ATNR Akl Thurs NIGHT Drinks 15th June @ 7.30pm [Archive]

Qkchk

13th June 2006, 19:24

Bit of a change this week - due to an increased workload and personal shit, I will be passing up taking this weeks ride. (Besides I think the weather will be shite and the roads are still slippery from the crap blown in the storm this week) So if you regulars wanna meet up at Westgate @ 7.30 (as a suggestion) and then just go through Riverhead-Coatsville Road to the Speights Bar for a drink and natter. I will see how Im goin for time, might put an appearance in if I can.......

What: Quick ride or quick drive to Albany for drinks over at the Speights Bar
Where: Meeting Shell Westgate @ 7.30pm
Why: To get off the forum and meet real live people

This is only a suggestion so if some of you guys want to go for a bigger ride, thats up to you. Feel free to add/adjust this thread to suit.

See you all next week (hopefully)

Qkchk

SwanTiger

13th June 2006, 19:42

I'm keen to do the normal route regardless of the weather.

GR81

13th June 2006, 19:44

might meet ya at the bar :P

Keystone19

13th June 2006, 21:22

I'll be up for the usual ride weather permitting.

See you all at Westgate!

boomer

13th June 2006, 21:33

I'm staying home.. got the printing press cranked on 'full' trying to print enough off for last weeks fekin charity payment.

Alternatively there's always plan B). Bring the fekin Radar detector this week :slap:

and if the scum bags on here watchin.... i'm now fully trained in teh ancient art of 'fekuw'..beware mofo!!!!

SwanTiger

13th June 2006, 21:40

i'm now fully trained in teh ancient art of 'fek uw'..beware mofo!!!!

The solution is simple, buy a Hyosung.

If the roads are dry I've got a suggestion on a possible route that will see us avoid the big straights. It's a lot more twistier, hence "If the roads are dry".

skidMark

13th June 2006, 22:28

youve got a point there swanny...pretty hard to get done speeding on a vacuum cleaner.....

hyobag gt 250r .....why is it called a hyobag...Because it really sucks....

FROSTY

13th June 2006, 22:40

Westgate shell is undergoing major renovations. Id strongly suggest another meeting place for this week

wraith

13th June 2006, 22:48

I'll be up for the usual ride weather permitting.

See you all at Westgate!

I'll see you there and we can make our own route , as we did last time,lol.:innocent:

Is motobob going to be there?

See you all there.

Maha

13th June 2006, 22:50

Yeah Boomer, buy a hyosnug..........it should keep the :Police: laughing long enough for you to get away..............on foot...:killingme
swanny may be onto a conspiracy here?......:whistle:

SwanTiger

13th June 2006, 23:13

Yeah Boomer, buy a hyosnug..........it should keep the :Police: laughing long enough for you to get away..............on foot...:killingme
swanny may be onto a conspiracy here?......:whistle:

I've only been pulled over once on my Hyosung. The Officer was a really nice guy, very polite and direct, no bullshit and no prejudice or arrogance.

When I had my GN 250 briefly I was also pulled once, the officer(s) were complete arseholes and threw the book at me.

Maybe its because Hyosung is such a new / unkown brand name no one has created any prejudice towards it. Some Cop's might hate Honda's, or Suzuki's or even Triumphs.

IT IS A CONSPIRACY.

cowpoos

13th June 2006, 23:37

I've only been pulled over once on my Hyosung. The Officer was a really nice guy, very polite and direct, no bullshit and no prejudice or arrogance.

When I had my GN 250 briefly I was also pulled once, the officer(s) were complete arseholes and threw the book at me.

Maybe its because Hyosung is such a new / unkown brand name no one has created any prejudice towards it. Some Cop's might hate Honda's, or Suzuki's or even Triumphs.

