Manawatu: Coast-to-Coast 07 ride with Ashhurst boys [Archive]

cowboyz

4th December 2006, 15:17

of course you know I meant coast to coast 06! not 07!
DHUNT: Will be great to catch up with you and glenn again. Bit better on the bike this year so I mjight be able to take out the rolling drag against that 400. He has still got the 400 I hope??

BOBSMITH: Get that bike together and get on it. Fantanstic ride.

KLOWN:9th, this saturday. I did about 350 last year from ashhurst. Came home via webber. Make sure you fill ya bike up going out to the beach cause last year we had 1 run out. getting out there is no problem. getting back can cause problems.

All wishing for some good weather.

quickbuck

4th December 2006, 18:05

I think I saw you there last year cowboyz? Were we chatting about how many million k's your GSX had done before I headed for home?
If you don't recognize the bike in my profile, then it could have been somebody else on a GSX I was talking to....
But, not too many have the good old 3M Duct tape seat cover, and the Mad Max paint scheme ;)

Anyway, might see you there this year.

cowboyz

4th December 2006, 18:48

yep. old bike looks a bit different now. I got rid of the black and got a red look going on. I never brought the bike to sit in the garage. She seen a fair few ks alright. run it to 00000 a month or so back. Just like a new bike now with only 3000k on the clock! Did manage to get off it long enough to have the seat recovered sometime in the last year. I might have to go buy some duct tape anyway just for the look.

Come out to Mobil and ride out with us. Will be good to catch up.

dhunt

4th December 2006, 20:23

of course you know I meant coast to coast 06! not 07!
DHUNT: Will be great to catch up with you and glenn again. Bit better on the bike this year so I mjight be able to take out the rolling drag against that 400. He has still got the 400 I hope??

Yip Glenns still got the 400 but he may have another bike by then. Should be lots of fun :ride: :ride: :rockon:

Storm

4th December 2006, 21:45

Might be a starter depending if I can get my wheels warranted by then. Do you mean the mobil in ashhurst or the one on the racecourse side of palmy?

cowboyz

5th December 2006, 05:44

one on raacecourse side opf palmy. Anyone is more than welcome to come out here nd start from here. I will be leavign here about 815ish I think. I have to bypass a do something before meeting in PN.

quickbuck

5th December 2006, 18:17

Um, I would love to ride with you, however there is a group of us leaving from Ohakea, and heading straight down SH1 to Himitangi.

Will try and catch up with you at Himitangi.
No doubt, if I don't see you there, will most likely see you at Woodville, or the end...

Should be a great day.

MattRSK

5th December 2006, 19:04

I was planning on coming, but I seem to have misplaced my bike somewhere!

Grub

5th December 2006, 19:18

Hi guys, just heard about the ride this morning, came here (of course) to get the details and didn't find it in the calendar.

I've posted the details (from the organisers website) in our calendar for the 9th

Brett

cowboyz

5th December 2006, 21:11

I was planning on coming, but I seem to have misplaced my bike somewhere!

you better show up. your excuses are getting more and more bizare

cowboyz

5th December 2006, 21:13

KLOWN

5th December 2006, 21:14

I won't be able to make it. I'm going down to welly on thurs and friday for the funerals and just can't afford the petrol for another ride.

MattRSK

6th December 2006, 15:57

you better show up. your excuses are getting more and more bizare

Seriously though. My bike is parked up in MotoMart Lower Hutt.

cowboyz

6th December 2006, 16:17

I won't be able to make it. I'm going down to welly on thurs and friday for the funerals and just can't afford the petrol for another ride.

good o. i cant make the funeral but pay my respects for me. Bruce was a real good guy.

cowboyz

6th December 2006, 16:17

Seriously though. My bike is parked up in MotoMart Lower Hutt.

well get a pushbike then. I riding with Meanie so you should be able to keep up.

Storm

6th December 2006, 16:26

Wont he have to slow down the pedalling rate if he's with you? :P

MattRSK

6th December 2006, 16:36

Sigh I really wish I could come. I must of overworked my CBR last weekend. Doing 750km of Piecock, Rimutaka and Akatarawa probably didnt help it.

bobsmith

6th December 2006, 17:13

Fuck! rang up AFC today, the fork seals are in backorder so probably won't be ready by saturday... Shit... I was looking forward to the BBq....

cowboyz

6th December 2006, 17:14

Wont he have to slow down the pedalling rate if he's with you? :P

hey, cut that out. It is an art to ride this slow and maintain my balance!

