Ashhurst boys come out to play 17/2/7

[cowboyz]

The worlds worst kept secret is going for a ride this sat.

Leaving Ashhurst mobil at 8am. Come and see the slowest ZX9R in the country.

[Panther]

where are ya heading?
can i meet you boys somewhere other than ashurst...

[cowboyz]

just for you we could take a run down to levin, meet you about there somewhere, then back over the track and out to webber somewhere.

[Panther]

will let you know closer to the time i end up changing plans at last minute so no point making them ;)

[GSVR]

Over the hills & far away, where the Ashurst Boys come out to play ... Again!Again!

If the first leg of the journey is to Levin and back I might as well sleep in and meet the ride on the track.

Keen to check out what would be a suitable replacement for a Piece of ....

[Bonez]

I'll have to check my diary, having such a busy scedule and all...........................

[Panther]

ok seriously don't ride to levin the roadsare sooooo boring

[Lissa]

You better not be trying to sneak into the wairarapa again, I already let bonez and Garry off for coming to the sprints!

[86GSXR]

A ride to celebrate! What a splendid idea! Can't wait to see where we end up:yes:

[cowboyz]

ok seriously don't ride to levin the roadsare sooooo boring

not the way we go.

[Panther]

which way is that? what knowledge of eighteen years in hicksville has eluded me?

[chanceyy]

which way is that? what knowledge of eighteen years in hicksville has eluded me?

only 18 hon .. geeeezzzz try mumble mumble mumble . about twice that then ;)

have a great ride guys .. & all going well its only a few weeks til we are legalish might have to try & organise a wee ride to celebrate .. (as long as you go slow enough for me to keep up for a while - fark I can not wait !!!!!!!!!

[cowboyz]

which way is that? what knowledge of eighteen years in hicksville has eluded me?

you will have to come on a ride to find out.

[cowboyz]

only 18 hon .. geeeezzzz try mumble mumble mumble . about twice that then ;)

have a great ride guys .. & all going well its only a few weeks til we are legalish might have to try & organise a wee ride to celebrate .. (as long as you go slow enough for me to keep up for a while - fark I can not wait !!!!!!!!!

careful.. showing your age now

[chanceyy]

careful.. showing your age now

said about it .. not how old i am .. & honey at least I dunna look it yet ..



will be damn scary when my skin catches up with my age

[cowboyz]

I have to go to wellington tomorrow and probably will not make it back for sat. How about riding Sunday?

[GSVR]

I'm a no show for Saturday I'll check here Sunday to see if anythings happening.

[86GSXR]

Gidday

I'm possibly in for Sunday, maybe later in the day as I'm off to Crusty Demons Sat night with a bunch of mates and it could be a late one knowing them - and me:yes:

[Panther]

if you has beens are riding on sunday i know quasi mofo is looking for some escorts from hamilton to wellys

http://sportsbike.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=675


ovbiously not all the way but you guys could make life interesting for him and the zx14

plus then i can come

[86GSXR]

Has beens:gob: Well, at least we can buy beer at the supermarket legally:yes:

Not a bad idea though, standing by:yes:

[cowboyz]

might see you there. We are coming back to PN today for the crusty demons tonight. In wellington at the moment. and harden up sundays a riding day (unless I am too tanked to be fucked)

[Meanie]

Well f**k me i only just found this thread now i feel like a mushroom left in the dark and fed on bull shit
Unfortunatly i couldnt have come anyway the wife had an op on tuesday and she is still in need of help so if i value my cooked teas and clean clothes id better hang around this week end and help out :weep:
Have fun all

[Panther]

Quasi rekons hes gonna be in ratahei around 4pm
dunno if this works in with a late arvo ride?
what ya rekon boys?

[cowboyz]

i have to be in hastings tomorrow night so not in for afternoon ride on the west coast. This might just turn into a bit of a fizzer to be honest. Might head out about 10am now cause I have to go to work in the morning for a bit. Thoughts?

[Bonez]

i have to be in hastings tomorrow night so not in for afternoon ride on the west coast. This might just turn into a bit of a fizzer to be honest. Might head out about 10am now cause I have to go to work in the morning for a bit. Thoughts?I'll probably bugger off to Dannivirke, Wimbleton, Porongahau, Blackhead Beach Rd(gravel),Omakere, Patangata, Elsthorpe on to Havelock North if anyone is interested in a quiet toodle tomorrow. Leaving from Mamorial(Fitzroy) Park 9am sharp. On these rds- http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=39940

It'll pay to pack your lunch, or get your wives/husbands or partners to do it, if interested.

[Meanie]

I'll probably bugger off to Dannivirke, Wimbleton, Porongahau, Blackhead Beach Rd(gravel),Omakere, Patangata, Elsthorpe on to Havelock North if anyone is interested in a quiet toodle tomorrow. Leaving from Mamorial(Fitzroy) Park 9am sharp. On these rds- http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=39940

It'll pay to pack your lunch, or get your wives/husbands or partners to do it, if interested.

ooh ooh gravel maybe i should come.........not
Have fun bonez its gonna be an awesome day for a wee ride

[cowboyz]

yep. well didnt much like my old bike on gravel. definitely not taking the new one on gravel. Looks like I might have to stay home and be nice to the missus

[86GSXR]

Hi all, sorry, I'm out too, I have been landed with a lot of work stuff and had better get it done before Monday. Have a good one Bonez if you get out:yes:

Looking forward to the next one!

Just got back from Crusty Demons! Those guys are amazing, what a great job!!!

[cowboyz]

had a look round for you at crusty demons but couldn't find you. Great show. that backflip 4x4 rocked! As did the backflip train at the end. Second half was wicked. loved it.

[86GSXR]

I thought I may see you too, but that was a damn big crowd! And what an amazing show, they sure looked as if they were enjoying themselves!!! Seeing them all airborne at once was just incredible! I hope the guy who crashed at the beginning is OK! I bet they're having a great party at HighFliers right now too:yes:

Maybe one of those evening rides would be a good idea, over the tracks and back before dark.

[cowboyz]

we thought about going to highflyers but i wouldn't have got in with the boots I was wearing so striaght home. I will be in hastings for the next couple of days. keen to get the new bike out on a group ride.

[GSVR]

I'll probably bugger off to Dannivirke, Wimbleton, Porongahau, Blackhead Beach Rd(gravel),Omakere, Patangata, Elsthorpe on to Havelock North if anyone is interested in a quiet toodle tomorrow. Leaving from Mamorial(Fitzroy) Park 9am sharp. On these rds- http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=39940

It'll pay to pack your lunch, or get your wives/husbands or partners to do it, if interested.

I'll see you at Memorial Park but will not be going on the ride just going to head over the Saddle road and back.

[Bonez]

Well met GarryH and Cowboyz at Mamorial Park. Left the kermet mobile at Ashurst whilst GarryH and I toodled on to Dannivirk via back roads. I left Garry at Dannivirke and headed of towards Wimblton via the route mentioned above.

Excellent day so I came back the way I went with a little detour down a no
exit road just for the hell of it at Porangahua and turn off towards Pongaroa-Makuri-Woodville etc home.

On the way back I'd decided to poodle along at 85-90kph just to see how much extra range I get from the ol gal. managed to get another 23 ks or 8% extra range. Made keeping an eye out for hazards a lot easier too-sheep, cows, hawkes, dogs, errent 4 be 4s. Fair bit of pea metal about too which made things interesting at times.

All in all a very good run. All the gravel was fairly hard packed. Got a bit carried away going around one sharp corner a bit too fast and the CX had a lay down. No major damage, no witness's, great! Not a banana in sight either. Did notice the "R" clip on the front axle was missing though further down the road. A bit of lockwire was put into service when I got to the folks.
While I was gassing up at Havelock North I adjusted the tyre pressures a bit. Dropped the front 2 psi and raise the rear by 3 (Garry mentioned the rear appeared a bit low last week). Improved sealed riding a bit.

500kms of some of NZs finest back roads. Pics attached.

[Bonez]

Stopped for lunch on my way back on the Blackhead Beach Rd and there was more traffic on it than on the entire ride to that point. Everyone waved.

Fantastic scenery. Just goes to show you don't have anything to flash to go off exploring. Popped into Meanies place on the way home. He'd had a great days fishing at Wanganui by the looks of his catch.

