Any 250's heading to Taupo Track Day from Auckland?

[Fub@r]

Any 250's heading to Taupo Track Day from Auckland on 28 October?

Was thinking of heading down for a ride to spectate, but riding all that way by yourself isn't much fun. So is anyone interested in going and wants to ride as a group? Weather dependant of course as wife will apply the virtual handbrake if the weather isn't the best.\

Speaking of which I should probably tell her I'm going :)

[skidMark]

reowwwww ....whipishhhhhhh :whistle:

[gijoe1313]

Hmmm if by chance I could make this, I think someone needs to remind me not to keep riding past Taupo to Wellington :innocent:

Shall see if I can swing this! :shifty:

[carbacca]

hm could be keen. its free to just watch right??

[Donor]

Lemme check my brownie points balance...

[Fub@r]

hm could be keen. its free to just watch right??

Pretty sure it is. I'll check with Frosty.

I was planning on going to the Sulpur City ralley in Rotorua on the same day until I saw the photo's of the previous years......didn't really see any jappa's there so I doubt a Korean made bike would fit in :) So thought go to Taupo instead as we all know KB'rs are the best bunch :)

[The Pastor]

i may come down for bit of a blat

[Fub@r]

Hmmm if by chance I could make this, I think someone needs to remind me not to keep riding past Taupo to Wellington :innocent:

Shall see if I can swing this! :shifty:

Won't put you up the front then :)

[gijoe1313]

Won't put you up the front then :)

That would be a good idea.... I know! TEC for me!

[MidnightMike]

Depending on which way you guys are heading down there, and what day it is, I might be keen to tag along, perhaps carve ya's up on the way down. ;)

[The Pastor]

what sorta route you guys going to take?

[Fub@r]

what sorta route you guys going to take?

Haven't thought that far ahead as yet. Wanted to see how many were interested first. An interesting route but one thats not going to take half a day to get there.

Any suggestions?

[The Pastor]

I don't know the roads very well, but there is a way to taupo down the east side of sh1 I think.

[skidMark]

spectators are free.....

remember though guys start pretty early your have to leave around 630-7 am to get there by the time people get on the track....

[Fub@r]

spectators are free.....

remember though guys start pretty early your have to leave around 630-7 am to get there by the time people get on the track....

Was thinking of the BP along the motorway between Papakura and Drury as a meeting point, and head off from there

[MidnightMike]

Here ya go, might want to figure out a route to get there, i usually use this map.

Depending on how quickly you want to get there i can make a few suggestions (ie. the roads that are a bit more fun)

[carbacca]

boring way
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=12230113131259273578,-38.524060,175.345630&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=Auckland,+Auckland,+New+Zealand&daddr=taupo&sll=-37.792422,175.66864&sspn=1.640836,2.570801&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.53151,175.429688&spn=3.293086,5.141602&z=8&om=1

more interesting way
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=Auckland,+Auckland,+New+Zealand&daddr=-38.50949,175.361023+to:taupo&mra=dpe&mrcr=0,1&mrsp=1&sz=9&sll=-38.009148,175.627441&sspn=1.636012,2.570801&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.792422,175.66864&spn=1.640836,2.570801&z=9&om=1

and the veryvery interesting but we have to leave on wednesday to get there way
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=16817020391634463335,-39.329610,174.280720%3B11690912130474508853,-38.919410,174.973670%3B2962788940625992857,-39.366570,175.335320%3B676931436244869155,-40.041490,175.211980%3B10501190603228171955,-38.084940,175.622590%3B17950822668583763513,-36.833050,175.477640%3B12067990203838233996,-36.898310,175.677010%3B4042326799346486731,-37.169480,175.850880%3B11862397366702355158,-37.549390,175.914560%3B9714467745279190164,-38.105340,177.136720%3B10901571968498172886,-38.874310,177.882860%3B18428190221912938082,-38.185500,176.255970%3B7316853735030498549,-38.279080,176.153890&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=Auckland,+Auckland,+New+Zealand&daddr=Broadway+%40-39.329610,+174.280720+to:River+Rd+%40-38.919410,+174.973670+to:SH+4+%40-39.366570,+175.335320+to:SH+3+%40-40.041490,+175.211980+to:Arapuni+Rd+%40-38.084940,+175.622590+to:SH+25+%40-36.833050,+175.477640+to:Tairua+Whitianga+Rd+%40-36.898310,+175.677010+to:Tairua+Rd+%40-37.169480,+175.850880+to:Waterford+Rd+%40-37.549390,+175.914560+to:SH+2+%40-38.105340,+177.136720+to:-37.731625,178.365784+to:Wharerata+Rd+%40-38.874310,+177.882860+to:SH+5+%40-38.185500,+176.255970+to:SH+30+%40-38.279080,+176.153890+to:taupo&mra=dpe&mrcr=10,11&mrsp=11&sz=9&sll=-38.136717,177.956543&sspn=1.633162,2.570801&ie=UTF8&ll=-38.169114,175.808716&spn=3.264747,5.141602&z=8&om=1