Mouse

6th December 2006, 19:28

Sorry fellers , i cant make it either .:bye: :bye: cant get my gloves on my hand due to a slight accident at work , cant really afford it either

cowboyz

6th December 2006, 19:59

For fucks sake. Am I going to be the only one on this ride?

What did you do to your hand? Now you are going to have to use your other one for Sat nights....

Storm

6th December 2006, 20:02

Its not like I'd be in front of a 600 anyway, so I have to make it up with the witticisms:D

Mouse

7th December 2006, 10:04

What did you do to your hand? Now you are going to have to use your other one for Sat nights....[/QUOTE]

squashed my finger and lost a big bit of skin . still lots of shit coming out of it , and i don't want to mess up my gloves .

Meanie

7th December 2006, 18:42

well get a pushbike then. I riding with Meanie so you should be able to keep up.
Thats the last time im gonna wait for you cause you cant keep up :bash:

Meanie

7th December 2006, 18:46

What did you do to your hand? Now you are going to have to use your other one for Sat nights....

squashed my finger and lost a big bit of skin . still lots of shit coming out of it , and i don't want to mess up my gloves .[/QUOTE]

Farkin pussy :oi-grr:

Meanie

7th December 2006, 18:53

So anyway now that you two have been delt with im gonna be there rain hail or shine so see you all at the Mobil
I believe its the one on Pioneer highway just down from the Mad butcher
:rockon:

GSVR

7th December 2006, 18:58

Hey Bonez was that your bike I spotted in AFC yesterday. Red/White Honda Integra 750 only thing missing was the sheepskin.

Bonez

7th December 2006, 19:00

Doug (Pantah 500) and me (CX 500) will see you at Himatangi. Wont do the whole run, as it's works end of year function (well the most formal of the 3 xmas functions).

Grub

7th December 2006, 19:19

im gonna be there rain hail or shine ...

Speaking of hail ... (courtesy metservice rural forecast for Manawatu)

Sat 9 Showers, with some heavy falls, isolated thunderstorms and hail in the morning, then slowly easing. Strong, cold southerlies developing early, then slowly easing later.

I love a good adventure

quickbuck

7th December 2006, 19:20

as it's works end of year function (well the most formal of the 3 xmas functions).

Sounds like the good ole days there bonez.

A real kidney buster this year, all 3 in the one week!

Maybe I will catch up with you at Woodville then?

cowboyz

7th December 2006, 19:54

So anyway now that you two have been delt with im gonna be there rain hail or shine so see you all at the Mobil
I believe its the one on Pioneer highway just down from the Mad butcher
:rockon:

cross off the "shine" i doubt there is going to be any of that!

cowboyz

7th December 2006, 19:56

Doug (Pantah 500) and me (CX 500) will see you at Himatangi. Wont do the whole run, as it's works end of year function (well the most formal of the 3 xmas functions).

hey you snob!! you not riding out there with us?

Storm

8th December 2006, 16:02

Huzzah ! I have a warrant, thus I can go riding tomorrow- assuming the weather isnt completly shitehouse :D
(I've got 2 slippery new tyres and nothing to prove by getting wet and cold for hours- I did that last time I went riding with Bonez and Cowboyz!!!!!)

quickbuck

8th December 2006, 18:32

Storm, Hope you are out scrubbing those tyres while the road is dry.

I am thinking it will stay like this for us tomorrow.
Well, heres hoping.

Bonez

8th December 2006, 18:41

hey you snob!! you not riding out there with us?You'll probably get lost..................

Bonez

8th December 2006, 18:45

Hey Bonez was that your bike I spotted in AFC yesterday. Red/White Honda Integra 750 only thing missing was the sheepskin.Not mine. Still trying to sort out the charging issue. Changed every component imaginable but still no go. :gob:

cowboyz

8th December 2006, 22:56

You'll probably get lost..................