IT IS A CONSPIRACY.

don't worrie.....its a piece of shit....so stop cranking on about it my deluded friend!

deathstar

13th June 2006, 23:48

cowpoos

13th June 2006, 23:53

mark no matter what you say about swanny's bike it is still better then yours ... infact for maintenance and everything mine is better then yours ... i would have this more then mine ... but i have no money ... swanny you want to give me your bike?
I'm not mark...but its a piece of shit and so is yours...its disgusting that your bike is acctually a suzuki!!!!

SwanTiger

14th June 2006, 00:17

It's funny that Mark makes jokes about my bike; The last few times I've ridden with him all I saw was his head light, very briefly, in my mirrors.

I can't wait until I get a bigger bike so I don't have to put up with this 250cc Rider Syndrome bullshit.

Keystone19

14th June 2006, 09:16

I'll see you there and we can make our own route , as we did last time,lol.:innocent:

Is motobob going to be there?

See you all there.

Hehe, yeah well at least we won't get lost, 'cause we'll know where we're going even if the rest of them don't...

If Motobob is not going then I'll be on his bike so I think he is going 'cause he wants his bike back...:innocent:

WickedOne

14th June 2006, 11:07

youve got a point there swanny...pretty hard to get done speeding on a vacuum cleaner.....

hyobag gt 250r .....why is it called a hyobag...Because it really sucks....

Mate, after pushing you up and down in the car park at the Speights Ale House 2 weeks in a row you have no room to speak......

Doubt I will be able to make it this week for numerous reasons but I will certainly try.

skidMark

14th June 2006, 11:16

last week was unrequired because my new battery decided to play ball....

and swanny if it's dry be prepered for some quick twisties...i still take it alot easier in the dark though....

and i will now not be doing over 100 on the straights.....i was very lucky getting off with that speed last week *cough 150 cough*

i'm gunna be a good boy so the nice officers can't pick on me

Devil

14th June 2006, 11:43

Waterpolo is back up and running again, so dont think i'll be along. Gotta do some training :(

I ate all the pies.

WickedOne

14th June 2006, 11:53

Waterpolo is back up and running again, so dont think i'll be along. Gotta do some training :(

I ate all the pies.

Hey man, little cool this morning aye? (I came into the city behind you - I think it was you?)

Devil

14th June 2006, 11:59

Ahh yes. Thought it might have been you. Where do you work? Saw you turn off beaumont st there...

Picked the wrong gloves this morning, didnt notice till i'd got to the motorway!

Keystone19

14th June 2006, 12:02

Ahh yes. Thought it might have been you. Where do you work? Saw you turn off beaumont st there...

Picked the wrong gloves this morning, didnt notice till i'd got to the motorway!

Hmm, heated grips...:yes:

WickedOne

14th June 2006, 12:02

Ahh yes. Thought it might have been you. Where do you work? Saw you turn off beaumont st there...

Picked the wrong gloves this morning, didnt notice till i'd got to the motorway!

I work at ACP Media (Cnr Beaumont & Fanshaw St). Wrong gloves gotta suck, especially since it was the coldest morning this winter so far in Aucks (as far as I'm concerned):cold:

Devil

14th June 2006, 12:22

Hmm, heated grips...:yes:
Have I told you lately how much I lo....athe you? :nya:

So are they both working yet? :P

Devil

14th June 2006, 12:24

I work at ACP Media (Cnr Beaumont & Fanshaw St). Wrong gloves gotta suck, especially since it was the coldest morning this winter so far in Aucks (as far as I'm concerned):cold:
Yer felt like it! Heater going full blast at home so I was all toasty getting on the bike not thinking that I might need the winter gloves.

John Banks

14th June 2006, 13:02

I might have to nana my way there this week. :scooter:

skidMark

14th June 2006, 13:30

i thought hondas had to be nana'd everywhere?

note to alll when i take the piss outta hondas i aint serious..... (i secretly want boomers 600)

Jonny Rotten

14th June 2006, 16:43

Westgate shell is undergoing major renovations. Id strongly suggest another meeting place for this week

any ideas of another meeting place????
how about in the maccas car park next to shell ?

if its rainning i wont be there if its just spitting i will be tho and ill be bringing one or 2 none kbrs......

