Woodville Lions Coast to Coast 13 December

[mazz1972]

Scheduled for 13th December this year

Haven't got a flyer yet but have got advice of the date from the Lions Club.

:woohoo:

[paulmac]

Is this on road or adventure bikes ?

[slimjim]

road yea should be [posted out soon]..

[chanceyy]

Is this on road or adventure bikes ?

its on road paul. leaves from Himitangi beach .. makes its way to woodville & joins in the xmas parade there .. & when your ready ride out to akitia (sp) for the get together :)

last yr we went via foxton, shannon, Pahiatuia track & ballance to woodville & apparently its yr about with going via fielding way .. but someone else can confirm that

[mazz1972]

It's a great ride. Fingers crossed it doesn't rain this year, it's been pissy the last two years and my boots leak (grrrrr).

A good ride and a nice weekend trip if you stay overnight at Akitio.

[GSVR]

Saturday 13th December 2008

Himatangi-Woodville-Akitio

Registration 9.15 am

Briefing 10.05

Start 10.15am

Participants to be Licensed riders and have a Road Legal Motorcycle for the event
Entry Fee: $20 per person including a light BBQ lunch at Woodville.
Light Breakfast available at Himatangi, user pays.
Spot Prizes at Akitio. $10 meal available
Five $100 Petrol vouchers to give away- wear your HiViz vest and you could be a winner.

Accommodation Akitio Beach Camping Ground. Bookings essential Telephone/Fax (06) 3743450

Further information telephone:

Clive Boyden (06) 3764554
Darryn Smith (027)4373379


All proceeds to The Square Trust Rescue Helicopter.


Just been emailed this as I put my email on last years registration!

[Elysium]

How many riders does this event normaly get?

[banditrider]

Hundreds.........

[NZsarge]

Might have to soon organize a meeting place to perhaps ride out to Himitangi together?

[DougieNZ]

Is there an entry form? Or do you just register on the day?

[banditrider]

Register from 9:15 on the day, cost $20, includes lunch at Woodville.

[chanceyy]

Is there an entry form? Or do you just register on the day?

register on the day

[Horse]

Might have to soon organize a meeting place to perhaps ride out to Himitangi together?

Sounds like a plan!

[banditrider]

Bike ready, rider ready, off we go!

[Elysium]

Sadly I wont be going due to a dodgy front tyre. Just too unsafe to be riding in a group ride as I noticed I had trouble cornering yesterday.

[banditrider]

Just back from the beach - skipped prize giving, did I win anything?

On my way out so only time to post piccys: http://picasaweb.google.com/andrew.l.thomson/2008CoastToCoast

[86GSXR]

Looks great! Thought of you fella's while I was working :crybaby:

[cowboyz]

Just back from the beach - skipped prize giving, did I win anything?

On my way out so only time to post piccys: http://picasaweb.google.com/andrew.l.thomson/2008CoastToCoast

yes you did. CBF going to pick it up so left it there. I think it was $1000 petrol vouchers and 4 sets of tyres.

anyhow, ride report..

I had a parents Vs kids cricket game this morning and then watched the youngen feature in the Ashhurst christmas parade.
I rushed (responibily) to woodville hoping to catch up with the riders there to find them still coming over the saddle road. Mint. Caught up with Glenn in the traffic jam and parked up to find Meanie, BanditRider and co.
Was surprised to see not alot of yokels out there TBH.
Waited till everyone started leaving and headed to the servo for gas. Apparently 500 other people had the same idea. Bugger.
Found sly at the servo having issues.
Criused out towards the beach in a lesiurely fashion letting whoever felt like it go past. The roads were mint and dry so was expecting a bit of carnage. Found alot of riders like to go really really fast in a striaght line. With Meanie in tow we sat on 110km/hr and found we were catching alot of bikes. The riders we saw on display left alot to be desired. Just t qualify this I am not talking about those that ambled their way out in the nice weather. I have no issue at all with people who enjoy riding at a slow pace - but 2 wide blasting down the striaghts and 4 wide crawling round blind corners gets really old, really fast.
Heard of a couple of incidents where bikes made new gateways in fences but didnt see any on the way.
The weather at the beach was mint. Caught up with monamine, Mark and youngen, Horse, BR and company. Hung round prizegiving for a bit before heading back out webber way in the same fashion we went out there. Cruising along making our way round the twisties and was again surpised to run into traffic. Stopped in Dannivegas for hot chocy and supersonic turned up so rode back to ashhurst with him and his father in law, meanie and horse.

Good day out on the bike all in all.

Be good to see less alcohol being drunk on the ride and some guys wearing some gear would be mint too.

[sinfull]

Wasun me hic ! laying under that keg hic !

[cowboyz]

who you calling a hick? I know you didnt find the bar cause they didnt run out.....

[Horse]

Overall a good ride, and a good day for it. Definitely fun participating in the Woodville Xmas parade, just for that alone I think I'd do it again.

Generally good behaviour from most of the riders as far as Woodville, but the twisty stuff from Woodville to Akitio saw plenty that concerned me, including one bin that happened 2 bikes in front of me. Apparently many of the riders were wearing their psychic trousers today and could therefore ride 2 abreast in the RH lane overtaking 2 other bikes riding abreast in the LH lane while approaching blind corners.

Best part of the ride was probably the toddle home from Akitio to Dannevirke, where I fueled up before turning South again for Woodville. I'd done my sums right, I filled up at Foxton this morning before the ride, fuel light came on 10km before reaching Dannevirke meaning I avoided the refuel hell at Woodville or Pongeroa.

Interesting development at Dannevegas - as I sat behind Cowboyz and Meanie at idle, waiting for the other 2 bikes to fire up for the return journey, I noticed that my bike was sounding even slightly more agricultural than usual (and yes, such a thing is possible :) ). A check when I stopped near Woodville at my parents' for tea soon revealed the problem - one of the nuts holding the flange that clamps the exhaust header to the rear cylinder was AWOL, leaving the header slightly loose and able to emit a particularly unpleasant farty noise. The nut must have worked loose and vibrated off the bolt somewhere between the coast and Dannevirke. I tightened the remaining nut and will replace the missing one ASAP.

[Monamie]

Looks great! Thought of you fella's while I was working :crybaby:
And we thought of you too Al...honest!!:Pokey:

Really it would have been neat if you were there too....it's hard missing a ride when you know everyone else is out having a good time.:drool:
Next time:clap:

[cowboyz]

I hate it when your riding along and your nuts fall off.

[Monamie]

...and those farty noises.....

[sinfull]

Just be thankfull you weren't directly behind him or you might have got a mouthfull of his nuts

[cowboyz]

Just be thankfull you weren't directly behind him or you might have got a mouthfull of his nuts

Oh the things I have to be thankful for......................

[86GSXR]

And we thought of you too Al...honest!!:Pokey:

Really it would have been neat if you were there too....it's hard missing a ride when you know everyone else is out having a good time.:drool:
Next time:clap:

I really meant fellaress's as well :Oops: :yes: Sounded like an excellent ride apart from the usual legends in their own lunch hours. Yes, next time, there will be lot's of those :woohoo:


Just be thankfull you weren't directly behind him or you might have got a mouthfull of his nuts

That reminds me of a joke, but this is a family site :innocent:

Harleys don't vibrate do they?

[cowboyz]

oh lok. meanies online. I wonder what internet connection he is using??

[Maha]

Oh the things I have to be thankful for......................

Reach around or back-up???....:shifty:

[86GSXR]

oh lok. meanies online. I wonder what internet connection he is using??


Reach around or back-up???....:shifty:

You boys are so cruel :killingme:killingme:killingme

[Meanie]

Just be thankfull you weren't directly behind him or you might have got a mouthfull of his nuts

Wouldnt have been much of a mouthfull judging by the size of his bike:rofl:
Dam good day out and was great to ride with some familiar faces. Had a couple of wtf moments watching some of the riding but that was to be expected. Was nice to do the c2c with no rain and it obviously made a difference to the amount of riders there which was about 100 up on last year 520 registered i was told

[KiwiKat]

Overall a good ride, and a good day for it. Definitely fun participating in the Woodville Xmas parade, just for that alone I think I'd do it again.

able to emit a particularly unpleasant farty noise. The nut must have worked loose and vibrated off.

Loose nuts, vibrations, farty noises - You'll have us running scared.

A well planned meeting family at the parade. Did I see your mum give you a loving pat? Nice.

[SuperSonic]

And we thought of you too Al...honest!!:Pokey:

Really it would have been neat if you were there too....it's hard missing a ride when you know everyone else is out having a good time.:drool:
Next time:clap:

Hi Monamie, it was good to meet you at woodville with Mark the his son. I saw a buell on its side in the parked area, as we were leaving woody, hope that it was not you??

[Elysium]

Nuts falling off a Kawazaki? Sounds normal to me.

[SuperSonic]

Criused out towards the beach in a lesiurely fashion letting whoever felt like it go past. The roads were mint and dry so was expecting a bit of carnage. Found alot of riders like to go really really fast in a striaght line. With Meanie in tow we sat on 110km/hr and found we were catching alot of bikes. The riders we saw on display left alot to be desired. Just t qualify this I am not talking about those that ambled their way out in the nice weather. I have no issue at all with people who enjoy riding at a slow pace - but 2 wide blasting down the striaghts and 4 wide crawling round blind corners gets really old, really fast.
Heard of a couple of incidents where bikes made new gateways in fences but didnt see any on the way.
The weather at the beach was mint. Caught up with monamine, Mark and youngen, Horse, BR and company. Hung round prizegiving for a bit before heading back out webber way in the same fashion we went out there. Cruising along making our way round the twisties and was again surpised to run into traffic. Stopped in Dannivegas for hot chocy and supersonic turned up so rode back to ashhurst with him and his father in law, meanie and horse.

Good day out on the bike all in all.

Be good to see less alcohol being drunk on the ride and some guys wearing some gear would be mint too.
Cheers guys for the escort back to pamly, was a speedy trip back, were ya late to get home to cook???:bleh: F&C was bloody great with a coldy thanks fo rthe ups on the shop. The wife really knows how to use the................. phone:laugh::2guns: shit better run she just read this.:chase:

[cowboyz]

Nuts falling off a Kawazaki? Sounds normal to me.

tsk tsk young grasshopper. I think you will find that was actually a Harley

[SuperSonic]

Interesting development at Dannevegas - as I sat behind Cowboyz and Meanie at idle, waiting for the other 2 bikes to fire up for the return journey, I noticed that my bike was sounding even slightly more agricultural than usual (and yes, such a thing is possible :) ). A check when I stopped near Woodville at my parents' for tea soon revealed the problem - one of the nuts holding the flange that clamps the exhaust header to the rear cylinder was AWOL, leaving the header slightly loose and able to emit a particularly unpleasant farty noise. The nut must have worked loose and vibrated off the bolt somewhere between the coast and Dannevirke. I tightened the remaining nut and will replace the missing one ASAP.

Was wondering what happen to you horse. I just throught the tractor could not keep up:yawn:. But that was not the case, or well I guess it was really:whistle: Sounds all good now with a bit of :bash: ?????Cheers.

[Monamie]

Hi Monamie, it was good to meet you at woodville with Mark the his son. I saw a buell on its side in the parked area, as we were leaving woody, hope that it was not you??

Yeah it was...bloody thing insists on lying down all the time...lazy bugger:buggerd:
Thank god it has those huge rubber bits on the side-no damage done...wonder if they are there because it has a habit of being a lazy arse?:(

Nice to meet you too:2thumbsup-Good to see Mark and his son out too- Ryan did bloody well on his first C2C-must be that awesome wee 250 he has:whistle:-she looks after him well.

[banditrider]

Yeah it was...bloody thing insists on lying down all the time...lazy bugger:buggerd:
Thank god it has those huge rubber bits on the side-no damage done...wonder if they are there because it has a habit of being a lazy arse?:(

Nice to meet you too:2thumbsup-Good to see Mark and his son out too- Ryan did bloody well on his first C2C-must be that awesome wee 250 he has:whistle:-she looks after him well.

Bugger, been there done that...glad there's no damage.

I actually moved my bike in Woodville because of the way this idiot parked his beemer next to mine. Had all sorts of nasty visions going through my mind...

[bladez]

well the ride was first one for a year on a bike :2thumbsup omg i have missed it but to all i pissed of on the ride (not for overtaking ) but riding so crap :weep: sry lol
i found some people thought it was a race and didnt care who they cut off or even where they overtook (bloody blind corners) but all in all great day (body paying 4 it now)

[banditrider]

Ramblings: http://banditrider.blogspot.com/2008/12/2008-coast-to-coast.html

[ynot slow]

Nice write up,easy to imagine the mayhem which could happen,either fine weather and idiots riding fast,or wet weather and idiots riding fast,can't win at times lol.

Was a nice day to work not,still today and Monday should be ok for ride,once a kids battery is replaced in his car,why can't people understand narrow posts(terminals) and positive on right and to the rear when battery facing person.Makes it sooo easy to replace.Then suss out the amp,subs,stereo so battery doesn't drain.What is with kids who don't ask is this correct?Using a piece of amp wire as a fuse,doh!!!the bloody fuse was only $2.25 from jacar ffs.

[Elysium]

tsk tsk young grasshopper. I think you will find that was actually a Harley
Ahhh my mistake. Well you know how it is, you hear about a bike with it's bits falling off so you think it's a kawazaki being talked about. As we know how reliable they are. :laugh::banana:

Again my mistake.