qkchk/custards Inaugural Gixxer Club Northern ride revisit

[SwanTiger]

What a beautiful day.

Todays Rules

If you are going to pass, you must do so on one wheel.
Wheelies from every intersection is mandatory.
Bring a spare pair of PINK socks incase TL Rider gets his dirty.
Put on yah' favorite Lipstick as there will be a few Cameras.
TL Rider will show off his scooter skills in the Forest, just watch and laugh.
John is a homo.

[Maha]

Stunning day here, looking all around from our high vantage point i can see nothing but a cloudless sky. not as good as weather report as Zapf does ya get the picture......:cool:

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Hope you cooked bacon and eggs.......:rofl:

Piss off i only do that when we have guess.

[DEATH_INC.]

Can anyone supply the exact route pls.
Finn and I are heading up that way, we could meet at some point.
(8.30 start is way too early, I have husbandly duties to perform):2thumbsup
Lou,if yer a bit late getting away I'm pretty sure the lunchstop is at baily's beach,west of dragsville....shoot me a txt if ya need to know where we are 0272185505.

[DEATH_INC.]

What a beautiful day.

Todays Rules

If you are going to pass, you must do so on one wheel.
Wheelies from every intersection is mandatory.
Bring a spare pair of PINK socks incase TL Rider gets his dirty.
Put on yah' favorite Lipstick as there will be a few Cameras.
TL Rider will show off his scooter skills in the Forest, just watch and laugh.
John is a homo.

Sounds a bit scary to me....I may have to sit this one out.....

[Qkchk]

What a brilliant day for it! Should you guys be out 'polishing' your bikes eh? :nya:

C you all up at WESTGATE @ 8.30. D O N T B E L A T E !:chase:

[Mrs Busa Pete]

(8.30 start is way too early, I have husbandly duties to perform):2thumbsup[/QUOTE]

Can you tell pete what they are he seems to of forgotten

[SwanTiger]

What a brilliant day for it! Should you guys be out 'polishing' your bikes eh?

Yes, Mum :(

Nah, already did it Yesterday :banana:

[DEATH_INC.]

(8.30 start is way too early, I have husbandly duties to perform):2thumbsup

Can you tell pete what they are he seems to of forgotten
C'mon pete, you know it's the mans job to chill the beers.....

[Maha]

(8.30 start is way too early, I have husbandly duties to perform):2thumbsup

Can you tell pete what they are he seems to of forgotten[/QUOTE]
its in..its out...its in....its out...and so on.....:banana:

[DEATH_INC.]

QC, what's this 'polishing' stuff do?

[Qkkid]

:banana: :banana: all right you homos and kitchen bitches and wannabees:banana: :banana:
:chase: :psst:
:banana::banana: dont tell anyone but its on:banana: :banana:
And if your not at westgate your a soft cocked flassid rooster

[Maha]

Here comes the sun......:woohoo:
take it easy on the first leg ,no doubt :Police: will know this is taking place and h/way 'christene' might be good place to pick up brownie points

[aff-man]

QC, what's this 'polishing' stuff do?

apparently It makes the bike faster and lighter?? :slap:

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Can you tell pete what they are he seems to of forgotten
its in..its out...its in....its out...and so on.....:banana:[/QUOTE]

I will have you know i can have it any time i like so long as she want's to

[Qkkid]

QC, what's this 'polishing' stuff do?
makes your bike go faster death:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[DEATH_INC.]

AAhhhh, I won't be needing any of that then.... :Pokey:

[DEATH_INC.]

Better get my shit sorted....see ya's all there

[DMNTD]

It's pissing down.....sunshine atm
Oh well I s'pose we'd best do this thang.:slap:

[SwanTiger]

I'll be meeting ya'll somewhere around Kaukapakapa, don't have time to troll down to Westgate.

[DMNTD]

Yeah and it'll take too long for ya bitch bike to get there eh Dumpling

[SwanTiger]

Yeah and it'll take too long for ya bitch bike to get there eh Dumpling


Fucken Aye! :cool:

Nah only takes around 15 minutes to get there.

Dumpling, I preffer Nugget.

Hey do you remember the time this handsome rider passed you on a Hyosung? :Pokey:

[Toast]

Aye...damn red wine...

[John]

must say

I AM FUCKEN PISSY RIGHT NOW.

FUCK YOU ALL HOPE IT RAINS AND THEY RUN OUT OF FUEL FUCK WHOEVER SENT ME THAT PIX NEEDS TO ROT IN HELL FUCKEN CUNTS

Sorry to hear about the downed guy, glad it wasnt us sad to say but true.

[martin]

Just got back myself - all arrived safely at Bayleys Beach. I returned home from Bayley's the rest have gone further north. Great Ride.

Sorry to hear about rider. RIP.

[Korumba]

Good Ride Guys and Gurls

[Korumba]

Heard someone say 64 bikes.

[Kornholio]

Well hope all your beer and lattes were flat... i ended up going to work seeing as my bike wasnt ready....SUNDAY even!!!
Na its all good, hope it was a good ride and Boomer gave everyone the learn :D

Shit not good to hear of the bikers down-RIP to those concerned

Korn-worker-no life :/

[SkOrM]

I got a puncture after paparoa thanks to shitty tubes.Guy on the black bird with the white mirrors and the no shame radar detector. i hope i wasnt too much of a burden. riding 2 up with was hell fun. you really knew the raod and wernt afraid to ride quick even with me on the back.
Thanks to Mike and Alex at Marauder Suzuki in Wangarei for fixing the puncture.
You're a legend for that .As for the riding i did get to do it wasnt too bad... kept getting dropped in the straights which was annoying.

Thanks too Custard Quick Chick for putting on the ride and TL Rider for letting me come along.

SkoRm

RIP to the rider Who died.

[dv1nt]

any one outthere heard from swanny all day???? he was looking to rendezvoue (sp) at kaukoppakoppa, hope he made it... RIP

[Blackbuell]

Swanny was on ride,he was a bit late ariving in wellsford,went on to Paparoa,then onto Bayleys Beach,i don,t know if he went up north, a few of us left Bayleys beach straight back to Auckland, Thanks Qkchk.Custard,TL Rider,Awsome Day.
R I P to the riders today

[Leong]

Yeah Swanny got to the lookout at least.

Great ride, thanks Qkchk, Custard, TLRider and the other organisers. Great roads, love to do the Forest in summer though, bit too damp today for me. That road out of Paparoa was fun!!

Some of us oldies(?) turned back from the lookout and had a good ride back. I'm the most sore I've ever been on a bike...and "only" 656km. Hope the rest of the crew get home safely

Paul, Your brake lights are real bright!! I couldn't see anything if you braked... just when it was important to too.. Good riding with you today!

Was also fun following SpankMe in the dark... Flames out the exhaust and all!!

[Maha]

Fuck yes, longest time i have ever spent in the saddle,had a great time, lots of sore bits, BIG thanks to Custard/Qkchk/TL and all the support crew (those pointer people at coners) saw some legend riding today, was great being passed by so many bikes,first time night riding and on the new bike and in the rain as we left Whanga's. Stop there for a coffee and visor clean. 64 was the count up at Paparoa and i think 71 at Bayley's.

[SwanTiger]

Yeah I was a bit late, I thought I'd take a shortcut through Wainui but there was a Cycle race on with ignorant fucks hogging the road.

Despite being fixed as T.E.C for most of the ride I managed to hang back and enjoy the Forest. The two wheel slides were fun and I almost managed to get the last of my chicken strips gone. That is one awesome road for 250's.

On the way back from Kaikohe I gave Dover the learn through some twisties, felt sorry for him so I pulled over to let him pass :Pokey:

Even passed TL Rider on the outside again :banana: :Pokey:

Flat tyres, over heating engines, mufflers falling off bikes, first corner bins and plenty of wheelies to keep the kids waving on the side of the road happy.

Cheers QKCHK, Custard and TL Homo.

Almost makes for a perfect day, apart from Christine taking another Rider.

R.I.P.

[SwanTiger]

Fuck yes, longest time i have ever spent in the saddle,had a great time, lots of sore bits, BIG thanks to Custard/Qkchk/TL and all the support crew (those pointer people at coners) saw some legend riding today, was great being passed by so many bikes,first time night riding and on the new bike and in the rain as we left Whanga's. Stop there for a coffee and visor clean. 64 was the count up at Paparoa and i think 71 at Bayley's.

Your arse looked just fine.

I spent enough time looking at it :rofl: :Pokey:

[enigma51]

Thanks for to the organizers it was a realy good day

[Maha]

Your arse looked just fine.

