Wellington HOG Rally

[Divot]

Who's going to the HOG Rally this Month

[hgmiers]

Yep, I'm heading down there. Hope the weather holds. Don't want thunder and lightning this year!

[Hitcher]

Not me. I failed the medical.

[peasea]

Me neither, if I wanna see Benny Hill in leather I'll watch a DVD at home.

[Taz]

Are non harleys welcome?

[MIXONE]

Are non harleys welcome?

Yes but don't be suprised if you get snobbed.


PS I hear it's $150 for a ticket.I don't know what you get for that but would hope it was naked and beautiful!

[JimO]

Yes but don't be suprised if you get snobbed.


PS I hear it's $150 for a ticket.I don't know what you get for that but would hope it was naked and beautiful!

$150 is chickenfeed to all the doctors and lawyers and dentists that will be there

[240]

Me neither, if I wanna see Benny Hill in leather I'll watch a DVD at home.

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

[ajturbo]

$150 was toooo much for this kid too..

[ratast]

Now if all you Harley sneerers would like to ride with 1000 bikes, which I really enjoy, you can join along at the rear of procession with the other non Harley riders to enjoy the crowds and general good time .
The Thunder Ride is on Sat morning departing from Events Centre.
Sorry, Ernie can't make it this year

[ajturbo]

i wonder if i could sneak into the group...... hehehehehhe
i enjoyed the palmy ride.. even in the wet...
with a dodgy belt

[peasea]

Now if all you Harley sneerers would like to ride with 1000 bikes, which I really enjoy, you can join along at the rear of procession with the other non Harley riders to enjoy the crowds and general good time .
The Thunder Ride is on Sat morning departing from Events Centre.
Sorry, Ernie can't make it this year

He's got one farkin fast milk cart tho...

[peasea]

i wonder if i could sneak into the group...... hehehehehhe
i enjoyed the palmy ride.. even in the wet...
with a dodgy belt

The one around your gut or what?

[xknuts]

I hear Jervois Quay is being turned into a Drag Strip for a 1/4 mile or 1/8th mile. Cool fun. While Queens Wharf is Showtown! :clap:

[Flip]

I'm going. Traveling up on Wednesday. Want to do the pre-event tours and have a look around wellington for a few days.

[peasea]

I hear Jervois Quay is being turned into a Drag Strip for a 1/4 mile or 1/8th mile. Cool fun. While Queens Wharf is Showtown! :clap:

X75's are cool too huh? Yours goin' ok?

[MIXONE]

X75's are cool too huh? Yours goin' ok?

The best looking bike ever to grace the triumph badge!

[awayatc]

Who's going to the HOG Rally this Month

What day is it?

[scumdog]

What day is it?

Today is Thursday:laugh::D:killingme:rofl::doh:

[peasea]

Everyone loves a cunny funt.

[xknuts]

X75's are cool too huh? Yours goin' ok?


The best looking bike ever to grace the triumph badge!

Always going well, running smoooooth as! I keep it nice but I'm a user, never a show queen so have changed gearing to suit 70 - 80mph cruising. After 22 years of ownership I never tire of it. :woohoo:

[peasea]

Always going well, running smoooooth as! I keep it nice but I'm a user, never a show queen so have changed gearing to suit 70 - 80mph cruising. After 22 years of ownership I never tire of it. :woohoo:

I know of one with about 11 miles on the odo

[hgmiers]

Does anyone know where the 2010 Rally is being held yet?

[Flip]

Does anyone know where the 2010 Rally is being held yet?

Yep Christchurch. http://www.nzhogrally2010.co.nz/

[popelli]

Yes but don't be suprised if you get snobbed.




have they changed their tune?

they have preciously turned away non hog harley riders in the past

[MIXONE]

have they changed their tune?

they have preciously turned away non hog harley riders in the past

No they will probably let you tag on the back.Just don't expect ant of those mean as HOG members to actually talk to you.
Remember their mantra "If you ain't riding a harley you ain't riding!"