Is Taupo on the way to Himitangi?

Sparky Bills

8th December 2006, 23:15

Was keen on doing this ride, but there has been some heavy rain warnings for Saturday over the country, so more than likley wont be.

Have a safe trip people.

Meanie

9th December 2006, 06:44

Was keen on doing this ride, but there has been some heavy rain warnings for Saturday over the country, so more than likley wont be.

Have a safe trip people.

No rain today its lookin wonderful and im about ready to go

Storm

9th December 2006, 07:10

I'll second that, theres blue sky visible in ashhurst right now

bobsmith

9th December 2006, 10:24

Damn it! I just fixed my bike.... Would have got it sorted yesterday except that I had hell of a fun time :( trying to bleed the bloody brake.... Another thread about that somewhere...

Storm

9th December 2006, 18:44

ajturbo

9th December 2006, 18:57

i went to the start, there were a lot of bikes there...

i took off almost last, but i the ones near the rear, obvisouly (SP?) never ridden in a group before, there must have been AT LEAST 20 bikes in INDIAN file!!!!!!!!

i am sorry but if there were any KBers in that group.. but i just couldn't sit behind them... it was tooooo dangerous

but i was showen a new way to woodville that i never knew was there.. apart from the gravel and mud...... it was far better!

only question now is

who knows how to change the clutch of a xj650 turbo??? BEFORE XMASS

and
FREE?????

et al

9th December 2006, 21:21

Although the weather forecast might have kept some people away (harden up you guys!) there seemed to be as many people there as last year. Gunner and myself are glad we made the effort to go - it rained pretty hard up until McKays crossing and from then on I knew we had made the right decision. Given the tragedies and sadness of recent days it was great for the mental health to have taken part in this ride. Good feelings all the way through and I love the way the locals come out to watch and wave as we go past - especially the guy at the Sanson SH1/3 intersection, he gave me a big thumbs up as I went through (he looked a bit like Jason McEwen - hope it was because it made my day). Decided not to complete the ride through to the other coast (yes - I need to harden up some too) so departed from Woodville and went back to Wellington via the Gorge. Thanks to all who took part and organised it etc, hope you all made it home safely..

Bonez

10th December 2006, 07:38

Well, despite the weather being a bit up and down(and all over the place) made it there and back in one piece, complete with new tyres scrubbed in to within a half inch of the edge, and managed not to be soaking wet :D
Cheers to the rest of the ashhurst yobbos for not leaving me too far behind and showing me a better way home.
PS Bonez, please dont ever flash "a bit of leg" again, I'm sure I saw at least three people nearly fall off when you exhibited yourself :bleh:
Good to see you and Sels. The CX performed swimmingly in the wet (pun intended) with the Chin Shing front and Shenko rear tyre. A lot better than expected. It pissed down. Got the old girl to valve bounce a few times, it's really under geared. Rode back through Weber on to Dannivirke on though the gorge just in time to be ready for the xmas do. Bit tired so didn't drink too much. Got woken up this morning by my 1.5 yo grandson saying "bike bike!".

GSVR

10th December 2006, 09:09

Ride was alot drier than wet with the wind drying out the road fairly quickly. Met up with a ashurst guys at the Mobil and we all left Himitangi together but I stopped at Feilding to put my Wet gear on and lost them.

Only saw one off at that was in Feilding at the right turn into North Street. Dunno what happend but the guy wasn't getting up and was being looked at by helpers.

1/Identify these bikes
2/ Refueling at Woodville (actually very fast)
3 and 4/ At the beach

Grub

10th December 2006, 09:17

It was a great day, my first official group ride and certainly not the last. We met up at Shell Mana at 7am and didn't get any rain until later in the day. It was dry at Himitangi and stayed that way until halfway through lunch when we were all under the trees in Woodville.

The route was great. The ride from SH1 Sanson to Fielding is always a cool road. Was sorry to see the guy 5 bikes in front go down on the white chevrons in Fielding. He was going walking pace but had to dab the brake because of the traffic. It must have been a heavy fall as I hear he might have busted his leg - that's real sad, hope he's better soon.

The saddle road from Ashburst to Woodville is a classic bike track. Loverly sweepers, some nasty little ones and so much to look at, god those windmills are big. Features of that particular road were the nice muddy bits right across the road just far enough around the corner so you didn't see it coming, the windmills of course and some new bikers who braked just on the apex of the corners as I was powering up.

Idiot of the day goes to the guy on saddle road who tried a zap-past between slow corners, got in too deep too fast for the left hander, went straight across the road, up a bank and stopped at the top beside a farm gate. Lucky too I guess.

We bailed from the ride at Woodville too and went down the Wairarapa for the trip back to Welly that's where we met the vicious rain and winds of the day. After a pleasant stop at the Eketahuna "cafe" and a catch up with friends in Masterton, my day finished with a dry trip over the Rimmies on a road that had not one other car on it ... either on the way up or down (that might be a once in a lifetime event). Home at 1800hrs happy to be back on a bike and wonderin why I ever stopped.

Brett

Beemer

10th December 2006, 09:37

Andy and I rode up to the start and there was an impressive array of bikes - good to see another black Goose too, hi Storm! And good to catch up with Sels again, think the last time was the Silk Riders event in Wellington.

We had friends coming for lunch so I headed home after everyone took off, while Andy joined the ride until it started raining then also came home.

The weather certainly started off much better than expected, although in Levin we got four seasons in one day later - snow on the Tararuas, wind, rain, sunshine, you name it, we had it! And it was COLD!

Unfortunately it appears they will never get rid of the idiots on this ride - the main reason I have done it once and won't do it again. Being over and undertaken on the same corner by two guys on fast sports bikes ("hey, let's terrorise the girly on the RG150") didn't impress me - neither did seeing them both crash a few corners later. Andy has done the 1000 Miler every year for the past 20 years and yet even he refuses to do the whole Coast to Coast. He says there are too many morons who take stupid risks and I have to agree with him.

Good on all you sensible riders who took part safely - shame all the riders aren't like that.

yungatart

10th December 2006, 10:15

Mstrs, Crashe and I stopped at Boots and Braces (woodville) to warm up and dry off a bit on our way home from Welly, heaps of bikes there. We saw Garry H riding past, but didn't recognise any other KBers.
It was very cold and very wet!

cowboyz

10th December 2006, 13:38

1/Identify these bikes

I will give this a go. Starting from the right hand side.

1. dunno
2. the bonez mobile - This bike completing the ride is a miracle such that hasn't been repeated since Jesus walked on water.
3. Some crappy yellow thing..
4. The mighty VN1500 of the one we call Meanie.
5. The goose 350 of Storms
6. The duc 500. I keep forgetting his site name... Mate of Bonez
7. Stray Harley.
8. The superbike
9. GSXR400 of Glenn.
10. DHunts new GSXR600. Real nice but someone convince this guy to buy a bike thats not yellow....

Anyhow, I had a fantastic day. Got out in front for the ride to Woodville. Had some fun with a couple of buses with kids in them doing the wave thing. Saddle Road was dogdy as ever. Slippery Crap that is. Pretty slow over there but always good to see the windmills. Got fairly wet on the way to woodville and contemplated not going on over lunch. Someone said it wasn't raining at he beach so decided to continue. It wasn't raining AT the beach but no one said about the weather on the way to the beach. Managed to get 18km/L on the way out there and pretty sure that I added tread to my tires. Happy to have completed the ride cause I came away with a brand new Bridgestone rear tire as a spot prize. Stoked about that.

The ride home was brilliant. Glenn and I held a healthy pace out through webber and through to Dannievirke. It was fun to be on dry roads and starting to trust the front a bit more. Meanie and Storm followed us up and no incidents which is all good.

Didn't see the usual idiots on tthe ride myself. It was all pretty tame.

Bonez

10th December 2006, 13:46

I will give this a go. Starting from the right hand side.

1. dunno
2. the bonez mobile - This bike completing the ride is a miracle such that hasn't been repeated since Jesus walked on water.
3. Some crappy yellow thing..
6. The duc 500. I keep forgetting his site name... Mate of Bonez

1 was Sel's 900 tiger 3 Gary's race bike-SV650, did you notice the oil top up cap was lockwired? Doug owns the wee Pantah.