I spent enough time looking at it :rofl: :Pokey:
Mine aint as nice as Mrs Maha's so it must of been her's you could see....:rolleyes:
At least the ride had two T.E.C's for the first part, thats got to be a plus...:rofl:

[RiderInBlack]

Guy on the black bird with the white mirrors and the no shame radar detector. i hope i wasnt too much of a burden. riding 2 up with was hell fun. you really knew the raod and wernt afraid to ride quick even with me on the back.
Thanks to Mike and Alex at Marauder Suzuki in Wangarei for fixing the puncture.That rider was me, and the "Blackbird" was "Roxanne" my old CRB1000F (LOL). Ya pillioned well. Big thanks ta Maunder Suzuki. That man saved the day for me, Kevin and you SkOrM. Kevin's new Jinxxer kept blowing fuses (I had stopped 3x on the way down Oak/Pap road due to Kevin's Bike). The Maunder Dude had loaned Kevin his bike and was waiting for his Ute when I add SkOrM's flatty to his list of pick-ups. Thank you heaps Maunder Dude, by picking up SkOrM ya saved my riding day. Just can't thank ya enough for that.
Had ta stop again for a Naked Yammy with a busted pipe just after we left Baileys Beach, so was hammering "Roxanne" again ta regain the pack.
Thank god I didn't have anyone else I had to stop for after that, and really enjoyed my blast from Omapere ta Kaikohe and then ma hommie road, Mangakahia/Twin Bridges Rd(nothing was going ta stop me on ma Hommie road:devil2: ).
All in all a good day.

The saddest thing at the end of the day was ta hear of the downed bikers in Helensville. RIP.

[boomer]

Awesome day thanks all; Speshal fanks goes out to Qkchk, Qk Kid amd Tl Rider et al for organising a top day!

Good to see some familiar faces and meet some new ones :banana:

a Big THANKS to Busa Pete for the gear, it kept this poor northern softy warm on teh way home as i found my teeth chattering!!! I owe u a beer or 6.

Rik, I only managed to recieve the learn today.. i didn't skool anyone in teh art of Boomering!

Stand out moments.. having 2much and Micron infront and behind me wheelying everywhere; And the oh shit moments i saw 2 other people have in the twisties in the forest :grouphug:

I'm shagged :baby:

ps.. RIP the fellow rider down and thoughts go out to those affected.

[aff-man]

Bloody fantastic day. A HUGE thanks to all those who helped organise everything.

Got a little rained on on the way home but nothing to serious. Had heaps of fun and I think I'm slowly but surely getting faster.

Oh and the hawiian shirt made another appearance.

Oh and boomer does this look familiar :shake: :motu::Pokey:

[Kornholio]

first corner bins

Really?? do tell............. :Pokey:

[T.I.E]

dam ass is numb, wicked day out
thanks to the northern crew big cheers for some wicked roads today.
qk and custard nice work organising. you all rock.

i decided to get on sh 1 to pop into the shop and see how things were, and i meet a lovley police man:not: . and he gave me a pretty piece of paper. they do a fantastic job out there. and that $80 will be sorely missed.:bye:

there was some great riding out there folks.

and RIP to the sh16 rider.

[T.I.E]

Bloody fantastic day. A HUGE thanks to all those who helped organise everything.

Got a little rained on on the way home but nothing to serious. Had heaps of fun and I think I'm slowly but surely getting faster.

Oh and the hawiian shirt made another appearance.

Oh and boomer does this look familiar :shake: :motu::Pokey:

and we had a run in with a maniac padestrian. i think he wanted a lift aff

[Kornholio]

Rik, I only managed to recieve the learn today.. i didn't skool anyone in teh art of Boomering!


You were just holdin back weren't ya :D Use the windmill albeit one-armed as they come past again :chase:

[GIXser]

Fantastic ride y'all great to have met new faces once again"--
plenty of wheelies from several people" especially the 200 k one.. by (wont mention who.. but he has chequeres all over the rear of his bike) BIG ups" to Falco for two up" and staying way..... in front of the "one ups'' that man has some skills eh..cheers to the organisers, Custard: Qkchc" etc ,oh yeah that fella,, TL somefing!!! (cheers for the offer of the bed to dude , i appreciate the gesture--) good to see SPB make an appearance,, next time i will be Corona- ing as well SPB,,
Right NUff Said,,
im off to bed,, cos im fucked

[brit-bloke]

Missed the ride today...Gutted!!!! Howmdid it go???? Looking foward to next ride maybe thurs???

[Maha]

Good to see MadDuck and SPB turn up at Bayley's, amoung others, and big rap to the staff at Sharkey's, they kept it rolling and everyone served fairly quickly considering the numbers.......nice chips......:not:

[Scouse]

Fantastic ride y'all great to have met new faces once again"--
plenty of wheelies from several people" especially the 200 k one.. by (wont mention who.. but he has chequeres all over the rear of his bike) BIG ups" to Falco for two up" and staying way..... in front of the "one ups'' that man has some skills eh..cheers to the organisers, Custard: Qkchc" etc ,oh yeah that fella,, TL somefing!!! (cheers for the offer of the bed to dude , i appreciate the gesture--) good to see SPB make an appearance,, next time i will be Corona- ing as well SPB,,
Right NUff Said,,
im off to bed,, cos im fuckedHope yous all expressed to SPB how we all want him back and that the sin bin is Bollox glad to see your all safe was worried when we came across the accident at Kaukopakopa knowing that you had all been through there earlyer on caught up with Skorm back at Wellsford on the way home and found out that none of you were involved so relief that it wasnt a KB rider but its still very Sad

[Zapf]

Thanks Qk Chk & Qk Kid & the Northern crew for the ride. Great to have met some of the new faces and see some old riding buddies. I need to find myself a fairing... :rolleyes:

Good night everyone.

[aff-man]

and we had a run in with a maniac padestrian. i think he wanted a lift aff

If I got on that road again and see that old fucker I'm gonna stop and have a quiet word.......

Bastard came running out into the road waving me down when I came passed... had to swerve intot he oncomming lane... thankfully no cars comming....

[Zed]

That rider was me, and the "Blackbird" was "Roxanne" my old CRB1000F (LOL). Ya pillioned well.

The saddest thing at the end of the day was ta hear of the downed bikers in Helensville. RIP.LOL I wondered about the "Blackbird with the white mirrors"! :rolleyes:

Congratulations on a seemingly successful ride today organisers & participants alike!!

NOT GOOD at all about the separate fatality near Kaukop, my prayers go out for the family & friends.

[SwanTiger]

If I got on that road again and see that old fucker I'm gonna stop and have a quiet word.......

Bastard came running out into the road waving me down when I came passed... had to swerve intot he oncomming lane... thankfully no cars comming....

Was that on the way into Kaikohe?

Saw an old fella on the side of the road looking "agitated"

[oldguy]

thanks qkchk/custard for setting up this great ride, and TLrider and the northern lot, for looking after the top half of our journey.
I had a blast today, great roads bit of everything fast, twiste, fast and twiste, wet and to top it of night riding, the VTR is sounding a bit rattly after that run. man I'm shagged, good to meet some new faces and catch up with others Ive met on other rides, hope I didn,t get in the way of any of you fast guys.
check the link for pics of the ride.http://www.putfile.com/1956jono

[Mrs Busa Pete]

good day out thanks to the organisers 640km and hungry for more:2thumbsup

[Uncle B]

Big Ups to the northern crew for a fantastic ride.
Boy what a big day.....
Those roads are excellent, such a shame the day had to end. Well worth the trip up to meet and ride with northern KB'rs...thanks fellas.
I'm totally stuffed now and I've still got a full day's riding ahead of me tomorrow.....I'm glad I came up and experienced the far north.

Good to meet and ride with you all.......Cheers :niceone:

[erik]

666km for me (665.9 to be exact...) :devil2:

It was a good ride. No tickets for me this time.
So tired now though! :sleep:


see pics below and a couple of (poorly made) panoramas here (http://community.webshots.com/album/550140636JHygcN)

[Korumba]

Was that on the way into Kaikohe?

Saw an old fella on the side of the road looking "agitated"


That was an old washing machine...you think us fellas up norf dont have inorganic collections too...

[Antallica]

Was good to be out on the Bandit again after 3 months inactivity, found some possible issues I'll need to have fixed before the next outing. Was a shame the 'medium paced' group kinda went out the window though ;)

[2_SL0]

Paul, Your brake lights are real bright!! I couldn't see anything if you braked... just when it was important to too.. Good riding with you today!



Soz about the brake lights, I was rather pleased when you went passed as my eyesight was failing me in the dark. Made it alot easyier with someone in front.

That was a looooooooong day. I enjoyed the ride, much thanks to the organisers.

[Pumba]

Good to hear the ride went off without a hitch, wasnt able to make it in the end :crybaby: Damm Last minute comitments:ar15:

[Lou Girardin]

and Boomer gave everyone the learn :D

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Oh yes, he did that alright. Didn't you Boomer?:rofl:

[trev]

What an awesome day and superbly organised. Full credit to everyone involved.
Whens the next one ?
That road from Kaikohe had to be set out by a biker. What is it called ??

