Saturday March 3rd ride

[beyond]

Right, it's been a long time that some sort of ride was organised out of South Auckland on a weekend, so this Saturday I'm looking at a shortish ride at a moderate pace.

The details of the ride will be available at the meeting point for obvious reasons but we will meet at the Autobahn on the left after the Papakura motorway exit and before the Drury turnoff. Will meet at 10.30am and depart at 11.00am sharp so there is no excuse for being late if you like your sleep in :)

I have ridden the route we will be taking two weeks ago and there is a good mix of roads. The ride will be around 160-200kms and I expect will be over in around 3 hours depending on how long the lunch stop is, which of course depends on turnout.

Lunch will be at Kaiuau fush and chup shop.

This will not be a strict organised ride but a chance to mix and mingle with fellow KB'ers without taking up your whole day. Have fun, ride carefully and as mentioned the route will be discussed so that people will know where to go. Please ride within your own comfort zone and if you feel like a blast, then feel free to go for it and just wait at the next intersection if you are not sure where to go. If anyone does happen to get lost, you will know that we are meeting at the Kaiaua greasy shop and if worst comes to worst, go there and you will be ok.

Those keen, it will be weather permitting which at this stage is looking pretty good :)

Log your interest here:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2007-3-3&e=1198&c=1

[slinky]

i could be in for this one.
Spankme told me about a nice ride out there that included a fish and chip shop out that way.

[beyond]

Yip, that's the fush and chup shop spankme frequents :)

[slinky]

sweeet!
was wanting to show my bro some of those roads - (i did'em in the weekend) but don't really know my bearings.
so you can show us both :D

[beyond]

No worries mate. There will be new roads in the mix too as we head out South a bit before heading back to the greasy shop :)

[slinky]

cool.
i may or may not have done the route out there. - we did something cus we weren't on the motor-way.

[idleidolidyll]

Thanks Paul but the White Island trip is Friday to Monday and Yank is coming too (plus another mate Paul and several wives).

Maybe the following weekend huh?

cheers

Mike

[vixter]

if dover goes remind him to bring home fish and chips!

[Chaosmage]

Well I was keen, then luckily remembered I have a wedding on. Will have to make it to the next one.
Can just imagine the newly wed's looks on explaining how I went off riding and forgot about the wedding. Lucky indeed or unlucky.

[uksteve]

Good on ya for posting a ride. I'll be there to partake in the fush and chups

[beyond]

Good on ya for posting a ride. I'll be there to partake in the fush and chups


Having not bumped into you (that I know of) be good catching up. :)

[tomtyer-drake]

it looks like i might be able to make this one... hangover and party success will be the only things that might keep me away.

Fear my two cilinders of steel!

[Leong]

Never seem to be able to make any of your rides Paul..... Will be back from Taupo Trackday but supposed to be helping sell Girl Guide biscuits Saturday....not sure what time tho...

[beyond]

it looks like i might be able to make this one... hangover and party success will be the only things that might keep me away.

Fear my two cilinders of steel!

Also the reason for the late start. If you're still feeling bad by 11 than you would still be way over the limit :)

[beyond]

Never seem to be able to make any of your rides Paul..... Will be back from Taupo Trackday but supposed to be helping sell Girl Guide biscuits Saturday....not sure what time tho...

No worries Leong, maybe next time.

Hey, not wishing to cause any offence here but what's blue, covered in crumbs and lies in the gutter?
















A hit and run girl guide.



:)

[Leong]

No worries Leong, maybe next time.

Hey, not wishing to cause any offence here but what's blue, covered in crumbs and lies in the gutter?

A hit and run girl guide.

:)

No offence taken.........but maybe thats yet another reason why they're not selling door to door anymore... sad really..

[uksteve]

Hi Beyond. I used to ride a 2000 blue R1, been on a couple of rides with you in the past

[Scouse]

Sold ..........

[Grahameeboy]

Poos, cannot make Saturday's..................:bye:

[beyond]

Poos, cannot make Saturday's..................:bye:

Bummer mate :(

Next time we will have to organise one for a Sunday aye? :)

[beyond]

Sold ..........

On ya mate :)

[Scouse]

On ya mate :)Sorry Wont be Comming now Paul Iv'e just had a bit of loose gravel step out into the road infront of me bike is not to bad prolly not as bad as the Coro woopsie Me on the other hand I have a broken shoulder blade

[justsomeguy]

Sorry Wont be Comming now Paul Iv'e just had a bit of loose gravel step out into the road infront of me bike is not to bad prolly not as bad as the Coro woopsie Me on the other hand I have a broken shoulder blade

Damn...... sorry to hear bout it.... heal well.....:mellow:

[Jimmy B]

Hey Beyond,

Ill be there, looking forward to it :Punk:

[beyond]

Sorry Wont be Comming now Paul Iv'e just had a bit of loose gravel step out into the road infront of me bike is not to bad prolly not as bad as the Coro woopsie Me on the other hand I have a broken shoulder blade

Hell, happen yesterday?
What a bummer. :( Broken shoulder blades take a while to come right too.
Heal fast mate and hope to see you out there again soonish.

Only good thing is it sounds like the bike aint too bad but at least it wasn't even worse for you, though a blade is bad enough.

[beyond]

Hey Beyond,

Ill be there, looking forward to it :Punk:

Be good to catch up mate. Weathers looking ok too. :)

[slinky]

Hope weahter is good. i missed the thursday ride last night!!!

[Jimmy B]

Be good to catch up mate. Weathers looking ok too. :)

Cool Mate, Blue sky and 65.

Hopefully a bit of breeze, us nakid guys love the breeze:sunny:

[beyond]

Cracker day :)

Will see you all at the autobahn between Papakura and Drury at 10.30am for 11.00am departure. Please ensure you have your passports and boarding passes. :)

[beyond]

Thanks guys. Great day and good catching up with you all. Weather really turned it on and not too much tar melt though, so was a nice riding day.

Till next time: cheers. :)

[slinky]

thanks for organising that, much appreciated!
it was an awesome ride.

[uksteve]

I'll second that Slinky. Good to meet everyone, no doubt well catch up in the future:Punk:

[BarBender]

Thanks guys. Great day and good catching up with you all. Weather really turned it on and not too much tar melt though, so was a nice riding day.

Till next time: cheers. :)

Sounds like it was a good ride Paul. The weather was definitely up for it!!
I was thinking of you guys carving up and enjoying the countryside while I was at Cameron Brown Pools watchin the the young BarBenders go through swimming training.
:shutup:

[beyond]

Sounds like it was a good ride Paul. The weather was definitely up for it!!
I was thinking of you guys carving up and enjoying the countryside while I was at Cameron Brown Pools watchin the the young BarBenders go through swimming training.
:shutup:

:) That's what parenting is all about mate. :) Hopefully next time eh.

[Zapf]

hay... missed you guys cause i was late. I did the loop back via Marinda and on the way up the coast saw a few ppl including Spank and then later Micro out East.

[MacD]

Thanks Beyond for organising a great ride. Got to see a few new roads, and the garden bar makes for a good alternative to fish and chips!

Zapf, I'd seen your name on the list so was wondering if you'd decided to ride elsewhere? We took a rather southerly route to Kaiaua (via Tahuna) so its not surprising we didn't see you in the end. Good to see in the other thread that you made it to Bluff, I have a similar photo too!

[Jimmy B]

Great day Gents and looking forward to the next one....smaller hangover but :yes:

[beyond]

Great day Gents and looking forward to the next one....smaller hangover but :yes:



:)


Not much chop riding in the heat with a hangover eh? :)

[Jimmy B]

:)


Not much chop riding in the heat with a hangover eh? :)

Was a bit tough keeping the head up but hey I could have been lying on the couch crook, or out riding crook, either way hooking up with you guys and riding was the better option. :scooter:

Interesting, hadnt seen a GSX1400 in action before and I was really impressed. A mate of mine is looking at crusers at the moment and will buy next week. I suggested that as a comparison that he should at least hop on the GSX and go from there...you know I think he may just get one :Punk:

Thanks again for the ride and looking forward to the next one :yes:

[VeeTWIN_PJS]

Cheers Paul, had a good ride and enjoyed the company. Look forward to the next one.

[beyond]

Was a bit tough keeping the head up but hey I could have been lying on the couch crook, or out riding crook, either way hooking up with you guys and riding was the better option. :scooter:

Interesting, hadnt seen a GSX1400 in action before and I was really impressed. A mate of mine is looking at crusers at the moment and will buy next week. I suggested that as a comparison that he should at least hop on the GSX and go from there...you know I think he may just get one :Punk:

Thanks again for the ride and looking forward to the next one :yes:



Yep, the 14's are a darn good all rounder. Great for long distance, nice in the twisties and excellent two up as well.

Right now they have the summerfest special which is $3,000 worth of goodies tossed in for free!!!! Nice half size fairing with headlight and screen unit (very tidy), belly pan and four into one Yoshimura.

AND... where else can you get a big bore bike for $10.00 a CC??

[Jimmy B]

Yep, the 14's are a darn good all rounder. Great for long distance, nice in the twisties and excellent two up as well.

Right now they have the summerfest special which is $3,000 worth of goodies tossed in for free!!!! Nice half size fairing with headlight and screen unit (very tidy), belly pan and four into one Yoshimura.

AND... where else can you get a big bore bike for $10.00 a CC??

Yep thats the deal he is going for, sounds good, his first pref is for the M109 which is a bit steeper but still has the goodies thrown in, not sure exactly what they are offering for the M109.

I am kindof hoping he goes for the GSX because most of our mates do the same sorts of roads as we did on Saturday, I think the M109 would be a handful in parts and the GSX offers more options. Will tag along with him next Saturday and follow him on a few test rides. Either way I am stoked for him, another good dude back on 2 wheels :Punk:

[beyond]

The M109 is a good bike for sure but if he is into back road scratching (sounds like it if you lot already are) then the M109 is a bit limiting with ground clearanmce. They handle well consiodering there bulk but the pegs touch down fairly early. Other than that, I like the 240 rear :)