Happy to have completed the ride cause I came away with a brand new Bridgestone rear tire as a spot prize. Stoked about that.

See, there is a god.................

cowboyz

10th December 2006, 14:24

i didnt realise sels owned that 900. I met him briefly at the beginning of the ride along with ajturbo. Doug is his name. Dont know why I cant get that!
Yes I know bike 3 is garryH bike. He is real quick on it too. He was picking on my bike so any chance for a stab is a good one.

Grub

10th December 2006, 15:30

1/Identify these bikes
2/ Refueling at Woodville (actually very fast)
3 and 4/ At the beach

Just for posterity's sake, I can ID the bikes in 4/ as my Honda CBR600 first in line followed by 3x almost identical Honda VFR750's, 1x Honda VFR800. Out of shot is Dave's Kwaka ZZR1100 and that makes up our riding team for the day.

Thanks for the memories ... what a day

Brett

phantom

10th December 2006, 16:19

This year's ride was a bit damp and windy and was my first ride after my involuntary dismount at Cold Kiwi. A large group ride like that is not an ideal way to get some confidence back but felt that the riding in general was better than last year - the only really stupid riding I saw was one of the marshals playing catch-up with a pillion passing me on the wrong side of the road on a blind corner. The mighty GB didn't like the rain much and when you only have one cylinder you can't really afford to have that keep missing. I had intended to stay overnight but the weather and the fact that I had left my sleeping bag at home put paid to that idea so left after the prize giving ( the tyre wouldn't have fitted the GB anyway ) and had an uneventful and dry and much quicker trip back ( just can't seem to get the GB up to 160 no matter how hard I try - I know I should know better )

quickbuck

10th December 2006, 18:10

The day started quite well for me.
Met up with a couple of guys at work, and headed on down to Himitangi.
More guys from work showed their faces, and a few from HQ in Wellington came up too....

Anyway, started off about halk way down the pack, and tried to crash at the stop sign on the main road! Guy on a BMW stopped before the sign, then moved forward a bike length and stopped again.
I assumed (we all know what that means) that he had already checked to see the way clear, and was gone.
He wasn't! Grabbed a fist full on brake (when I turned my head to the front to see a BMW parked in front). Kept it all together, but left about $50 of my front tyre on the road.

Only 2 (+1 pax) of us continued to Akatio (both 91 CBR600's).
Boy, are some people going to get some e-mail banter on Monday.

As for the rest of the ride, it has been covered.
I must have got similar fuel mileage to cowboyz (150miles with 12.4 litres by the time I got back to Feilding).
Good to see cowboyz win the tyre.
Sad to see the guy laying down in Feilding (must have happened minutes before we got there).
Heard about the guy visiting the farm gate on the saddle. He barreled past a mate who was a few bikes back, so it must have happened behind me by metres.
I was going to stay over the night, but decided to return home due high winds, and felling like cr*p.
Was a brilliant ride home, only a couple of showers to dampen the track, sorry, road.

A great day all round.

bladez

10th December 2006, 18:22

bugger i missed it:angry: good to see you all had a fun day
went last year and watched a guy on his Ducati drop it in front of me :shit: stoped to help no thank you or even nod must have hurt his pride :yes: oh well always next year if i get my piece of crap going again :bye:

quickbuck

10th December 2006, 19:45

watched a guy on his Ducati drop it in front of me :

Was that the one that went straight ahead on the Tararua side of the Pahiatua track onto the shingle road?

Mate saw that unfold before his eyes.