[DMNTD]

A bloody good day had by most if not all yesterday which ended up giving us pretty bloody good weather and all.
Had 23 of the Norfland Crew turn up which was excellent!! :cool:
A bike count at Sharkeys at Bailies Beach showed 72 or 74,either way a frecking good show.
Got a "few" toasted bod's here still recovering from a good days riding,loads of bourbons whilst watching the Super frecking Bikes...I reckon they should recover at some stage.
Had some mean runs learning to ride the ZX with a -1 sprocket off the front. Damn I love sideways!!!
Good to meet the new faces,y'all seemed to have enjoyed yourself which is what yesterday was all about.
Hope none of the sanity-challenged Crew from up this way freaked ya :rofl: :rofl:


PS: If Boomer gave anyone the learn it must of been in junior school :Pokey:

[DMNTD]

What an awesome day and superbly organised. Full credit to everyone involved.Whens the next one ?
That road from Kaikohe had to be set out by a biker. What is it called ??
Next one? Mate when ever the sun's shining my bike is a riding
Mangakahia Rd mate...
Whenever you're keen on a ride grab some mates and wander up

[boomer]

Oh yes, he did that alright. Didn't you Boomer?:rofl:

Hahahaha. Some sprightly young fella decided he didn't like being past on teh straights so come the corners he gave this foolish pom the learn;

Nice riding Lou; I had far too many people pass me which was VERY depressing:crybaby:

TLRider... I was in charge of teh speshal people remember.... I knew MY place:kick:

[saffa]

Thanks for a great ride guys, I had fun HEAPS of fun up to our eating spot! There was even a time where I was sitting behind custard for a while :banana: :doobey: :banana: (Never thought I'd see the day, prob never will again :not: )

Towards the end of the day things started going very wrong for me, I had a couple of very stupid and very scary moments which totally killed the self confidence :baby:

750km was my end count for the day (2Much what was your count?), in short: my but was numb at the end of the day but I had heaps of fun :banana:

PS Motoracer you're one crazy fucker, insane skills man!!!!

[aff-man]

Hahahaha. Some sprightly young fella decided he didn't like being past on teh straights so come the corners he gave this foolish pom the learn;

Nice riding Lou; I had far too many people pass me which was VERY depressing:crybaby:

TLRider... I was in charge of teh speshal people remember.... I knew MY place:kick:

sprightly?? should I be worried??

[BigB]

Thanks to Custard/Qkchk/TL for a great day out, got to love some of those northland roads.

cheers

[nodrog]

..... Got a "few" toasted bod's here still recovering from a good days riding,loads of bourbons whilst watching the Super frecking Bikes...I reckon they should recover at some stage.



pfffft! harden up, some of us have to work today!

awsome ride guys and girls, premo!

[The_Dover]

Some of us had to ride home from "Chez TL" at 8pm due to work this morning.

Fuck it was cold on the way home and it rained on me from just south of town all the way to Waipu/Brynderwyn. Thankfully I only "saw" one pig all the way to Auckland.

Good day out, thank's to Chris for organising the Sharky's deal it was fuckin great.

Awesome to catch up with the mad northland cunts, Shorty and Gerver have got to be the craziest bastards I've ever seen on two wheels and overall a great turnout without any bins or incidents that I heard of.

Also good to see Uncle B up from Wellywood and glad he went home with a hard on, although it might make for a slightly uncomfortable trip back.

As for you Swanny, if getting stuck behind a fat man on a slow korean farm bike is being given the learn then I'll let you enjoy your moment. I now feel educated.

I had a bit of a crap days riding to be honest, wasn't there mentally and people kept saying how hung over I looked, funny cos I was sober the night before. Just one of those days.

[Finn]

TL mate, all those stories I've heard about you doing runners from the cops really impressed me. I had this vision of you being a really hard core badass. But now the truth comes out...

[Devil]

Looks like you guys had fun. I would have come along but the "no 250's" thing put me off.

[Finn]

Looks like you guys had fun. I would have come along but the "no 250's" thing put me off.

Is your speed triple a 250?

[Devil]

No, its a 600. But when the missus is on the back I pretty much ride it like a 250cc. Pillion comfort and all that. All i'd get from upping the pace is a punch in the kidneys.

[Lazy7]

looks great.

did anybody get any action shots of the ride? or are all the photos parked up ones? :cool:

[DMNTD]

TL mate, all those stories I've heard about you doing runners from the cops really impressed me. I had this vision of you being a really hard core badass. But now the truth comes out...

Hahaha cheeky bastard :rofl:
I keep telling you lot that I'm a nana rider....when will y'all listen?
Good to meet you yesterday mate,hope you enjoyed our roads.
Plenty more to share so come on up whenever for a fix

[aff-man]

Hahaha cheeky bastard :rofl:
I keep telling you lot that I'm a nana rider....when will y'all listen?
Good to meet you yesterday mate,hope you enjoyed our roads.
Plenty more to share so come on up whenever for a fix

If your a nana my hawiian shirt is sexy.......

So you still a nana...

Oh and just so everybody knows the rumers were true. Didn't see TL for most of the day ... that was untill I put the hawiian shirt on.... then I couldn't get ride of the dirty old man....

Needless to say I was a bit scared.

[DMNTD]

If your a nana my hawiian shirt is sexy.......
So you still a nana...
Oh and just so everybody knows the rumers were true. Didn't see TL for most of the day ... that was untill I put the hawiian shirt on.... then I couldn't get ride of the dirty old man....
Needless to say I was a bit scared.

Was good to see the ZX at redline in 6th mate!! Dang it goes much better with the -1 tooth front sprocket! Didn't have any shit-my-pants moments either which was awesome although I did get my beast to bottom out at FULL pace...bit of fun I tell ya!
Oh yeah,I gave Shorty(Monster) the learn too....when I hid out at Aranga School! :rofl:
Hell we had a MEAN/EVIL ride from Sharkeys man...

[Maha]

Me's think's that Anne and myself had the best seat's yesterday, was like being at Paeroa most of the time, noun,noun,noun,noun,noun, i could see you all coming but Anne couldn't, felt her jump when, (i think it was Finn ) that went past, and Motoracer ? pick of the day for me from where i sat..:cool:

[wraith]

Best days riding i've ever had. the roads from paparoa, right through to the end were awesome. tight twisties, high speed sweepers.it had it all.
Many thanks to Qkchk, Custard,and TL for organising a really memorable day.:not:
When the next one guys...?
Nice riding that fast stretch with busa pete. And Aff man. got a bit wet on the road back to Auckland. thats one long boring road. Hope to see you all again soon.... Cheers...
One final thank you to Spank Me, for keeping this KB site going, cheers.

[GIXser]

Thats "one" good looking jacket and bike i say!!--

[The_Dover]

It's mini GIXser..............

[jimevo]

Top ride! Great to meet many of you, look forward to the next ride.

[SwanTiger]

As for you Swanny, if getting stuck behind a fat man on a slow korean farm bike is being given the learn then I'll let you enjoy your moment. I now feel educated.


Haha, I got a bite :banana:

I was starting to believe all the shit WINJA says about you being a slow rider until you passed me. :Pokey:

[aff-man]

Me's think's that Anne and myself had the best seat's yesterday, was like being at Paeroa most of the time, noun,noun,noun,noun,noun, i could see you all coming but Anne couldn't, felt her jump when, (i think it was Finn ) that went past, and Motoracer ? pick of the day for me from where i sat..:cool:

Which bit was that?? ME and MR had fun after leaving sharkey's a bit late (well I had to put on the hawiian shirt) and playing catchup. He lost me just before the forest but man It was alllllll good.

Cheers ninjaneil for having a play in that last little section was awesome fun. Was getting a bit dark but at least I managed to keep up with one of the litre bikes that day:baby: .

[NinjaBoy]

Oh and the hawiian shirt made another appearance.




Yep that shirt put me off my ridin and I had to let ya pass me in the forest :Pokey:


Great day, thanks for organising it QkChk, Custard and TL.

I was poked by the time we got to the lookout and had a swift ride back to Aucks with SpankMe spanking my arse all the way home.

[oldguy]

looks great.

did anybody get any action shots of the ride? or are all the photos parked up ones? :cool:I couldn't get ahead of them, too fast for me and thats the medium speed group, and I really thought I could ride.:rofl:

[Mrs Busa Pete]

waiting at kaukoppakoppa for the westgate group to come through the morning was so clear that for ten minites all you could hear was the roaring thunder of exausts screaming from the agresive gear changes and then came the ground shacking frieght train and that pace and intensity was maintaind all day dosent get mutch beter than that .i wish i had a video camera at kaukop awsome sound and site like track side at a gp:2thumbsup

[Mrs Busa Pete]

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[GIXser]

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ok i think thats , Dover pitchin for first,... 2 nd (dont know who it was two up guy on a honda "Repsol") 3 rd Well "me" ofcourse ...4th Affman comin at the rear again" ( you should tell ya missus about that fetish man)..

[SkOrM]

ok i think thats , Dover pitchin for first,... 2 nd (dont know who it was two up guy on a honda "Repsol") 3 rd Well "me" ofcourse ...4th Affman comin at the rear again" ( you should tell ya missus about that fetish man)..

Me thinks that guy on the Repsol was the guy we were talking to about
speeding tickets and his well placed plate.

[GIXser]

Me thinks that guy on the Repsol was the guy we were talking to about
speeding tickets and his well placed plate.

yeah it was, dont know his name though

[aff-man]

ok i think thats , Dover pitchin for first,... 2 nd (dont know who it was two up guy on a honda "Repsol") 3 rd Well "me" ofcourse ...4th Affman comin at the rear again" ( you should tell ya missus about that fetish man)..

you can tell her yourself if ya like? http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/member.php?u=4184

[Uncle B]

Home safe after 2044 of fun filled kms in total for me this weekend.
Got a grin from ear to ear after blasting through some of the wickedest roads I've been on. You northern guys sure know how to ride.

Dover, what happened to your "A" game? After you gave all the Welly boys the learn I thought I was in for a real "Battle of the Gixers"....Sadly no...I didn't see you all day except for the pit stops to let you catch up :Pokey:

TL....How many boots do you go through in a year?

Tiller & the dude on the 999s......cheers for showing the way and putting on a cracking pace that was just right :cool:

Thanks to all for putting on a great ride...one to be remembered for a long time....Good to meet you all....maybe some of you will make it down to our nations capital and sample what we have to offer.

[GIXser]

you can tell her yourself if ya like? http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/member.php?u=4184

i just did... and she asked me out on a date.. fancy that!!!

[Maha]

Now where did i leave that frekin R1 ??........:slap:

[Maha]

Just in time for a quick smoke then back on board........:rolleyes:

[DMNTD]

Just in time for a quick smoke then back on board........:rolleyes:
Awesome mate,was wondering if anyone got pics from the top of Pakea Hill over looking Hokianga Harbour. I was busy down the road making sure no one binned on that pee metal on the corner.




Home safe after 2044 of fun filled kms in total for me this weekend.
Got a grin from ear to ear after blasting through some of the wickedest roads I've been on. You northern guys sure know how to ride.
TL....How many boots do you go through in a year?
Thanks to all for putting on a great ride...one to be remembered for a long time....Good to meet you all....maybe some of you will make it down to our nations capital and sample what we have to offer.

Legend for coming all the way up here sir and glad to hear you enjoyed our local offerings...but there's so much more and some may argue that the rest is even better too. Would be keen to come down at some stage to be given a good bloody learning from the Welly Crew :corn:
Oh yeah...I thought those K5's went quicker...;)
As far as my boots go...2,but they are both lefties :rofl:

[35tickets]

Hey all cheers for an awesome day out

Many thanks to Qkchk, Custard,and TL for organising a brilliant day out
It was good to meet a heap more riders...the Repsol dude from Donington cheers mate awesome looking bike and i miss that track was there in 04 and had a blast (apart from the 4 hours just getting out of the carpark!)

Thanks Qkchk for not being put off what i thought was a bit of a slow pace through the forest was really hoping i wasn't holding you up (2 up on the zzr and its like trying to get a beached whale back into the sea!!)

Motoracer.....mate you can ride! Ditto Aff-man nice wheelie at Paparoa!! And all the others pulling wheelies....good shit!

Bloody good ride the old ZZR needed a good blowout!

And thanks TL and Duc-girl for the SBK racing and stunts dvd later on. If i hadn't been so knackered it would have been good to carry on drinking (curse working the next day!)

Thanks again looking forward to the next one!!

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Awesome mate,was wondering if anyone got pics from the top of Pakea Hill over looking Hokianga Harbour. I was busy down the road making sure no one binned on that pee metal on the corner.

We did but cant load them if you have an email address pm me with it and i will send via email.

[The_Dover]

Dover, what happened to your "A" game? After you gave all the Welly boys the learn I thought I was in for a real "Battle of the Gixers"....Sadly no...I didn't see you all day except for the pit stops to let you catch up :Pokey:


Yeah, you are on the money there Uncle B.

My "A" game was nowhere to be seen, total mental block all day and it was pissing me off something chronic. It was just one of those rides where I knew I was destined to cruise. I can't afford a number 4 and I was tempted to turn back as early as Welsford cos I was feeling that pissed off with my riding.

Another day maybe.

[SwanTiger]

This explains why a fat man riding a farm bike held you up in the corners. :Pokey:


Yeah, you are on the money there Uncle B.

My "A" game was nowhere to be seen, total mental block all day and it was pissing me off something chronic. It was just one of those rides where I knew I was destined to cruise. I can't afford a number 4 and I was tempted to turn back as early as Welsford cos I was feeling that pissed off with my riding.

Another day maybe.

[WickedOne]

Thanks heaps to Custard, Qkchk, TL Rider, Duc Girl and all others involved with organising the ride.
What a fantastic day and a great night. Thanks again for the hospitality Duc Girl & TL, much appreciated.

Looking forward to the next one!!!!

Some pics to follow shortly...:rockon:

[Uncle B]

Legend for coming all the way up here sir and glad to hear you enjoyed our local offerings...but there's so much more and some may argue that the rest is even better too. Would be keen to come down at some stage to be given a good bloody learning from the Welly Crew :corn:
Oh yeah...I thought those K5's went quicker...;)
As far as my boots go...2,but they are both lefties :rofl:

Loved every moment of the ride :cool:
Even though I was a northland newbie I thought I did pretty dam well to keep up with you looneys :wacko: and self preservation and the fact I still had to get home kept the speeds down.

[DMNTD]

We did but cant load them if you have an email address pm me with it and i will send via email.
Cheers....PM sent:not:



Thanks heaps to Custard, Qkchk, TL Rider, Duc Girl and all others involved with organising the ride.
What a fantastic day and a great night. Thanks again for the hospitality Duc Girl & TL, much appreciated.
Looking forward to the next one!!!!
Some pics to follow shortly...:rockon:
Sweet as dude....I thought you going to piss yourself a few times that night :rofl:
We ride a fair bit of the time so feel free to rock on up for a cruise



Loved every moment of the ride :cool:
Even though I was a northland newbie I thought I did pretty dam well to keep up with you looneys :wacko: and self preservation and the fact I still had to get home kept the speeds down.
Looneys? Mate...just mere Innocents we are...with L plates :baby:
You were cruising along more than OK mate :cool:

[loosebruce]

As much as i've gone off road riding as of late, i am gutted to of missed this one, especially if Motoracer was the quickest guy out there on roads he didn't even know, WTF, thought you northland lads were fast?????

Next time guys, as long as it dont conincide with a race meet, i'll come along, 70 odd bikes, that s staggering, well done to TLrider, Qhkchk, Custard & anyone else involved in organising it, good shit guys, keep it up :not:

[WickedOne]

[QUOTE=TL Rider]Cheers....PM sent:not:

Sweet as dude....I thought you going to piss yourself a few times that night :rofl:
We ride a fair bit of the time so feel free to rock on up for a cruise

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Yeah, you an me both!!! You have got some very amusing and interesting characters up there. Had a great night!!!!:banana:

[DMNTD]

As much as i've gone off road riding as of late, i am gutted to of missed this one, especially if Motoracer was the quickest guy out there on roads he didn't even know, WTF, thought you northland lads were fast?????
LOL...MR definately was not the fastest rider on the day by any stretch LB...in saying that I decided to follow him for a while to learn some lines etc and hell the wee fulla can carve 'em up! Was also surprised and impressed how his 600 went too...nice :cool:
Well weather permiting they'll be plenty of other Norfland runs for y'all to jump in on

[aff-man]

LOL...MR definately was not the fastest rider on the day by any stretch LB...in saying that I decided to follow him for a while to learn some lines etc and hell the wee fulla can carve 'em up! Was also surprised and impressed how his 600 went too...nice :cool:
Well weather permiting they'll be plenty of other Norfland runs for y'all to jump in on


hahahhaha suprised at how well it went... or that you couldn't overtake him:Pokey: :Pokey:

Oh and LB watch out for that TL fella he is a dodgy guy. The rest of the norfland crew are pretty cool though.

[DMNTD]

hahahhaha suprised at how well it went... or that you couldn't overtake him:Pokey: :Pokey:
Oh and LB watch out for that TL fella he is a dodgy guy. The rest of the norfland crew are pretty cool though.

LOL...only had to twist it more dude and ta ta. In saying that it was pretty much an open road with sweepers and 85km corners etc,suited my bike better.
Ya call me dodgey? Fark Jono look in the mirror when ya wearing that shirt then come back at me :puke:

[aff-man]

look in the mirror when ya wearing that shirt then come back at me :puke:


I did... and what.... Doesn't make me look dodgy....... well it didn't untill the mirror cracked........:slap: :kick:

[loosebruce]

LOL...MR definately was not the fastest rider on the day by any stretch LB...



