Kiwi Biker Harley rally anyone?

[ratusratus]

lets see if its a good idea:chase:

[scumdog]

Yep, I'll be there!!
signed,
Huck Farley.










On a serious note, probably too spread out for that. (well I'm a long way from 'anywhere').

But I enjoy the Great Southern KB Connection each (both?) time it's been run.

All bikes welcome.

[ratusratus]

in Hucks home town!!!:jerry:

[buellbabe]

I've got a Harley engine...am I welcome? Promise I'll play nice...
:whistle:

[peasea]

I've got a Harley engine...am I welcome? Promise I'll play nice...
:whistle:

I've got a belt buckle, a T-shirt and a book or two.

[Big Dave]

I've got a belt buckle, a T-shirt and a book or two.

Soon as he learns to read it'll be great.:devil2:

[peasea]

Soon as he learns to read it'll be great.:devil2:

No need, they're chock full of pics.

[Big Dave]

No need, they're chock full of pics.

My kinda bookz

[Coldrider]

I've got belt driven twin cylinder air compressor, can I go ?

[NighthawkNZ]

I have a v-twin does that count...

[Cruisin' Craig]

I've actually got two twins in the one engine casing. Good enough?

[Headbanger]

I'm keenish.

[Big Dave]

I have a v-twin does that count...

at the firestorm rally - where they wouldn't exactly welcome Harleys.

After attending the Boulevard rally last week it dawned that these events all have largely the same types of people in attendance.

HOG RAT JAP there are a diverse range of people with a common interest and taste. The folks and the times are 'generally' similar - regardless of the badge.

Then some of the attraction of a 'type' rally is they also don't have to listen to someone spouting 'my brand is better than yours' all weekend or being tagged 'elitist'.

[Big Dave]

If you hold it at a four star resort I might be keen Bruce.

[ratusratus]

im sure ANZA would get behind it aye

[chubby]

Sounds promising.

Without wanting to hijack, if we can't get enough HD and Buells would we throw it open to other interest groups? Cruisers, BEARS etc. Gotta have people and as Big Dave said common interest, generally similar.

PS we don't have to drink Lion do we? I mean.. some of us like beer.

[Coldrider]

at the firestorm rally - where they wouldn't exactly welcome Harleys.
I find it extremely hard to believe the japanese allowed a motorcycle to be called a 'firestorm'.

[Big Dave]

Don't mention the war!

[firecrab]

I'd be totally interested - depending on the location tho. Do I have to hop on the ferry and go down south?

[ratusratus]

great place

[1200custom]

keen as, will have to include some stops like the tui factory inc

[Big Dave]

great place

to be FROM

[Headbanger]

I'd prefer it to be somewhere to make the ride more enjoyable, Such as Taupo or Rotorua, I can live with Palmy though, Pity its just up the road.Means I'll be going home rather then making a weekend of it.

Lets not worry about the amount of people, even a handful is a good start.

Put me down as attending....Now all you need to do is decide on a date and what what the event will consist of. (how about a ride top Taupo...:shutup:)

[chubby]

Mind you even living close doesn't mean that the rides, once there, have to be short. Thinking out loud and not knowing the area, apart from the obligatory tui tour, there is the likes of say palmy to gisborne, or to rotovagus, or ...... hey, I don't know the area, surprise me....:apint:

[SilverGrin]

Such as Taupo or Rotorua, I can live with Palmy though, Pity its just up the road.Means I'll be going home rather then making a weekend of it.

Bloody foreigners.
What's wrong with the south island then?

An idea of the time of year would be helpful.

[Timber020]

I have a very loud two wheeled american made V twin thats road registered, can I come?

[buellbabe]

Tui factory tour? Its starting to sound very much like the HOG Rally that was held in Palmy only a few months ago LOL.

Anyways, I am keen, smaller rallies are more fun IMO. More chance to mix n mingle.

Bring it on :banana:

[chubby]

Good point Buellbell, combine that with Silvergrin and we can visit Silvergrins willy wanka chocholate factory, his whiskey distillery :apint: and then take a trundel up Scumdog's nether regions :Oi:. Maybe not in the same afternoon though.

Am I getting fixated on sightseeing????? I think so :spanking:

[Shazz]

Can I come if the Harley comes in on a trailer (YEAH I know I can hear you laughing from here!!!) as the showbike is not roadworthy yet!
My mate can come on the Buell if allowed (at least one riding in!) but I guess Betty wont be allowed, oh sad. :weep:

[buellbabe]

Not roadworthy?
That reminds me...At the HOG Rally in Feb the Show entries were not eligible unless they had been ridden to the Rally and also had to be ridden on the thunder ride prior to showing.

On the way to the Rally we went through crap roadworks and it took a high pressure firehose to get the caked on mud off my baby. And then I still had to get down and dirty with a toothbrush!

:devil2:

[chubby]

Shazz, no-one has suggested a date as yet. No doubt you'll have plenty of time.

[SilverGrin]

And then I still had to get down and dirty with a toothbrush!

:devil2:

I bet that attracted a crowd.

[buellbabe]

Actually yes...I inspired all these guys to wash their bikes... hmmm...hadn't really thought about it that before... DOH!

[SilverGrin]

Good point Buellbell, combine that with Silvergrin and we can visit Silvergrins willy wanka chocholate factory, his whiskey distillery :apint: and then take a trundel up Scumdog's nether regions :Oi:. Maybe not in the same afternoon though.

Am I getting fixated on sightseeing????? I think so :spanking:

The distillery has closed down now and I'm not sure Cadburys would welcome a bunch of scruffy bikers.
Your third option sounds about as appealing as having a root canal without anaesthetic, or is that an unfortunate analogy?

[peasea]

The distillery has closed down now and I'm not sure Cadburys would welcome a bunch of scruffy bikers.
Your third option sounds about as appealing as having a root canal without anaesthetic, or is that an unfortunate analogy?

'Analogy'. Is that pronounced anal-logie?

[scumdog]

'Analogy'. Is that pronounced anal-logie?

And who in their right mind would want a log inserted in their anal region??:shutup:

[chubby]

The distillery has closed down now and I'm not sure Cadburys would welcome a bunch of scruffy bikers.
Your third option sounds about as appealing as having a root canal without anaesthetic, or is that an unfortunate analogy?

Ok... so your thinking about it then????

scruffy bikers!!! I take offence .. because.. umm.. well.. ok.. so you've got one good reason.

[buellbabe]

hahahaha lets hear it for scruffy bikers :2thumbsup:devil2:

[hgmiers]

lets see if its a good idea:chase:
I'd be keen to support this. Hope the timing is good and avoids thunder and lightning, etc.

[ratusratus]

another week and set a date i suppose?:2thumbsup

[Rob Taylor]

Sounds like an idea.:cool: All depends on when and where.

[ratusratus]

I think November???:2thumbsup

[Headbanger]

Tomorrow arvo?

[McJim]

I'd be keen to trundle up and say hi...My bike is an air cooled twin and the way I ride it it's closer to cruising than sports :rofl:

[Big Dave]

I'd be keen to trundle up and say 'CU jummy and yer daft aymerican trundlers. I ken nowt why ye ride sooch beheeemoths och aye

:blank::blank::blank:

[Biggles2000]

Might be there...................

[hgmiers]

I think November???:2thumbsup

Sounds a good time to me. Be a good catch up before the Wellington Rally. Anyone know the venue for the 2009 Rally down there?

[tri boy]

My input for the badge design.:dodge:

[Headbanger]

Fixed.

Now he's a hard fucker.

[buellbabe]

Sounds a good time to me. Be a good catch up before the Wellington Rally. Anyone know the venue for the 2009 Rally down there?

Same as last time. Right on the waterfront. I am about to book into a backpackers, there is no tenting so if ya want cheap acc BOOK soon!

[Hailwood]

Is being held at TSB Arena rather than the park...indoor facility..next door to the 03 venue..still on the waterfront...

As for a KB rally......sounds like a great idea..I could be there......

[Divot]

Great Idea Guys and Floss. Plamy sounds good to me.Tui's and there is a great Motorcycle Musem there as well. He has maily HD bikes, Went there during the rally. Please dont clash with Burt Munro or anything else.

[buellbabe]

OR the Buell rally which is Nov 15/16... I think... will check the mag

[chubby]

Time of year sounds great to me... location sounds great (just have to learn how to strap her down on a boat)... the people sound dodgy (and thats a good thing). I'm keen

[buellbabe]

What about Labour Weekend?

[hgmiers]

What about Labour Weekend?

Not a bad time for it. We'll get the extra day for travel if it's a goer.

[scumdog]

What about Labour Weekend?

Not for me - booked up for the Tornados 40th Anniversary run at Timaru.

[grogan]

lets see if its a good idea:chase:
Count me in bud

[hgmiers]

Hope the thread stays live so others can register their interest. Let's do it!

[sinfull]

Hard f..ka after waiting for the harley rally !
Have airbrushed the chaps, ya just cant see em is all ! p/t

[n0regret5]

i've got issues with The Motor Company, can i come? :-) my tillis will behave promise

[hgmiers]

Any more members ken on this?

[ratusratus]

im still keen to do something here in palmy

[xknuts]

We welcome all HD riders to the South Island Kiwi Biker Rally, Dec 12 / 13th December 2008. Danseys Pass Camp near Duntroon, North Otago.:beer:

Kiwibiker is for all bikes & models. Hog Nationals is for HD's.:2thumbsup

[The Lone Rider]

We welcome all HD riders to the South Island Kiwi Biker Rally, Dec 12 / 13th December 2008. Danseys Pass Camp near Duntroon, North Otago.:beer:

Kiwibiker is for all bikes & models. Hog Nationals is for HD's.:2thumbsup

Yeah, +1 for Chris.

Want a harley rally go to a harley one.. nothing to do with Kiwibiker! I've seen at least two different KB rallies posted and the South Island one has been going for two years already.

[ajturbo]

I'd prefer it to be somewhere to make the ride more enjoyable, Such as Taupo or Rotorua, I can live with Palmy though, Pity its just up the road.Means I'll be going home rather then making a weekend of it.

Lets not worry about the amount of people, even a handful is a good start.

Put me down as attending....Now all you need to do is decide on a date and what what the event will consist of. (how about a ride top Taupo...:shutup:)
it took me 9 days to get from welly to palmy for the hog rally this year...
via coromandle........ and about 1oooks

[xknuts]

it took me 9 days to get from welly to palmy for the hog rally this year...
via coromandle........ and about 1oooks

Well done!:apumpin:
Reminds me of the days when I used to ride from Dunners to Picton, meet a friend from Auckland , and then ride to the Brass Monkey!!!!!

Hell, he was riding from AKLD so the least I cud do was meet him halfway.:hug:

[ratusratus]

get out of our thread
if we want a harley rally we will so piss off:headbang:

[Headbanger]

get out of our thread
if we want a harley rally we will so piss off:headbang:


Damn right.

[The Lone Rider]

Hope you don't call it the Kiwibiker Harley Rally then :)

Not suppose to use the name in vain

[Biggles2000]

Been thinking...... never try to be philoshopical about anything when you have the flu, you will just make an ass of yourself.

[Headbanger]

I have been thinking that if some Harley owning Kiwibikers want to have a get together that it would take a giant twat to have an issue with it.

Go back to reading your Women's Weekly.

[FJRider]

And who in their right mind would want a log inserted in their anal region??:shutup:

I could suggest a few... but they may not actually WANT it...

[buellbabe]

I have been thinking that if some Harley owning Kiwibikers want to have a get together that it would take a giant twat to have an issue with it.

Go back to reading your Women's Weekly.

I am with ya there, who gives a rats? I go to HOG Rallies, in fact I go to Buell rallies I go to any the F**k rallies I like...

To be honest the HOG rallies are just so big these days that the chance to do a smaller thing is very appealing.

[FJRider]

it took me 9 days to get from welly to palmy for the hog rally this year...
via coromandle........ and about 1oooks

9 days to do 1000 k's...which pub did ya stop at for 8 of 'em ???

[Biggles2000]

I am with ya there, who gives a rats? I go to HOG Rallies, in fact I go to Buell rallies I go to any the F**k rallies I like...

To be honest the HOG rallies are just so big these days that the chance to do a smaller thing is very appealing.

Point taken I stand corrected.

[Big Dave]

I have been thinking that if some Harley owning Kiwibikers want to have a get together that it would take a giant twat to have an issue with it.

Go back to reading your Women's Weekly.

You kiwis are too polite for your own good sometimes.

'Sure you can come - just get a fuckin' 'arley' in Australian.

[grogan]

im still keen to do something here in palmy
Here in Palmy? That's cause you can't be assed riding too far to get pissed mate ?!!!

[ratusratus]

and i can organize betta
were going to NP in about 3 weeks mate
Rats
Hoglies
and us
same place as last time :)

[The Lone Rider]

To be honest the HOG rallies are just so big these days that the chance to do a smaller thing is very appealing.

Hmm last years kiwibiker south island branch rally had about 40 people..

I believe this years has about 60 coming

[scumdog]

Hmm last years kiwibiker south island branch rally had about 40 people..

I believe this years has about 60 coming

'Twill be interesting meeting the new ones eh!

[buellbabe]

Last years Buell Riders rally was equally small, about 50 people I think. All good :-)

[ajturbo]

Last years Buell Riders rally was equally small, about 50 people I think. All good :-)
that was a good one, managed to talk/piss off nearly all of them!!!

but the smaller the better i think...
the hog was BIG
... was it too big???

[doc]

'Twill be interesting meeting the new ones eh!

Am I hearing the sound of Banjo's here ?

Duelling banjo's even :lol:

[_Shrek_]

'Twill be interesting meeting the new ones eh!

do you think i might be noticed? even if i showed up late :whistle:

[paulmac]

get out of our thread
if we want a harley rally we will so piss off:headbang:

Wot he said !!!
pick a date and I'll see how many I can get from the naki !

[buellbabe]

:2guns:


:niceone:

[xknuts]

get out of our thread
if we want a harley rally we will so piss off:headbang:

:2guns::finger:

[huck farley]

Looks like it's a FIZZER Bruce, If you made it open to all on KB that would have been great, But running it as an exclusive HOG rally from this site is a bit on the snorer. I would have thought that there is only one HOG rally and that's the real one. Not the side show the Panthaz (the who) are trying to put on.
My two penneth.
The real Huck

[buellbabe]

I fail to see why its a FIZZER. As already stated, the official HOG Rally is just so big that the chance to do a small intimate gathering is appealing.:bleh:
Basically it'll just be a small group of peeps getting on the piss and sharing some laughs... nowt wrong with that :banana:

If the dates work for me I for one will be there enjoying the opportunity to meet a few other HD and Buell riders. :niceone:

[richhogg]

You can count me in. I had a road king classic and had to sell it to raise some cash so went down the normal bike route. Then long story short; times changed and I pick up my softail custom on Saturday and cannot wait. Once a Harley boy always a Harley boy.

Based near Porirua

[Headbanger]

You can count me in. I had a road king classic and had to sell it to raise some cash so went down the normal bike route. Then long story short; times changed and I pick up my softail custom on Saturday and cannot wait. Once a Harley boy always a Harley boy.

Based near Porirua


Sounds cool.

I sold my 96 FXD when it was a year old, Took me a decade to get enough money together to buy another Harley, Goes without saying it was a sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet day when I sold the Kawasaki for petty cash on Trademe and went and picked up my current bike.

Ten years without a HD, I'm never going to sell this one.

Unless hell freezes over........again.....

[richhogg]

I have to give it to ya, thats the best youtube video I have seen. The First one that is, not the sheep one.

[richhogg]

Coincidently it is a Kawasaki I am trading in. Shit I only had to wait around 8 months, you deserve a medal. It just shows the power of the Harley, and I am not talking about the V-twin torque.

Its good to be back!!

[Headbanger]

Yes well, I went overseas, Spent all the cash on getting setup, then a couple years later spent everything on a wedding and holiday, then decided to move back to NZ, Then decided to buy a house, then decided to have kids.....

Next thing I know instead of being 21 I was 31.......fuck me dead.

[richhogg]

The official Hog rallies are too commercial for me. I thought Harley ownership was about freedom!! Low key is the weay forward, leave the Hoggs to it.

[doc]

:bleh:
Basically it'll just be a small group of peeps getting on the piss and sharing some laughs... nowt wrong with that :banana:


So what gang (sorry motorcycle club) are you thinking of prospecting for here girl. :Police:

[richhogg]

I feel you brother, I feel ya. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KIDS (PHEW!!) I shipped my Harley fro mthe UK as it was my pride and joy, then had to sell it!!

Back on track now though

[richhogg]

Small gang of people of the piss, sounds right up my street thats for sure. Where are you considering going etc

[scumdog]

Yes well, I went overseas, Spent all the cash on getting setup, then a couple years later spent everything on a wedding and holiday, then decided to move back to NZ, Then decided to buy a house, then decided to have kids.....

Next thing I know instead of being 21 I was 31.......fuck me dead.

Fuck me..I never got my FIRST Harley until I was 41!!

So count youself lucky!!

[Headbanger]

Fuck me..I never got my FIRST Harley until I was 41!!

So count yourself lucky!!

You think?

I got my first Harley at 18.

I got the money from an ACC payment, Pity that in order to qualify for it I went through the discomfort of a fucking shit bag cunt slitting my throat, cutting a hole in my chest, then plunging two fucking knives into my back, One of which punctured my lung, The other came out my armpit.

15 years old, 600 fuckin stitches.

Lucky I'm hard as fuck so it didn't hurt too much.

Pity NZ is soft as fuck, because he got counselling.


Still, I'm over it.....muhahahahahahaha

[scumdog]

Pity NZ is soft as fuck, because he got counselling.


Still, I'm over it.....muhahahahahahaha

Hell, he was lucky.

I would have made sure he died by now.

Seriously.

[buellbabe]

So what gang (sorry motorcycle club) are you thinking of prospecting for here girl. :Police:

ha ha ha already a member of a very exclusive club.
We are known as 'Slappas MC' and I am Vice Pres.

You have been warned!:laugh:

And for the record, got my first HD when I was 24. Altho my tastes changed and the lust of my life is now a Buell I have never forgotten my first love and will always be loyal to the HD brand.
Infact I am riding my mates HD while the Buell is waiting on parts and its no hardship LOL!
LOVIN it!

[Headbanger]

Hell, he was lucky.

I would have made sure he died by now.

Seriously.

It wasn't the end of it, Though we did at times have the full weight of the NZ justice system thrown against us. Though its a long since died down, and his life sucks due to his choice of lifestyle, I may have been cut but I healed...and I have some mean scars.

Anyhow, Back to the rally.

[Rob Taylor]

ha ha ha already a member of a very exclusive club.
We are known as 'Slappas MC' and I am Vice Pres.

You have been warned!:laugh:

And for the record, got my first HD when I was 24. Altho my tastes changed and the lust of my life is now a Buell I have never forgotten my first love and will always be loyal to the HD brand.
Infact I am riding my mates HD while the Buell is waiting on parts and its no hardship LOL!
LOVIN it!

Hmmm "Slappas MC " Huh.I like it.You can come ride with me any time.............Come to think of it.....you do already:Punk:

[AD345]

I'm guessing this never got off the ground last year (for those not paying attention this thread is 2008 up until this post)?


If anyone is interested in revisiting the concept again I don't mind putting some effort into organising it. Bear in mind that it would, of course, become a Harley & Victory rally - lets call it the Kiwibiker Yankbike meet.

I' thinking mid-Nov (not a lot of notice I know), 3 day weekend (yes, yes - time off work, what a bugger) and somewhere in the mid to mid-east of the NI. Maybe Taupo, Rotorua, Hawkes bay somewhere?

Fleshing out the concept off the top of my head cos
a) I'm bored

and

b) most of the other threads around the site tonight are just irritating me...

I'd be looking for a venue with a mix of 4 walls (cos I don't tent) and tenting (for those mad bastards that do).

Nov is also the Burt Munro so maybe most folk are already committed - I dunno

Nothing ventured, nothing gained and all that

[buellbabe]

Yes there was a fair amount of interest but for some reason it just didn't seem to happen. Like I said in this thread last year, mid-November (actually ALL of November) is out for me cos thats Buell Rally time and that would also count out a few other buellers who would otherwise be keen on a 'Yank-get-together'.

So if it does get off the ground I'm still keen but it will depend on prior committments:msn-wink:

[Headbanger]

Should start a new thread so people don't have to wade through the bloat in this one.

[peasea]

Bear in mind that it would, of course, become a Harley & Victory rally - lets call it the Kiwibiker Yankbike meet.


...and if female riders of American bikes want to tag along we could call it the Yankslapper meet, right?

H and V Rally, sounds like a HAV!

Yes, there was some interest in this idea but the thread fizzled out for some reason.

November would be a toughie for many, with the BuMunCh in Invercargill, the Jokers hold an event in November usually and I think (might be wrong) there's the NRTC Maitai Rally in Nelson. Three events in one month makes it a busy one. Then there's the question of where to hold it?

Central NZ means Top of The South or Wellington/Wairarapa regions.

Input folks??

[AD345]

Yes there was a fair amount of interest but for some reason it just didn't seem to happen. Like I said in this thread last year, mid-November (actually ALL of November) is out for me cos thats Buell Rally time and that would also count out a few other buellers who would otherwise be keen on a 'Yank-get-together'.

So if it does get off the ground I'm still keen but it will depend on prior committments:msn-wink:
Fair point

On further reflection I'm thinking (now) late Feb maybe early March

...and if female riders of American bikes want to tag along we could call it the Yankslapper meet, right?

H and V Rally, sounds like a HAV!

Yes, there was some interest in this idea but the thread fizzled out for some reason.

November would be a toughie for many, with the BuMunCh in Invercargill, the Jokers hold an event in November usually and I think (might be wrong) there's the NRTC Maitai Rally in Nelson. Three events in one month makes it a busy one. Then there's the question of where to hold it?

Central NZ means Top of The South or Wellington/Wairarapa regions.

Input folks??

You're right about Nov. See above.

You can do it in central NZ if you organise it (seriously - I'm not fussed either way and I'd still help, it would just be you leading) Otherwise I've got a few ideas for some places out on the East Coast that will mean everyone will have to ride at least SOME distance.


Should start a new thread so people don't have to wade through the bloat in this one.

Very good point - watch this forum.

[peasea]

Fair point

On further reflection I'm thinking (now) late Feb maybe early March


You're right about Nov. See above.

You can do it in central NZ if you organise it (seriously - I'm not fussed either way and I'd still help, it would just be you leading) Otherwise I've got a few ideas for some places out on the East Coast that will mean everyone will have to ride at least SOME distance.



Very good point - watch this forum.

East Coast? Kaikoura? Or are we talking the 'other' island. Hastings/Napier or actually East Cape way? That could be cool. Or were you thinking Wacker-tayne/BOP way?

[AD345]

East Coast? Kaikoura? Or are we talking the 'other' island. Hastings/Napier or actually East Cape way? That could be cool. Or were you thinking Wacker-tayne/BOP way?

Go here (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=107406) for further enlightenment grasshopper