Hornet Swarm Night City

[gijoe1313]

Meeting place : Outside Auckland Public Library, Lorne Street, Auckland city
Time : 6.30pm ... usually leaving around 7.00pm

Well, it seems this is the 2nd inaugural ride of the hornets causing a little stir in the city!

I nearly didn't make this ride and typical since TOTO and I pre-planned it all! Anyhows, I managed to quickly ride out to Mission Bay and caught up with the crew at St Heliers ...

Where a couple of the lads were draining the one-eyed trouser snake! :o

Anyhows, TOTO, badger, musicman and shingo were already dossed down shooting the breeze about bikes when I pulled up and did a u-turn. Some oohing and aahing over me Big Ol'Hornet Bling LEDs and the usual hi-jinks for camera shots and we were off again!

Pulled up at the Shell on Quay st for some gas-gas and off to the 2nd part of the Bay to Wharf ride.

I missed out on the St Heliers GP (done at a sedately pace of course), but did the ride over the bridge to Norf Masif. Did some twisties and went to see if the gates to the mount was opened (it wasn't). Minor incident and no biggy and off we rode to Devonport Wharf, scooted past the bollards and parked on the wharf where we shot the breeze. Badger had left us at St Heliers 'cause he been snorting no-doze and the lack of sleep was catching up with him :lol:

Was a fine night for a ride ... and you know me, any excuse for a ride! :msn-wink:

[TOTO]

great night had the hornet swarm, and it attracted VTR bugs and Raptor bugs too, so pretty pleased :D

Buzzed around st heliers GP again , then turned back and off to devonport harbour to see the city from the other side. Looked pretty good :D


GiJoe amazed all the fishermen with his blingtastic Big Ol'Ornet and it attracted the fish too. everyone is happier with some hornets buzzing around...:yes:


some picies ...

1. Swarm
2. Spot the ninja
3.what....what....whaaat... ? (shingo's bike is loud)
4.The Hornet Master
5. Blingtastic
6. Blingtastic 2



requests to join the monday night swarm are welcome :)

[gijoe1313]

:rofl: Looks like the camera man was on P or sumthin'! One of the shots looks like the Big Ol'Hornet is about to jump into the drink! All shaweet, but I couldn't believe the amount of rozzers that were out and about tonight! :Police:

I think you guys must have stirred them up or something! :bash: :Pokey::Pokey:

[shingo]

gijoe's right Toto, some of those photos are shockers!

I felt kinda stink riding round some of the suburban areas making all that noise. I did my best to be quiet, but quiet is not in my bikes vocabulary.

If you guys head out west anywhere next week, you count on me being there :niceone:

[TOTO]

gijoe's right Toto, some of those photos are shockers!



Well thank you :)

I hope at some stage we can get someone with proper night photographic abilities to show me how its done :yes:


Always keen to learn new skills.


At least you wont get comments like "pics or it didnt happen" :)


edit: Pic 4 is blury because of the hornet buzzing I think..

[PirateJafa]

You pansies - call that a "night ride"? You're still in the city! There's enough lights for it to be classed "daytime"!

Need to get out of the city - I usually head up Kawakawa way after I finish the night shift - Twilight Rd is much better when well after twilight. :niceone:

[gijoe1313]

You pansies - call that a "night ride"? You're still in the city! There's enough lights for it to be classed "daytime"!

Need to get out of the city - I usually head up Kawakawa way after I finish the night shift - Twilight Rd is much better when well after twilight. :niceone:

You should come join me on my late night pootles then! Heck not everybody is enthused doing hundreds of kays out in the middle of nowhere! :msn-wink:

Do the Gisborne Gorge at night, that is a cracker of a ride! :yes:

But for everyone else, this night city riding is fine enuff for them ...

[PirateJafa]

You should come join me on my late night pootles then! Heck not everybody is enthused doing hundreds of kays out in the middle of nowhere! :msn-wink:

Sweet, change this Monday Night Ride to start at midnight-ish (y'know, nighttime) and we can do some of the real roads! :)

[TOTO]

I challange you both to do Ruatoria to Opotiki (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&saddr=ruatoria&daddr=opotiki&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=-38.089175,177.819214&sspn=1.524005,2.469177&ie=UTF8&z=10), and do it with a hyosung or Gn 250 headlight - thats a thrill :yes:

[gijoe1313]

I challange you both to do Ruatoria to Opotiki (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&saddr=ruatoria&daddr=opotiki&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=-38.089175,177.819214&sspn=1.524005,2.469177&ie=UTF8&z=10), and do it with a hyosung or Gn 250 headlight - thats a thrill :yes:

I did the last bit of that ride at night hehe ... very nice it was!

[musicman]

$18 at Cycletreads today and I was all good again! Can't believe I noobed it like that though... damn. :o

[TOTO]

$18 at Cycletreads today and I was all good again! Can't believe I noobed it like that though... damn. :o

there must have been a loose nut behind the handlebars...

[gijoe1313]

$18 at Cycletreads today and I was all good again! Can't believe I noobed it like that though... damn. :o

It's the biker gods way of keeping you on your toes! Hey didn't mention anything about noobness! Heck, we all know how quick it can go all pear-shaped :sweatdrop

Did you buy two of them and keep one as a spare? :msn-wink:

[Morcs]

you know your not allowed down tamaki drive unless you are doing wheelies ay?

[zeocen]

SHAZAM!

A ninja tracks down the Hornets!
(Sorry for the awful night shots, it seems even with a decent camera I am awful at taking photos!)

1. Crazy chinese man trying to commit suicide on the road it seems, far be it by me to stop him, extra bike for me!

2. Choco's bike thought it would show up the bigger CC bikes with it's new 'Back to the Future' time travel and meet us at the bridge after getting a latte in 1940.

[Big Dave]

Explain to me how you have a 2nd inaugural?

[musicman]

Explain to me how you have a 2nd inaugural?

Was thinking the same thing myself, actually! When I read that I was like hmm... tell us Mr English Teacher, how does that work?

[Big Dave]

Was thinking the same thing myself, actually! When I read that I was like hmm... tell us Mr English Teacher, how does that work?

Benefit of the doubt - he does readily ken irony.

[Choco]

SHAZAM!

2. Choco's bike thought it would show up the bigger CC bikes with it's new 'Back to the Future' time travel and meet us at the bridge after getting a latte in 1940.

Yeah, finally found the Tardis button on my Hornet :niceone:

Thanks for the great evening guys, Gijoe I owe you a Original Milk Pearl Tea (hot) and thanks Banzai for showing us a sweet place for a chat.

Whens the next swarm?

EDIT: My camera sucks at night so all my photos are crap :crybaby:

[gijoe1313]

Well the 3rd inaugural ride of the Hornet swarm by night went well! Did some goat tracks, diddle-bopped over gravel, slid through pea gravel and the usual hulla-balloo ...

Choco, Gwinch, zeocen and I just pootled around the hunuas, through to maraetai and down botany ways fer some bridge photo ops.

Gwinchy peeled off early and zeocen had to head home for some rest, leaving Choco and I to meet Banzai at mission bay (look ma! no capitals!)

Then the usual gabfest about bikes, perving at asian chicky babes in the pearl milk tea place, Choco being a minority and lowering the tone of the establishment. Mmm iced strawberry milk tea is the perfect tonic for filthy red ninja camo biker scum methinks! :2thumbsup

Funny thing was, I stills want to rides! :weep:

@Big Dave, musicman : dizzam, you knows I's funnings around wiv'de engrisk ranguage! Ruck you! :msn-wink:

[musicman]

perving at asian chicky babes in the pearl milk tea place

Let's do that more often, I missed it this time!

[gijoe1313]

Let's do that more often, I missed it this time!

For you musicman, we can! Actually it was funny watching Choco do the :shifty: and the :drool: and Banzai also contributing to the :shifty: as well. I'm more blatant and just do :shit:

[madbikeboy]

You sound like fun to hang out with. Can a little Scoot come out to play next time?

[TOTO]

Scoot should come out to play :yes:

Now I really wanna see them asian chickies too, damn it. why was I at work for that one...:brick:

[Choco]

it was funny watching Choco do the :shifty: and the :drool: and Banzai also contributing to the :shifty:

:shifty: :bleh:

[zeocen]

I'm always up for these evening rides, provided we don't go down Monument Road again. Seriously fuck that 100+1 unmarked gravel areas, seriously retarded.

I'm sure with the summer nights there'd be plenty of people around the area wanting to get some stress relief after working during the day, could get some good turnouts no matter the day of the week!

[Choco]

I'm sure with the summer nights there'd be plenty of people around the area wanting to get some stress relief after working during the day, could get some good turnouts no matter the day of the week!

I'm keen for it to become regular, but i dont want it to turn into a Thursday Night Ride :Police::Police::no:

[gijoe1313]

'ere funny that zeo mentioned monument road again ... which we did today after attending Grub's funeral (may he ride with the biker gods with a vengeance!)

It seems he really laid on a great day for an impromptu ride in his memory, did Kaiaua, out the back blocks of the Hunuas, down that monument road that zeo hates at the moment, up through Maraetai (where Nagash and Badger made us worry when they did not turn up for some time!)

Zootled through Whitford to Botany where we all split up and finish our respective rides home!

Its good to see the interest in riding for ridings sake among like minded riders is picking up due to daylight savings! :yes:

[Quailboy]

Hey, I'd be keen on a ride for the sake of it.

I live in Beachlands (near Maraetai) and I'd be keen to join in. Getting a bit bored of back country roads by myself.

[gijoe1313]

Hey, I'd be keen on a ride for the sake of it.

I live in Beachlands (near Maraetai) and I'd be keen to join in. Getting a bit bored of back country roads by myself.

:lol: I rather enjoy those back country roads by myself (but then I ain't quite right compared to most normal bikers!)

Sounds like a gathering is in the making tomorrow night!