Well who was then??? Me and the GSXR only come out of my little cave for a challenge :Pokey: Fancy a Whanagmata - Waihi blast at some stage :cool:

[DMNTD]

Well who was then??? Me and the GSXR only come out of my little cave for a challenge :Pokey: Fancy a Whanagmata - Waihi blast at some stage :cool:
LOL...always love a challenge LB and don't mind coming 2nd either as long as I learn something.
Yep I'd be keen on a blast down that way but don't know the roads at all so would have to follow or at least attempt to.
As far as who was the fastest riders on sunday goes...well put it this way a mate from up here owned MR while riding his Falco 2 up! :slap: ...but once again unfamiliar roads for the young fella. And then there's another mate Shorty on his Monster who motards it well over the 200 mark...oh and then there's a certain dude on his R1 that made me feel like a freckin' learner....basically most of the Norfland Crew...in their backyard.
I'm only a learner with a fast bike...:corn:

[GIXser]

LOL...always love a challenge LB and don't mind coming 2nd either as long as I learn something.
Yep I'd be keen on a blast down that way but don't know the roads at all so would have to follow or at least attempt to.
As far as who was the fastest riders on sunday goes...well put it this way a mate from up here owned MR while riding his Falco 2 up! :slap: ...but once again unfamiliar roads for the young fella. And then there's another mate Shorty on his Monster who motards it well over the 200 mark...oh and then there's a certain dude on his R1 that made me feel like a freckin' learner....basically most of the Norfland Crew...in their backyard.
I'm only a learner with a fast bike...:corn:


i second that with Falco, he's one mean rider , i gotta say though, some of the passes by them Norflanders did make me wonder, ie blind corners and all,, ouch, not takin the fact away they are mighty quick, but also slightly dangerous---

and Lb, im in on the coro loop,
Tl its worth the ride, same applies "Beds at my joint" for you and D/G

[DMNTD]

i second that with Falco, he's one mean rider , i gotta say though, some of the passes by them Norflanders did make me wonder, ie blind corners and all,, ouch, not takin the fact away they are mighty quick, but also slightly dangerous---

and Lb, im in on the coro loop,
Tl its worth the ride, same applies "Beds at my joint" for you and D/G

Understand what ya saying re some of the passing "styles" mate. I had a chat that night with them about those....shit I'm certain I didn't do any,slap me next time if I did do it though!! Just hope that not too many people we frecked out by them.
Cheers for the offer re a bed...beware I might just take ya up on that! :buggerd:

[aff-man]

Cheers for the offer re a bed...beware I might just take ya up on that! :buggerd:[/B]

Shit and thats in my backyard as well....

Righto time to head down to the bomb shelter.

So when ya coming down... Pretty keen to do that whanga -> waihi road.

[DMNTD]

..So when ya coming down... Pretty keen to do that whanga -> waihi road.
Will be financially challenged for a wee bit due to buying a hugger for my bike and a whole bloody SV1000 for Duc-Gurl shortly so will have to play it by ear atm.You could help by buying our 2001 Falcon Wagon for $10000 ono if you want Jono or at least find someone to buy it...plz :not:
LOL...I could bring down some Norfland loons too if ya want...:corn:

[GIXser]

Cheers for the offer re a bed...beware I might just take ya up on that! :buggerd:

Right.,. i will invite Aff over to keep ya company--:rolleyes:

[aff-man]

Right.,. i will invite Aff over to keep ya company--:rolleyes:

Hey all I have to do is wear the appropriate finery (aka hawiian shirt) and he will keep his distance. So i'm all sorted.:cool:

You on the other hand have no defence.:chase:

[Kornholio]

Will be financially challenged for a wee bit due to buying a hugger for my bike and a whole bloody SV1000 for Duc-Gurl shortly so will have to play it by ear atm.You could help by buying our 2001 Falcon Wagon for $10000 ono if you want Jono or at least find someone to buy it...plz :not:
LOL...I could bring down some Norfland loons too if ya want...:corn:

Come one come all :D

Not as open as your northern tracks but has everything from 25k corners to 275k corners(so ive heard ;) )

...and did I mention the Coroglen tavern?...

[Fishy]

the Repsol dude from Donington cheers mate awesome looking bike and i miss that track was there in 04 and had a blast (apart from the 4 hours just getting out of the carpark!)


Was the guy on the repsol missing some of the decals on the left hand side? If so his name is Tom. I told him about KB and said he should join up and meet some new guys n gals to ride with.

[SpankMe]

Definitely the most well organized ride I’ve been on since the site started. Well done to the organizers. It was good how the ride was kept moving. No pissing about on the short stops as tends to happen on other rides. Was also a good move to keep the smaller bikes off the ride. This helped keep the ride moving also as no waiting forever at the turnoff for everyone to catch up.

The ride home was a bit of a worry as it got dark and I had a tinted visor. I couldn’t see the road at all and was only able to see the tail light of the bike in front. The only way I could tell which way the road went was by watching his tail light. Had a few scary moments. Will remember to use the clear visor next time.

I thought the roads were fairly average until we got to the forest. That was just bloody awesome. I love the real tight twisty stuff. I wish I could take the GB through there, but its just too far to go on the small bike. Really enjoyed going through it and back through it again on the way home. So what road was that and what’s the quickest way to get there?

and big thanks to everyone who donated :niceone:

[loosebruce]

Sweet as TLrider i'll get a date sussed prolly not for at least another month anyway, and you bring some "fast" northland boys down and i'll get the fast akld and tauranga crew out and we'll have a right old blast out that way somewhere............. Should be mint, look forward to it, yea MR told me about the fella on the falco lol, love shit like that, a falco wtf hahaha, wicked shit. Ride will be kept to PM's and invite only FYI.
HUH did you say ya girl is trading the TL in on an SV :slap: dont do it it's waste of time, sorry to SV owners but TL's are 10x better. TL1000S :not:

[SpankMe]

sorry to SV owners but TL's are 10x better.

and 10x heavier and harder to handle. :bleh:

[_Gina_]

...and did I mention the Coroglen tavern?...
Yes but you didn't mention titties or the barmaid at the coroglen tavern...:D

[SPman]

Even though I was a northland newbie I thought I did pretty dam well to keep up with you looneys :wacko: and self preservation and the fact I still had to get home kept the speeds down.
Amazing how the loonies up there have that effect.........:rolleyes:

[Zapf]

A few photos...

[WickedOne]

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[SwanTiger]

As far as who was the fastest riders on sunday goes...well put it this way a mate from up here owned MR while riding his Falco 2 up!


TL, Loose Bruce reminds me of a younger version of yah' Falco mate.

Does anyone know if KittiHawk and the Yammy fella made it home alright?

[nodrog]

Yes but you didn't mention titties...........:D

yep thats the magic word!

[DMNTD]

Definitely the most well organized ride I’ve been on since the site started. Well done to the organizers. It was good how the ride was kept moving. No pissing about on the short stops as tends to happen on other rides.

...I thought the roads were fairly average until we got to the forest. That was just bloody awesome. I love the real tight twisty stuff..... So what road was that and what’s the quickest way to get there?
...and big thanks to everyone who donated :niceone:

Cheers mate,was certainly a lot of behind the scenes stuff happening from a few of us. Glad there weren't any bins which I put down to having more than one speed group therefore the cruisey crew weren't getting "harrassed" by others. Next time though we might make an extra group...Insane :slap:
The quickest way to the Waipoua Forest is through Mangatoroto/Paparoa and then on to Dargiville...SH12. From there you'll know the way. PM me if you require tail lights to follow so you're not guessing with the up coming corners.
I'm also wrapped with the Gold Coin Koha/Donation...didn't hurt anyone and will continue for future Norfland organised rides too :cool:



TL, Loose Bruce reminds me of a younger version of yah' Falco mate.
Oh so he's a loon then?


Yes but you didn't mention titties or the barmaid at the coroglen tavern...:D
Hey...pic's required!



Amazing how the loonies up there have that effect
Innocents I tell ya :Pokey:


Cheers Wicked One and Zapf for some pic's, especially from Pakea Hill over looking Opononi Harbour

[SwanTiger]

Oh so he's a loon then?


Haha, maybe.

Nah, they both look like their reading a Sunday paper while riding.

[loosebruce]

Oh so he's a loon then?


Controlled looney, thank you.