[Headbanger]

No they will probably let you tag on the back.Just don't expect any of those mean as HOG members to actually talk to you.
Remember their mantra "If you ain't riding a harley you ain't riding!"

Why in hell would anyone want to ride with wankers/tossers/tuggers/pretenders like that anyway?

[Taz]

Why in hell would anyone want to ride with wankers/tossers/tuggers/pretenders like that anyway?

Because just like with anything there are only a very small percentage that think like that and they are probably newbies to harleys themselves. They get a little over zealous like people new to religion and KiwiBiker.

[Tony W]

Why in hell would anyone want to ride with wankers/tossers/tuggers/pretenders like that anyway?

Why do they join those studded and tasselled groups anyway ? Isn't "freedom" all about individuality? Or is someone going to say "freedom is about making your own choices, even if that involves riding in conformist groups with oppressive rules. "

Don't get me wrong, I like some HD models. It's just the "religion" that goes with them that irks me.
... or have I got it wrong about H.O.G. ?

(Anthrax, ta for your above reply.)

[xknuts]

Don't get me wrong, I like some HD models. It's just the "religion" that goes with them that irks me.
... or have I got it wrong about H.O.G. ?

I think you have got it wrong!
Its a perception given by a few who are one eyed, and have ridden nothing else.
There are posers in every one make club / group that can't see beyond their front fender, but thank goodness the larger majority ride for the freedom & adrenalin it gives us. :2thumbsup

[Headbanger]

Why do they join those studded and tasselled groups anyway ? Isn't "freedom" all about individuality? Or is someone going to say "freedom is about making your own choices, even if that involves riding in conformist groups with oppressive rules. "



Becuase they is knob-ends.:done:

Though I'd be the last person to have any insight into the HD marketing cult . I haven't worn a Harley shirt since the day I saw a group of instant bikers all dressed up in the full generic biker costume stutting around like peacocks..., Johnny Rebs and Bandanna's included.

I use my bike to ride away from large groups of people and built up areas, Not to congregate in large groups in built up areas.

Its enough to make me buy a Triumph


















....If Triumphs didn't suck that is.

[Tony W]

Becuase they is knob-ends.:done:

Though I'd be the last person to have any insight into the HD marketing cult . I haven't worn a Harley shirt since the day I saw a group of instant bikers all dressed up in the full generic biker costume stutting around like peacocks..., Johnny Rebs and Bandanna's included.

I use my bike to ride away from large groups of people and built up areas, Not to congregate in large groups in built up areas.

Its enough to make me buy a Triumph
















...


I wanna FXD....!

[peasea]

Why do they join those studded and tasselled groups anyway ? Isn't "freedom" all about individuality? Or is someone going to say "freedom is about making your own choices, even if that involves riding in conformist groups with oppressive rules. "

Don't get me wrong, I like some HD models. It's just the "religion" that goes with them that irks me.
... or have I got it wrong about H.O.G. ?

(Anthrax, ta for your above reply.)

The bikers I know (some current HOG members) refer to the more commonly observed HOG members as 'RUBS' or 'Squeakies'. Rich Urban Bikers or Squeakies in reference to their shiny new leathers. My mates have little to do with them and only remain members for the annual pissup, discount on parts (as small as it may be) and the contact with like-minded HOG members who don't do tassles and studs. There are quite a few sub-groups under the HOG umbrella and some good folk among those groups, many ride big k's annually too, often overseas. Squeakies they ain't.

[peasea]

I wanna FXD....!

Then go get one, they aren't likely to get any cheaper than they are now.

[Tony W]

Thanks for a bit more insight into the H.O.G. scene, gentlemen.


Unfortunately I'm a " P.U.B."....so I will have to wait...!!!:D

[Headbanger]

I was being a little tongue in cheek, and while I do avoid everything H.O.G related I do know a few who are good guys.

Though I draw the line at people who talk about the Harley "lifestyle"


Wank Wank Wank.

Actually I'm an all-round intolerant bastard at the best of times.

[Tony W]

I was being a little tongue in cheek, and while I do avoid everything H.O.G related I do know a few who are good guys.