[Fub@r]

more interesting way
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=Auckland,+Auckland,+New+Zealand&daddr=-38.50949,175.361023+to:taupo&mra=dpe&mrcr=0,1&mrsp=1&sz=9&sll=-38.009148,175.627441&sspn=1.636012,2.570801&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.792422,175.66864&spn=1.640836,2.570801&z=9&om=1



That way looks good. Visually its looks longer but the map says it 50km shorter..........

[carbacca]

na its 50km longer and 45mins more.

(you gotta look at the TOTAL time and distance up the top, not the individual legs. i was puzzled by that as well until i saw the right one)

[The Pastor]

i only have a 150 km range.


and you think going down sh1 is better than the other way????

[carbacca]

i only have a 150 km range.


and you think going down sh1 is better than the other way????

i have a range of 400km

we can get there on one tank eh fub@r

[The Pastor]

luky punks :@ what size tank u got? ive got 13L

[carbacca]

we got 17litre tanks. also v twins not as thirsty as straight4's

[The Pastor]

looks like it will be a fun ride down _b

[Fub@r]

luky punks :@ what size tank u got? ive got 13L

But then I get 400km out of 13ltrs .............never been able to find the other 4 ltrs :)

13 ltrs gets you 150km...........thats no better than a damn car

[The Pastor]

:O i get 150-200km.


Crazy! Im just too fast I guess.

[discotex]

:O i get 150-200km.


Crazy! Im just too fast I guess.

My ZXR gets still gets 16km/l when I'm thrashing it and 18km/l commuting. Works out to about 160-200km to reserve. Never takes the claimed 15l to fill tho and reserve isn't 4l... More like 10-11.

[The Pastor]

I find when I run it dry then swtich to res, it wont start again?

[skidMark]

my mate has a cbr250rr.... fills her up...15 bucks from like empty...gets 170 from a tank on open road....

my zxr .....25 bucks to fill (again with 91 same as my mate) 170km's out of a tank..


blimin economical hondas...grrr lol

[discotex]

I find when I run it dry then swtich to res, it wont start again?

Yeah I get the same thing... I've had it happen twice yet if I switch to reserve before it dies it runs fine.

I'm pretty sure it's something to do with the vacuum fuel system and having the float bowls run totally dry. Might form an airlock or something.

From experimentation it seems that if you put it on PRI for 10mins then try it usually starts. Just don't run your battery flat trying before that.

Either way I try to avoid running to reserve just in case!

[The Pastor]

yeah i found bump starting it works fine, but i think dodgy honda electrics dont like it!

[skidMark]

yeah i found bump starting it works fine, but i think dodgy honda electrics dont like it!


maybe it just likes being bumped by it's rider...it's a honda after all...

likes to be banged hard.:done:

[The Pastor]

maybe it just likes being bumped by it's rider...it's a honda after all...

likes to be banged hard.:done:
just like your sweet sweet mother aye.

[Fub@r]

So people who are interested are:

Fubar
GIJoe
Renegade Master
Carbacca
Midnight Mike

Anyone else?

And I have the wifes approval so would be nice to get a reasonable group :)

[The Pastor]

Getting new tyres for the trip down, what sorta pace do you all like to go? Im keen for getting there asap...

[Fub@r]

Getting new tyres for the trip down, what sorta pace do you all like to go? Im keen for getting there asap...

Bend the rules .........but not smash them

[The Pastor]

Bend the rules .........but not smash them
Thats what josh told me a few years ago....................................

[gijoe1313]

Ahh a bit of a lad's battle plan laid out at Chez Fub@r's ... ride like nannas and leave early to ensure that we have plenty of time and not be rushed!

:scratch: Sounds simple innit?

[Fub@r]

Ahh a bit of a lad's battle plan laid out at Chez Fub@r's ... ride like nannas and leave early to ensure that we have plenty of time and not be rushed!

:scratch: Sounds simple innit?

Sheesh you got home quick :)

Forgot to tell you how to get to the motorway from my place, looks like you found it ok :)

Ok plan is. Meet at BP on the motorway between Papakura and Drury from 6.30am, leaving at 7am for Taupo.