Blackbuell

15th June 2006, 14:59

Sorry work comitments tonight,so will have to catch everyone next week, Have a safe ride tonight.

Pumba

15th June 2006, 15:22

Wont be there tonight. Other shit to do. Have a good ride and catch you all next week.

skidMark

15th June 2006, 15:36

i'm tempted to come along...but it doesn't look like many are going to come

skidMark

15th June 2006, 16:41

and why not the usual time of 630 meet?

SwanTiger

15th June 2006, 16:43

I'll be at Westgate around 7pm, if there isn't enough room I'll park down by Mc Donalds. The weather looks as so it will be alright but the roads are definitely going to be rather damp, no worries!

See how many of you are man (or woman) enough to venture out.

Keystone19

15th June 2006, 16:45

OK fellas, who's up for this? The weather is actually looking ok at the moment!

I reckon we stick to our usual plans so people don't get confused. How about meet 6.30pm for 7pm departure at the usual place, do the usual ride and go to the pub as usual.

Or is it too late to change?

skidMark

15th June 2006, 16:54

sounds perfect to me jill

Jonny Rotten

15th June 2006, 16:58

im on my way after my knap

SwanTiger

15th June 2006, 17:06

Sounds good Jill.

Keystone19

15th June 2006, 17:13

Sweet, see you guys there. I'll be there closer to 7pm as usual. Have to do a bike pick up and drop off in the city before heading out west.

Lazy7

15th June 2006, 17:15

i will see you guys at the pub about 8ish

skidMark

15th June 2006, 17:15

last time i left morrin road panmure at 5:35 got on at mt wellington highway.....down the north western and was at westgate at 5:55

it still bewilders me how i did it .....

Keystone19

15th June 2006, 17:17

last time i left morrin road panmure at 5:35 got on at mt wellington highway.....down the north western and was at westgate at 5:55

it still bewilders me how i did it .....

Jeez, Mark, I don't think we want to know...

The_Dover

15th June 2006, 17:28

last time i left morrin road panmure at 5:35 got on at mt wellington highway.....down the north western and was at westgate at 5:55

it still bewilders me how i did it .....

You didn't mention that you left on Wednesday though did you Lightning?

SwanTiger

15th June 2006, 17:29

Oh god, wait for the exagerated stories of lane splitting between cars and the barrier at 150kmp/h ...

skidMark

15th June 2006, 17:39

firstly i did not speed....secondly it was in peak traffic....there may or may not have been lane splitting involved ;)

Phenoix

15th June 2006, 17:46

meet 6.30, head off at 7 sounds good to me.
The bikes going this week :)

crashe

15th June 2006, 17:56

WARNING WARNING WARNING

The Old North Rd stop intersection.... is now a roundabout in progress...
So be aware of the roundabout there now..... plus it is dirt like gravel in that area.

I was up that way today and came across them halfway throu making the roundabout... by 5pm all workmen gone and the roundabout is set up... but not fully finished. There are flashing signs on the side of the road telling you to slow down.

Be careful.

skidMark

15th June 2006, 21:36

was a good night out good to meet some new faces....

and the trip home was fun too as i went past tom on his repsol cbr grinning then he comes up beside me just staring grinning.....

skidMark

15th June 2006, 21:37

oh and by the way no bins....and the roundabout has not clamid another victim i made sure i looked back and checked nobody was sliding on thier ass.....

so good to see no bins or breakdowns....see ya all next week :)

R6_kid

15th June 2006, 21:44

how fast were you going when you did such things? And how did you know he was grinning?

skidMark

15th June 2006, 21:45

i was doing 99.9999999999 kmph..... and i could see by the rest of his face....tilt angle etc.....that he was grinning lol

SwanTiger

15th June 2006, 21:47

The Old North Rd stop intersection.... is now a roundabout in progress...