More pics of my sojourn-

[chanceyy]

what an awesome day for a ride Bonez .. great pics too ;)

[Bonez]

what an awesome day for a ride Bonez .. great pics too ;)Thanks. Must have been some horse event over Herbertville way, as I passed about six horse transports coming back.

[86GSXR]

we thought about going to highflyers but i wouldn't have got in with the boots I was wearing so striaght home. I will be in hastings for the next couple of days. keen to get the new bike out on a group ride.

Enjoy Hastings Cowboyz! We ought to get the crew out one of these evenings when you get back. The tracks could be good, but if that's too familiar then that Halcombe roads a bloody good one, and there's a few goodies around Mt Stewart too. Or up through Colyton and down into the valley is always good as well.


Well met GarryH and Cowboyz at Mamorial Park. Left the kermet mobile at Ashurst whilst GarryH and I toodled on to Dannivirk via back roads. I left Garry at Dannivirke and headed of towards Wimblton via the route mentioned above.

Excellent day so I came back the way I went with a little detour down a no
exit road just for the hell of it at Porangahua and turn off towards Pongaroa-Makuri-Woodville etc home.

On the way back I'd decided to poodle along at 85-90kph just to see how much extra range I get from the ol gal. managed to get another 23 ks or 8% extra range. Made keeping an eye out for hazards a lot easier too-sheep, cows, hawkes, dogs, errent 4 be 4s. Fair bit of pea metal about too which made things interesting at times.

All in all a very good run. All the gravel was fairly hard packed. Got a bit carried away going around one sharp corner a bit too fast and the CX had a lay down. No major damage, no witness's, great! Not a banana in sight either. Did notice the "R" clip on the front axle was missing though further down the road. A bit of lockwire was put into service when I got to the folks.
While I was gassing up at Havelock North I adjusted the tyre pressures a bit. Dropped the front 2 psi and raise the rear by 3 (Garry mentioned the rear appeared a bit low last week). Improved sealed riding a bit.

500kms of some of NZs finest back roads. Pics attached.

Jeez, glad you survived that slide with no major damage Bonez. I managed to drop my other bike doing about 10 kph on gravel out Alfredtown way a few years ago, smashed one of the engine side covers and lost about two litres of oil while limping back to Eketahuna.

Apart from that, sounds like a great day out, glad you're OK:yes:

[Bonez]

Jeez, glad you survived that slide with no major damage Bonez. I managed to drop my other bike doing about 10 kph on gravel out Alfredtown way a few years ago, smashed one of the engine side covers and lost about two litres of oil while limping back to Eketahuna.

Apart from that, sounds like a great day out, glad you're OK:yes:

Just one of those moments of inattention more than anything else. Just stepped of the ol gal as she went down. No point in fighting 500 odd lbs. Do ones self an injury by straining a muscle or two. Had a wee chuckle to myself. Everything is farely well tucked in with bugger all alloy appendages to snap off and no fairing to damage. Left hand foot peg mount staightened with a quick boot (the one I made no less so the weld held up), gearlever sorted with a bit of pipe at the olds. Got to love good old mild steel as far as resiliance to bumps and knocks. A few more battle scars to go along with the ones she's already got. Like I said, there were no witnesses. Now that would have been embarressing ;).

[Meanie]

He he he i dont know if i would have admited to that bonez, maybe you should see if you can purchase that sidecar and bolt it back on :whistle:
Nice pics, looks like you had a great time

[cowboyz]

I leave you alone for a couple of days and look what happens. I keep telling you shiny side up.. Oops .. I see how you got confused now - couldn't find the shinny side?

Good to hear you are not hurt. Even minor spills can have dire consequences.

looked like a good ride bar the gravel bit. Have to get out again now 9hopefully) your gravel fetish has worn off.

[yungatart]

Glad that you got home okay, Cowboyz - please accept my apologies for the tossers who tried to kill you.

[cowboyz]

just about to write a ride report on my weekend. Hawkes bay is a dangerous place huh? 2 in the space of about 5 k? MSTRS assures me that it is uncommon. Thinking I might just have to come back up there and see how my luck goes next weekend.

[yungatart]

Mstrs is right, it is uncommon - mebbe it was Aucklanders left over from Art Deco weekend....:innocent: