Waitangi Day - Ride. 2008

[200BUSA]

Wednesday 6th February. Well time to do another Waitangi day ride soon.Last year we had a great turn out so time to do again.

A run to Kaikoura for lunch via the inland road back the coast road.


Meet at the The Peg - Belfast Tavern carpark Main North Road Belfast. 9-30am for a 10am departure



And as usual weather permitting.:sunny:

[Skyryder]

I'm a fan for the Kai just not too sure if I'm in on this one but hey any rides a good ride. There will be a shit load of traffic on the Akaroa Highway. The inland rout to kai will in all probailty have less volume.

Skyryder

[MVnut]

Too many shitheads on last years run to Ackers on Feb 6, think I'll stay away from this one, but I wish you a lovely ride anyway

[200BUSA]

Yeah there were a few but most stopped at the pubs on the way and stayed.While we carried on to Akaroa,i remember seeing you there.Most i have talked to seem more keen on the Kailoura ride so far.

[200BUSA]

Have a few more bikers interested in coming along,and some are keen on the Block ride.Decisions?

[MTW]

I'd be keen on the block run, we did that Kai trip start of Jan which was good also, but I'm voting for the block as something different. Of course weather dependant, I guess if the weather is looking like crap on the coast then the Kai trip is a good alternative.

[Mr Triple]

Have a few more bikers interested in coming along,and some are keen on the Block ride.Decisions?

Yeah... the block ride sounds good, If it turns to poo over the hill we can go to Kai like MTW said.

I'll be there anyway I'm happy to go anywhere :Punk:

[200BUSA]

I dont mind where as well i just like getting out for a decent ride.And having a great day off from work.

[VTRRR]

you could go to kai via the leder road, go ther culverden-rotherham-waiau, instead of going going up past mt lyford go the other way, the road comes out about parnassus (north of cheviot). i think that road is much nicer to ride than the inland one.

[Mr Triple]

I dont mind where as well i just like getting out for a decent ride.And having a great day off from work.

I know what you mean, I would of gone on the last one you went on, but had to work :(

I think I seen you going through Woodend as I was going the other way in my truck :crybaby:

[200BUSA]

And it was an awesome day to.Im glad my truck driving days are over - i used to envy seeing bikes out for a ride on a nice day when i was busy working.Now i just envy everyone that goes for rides at the weekends while im stuck at home looking after the kids.

[cruza]

I'll be a starter for the Little Block ride if the weather gods are favourable , otherwise I'll just do another local waitangi day ride.

[VTRRR]

any ideas yet?

[200BUSA]

Looks like the Kaikoura ride.

[JWALKER]

you not coming to the track to test out your bike?

[200BUSA]

you not coming to the track to test out your bike?

No will be doing the Waitangi day ride. Kaikoura.

[JWALKER]

sweet as. will see you at the april drags then :)

[200BUSA]

Looks like it is Kaikoura as the destination. meet 9-30am at the Peg for 10am departure.Inland route to Kaikoura for lunch and back the coastal road.

[VTRRR]

where is the peg?

[200BUSA]

where is the peg?

The Peg -is the Belfast Tavern Main north road just before the northern motorway.Entrance is just before Dickies Road.

[VTRRR]

would it be alright if i meet up at Rotherham when you go thru? saves the 8am start, will the wednesday night cruse be on after that?

[200BUSA]

Yep we will meet you there,do you want a text when we get to Culverden so you know how long we will be.
And yes i think the Wed night cruise is still on.

[VTRRR]

yip that be good, 0211661625.

[200BUSA]

Ok see you in Rotheram then.

[VTRRR]

cool thanks.

[dangerous]

keep us informed 200

[200BUSA]

The weather is looking ok for the day.Will update Tuesday the 5th so all know the details.

[Subike]

I did the Gretta valley Kaikora road today, SH1
no roadworks , no loose metal on the road
good clean road
I returned via the inland road to Waiau, again no roadworks and only a handfull of pebbles on the first 25k crn.
Afta a beer at the waiau pub, just one,
Took the Leader road back to Parnassas, again was clear of any roadworks, loose shingle any thing.
My only concern for the day was a stupd Ulissis club member who couldnt stay on his side of the road, a white line rider, idiot.
And thats meant to be a club that promotes saftey?? Yeah right
Im going on the round the bays run on the 6th, so have a good ride guys

[dangerous]

Yep we will meet you there,do you want a text when we get to Culverden Why Culverden? who about the leader rd to Waiha then the inland road to Kaiks???

[200BUSA]

Doing the inland road from Waiau as some of the guys coming havent ridden that road and are keen to try it.

[dangerous]

Doing the inland road from Waiau as some of the guys coming havent ridden that road and are keen to try it.

yeah thats what I said... but why go down those long farking straights to Culverdin... when the east coast to the Leader rd (which leads to Waiau) is a far beter ride?

[200BUSA]

Why Culverden? who about the leader rd to Waiha then the inland road to Kaiks???

Its that bloody dangerese that mucked me up.Could be a plan.

[VTRRR]

if thats the plan i can meet in amberley (that way i dont run out of petrol).

[dangerous]

if thats the plan i can meet in amberley (that way i dont run out of petrol).

For those like ya self with limited km's in the tank, it will be reconmended that ya re fuel at Chiviot, if that is the route to be (last time I took my Storm (biger tank model I ran out)

[200BUSA]

Right we are sticking with the origanal plan for the ride through to Culverden to Waiau to Kaikoura.Fuel could be a problem for some on the other route.But time would be major factor for others.
So we stick with origanal plan.
VTRRR i will text you on meet point unless you come down further.
Update tomorrow.cheers.

[SDU]

Right we are sticking with the origanal plan for the ride through to Culverden to Waiau to Kaikoura.Fuel could be a problem for some on the other route.But time would be major factor for others.
So we stick with origanal plan.
VTRRR i will text you on meet point unless you come down further.
Update tomorrow.cheers.

Sweet I'll be in for that:sunny:

[VTRRR]

see ya then

[Mr Triple]

C ya at the Peg in the morning peoples :banana:

[laRIKin]

Sweet I'll be in for that:sunny:

We will be there with....bells?.......leathers and a full tank.

[Subike]

am courious as to what time you might expect to be back in Christchurch.
Something worth concidering is....
Are the out of town local petrol stops going to be open in the morning, or even at all ?
This could pose problems for some
Just a concideration for those with small tanks as the round trip is 300+k's

[laRIKin]

I think it will be fine most of the bigger petrol stations never close now days.

[200BUSA]

am courious as to what time you might expect to be back in Christchurch.
Something worth concidering is....
Are the out of town local petrol stops going to be open in the morning, or even at all ?
This could pose problems for some
Just a concideration for those with small tanks as the round trip is 300+k's

Hopefully be back in CHCH about 6pm.
All garages will be open for fuel.
See everyone in the morning ready to go by 10am.

[Mr Triple]

We will be there with....bells?.......leathers and a full tank.

Be good to meet up again Lemans,seem you were the first KBer I meet but never seen again. :2thumbsup

[BBzz]

See ya at the Peg, another ride with KBs Sweet Azzz.

[Subike]

Guess it will be Amberley for me
See you there at about 10.30ish.

[200BUSA]

Just have to fuel up this morning and im all set to go.

[KingJackaL]

I had huge fun, needed the practice, badly needed the advice. Thanks especially to Sal (sp?) and the guy with his wee lad (amazing how quickly I forget names :rolleyes:). I really appreciate it, will make sure to get more careful practice in ;)

I think my wee 250 survived - had the first fuel light just coming on twice, so the ride was well planned even for me :).

A few pics from the day:

Starting out at the Pegasus Arms just before the Northern motorway:
http://kingjackal.net/images/rides/waitangi_day_2008_start.jpg

The bikes while grabbing lunch in Kaikoura:
http://kingjackal.net/images/rides/waitangi_day_2008_kaikoura.jpg

Leigh's ride (I should have taken more of these pics...):
http://kingjackal.net/images/rides/waitangi_day_2008_leighs_bike.jpg

Weather was awesome, should have taken a shot down the coast in Kaikoura and on the way up past the seals - the views were perfect. Thanks again everyone.

[laRIKin]

Well done King/J a big day for you I bet.

Good day, good roads, good people and no tickets or break downs.
What more could you ask for?

[200BUSA]

I had a great ride today and the young fella enjoyed it so much he wanted to go out right away to Cruisy Wed Night ride,we went down to it and got upto the Takahe and i turned and went home as have early shift tomorrow.
Abig thankyou to Lemans for being our lead rider- great job. And a big thankyou to SDU for being our usual tail end charlie- fanatastic job.
I hope everyone enjoyed there days ride,Hope to do it again sometime.

[BBzz]

Well done King/J a big day for you I bet.

Good day, good roads, good people and no tickets or break downs.
What more could you ask for?

“Ditto” What a Way to spend NZ Day, Sorry about the :Oops: have to stop squeezing through gaps that aren’t there yet.

[BigOne]

thanks Busa, I had a neat day out, had a few really good kays with Brendan and Miriam, too. The road was clean, no-one crashed, and the cops ignored us. All good.

[KingJackaL]

Well done King/J a big day for you I bet.

You could say that ;). Total length of riding experience before yesterday: 430km. K's done yesterday: 483km...

[VTRRR]

You could say that ;). Total length of riding experience before yesterday: 430km. K's done yesterday: 483km...


we all been there :msn-wink:


great day, am looking forward to the next one, on the leda road there was a few small spots of loose stuff, and about 4 sheep. any one dnow what was with the 2 cops parked up? 1 silver car.

[200BUSA]

They were after all the motorists crossing the white line on the kink in the road.Trying to cut down on the speeding-cut corner -bang.
Traffic was pretty well behaved though wasnt it? - for a busy day on the road.

[Blue Velvet]

Looks like it was an oarsome day across the whole country. Glad you all had a great ride :sunny:

Nice pics KingJackaL. Anyone have any more?

[SDU]

I had huge fun, needed the practice, badly needed the advice. Thanks especially to Sal (sp?) and the guy with his wee lad (amazing how quickly I forget names :rolleyes:). I really appreciate it, will make sure to get more careful practice in ;)

I think my wee 250 survived - had the first fuel light just coming on twice, so the ride was well planned even for me :).

Sweet, no prob- we all started somewhere. Great you enjoyed the ride & Glad the bike survived -remember ride at your own pace- better you arrive than not at all. Great home run:niceone:
Thanks for saving me from a couple of tickets.


I had a great ride today and the young fella enjoyed it so much he wanted to go out right away to Cruisy Wed Night ride,we went down to it and got upto the Takahe and i turned and went home as have early shift tomorrow.
Abig thankyou to Lemans for being our lead rider- great job. And a big thankyou to SDU for being our usual tail end charlie- fanatastic job.
I hope everyone enjoyed there days ride,Hope to do it again sometime.

No prob. Had a good ride Good to meet new people.
Liam is keen - better keep an eye on your keys when he gets a little taller.


The road was clean, no-one crashed, and the cops ignored us. All good.

amazing eh! those:Police: were thick coming back

[Subike]

we all been there :msn-wink:


great day, am looking forward to the next one, on the leda road there was a few small spots of loose stuff, and about 4 sheep. any one dnow what was with the 2 cops parked up? 1 silver car.


Did you notice one was holding a radio?
The other cars 5k's up the road were taking speed shots, rego numbers and radioing them through. Often done in that area

[VTRRR]

so i should expect a letter in the mail :whistle:

[200BUSA]

[QUOTE=SDU;1415630]Sweet,



No prob. Had a good ride Good to meet new people.
Liam is keen - better keep an eye on your keys when he gets a little taller.


Yep he is dead keen to get back and have another bike,im always hiding the keys for the bikes - if he finds them i know he will be off.


Has anyone else got any pics of the ride?

[200BUSA]

a couple to start.

[Mr Triple]

Excellent day peoples,good to meet new faces and to catch up with older ones. :niceone:

Thanks Busa for organising the ride. With good weather and good people what more can you ask for.:msn-wink:

[laRIKin]

Only had two this is the best.
Somehow the camera got switched the movie.:Oops::brick:

[200BUSA]

Roll on next year for another good ride.

[VTRRR]

hell yes. hope its the same weather.

[BBzz]

Thanks for the pics guys:rockon:, always forget stuff like that, it good to see others don’t. It’s appreciated