JAUNT UP NORTH RIDE Saturday 6th Jan

[Qkchk]

The Qkkies are back in town!!

Just seeing who's interested in a fling up north on some disclosed roads? I am aware there was a ride up there today (4th) - looked out for you buggers but didnt see you as we were coming home........:cry: We both have the withdrawls from being off the bikes for so long - 2 weeks... :shit:

So who is keen on a ride up North on Saturday? Will be meeting Westgate 9am leaving 9.30am head up to Wellsford then a general loop passing through Dargaville, Waipoura Forest having lunch at Opononi etc............route discussed on the day. Be expected to do at least 400kms+........

This ride is for experienced riders please............. Medium Pace. Please PM me for a definiton "if you dont understand how fast we will be travelling".........

[Qkkid]

Beautiful weather predicted for Saturday!:wari::banana::wari:

So who's coming?

[Satch]

how far north are you planning? not likely to be heading within an hour of your home town of kta are ya qkchk? if ya are id bee keen to link up, understand if you dont make it this far north tho!

[Qkchk]

Happy NY to you! Nah sorry bro wont be going that far up this time - Kaikohe/Opononi will be the furtherest north but ya welcome to come down and escort us for some of the trip ;)

[boomer]

This ride is for experienced riders please............. Medium to Fast Pace.


man thats nice of ya's.. organising a ride and not going yourselves...top couple :sunny:

[Qkchk]

man thats nice of ya's.. organising a ride and not going yourselves...top couple :sunny:

And may your undies be infested with the fleas of a thousand camels! :bleh:


Handbrake wont let you go? :dodge:

[Krayy]

...
This ride is for experienced riders please............. Medium to Fast Pace.
So two-fiddy riders are out then?

[oldguy]

I could be keen, am heading up to Kaikohe to see me Dad before I start back at work next week.
I'm of to Mt Maunganui just for a ride today to visit the whanau, so depends on what time I get back this evening.

[DMNTD]

man thats nice of ya's.. organising a ride and not going yourselves...top couple :sunny:
Bwahahahahahahahaha!!!!!! :first:

Have a good ride y'all....Waipoua is mint at the mo too.
Watch out for tar bleeds between Opo and Kaikohe. It's not too bad but we all know how KtchKd likes 'em corners :scooter:

[RM125king]

could be keen

[Keystone19]

Could be keen to meet up - will be two up with Devil heading to Whangarei to pick up my new toy...

[Toaster]

So two-fiddy riders are out then?

... and probably me out too - with my fat ass heavy truck. It may be slow compared to my old bike, but geez its fun to ride.

[Maha]

Heading up to KeriKeri in the morn, thats abouts as far norf as we will get, coming back Sunday...so Sprnta1 and Sprnta2 hope y'all have a great day....:scooter:

[Qkchk]

... and probably me out too - with my fat ass heavy truck. It may be slow compared to my old bike, but geez its fun to ride.

Hey if you can do 120 on the open road you can ride with me! :lol: I'll just send Qkkid up ahead to look for that mufti car thats hanging around Rodney..........:dodge:

[justsomeguy]

A few of us are going for a night ride leaving the Papakura Autobahn at 7pm on Sat, so I'm sorry I can't make this ride.

You guys enjoy yourself.

[Maha]

Bit of relief in the camp???.......:shutup:

[SixPackBack]

Hormone central is pretty chilled at the mo' [lost a teenager!], but bike and body veeeerryy tired after the last two days.

Not gunna make it sorry guys.

[Krayy]

Hey if you can do 120 on the open road you can ride with me! :lol: I'll just send Qkkid up ahead to look for that mufti car thats hanging around Rodney..........:dodge:
oh, goody...the VTR could do with it's neck wrung to blow out some cobwebs :scooter:

See you at 9 then :Punk:

[mitchilin]

Are you talking about the blue Mazda 6 that lurks up here?Catches a lot because most ppl are looking out for Commodores.Stay away from SH1 because the traffic has been a nightmare.From listening to the scanner lately the cops have had a few traps set and have had a lot of bikes doing runners,like the guy on the Rocket3 who did a runner fron Dairy Flat and crashed in front of the cops in Orewa on wednesday.Have a good ride

[Qkchk]

..........and have had a lot of bikes doing runners,like the guy on the Rocket3 who did a runner fron Dairy Flat and crashed in front of the cops in Orewa on wednesday.Have a good ride

Yeah thanks for that I'll keep it in mind.

