Ride out to Kawakawa Bay on the 7/01/08

[howdamnhard]

I'm off on Monday so if the the weather is good I'm going for a ride out east,if anyone is interested Pm me.Only got a GN250 so its not going to be a race but a nice sightseeing trip to get rid of the cobwebs.:scooter: If anybody is interested will work out details and pm them.

[TOTO]

what time are you going ?

[Badger8]

Dude, i totally wish i could!

What time you planning on going? I'm back at work, but there's sod all to do at the moment... maybe i can slip out... :shifty::yes:

Definitely keen for a casual paced pootle out that way :niceone:

[erix]

what time are you going ?

aint u have lectures to go?:bleh:

[boomer]

aint u have lectures to go?:bleh:

Did you bypass school?

i'll be there for a sedate spin along the coast :niceone:

[Leong]

I might be keen too.... Had the DRZ for 1 week and only done 175km... :crybaby:

[howdamnhard]

I was thinking of meeting at the Botany BP station around 9:30 and leaving there at 10:00 after filling up.Open to suggestions,no hard or fast rules.Anybody is welcome,not only 250's but may be boring for faster/bigger bikes.:laugh:

[xwhatsit]

Groovy. I'll be there.

[trump-lady]

1st day back at work Monday but cough cough I feel a sick day brewing..........

[Swoop]

1st day back at work Monday but cough cough I feel a sick day brewing..........
I really think your signature line is appropriate in this case!!!:yes::yes::yes:

[Badger8]

I was thinking of meeting at the Botany BP station around 9:30 and leaving there at 10:00 after filling up.Open to suggestions,no hard or fast rules.Anybody is welcome,not only 250's but may be boring for faster/bigger bikes.:laugh:

Schweet as, here's hoping i can slip out of work by 9 :yes:

[howdamnhard]

See you guys there then at 9:30.:niceone:

[TOTO]

aint u have lectures to go?:bleh:

I taught I did , but I start back on wednesday so mon and tues are riding days for me :) you should join in, will be nice to ride with you again :rolleyes:

[TOTO]

I was thinking of meeting at the Botany BP station around 9:30 and leaving there at 10:00 after filling up.Open to suggestions,no hard or fast rules.Anybody is welcome,not only 250's but may be boring for faster/bigger bikes.:laugh:

what is your cell number if we are running late or something, you are leading yea ?

[xwhatsit]

Why don't we keep going a few kilometres down the road to Kaiaua (feck that's a hard word to spell)?

Actually by going to Kawakawa Bay that means we'll miss the Hunuas. Haven't seen the road between Kawakawa Bay and Kaiaua (Orere, Matingarahi, Wharekawa), is it worth riding down? It looks a bit straight on the map.

[Leong]

Why don't we keep going a few kilometres down the road to Kaiaua (feck that's a hard word to spell)?

Actually by going to Kawakawa Bay that means we'll miss the Hunuas. Haven't seen the road between Kawakawa Bay and Kaiaua (Orere, Matingarahi, Wharekawa), is it worth riding down? It looks a bit straight on the map.

I think a few of us will probably do that anyway...then the loop back thru the Hunuas. It IS worth riding down but beware two deceptive turns.

[Blair-SV]

Got out there this morning myself, empty dry road, not too sunny, just perfect. Well except for the sheep in the middle of a blind corner but we managed to avoid each other.

[howdamnhard]

The plan is to head South East along the coast to Kaiaua(I know wrong spelling) and heading back thru hunuas sounds good.
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I think a few of us will probably do that anyway...then the loop back thru the Hunuas. It IS worth riding down but beware two deceptive turns.

[howdamnhard]

Thats the plan then we can come back through the Hunuas.


Why don't we keep going a few kilometres down the road to Kaiaua (feck that's a hard word to spell)?

Actually by going to Kawakawa Bay that means we'll miss the Hunuas. Haven't seen the road between Kawakawa Bay and Kaiaua (Orere, Matingarahi, Wharekawa), is it worth riding down? It looks a bit straight on the map.

[howdamnhard]

Yip I'm leading.be on time.will PM you my cell no.



what is your cell number if we are running late or something, you are leading yea ?

[shingo]

I am keen to come on this ride, hopefully i can make it to the bp station without getting lost.

Edit: can someone tell me what road this bp station is on.

[Leong]

I am keen to come on this ride, hopefully i can make it to the bp station without getting lost.

Edit: can someone tell me what road this bp station is on.

On Chapel Road. Go to the east end of Ti Rakau Drive, turn left onto Chapel and you're there

[jtzzr]

Might be keen for a Pootle.

[TOTO]

Here is the link on google maps if you cant find it.

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=botany+bp&near=&sll=-36.949067,174.910884&sspn=0.099323,0.159645&ie=UTF8&ll=-36.935143,174.910927&spn=0.049671,0.079823&z=14&iwloc=A&om=1

[xwhatsit]

but beware two deceptive turns.

Was one of those corners featured heavily (by yours truly) on the first ride I ever went on -- I believe you were there that day too :laugh:

See you all tomorrow.

[erik]

I'll be there.

[trump-lady]

ewwww....I have a family having a crisis at work.....thought about saying "cant come fix your probs today Im sick" but figurerd Karma might come get me so Im being a good girl, not taking a sickie and sorting someones life out for them......

have a good ride all.

[xwhatsit]

That was fun. Bit covered in bugs but HTFU as they say.

Thanks everybody!

[jtzzr]

Yip I'm leading.be on time.will PM you my cell no.

Thanks for organising a great ride mate , was a great day with great company , Cheers to all that were there:yes: I hope you enjoyed the Hunua`s.

[xwhatsit]

Yeah! Impressed how well the Blackbird 1100 managed to keep up :laugh:

Disappointing about Twilight Rd -- it's now gravel. Leong and I took a nosy up to see how far the gravel extended but it was decided the pansy-boys with fairings might not enjoy themselves. So we carried on straight.

[erik]

yep, good ride. :)

[jtzzr]

Yeah! Impressed how well the Blackbird 1100 managed to keep up :laugh:

Disappointing about Twilight Rd -- it's now gravel. Leong and I took a nosy up to see how far the gravel extended but it was decided the pansy-boys with fairings might not enjoy themselves. So we carried on straight.

You said you wouldn`t tell anyone ........Bitch.....:girlfight::girlfight: Yeah ummm those other pansies with fairings :confused::no:

[Badger8]

Twilight is gravel now? Bugger! Rode through there last week and it was still sweet as tarmac with a few patchy bits.

Wish i could've made it, but some inconsiderate people actually sent in stuff so i had work to do today. Honestly, some people just have no consideration... :whistle: :D

Next time! :2thumbsup

[TOTO]

Great ride all. Loved it, especially that long 25km/h corner , my biggest lean so far, very happy with myself.

Here are the photos I've been taking troughts the ride:

[TOTO]

More Photos... more coming...

[Leong]

Yes, Thanks for organising howdamnhard. It really was THE most orderly KB ride I've ever been on - helped by the fact that there were only 7, and that the pace was legal. For those interested, I got 180km out of that tank before reserve.

Thanks for the pics Toto - you phone does take good pics!!


Thanks for organising a great ride mate , was a great day with great company , Cheers to all that were there:yes: I hope you enjoyed the Hunua`s.
Hey JT, Should do Monument Road next time, I reckon it's a lot better than the gorge...

[TOTO]

and more...

[TOTO]

Thanks for the pics Toto - you phone does take good pics!!




they are twice as big but KB website cant let me upload them coz too large. I I think they should be alright for a wallapaper dough.

cheers

[TOTO]

and some more...

[TOTO]

There we go those are the last ones :2thumbsup

[xwhatsit]

Cheers for taking the photos -- I see you managed to catch me twice in the motions of starting my bike :lol: Actually quite tired from all that running today, I've got soft from being able to kick-start when cold around town. Have some coils and CDIs that I might have a play with tomorrow.

[jtzzr]

Hey JT, Should do Monument Road next time, I reckon it's a lot better than the gorge...[/QUOTE]

Done mate:niceone:

[jtzzr]

Cheers for taking the photos -- I see you managed to catch me twice in the motions of starting my bike :lol: Actually quite tired from all that running today, I've got soft from being able to kick-start when cold around town. Have some coils and CDIs that I might have a play with tomorrow.

Mate you have to be the fittest man on KB , I have to take the starter out of the bird , TOTO`s pics added 20kgs .Hey TOTO how many camera`s did you have?

[TOTO]

Cheers for taking the photos -- I see you managed to catch me twice in the motions of starting my bike :lol: Actually quite tired from all that running today, I've got soft from being able to kick-start when cold around town. Have some coils and CDIs that I might have a play with tomorrow.

Yea , your bike has a Soul brother, was great fun to watch you :yes: I loved it. Not in a funny laughing at you way but in a "So dedicated" way. You are made us all look like softies and you as the HARDCORE Biker:rockon:, great stuff. You gotta teach me the trick in case I need to push start my bike sometime...:done:

[tri boy]

Glad you had a good ride fella's.;)
Like those RS Honda's Xer'r:clap:
Makes me wish I never got rid of mine. (wait till you have to bump start a GS1100G on tour), or something similar:crazy:

[TOTO]

Mate you have to be the fittest man on KB , I have to take the starter out of the bird , TOTO`s pics added 20kgs .Hey TOTO how many camera`s did you have?

you were all on candid camera all the time :banana:- thats why we got so many photos.

I know the camera added 20 kg on both of us, I have an idea - how about we stop eating fuking cameras :2thumbsup

...but they are so tasty...:drool:

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[howdamnhard]

Thanks jtzzr,glad everyone enjoyed it and nobody binned.Thanks for leading and yes the Hunua's were great:clap:




Thanks for organising a great ride mate , was a great day with great company , Cheers to all that were there:yes: I hope you enjoyed the Hunua`s.

[howdamnhard]

Thanks Leong for being tail end Charlie.Glad you could get some extra kms on your new bike.Thanks too to Toto for the pics.:clap:


Yes, Thanks for organising howdamnhard. It really was THE most orderly KB ride I've ever been on - helped by the fact that there were only 7, and that the pace was legal. For those interested, I got 180km out of that tank before reserve.

Thanks for the pics Toto - you phone does take good pics!!


Hey JT, Should do Monument Road next time, I reckon it's a lot better than the gorge...

[gijoe1313]

Sounds like you all had a great ride :niceone: Pity ... I was working on patio pavers and all I could think was ... "those blardy bastiches must be having a grand old time riding out today!" :weep:

Ah well, I guess I will have to make up for it when I can :innocent: :whistle:

[xwhatsit]

Did anybody see, as we were on our way to Kaiaua, we were going downhill in this really green wooded covered-over section. There was this really cool old ute -- 1940s-1950s era, with the huge vertical grill. On the back of it was a 1960s Honda CB77 305cc :D Looked mint, absolutely stunning.

He waved... but only at me.

Gimme some of that old Honda love.

[TOTO]

Missed that one, must have been nice.

the ride was 180k according to my trip meter, nice ride :clap:

[shingo]

Did anybody see, as we were on our way to Kaiaua, we were going downhill in this really green wooded covered-over section. There was this really cool old ute -- 1940s-1950s era, with the huge vertical grill. On the back of it was a 1960s Honda CB77 305cc :D Looked mint, absolutely stunning.

He waved... but only at me.

Gimme some of that old Honda love.

I say the ute and caught a glimpse of the bike(was it red?), but i was too busy turning a corner to have a good look at it.

And nice ride everyone, it was my first time on those roads and now doubt won't be my last.

[discotex]

Sometimes life just isn't fair :oi-grr:

Not only did I miss out on the ride as I was in Chch the last few days I've been tortured by being driven over to Governors Bay and back every day in a cage. Dyers Pass (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=dyers+pass,+nz&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.594628,172.63813&spn=0.055075,0.173035&z=13&om=1) is a great road.