This is open to anyone that wants to join us, we will not be hooning. GIJoe won't be leading as we don't want to go to Wellington.

If you are joining us please post here so we know who we might be waiting for

[The Pastor]

sounds like a good plan.

[skidMark]

just like your sweet sweet mother aye.
ok i admit it...u just fully pwn3d me.

[The Pastor]

Isnt leaving at 7am to late? We'd get there between 10 and 11?

[skidMark]

Isnt leaving at 7am to late? We'd get there between 10 and 11?


if u wanna be there at the start...leave no later than 6 am....last time i went i left off from papakura service stop (autobahn) last bp on motorway etc....

and arrived when everybody else was already there....and briefing started soon after....

[carbacca]

we're not going on track anywayss. just an excuse to go for a ride really.

[The Pastor]

yeah i know should be good. Its just that the pigs swap shifts at 7 am, so better make good use of the time.

[Fub@r]

yeah i know should be good. Its just that the pigs swap shifts at 7 am, so better make good use of the time.

I like the way you think :)

[gijoe1313]

One more sleep to go ... hmm maybe I should do a pre-Taupo ride run just to check out the route today... :whistle: :innocent: :rolleyes:

[silverado]

One more sleep to go ... hmm maybe I should do a pre-Taupo ride run just to check out the route today... :whistle: :innocent: :rolleyes:

Head up north. I'll join you.

[The Pastor]

have we decided a route? maybe PM it to the guys?

[Fub@r]

have we decided a route? maybe PM it to the guys?


Won't be busting any rules heading there so if the cops do read this they are more than welcome to waste their time sitting on the side of the road to watch us ride past :)

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=Auckland,+Auckland,+New+Zealand&daddr=-38.50949,175.361023+to:taupo&mra=dpe&mrcr=0,1&mrsp=1&sz=9&sll=-38.009148,175.627441&sspn=1.636012,2.570801&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.792422,175.66864&spn=1.640836,2.570801&z=9&om=1

SH1 to head home in the afternoon depending on our stamina :)

[Rhino]

I hope that you folks are leaving early, as at "legal speeds" it will take you around 4 hours 30 to get to Taupo that way.

You can do it comfortably in 3 hour via SH2 and SH27 through Matamata and back onto SH1 at Tirau.

Have a good ride.

[Fub@r]

Might be a little damp first thing but otherwise looks good for tomorrow

http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forecast1.php?type=rain&region=nzni&tim=18

[MidnightMike]

If I didnt have so much on my plate i'd still be keen guys, looks like your not heading anywhere near Tauranga anyways.

Have a mint ride.

-Mike

[EJK]

Man.... tempting..... lol

[gijoe1313]

Just remember, not to let me lead otherwise we'll be seeing Taupo via Wellington...

[Fub@r]

Just remember, not to let me lead otherwise we'll be seeing Taupo via Wellington...

We'll be seeing you around 6.30 Joe

[The Pastor]

yeah see you all in about 6.5hrs :D

[carbacca]

just got up. see y'all in about 45 mins

[gijoe1313]

:woohoo: Out for a little pootle to Taupo we go! Huzzah! Chocks away and toodle pip old bean!

[gijoe1313]

Most triumphant and salubrious exhultations! Have just got back in from Taupo ride and about to head off to school and pick up some reports to mark now! :doh:

Any excuse to ride some more...

Will post up piccies and a bit more reporting when I get back and use it as an excuse to procastinate and not do the school work! :whistle:

[carbacca]

my arse is sore but i am grinning up to my ears.

that was a great ride, good to ride with some sensible people at a sensible pace. trackday was awesome too but a bit boring just watching other people ride. the scenic route coming back was good too, will definitely have to find another excuse to go to taupo for lunch or something (not with those people who have to fill up every 120km hahaha. hobags FTW, only filled up twice for the whole trip)

[Fub@r]

Damn good ride, but arms, shoulders and arse hurt like hell :) Need more practice for the long hauls

[EJK]

:crybaby: I got rear tyre puncture just after getting back home.
Must be a sign, should've joined you guys lol

[delusionz]

:crybaby: I got rear tyre puncture just after getting back home.
Must be a sign, should've joined you guys lol

Jinxed!!!!

[delusionz]

I find when I run it dry then swtich to res, it wont start again?