[Badger8]

i hear rumours she is all go for tonight? Where and when my hearties? :D

[zeocen]

Well I go for a ride every night anyway pretty much, what say we pick a destination at a certain time, with a 30 minute grace period and if people turn up, they turn up, if not, you ride anyway!

BP Whitford would be pretty good I reckon, I'm personally always out those ways and would much prefer riding with some KB'ers who aren't dickheads :)

[Badger8]

Well I go for a ride every night anyway pretty much, what say we pick a destination at a certain time, with a 30 minute grace period and if people turn up, they turn up, if not, you ride anyway!

BP Whitford would be pretty good I reckon, I'm personally always out those ways and would much prefer riding with some KB'ers who aren't dickheads :)

I'm nearly always keen for a pootle round maraetai / clevedon etc... and i'm not a dickhead (nor do i ride like one :D)

the swarm is on tonight, 6:30 outside the auckland central library if you wanna drop by. Otherwise gimme a message sometime and i'll join ya for a cruise in the evening :)

[TOTO]

Well I go for a ride every night anyway pretty much, what say we pick a destination at a certain time, with a 30 minute grace period and if people turn up, they turn up, if not, you ride anyway!

BP Whitford would be pretty good I reckon, I'm personally always out those ways and would much prefer riding with some KB'ers who aren't dickheads :)

well the plan for this comming monday (NOV 17th) is doing west aucks somewhere.

I'm keen for east auckz for the one after, Zoecan. No dickheads accepted in swarm anyway, just happy pootlers :)

[gijoe1313]

That was a nifty wee pootle, some twisties I didn't know about and some great practice time at the Albany GP! Clockwise and anticlockwise even!

The epic pool match at the bar afterwards went well with the chips n'ginger beer! :drool:

Some awesome shots made by the players and plenty of hassling ensued. I took the long way home (no surprises there!) and even got to chat to some lovely girlies glammed up for a night on the town (at the lights and they were commenting on the bling bling LEDs :lol:)

Dang, I shoulda asked where they were going! :doh: I must be getting old! :innocent:

[Badger8]

i avoided town on the way home... i felt i had made enough of a fool of myself with the fine young lasses at the bar :gob:

Was indeed a fun night, but most definitely need to upgrade my headlight bulb before doing twisties in the dark again. Not seeing that seal repair or thin line of gravel til you hit it sucks some serious gonads...

[TOTO]

what a great riding day it was falks. Hornets were out in force tonight, trully deserving the love of their owners :love:

we saw some dude in a suped up car kept stalling it next to hornet swarm meeting place, but it was ok , he was talking th ze phone...

we saw a dude covered head to toe in flour...random but fun to watch (see pics)
Did the Albany GP today - great fun. Then off to albany race track and had a buzz there. Alot ot nice people came out to look at us play. crouds were cheering, dudes were clapping, girls were schreaming great fun at albany race track ...so much fun.

off it was afterwords for refresments at Bar africa, some nice potate shoelases we ate , ginger beer was flowing, and pool skills were high. Once again fun was had by all the swarmers. Great night toninght GiJoe, Badger, Choco, EJ, and TOTO. out in forse on monday too hopefully. (lets see how the weather plays up)

adventures captured in pictures below :D

1 & 2. dude covered in flour
3. TOTO breaking the balls...
4. brake
5. EJ on the move
6. Hornet master taking in refreshing drink, while young EJ is contemplating a winning strategy.

[TOTO]

Can someone remember who won what games ? what teams were better than others ?

more pics...

1. winning
2. EJ braking...
3. ammmmm ...yea that...
4. TOTO's head being used as a giant pool ball by Badger
5. decided to up the game a bit...

[TOTO]

Was indeed a fun night, but most definitely need to upgrade my headlight bulb before doing twisties in the dark again. Not seeing that seal repair or thin line of gravel til you hit it sucks some serious gonads...


a 900 hornet headlight unit is the answer my friend. You will think you were reborn, honestly :yes:

[Badger8]

a 900 hornet headlight unit is the answer my friend. You will think you were reborn, honestly :yes:

yeah, could be the way to go... especially if it comes with a hornet 900 attached :2thumbsup

[Choco]

Thanks for a great night guys, shame I had to toodle on home early though :weep:

Thanks Toto for showings us some new back roads around Albany and to everyone who we got on the track at once! That was awesome!

So whens the next Track Night?

[zeocen]

Damn, I had a birthday party to attend to, but looks like you guys had more fun! What is this Albany track? ....not the RC Car track is it? haha

[TOTO]

Here it is :D

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[Choco]

Whoo-hoo!
:Punk:
my first track day ever lol!

[EJK]

Haha it was a great night guys. Think I'll go now for a lil practice :innocent:

Thanks for the pics TOTO

"It's teh wrong ball!"

[Chisanga]

Do you only accept Hornets for your pootles or would you welcome a well-mannered english triplet?

[Blackshear]

Can the ol' 250 bandit join in some time :sweatdrop

[EJK]

Anything that makes a buzz sound (like my cracked fairing) :yes:

[Blackshear]

Does that mean I can take off my exhaust tip? :innocent:

[gijoe1313]

Anyone can join in, we just ride sensibly like nanas and do it at a scenic pace! We're always tossing ideas around to what fun things to do! ;)

[TOTO]

Do you only accept Hornets for your pootles or would you welcome a well-mannered english triplet?
sure cant harm the swarm :niceone:


Can the ol' 250 bandit join in some time :sweatdrop

yep :yes:


Anything that makes a buzz sound (like my cracked fairing) :yes:

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Does that mean I can take off my exhaust tip? :innocent:

lol cant be louder than the Hooligan :innocent:

[Donor]

Anything that makes a buzz sound (like my cracked fairing) :yes:

I guess that makes My Bike a blowfly then?

...that or a really good trouser ripping fart.

[gijoe1313]

The buzz is that the swarm is still taking flight, head down to the nest and beat your wings a bit before we scramble off for some twisties, good companionship, the usual bollocks talked and other twisted interpretations of the tangled tales of bikerdom! :yes:

Mmmm, any excuse for a ride (I'll come prepared and bring my wets hehe) :scooter:

[TOTO]

i'mma bring me wets too but It aint gonna rain anyway :D

[Blackshear]

lol cant be louder than the Hooligan :innocent:

I dunno, 250's are pretty obnoxious at 12k :cool:
I'm keen for a pootle. So, when where and... Uh. Just those two. Saturday ______________?

[Badger8]

I dunno, 250's are pretty obnoxious at 12k :cool:
I'm keen for a pootle. So, when where and... Uh. Just those two. Saturday ______________?

Meeting is normally 6:30pm Monday nights, outside the Auckland Public Library just off Queen St. We've been doin random days over the past week or two on spur-of-the-moment, the-weather-is-too-nice-not-to-ride sorta things :yes:

[Blackshear]

Fuck. I hate the city. Erm. Alrighty, as much warning as possible please ha ha. I'll have to print out and laminate a map to my tank.

[Badger8]

Fuck. I hate the city. Erm. Alrighty, as much warning as possible please ha ha. I'll have to print out and laminate a map to my tank.

i'm not a fan of the city either, but we just use it as a launch point. Access to all route with equal opportunities too i guess :)

[TOTO]

Fun night it was, as usual :D

GiJoe, Bnzai, EJK,GSXR_Trace and I went down some new road leading to a fantastic deserted beach, with great sand, spectacular caves and brilliant views :wari:

Adventure tonight was full on. we went trough river crossings. GiJoe and I ventured down unexplored caves into the darkness. We were followed closely by Banzai who was also feeling like comming into the cave, only he desided to add extra flavour to the adventure by coming in the cave on his bike :Punk:

I got a fantastic fun ride on the back of the mighty GN in the sand -just for kicks, and I've got the video to prove it. :bleh:

ride back on that awesome road was soo cool too. Finished up with a nice chat and drinks at McDs.

Another great fun adventure spent with great company on great places.

Cherio boys and Trace, cant wait for ze next one :doobey:

Pics and vids comming soon :)

[Blackshear]

Sounds like I'm in for an adventure come next Monday :2thumbsup
Hopefully I can get the new chain and sprockets on before then!

[Quailboy]

Pics and vids comming soon :)

Excellent!

I can't wait to join you guys!

[GSXR Trace]

Fun night it was, as usual :D

GiJoe, Bnzai, EJK,GSXR_Trace and I went down some new road leading to a fantastic deserted beach, with great sand, spectacular caves and brilliant views :wari:

Adventure tonight was full on. we went trough river crossings. GiJoe and I ventured down unexplored caves into the darkness. We were followed closely by Banzai who was also feeling like comming into the cave, only he desided to add extra flavour to the adventure by coming in the cave on his bike :Punk:

I got a fantastic fun ride on the back of the mighty GN in the sand -just for kicks, and I've got the video to prove it. :bleh:

ride back on that awesome road was soo cool too. Finished up with a nice chat and drinks at McDs.

Another great fun adventure spent with great company on great places.

Cherio boys and Trace, cant wait for ze next one :doobey:

Pics and vids comming soon :)

bloody funny night guys! :lol:
Great night, good roads... hope to be able to come on more monday night rides! get the photos and vid up toto! :2thumbsup
do you always meet at 6:30?

[nevets]

Aha, so these are a routine now... I'll have to pop along for the next one :)

Tonight was spent spannering my now toy, which I broke in less than 2 days! :pinch:, thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Hurry along with those pics :)

[GSXR Trace]

Aha, so these are a routine now... I'll have to pop along for the next one :)

I may be making assumptions about it being every monday... wait to hear back from GIJoe or Toto

[TOTO]

Japanese Daredevil. :D

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Uploading pics now :)

[gijoe1313]

Yes the fifth inaugural ride of the Hornet Swarm by night was actually more of a buzz since there were only two hornets :lol:

It was raining here soufside so I dons the wet welly gears and rode out ... by the time I got to Newmarket I was like bugger heck n'feck ... typical, the weather becomes nice and the sun comes out to play :doh:

Thought of turning back, but Sod's Law would see a thunderstorm and the heavens deluging naturally.

Anyhows, the usual bike perving - kibbitzing about where to go and me taking over Ride Captain duties tonight arrrr! :devil2:

Tootled our way melodiously to the Westie world, past Motorbycyclist country and into the nice twisty and turny towards Bethell's beach.

Feck.

I been over most of parts of the NI and I haven't been down this road yet? :slap: :thud: 'Tis a charming and effervescent little road, with a harmonious and pleasant geometry that fair charms the soul of two wheeled enthusiasts!

Why, I was so entranced with the comings and goings of the perambulations of the undulating terrain I evinced a modicum of surprise and glee, as my Big Ol'Hornet helped carry me with gusto and appreciation appertaining to my gregarious and circumnavigation of those charming paths. (In other words, the bottom of my left boot gave me indication of lean angle) :oi-grr:

Mayhem, hi-jinks, shenanigans and other boisterous activities ensued after conquering a small child of Mt Everest albeit in sand dune form. Much mirth and laughter occurred as obligatory shots of company and surroundings was conducted cordially.

Large, light-absent cavities hewn from nature was explored, fine granules of earthen material compacted beneath riding attire and the trek back to where our trusty steeds were ensconced rounded off the time.

Only a melodiously tootle by a lady riding a certain gixxer delayed our rendezvous with a seat with salubrious samplings of an earstwhile food preparation outlet and the usual bon mots about motorcycling in general.

A great night.

More plans for other rides to follow at this leisurely and entertaining pace will ensue for future destinations! :msn-wink:

[GSXR Trace]

Toto you should have been on the other side of the river... the splash was far more impressive than it appears on that vid... but still a good job!

hope you not putting all the pics up!:confused:

Good job Banzai! - couldn't believe it when you charged into it the first time without checking... crazy GN riders!

[TOTO]

Monday should be a routine by now - Auckland city library 6:30pm Monday night. Slow pootling on nice twisty roads, talking bikes. Cruisy night all together. All the other nights are short notice ones with TXT messages flying trough the air... so if you wanna come to short notice ones too then pm me yr cell.

Pics:

1. Swarm Gang - EJK, GSXR_trace, Banzai, GiJoe
2. EJ, go find a bush or something...
3. sun ::sunny:
4. Posing
5. The whole swarm tonight - Trace, EJ, TOTO, Banzai, GiJoe

more comming ...

[gijoe1313]

:innocent: I think the photos of Trace will be used in a condom advertorial! When I was walking along the beach I was struck by how similar the view was to them! :whistle:

Plus the "... long walks on the beach ..." kept whispering its satirical caress in my imagination!

:oi-grr: I really should get my camera back so I can also join in posting piccy fun!

Pic 2 makes EJ look like a typical azian dewd squatting ... oh wait he t3h azianz! :pinch:
Pic 3 makes it look like a Bee Gees side shot! :doh: :rofl:

[TOTO]

1.View
2. "Look, whats that ?"
3: Ej and banzai: "Screw that walking , lets go get the bikes"
4. Trace left her mark :niceone:
5. The Hornet Master - bloody great photo that one
6. "Wow , did you see that ?"

[TOTO]

1. At the cave
2. TOTO can walk on water, who else can do that ay ?
3. TOTO In the cave (you can see my flashlight)
4. Banzai Adventure riding
5. EJK adventure riding
6. Toto and GiJoe have been Be-helmeted

[GSXR Trace]

3. TOTO In the cave (you can see my flashlight)

haha... you can't see the light in the picture... but you could if you were there!

[BANZAI]

Japanese Daredevil. :D

Uploading pics now :)


Toto you should have been on the other side of the river... the splash was far more impressive than it appears on that vid... but still a good job!

hope you not putting all the pics up!:confused:

Good job Banzai! - couldn't believe it when you charged into it the first time without checking... crazy GN riders!

Was fun ride guys. Hehehe it was so fun taking bikes on the beach!
And yes river crossing :p

Wasn't expecting that much water splash! :D

Now I'm hooked to adventure riding, guys take me somewhere with non-asphalt surfase :woohoo:

[TOTO]

1. Spot the black Ninja...
2. "FBI ! Nobody move!"
3. GiJoe meditation in the cave
4 & 5. Trace and the two daredevils :devil:
6. Banzai In the cave

[TOTO]

haha... you can't see the light in the picture... but you could if you were there!

Yes you can see it in the photo - the tiny white dot in the cave - that me :)




Now I'm hooked to adventure riding, guys take me somewhere with non-asphalt surfase :woohoo:

I'm in. surely EJ and GiJoe can show us some dirty rides ;)

[gijoe1313]

Was fun ride guys. Hehehe it was so fun taking bikes on the beach!
And yes river crossing :p

Wasn't expecting that much water splash! :D

Now I'm hooked to adventure riding, guys take me somewhere with non-asphalt surfase :woohoo:

Dang, I guess I better start looking for an adventure bike next so I can do some of that stuff as well! :baby: 'sno fair when others are beetling around the place having all sorts of fun! :oi-grr:

[TOTO]

1. Banzai in the cave
2. posing
3. ready, set, GOOOOO....
4 & 5. chill out time
6. After Banzais river crossing


wow we been snapping alot today. that all the pics.

one more vid to come but tomorrow after a small edit :D

[Choco]

:crybaby:
DAMN YOU STUDY!
why did you have to make me so tired:zzzz:
Looks like you guys had a blast, hows the GN going with the extra tooth Banzai?
Also, props for continuing the legend of Hardcord GNing

[portokiwi]

Has the rust started to seep in from all that salt water?
that will take alot to clean.
You guys have all the fun.:woohoo:

[TOTO]

It was not salt water but fresh water. And from what I understand banzai had the GN sparkling an hour later after our adventures. On ya Banzai :niceone:

[Ragingrob]

Fresh water? Where was it?

[madbikeboy]

You are all worthy of adventurers of decades and centuries past.

[TOTO]

Fresh water? Where was it?

the stream that Banzai crossed was fresh water going ito the ocean. Where was it ...amm dunno. My west aucz directions suck.

[portokiwi]

the stream that Banzai crossed was fresh water going ito the ocean. Where was it ...amm dunno. My west aucz directions suck.
:bleh: if it came from west Auckland it cant be FRESH:laugh:

[gijoe1313]

T'was Bethell's beach where the water did leach,
Young Banzai on GN sauntered through
With quiescient EJ on FXR, the second too,
Tracy watched the lads do as lads do
Dark dank places, where sand reaches cracks,
TOTO riding at Banzai's back ...
Around the twisties the famous five
Did daring events and evening ride,
At rest and ease, they have the biking disease,
And hints of more rides and other things?
Of course, but no more I say as a tease I sing!

[EJK]

That was good. Now time for more off road riding! :D

P.S. Cleaning was pain in the ass.... gah! Take the chain guard off, front sprocket cover off, WD40s, wash etc etc :slap:

[portokiwi]

You guys must have had soo much fun.:Punk:

[EJK]

6. After Banzais river crossing


Banzai's shiny knee scraper :cool:


You guys must have had soo much fun.:Punk:

Yep! Next time a much tougher off road track (I just know the place :innocent:)



I'm in. surely EJ and GiJoe can show us some dirty rides ;)

I know where hornets cant go :innocent: Sorry Justin, there are a few places you still havn't been! :pinch:


Once again Yui, well done! Hes the one who said to me "Hey lets try and get our bikes to the shore!" :niceone:

[Badger8]

Damn! looks like i missed a heck of a night! Better be able to make it next week :D
And for those keen on a bit of adventure riding, i'm planning on doing a day at the beach sometime over summer, round up a few mates to have a thrash round the beach on the dirtbike (and anyone else who is happy to take their bikes on the beach). Will keep ya posted once i get the top end rebuild done :yes:

[gijoe1313]

I know where hornets cant go :innocent: Sorry Justin, there are a few places you still havn't been! :pinch:



Ooh :angry2: taunting me like that :oi-grr: You know I will have my vengeance! Oh yes, I will ... :devil2: ... imagine the possibilities of purchasing anudda bike for the purpose of bashing it around the boondocks ... you know I will! :msn-wink:

And then ... no place will be safe from my merry little pootles! Muwahahahahahah! :sweatdrop :innocent: :Oops:

No, all good - I just luvvies :love: my lil'ol'hornet too much, to do that sorta thing to it!

[musicman]

Looks like you guys had lots of fun! Reminds me of when I rode my 125 up the beach... *sigh* I miss that 125.....

[EJK]

looks like you guys had lots of fun! Reminds me of when i rode my 125 up the beach... *sigh* i miss that 125.....

Whai TA Da SaLD IT?!

[musicman]

Whai TA Da SaLD IT?!

I wonder if I'm able to "borrow" my work bike (CT110) to take on rides... hmm.....

[BANZAI]

Looks like you guys had a blast, hows the GN going with the extra tooth Banzai?
Also, props for continuing the legend of Hardcord GNing

It's good man, I need to be bit careful about slow corners because I feel bit unstable because I will be at lower revs than before so I'm not used to that feeling yet.

But now I'm sure I can beat your land speed record :p


Has the rust started to seep in from all that salt water?
that will take alot to clean.
You guys have all the fun.:woohoo:

It was not salt water but fresh water. And from what I understand banzai had the GN sparkling an hour later after our adventures. On ya Banzai :niceone:

That was good. Now time for more off road riding! :D

P.S. Cleaning was pain in the ass.... gah! Take the chain guard off, front sprocket cover off, WD40s, wash etc etc :slap:

Its probly contain little salt as tides do come up to somewhere there.
Gijoe helped me clean it. I went to Squiggles place today and he told me chain needs more cleaning. :pinch:

Will do it soon before I hit the Coro loop on Friday with SMC guys....

But yea it was great fun! :first:

[gijoe1313]

Well the Hornet Swarm Night City run morphed into the inaugural Hornet Swarm Rural Ride tonight, what turned out to be a little guiding tour for TOTO ended up with Tracy and Choco pootling along as well! :scooter: :scooter: :scooter: :scooter:

Did the usual ride around the back blocks of Drury and out to Port Waikato to see another beach ... and then tootling along part of SH22 before out to Mercer and along the Hunuas for a wee bit.

Popped over to Bombay for gas - both bikes and riders and from there made our merry way home, since I'm first home guess I better post up! :o Damn, I think the other riders have done more klicks than me! :doh:

Mmmm looks like my Big Ol'Hornet has being going om nom nom on the bugs tonight!

2 beaches in two rides in two days ... :shifty: Mayhap another beach for tomorrow! :innocent:

[HungusMaximist]

Nice going famous 5 , sorta wished I had nakie or dual purpose for these applications.

[gijoe1313]

Nice going famous 5 , sorta wished I had nakie or dual purpose for these applications.

Y'know you are free to join us for a ride ... ain't nothing to do with naked or dual purpose since if its got two wheels and a motor, you can pootle along also! :yes:

I think we are just cheating and making Monday also on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ... in fact any day that ends in a "y" I guess :scratch:

[TOTO]

Great fun tonight also, good roads were those, we need to do them every time we get back from sh22 or from coro. absolutely mint :)

Saw some bros at port waikato, one dog, a few chickens but no goats - I was so looking forward to seeing goats eating seaweed :oi-grr:

The hooligan now looks like proper Hooligan - dirty. Now I got an excuse to call me some bikini bike wash chickies to come wash it ;)

Had loads of fun.

Here is the vid from yesterday of Banzai pillioning me LOL - that was a laugh.


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1. meeting
2. at port waikato
3. GiJoe and Choco looking and laughing how dity the Hooligan is
4. the Hoolihan , The Big Ol'Ornet, Gixie, and baby Hornet
5. at the lookout
6. at the lookout with TOTO in the pic :p

[TOTO]

1. TOTO
2. GiJoe
3. Choco
4. Choco riding a bench and even got knee down :yes:

[Ragingrob]

Aw I would've been so keen for tonight if I wasn't coaching out at Clevedon! So close yet so far :no:

[TOTO]

Aw I would've been so keen for tonight if I wasn't coaching out at Clevedon! So close yet so far :no:


Come out to play on monday. plan was somewhere East for next monday I think...

[Choco]

But now I'm sure I can beat your land speed record :p

:shit:

Haha, knee down lol! awesome piccies Toto

[Ragingrob]

Come out to play on monday. plan was somewhere East for next monday I think...

I'm coaching 3:30-7:30 :bye:

[EJK]

Nice going famous 5 , sorta wished I had nakie or dual purpose for these applications.

Who needs a friggn dual purpose bike man??? hahaha

[rie]

kneesliding on a bench. AWESOME. :D

i'll make sure to come next time!

[portokiwi]

Next Monday mmmmmmm Do you ride slow for this old feller:laugh:
Day off too

[TOTO]

kneesliding on a bench. AWESOME. :D

i'll make sure to come next time!


Next Monday mmmmmmm Do you ride slow for this old feller:laugh:
Day off too

Good on you guys. Catch on monday night :niceone:

[Choco]

kneesliding on a bench. AWESOME. :D
:woohoo:

Anyone is welcome to join!

[GSXR Trace]

So since there was a monday and tuesday night swarm... where is the wednesday night swarm meeting (and time) and heading to???

:sweatdrop is a non-hornet allowed to ask for this to be organised, or am I being a traitor to my bike?

[gijoe1313]

I was thinking of an excuse to ride ... :whistle: A nice little pootle around the Clevedon/Maraetai/Whitford area via way of some goat tracks I know! :innocent:

My reasoning goes like this ... bike is dirty from yesterdays ride, in order to justify whipping out all my cleaning products, I need bike to be dirtier again! :whistle:

Oh! Look! Some roads to ride down! :innocent:

I'll be at BP Takanini around 7pm and tootling off ...

[Choco]

I think we are just cheating and making Monday also on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ... in fact any day that ends in a "y" I guess :scratch:

:laugh: It's turning that way isnt it!
My bike needs an oil change now :(

[Badger8]

*Grumble mutter* damn 16h shifts *whinge*
another one tomorrow too dammit, should really get some kip.
But never fear, white lightning shall return as soon as she can! :yes:

[TOTO]

I had to put in the hours tomight falks in order to obrain the bike juice money :)

I'm free whole day tomorrow tho...coro loop during the day and hornet swarm by night....any takers ? :)

[zeocen]

I was looking forwards to a ride after work this evening but I was just so damn tired, I don't think it would have been safe to have a snooze on the road. So, same place, same time tomorrow? :)

[gijoe1313]

Well a nice ride tonight, very sedate and scenic (zomg, almost too scenic at one point for my liking! :pinch:)

Rie, GSXR Trace and I pootled the backblocks of the 'unuas on the goat tracks, around to Clevedon, Maraetai and Whitford. Good learning for Rie and Tracey started to connect the dots of those mysterious winding roads we have been travelling over for the last few days! :msn-wink:

Just a quick windy road to wend our winsome way to where-ever I felt like it! Ended back at the same start (BP Takas) and a slight detour to see Rie and Trace off home (oh alright, I was just getting warmed up and any excuse for a ride! :innocent:)

Mangere Moronway and Rie pootled home, Trace and I did the St Heliers GP (first time for her!) sweet! I took the quick way home for me for once and I regretted it ... stick to what I know best! The Long Way Home! :oi-grr:

On ya girls for doing the yards with me! :Punk:

[TOTO]

Great stuff.

So catch all keen parites again tomorrow at the Auckland City Library at 6:30 :niceone:


I'mma have me camera with me too ;)

[GSXR Trace]

Thanks for another night of you showing us some new roads GIJOE... it was just a cruize but was very enjoyable... I don't really care what im doing, as long as Im on my bike and there is some form of speed invovled!!! :woohoo:

alright, three beaches, in three nights, heading west, south, and east, time to head north tonight... can't wait! see you at the library :clap:

[gijoe1313]

I guess four beaches for four days with be fine with me! :msn-wink: Getting to surf the other pages on KB for other riding themes. Maybe do a castle spotting ride and then watch some bucketing?

Either way we can shovel through most of the kewl things to see and do in Auckies and any roads around means its in our umbrella of operations. Of course since we nanny it around everywhere we don't need to Li-Lo from the :Police: and thus rub salt in wounds!

I guess the tide is turning with more bikes other than hornets are turning up :msn-wink: Well tonight should be swell and another cruisy pootle around to a scenic area.

Unless someone else floats a better idea? :innocent:

[Blackshear]

So how was the ride guys :innocent:
Got home around 9:30 after deciding to see my grandma in Helensville.
WHICH WAY AROUND THE ROUNDABOUT DID YOU GUYS GO WHEN WE PASSED THE CRUISERS GANG AT WESTMERE?!

[gijoe1313]

Gah! And here TOTO was saying that you were behind me going around? We headed up Kumeu ways! Stopped once by the side of the road ... TOTO was ages getting to us (looking for Blackshear) ... and then at the Shell in Helensville :doh: We waited a whiles there!

Never mind, you visited Grandma ... :niceone: always take the opportunity to do so and spend some quality time. After all, always another ride!

From there we pootled up SH16 and somehow got mixed up in the ATNR! :lol: Well we were mostly heading in different directions and there was a mass of bikers all zipping around ... :niceone:

Tracey always ends up with that which she hates ... gravel! I reckon she is joining Trump Lady for that peculiar attraction to it (The biker gods have a wicked sense of humor :devil2:) Zeocen also had a bit of the ol'steering head shake/vibration ... no fun that! :no:

Saw Wenderholm, t'was deserted and up to the usual photo hi-jinks ... and then to Bar Africa for some scrummy chips n'wedges and ginger beers and R6_Kid regaling us with biking stuff! Sweet night!

[TOTO]

Good fun as usual. Lol at us getting mixed up with the ATNR fast crew, it was nice to see some old friends from there too :D

Nice to finally meet Zeosen and BlackSheer(shame we lost ya buddy), hope you biys join us again.

Cherio to the ride Captan GiJoe for the pootling to the secret new beach Ididnt know about - aparently it is a nice romantic place a bitt out of view from curious people :psst:

Tace was there again all happy and smiling and gigling. Her mouth dropped at the site of all the bad boy GSXRs at bar africa tonight - the wors as I remember were : "Suzuki represent STRONG !!!" :apumpin:


EDIT: Pic 5 :killingme

[TOTO]

ok , do tell what happened here :p

[gijoe1313]

:o Knee down on rough sandy surface leading to a low side careening off a bank? :wacko: :crazy: :Oops:

[gijoe1313]

Right the next ride for tomorrow Friday is an all encompassing compass point ride that summarises the rides this week! :woohoo:

BP Takanini 6.30pm ... bring warm clothes and a sense of adventure! :msn-wink:

[zeocen]

flippin' gixxers always tryin' to steal the show !

[TOTO]

I bringa da warma clothes :cold:

[Choco]

:o Knee down on rough sandy surface leading to a low side careening off a bank? :wacko: :crazy: :Oops:

:laugh:
Awesome photos guys, surprised you didn't get someones bike in the photo frame though! Maybe another trip is required.... :shifty:

Edit: 666th post! :devil2:

[GSXR Trace]

flippin' gixxers always tryin' to steal the show !

bahahaha "tryin" - i think i succeeded this time round! hehe but in all honesty... didn't do it thinking a photo would be taken... was thinking of my poor short wee legs pushing bike backwards up grass incline!
Another enjoyable ride.. but would have been good to do a few more twisties.. so maybe do similar ride again antoher night (not thursday)???

see you again tonight boys! loving my week of riding! great start to summer! so far have have 5 days straight of riding! :yes:

[Badger8]

:weep: all these adventures... *sniffles*

Been a hellish week at work, hoping to be back in action next week :wari:

[Blackshear]

Sorry guys, and TOTO, if I held you up :spanking:
All I need now is a spanner, a chain punch aaaaaaand. Wassat other thing. Er. OH! PLIERS! How I love those circular clips.

Anyways, sorry!!!

[Donor]

Sorry guys, and TOTO, if I held you up

Dude - NEVER apologise for holding ANYONE up on a ride.

Ride your own ride, if you get lost, sit tight and someone will find ya.

[Donor]

Right the next ride for tomorrow Friday is an all encompassing compass point ride that summarises the rides this week! :woohoo:

BP Takanini 6.30pm ... bring warm clothes and a sense of adventure! :msn-wink:

This is teh suckiest week to have been finishing at 1830 :(

[Chisanga]

I just got back from HALF of the planned ride and it is 12:20!! What a bunch of crazy bikers.... loved every minute of it and definately improved my night riding skills.

Thanks guys!

[gijoe1313]

Four points of the compass ride has been successfully completed by some mad nutters (I already am, so I don't count :bleh:)

Started off at BP Takanini, where I encountered a piece of metal leaking out precious air! :shit: Tracey and Rie hadn't arrived yet so I quickly went back home and got it sorted out with the dog poo (needed some pliers to get it out!)

TOTO was helping Blackshear out (ironic innit? :lol:) and would meet us at Kaiaua. That meant zeocen, Chisanga, Tracey, Rie and I to pootle off at a nice sedate pace to the fush n'chup dinner (to fortify ourselves for the riding ahead)
Compass point one done!

Donor txtd me several times and was well put out by all these capers! :spanking: Anyhow, TOTO arrived and we all left for the 2nd compass point - Port Waikato and did this via Mercer where zeocen left us to make his way home.

Good to see everyone being sensible and just enjoying the riding at night! :yes: Port Waikato done and done, we made our way over to West Auckland for compass point three : Bethell's beach!

Chisanga left us at this point around Mt Wtgn and it was down to four intrepid riders! I had to check my rear wheel again and lead the group on a merry wending way around Te Atatu and its environs (lots of :Police: but no fear for us since we were riding like nanas!)

A bit of more air, Rie said her goodbyes at this point and then there were only three musketeers left! The games afoot and we set off for Bethell's beach. Nice twisties at night, done at a gentle pace - I ran over a bunny (Tracey will swear I deliberately aimed for it! :sick:) was all fine till the return bit when I hit a stone, which sent the Big Ol'Hornet for an ooer! :shit:

Left the picks alone, threw my gaze away from the impending wall o'doom, looked left, more throttle and the Big Ol'Hornet carried me away from mega-ouchie time :blink: Heart rate back to normal and I wondered if it was the spirit of the bunny wanting vengeance! :sweatdrop

The last compass point at Takapuna beach was done by some meandering through the city at Pt Chev to Three Lamps and over the bridge. A quick photo op and back over to meet in central to have a bit of a chinwag. Well done everyone! :clap:

[TOTO]

so much fun. my impressions and pics will be up tomorrow. I'm off for a hot shower and a good night sleep.

[gijoe1313]

Right got my puncture all sorted out at Drury tyres (good bunch that!:Punk:) - will be seeing them soon enough again since Big Ol'Hornet demands another set of rubber soon! :woohoo:

Mmmm ... strawberry fields making strawberry ice cream ... forever soon! :love:

[rie]

thanks for the compass ride guys. awesome nighttime riding. i had a tv-advert-appropriate soundtrack running through my head as our headlights dipped and danced along the twisties in pitch darkness;air smelling of fresh poo, suicidal bunnies running amok and signs selling horse manure for $5. ah. :)

[vader]

Fellas, I'm keen to join up for a ride on my wee 250, still on an L Plate though. Does the ride finish in time for me to be home by 10pm?

[HungusMaximist]

Todd certainly has stamina, after doing the Coro loop he's still up for more riding.

What sort of pies are you eating mate?

[Badger8]

Naughty little diddums-es out past your bedtimes :bleh:
Cant wait to re-join you crazy crazies soon! :wari:
hoping to get out on time this monday, but we shall see how work goes. *puts on a pirate hat* Monday night ho! :2thumbsup

[gijoe1313]

Fellas, I'm keen to join up for a ride on my wee 250, still on an L Plate though. Does the ride finish in time for me to be home by 10pm?

Yep it sure will, and if it looks like you are coming close to turning into a pumpkin we will shoo you on your merry way! :yes:

This would be a perfect opportunity to ride in a group safely whilst navigating the traps of urban riding :scooter: And of course meeting and greeting fellow two wheeled enthusiasts! :yes:

[TOTO]

Fellas, I'm keen to join up for a ride on my wee 250, still on an L Plate though. Does the ride finish in time for me to be home by 10pm?

well its kinda different evey night, but you have the option to leave at any point should you feel tired or need to get somewhere. Its a chilled out cruise round. come along and you shall see.


thanks for the compass ride guys. awesome nighttime riding. i had a tv-advert-appropriate soundtrack running through my head as our headlights dipped and danced along the twisties in pitch darkness;air smelling of fresh poo, suicidal bunnies running amok and signs selling horse manure for $5. ah. :)

Was great having you with us Rie. Hope you join us again.


Todd certainly has stamina, after doing the Coro loop he's still up for more riding.

What sort of pies are you eating mate?

mate i clocked 970k yesterday - still nowhere newar beating GiJoe but the longest days riding for me yet :first:


Naughty little diddums-es out past your bedtimes :bleh:
Cant wait to re-join you crazy crazies soon! :wari:
hoping to get out on time this monday, but we shall see how work goes. *puts on a pirate hat* Monday night ho! :2thumbsup

monday - 6:30 auckland city library - bring your wets on :)

[Badger8]

monday - 6:30 auckland city library - bring your wets on :)

Pish, wets??? On my first ride in my leathers i tipped my hand downward to pour the lake out of my lower arm on the ride out :bleh:
Will do my best to be there! :yes: my poor lil hornetto cries to be ridden :weep:

[Quailboy]

You guys are crazy!

Once my exams are over I might have to join ya's for a pootle.

Although my 6L licence means I have a 10pm curfew, or not...

[gijoe1313]

TOTO you are impressing me mightily with your pootling, in fact I'm jealous! (gosh, now I know how everyone feels when I pootle off like that! :scratch:)

Good effort and its good to see everyone getting out and about and doing it sensibly :yes:

I'll be doing more night rides for those who need more experience at a pace that enables them to learn safely. I'll make sure they won't be too long and finish early (gasp! I know that people will say "it can't be done with that guy at the helm!")

After all, I can always keep riding after all is said and done! :msn-wink:

[GSXR Trace]

Twas a great night boys and girls... i got home just before 3am... so not bad!
in those few hours, i saw three hedgehogs, one frog, two bunnies... one of which, someone who has already named themselves forgot they were riding and went into camo hunting mode and chased down a bunny by weaving after it all over the road!!! haha.. so one live bunny was added to the road kills that GIJOE kept pointing out. And also saw one live possum play dead... hilarious! It say down, rolled onto its side then jumped back up again!!!



And another good ride today guys, but the problem is that i have been so many places this week they are all a blur in my head, and not sure how to get to them all again... which will mean more riding for you to show them to me (but with more time between them so i have time to re-visit them)

Another problem: ride was cancelled for tomorrow sun 23rd... which will cause a break in my riding spell.... i hope someone wants to ride to somewhere! Does not need to be too long, happy with a short afternoon ride, anyone keen? please please please, with a cherry on top!

Im now confident i can get out to wellsford on 16... but getting back and getting all teh intersections is another story. so maybe that could be the route... so that i do it again while its fresh and i can now take particular notice of the return trip

[GSXR Trace]

problem of no ride for sunday is fixed... just in case anyone actually cared! haha

[gijoe1313]

I sense a disturbance in the riding force ...

I intend to have a wee ride out on Sunday arvo and contrary to popular expectations, I will make it short! As stated, a cruisy pootle through the delightful back blocks of mein stomping grounds!

BP Takanini at 2.30pm is the goer. I will be filling up and leaving from there!

1100km left on the rear tyre ... any excuse for a ride! :innocent: (and no, it won't be a 1100km ride! :bleh:)

[GSXR Trace]

good old reliable GIJOE... can always count on him going for a ride! don't know why i even bothered to question whether someone would be going for an interesting ride tomorrow to continue my week of new roads!

see you at 2:30!

[musicman]

I sense a disturbance in the riding force ...

I intend to have a wee ride out on Sunday arvo and contrary to popular expectations, I will make it short! As stated, a cruisy pootle through the delightful back blocks of mein stomping grounds!

BP Takanini at 2.30pm is the goer. I will be filling up and leaving from there!

1100km left on the rear tyre ... any excuse for a ride! :innocent: (and no, it won't be a 1100km ride! :bleh:)

Where's BP Takanini?

[Badger8]

Where's BP Takanini?

jump off the motorway at the takanini offramp, ya cant miss it! (you can actually see the signs from the motorway :laugh:)

Will try to make it. Attempting to sell the old cage in the late morning, so see how i go :D

[GSXR Trace]

if heading south on southern motorway, take takanini exit (its after a long sweeping left hander and long straight) and just to left of exit is the BP. If heading north on southern motorway, will have to turn right once taken off ramp.
but will have to ask someone else what the exact exits are before it, as Im not sure, but think manukau is the one before it if heading south, and papakura if heading north?