None of us were aware of that but thanks for the notice Crashe, it was a pleasent surprise. It's nice to see the tax payer dollars going into something useful, that intersection is a bit dodgy, especially during the day with traffic.

Nice ride, heaps of thick fog and no police presence this week :yes:

skidMark

15th June 2006, 21:50

i must admit that fog was a bastard...had to have my visor up......i think myface will have frostbite lol

hmmm if it goes gangreen and falls off it may be an improvement

R6_kid

15th June 2006, 21:52

last time i left morrin road panmure at 5:35 got on at mt wellington highway.....down the north western and was at westgate at 5:55

it still bewilders me how i did it .....

well if you remembered that you turned your watch back when you got to westgate you wouldnt be so bewildered...

i still call BS, it takes me 20mins to cover half that distance, and im not exactly slow at splitting either.

R6_kid

15th June 2006, 21:58

i must admit that fog was a bastard...had to have my visor up......i think myface will have frostbite lol

hmmm if it goes gangreen and falls off it may be an improvement

paperbags are only 20c, thats a cheaper option... cheaper again is plastic bags, but we wouldnt want you suffocating now would we.

SwanTiger

15th June 2006, 22:04

Hey Mark, how come you didn't give me the learn tonight? I didn't see your lights in my mirrors the whole time I was riding ...

Jonny Rotten

15th June 2006, 22:47

dam fog stupid frost dam stupid lane splitting people on gpxs apart from that was a good ride

skidMark

15th June 2006, 22:54

just cus i re-eduuuuuuuumacated you in lane splitting......thats no need to get bitter and twisted now is it:nya: :doobey:

skidMark

15th June 2006, 22:55

Hey Mark, how come you didn't give me the learn tonight? I didn't see your lights in my mirrors the whole time I was riding ...

cus you were the lead rider and it was pitch black and wet and there was thick fog

N4CR

15th June 2006, 22:58

well if you remembered that you turned your watch back when you got to westgate you wouldnt be so bewildered...

i still call BS, it takes me 20mins to cover half that distance, and im not exactly slow at splitting either.

Dunno what traffic was like but ghost rider has done that run in 15-20 mins quite a few times.... Etc. Visiting people ya' see! 'Rzaya' has done it even faster, ask him.

GhostRider can do Pakuranga (same dist as mt welly) to Barrys Pt in 25 mins at 5pm on a friday too. Beat that, bitch ;). Actually don't, might be hazardous.

Well good to see you buggers had a good ride I was considering making a showing but was in gym til 7.. whoops. Long session this time. Mark can you come give me the learn some time on a ride please? I'll only use 6th gear.. gives ya a chance eh?

skidMark

15th June 2006, 23:07

GhostRider can do Pakuranga (same dist as mt welly) to Barrys Pt in 25 mins at 5pm on a friday too. Beat that, bitch ;). Actually don't, might be hazardous.

wanna see about that......

i challenge thee....

come on the next thursday night ride meet me at my place at 6 pm on the mark...... on the mway at same time greenlane or mt welly your choice

and we will see whose at shell westgate first shall we?

Jonny Rotten

15th June 2006, 23:07

just cus i re-eduuuuuuuumacated you in lane splitting......thats no need to get bitter and twisted now is it:nya: :doobey:
im not bitter just older and wiser

skidMark

15th June 2006, 23:11

im not bitter just older and wiser

we all know i'm 19 and bulletproof eh :doobey:

Jonny Rotten

15th June 2006, 23:22

we all know i'm 19 and bulletproof eh :doobey:
we all know your 19...........

N4CR

15th June 2006, 23:29

Lazy7

15th June 2006, 23:29

and the car that hits you will most likely be mark-proof ;-)

N4CR

15th June 2006, 23:39

and the car that hits you will most likely be mark-proof ;-)

Yeah cars are rather bike proof. Proven that one myself. Even ghost rider can't get through a car. Funny that eh?