sels1

10th December 2006, 21:15

Well thats my first Coast to Coast done, and a double one at that. Good to catch up you Manawatu guys. Great collection of bikes at Himatangi.
A pleasant if uneventful trundle thru to Woodville tailing Bonez's interesting machine (every time I've seen him he has a different old Honda) I got in behing the Marshals leaving Woodville, having farewelled a few of the Wgtn boys who were heading home and had a fairly brisk ride out to Akito, considering how wet the road was. We kept coming up on other riders who must have left Wdvlle early and were making their own way out....some were a bit awkward to get around....Ulysses type riders on Goldwing type bikes must be the campervans of motorcycling!
Anyway by the time we got to the coast some of that rain had found its way into my boots and a few other places not worth mentioning and I was getting a bit cold. The hot chips helped and the coffee, while not being that great, was hot enough to warm up a bit. The weather not being that flash I decided not to hang around too long so took a couple of photos, said goodbye to Phantom and headed out on the gravel road up the back of town. That turned out to be the best part of the trip. Once I got over the first couple of hills and into the sheltered valley the sun came out and things warmed up. I tootled along taking in the scenery and the Tiger enjoyed a bit of a workout off the seal. made good time thru to Pihiatua then back into the rain again. Turned the hotgrips back on and headed for the Track. Wasnt much better going over the hill so just hunkered down and kept going. The weather got better going down into the Horowhenua and it was about Levin I realised I hadnt stopped even to put a foot down since leaving Akito. Hmm can I get home on this tank of gas? The fuel light came on just north of Waikanae and I made it Shell on Kapiti rd. Not bad considering I filled up at Foxton and rode Himatangi/woodville/Akito/Pahiatua/Levin/Paraparaumu Beach on one tank of gas - West coast to East coast and back.
But a good day out and will probably be back next year.

Meanie

10th December 2006, 21:23

Awesome day as has been said the weather could have been a little better but it could have been worse too Its great to see a lot of familiar faces on these rides I had that dam marshall with his pillion tear past me on a left hander round the outside in the other lane and i remember looking at his pillions orange vest that said something about riding to survive and thought what a bloody wanker :gob: Give a guy a bright coloured vest and it goes to his head
Bloody good ride back through to webber and on to Dannirirke with the dry roads
I got a real kick out of riding the saddle road with the chopper hovering above us it landed at the top just as i was going past, gave me a heck of a fright
All in all a dam good day
Thanks Gary you got the meanie in two of your shots :yes: Shes very photogenic and not shy at all

Sparky Bills

10th December 2006, 21:27

Saw you on your way back Sels.
I was heading up to Palmy for the weekend. Today was heaps better for riding!!
Always next year aye.

bladez

11th December 2006, 14:46

Was that the one that went straight ahead on the Tararua side of the Pahiatua track onto the shingle road?

Mate saw that unfold before his eyes.

sure was didnt stop long there as heaps of others stoped to me looked like he misjudge the corner.

mazz1972

12th December 2006, 15:38

My post is a bit late but anyway...

Six of us headed out from Himitangi on our dual-purpose bikes for our inaugural Coast to Coast Ride. Still being a learner (but minus my L plate for the weekend) I was a bit apprehensive about the weather, as I’ve thus far avoided riding in the rain, and haven’t ridden such a distance. We had been warned about “idiot” riders so was very wary of that as I rode along.

Yes it rained a bit but I coped with it rather well once I got used to it. Apart from some back road somewhere in the middle of nowhere where the temperature dropped to sub-zero and my visor and glasses fogged up.

We didn’t pike out at Woodville like it seems many did, as we’d booked a beach house for the night at Akitio so there was no turning back. More rain in the afternoon but it seemed to warm up a wee bit, instead it blew like hell and just got worse the closer we got to Akitio. Went over the wee bridge just before Akitio wondering if I would make it to the other side or end up as part of the railing.

We left in the middle of the pack, but with me not being the speediest, we got passed by practically everyone else. (Ok so I am officially a nana rider!). Some of the road bikes sound just awesome as they zoom by.

We sent to the prize giving and then found our warm and dry beachouse for a hot cuppa and down came a hailstorm. So it was on with the wet weather gear for the first time just to walk down to the club for the bang up $10 meal and cheap drinks.

What an awesome ride! Some of those roads are just made for bikes. Didn’t see any of the idiots (they probably were all in front of us to be fair).

Sunday weather was much improved and we made our way back via Waihi Falls – my first time on gravel so was drearily slow, but it was worth it as the falls are gorgeous. The road from there through to Dannevirke is totally awesome on a bike once you get past the gravel part. Definitely worth a detour if your bike can handle gravel (the beauty of a dual purpose bike). From there it was back pretty much the way we came, with a stop in Pohangina for a cuppa.

Feeling a whole lot more confident with my riding now, much better with the cornering and getting up to speed faster.

Hope to be there again next year!