Thats because your fuel is all on the right side and not on the left side... the bottom of the tank is shaped like an upside down U.. just shake it around a bit and lean it left and you'll get some gas back down the reserve pipe.

the other thing is if u run ur carbs dry aswell u have to wait for it to suck some more through the system... notice turning off ur tap wont kill the engine cuz theres still gas in the carbs

[delusionz]

i have a range of 400km

we can get there on one tank eh fub@r

incredible.. mines an 18L tank, 250cc twin aswell and I only ever see 250kms when I hit reserve, with possibly another 30 kms to go. But then again, I never get into 6th gear anyways unless I'm naughty

[The Pastor]

Like, i ran out of gas about 1km from a gas station so i just manned up and pushed it there, fulled it up and it still didnt start? only started when i bump started it.

[gijoe1313]

All this talk about numb arses means you've been having a good pootle! :woohoo:

We had plenty of stops for fuel, cancer sticks and in Fub@r's case - he got everyone worried when he didn't turn up as TEC due to tyre issues! Heck, I ended up TECing him at one stage and before Taupo, he pulls off to a side stop ... and I thought he had more tyre probs. Turns out he just wanted to take a picture of the breath-taking vista that was panoramically spread before him! :gob: :slap:

And then it had to happen, the two fools that accompanied me let me take point ... and the pootling began! Rozzers were present and the usual dodgy cagers and classic NZ road conditions made for entertaining bedfellows (:o ooer!)

Good to see McJim and Chickadee before they flock south, Zapf with his portable handcannon shooting piccies and a few other KBers (BuFFy, Sanx to name a few)

Riding down the SH, the cheesecutters were an ever present spectre and I've never enjoyed riding near them. Overall, it was just an excuse for a good pootle, and it seems its time for me to change the oil and filter again in my little ol'hornet! :yes:

Thanks to the group, we made good time and with a minimum of fuss and bother. Right, whens the next pootle? :innocent:

[carbacca]

the hobags managed on one tank from taupo to auckland going throguh te kuiti. trip meter read 350km by the time i got close to home, filled up and still had 4L in the tank. funny enough coming back i got better mileage than going down, wouldve though the twisties wouldve sucked more gas but i guess crusing at 130kph sitting on 8.5k rpm for long stretches is worse

[Fub@r]

the hobags managed on one tank from taupo to auckland going throguh te kuiti. trip meter read 350km by the time i got close to home, filled up and still had 4L in the tank. funny enough coming back i got better mileage than going down, wouldve though the twisties wouldve sucked more gas but i guess crusing at 130kph sitting on 8.5k rpm for long stretches is worse


Mine is on 390km and only just touching the red, will be interested to see how much gas goes in when I fill up tonight

And GIJoe wheres the Te Kuiti photos :)

[gijoe1313]

Mine is on 390km and only just touching the red, will be interested to see how much gas goes in when I fill up tonight

And GIJoe wheres the Te Kuiti photos :)

ummm http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=59792

You don't check out the threads properly do you? Ninja strikes again! Ruck you!

[delusionz]

Perhaps the gas milage reading you're getting is also distorted by the same thing thats causing some hyosungs to read 175 at their top speed :P

[BuFfY]

All this talk about numb arses means you've been having a good pootle! :woohoo:

We had plenty of stops for fuel, cancer sticks and in Fub@r's case - he got everyone worried when he didn't turn up as TEC due to tyre issues! Heck, I ended up TECing him at one stage and before Taupo, he pulls off to a side stop ... and I thought he had more tyre probs. Turns out he just wanted to take a picture of the breath-taking vista that was panoramically spread before him! :gob: :slap:

And then it had to happen, the two fools that accompanied me let me take point ... and the pootling began! Rozzers were present and the usual dodgy cagers and classic NZ road conditions made for entertaining bedfellows (:o ooer!)

Good to see McJim and Chickadee before they flock south, Zapf with his portable handcannon shooting piccies and a few other KBers (BuFFy, Sanx to name a few)

Riding down the SH, the cheesecutters were an ever present spectre and I've never enjoyed riding near them. Overall, it was just an excuse for a good pootle, and it seems its time for me to change the oil and filter again in my little ol'hornet! :yes:

Thanks to the group, we made good time and with a minimum of fuss and bother. Right, whens the next pootle? :innocent:

Yes was lovely to finally meet you!!
Hope you had a good ride back after leaving so early :)

[Fub@r]

Hope you had a good ride back after leaving so early :)

When your riding your bike on nice twisty roads there is no such thing as leaving early :)

[BuFfY]

When your riding your bike on nice twisty roads there is no such thing as leaving early :)

4am is too early, when it is raining especialy!!
But it was so worth it!!

I started the say frozen and ended it burnt! :(