[Qkchk]

Weather looks shit hot for tomorrow :wari: theres one hell of a big Anticyclone over the country at the mo - Fine clear spells with a bit of cloud to keep those temps down and keep the leathers cool.. :cool:


Short forecast for all New Zealand to midnight Saturday 06-Jan-2007
Issued by MetService at 02:25pm 05-Jan-2007


In the west from Northland to Wellington
Fine apart from cloudy areas, mainly morning and evening.

The remainder of the North Island, also Marlborough
Fine, and warm in the east.

[crashe]

Well you lot all have fun.......... since us slower riders aren't welcome.

I shall be out there riding my own ride..........


Oh yeah ride safe.

[boomer]

Well you lot all have fun.......... since us slower riders aren't welcome.

I shall be out there riding my own ride..........


Oh yeah ride safe.

wanna baby sit Crashe? my little daughter will ride with ya, my boy might give you the learn mind:scooter:

[crashe]

wanna baby sit Crashe? my little daughter will ride with ya, my boy might give you the learn mind:scooter:

Nope..... you spend quality time with ya kids mate......
They grow up so damned fast......

Soon they will be out dating the local hoon.....

[Grahameeboy]

Would but wrong day for me............

[Qkchk]

Well you lot all have fun.......... since us slower riders aren't welcome.

Oh for goodness sake! Come on Crashe you must understand why I make this rule for the larger rides? Its bad enough picking up pieces or looking for lost sheep on the ATNR let alone a 400kms+ ride.

For those who havnt noticed, I have changed the pace to Medium. But for those riders who have been on big rides , they know IT IS HARD to pick a speed for the group - It depends on who is on the ride..........:innocent: I know what speed I will be riding tmrw and if anyone wants to join me they are welcome to keep up. (Remember I need my license for work, if ya get my drift...)

[Qkchk]

BTW

See you fellas tmrw up @ Westgate 9am!

[oldguy]

yep I'm in, see you lot in the morning.

[Qkkid]

Any other Turkeys keen:yes: 9 bikes so far who have let us know :Punk: see ya all at Westgate:woohoo:

[T.I.E]

Bwahahahahahahahaha!!!!!! :first:

Have a good ride y'all....Waipoua is mint at the mo too.
Watch out for tar bleeds between Opo and Kaikohe. It's not too bad but we all know how KtchKd likes 'em corners :scooter:


hmmmmmm least its not kitchen bitch lol

[Littleman]

yep I'm in, see you lot in the morning.

Well... how did it go?

[oldguy]

Thanks to the QK's for a great ride,:niceone: and all those who came along was great to meet and ride with you lot.:rockon:
Hope you all got home safely, i had blast on the way back up towards Kaikohe heading back to my dads. will upload a couple of pics tomorrow when I get home my dads computer is crap slow dailup lol.
Tomorrow morning I'm heading over to Oakura bay to visit more whanau before heading home that is another great bit of northland road.

[Qkkid]

:gob: What a blast just got home 9:50 ,hope everyone else got home too.740kms in the end. :woohoo: Long story found wallet $400.00 missing out of it and my wedding ring :shit: not that i expected to see the cash returned ,just glad me creditcards and license stuff were all there well i am very buggered ,thanks to all 11 bikes who came on the ride TOP EFFORT EVERYONE good group to ride with. :yeah: Got 1 very bald tyre :yes: me down to the steel belt:shutup:

[Littleman]

Some of us have to live vicariously...

I decided that on my superior powered red Hyosung GT250R(L plated proudly displayed) that I was to set off from Albany up North in a rebel tour(should have included crashe) starting at 5.30am Saturday morning.

Having been boycotted by the alledged higher powered bikes I was determind that I would leave the 600 plus CC bikes in the dust. However just short of Wellsford on SH 16 I saw a green blurr in my rear mirror and thought faaaarrrrkkk its gotta be that Quick Kid guy.....

At least Quick Chick gave me a wave.....

Dammitt I did 135 plus on that straights.......

[Qkkid]

Some of us have to live vicariously...

However just short of Wellsford on SH 16 I saw a green blurr in my rear mirror and thought faaaarrrrkkk its gotta be that Quick Kid guy.....


Dammitt I did 135 plus on that straights.......

:gob: 135 on a L plate :dodge: :woohoo: sorry i didnt wave :shutup: I was just trying to control the green beast it was trying to gallop on me :bleh:

[Littleman]

Don't play hard to get.... my bike was screaming at 135.... yours may or may not have been out of first....

