2nd Jan Auckers North

[MadDuck]

Ok so I plan a hangover on the 1st but anyone from Auckland north wanna go for a spin on the second.

It will be nice and slow - cos quite frankly I ride like a nana and have to get the dust off the SV. SH16 and Waipu possibly further north havent really thought of route but will organise if anyone is keen.

Meeting point the new BP at Silverdale heading north - bout time we christened that puppy :msn-wink: . 9amish

[Riff Raff]

*SIGH* Sadly I'm still broken so I can't go.... :disapint:

[FROSTY]

if i dont head to welly --im in for a ride. As long as you lot hang around and wait for this slow old bkloke

[Posh Tourer :P]

Theres an AB in Silverdale now I hear....

Oh and I'd also be in.. I think

[DEATH_INC.]

We'll try to be there...

[6Chris6]

I'm keen if the weather can :Playnice:

[Wonko]

depending on the hangover, and if the weather play's nice, will be there rearing to go.

[MikeL]

Me too, dependent on weather...

[swanman]

I'm in if weather aint too bad.

[DEATH_INC.]

Aw,c'mon folks,it's the first KB ride of '05,let's make it a biggie..... :niceone:

[crashe]

9am start huh..... hmmmm that means no sleep in, would have to be up real early...... :mellow:

[6Chris6]

9am start huh..... hmmmm that means no sleep in, would have to be up real early...... :mellow:

Hmmmm. Good point, whats with the early start?

Anybody wanna meet at shell Westgate and do Old North Rd first :wavey:
meet 8:15? :gob:

[mattt]

Ah shit - stuck at work till 2ish, doesn't that suck? Have fun in the :sunny: :laugh:

[MadDuck]

ok so its early ...thats means a longer ride

I be there 9am at the new AB in Silverdale which can only be accessed by heading north out of Auckland. Now thats a pain cos I will have to go around the long way to get there :whistle:

[crashe]

Hmmmm. Good point, whats with the early start?

Anybody wanna meet at shell Westgate and do Old North Rd first :wavey:
meet 8:15? :gob:

man oh man I will be up with the birds at this rate....lol :killingme

Now where is that alarm clock.....? :spudwhat:

[crashe]

I will head straight up to Silverdale.... rather than going and doing all the windy bits first.... and I dont want to hold you up doing that....

[Quasievil]

If you were coming this way Id be keen but alias its not to be so have a good safe ride

[FROSTY]

I wont make it for surw---being as im in welly with the viffer. The welly guys
are gonna show me over the tukas -shit i hope they dont leave me and my lil 50 behind by too much

[6Chris6]

I wont make it for surw---being as im in welly with the viffer. The welly guys
are gonna show me over the tukas -shit i hope they dont leave me and my lil 50 behind by too much

What kind of half arsed excuse is this? :disapint:

I've decided not to do Old North first, due to lack of interest and the horrendous hour i would have to be up.

[avgas]

was keen for a ride, but i have drunk way too much to get up by 7 2moro. Sorry guys.
If weathers still good may still go for a short ride after 12.
prob do piha loop if no one else has a ride on.
Anyhow have a good one boys n girls

[DEATH_INC.]

Just to make sure,is the bp yer talking about that new autobahn setup up that way?

[DEATH_INC.]

oops! you already said that

[MadDuck]

well the weather up here is typically crap! I am so over riding in the rain for pleasure after the waikato rally.

Will wait and see if it gets better this afternoon....the local boaties arent even out and thats unusual for this time of day and year.

[6Chris6]

Will wait and see if it gets better this afternoon....the local boaties arent even out and thats unusual for this time of day and year.

How about we meet at 11am, as i have booked good weather for then :niceone:

[DEATH_INC.]

It's ok down here,what's the plan?

[crashe]

I was just about to hit the road...

so auckland is grey and cloudy...

[6Chris6]

It's ok down here,what's the plan?

Could do Coro instead?

Haven't done that ride for months and it's my favourite :ride:
But I'm keen, wherever

[Edit] Check this out
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/IntlLocalStd.asp?loc=nzaa&seg=LocalWeather&prodgrp=Forecast&product=Forecast&prodnav=none&pid=none

Lets harden up a tad eh!

[Zapf]

Could do Coro instead?

Haven't done that ride for months and it's my favourite :ride:
But I'm keen, wherever

could.... what about the traffic factor? oh and there is a few rays of sun thru the cloudes this way.

[crashe]

But I aint into speed..... a nice cruisey ride would be nice...
but if you lads want a fast run.... then I shall drop out....

[DEATH_INC.]

I think coro will be swamped with holiday cages....

[Zapf]

But I aint into speed..... a nice cruisey ride would be nice...
but if you lads want a fast run.... then I shall drop out....

na i am taking it easy today. still recovering from the cold... so just be cruising it.

[6Chris6]

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/IntlLocalStd.asp?loc=nzaa&seg=LocalWeather&prodgrp=Forecast&product=Forecast&prodnav=none&pid=none

[crashe]

Lets meet at AB Pap at say 9am.... cruise down to Hamilton and bang on Quasi's door and he can give us all brekkie... I think Bacon and eggs on a sunday morning would be nice.....lol
well as long as one of you lot know where he lives....lol

what do you reckon.... a slow jaunt down that way

[swanman]

Wassup. I am suited and booted and about to leave and now I see a late change of plan in the offing. Forecast for the day is good. For all you know other people are sticking to the plan and are on the way to Silverdale allready.

[DEATH_INC.]

Looks good looking south,maybe someone could contact quasi and he could show us some hammi roads...

[DEATH_INC.]

Lets meet at AB Pap at say 9am.... cruise down to Hamilton and bang on Quasi's door and he can give us all brekkie... I think Bacon and eggs on a sunday morning would be nice.....lol
well as long as one of you lot know where he lives....lol

what do you reckon.... a slow jaunt down that way
thinkin the same thing...

[6Chris6]

Ok, can we make it 9;30 for those of us that live on the other side of the world?

[crashe]

Come on we got make a decision or he will come on line and see what we areup to...

AB Pap at 9am.... is that a go????

[Zapf]

its blowing a westerly http://www.metvuw.com/nzweather/2005010118_wind.gif

so riding on the east coast will be a better idea? ok what to do? still at home in howick.

Is MadDuck reading this? or has she left / making a cupper?

[DEATH_INC.]

Ok 9.30 ab papakura.Someone wake Quasi up

[crashe]

Ok, can we make it 9;30 for those of us that live on the other side of the world?

Chris I also live in west ak.... I can be there in 1/2 hour..... come on pull out finger...lol.... its only just gone 8am...

[crashe]

9.30 AB pap

[6Chris6]

Chris I also live in west ak.... I can be there in 1/2 hour..... come on pull out finger...lol.... its only just gone 8am...

Yeah, but i haven't done my hair or make-up yet :o

[crashe]

you are a worry......

[DEATH_INC.]

we've sent Madduck a txt so she knows what's happening.Glen,any chance of you popping down to the silverdale ab to check there's no-one waiting?

[crashe]

we've sent Madduck a txt so she knows what's happening.Glen,any chance of you popping down to the silverdale ab to check there's no-one waiting?

Yeah in case a few didnt come on line and are heading up that way....

[Quasievil]

Im out of bed now, whats happening ? ya coming my way ????, bacon and eggs for how many ?


ANyone got 6chris6 number ?

[Posh Tourer :P]

Bloody hell, whats with the nervous nellie plans??

Get over it guys it was beyoodiful out there.....

So, here's the ride report for the 2nd Jan Auckers North Ride, attended by myself and MikeL.

AB Silverdale, rolled in at 9:01, after waking up at 8:10, getting up and having brekkie etc. There's about 30 bikes there, good turnout I thinks..... But no, thats the Trumpy OG ride, meeting at the same time same place. So we wait till 9:10, and then decide maybe it was at BP silverdale instead, so we shoot up there. 9:15 and no-one there. Fuel up, and sit around, having rung MD a couple of times to no avail. Then we see 6 or 7 bikes turning left at the top of Silverdale hill, so I suggest that we follow.... Helmet and gloves whipped on, and its off down Wainui Rd in pursuit of unknown bikers. We catch them before Waitoki, after a lucky 50/50 decision to turn left towards KKK/Hellensville at the end of Wainui Rd.

Follow them all the way to the Macadamia Nut Cafe up past Parakai, and introduce ourselves. Have a good chat and a coffee, and then we split up a bit, and half their group goes home. The rest of us (KTM950, Trumpy Sprint ST, R1150GS, MikeL and myself) go back towards 16 at a slightly better pace, and across Kaipara Flats Rd to Warkworth. We lose the R1150GS and KTM at Warkworth, and myself and MikeL tag along with the Trumpy (Martin) to Wellsford (fuel stop) and back down 16 to KKK pub.

Another stop and chat, then we follow the Trumpy along Old North Rd, down Deacon Rd and towards Riverhead. At SH17, we say goodbye to the Trumpy, and MikeL heads for Orewa. I follow, and at Silverdale I peel off down East Coast Bays Rd, and home.

All in all, over 300km, and not a hint of rain. You are all soft..... Still, we had a good ride, and spread the word about KB.

How was your ride for the rest of you soft buggers who tried to run from the rain??

[loosebruce]

How was your ride for the rest of you soft buggers who tried to run from the rain??

I woke up a couple of hours ago, rode to the servo got a pie and rode home, no rain to be seen, a few cages out thou, even got some washing done at home :no: shit i got to wake up earlier so i can get out for a "real" ride.

Hope ya all had a good days riding.

[6Chris6]

Well I had a mixed day, jumped on here in the morning to find ride canceled due to cloud cover :thud:
But a slightly different ride arranged and all was go again, so i start the bike and get suited up, just get legs in 1 piece when she dies and doesn't want to go again :confused2 .
So what do i do, ring my mechanic (KK) and ask his advice, he immediately drops what he's doing and comes straight round :not: with Shady who he was in the process of helping with his bike.
So we try to push start her but she only wants to fire on 1 or 2 cylinders and dies the moment the revs drop.
So in the van she goes and round to KK's house for a strip down where KK and Nodman are trying to work on three bikes at the same time (only one of them theirs), anyway we soon find the fault to be the fuel pump not working, but instead or doing the normal, ie cry softly into my helmet and wait till the bike shops open again and order new fuel pump, Nodman strips down the pump itself, sands up the contact points of the (points?) on the top of the pump, and hey F-in presto she works!!

In this time they've also changed oil and filter on Shade's bike and got the GS to run on all four too!
So all bikes running well and Shade of to work, the three of us go for a bit of a blat around the scenic drive Huia area where we split up as Nodman has stuff to do, but KK and i decide to go back through Huia to a nice set of corners he knows.
we precede to ride these six corners back and forth 174 times untill adventually (sp?) i get my knee down (what a buzz) so then i do these corners another 30 times and make KK take photos of me (had to have the proof :eek: )

Friends like KK and Nodman mean more to me than anything, I'd hate to think of how much money they've saved me and how much of their time has been spent fixing my stuff, ie computer, bike and even my cordless nailgun!!

You guys rock :hug:

[crashe]

ok well I can say that I clocked up 529kms today...
Yep we all meet at AB Pap.... and madduck even showed up there... go girl.
So off we rode down to Hamilton.... just before Hamilton we get word where to meet Quasi.... Shell garage by McDonalds.... so nope we didnt get bacon and eggs for brekkie... :sweatdrop but he did take us all around the area....

Quasi can tell you where we all went, cos I have no idea... I just played follow the leader...

It was a great day out there..... all I have to do is go and buy another lightbulb...as it blew some where out there in the wop wops....

There were some pics taken..... but not from me... hmmm will have to check out the price of a digi cam..

There was 7 bikes (8 ppl) on the trip down..... nice to meet Brian and Mary, who heard all about todays outing..... then it became 8 bikes once we spotted Quasi....

After all those km's... the tush is now sore....

[Zapf]

Oh yes... we did fairly well. I also have no ideas where we were, but all good roads and really really nice lakes and everything. Some of us tried out others bikes, which is a really good way of getting to know how different riding the same road can be.

Oh and the R1 is like WOW. Gets back on the SV650 and I don't even feel like I am moving... must dream R1 must dream R1 must dream R!

Photos:

1, 2 us taking a break outside Shell
3 helping out our forestry sector
4 Zapf's new bike :shifty: :laugh: thanks to swanman
5 More bikes
6 Draco tries out a Virago

[Yokai]

Looks like you lot had fun - wish I coulda made it - but after Whitianga Friday Auckland Saturday, and having to pick friends up from the airport today - AAARRGGGHHHH!

So did Swan let you Mono the R1, Zapf? :laugh:

Anyone up for a quick blat tomorrow - 1pm at Hardware Cafe in Titirangi? Got the bike back wanna get back out there as much as possible before work kills me again....

[Quasievil]

Yeah great day more than I planned for but it beat gardening by a freckin long way.

The route we tok was Hamilton Tekowhai Whatawhata Te Awamutu Kihikihi Pawera down western by pass to Whakamaru across the damn then towards Tokoroa up old taupo rd over pukeatua to state 1 then left and Mangatartiri ? around back of kairapiro to cambridge up Kiapaki road to Ohaupo Up Peacocks road then back in Hammy.

Good long ride. I did ask how long you wanted "all day" was the response so there it was a good all day ride !

Good to meet you all, its always neat to meet those that you know online
Now time for a beer:apint:

[Zapf]

Looks like you lot had fun - wish I coulda made it - but after Whitianga Friday Auckland Saturday, and having to pick friends up from the airport today - AAARRGGGHHHH!

So did Swan let you Mono the R1, Zapf? :laugh:

Anyone up for a quick blat tomorrow - 1pm at Hardware Cafe in Titirangi? Got the bike back wanna get back out there as much as possible before work kills me again....

hahah... I think he won't have mind.... in fact then I would have been able to teach him how.... na... I was too scared to open her up. all I got up to was 7000rpm. But on the way home a Honda Accord Euro tried to race me, as a result I got to know what the steering feels like when the front wheel doesn't have grip anymore :pinch:

[swanman]

Yep that was quite a long one. Some good roads and good weather. Shame we missed those guys at the other BP.

Now I am very jealous of 6CHRIS6 who got his knee down. Mate take me along next time.

Good to meet you all. See you next time.

[crashe]

Yep that was quite a long one. Some good roads and good weather. Shame we missed those guys at the other BP.

Now I am very jealous of 6CHRIS6 who got his knee down. Mate take me along next time.

Good to meet you all. See you next time.

Hey great to meet you too.... hey I hope your bike aint to sick now.. and that you can sort it out......

[MadDuck]

Well firstly my apologies Posh and MikeL but it sounds like you guys had a ball anyways. I did have a nosey at the AB in Silverdale as I went past but didnt see you there. I looked out the window and thought bugger this - it was pretty crappy...I assumed you hardened bikers would have just gone ahead anyways. If Draco had not sent me a text I would not have gone BUT damn what a great day.

Thanks Uncle Quasi for showing us some awesome roads once again but after 9.5 hours on the bike this old duck is rather knackered. The best part about the day (apart from the awesome scenery) was the speed. It was a nice slow ride and I for one learnt a hell of a lot watching the lines of the faster guys. Usually they are gone and I just potter.

And a pile of thanks to Zapf for helping me with the set up of the SV. I think I am just about there with being comfortable with the handling. I hit my top speed ever on it this afternoon. I have had a pretty aweful couple of weeks and the day was just what I needed. Thanks again you lot and nice to meet a couple of new faces.

MD

[DEATH_INC.]

A good days ride,We're feeling it now though....
Thanks Quasi for playing tour guide :niceone: ,good to see some new roads/parts of the country
Nice to settle into a good cruisy pace,good for a change,a lot more relaxing than going flat out.
Good to have Madduck and Crashe along too.Draco says it was nice to have a couple of other KB chicks along :niceone: and no crashe not lookin 2 trade the cbr 4 a cruisa just yet :bleh: :killingme (draco)
And NO CRASHES!!!!! :rockon:

[Lucyloo]

Anyone up for a quick blat tomorrow - 1pm at Hardware Cafe in Titirangi? Got the bike back wanna get back out there as much as possible before work kills me again....

Hey Cads,
Happy New Year!
If you are still keen for a blat send me a text tomorrow....I'm itching to get out on the bike!
Luce.

[MikeL]

So I spose the real question is: do those of us who turned up at Silverdale (that's both of us) according to the plan, and waited and waited, and then went off to the other Silverdale BP, just in case, and waited, and waited, and phoned, and got no reply, and started to mutter darkly about typical KB f*ckup, then shrugged our shoulders and went off to do our own thing, harbour any resentment against those responsible for this organizational shambles? :angry2:

Nah. We had a great day. Met some new friends, possibly recruited some new KBers, saw no rain, hardly any HP, and lots of bikes on the road. And of course SH16 was as enjoyable as ever despite a little more traffic than usual.

:2thumbsup

[vifferman]

Anyone up for a quick blat tomorrow - 1pm at Hardware Cafe in Titirangi? Got the bike back wanna get back out there as much as possible before work kills me again.... Mebbe.
I'll see what the vifferbabe reckons tomorrow.

[Posh Tourer :P]

So I spose the real question is: do those of us who turned up at Silverdale (that's both of us) according to the plan, and waited and waited, and then went off to the other Silverdale BP, just in case, and waited, and waited, and phoned, and got no reply, and started to mutter darkly about typical KB f*ckup, then shrugged our shoulders and went off to do our own thing, harbour any resentment against those responsible for this organizational shambles? :angry2:

What do you mean, do we?


OF COURSE WE DO!!!!!!! :angry2: :angry2: :angry2: :angry2: :angry2: :angry2:


But, being good people, we forgive and forget pretty quickly (though perhaps you quicker than me on the latter one, I've got more hair to help keep it in there), especially after a good day's ride anyway...


But it would have been good to meet some of you KBers I haven't met before.... whens the next one?

[loosebruce]

Yeah great day more than I planned for but it beat gardening by a freckin long way.

The route we tok was Hamilton Tekowhai Whatawhata Te Awamutu Kihikihi Pawera down western by pass to Whakamaru across the damn then towards Tokoroa up old taupo rd over pukeatua to state 1 then left and Mangatartiri ? around back of kairapiro to cambridge up Kiapaki road to Ohaupo Up Peacocks road then back in Hammy.

Good long ride. I did ask how long you wanted "all day" was the response so there it was a good all day ride !

Good to meet you all, its always neat to meet those that you know online
Now time for a beer:apint:

Aw shit, New Years Resolution: Get my sorry lazy arse outta bed more often :pinch:

[Wonko]

Aw shit, New Years Resolution: Get my sorry lazy arse outta bed more often :pinch:

Yeah that and don't drink quite so much the night before a ride. Gald to hear you guys had a great day out there

[crashe]

Good to have Madduck and Crashe along too.Draco says it was nice to have a couple of other KB chicks along :niceone: and no crashe not lookin 2 trade the cbr 4 a cruisa just yet :bleh: :killingme (draco)
And NO CRASHES!!!!! :rockon:

Go on Draco.... you just loved sitting on my bike and getting the feel of her.... and think about how soft the seat is too... and you did look good sitting astride her.....

[BRIANO]

What a great day yesterday. Good to meet some new faces and the ride through Waikato was amazing. Hard to forget ringing the Virago out at 170k and being passed by Death_Inc on one wheel. Some amazing riding. Good fun. Thanks guys, look forward to next time.

[Draco]

Hey Briano, i see you managed to find the sight, welcome to KB and welcome to your wife too (has she signed herself in yet?). Nice to meet you guys and glad you enjoyed the ride, look forward to the next one. I think it must be time to hit spank up for recruitment commission?! :bleh:

Cheers Draco.

[BRIANO]

Mary came home buzzing from the ride. Talked about getting her own bike. Woke up the next day & the idea had gone away. No she doesn't have a sign on. DOesn't use the PC much. Looking forward to next time...