Ride out Kaiaua Way 28/06 - who's keen?

[Brett]

Well looking outside right now the weather seems to have cleared up. If this holds, i want to do a run out to kaiaua tomorrow. I was thinking we just name a meet point and time and whoever is keen just meets up and the group heads off.
Who would meet up with a bunch of people for a ride? ( 250's ok, please no newbies who are green to riding. Must beable to handle a reasonable pace.)

[Hellraiser]

Yep Count me in .....

Where?
When?
Rain, Hail or Shine?

[duckaddict]

Am keen if weather is good.

[N4CR]

Just posted in the other thread, I'd be keen what time? PM me or text me if it's a late one and I'm not online (should change my user status to not be hidden..) 021 264 6335. Cheeeers

[Leong]

Busy in the morning but keen on a ride in the afternoon. Usual meeting points are either BP Chapel Road or Shell Clevedon. Common route is to Kaiaua along the coast, then to SH2, Lyons Rd (towards Hotel Du Vin), then back thru Hunua, Monument Road etc. Just suggestions!!

[N4CR]

Hunuas will be really damp though, go through there during my 'oh so stressfull' lunchbreaks at ardmore. They take ages to dry and are bloody slidey when wet.

[texmo]

I am up for it I have owned my bike for 2 days that gives me 5 weeks and 2 days of morotcycle experiance.

[N4CR]

Okay well if you don't put down a time early enough Brett I'll just say meet at the Highland park mobil at 1000 on edit: 28/05/06 and leaving at 1030, going out to Kaiaua and we can decide the rest based on road conditions tomorrow.

Sweet.

[Scorpygirl]

Okay well if you don't put down a time early enough Brett I'll just say meet at the Highland park mobil at 1000 on 27/05/06 and leaving at 1030, going out to Kaiaua and we can decide the rest based on road conditions tomorrow.

Sweet.

But, But the 27th May is today!!! :nya: OK I am late as usual!!! :blip:

[Leong]

Hunuas will be really damp though, go through there during my 'oh so stressfull' lunchbreaks at ardmore. They take ages to dry and are bloody slidey when wet.

Yeah! Don't like the green roads, specially when wet! Hope it'll be drier after lunch! Have a good ride!!

[aff-man]

will be riding the girlies bike back from the mount tomorrow. will hopefully be at kaiua between 4 adn 5 if anyone wants a late one.

[Brett]

Okay well if you don't put down a time early enough Brett I'll just say meet at the Highland park mobil at 1000 on edit: 28/05/06 and leaving at 1030, going out to Kaiaua and we can decide the rest based on road conditions tomorrow.

Sweet.
Sounds like a plan. So long as the weather is decent I am there, otherwise I MAY have to do a tech assignment.
So there it is, be at Highland Park Mobil for a 10:30 departure anyone who is keen for a ride out the general Kaiaua way tomorrow.

[texmo]

Was a good day pitty the weather was shit and i was scrubbing in new tyres but it was really nice to get back on a motorbike again.

[N4CR]

Yeah good to see you guys out there, THREE ZXR250C'S HAHAHAHAHA!!! Awesomeness.

Carpark session was great fun too, as was the other escapades. I'm glad to get back into form after the carpark session, will need a bit more work though.

Thanks for coming guys.

[Leong]

Looked like you guys had a good turnout. Saw you stopped on Whitford Rd on the way back, as we were heading out. Saw a few familiar faces!!

Didn't get rained on too much, but roads almost all wet.... but not on the right side of Monument Road tho!! Think you guys may have had the better weather! Next time!

[Brett]

Yeah, turned out to be a really good ride. Impressive watching Tristan in the carpark. It was nice to ride with some equally powered bikes. We must do it agian sometime!

How bout posting some of the pics up?

[Gremlin]

No pictures on the ride, didn't have my camera with me. Some of the best pictures of the "after-ride" sessions are here: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=346

Was awesome to have a good fast ride again... hadn't been to the edge of the tyre for a little while. Some parts of it were wet - and had the bike slip sideways once, real good. Also had it kick out on me once very fast as well, when overtaking a car, hard on gas, and I hit a puddle or something.

Mostly though, the weather was fantastic, especially when you consider it was raining on and off all day. :ride:

edit: I can get the front wheel of the 7 off the ground.... just, I wasn't exactly expecting it, when trying a fast start for dragging. Boy, that front wheel came up fast and high (Rayza said he found it amusing... I didn't really :crazy:). I stuck with fast normal starts after that (no high revs when dumping the clutch...)

[texmo]

PICTUARS for you

[boomer]

i think i passed you guys going to kaiau today! i sat behind a ducati multisport until he started to slide then hooked up with a gixxer thou and a sv thou.

Wet and wild :scooter:

nice pics squids

[N4CR]

AHh it was you then boomer, wondered about that. Some silver buel headlighted inline4 thing or something went screaming the fuck off ahead on your direction, you shoulda tried and had a play with him ;)

[boomer]

i had my play, lost the front and back on the bloody gravel in clevedon and played liked an irish fiddler kickin my feet in time to the beat :shutup:

plenty of trycicles out playin today huh !!!:scooter:

[SkOrM]

that was a really good ride apart from the rain and getting dropped in the staights.
it was really fun riding tristands bike. in the straights and in the parking lot. ( i now know what bike im getting next):blip: :yes:
Well done to Texmo,Tristan and JSG for getting your knee down and Rayza:first: .

Tristan give me a PM on the when your going to the lot with your friend that your teaching.

[Brett]

Tristan give me a PM on the when your going to the lot with your friend that your teaching.

Yeah let me know too, am keen to pull the fairings off and see how low it can go...need to play with the suspension too as Tristan found out.