[uksteve]

Thanks for fronting the ride. Had a great time. Was nice to meet the rest of the guys

[Grahameeboy]

Me cannot make Saturdays, wanted to come, gonna go for a ride this arvo and sulk.........:angry:

[ldnz]

Yeah thanks for the ride, had an awesome time. Though by the time I got home the KR was running like shit on its lawnmower oil :scooter: . Hope its alright today once i've drained and replaced it :bye: .

Great to meet you all, and all definitly be going up there again as soon as i've sold KRims and replaced her.

[Krayy]

Yeah thanks for the ride, had an awesome time. Though by the time I got home the KR was running like shit on its lawnmower oil :scooter: . Hope its alright today once i've drained and replaced it :bye: .

Great to meet you all, and all definitly be going up there again as soon as i've sold KRims and replaced her.
You're very welcome Ben. Great to have you along so I could at least look like I was quick.

600 kays and my arse is a-hurting, but oh what fun. Some very nice roads up there, and some choice holiday spots picked out for next year. Well worth the effort.

Thanks to all the litre riders who hung around for us (mostly). Pace was at the upper limits of what the VTR250 will do, but all worth it :Punk:

P.S. Good to see Steve got his wallet back. We all know how embarassing it is to go into the shops to buy condoms, so losing some is a real pain ;-)

[ldnz]

hey - it was only on the straights! I had no problems what so ever in that forest.

[eviltwin]

thanks for organising the ride qkkies it was a superb day out, haven't done that route before and it was well worth it, good roads, good company, bummer you didn't get to ride back with us.

i'm bloody impressed you found your wallet steve, good effort brother!

enjoyed following the smaller bikes gunning it through the corners, always brings a smile to my face when i can see someone ringing out the throttle.

:Punk:

[crashe]

Some of us have to live vicariously...

I decided that on my superior powered red Hyosung GT250R(L plated proudly displayed) that I was to set off from Albany up North in a rebel tour(should have included crashe) starting at 5.30am Saturday morning.

Having been boycotted by the alledged higher powered bikes I was determind that I would leave the 600 plus CC bikes in the dust. However just short of Wellsford on SH 16 I saw a green blurr in my rear mirror and thought faaaarrrrkkk its gotta be that Quick Kid guy.....

At least Quick Chick gave me a wave.....

Dammitt I did 135 plus on that straights.......

Hey thanks for thinking of me....... much appreciated.

I went out for my ride.......... went up Red Hills, Old North, Peak Road, along Kaite......... Flat Rd up throu Orewa to Warkworth....... called into visit a mate who was back down in Albany..... oh well ya get that..... :whistle:
Shot up to Wellsford and had a bite to eat.
Called over to see Speedie at work....... but the buggar must have been out on a job (next time speedie) headed back down 16 and stopped at the look out....... chatted to a biker....... and then two wellingtonians stuck in a car for their holiday... Ducati left at home.

Cruised on back down 16 to Kaukapakapa back along Kaite............ Flat Rd to Dairy Flat..... back down 17 to Albany and caught up with a another mate....

Had a great ride....... awesome day...... and NOT a cop to be seen......

Just a nice cruisey day out on the bike......... no great rush..... just having a fun... Oh and I did over 200kms on my bike.... with me going back an forwards on the same roads.....

I can do alot more........ as I have travelled up to Russell and back in a day... with a very sore knee at the time.
Plus recently rode all the way down to Palmie north in a day...

So Littleman, anytime you want to go for a ride....

[M1CRO]

...thanks to all 11 bikes who came on the ride TOP EFFORT EVERYONE good group to ride with.
Have to agree :yes:
Everyone rode their own pace & their own style, and it was bloody good to see!! - Although it was the only KB ride that I have been on where we lost the organisers :innocent:
Cheers everyone, see ya at the next one :scooter:

[Qkkid]

[QUOTE=M1CRO;886371]Have to agree :yes:
Although it was the only KB ride that I have been on where we lost the organisers :innocent:
QUOTE]

:lol: glad ya all got home alright :dodge:

[M1CRO]

:lol: Glad ya all got home alright :dodge:
Awwww... Didnt realise you cared enough to say it twice lol :love:

[ldnz]

Have those dargaville chicks tracked you down to throw their numbers at you yet Micro? I seem to recall a fair bit of one wheeled action through there haha.

[M1CRO]

Have those dargaville chicks tracked you down to throw their numbers at you yet Micro?
Unfortunately not, there aren't too many keen enough to ride on the back.. I wonder why :gob: :innocent:

BTW, Good riding mate... Was quite impressed with your abilities for such a young fella :first:

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Unfortunately not, there aren't too many keen enough to ride on the back.. I wonder why :gob: :innocent:

BTW, Good riding mate... Was quite impressed with your abilities for such a young fella :first:

Hay micronoodle does that mean you have no one to send a txt to then.
Never mind you can send me one if you like.

[Maha]

I was just trying to control the green beast it was trying to gallop on me :bleh:


Fark, dont get me started on the 'You and Horse's' thing!!!...last time i saw that the little weeny pony got away on ya also....now where is the vid?.....:killingme

[oldguy]

YeeHa, what a ride, glad to be home, to stuffed to write anything will let the pics tell the story of the ride.

As I said in an early post thanks again for a great ride Qkies, glad to here you found what you were looking for Qkkid,

[oldguy]

Taking a short break.

[oldguy]

Todays, Sunday 7th, headind north east, from my dads in Awarua which is about 8k's up from the Twin Bridge's on the Mangakahia Rd taking the long way home.

[oldguy]

heading to Oakura to visit the whanau.

[M1CRO]

Hay micronoodle does that mean you have no one to send a txt to then. Never mind you can send me one if you like.
Awwwww, thanks :) still owe you a slap tho :yes:

[oldguy]

From Oakura back over the hill heading south to Hikurangi to visit more whanau, but they weren't home bugga, so decided to take the long way home, head down valley road which takes you out to Matapouri, Tutukaka, Nagunguru, and back in to Whangarei.

[oldguy]

back on highway 1 took the turn of at Oakleigh, Mangapai Rd back down to Paparoa, on to wellsford down 16 and home the trip meter on the bike tells the story,

[Wonko]

Great day out. First ride of the year and she was a beaut. Been a long time between real rides and I admit to being a bit rusty into the corners for the first 100 km. After that I slowly got better at keeping that pesky 150 from gaining to much ground on me in the twisty bits. Well done ldnz on that front. Great lunch up at Opononi and also meet Nana rider (?) and his friend at the kauri tree. Great day and a good pace.

Only complaint was the 400km turned out to be closer to 630km of great roads. What more could I ask for?

[ldnz]

After that I slowly got better at keeping that pesky 150 from gaining to much ground on me in the twisty bits.

Haha cheers! Yeah I had a few scary moments in the first 10 k's or so where I ended up hard on the picks mid corner to stop from cutting under you. Sorry about that!

[NinjaNanna]

Thanks Qks for an awesome guided tour, Qkchk, thanks for making me feel welcome (read not too slow), was the best ride I've ever been on, awesome roads and finally felt "alone" enough to open the throttle a crack, without worrying about handing my license to Mr Plod.

Back tyre is well and truely stuffed thanks goodness I've still got 5mths worth of wof, though I think its only got ATNRs left in it will need to replace it before next big ride. On the positive side though I'm now sure that those scrub marks on the edges are all mine and not the previous owners. Very happy about that!!!

Cheers to all who made the day so memorable, and Steve how in the hell did you find that wallet, wasn't back at the servo after all was it?

Cheers

Shane aka NN

[Qkchk]

.........and Steve how in the hell did you find that wallet, wasn't back at the servo after all was it?

Cheers

Shane aka NN

When we got home, Mr Plod had left a message on the answermachine. It seems someone had handed it in at Opononi...........:Police: Good to see the force giving a hand where it is welcomed. :yeah:

When the second bunch of you guys took off, Steve didnt get to Opo for another hour or so........then he had to have a break eat his cold chippies and warm KGB..... we decided that it was too late to try and chase you guys up so we went back for another sweep of the road (approx where the cellphone was found) and didn't get to Kaikohe till 6.15pm. We cut back through the way we came up (Twin Bridges etc...) so all was not in vain ;) got to enjoy a sweet bit of tarseal again. We didnt get back home till after 9.30pm that night. However, I'm glad that you all found your way home. Usually this doesnt happen but it was out of my control, Sorry. :(

[ldnz]

Thats amazing luck! Good on the person that found it.

[pinkhoggirl]

Sounds like this was a fabulous ride folks - did the same route only a day prior but rode up to Ahipara via Rawene - FABULOUS twists and turns from Rawene to Ahipara - great stuff - saw sparks for the very first time (no longer a peg scraping virgin - and I can HARDLY wait to hear what y'all have to say about that one!!):shutup: - gutted I couldn't join y'all on the way home tho - would have been great. Rode through Waipu cove and Langs back to Mangawhai and home - primo riding up there!! Feels like a KB weekender sometime soon.....?:banana: