Ride up Old North Rd, Peak Rd, SH16 and SH12 to Dargaville and back, Thu 10 Jan 2008

[jrandom]

How about a bit of a Thursday night northwest thrash?

I have to go see a man about a dog tonight, so I'll be riding to Dargaville after work via the above route, stopping for 20-30 minutes, then turning around and coming back.

There's a pub in Dargaville town, a Subway, etc, so a dinner stop there is quite feasible.

Meet at the Coatesville-Riverhead road (SH28) turnoff from SH17 just north of Albany at 5:45pm, departure at 6:00pm. Sunset tonight is at 8:44pm.

Any takers? Don't make me ride on my own, I'll get lonely...

[kiwifruit]

*considers pie*

[jrandom]

*considers pie*

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[kiwifruit]

Dan says:
if I get a group on the ride tonight, guarantee someone will lose their licence

[jrandom]

Dan says:
if I get a group on the ride tonight, guarantee someone will lose their licence

You are a bad man.

[trump-lady]

I might be keen but where-tf are you talking bout meeting......Im in panmure I need directions from southern motorway. How long it willtake to get to the meet spot....when youd be back (aprox time)Also can we go look for a Annessa Naysmith in Dargiville cause that Bitch was the one that robbed my dam house and she lives there somewhere... also can you carry a round of shot gun bullets for me......

Trump-lady<-------- wishes bad things on that bitch

[jrandom]

I might be keen but where-tf are you talking bout meeting......Im in panmure I need directions from southern motorway.

Do you know where the Saatchi & Saatchi building is in Parnell? You could meet me outside my office and follow me from there, if you like.


How long it willtake to get to the meet spot....when youd be back (aprox time)

Everyone should be back home by 11pm.


can we go look for a Annessa Naysmith in Dargiville cause that Bitch was the one that robbed my dam house and she lives there somewhere... also can you carry a round of shot gun bullets for me......

Want me to bring the M14 in its handy-dandy soft carry case with shoulder strap?

[trump-lady]

Do you know where the Saatchi & Saatchi building is in Parnell? You could meet me outside my office and follow me from there, if you like.

nope me no no where dat be.....
someone give me an addy so I can wises map it.....

[jrandom]

nope me no no where dat be.....
someone give me an addy so I can wises map it.....

125 The Strand, Parnell.

Google Maps link (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=the+strand,+parnell,+auckland,+new+zealand&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.978077,82.265625&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1).

[boostin]

Why not, seeing as I live 2 mins from your meeting point I will come along but I can't be bothered going all the Dargaville so will turn around at Welsford.

Meeting at the (closed) BP ?

[trump-lady]

k got it......im going to wait till like 4 to see what the weather gods think....if its rain im outy.... no rain im inny

[puddy]

Am keen for a ride tonight. Posted on the South Auckland Ride to see if oldguy or someone wanted to go for a ride tonight, if there's no joy there I'll pop along.

[puddy]

What time at The Strand?

[jrandom]

Have just adjusted plans slightly, so it'll be a 5:45 meet at the closed BP (as suggested by boostin) near the Coatesville-Riverhead road turnoff from SH17, and a 6:00pm departure therefrom.

I'll leave The Strand at 5:15pm. Look for the fulla on the black GSX1400 hanging around on the road outside the S&S building.

:niceone:

[99TLS]

wow they got a subway there now, thats three reasons to go there now, 1 subway, 2 bayleys, , 3 forest ride

[jrandom]

By the way, folks, we won't be stopping for gas between Auckland and Dargaville (unless there's anyone coming along with a < 200km tank range...) so make sure you come to the start point with a full tank.

[Blue Velvet]

Lucky people <_<

[Qkchk]

Dan says:
if I get a group on the ride tonight, guarantee someone will lose their licence

Now that the cops know when youre coming and on what roads! :dodge:

[jrandom]

Now that the cops know when youre coming and on what roads!

Speed kills!

[vifferman]

Speed kills!
So...
If a big enough group goes on this ride...
And they go fast enough...
Then any police cop foolish enough to wait on the side of the road on the alleged route...
Could likely get sucked into the Maelstrom of Death / Vortex of Doom...
And get killed dead? :blink:


:buggerd:

[jrandom]

So...
If a big enough group goes on this ride...
And they go fast enough...
Then any police cop foolish enough to wait on the side of the road on the alleged route...
Could likely get sucked into the Maelstrom of Death / Vortex of Doom...
And get killed dead? :blink:

Yes.

Better Work Stories (tm)!

[jrandom]

Nobody saw me rolling
They were neither hating nor patrolling
And they didn't catch me riding dirty
Didn't catch me riding dirty.

:woohoo:

[trump-lady]

Hope you all had a great ride. I got there too late you guyz already left. Twas bout 6.20pm. Im still learning lane splitting and dam traffic was bad......anyways I went to pohoi and had a cranberry juice.

[jrandom]

Hope you all had a great ride. I got there too late you guyz already left. Twas bout 6.20pm. Im still learning lane splitting and dam traffic was bad...

Yeah, that's what I figured.

Your filtering-fu is weak! You must train harder, grasshopper!

[boostin]

Yeah, that's what I figured.

Your filtering-fu is weak! You must train harder, grasshopper!

Did your police escort last long?

[jrandom]

Did your police escort last long?

No, he turned off about 40km south of Wellsford. I gave him a cheery wave.

Got stuck behind an unmarked snake in the dark coming back down SH1 south of Wellsford, too. Good thing those disco lights on the rear parcel shelf reflect headlights very brightly, eh?

The BT020s are crap. Time to swap them. I had an interesting moment overtaking on solid lines at a fair rate of knots at one stage - the back end wiggled madly around under throttle as it touched the paint. Bolt upright, clean dry roads, and it just wasn't gripping.

[vifferman]

The BT020s are crap.
Oh yeah; Dan - the BT020s are crap. It's time you swapped them. :yes:
The BT021s are allegedly better, but you could do more betterer than that.

[jrandom]

The BT021s are allegedly better, but you could do more betterer than that.

Mm, yes.

See the thread I just started (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=64682).

[boostin]

No, he turned off about 40km south of Wellsford. I gave him a cheery wave.

Got stuck behind an unmarked snake in the dark coming back down SH1 south of Wellsford, too. Good thing those disco lights on the rear parcel shelf reflect headlights very brightly, eh?

The BT020s are crap. Time to swap them. I had an interesting moment overtaking on solid lines at a fair rate of knots at one stage - the back end wiggled madly around under throttle as it touched the paint. Bolt upright, clean dry roads, and it just wasn't gripping.


It does seem to put a bit of a damper on things when you have to follow them but it was still a nice afternoon for a short ride (for me).