R6_kid

16th June 2006, 00:32

wanna see about that......

i challenge thee....

come on the next thursday night ride meet me at my place at 6 pm on the mark...... on the mway at same time greenlane or mt welly your choice

and we will see whose at shell westgate first shall we?

how about NO... he was taking the piss as to racing it. Anyone that goes out into that kind of traffic with a mind to 'race' deserves to crash... on second thoughts, go mark do it, you'd better not slow down my evening commute when you clip someone and become prime norwestern m/way roadkill.

R6_kid

16th June 2006, 00:35

we all know i'm 19 and bulletproof eh :doobey:

i've got a nice 12 guage here with me, mind if we test that one?

SwanTiger

16th June 2006, 01:11

Gareth you arse sex rider you, being old and eating all the pies you should know better than to mingle with our resident delinquints, namely Mark.

I'm dissapointed in you Mark. All week you've called my bike names and given yourself an imaginary ego boost in doing so.

Your bike has 40HP while mine has 27HP.

Do I hear something? Yes, Yes I do, it sounds like Mark's ego is deflating. :yes:

Phenoix

16th June 2006, 06:51

Mark can you come give me the learn some time on a ride please? I'll only use 6th gear.. gives ya a chance eh?

Can I take you up on the offer, you only use 6th gear, could be fun.
Riding the clutch to start off :)

Keystone19

16th June 2006, 09:10

skidMark

16th June 2006, 10:58

including a women :slap: not that i have anything against that i think it's just male instinct to be embarressed.....

skidMark

16th June 2006, 11:03

Mark, no...

Learn me on the twisties mate.. that actually takes skill to ride around corners.

somebody's chicken....

and mate you aint seen the way i lane split just ask johnny about the speed i split past him at .......

and his mate pete......and my uber doober lane splitting infront of tom the pom or whoever it is on the repsol cbr...

they all think i'm a madman but meh

and yes it takes skill to try learn somebody in twisties...but your bike has acceleration out of corners etc....and i'm useless at corners lol

so lane splitting it is then?

N4CR

16th June 2006, 16:44

somebody's chicken....

and mate you aint seen the way i lane split just ask johnny about the speed i split past him at .......

and his mate pete......and my uber doober lane splitting infront of tom the pom or whoever it is on the repsol cbr...

they all think i'm a madman but meh

and yes it takes skill to try learn somebody in twisties...but your bike has acceleration out of corners etc....and i'm useless at corners lol

so lane splitting it is then?

Can I take you up on the offer, you only use 6th gear, could be fun.
Riding the clutch to start off :)

Hmm okay I'll have to start in 1st though I like my clutch... I can ride 20kmh on flat with 6th and pull away.. slowly. Lol. More suiting higher speed runs I think but if it's 30k twisties I'll have to make it 5th or mabey 4th. But yeah I'm keen to try this :D
Same with you mark ^ should be able to beat a zxr that goes the same speed as a gn250. Oh wait... mabey not :lol:

Jonny Rotten

16th June 2006, 17:03

Was an enjoyable ride, the fog just made things interesting!

Good to see you teen boys haven't lost any of your testosterone despite being given the learn by ALL people over the age of 30 last night...

i have an excuse for being learned....... i was tail end charlie......hahaha i knew i could talk my way out of that one

Phenoix

16th June 2006, 19:16

Hmm okay I'll have to start in 1st though I like my clutch... I can ride 20kmh on flat with 6th and pull away.. slowly. Lol. More suiting higher speed runs I think but if it's 30k twisties I'll have to make it 5th or mabey 4th. But yeah I'm keen to try this :D
Same with you mark ^ should be able to beat a zxr that goes the same speed as a gn250. Oh wait... mabey not :lol:

na na na.
You said 6th gear, 4th makes it possable.
Tho Im sure you could still beat Mark in 6th alone.

N4CR

16th June 2006, 19:23

THe bike hits a flatspot on any flat around 20-30k but it gets outa it eventually but anything more than a slight gradient and it won't. But not in 5th. I'll check my funds, shoulda got some money from work that was way overdue so I can do a ride. We shall see.