies place. The ride is all on. Keen as. Hope for a good showing.

[MSTRS]

Does anyone know what time these guys will be leaving Taupo??

[cowboyz]

Interesting day. Great day in fact.

Meanie, myself, Bonez, rfc85 and Storm had a nice ride up through to Apiti this morning. We got away a little late at about 8.30 but all is good. Played avoid the hawk (bird not radar) a couple of times. I think the damn things had it in for me. Only rode off the road once while looking at the scenry (note to self: pay attention to what you are doing)

Met up with GarryH at mangaweka and headed north to Taupo. Halfway across the desert road a stop was in order to discuss if the impending skyline was rain or showers. It was decided it was showers and we would continue. The shower lasted 6 hours and that made the ride all the more interesting.

Stopped at McDonalds for a bite of lunch and yes, it was expensive but, by god, it was crap. The healty amoungst us opted for Subway (why didn't I take that option).

1pm now and off to Napier. The Napier/Taupo road is fun. Had a good pace across it with my bike trying to eject me a couple of times.

Just before Napier we were pleasently surprised by MSTRS and his wife (sorry can't remember your name but sure it will come to me soon) waiting for us to offer hot coffee (needed that one).

RFC85 and Storm left us to it and headed home (hope your feeling better now rfc85) so the rest of us were off to MSTRS place for some drink and chat.

Run back towards Ashhurst put us home at 6. That makes 9.5 hours. Not sure how long we spent chatting/riding but great day all the same.

Looking forward to the next one.

Not too many pics as I didn't want to get the camera out in the rain.

[GSVR]

Does anyone know what time these guys will be leaving Taupo??

Hey thanks for meeting us on the Taupo/Napier highway and the coffees at your place. Oh and the chain lube too.

Long wet ride but some satisfaction in doing it.

[Bonez]

Hey thanks for meeting us on the Taupo/Napier highway and the coffees at your place. Oh and the chain lube too.

Long wet ride but some satisfaction in doing it.Yes the coffee was great. From here on in I'm going to refer to this ride as the Soggy Biscuit Run :)

Even though it was wet I thoroughly enjoyed it. Fast food at Mac Ds is a myth. Mine did 180ks plus :p Enjoyed the Mac Thermos(TM), the Mac Sandwiche(TM), Mac Apple(TM) and Mac Bannana (TM) though.................:Punk:

Replacing Gerties rh coil at the end of last year obviously sorted the previous wet riding troubles.


We'll be doing another run weekend after Easter all going well if any Manawatu KBers, well anyone really, are interested.

[rfc85]

got back here @ 6.10,road was dry all the way from woodville to the takas so made good time,i almost binned on the napier -taupo,all the blood from my nose was going down my throat and i almost chundered,just on a corner,the back wheel took off and there was a few very hairy moments,trying to stay up right on my side of the road and not throw up in my helmet:sweatdrop
after that i went pretty slow,hence my late arrival.good ride for the first part,getting used to the pea gravel now but a long day when you travel up from here,but will do it again anytime
cheerz

[Bonez]

got back here @ 6.10,road was dry all the way from woodville to the takas so made good time,i almost binned on the napier -taupo,all the blood from my nose was going down my throat and i almost chundered,just on a corner,the back wheel took off and there was a few very hairy moments,trying to stay up right on my side of the road and not throw up in my helmet:sweatdrop
after that i went pretty slow,hence my late arrival.good ride for the first part,getting used to the pea gravel now but a long day when you travel up from here,but will do it again anytime
cheerzI'm pleased to hear you got home safely rfc85. Thanks for coming up and playing with us.:niceone:

[Storm]

Also got home safe- damp as , but made excellant time from napier to linton. Passing everything that moved (ala the meanie ) probably helped:D
Enjoyed the run to apiti and the napier taupo highway(once the bends showed up ) Bit slow and wet at times, but an expierence nonetheless. Cheers to cowboyz for organizing the whole deal, bonez for showing me a clean pair of heels for most of the twisty stuff(was mighty sporting of you to pull over and let me be in front for a few minutes :bleh:) and everyone else for putting up with my bitching and moaning at taupo about the wet privates :O
Might even do it again one day- keen as to do napier taupo when its dry and I can see more than 5m ahead!

[Bonez]

bonez for showing me a clean pair of heels for most of the twisty stuffYou did pretty well, I thought :spudbn: Convinced you yet that crusty old heavy bikes can handle?:devil2:

[Meanie]

Awesome ride even with the "tad " of rain The meanie seems to love the wet conditions
I wasnt very happy with the cattle truck driver who failed to give way to me just before Mangaweka causing me to hit my brakes to an almost complete stop :tugger:
Thanks heaps MSTRS for the coffee and rest stop nice of you to show up in the rain and wait for us
Pleased you got home safely rfc85 Mc Donalds Taupo had a slump in sales while you were sorting out your bleeding nose in there front window :rofl: great to ride with another cruiser
I was a little astounded when it was discovered that my rego ran out a week ago
Thanks everyone for a great day i am looking forward to thwe next one My lawns even got mowed while i was away Sweeeet

[Bonez]

My lawns even got mowed while I was away Sweeeet

Must be the house fairy doing the rounds. Got home the dishes where done, house cleaned inside from top to bottem, meal cooked, washing folded, even the recycling/rubbish had been sorted for me to put out this morning.

Note to self- Must go out for long rides more often. :ride:

[cowboyz]

Thanks everyone for a great day i am looking forward to thwe next one My lawns even got mowed while i was away Sweeeet

we are going to have to pull that fence down between us so this phantom lawn mower has a little more to do.

[Bonez]

we are going to have to pull that fence down between us so this phantom lawn mower has a little more to do.How did the rego and warrent of fitness check go lastnight? ;)

Good luck with the new job btw.

[cowboyz]

cheers. seems funny, cause I should be at work now (on my old job) but I dont start for another TWO HOURS!!!! Trying to fill in time

[rfc85]

when i got home,pretty knackered,my boy tells me he got too pissed to drive the car home on sat,so i had to throw him on the back and go to wellington to get the car, all good for not driveing pissed-but damn,i was pissed off he couldn,t get the fu#kin train in to the thing.ended up all good,i smoked him on the way home and felt shit loads better
again cheerz for the ride guys catch you,s again

[Storm]

You did pretty well, I thought :spudbn: Convinced you yet that crusty old heavy bikes can handle?:devil2:

Always knew its the old ones you have to watch. To be old and fast they had to survive being young and stupid first- they've had more practise:bleh:

[MSTRS]

Glad you all got home safe. Bloody Huey sent the clouds packing after you left ours - typical. Was great to meet some more KBers. A warm welcome is always available at ours (if we are home).

[Meanie]

we are going to have to pull that fence down between us so this phantom lawn mower has a little more to do.
That phantom lawn mower will run a mile if we do that have you seen how long your lawn is :crazy:

[Bonez]

Glad you all got home safe. Bloody Huey sent the clouds packing after you left ours - typical. Was great to meet some more KBers. A warm welcome is always available at ours (if we are home).
Cheers. One hell of a handshake you've got btw.

Just a wee tip we found out on Hw 50. The Onga Onga dairy has a couple of petrol bowsers. I think the couple running it said they are open 7:30am through to 6pm daily. Guess who didn't gas up at Taradale :eyepoke:

Oh and three of the gang seemed keen on the Napier-Taihape Rd l, well maybe the bikes secretly wanted to go that way ;) . But being the nice guy I am I politely :mega: reminded them of the smidgen of loose stone thingamegigs along that route. :thud:

Gave Gerty a good look over after work today. A bit of water had gotten under the fork dust seals, reminded me to get some fork gaiters, so I lifted them clean the area with a rag and spray a little WD40 in there. Relubed the chain, a cheapy, which just needs a quarter turn on the adjustment bolts to get the correct tension. Also sprayed WD40 around the engine and carbs. Now she wont get a clean till the weather improves. Has a nice coating of muck and grime to keep any more muck and grime out. Don't forget to tension/lube lil Goosies one Storm or you could be in for some serious repairs if the thing flogs out the engine casings.

[yungatart]

Was good to meet you guys yesterday, really sorry about the crap weather we turned on for you - today is a minter-sunny, hot, just glorious, did I mention sunny..
I dunno about you guys, lapsed regos, lost keys and running out of gas as well - more forward planning needed, me thinks..

[Bonez]

- more forward planning needed, me thinks..I tried to fit the letterbox at the Ashurst petrol station in my pocket, see pics, just in case we got lost. Thinking that when the a postie came to clear it out we could ask directions. Does that count?

[MSTRS]

Cheers. One hell of a handshake you've got btw.

All that wet must have softened your hand!!! Now, my grandfather...there was a handshake to be afeart of...must have been able to crack Brazil nuts. Me...just walnuts:laugh: