McJim's Short Notice Noobie Ride

[McJim]

discussion thread for calendar event.

Well the forecast looks like it'll be Nasty on Sunday for gijoe1313's ride so for noobies looking to have their first group ride or some of us not so noobies looking for a gentle pootle we're meeting at Botany BP on SATURDAY 28th July 2007 11:00am for an 11:30 start.

Botany BP is on the corner of Ti Rakau Drive and Chapel Road. Plan is to avoid busy main roads wherever possible. I'll be following in the car to offer some protection to the tail end riders.

Route should cover about 200km of scenic New Zealand.

All welcome so long as you realise this ride is for introducing riders to group rides to help them get the best out of some of the bigger rides come summer.

Enrol here:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2007-7-28&e=1339&c=1

[Cr1MiNaL]

I'll be following in the car to offer some protection to the tail end riders.


rofl ur gonna be in the car? whats wrong with the Dutchess? a cage on a bike ride is wrong ! :shutup:

[Superweetard]

Hey McJim call me tonight at home 5745336 RE: Car

Cheers
Mick

[McJim]

rofl ur gonna be in the car? whats wrong with the Dutchess? a cage on a bike ride is wrong ! :shutup:

My wife deserves a spin on the bike.

My children deserve a day out too.

Nearest family is 2,000km away.

This is the only solution to all of the above.

[Cr1MiNaL]

Ah ok, I c... good on ya managin it all n getin a ride in at the same time, even if the rides in a cage :yes: hope u guys have a blast, me I will prolly just sit at home and study this weekend... got loads to do... :)

[xgnr]

hmmm let me think... clean out the garage :shit: or go for a gentle pootle....:yes:

[DUCATI*HARD]

hmmm let me think... clean out the garage :shit: or go for a gentle pootle....:yes:

WHATS TO THINK ABOUT???

[xgnr]

WHATS TO THINK ABOUT???

How to slip out for a ride without getting a :spanking:

[McJim]

A wee change of plan. A friend of mine whose kids are friends of our kids has offered to look after our kids for the duration of the ride.

Which means I'll be showing up upon a Ducati instead of in a Mitsubishi.

Whoopee!

[canarlee]

How to slip out for a ride without getting a :spanking:

thats a good reason to get caught slipping out!!!

[xgnr]

thats a good reason to get caught slipping out!!!

LOL whatever spins yours :innocent: just have to avoid the bash 'cos I gotta wash cars a.k.a cages, clean the garage up AND do my share of the housework (BTW... anyone know a good cleaner around Meadowbank/Remmers... serious) sick to fukin death of cleaning on the weekends as does Mrs xgnr??? will post elsewhere soz :-)

[zeocen]

Holy crap I'm actually awake before the ride starts, I might actually get to this one :D
I'm fearful of opening my curtains but the sun is beaming onto them, hopefully when I see outside I don't see grey cloud !

[zeocen]

A wee change of plan. A friend of mine whose kids are friends of our kids has offered to look after our kids for the duration of the ride.

Which means I'll be showing up upon a Ducati instead of in a Mitsubishi.

Whoopee!

Woot !
I challenge you to a race! :third:

[Winter]

my i rather hungover and have just woken. I'll attempt to make it by 11.30!

[QMOTO]

Where is the Route ?
22 ? if so I could meet yas somewhere for a bit

[breakaway]

Ah balls. Didn't see this till just now :'(

[zeocen]

Thanks for the ride guys, had a great one, no hairy moments on my part either.

Jamie: Sorry mate, I was star struck by the zx-10r and completly forgot about the even better bike behind me, if there's any damage at all let me know and I'll give you funds to fix it, sorry again mate. :(

[gijoe1313]

Just posting from a mate's place in Ponsnobby - great ride, good to see familiar faces and some blasts from the pasts. Nice easy pootle around the back yard!

Luvv'n it ... too bad about the weather tomorrow :weep: I'm just glad I managed to get out and take advantage of this ride today! :yes:

@zeocen : What the heck did you do buddy? :gob:

[Winter]

good ride! good to see some old faces eh!

[carbacca]

good ride guys. i was the only Looser...again....hahah but all good, meeting more KBers and all

[zeocen]

Just posting from a mate's place in Ponsnobby - great ride, good to see familiar faces and some blasts from the pasts. Nice easy pootle around the back yard!

Luvv'n it ... too bad about the weather tomorrow :weep: I'm just glad I managed to get out and take advantage of this ride today! :yes:

@zeocen : What the heck did you do buddy? :gob:


I was being friendly to the nos bike and the kwaka while I was on my bike, reversed a bit for them to have some room to move and some how forgot there was a stallion behind me and back right into it, god I felt so bad. I quickly took off behind you.. I think Jim's SWMBO was ready to have my head :(

[xgnr]

Thanks to McJim et al for the laid back ride. Nice to meet some more kiwi bikers :-)

Sorry guys preoccupied with the the F*&ing cell... work dramas.

Fantastic route, nice weather and even nicer people.... now, who had the oldest bike?? Methinks the two Beemers might have qualified :second:

Will post some pics when I can get the phone connected to the damn PC...

Cheers

Stu

[crashe]

What wonderful company you all were today.
I thoroughly enjoyed myself...... doing point x3 and getting back up to point again.... Now that is a first for me :innocent:
Oh and I was on the ONLY cruiser on todays ride.

It was a neat ride..... meeting some new faces and some old faces
(ok they weren't THAT old).

Ixion neat to ride with you again and young Erik..... nice to catch up.


McJim, nice leading the troops there mate....

Chickadee - that white jacket can be seen for miles.

Maverick - Your sun genie certainly was working today.

Headlight - Got dark on the way home and discovered that my low beam wasn't working..... High beam was ok. So not sure how long it wasn't working for today. I have now since changed it over to a new bulb.

[LilSel]

I just saw this now!!... What a bugger!! ... I live off Ti Rakau Dr!!... Was out on my bike today between pakuranga and east tamaki/botany tooooo.....
went down to wash world n gave her a clean n stuff... I did see a few bikes out n about and wondered if there was something on!... I should've followed!!! ah well.. next time :)

[McJim]

Ah balls. Didn't see this till just now :'(


I just saw this now!!... What a bugger!! ... I live off Ti Rakau Dr!!... Was out on my bike today between pakuranga and east tamaki/botany tooooo.....
went down to wash world n gave her a clean n stuff... I did see a few bikes out n about and wondered if there was something on!... I should've followed!!! ah well.. next time :)

Dudes! Keep an ear to the ground why dontcha?

[McJim]

Someone backed into my Ducati today....photo bleow shows where the fairing bolt split the mounting to the frame :(

[McJim]

Lucky for him I managed to fix it as per the photos below :) Zeocen owes me a beer.:rofl:

[zeocen]

Hmm that's strange, I thought only the tyres touched... if it hit the tyre fender I don't know how it would damage something in that area? Either way, I've been having a bad feeling all day, scared to check back here. I am _SO_ glad it wasn't serious.

A thousand apologies to you and your wife :(

[gijoe1313]

Hmm that's strange, I thought only the tyres touched... if it hit the tyre fender I don't know how it would damage something in that area? Either way, I've been having a bad feeling all day, scared to check back here. I am _SO_ glad it wasn't serious.

A thousand apologies to you and your wife :(

There is hope for this young'un yet! Good on ya zeocen for fronting up and admitting your diablolical part in the dismantling of the duchess! :yes:

[erik]

Cheers for organising the ride, McJim, it was good.

[McJim]

Hmm that's strange, I thought only the tyres touched... if it hit the tyre fender I don't know how it would damage something in that area? Either way, I've been having a bad feeling all day, scared to check back here. I am _SO_ glad it wasn't serious.

A thousand apologies to you and your wife :(

Apparently your tail sticks out further than your rear wheel and it connected with the leading edge of my left hand side fairing just before the wheels touched.

I dunno - I didn't see it happen either - I'm very surprised the bike didn't fall over since the side stand holds it very upright.

At the end of the day it's fixed - think it was partially cracked anyway from the engine vibration - common Ducati issue.