[Donor]

if heading south on southern motorway, take takanini exit (its after a long sweeping left hander and long straight) and just to left of exit is the BP. If heading north on southern motorway, will have to turn right once taken off ramp.
but will have to ask someone else what the exact exits are before it, as Im not sure, but think manukau is the one before it if heading south, and papakura if heading north?

Correct.

Navigation 101 awarded!

[TOTO]

The compas ride was fantastic, chur guys and girls for another fun night.

I was surprised to see farmers working on the fields at that time of night. Also surprising was the sudden change in temperature when the road dropped 500m in altitude - I was underdressed again :cold:

Doing those nice windy roads at night improved my night riding I think, as all my night riding has been mainly on well lit city streets so that was new experience for me. Gotta do more of that.

here some pics from the four compas ride.

1 GiJoe, Trace, Rie and Chisanga Knee down, riding a bench
2 TOTO knee down on the bench
3 & 4 swarmers at the port waikato lookout
5 Spot the Ninja...
6 Ninja shooting arrows...




Im now confident i can get out to wellsford on 16... but getting back and getting all teh intersections is another story. so maybe that could be the route... so that i do it again while its fresh and i can now take particular notice of the return trip

I can show you you my landmarks before the turns so that you know when the turns are comming. will show you next time we go on sh16.

[TOTO]

........................

[TOTO]

1 Trace and TOTO surfing a table on takapuna beach

2. I found Blackshear on the side of the road before the compass ride - poor guw was broken down and from all comutting bikers noone stopped. Shame.

[Badger8]

Wow, we really need to find the trick to taking good night-time photo's... all we tend to get is a flash of reflector and not a lot else :laugh:

[TOTO]

Well yes, you are right , we need a good night photographer to show us how its done. Probably the fact we shoot in total darkness doesnt help.

[zeocen]

Hmm, I might come, I was planning to take my bike into Mt Eden at 1, I wonder if I can leave at 1, get there, then get back and meet at 2:30 hehe

Nigel you colossal fag, are you coming for a ride this time?

[GSXR Trace]

Wow, we really need to find the trick to taking good night-time photo's... all we tend to get is a flash of reflector and not a lot else :laugh:
haha... i like those kinds of photos... means don't have to worry whether you look like a twat, cause no one can see anyway! :bleh:


I can show you you my landmarks before the turns so that you know when the turns are comming. will show you next time we go on sh16.
now why didn't you do that to start with... hehe, that would be great! :niceone:


Correct.

Navigation 101 awarded!

yay me, i passed a paper.... lets hope i get "correct" answers in my uni exams! :confused:

[Badger8]

haha... i like those kinds of photos... means don't have to worry whether you look like a twat, cause no one can see anyway! :bleh:

I dont need to worry about whether i look like a twat or not, cause i always seem to in photo's :laugh:

Probly just remembering to get rid of the uber-reflective hi-vis vests would help :yes:

[gijoe1313]

A very good pootle around the back blocks of the hunuas and all points in between, goat tracking back and forth, over hills and dales and around and about the hills! :scooter: :ride:

A threesome (ooer! :o) of GSXR Trace and Badger8 with moi, just a good couple of hours riding at a scenic pace and stopping off at Clevedon for ice cream and a drink.

zeocen joined at the end and brought the rain with him :doh: Around Twilight rd (where Badger made for homes) and back to my place to wash n'clean n'polish a GSXR down (ready for next weeks appearance as a talking conversation piece!) :Punk:

First you washes it, after wasing, you degreases, then you washes again and degreases and repeats cycles! Once done, do the 3 step Meguiar's program and get bike pristine showroom shinies again :drool:

Mmmmm carnuba wax ... :love:

zeocen rode over on a new bike, he did some spannerings and everybody was tickety-boo and well-chuffed about the day! The rain was coming down harder and I decided to ride out with Tracey to the city (any excuse for a ride ... even in the rain! :innocent:)

Mmmmm can't wait to do some more riding tomorrows! :yes: :msn-wink:

[TOTO]

looks like good fun. catching ya tomorrow at 6:30

[GSXR Trace]

Thanks for the ride and for letting me wash my bike at your place GIJOE! Your a legend! But still definitely want to see a map of the roads we have covered!

I definitely want to head back to those straights as well! Hehe

See you tomorrow night! ;)

[gijoe1313]

Thanks for the ride and for letting me wash my bike at your place GIJOE! Your a legend! But still definitely want to see a map of the roads we have covered!

I definitely want to head back to those straights as well! Hehe

See you tomorrow night! ;)

Patience young grasshopperette, many are the winding roads, great is the procrastination in sorting out a map of the route and long are the days ...

I shall endure and scribe out the journeys and travails you have done in this short yet long period of riding time! Now ... where did we go ... :innocent:

[GSXR Trace]

Patience young grasshopperette, many are the winding roads, great is the procrastination in sorting out a map of the route and long are the days ...

I shall endure and scribe out the journeys and travails you have done in this short yet long period of riding time! Now ... where did we go ... :innocent:

hehe... its all good, take your time, i just know it will help to see it on "paper" so to speak

[GSXR Trace]

bah :killingme... "weekend cruizer"... yeah right! so far its been 8 days in a row... bring it on! :nya:

[zeocen]

I've drenched two motorcycle jackets and three bikes. Best rainy day ever.

[rie]

where be your video, zeocen-kun? did you indeed end up recording an hour long footage of your own nose? :laugh:

[PirateJafa]

bah :killingme... "weekend cruizer"... yeah right! so far its been 8 days in a row... bring it on! :nya:
I'm impressed Tracey - you've managed to spam your postcount past Rie's already - won't be long now until you're able to get that custom user title you want. ;)

[rie]

I'm impressed Tracey - you've managed to spam your postcount past Rie's already - won't be long now until you're able to get that custom user title you want. ;)

therein lies the secret to obtaining desired user title, young grasshopper. :eek:

[gijoe1313]

I see mystic-crypto faux asian cliches are the way ahead, as said in the annals of some wizened martial-arts mountain scholar "the way ahead is obscured, but beware the grass monkey that consumes its own faeces - for it is not required to know the taste of something that you know stinks" :mellow:

Let there be moar riding, even tonight, even though in the valleys of Ponsonby Tractors, hallow be the ringing of zorsts and great is the precipitation.

I will be there. Togged up, visor fogging, britches filling with the plip of inclement water seeping through sagging stitches ... who shall ride with me tonight shall forever be known as my riding brother (or sister or thingy).

So on this day, this rainy day, let slip the throttles and cry Havoc!

.... 6.30pm Outside the Akld Central Library ... :msn-wink:

[GSXR Trace]

I'm impressed Tracey - you've managed to spam your postcount past Rie's already - won't be long now until you're able to get that custom user title you want. ;)

Why thank you... but what do you mean "spam" my way through it... i have just been invovled in a "few" rides lately and made comments prior and after each! hehe. And yes, there is extra incentive so as to get rid of silly comments under my name (and be able to see who is making random comments in the User CP)! mwhahaha


Ill be there tonight GIJOE! having a few issues with foggin up my visor in the wet but will still be there... for day number 9s ride! yay
(Then home to reclean me bike!)

[EJK]

I'm impressed Tracey - you've managed to spam your postcount past Rie's already - won't be long now until you're able to get that custom user title you want. ;)

Yet still Dushy has more rep points than you (and Andrew :rofl:)

[PirateJafa]

Yet still Dushy has more rep points than you (and Andrew :rofl:)

Yes, but I don't go making sympathy-seeking "boohoo I crashed threads". Also you will note that he has substantially more posts than me, particularly when ya consider I don't post in Rant and Rave. ;)


And yes, there is extra incentive so as to get rid of silly comments under my name (and be able to see who is making random comments in the User CP)! mwhahaha

(Then home to reclean me bike!)

Oh no, I'm about to be outed!

And just leave that for the bikini wash. ;)

[GSXR Trace]

And just leave that for the bikini wash. ;)

:rofl: your a funny boy! I wouldn't dare cause that nightmare to haunt people for the rest of their lives!

But boy does my bike look B-E-A-utiful... now just need to remove the road scum that splashes up in the rain!

[TOTO]

But boy does my bike look B-E-A-utiful... now just need to remove the road scum that splashes up in the rain!

...and random EJs and TOTOs that sit on it...

[GSXR Trace]

...and random EJs and TOTOs that sit on it...

haha... yes! No touching my bike tonight!

[TOTO]

ok, i'll bring tissues.

[rie]

i think the totos and the ejs should get into their swankiest mankinis and wash all the swarm bikes. :yes:

[madbikeboy]

i think the totos and the ejs should get into their swankiest mankinis and wash all the swarm bikes. :yes:

I got an invite for the Swarm tonight from the legendary Toto, I was going to accept, but watching GIJoe and Toto's manbits in mankini's is too much danger for me...

[gijoe1313]

This is a howdy-doody mappy thingy-a-bob of the route we rode on the compass ride ...

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=takanini&daddr=kawakawa+bay+to:kaiaua+to:mangatangi+to:mang atawhiri+to:koheroa+rd+to:mercer+to:mercer-ferry+rd+to:murray+rd+to:port+waikato+to:maunsell+ rd+to:bethells+beach+to:takapuna+beach&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=-37.158893,174.885896&sspn=1.197362,1.84021&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.131856,174.885864&spn=1.197778,1.84021&z=9

[TOTO]

i think the totos and the ejs should get into their swankiest mankinis and wash all the swarm bikes. :yes:



Mankini can hold alot of $5 and $10 tips...:yes:

[rie]

Mankini can hold alot of $5 and $10 tips...:yes:

more like a coin pouch, mate. :mellow:

[GSXR Trace]

why the hell did you repeat that rie? i think those boys should watch out for you from the sounds of things!
Edit: my stuff up.. damn computer made me! haha

[rie]

why the hell did you repeat that rie? i think those boys should watch out for you from the sounds of things!

repeat? this is officially scheduled for the mt eden bikini bike wash day in december!

[GSXR Trace]

oh shit sorry... work computer make it double up in a split screen fashion... my mistake

I know there is a bikini wash day scheduled... but assumed it was girls in bikinis

[rie]

oh shit sorry... work computer make it double up in a split screen fashion... my mistake

I know there is a bikini wash day scheduled... but assumed it was girls in bikinis

...i guess i was just holding out for some mankini-clad lads.

but okay yeah, i suspect they get banzai to recruit underage girls from the viaduct to show off in front of biker blokes for a day.

[GSXR Trace]

...i guess i was just holding out for some mankini-clad lads.

but okay yeah, i suspect they get banzai to recruit underage girls from the viaduct to show off in front of biker blokes for a day.

haha... mankinis maybe not... but some decent jocks with some chiselled abs - you find them and i will come with!

[GSXR Trace]

Im a little worried that a biker thread, that has been having such good rides has diverted into conversation about near-naked bodies... hope this doesn't mean the rides will stop! :confused:

[GSXR Trace]

This is a howdy-doody mappy thingy-a-bob of the route we rode on the compass ride ...

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=takanini&daddr=kawakawa+bay+to:kaiaua+to:mangatangi+to:mang atawhiri+to:koheroa+rd+to:mercer+to:mercer-ferry+rd+to:murray+rd+to:port+waikato+to:maunsell+ rd+to:bethells+beach+to:takapuna+beach&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=-37.158893,174.885896&sspn=1.197362,1.84021&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.131856,174.885864&spn=1.197778,1.84021&z=9

Is it just the stupid work computers again... or is there no actual traced map on this thing? All good if have not had time yet... you are a busy ninja and would rather you discover more interesting rodes to show me, but will there be one later, or do i just need to go home and view it on my own laptop?

[GSXR Trace]

well i gotta get back to actually doing some work... since im at work!

See you all at 6:30... bring on the "mountains"!

[madbikeboy]

Is the ride still on given it's raining cats and the occasional sad looking puppy? (I like wet, but it's less fun with a shagged rear tire and 1000cc's).

[gijoe1313]

Well, Tracey wanted more specifics, I somehow managed to bollocks my way through maps.google and got this gemmied up ...

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?saddr=takanini&daddr=kawakawa+bay+to:kaiaua+to:mangatangi+to:mang atawhiri+to:koheroa+rd+to:mercer+to:mercer-ferry+rd+to:murray+rd+to:port+waikato+to:maunsell+ rd+to:bethells+beach+to:takapuna+beach&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=109371282151030447204.00045c64a6d22ceb7dc56&ll=-37.02421,175.050874&spn=0.017919,0.028753&z=15

Do read, is most enlightening on points o'interest!

[gijoe1313]

Is the ride still on given it's raining cats and the occasional sad looking puppy? (I like wet, but it's less fun with a shagged rear tire and 1000cc's).

It is, but its a simple little ride, nothing fancy since its all urban mayhem done in a group pootle. Rain is your friend and foe, after all, who wants to be known as a sunday rider who only wheels their ride out on sunny days for a trim-soy-latte at mission bay? :msn-wink:

[BANZAI]

but okay yeah, i suspect they get banzai to recruit underage girls from the viaduct to show off in front of biker blokes for a day.

Why Viaduct? I don't have any connections there :p

[gijoe1313]

Why Viaduct? I don't have any connections there :p

I think you mistaken cookie boy! You mean No prior convictions there! :msn-wink: :devil2:

[zeocen]

where be your video, zeocen-kun? did you indeed end up recording an hour long footage of your own nose? :laugh:

I sure did rie-chan !~

I've encoded the first part, it's just straight roads and boring talking, but once I upload it I'll link it here.. next parts should be more interesting.

[Badger8]

Thanks for the ride and for letting me wash my bike at your place GIJOE! Your a legend! But still definitely want to see a map of the roads we have covered!

I definitely want to head back to those straights as well! Hehe

The approximate map be attached below :bleh:
I :love: that straight eh... Would've gone a bit nippier if there wasn't a shiny gixxer in the way :laugh: Still new territory for the lil ol hornet tho :)


Patience young grasshopperette, many are the winding roads, great is the procrastination in sorting out a map of the route and long are the days ...

I shall endure and scribe out the journeys and travails you have done in this short yet long period of riding time! Now ... where did we go ... :innocent:

Erm, where didnt we go? :D i didnt even realise half of those things we turned down were roads... but i loved every minute of it :D


...and random EJs and TOTOs that sit on it...


ok, i'll bring tissues.

erm... *holds down lunch*


more like a coin pouch, mate. :mellow:

nope, that did it... :puke:


Is it just the stupid work computers again... or is there no actual traced map on this thing? All good if have not had time yet... you are a busy ninja and would rather you discover more interesting rodes to show me, but will there be one later, or do i just need to go home and view it on my own laptop?

Nay, he confuzzled the poor google maps... rough one of what ye rode here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=takanini&daddr=kawakawa+bay+to:kaiaua+to:mangatangi+to:mang atawhiri+to:koheroa+rd+to:mercer+to:mercer-ferry+rd+to:murray+rd+to:port+waikato+to:maunsell+ rd+to:bethells+beach+to:takapuna+beach&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=-37.158893,174.885896&sspn=1.197362,1.84021&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.131856,174.885864&spn=1.197778,1.84021&z=9)

[TOTO]

Damn I couldnt get my winter gear from girly, guess i'll be showing up in my 5-0 jacket instead...

[gijoe1313]

Righto, managed to somehow finagle this to create a semi-respectable version of what you fullas and fullaresses been riding around ow!

Chur, makes life too easy!

http://maps.google.com/maps/user?uid=104151697602027671268&hl=en

[zeocen]

Hokay here is part 1 of quite a few parts (depending how many straight roads I edit out) of Takanini BP -> Kaiaua!

This first part is boring, it's just us taking off and me talking about my stupidity with a kickstand. After that I'll throw some sweet music over and enjoy the view. **note** for anyone who decides to watch and doesn't like the pace, feel free to close the window, it is slow and cruisey, we had people going into unfamiliar tight corners, as well as people returning back on the bike after being overseas, I personally loved the ride because it's not often a group stays the course and just has a great speed limit cruise, it's purely scenic.

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[rie]

This first part is boring, it's just us taking off and me talking about my stupidity with a kickstand. After that I'll throw some sweet music over >

throw some sweet music over your awesome narrative about Stuff I Do in Front of Other People that Make Me Look Like a Tool? naw.

cheers for uploading. waiting to see the rest! :)

[Badger8]

Damn I couldnt get my winter gear from girly, guess i'll be showing up in my 5-0 jacket instead...

You made a jacket from the skins of policemen? :Police:
Awesome... :Punk:

[Choco]

Hokay here is part 1 of quite a few parts (depending how many straight roads I edit out) of Takanini BP -> Kaiaua!

Good stuff, cant wait for the rest of it!


... who shall ride with me tonight shall forever be known as my riding brother (or sister or thingy).

:angry2:
FRUK YOU NCEA!!!
I would so be out with you guys if i wasnt knee deep in exams right now :crybaby:

[Choco]

Also! spent the afternoon servicing my bike so it's all sweet to go again!:woohoo: Also gave it a good clean so it's more white than it was after the last swarm.

[PirateJafa]

Anyone keen for a night ride tonight?

[Chisanga]

My bike sounds sexy in that video :) Pity I look like a bright orange goodyear blimp :)

[GSXR Trace]

your too late for me... that was my 9th night out riding... so not riding all night in the rain doesn't bother me! have fun if you go out!

[PirateJafa]

your too late for me... that was my 9th night out riding... so not riding all night in the rain doesn't bother me! have fun if you go out!

It's hardly counted a "night" out riding if you're finishing that early. ;)

And what's wrong with the rain? Saves having to clean ya bike!

[GSXR Trace]

It's hardly counted a "night" out riding if you're finishing that early. ;)

And what's wrong with the rain? Saves having to clean ya bike!

there is so much crud on my bike now off the road due to splash up that yes i will have to get into it tomorrow night. And im content with our little cruise. I told you... text GIJOE hes always keen for a ride

[gijoe1313]

Well that was a good short ride, this sorta stuff is normal for me, but it seems you others are mad as hatters! Did Mt Eden, No Tree Hill, Mt Wtgn (closed ... denied!) and finally Bastion point via the St Heliers GP.

Howling wind, driving gales, rain coming in sideways at the top of No Tree Hill was kewl! :sweatdrop Visibility was minimal ... much better from the other places! Very primal forces as rain, wind and night converged to collude a cauldron of cacophonous calamities!

Was funny seeing TOTO's hand turning blue from the dye in his glubs leaching out! :lol: Even hid his lil'ol'hornet behind a tree :innocent:

Time was good ... 7pm we left, finished ride by around 8.18pm at Bastion point! Cagers were minimal, bikers were non-existent ... but there was a group ride and much fun and mirth had from it!

[TOTO]

Hehe , that was fun. The cows in one tree hill were happy in the rain eating green grass, the seagulls were also very happy surfing the gusting winds above our heads and so were those three biker friends, going around just for the sake of going around :)


My "Bone Dry" gloves kept my hands as nice and wet and have colouring on my palms - I started turning into a smurf ;)


had a laugh tonight :lol:


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[TOTO]

pic 5 "How it starts"

pic 6 - "How it ends"

[zeocen]

Part two of previous video

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Uhh, if I'm to put all of these in this thread, there's bound to be like 4 - 5 parts if not more, I hope that's okay haha.
Next one will be the first lot of twisties I think.

[rie]

LOL let the knee-down-round-town tradition continue!

i wish i could've gone. unfortunately my gear is not up for it anymore, after i thrashed it mercilessly through daily riding in wintertime :(

[madbikeboy]

Is anyone up for a ride tonight?

[GSXR Trace]

lol funny night boys! and the photos show we were just being idiots! It was peasoup and so couldn't see a thing, and all my bike gear was dripping when i got home, so hung it over heated towel rail... gloves were still wet this morning, so used my backup pair to come to work!

Well that made 9 days of riding! yeeehaaa! :bleh:

Ill have to wait til i get home to see the videos that have been posted, but matt i saw the first one and your voice over is hilarious! good on ya mate... can't wait to see the rest

In terms of a ride tonight... the weather is better... so where were you thinking? I just have to be able to get home in time to be able to clean my bike again before my bedtime!

[rie]

yeah weather's looking pretty sweet!

[TOTO]

i'm up for a ride. weather has cleared , and even if it hadnt all my gear is dry again and ready.

any desires of direction ?

[GSXR Trace]

The approximate map be attached below :bleh:
I :love: that straight eh... Would've gone a bit nippier if there wasn't a shiny gixxer in the way :laugh: Still new territory for the lil ol hornet tho :)

Erm, where didnt we go? :D i didnt even realise half of those things we turned down were roads... but i loved every minute of it :D
Nay, he confuzzled the poor google maps... rough one of what ye rode

hahaha... just seen the map you drew for the same time... it felt like that in my head!
And get off the grass.. that gixxer flew past you, then the rider had the thought... "ive never been on this road, maybe this is a little silly" and so didn't continue to accelerate - at which point the little old hornet slowly gained on her - bet you were ringing the tits off her though!!!
And then on the second straight, don't blame the gixxer... blame the bloody cars coming in the opposite direction!

Yes... im very defensive of my wee gixxer!

[GSXR Trace]

yeah weather's looking pretty sweet!

don't worry bout getting a little wet my dear... but yep weather was good for my ride to work today, and shes looking sweet out the window out my way as well....... so wheres we going?

[madbikeboy]

Umm, how about the ancient Tour de Movenpick. That'd count in Takapuna and Parnell, Mission Bay... and...

:)

[TOTO]

In terms of a ride tonight... the weather is better... so where were you thinking? I just have to be able to get home in time to be able to clean my bike again before my bedtime!

Well when I did MaraiTai and Kawakawa bay was so cool coz there was no cars and plenty of light and roads were good, so how do you feel bout maraitai trough kawakawa bay and getting to kaiawa.?

Otherwise I have some secret roads here in albany that I showed the other swarmers before but dont thing some of you were there so we can do them again ending at Long bay or something like that?

Otherwise I'm sure Gi can lead us trough some more of those hanua roads :banana:


Umm, how about the ancient Tour de Movenpick. That'd count in Takapuna and Parnell, Mission Bay... and...

:)

or that stuff...


take your pick boys and girls.

[rie]

Otherwise I have some secret roads here in albany ...

secret roads! :woohoo:

i was supposed to ride with EJ today so i'll ask him to come along. can we make it a bit later than usual so i can eat for a change? =_= but if that's not good for everyone else don't worry about it. :)

& "a little wet" is tolerable... but my gear takes a lot longer than overnight to recover from a good drenching! :innocent: (need to buy spare gear so i can go on rides in the wet with you crazy lot ;))

[gijoe1313]

Heheh a ride up norfside? Sounds good to me, especially since I get to be TEC when someone else leads! Whee! :woohoo:

So, Akld city central meeting at 6.30?

And rie, we can always have a bite to eat before we leave from one of the handy Queen st establishments! :msn-wink:

[madbikeboy]

secret roads! :woohoo:

i was supposed to ride with EJ today so i'll ask him to come along. can we make it a bit later than usual so i can eat for a change? =_= but if that's not good for everyone else don't worry about it. :)

& "a little wet" is tolerable... but my gear takes a lot longer than overnight to recover from a good drenching! :innocent: (need to buy spare gear so i can go on rides in the wet with you crazy lot ;))

Hang stuff above your dehumidifier, dries overnight. Gloves are always wet and cold though...

[GSXR Trace]

what time are we talking boys and girls?
I don't care where we go, you lot can decide that
I have a long days work ahead of me, so if someone could please text me the time and meeting place, hopefully i will have finished my extractions by that point and can meet ya.. but am waiting on a few things, and then have a process that takes over 6 hours... hope i can make it!

stopping somewhere in the light to have a bite to eat or icecream sounds good to me... especially if ive only had time to leave work and get changed!

what time were you thinking Rie - to allow you time to eat!

[GSXR Trace]

Hang stuff above your dehumidifier, dries overnight. Gloves are always wet and cold though...

that would be good if we all had dehumidifiers! haha... i used towel rail. Jacket was dry, and pants too... but gloves were yucky... didn't want to put my hands in those things! (but my fault... should have used my winter gloves, but rarely do as get too hot in them)

[rie]

And rie, we can always have a bite to eat before we leave from one of the handy Queen st establishments! :msn-wink:

gotta love the Queen st establishments GIjoe :D

hope it doesnt rain tonight... i own no dehumidifier or heated towel rack. lol.

all sounds good!

[GSXR Trace]

so does that mean its 6:30 at lib?

and having a bite to eat before we take off?

[TOTO]

cool , so 6:30 at library it is then.

[rie]

:):):)

+10

[gijoe1313]

Which fine dining establishment shall face the presence of filthy biker scum I do wonder! :devil2:

Of course, I probably would be happy chomping down an ice cream as sustenance for riding ... but I daresay other riders won't be so accepting of such fare!

So, somewhere to sit, feed our faces and acceptable to all! :scratch:

[GSXR Trace]

Which fine dining establishment shall face the presence of filthy biker scum I do wonder! :devil2:

Of course, I probably would be happy chomping down an ice cream as sustenance for riding ... but I daresay other riders won't be so accepting of such fare!

So, somewhere to sit, feed our faces and acceptable to all! :scratch:

we could possibly head to the places at mission bay... not sure whats out there, but there seems to be plenty of eating places, where we can sit outside in the sun (hoping it is still around) and then take off for the ride... possibly via st helliers GP to start

and you can even get an icecream there gijoe!

[GSXR Trace]

If im not there at the meeting time, then send me a text to let me know where you are eating, and i can hopefully meet you there before you take off for the ride.... pretty please :yes:

[GSXR Trace]

By the way... have any of you actually read what it says when you hover over your yellow CP rating thingymebobs... "a jewel in the rough" haha your all the rough!
and Ries.. "is just a really nice" - or something close to that

so cheesy!

[gijoe1313]

we could possibly head to the places at mission bay... not sure whats out there, but there seems to be plenty of eating places, where we can sit outside in the sun (hoping it is still around) and then take off for the ride... possibly via st helliers GP to start

and you can even get an icecream there gijoe!

I see you are trying to make up for lost time on the St Heliers GP track :scooter:

Mmm icecream ... and riding ... and even better, riding for icecream ... moar icecream, moar riding, moar riding for icecream ... doesn't take much to make me happy! :innocent:

And there was this one time ...

[GSXR Trace]

I see you are trying to make up for lost time on the St Heliers GP track :scooter:

Mmm icecream ... and riding ... and even better, riding for icecream ... moar icecream, moar riding, moar riding for icecream ... doesn't take much to make me happy! :innocent:

And there was this one time ...

hell yeah... i want to do it at least once when its not wet and not dark.. to be able to actually SEE the road!

There is good icecream at the movenpick shop at mission bay!

[rie]

By the way... have any of you actually read what it says when you hover over your yellow CP rating thingymebobs... "a jewel in the rough" haha your all the rough!
and Ries.. "is just a really nice" - or something close to that

so cheesy!

the FAQ will tell you how many reps you need to become...just as nice as me... lol!

anyone heard of murder burger in ponsonby?
www.murderburger.co.nz

funniest menu ever! crap parking bikes in ponsnobby though. although we *could* take over the deserted mobil station across the road.

[PirateJafa]

...but gloves were yucky... didn't want to put my hands in those things! (but my fault... should have used my winter gloves, but rarely do as get too hot in them)

Trick is to squeeze your gloves inside your fairings when you get home at night - the residual heat from the engine dries them out nicely by the morning!

[rie]

Trick is to squeeze your gloves inside your fairings when you get home at night - the residual heat from the engine dries them out nicely by the morning!

i am curious whether this would damage the gloves - kind of like how you shouldn't hang them over heaters - just let them air dry...

[PirateJafa]

i am curious whether this would damage the gloves - kind of like how you shouldn't hang them over heaters - just let them air dry...

Me'n Andrew have been doing it for ages.

Nothing has spontaneously combusted yet!

[GSXR Trace]

ah, yeah no... my bike is in public parking, i like my gloves and don't want to have to ride without any
I put a towel between them and the heated towel rail... just to help them along!

[GSXR Trace]

the FAQ will tell you how many reps you need to become...just as nice as me... lol!

anyone heard of murder burger in ponsonby?
www.murderburger.co.nz

funniest menu ever! crap parking bikes in ponsnobby though. although we *could* take over the deserted mobil station across the road.

who said i had any asperations to be just as nice as you! haha

Never heard of it.. but sounds all good to me (haven't checked the menu, but sure it will be fine)
Im sure we would find somewhere to park!

[swee]

sooooooooo where bouts by the library you meet? could be keen to get off my ass if its not raining...

[GSXR Trace]

sooooooooo where bouts by the library you meet? could be keen to get off my ass if its not raining...

right out the front of auckland city library

[zeocen]

Aw man, why out in the awful city? Can't we stay out south where the real roads are?

....I wanna ride the XJ :P

[gijoe1313]

Aw man, why out in the awful city? Can't we stay out south where the real roads are?

....I wanna ride the XJ :P

Aww diddums wanna pray wiv the west of us? You know you can always ride your new ride out souf by yoursouf y'know! :msn-wink:

And you know we have met at BP Takanini many times as well!:stupid:

[zeocen]

I already went for a ride on it this morning out south by myself, now I wanna go with a group.

Come onnnnnn come to the souuuuuuuuuuuuuuth..