In saying that i'm not overly keen on an early grave, as not many are, some, but not many, i wont make a 50/50 pass on a bend if it means keeping up with the guy in front, not worth it, and people who do all the crazy passing, using both lanes of the road and shit i dont wanna ride with, they're only lucky if they are in front of you at the next stop, hate plonkers who go bragging about who they owned such and such when it was because such and such thought better about a head on with a car full of kids instead of chancing it. Or becasue such and such doesn't see the point in full noise in a straight line (waste of gas and tyres)a big bike is fkn hard to steer at high speed, leave it for the twisty's, very rarely do i hit above 200kph, no point, the mess is just bigger. When me and the faster guys go for a blast we keep it to 160-180kph on the straight bits then attack the twistys full on, it keeps the group closer together and this way sometimes helps other riders improve with the fast guys always in sight. Plus it gives an easier chance to pass the guy in front that maybe slightly holding you up in the twisty section, once you get a faster group it's just to hard/dangerous to put a pass on, any muppet can nail a 1000cc in a straight line and make it hard to pass and slow you up in the twisty's, which gets frustrating and someone trys something dumb and well what happens from there is anyones guess.

[Qkchk]

Suppose I better put in my 10 cents worth eh? :yawn:


Well, I think it worked out better than I thought it would. The main thing - NO BINS! The 'bin' as mentioned earlier in the thread was from a 250 rider who turned around and went home.

Couple of problems

- 2 Flat Tyres
- Couple people went the wrong way/some intersections werent marked out
- Broken Exhaust Mount
- Couple of Speeding Tickets
- 1 Pair of boots with a worn through hole in the toe
- Norfland Crew givin the learn :Pokey:

However, a very successful ride!

Big thanks to:

Custard, TLtoeless, The rest of the Norfland Crew for hosting us noisey lot. Sharkeys @ Bailieys Beach (please drop in for great food if youre in the area), for the tremendus support and great service :2thumbsup A great effort from UncleB who came up all the way from Welllington to join us, 2much and wybmadiity (goin hard on her GSX) and all the rest who made the effort from deep, dark south.

THIS RIDE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT THE PARTICIPANTS - THANKS ALL WHO ATTENDED. :banana: Together we raised $204.50 for SPANKME, Im sure he will put it to good use :spudwow:


Keep ya eyes peeled for the next organised weekend ride, hopefully within the next 3 months or so, however I am still doin the Thursday Night rides for those with 'mid-week withdrawls'. We will give you plenty of notice, so no excuses this time :p

[Leong]

Thanks for the pics Wickedone, and the attention to detail.... scrubbing out the number plates!!

[Leong]

Really enjoyed going through it and back through it again on the way home. So what road was that and what’s the quickest way to get there?

and big thanks to everyone who donated :niceone:

The way that TLRider mentioned above is the way we went home, ie SH12 all the way from the Forest to Brynderwyn junction.....

[one-speed]

[QUOTE=TL Rider]was wondering if anyone got pics from the top of Pakea Hill over looking Hokianga Harbour. I was busy down the road making sure no one binned on that pee metal on the corner.

yep here's a couple
thanks to those who organize the ride great day
and thanks again to chris and annette for your hospital'ity:cool:

[N4CR]

any muppet can nail a 1000cc in a straight line and make it hard to pass and slow you up in the twisty's, which gets frustrating and someone trys something dumb and well what happens from there is anyones guess.

Yeah, riding a 250 really makes you understand that eh :crybaby:

Good post though mate.. outlined some good points.

[Unit]

Well its taken me at least an hour to read through the threat since the ride. What a fantastic day, its the best social event I can ever remember :not: At Sharkys we calculated there was probably over $1,000,000 (yes thats one million dollars for those who cant count the zeros) worth of bikes. That's impressive. I met so many great people and kept referring to everyone by the wrong name:rolleyes: Swanny thanks a heap for TEC, I know what it feels like so your a legend mate for volunteering:2thumbsup Had a great ride through to Dargaville with Qkchk pushing me along (sorry to hold you up in the corners, changing my riding style so all up the wop). There were times when I was out on the open highway from Sharkys up to the forest all by my lonesome wondering 'what 60 freaking bikes'. The evening back here just got better as we waited for the superbikes to start. Nodrog and Korumba you guys were bloody funny, a comedy act if ever I saw one, we should sell tickets next time. The best part about the whole day was everyone was sensible enough to ride their own ride. I think the groups sorted themselves out nicely. I wish I could have got around and met everyone there but it was just too busy. Wybmadiity you can ride girl, and to do it on ya wee beast ALL bloody day (5am start I believe) with very little sleep then party with us half the night, babe you put some of them blokes seriously to shame:Pokey: Sooo looking forward to the next one:grouphug:

[2much]

Todays Rules

If you are going to pass, you must do so on one wheel.


I did my best :blip:


Boomer gave everyone the learn :D

Shit did he what! that cyclist didn't even see him coming!


750km was my end count for the day (2Much what was your count?)

About 1200k's all up.



No, its a 600. But when the missus is on the back I pretty much ride it like a 250cc. Pillion comfort and all that. All i'd get from upping the pace is a punch in the kidneys.

The 250 rule was more about the inexperience than the speed, you would've been fine.


HUH did you say ya girl is trading the TL in on an SV :slap: dont do it it's waste of time, sorry to SV owners but TL's are 10x better. TL1000S :not:

Yeah mate, we've tried to tell her....


Yes but you didn't mention titties or the barmaid at the coroglen tavern...:D

Mmmmm Titties!



Was a great ride, thanks to all involved. Was awesome to catch up with you all, and to meet some new faces. Little disappointed as I never found my zone until the last section from Kaikohe, and then everyone else was in cruise mode. But shit happens.
Big thanks to TL and Ducgirl for your hospitality, looking forward to being able to repay the favour and showing you around some of the local roads..... and of course the Coroglen Tavern aye Korn!

[Unit]

Riderinblack for being the mobile machanic, you saved yet again alot of people from difficult situations. Also Mike from Maunders Suzuki who so kindly gave up his bike and ride to NZKilt. The support we are getting up here from this Suzuki dealership is awesome, even after TL Rider has defected to the Kawazaki side, but we still support Maunders whenever we can. So keep bringing ya bucks to Norfland folks, we can do with the extra in our economy:cool:

[RiderInBlack]

Little disappointed as I never found my zone until the last section from Kaikohe, and then everyone else was in cruise mode. But shit happens.Well that puts me in my place. Here am I going hard-out down my home road (Mangakahia) chasing Chris and ya have ta spoil it all by telling me that was cruising:slap: :rofl:

[DEATH_INC.]

I can't add a lot, 'cept a big :niceone: to Quickchik, Custard an' Tlrider(and anyone else involved) for setting this up, prolly the best bloody run ride I've been on.
Myself, had a pretty average day, not much sleep the night before etc.
Left westgate following Qc on the R1 through to the turnoff on old nrth, past all the farkin cyclists who thought the road was theirs....then led the way at a moderate pace onto and up 16, till MR shot past at warp 10, so latched onto him and had a bit of a blast 'till we stopped to let the others catch up, then cruised with them into wellsford, a quick break/ regroup and on to paparoa.Not a bad blast through the paparoa road (cool road too, on of my faves) putted up 1 and otaika valley road. Took turnoff duties at cemetry road for a bit 'till duc-girl got there then had a hell blast through to dragsville, thank fark there were no orificers....gas then on to lunch.
Pulled outta bayleys beach road and pulled a wheelie up the straight and got farkin cramp in both hands and had to stop and stretch 'em for a bit (couldn't let the bars go to use the brake or clutch....)the front guys had long gone so set of at a moderate pace again(with aicking paws) agin 'till guess who shot past again so hooked up with him for a bit, 'till we hit the forest, then it gets a bit tight to pass so just followed the guy in front,out the other end and aff-man passes so chased him for a bit 'till some mad bugger two up on a freight truck (busa) passed us, shot past affman and hooked onto him 'till the stop at the top of the hill. Good blast through to kaikohe following kevin,gixser and some guy on a 999, Got to kaikohe with a shot rear tyre and body, farkin wrist etc was had it....real slow painful trip home from there down mangakahia road (another of my faves) to mangatapere where we said goodby to the norfland crowd, and putted down 1 uneventfully home....
That was my day, bored yet?

[GIXser]

Interesting, girls and boys, remember all those cyclists we passed on the Old North Rd, (5 minutes from westgate)well i happened to work with one: he mentioned he was riding along on his side of the road, when this biker came around the bend "ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD" and nearly took him out--he was NOT impressed, now this guy is not one for whinging" He is a biker himself--
the reason why i put it here , is just to remind people that there are other people on the roads --


and putted down 1 uneventfully home....
That was my day, bored yet?
yeah i agree, the ride home, AFFman,MR.Death inc,(Eric) a few others was very uneventfull, glad it stopped raining though, i just cranked up the ipod" and slipped into the 'zone"

[SwanTiger]

Interesting, girls and boys, remember all those cyclists we passed on the Old North Rd, (5 minutes from westgate)well i happened to work with one: he mentioned he was riding along on his side of the road, when this biker came around the bend "ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD" and nearly took him out--he was NOT impressed, now this guy is not one for whinging"

The cyclist I passed heading along Wainui Road were complete arseholes using the entire left lane and weaving over the road. Eventually I was forced toa 30kmp/h crawl or cruise along straights on the wrong side of the road.