No harm no foul - this is not an invitation for people to come and kick my bike though! :rofl:

[gijoe1313]

Apparently your tail sticks out further than your rear wheel and it connected with the leading edge of my left hand side fairing just before the wheels touched.

I dunno - I didn't see it happen either - I'm very surprised the bike didn't fall over since the side stand holds it very upright.

At the end of the day it's fixed - think it was partially cracked anyway from the engine vibration - common Ducati issue.

No harm no foul - this is not an invitation for people to come and kick my bike though! :rofl:

That's okay, better to kick McJim! Y'know Scotsman are always up for a right ol'good kicking! :msn-wink:

[gijoe1313]

Pika-pika, chu chu Pika pika?*

*Can I catch a ride to the next 250 ride?

[Chickadee]

Confusias say, Pika Chu can go on next two wheeled ride if earn enough Brownies points from Master Gijoe1313

[breakaway]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2007-8-5&e=1331&c=1

[Cr1MiNaL]

Pika-pika, chu chu Pika pika?*

*Can I catch a ride to the next 250 ride?

dude thats just weird....scary even.

[McJim]

dude thats just weird....scary even.
Wait until you hear him spout that shit in real life....then you can be scared. And to think legislation in New Zealand lets him be in charge of young impressionable minds......

[gijoe1313]

I think the answer to all of this is...

You ain't seen nothing yet!

[carbacca]

as a fellow asian.....they kinda thing is perfectly understandible.....

[gijoe1313]

as a fellow asian.....they kinda thing is perfectly understandible.....

zigmarckerly ... and the GPS ... home theatre .. killer console game set up ... component drawers and organisers ... need to go to yum char every other week ... checking out foreign exchange rates... emailing friends and families about moon cakes ... searching for red envelopes... cleaning off graves once a year... finding out about another obscure ritual or rite to perform... installing inboard LCD tv screens in cars ... yadda yadda yadda... :innocent:

jumping up and kicking people in the head ... carrying more than two cellphones ... have plushies around the place ... need to always have a box of instant noodles in pantry ... sucking on pieces of rock sugar ... flicking haw haw flakes ... the smell of aniseed/star anise ... soya sauce bottles everywhere ... a rubbish bin/sack of rice ... 100 year old eggs ... mi jiu bottles ... the four panelled picture of asian activities beneath the piano ... mirror in the front door ... money tree in the corner ... dizzam... so much more as well! :eek5:

[McJim]

zigmarckerly ... and the GPS ... home theatre .. killer console game set up ... component drawers and organisers ... need to go to yum char every other week ... checking out foreign exchange rates... emailing friends and families about moon cakes ... searching for red envelopes... cleaning off graves once a year... finding out about another obscure ritual or rite to perform... installing inboard LCD tv screens in cars ... yadda yadda yadda... :innocent:

jumping up and kicking people in the head ... carrying more than two cellphones ... have plushies around the place ... need to always have a box of instant noodles in pantry ... sucking on pieces of rock sugar ... flicking haw haw flakes ... the smell of aniseed/star anise ... soya sauce bottles everywhere ... a rubbish bin/sack of rice ... 100 year old eggs ... mi jiu bottles ... the four panelled picture of asian activities beneath the piano ... mirror in the front door ... money tree in the corner ... dizzam... so much more as well! :eek5:


Dude - you're about as Chinese as I am Belgian (my family moved to Scotland from Belgium in 1177).

Chur Bro'

[gijoe1313]

Dude - you're about as Chinese as I am Belgian (my family moved to Scotland from Belgium in 1177).

Chur Bro'

So I ain't chinese? And you ain't Scottish? And the world is flat? And motorbikes aren't fun? And crosswords aren't angry? And Earth is really Thrae? Ai yi yi señor! Speaking loco now! Just remember to gather your rosebuds where you may!

And is that a melted crayon on the sidewalk? Wait! I hear the footsteps of an egg steeped in the sauce of a qumqat, marinated slowly over a griddle which is casted from the slag of Mao's great leap forward! And verily, let it be said that a pinhole was invested into the back of a portrait of a monk living in penury!