Though I draw the line at people who talk about the Harley "lifestyle"


Wank Wank Wank.

Actually I'm an all-round intolerant bastard at the best of times.

I like your style....!!!:yes:

[Paul in NZ]

Oh FFS...

Passed a gazzillion leathered up riders bling bling blinging their way into town tonigh - prob worse tomorrow... Black leather, WEIRD luggage, oddest assortment of helmets, wee folks (ladies) on sporties tip tap tipping their way behind big ole big blocks, V-Rods, erm, vrodding?

Ya know - everyone looked seriously staunch and very very HAPPY....

Good on em... Weirdos having fun on bikes... Situation normal..

[Bonez]

Oh FFS...

Passed a gazzillion leathered up riders bling bling blinging their way into town tonigh - prob worse tomorrow... Black leather, WEIRD luggage, oddest assortment of helmets, wee folks (ladies) on sporties tip tap tipping their way behind big ole big blocks, V-Rods, erm, vrodding?

Ya know - everyone looked seriously staunch and very very HAPPY....

Good on em... Weirdos having fun on bikes... Situation normal..I suspect they're just Policepersons on the way to their annual facy dress ball.

[ratast]

Did the gentle folk in their bling wave back to you.

[Paul in NZ]

I wouldnt dare wave.... I was in the car and some of em had germain helmuts on...

Nah - looked like they were all having fun, good on em...

[Nasty]

Passed a HUGE number yeterday as well ... on my jappy bike and waved to a few ... some waved first and some waved back ... was just way cool seeing so many bikes .. even if they were harleys!

[scumdog]

Harleys are the greatest bike for getting up peoples wick and upsetting them - hence why I ride one.
AND why I wear tassles, great dick-bait are tassles, just great...:woohoo:

[Goblin]

I suspect they're just Policepersons on the way to their annual facy dress ball.I've heard on good authority that Policepersons don't have balls...fancy dressed or otherwise.

[Hitcher]

If it keeps raining like this, the Harley folks will be contracting out the Thunder Ride to the Japanese and Euro bikes, rather than getting their chrome wet. Oh the horror!

[Big Dave]

The Harley-Davidson Motorcycle is the World's Most Traveled Motor Vehicle

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The World's Most Traveled Motorcycle has visited over 357 countries, states, territories, isolated parcels, islands, atolls and disputed territories.

The Electra Glide Classic was purchased new in 1994 and it has now been ridden a total of 515,000 km both in Australia and around the world. 490,000 km were recorded outside of Australia on the motorcycles journey across the world.

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Chrome that.

[mazz1972]

Sitting here at work (on State Highway 1) and even with my earphones in listening to rock music I can still hear the constant rumble of bikes cruising through on their way to Welly.

[Beemer]

I hope the group of about 50 bikes that headed south through Levin a couple of hours ago made it to Wellington all right. The other half rang to say about two minutes after they passed his work, sirens went off and police and fire headed south. No accident report has come through from the police, so hopefully they weren't involved with whatever it was.

What are they going to do all weekend though? It's RAINING!!!

[Pwalo]

Apparently there's a few trailers parked up in town at the moment. Rotten day for riding anyway.

[Omega1]

Yeah, I'm sitting here at the Wellington port watching the bikes go past as they arrive in town definitely not a great day for it.

[Hitcher]

I've just been for a lunchtime stroll. There is a lot of soggy hoggies around town.

[carbonhed]

AND why I wear tassles, great dick-bait are tassles, just great...:woohoo:


I always wondered about those tassles... so they're kind of a sign for the other mincers... makes sense.

I was standing in a bank queue in Waikanae watching them all roar through the lights on SH1. Very impressive. Then the lights changed and some grizzled old buffoon decide he would use his bike to block the traffic that now had the green light and the Hardleys just kept roaring through. Wound up with a B train straddling the main trunk line... how the driver managed to resist the urge to just smear the silly old prick all through the intersection bewilders me.

Great PR coup for motorcycling though. :spanking:

[peasea]

Harleys are the greatest bike for getting up peoples wick and upsetting them - hence why I ride one.
AND why I wear tassles, great dick-bait are tassles, just great...:woohoo:


Dick bait? Are you gay?

[scumdog]

Dick bait? Are you gay?

Scored two so far on THIS KB thread...:whistle::shutup:

[peasea]

Scored two so far on THIS KB thread...:whistle::shutup:

I thought you were going out? (Or coming out?)

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

Many are staying at the Bay Plaza Hotel up the road from me - guess they won't be going far lol, may mean they have to put on wet weather gear and that would hide all their useless gucci gear. The tassles really do my head in lol.

I doubt I could lower myself to get dressed up in their gear for a joke and try and act the dumb blonde, giggle and flutter my eyelashes - fk I can't do that normally - alot of MONEY would have to change hands lol.

Haven't seen a tall good lookin Harley rider yet. Sad ay. NOT

[scumdog]

I thought you were going out? (Or coming out?)

Are (bi) curious or something...

[Horse]

If it keeps raining like this, the Harley folks will be contracting out the Thunder Ride to the Japanese and Euro bikes, rather than getting their chrome wet. Oh the horror!

The rain didn't stop several hundred bikes going on the Thunder Ride at last year's HOG rally here in Palmy.

[peasea]

The rain didn't stop several hundred bikes going on the Thunder Ride at last year's HOG rally here in Palmy.


Was that the one where a lightning bolt took out the power? That'd suck, where would they charge their pacemaker, cellphone and mobility scooter batteries?

[peasea]

Are (bi) curious or something...

Now you've completely lost me.

Fuck it, 4.00pm, out with the Beam.

[Bonez]

The rain didn't stop several hundred bikes going on the Thunder Ride at last year's HOG rally here in Palmy.Been discussing that with the HD chap at work. Had a wee giggle we did. I passed on a copy of that primary drive gear locking plate piccy.

[Big Dave]

Fuck it, 4.00pm, out with the Beam.

Remember the KY jelly.

[scumdog]

And off for a ride in the rain for me'n'CB...

[peasea]

Remember the KY jelly.

If that's flattery, I'll take it.

[James Deuce]

Wellington's going to be a hoot this weekend.

It remains to be seen whether the hippies or the bikies start the first riot.

Either way, it can't end well.

[Bonez]

Wellington's going to be a hoot this weekend.

It remains to be seen whether the hippies or the bikies start the first riot.

Either way, it can't end well.A bit of hooch and it'll be all shit'n giggles.

[peasea]

Well, it's all over now, just had a string of em roll past, man it's taken them ages to get here from the ferry. Oh, latte` stops, silly me.

[awayatc]

Freud was talking about penis-envy........Thought it was crap, untill i read peasea's gospel....
Ah well, you may get one yet...
or a few?...

[coffeejunkie]

So balzy and i headed into wgtn motorcycles on saturday, Got to the Porirua turn off and the harleys started rolling through, Got to the bottom of the gorge and the last few were comming through,I get why they called it "thunder ride" the noise was all you could hear, Got to Wgtn motorcycles......Never seen that many harleys in the shop, LOL, Got down to Frank kits park and was in time to watch sum pretty cool stunt riding on yes you guessed it a harley, Must say i was impressed with his ability, Was mint watching the buells piss all over the hogs in the sprints(hehehehe).

I must say hog members are a breed all their own, I can say this as balzy is a hog member, was throwen in when he bought the 1125r buell but we get frowened down on due to not owning a hog so we don't bother

[74 knuckle]

I went and as they say Its a thunder ride I,ll be in for next year

[peasea]

Freud was talking about penis-envy........Thought it was crap, untill i read peasea's gospel....
Ah well, you may get one yet...
or a few?...


Been ridin' Harleys for years, so the joke's on you.

[peasea]

So balzy and i headed into wgtn motorcycles on saturday, Got to the Porirua turn off and the harleys started rolling through, Got to the bottom of the gorge and the last few were comming through,I get why they called it "thunder ride" the noise was all you could hear, Got to Wgtn motorcycles......Never seen that many harleys in the shop, LOL, Got down to Frank kits park and was in time to watch sum pretty cool stunt riding on yes you guessed it a harley, Must say i was impressed with his ability, Was mint watching the buells piss all over the hogs in the sprints(hehehehe).

I must say hog members are a breed all their own, I can say this as balzy is a hog member, was throwen in when he bought the 1125r buell but we get frowened down on due to not owning a hog so we don't bother

"Piss all over the Hogs"?
A buddy of mine recorded a time just 100th of a second slower than a Buell. Hardly what I'd call being pissed all over. Beaten, yes, but not by a lot.

[cheshirecat]

Everyone seemed frightfully polite. Even when I parked my Honda right on the waterfront next to them, no one asked me to move - They would have chucked onto the water any where else. Congrats on all those who made it happen

[ratast]

3 years in the planning, thousands of volunteer hours, all came together for a fantanstic bike rally in a primo location. Well done Wellington HOG.
Easy the best entertaining rally I have attended, met lots of friends from all round NZ and the US. Beer at $ 3.00 a can was enjoyed by all , get annoyed at other bike rallies paying to much. Another patch to put on the jacket with all the others but still not into the secret handshakes.

[Bren]

3 years in the planning, thousands of volunteer hours, all came together for a fantanstic bike rally in a primo location. Well done Wellington HOG.
Easy the best entertaining rally I have attended, met lots of friends from all round NZ and the US. Beer at $ 3.00 a can was enjoyed by all , get annoyed at other bike rallies paying to much. Another patch to put on the jacket with all the others but still not into the secret handshakes.

Glad to hear it went well....was great to see all those hogs on the road,maybe in a couple of years I will be there too....Only bugger I saw was that the hog rally is no different to any other in the fact that some dickhead riders take terrible risks and in general make a bad name for the rest of us...

[coffeejunkie]

Yes Peasea but the magic word is .....BEATEN,

My uncle "kiwibacon" a harley rider is always shooting his mouth off saying how my partners buell would never beat a harley and yet i saw this done several times the hog rally weekend

[ajturbo]

Haven't seen a tall good lookin Harley rider yet. Sad ay. NOT

your right.. i'm not tall...


"Piss all over the Hogs"?
A buddy of mine recorded a time just 100th of a second slower than a Buell. Hardly what I'd call being pissed all over. Beaten, yes, but not by a lot.

that would have been me.. i kept on missing the lights, then front would come up too high in first 3 gears....


Yes Peasea but the magic word is .....BEATEN,

My uncle "kiwibacon" a harley rider is always shooting his mouth off saying how my partners buell would never beat a harley and yet i saw this done several times the hog rally weekend

err i HOPE that was me... where the hell would i find the times??

[peasea]

Yes Peasea but the magic word is .....BEATEN,

My uncle "kiwibacon" a harley rider is always shooting his mouth off saying how my partners buell would never beat a harley and yet i saw this done several times the hog rally weekend

No doubt about it; beaten, yes, and I have to admit that with decades of drag racing under my belt some wins and losses have come about by a lot less than one 100th of a second. Yes, beaten, and I would never make the claim that HD's can beat Buells. Totally different animals.

[peasea]

your right.. i'm not tall...



that would have been me.. i kept on missing the lights, then front would come up too high in first 3 gears....



err i HOPE that was me... where the hell would i find the times??

Did the Sporty you were racing have a skull on the tank?
I might have a pic of it somewhere.

[ajturbo]

Did the Sporty you were racing have a skull on the tank?
I might have a pic of it somewhere.
frig mate.... i was more interested in staying up right to know what the hell the other bike was wearing... hahahahahha... but post it up any way ..

[peasea]

frig mate.... i was more interested in staying up right to know what the hell the other bike was wearing... hahahahahha... but post it up any way ..


Pissed were ya?

Here tiz.

[ajturbo]

Pissed were ya?

Here tiz.
i remember looking BACK at that one...... hahahhahah... saw so many i really cannot remember sorry.. pissed?... me??
Nooooooo

[hgmiers]

Pretty good Rally on the whole.