No excuses for the fella who went on the wrong side of the road oncoming to the cyclist though.

Positive for the day - my horn works.

[T.I.E]

what a great day, untill we hit the forest. what a work out trying to heave the best from corner to corner, and the just when i was getting into the rythm i ran out of brakes. and that was fun too. over heated.
now i wish i had a lovely black zx10 :banana:
but i think i would have shit my undies.

and it was good to meet some of ya out there.
thankfully i had extra clothes and the wet weathers for the ride home.

and who was that guy on the respol 2 up. no offence but that lady was hanging on so tight i thought see was a backpak. bloody fantastic riding.

next time id love to get ahead of ya all and get some action photos.
but i think i could pass on the catch up overtake and get more photos.
ya were all bloody flying.

[2much]

Well that puts me in my place. Here am I going hard-out down my home road (Mangakahia) chasing Chris and ya have ta spoil it all by telling me that was cruising:slap: :rofl:

Mate, don't let me take anything away from you, the way you hussle Roxanne along was bloody impressive!

[aff-man]

'till we hit the forest, then it gets a bit tight to pass so just followed the guy in front,out the other end and aff-man passes so chased him for a bit 'till some mad bugger two up on a freight truck (busa) passed us

You read it here first folks I managed to get passed death... All I had to do was make sure he had stuffed hands,was in some really tight shit, road was a bit damp, and there was some bike traffic...:rofl: :rofl:

Oh and bloody oats that forest road was awesome.

2Much how were your old bones fairing on monday? Oh and you never did give me that slap on the head:Pokey: :Pokey:

[Bleck K6]

What a excellent day, It was good to meet a few new bikers & see some of the regulars, Would have been good to meet a few more of ya but the day just disapeared.
Good to meet UncleB all the way from wellington, excellent riding mate.
Also everyone who stayed in Norfland for the night custard,qkchk 2much,Wybmadiity,wickedone,blackbird2 hope you had good night watchin the superbikes at TL & duc girl's.
Good to see the Norfland crew growing, we have some good people up here.
look forward to the next one.
Cheers

[2much]

2Much how were your old bones fairing on monday? Oh and you never did give me that slap on the head:Pokey: :Pokey:

Not too bad considering how old and decrepid I am....

Yeah I did, but you didn't notice cause it just bounced off that hair without causing any harm.... but my hand smelt funny for the rest of the day.


Cheers Tiller, it's a pleasure to visit the Norfland!

[DMNTD]

Mike from Maunders Suzuki who so kindly gave up his bike and ride to NZKilt.

Yes huge appreciation to Mike Maunder of Maunder's Suzuki Whangarei for not only giving up his first group ride ever,he also gave up his bike to help out two KBers on the ride!! It was less than 20mins into the ride...:shutup:
Legendary status in my books!! :first: :niceone:
Always good to know that there are good bizzo's out there willing to help out a stranded/troubled rider eh!
So if ever in Whangarei and are in need of advice,help or a chat feel free to pop in and chat with Mike and his Crew :yes:
Maunders Suzuki: 0-9-430 3097

[Lou Girardin]

The cyclist I passed heading along Wainui Road were complete arseholes using the entire left lane and weaving over the road. Eventually I was forced toa 30kmp/h crawl or cruise along straights on the wrong side of the road.
.

I had a couple of cars drive straight at me while overtaking the big group of cyclists. They were taking up the entire lane.
I can't believe that shit is allowed.

[Two Smoker]

Controlled looney, thank you.

In saying that i'm not overly keen on an early grave, as not many are, some, but not many, i wont make a 50/50 pass on a bend if it means keeping up with the guy in front, not worth it, and people who do all the crazy passing, using both lanes of the road and shit i dont wanna ride with, they're only lucky if they are in front of you at the next stop, hate plonkers who go bragging about who they owned such and such when it was because such and such thought better about a head on with a car full of kids instead of chancing it. Or becasue such and such doesn't see the point in full noise in a straight line (waste of gas and tyres)a big bike is fkn hard to steer at high speed, leave it for the twisty's, very rarely do i hit above 200kph, no point, the mess is just bigger. When me and the faster guys go for a blast we keep it to 160-180kph on the straight bits then attack the twistys full on, it keeps the group closer together and this way sometimes helps other riders improve with the fast guys always in sight. Plus it gives an easier chance to pass the guy in front that maybe slightly holding you up in the twisty section, once you get a faster group it's just to hard/dangerous to put a pass on, any muppet can nail a 1000cc in a straight line and make it hard to pass and slow you up in the twisty's, which gets frustrating and someone trys something dumb and well what happens from there is anyones guess.

I second that...

Sounds like a wicked ride!!! Wish Chloe and I could have made it... Ah well the next one :niceone:

[Motoracer]

First of all, A huge thanks to all the organisers!! Quickchick, Custard, TLrider and co. I had an awesome time out. I take my hat off to you for how well you all organised it all. 64 bikes with only minor incidents.. Wow, that is mighty impressive.

Ok... Let me explain a few things to put things into perspective.

This is what I normally do on a KB ride.

* Watch people ride and analyse their riding when I come up behind them.
* Rate them in my own mind. That is how I know how good someone is.
* If they rate high, I'll stick behind for a while to see what he/she has got.
* Then if I am quicker, I'll make a pass.
* Then the only use I have for my mirrors is when I adjust my speed on the straights to make sure the rider isn't left behind so that they have an oppertunity to follow me for a bit as well. Hence, I was backing off in the straight sections when ever I was pulling away from the corners at times (Leading all the time gets f'ing boring!)
* Once I complete these steps and have my fun, I carry on to the next rider.

Therefore, I tried to always start from the back of the fast group. To get to know everyone as a rider. The only downside to this was that I didn't get to spend that much time with the group leaders.

As for the guy on the Falco owning me... Gixer told me about him at the last big stop, and since I hadn't come across him before, I was excited to see what he had. When I finally got the chance, I followed him for a bit. Fuckin fast but... He was using both lanes quite heavily... Which I am not big on... Not for road pace anyway. Only if I was to step up to a race pace, I'd start using both lanes, but I don't do that on open roads... (Hence it doesn't matter to me if I know the roads or I don't). I was throughly dissapointed when he stopped at the pub, before I got the chance to continue the rest of my usual routine and make the pass etc. etc. I was soo impressed with the fact that he was the quickest I had come across and that was with 2 up on a Falco FFS!!! So I turned back and stopped by the pub to say Gidday to him and compliment his riding. I am sure he'd be quicker than me, if he was 1 up on thoes roads.. I don't doubt that.. But when I was behind him that time, nither me nor my R6 were close to "full noise".

If this was a year ago, my younger self would have come up the very next weekend for a few head to head challenges to settle some scores and prove a point but these days, I have learned to let my ego go... Just in the last month I know of a couple of good ridding buddies who have been killed on bikes. I have realised exactly what happens to people like me who over induldge on speeding on public roads. Hence I don't have anything to prove anymore. I just ride within my comfort zone just to have fun and I normally try to keep the speeds below 200kmph and stick to my own side of the lane.. If I come last, sweet, if I come first all good. It's not a race, if I'm just having a bit of fun, that's all I care about.

BTW, in my eyes, top riding by

Falco dude - Fuck would love to see you go full tits when you are 1 up sometime... Top effort, you have my full respect!
Kevin on a blue/white K3 GSXR1000 - I enjoyed our little battle!
Gixer - Good riding and awesome wheelies as always!
2much - Awesome riding and again fukin trick wheelies!
Dude on a burgundy Bandit 1200 - Awesome pace!
Yellow Ducati 999s - Good stuff!
Dude on the red Ducati - You know who you are.
TL rider - Awesome fast riding on the fast stuff.
Repsol blade 2 up - Nice pace for 2 up man.
Aff-man - Wheelies are getting better all the time!

There were other heaps of great riders out but I probably missed them or I never came across them on the ride. Congratulations to everyone (including me) for keeping the shiney side up and ruber side down. Shame about that one crash though and RIP to the rider who is no longer with us...

There were some beautiful scenery up there but as for the roads.. Yea, some of it was nice and twsity but a fukin long way to travel for that when I can just do it close to home.. There were far too many open sweeper type of corners and not enough tight stuff.. So I loved every bit of that ride but it just might be a once in a life time experience that I probably wouldn't repeat too soon. (too much money to spend on tires and fuel etc). It was my second road ride out on the R6 and I love her more and more every day! So yea, next time you fellas come down here for a ride, it'd be good to catch up. :)


Controlled looney, thank you.

In saying that i'm not overly keen on an early grave, as not many are, some, but not many, i wont make a 50/50 pass on a bend if it means keeping up with the guy in front, not worth it, and people who do all the crazy passing, using both lanes of ...............
..............straight line and make it hard to pass and slow you up in the twisty's, which gets frustrating and someone trys something dumb and well what happens from there is anyones guess.

I fully agree 100% , you'r a wise motha fukka.

BTW None of the above is bullcrap.. I'm always 100% honest. Even if I got smoked by Justsomeguy fair and square, I'll openly admit it. But if there is something incorrect, I just feel the need to correct it. Hence the long explanation. Not that it all matters anyway so I don't know why I bothered.. LOL

As you were..

[_Gina_]

Hey...pic's required!

You asked and I found, with prerequisite Custard for good measure! :nya:

[DMNTD]

You asked and I found, with prerequisite Custard for good measure! :nya:
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice pair of boots! Pity about the dime-o'dozen bike :wait:

[_Gina_]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice pair of boots! Pity about the dime-o'dozen bike :wait:
BTW - That is me, you know!:blip: Well a close likeness anyway......

[SwanTiger]

My opinion of overtaking on blind corners, using both lanes and other seemingly risky antics has changed somewhat.

After meeting some of the Norfland Crew and knowing how they ride, its proof that accidents occur because of peoples MISTAKES and not their TAKING RISKS.

One great Surgeon said "Where you see risk I see opportunity"

Personal preference is the key.

One point I'd like to make about the Norfland lot is that they ride there own ride (even if it is dangerous to some). They don't try to prove anything.

Different for Dorklanders.

[DMNTD]

One point I'd like to make about the Norfland lot is that they ride there own ride (even if it is dangerous to some). They don't try to prove anything.
Different for Dorklanders.

Cheers dude,appreciated...was going to pipe up before re this but wasn't interested in a shit slinging match especially on this thread after such a great ride.
I just hope that the rest might see where you are coming from as we certainly weren't out to impress anyone,not our cuppa at all.
Bling right at ya mate

[GIXser]

Cheers dude,appreciated...was going to pipe up before re this but wasn't interested in a shit slinging match especially on this thread after such a great ride.
I just hope that the rest might see where you are coming from as we certainly weren't out to impress anyone,not our cuppa at all.
Bling right at ya mate


Agree there, TL . Everyone rides at their own pace/ wether Auckldr/Norflandr
i dont think anyone was out to impress anyone on the day,i certainly didnt see anyone and the main thing is everyone got home safe--(we all have different riding styles,)

[DMNTD]

I think that it is important that I throw in here that I do NOT agree with overtaking DURING a blind corner whatsoever...:nono:

[Qkkid]

Agree there, TL . Everyone rides at their own pace/ wether Auckldr/Norflandr
i dont think anyone was out to impress anyone on the day,i certainly didnt see anyone and the main thing is everyone got home safe--(we all have different riding styles,)
:innocent: yeah i ride like a nana :shutup:

[nodrog]

:innocent: yeah i ride like a nana :shutup:

yeah me too :devil2:

[SwanTiger]

good point GIXser.

All the people I could see from the back were riding their own ride which was awesome to see.

Who was the fella on the Honda cruiser? Huge respect to him for coming along, very rarely do you see a cruiser come out on a KB ride. I think that highlights how much of a success this ride was by having two paces and been well organised.

Well done again to QKCHICK and her Kitchen Bitch.

[Two Smoker]

:innocent: yeah i ride like a nana :shutup:

I wish i was fast enough to be able to ride like a nana...

[Maha]

Post # 670 from Motoracer, you seem to be well educated and in a good headspace, i for one was impressed to the fullest when you passed us going into a right/left S bend. I agree with the post about ,not being out to impress, but sometimes, one cant help but feel that way by what they see :rockon:

[Maha]

Well there was that and................ then there was TL's exposed sock....:killingme

[Qkkid]

Suppose I better put in my 10 cents worth eh? :yawn

a very successful ride!

Big thanks to:

Custard, TLtoeless, The rest of the Norfland Crew for hosting us noisey lot. Sharkeys @ Bailieys Beach (please drop in for great food if youre in the area), for the tremendus support and great service :2thumbsup A great effort from UncleB who came up all the way from Welllington to join us, 2much and wybmadiity (goin hard on her GSX) and all the rest who made the effort from deep, dark south.

THIS RIDE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT THE PARTICIPANTS - THANKS ALL WHO ATTENDED. :banana: Together we raised $204.50 for SPANKME, Im sure he will put it to good use :spudwow:

Keep ya eyes peeled for the next organised weekend ride, hopefully within the next 3 months or so, however I am still doin the Thursday Night rides for those with 'mid-week withdrawls'. We will give you plenty of notice, so no excuses this time :p
Hi guys custard/qkkid here.Thanks to all those generous kiwibikers who gave more than just a gold coin. It was nice to have a nice chat with Riderinblack your okay buddy glad we had a laugh about it no hard feelings :yes:. I myself would like to say had a awesome ride, thanks to everyone for being apart of it nice to catch up with so many people with a common interest. If it was not for you guys it would not have been the success it was. I am very pleased to say i survived the whole ride still under a motorbike accident injury from the 6th of Feburary which for those who did not know was the last big ride qkchk/custard/tlrider/ organised, as i rode with only 20% wrist capabuility in my left hand. Cant wait to organise another big ride ,i shall put another vote/thread up soon.Thanks for all the lovely comments and appreciation hope we/all the organisers get some green bling cheers steve .:niceone: :2thumbsup :dodge: :bleh: :violin:

[Colapop]

Well there was that and................ then there was TL's exposed sock....:killingme
Did you say s




ock?

[Maha]

Did you say s




ock?
You read it right, didnt see him take a piss at all, guess he did at some point but then TL is TL, anything is possible.......:blip:

[Qkkid]

.

Well done again to QKCHICK and her Kitchen Bitch.

Hey you shit i saw that :gob: at least i dont have a red handbag:nya:

[WickedOne]

Post # 670 from Motoracer, you seem to be well educated and in a good headspace, i for one was impressed to the fullest when you passed us going into a right/left S bend. I agree with the post about ,not being out to impress, but sometimes, one cant help but feel that way by what they see :rockon:

Totally agree, MR passed me on a left-right s-bend and I was both very impressed (a bit jelous) but at no stage did I feel there was any danger, awesome riding MR!!!:headbang:

[aff-man]

Quote:
Originally Posted by 2much
...TL rides a Kwaka so don't turn your back on him...... and definately don't bend over!!!

Has ya sphyncter stopped bleeding yet Victor?? Ring ding!!!
You are starting to feel sleeeeeeeeeeeepy....

Saw this in another thread ... semms like 2Much DID get his special massage after all.....:sick:

[Mrs Busa Pete]

fly by at koukop

[SkOrM]

( 2nd pic from the left) wow i didnt know just how small my bike really is.
time to start saving my pennys and get a bigger bike :ride:

[boomer]

It's quite big for a Grifta

[SkOrM]

Grifta
grifta?:confused:... Whats that?

[boomer]

prolly a pom thing.. back in teh day..

[boomer]

big brova to the striker...

[wybmadiity]

Big thanks to all involved, especially those who stood at turnoffs and pointed the way!:2thumbsup I had an awesome day (and night) and am well privileged to have been invited.
Don't think I got to meet as many as I would have liked, but it is hard when you are a back runner and by the time you get to the stops everyone else is ready to head off. I followed the maroon cruiser through the forest and with all that scraping he set a comfortable pace for me, (sorry can't remember your name) but cheers.

Big thanks to TL and Duc Girl for the place to rest our butts and heads, was greatful not to have to ride all the home that night! You guys rock! Can't wait to see you down this way and reurn the favour. :love: :hug:

Thanks to custard opps Qkkid and Qkchic for organising such a great ride. :first: Not sure who's idea it was to call Sharkys and let them know we were coming but it was yet another good call!

2much and Blackbird2 - glad there was fog ment I could keep up with you on the way up!!! :laugh:

Anyhow I should leave it at that but could rave on about how great it was for hours!

Ride safe all! Will see you round the bend. :wavey:

[PZR]

Well I had a great day and a stunning ride. I include my thanks to those who organized such a great day and didnt you do well with the weather. It was probably my fastest/longest ride ever and I really enjoyed trying to stay near the front runners. By the time we left Bayleys after lunch I was shattered and should have gone home for a nap instead of turning left to go North. Consequently I was real slow thru the forest etc and did not get home till 8pm but I still enjoyed myself immensly. It was great to catch up with those of you I talked with and I was real impressed with them out front. The poor old Beemer does not have that sort of HP to keep up but it was fun watching the various techniques, wheelies and general skill levels. It all helps my learning curve. Is it just Whangarei people that are insanely fast or is it because you all know the roads so well? Probably both. Or does living in Whangarei make people go insane????? Hmmmm? Dunno!
Thanks to all and I hope to ride with you again soon ( if the bloody rain ever stops)
Cheers
PZR