Wellington Wednesday Night Cruisy Summer Rides (TCWNR) -- 2009/10

[ajturbo]

Yeah it was a good turnout. Nice grub at Gordy's bar - thanks for the free chips too! In fact Gordy threatened to get his bike out and come with us next week.

so ... that means... we should go to another bar??? lol

[Anomaly]

So I just got back... great ride! Shame the only other 250s there were ridden by experienced riders who left me well behind, but a big thanks to Buckbuck on the Honda 900 who hung back to make sure I didn't get left too far behind, and the rider (sorry, forgot your name!) on the sexy Ducati 999 and fluro vest who showed me some lines and the way to the pub.
Hopefully see you guys next week, was good fun... and better luck finding it next week magicmonkey!

Hey Milts, Good on ya for going last night....Ill be there next week on a 250 and I am not experienced so Ill stick with you if ya come along

[magicmonkey]

So I just got back... great ride! Shame the only other 250s there were ridden by experienced riders who left me well behind, but a big thanks to Buckbuck on the Honda 900 who hung back to make sure I didn't get left too far behind, and the rider (sorry, forgot your name!) on the sexy Ducati 999 and fluro vest who showed me some lines and the way to the pub.
Hopefully see you guys next week, was good fun... and better luck finding it next week magicmonkey!

Don't you worry squire, I'll be joining you at the back of the pack next week

[Quasi]

Great to catch up - welcome Milts - and it was good to get over the hill and back without getting wet! What a variety of machines...

(Good to see Quasi over from the rapa too - nice bike - ... judging by pic 2 being made very welcome!!??)

Some more pix below... DJ

Thanks Rev - Will hunt you down and say hello next ride.

[Quasi]

Don't you worry squire, I'll be joining you at the back of the pack next week

Hey Milts, Good on ya for going last night....Ill be there next week on a 250 and I am not experienced so Ill stick with you if ya come along

And I will be riiggghhttt at the very back. See yah all there

[magicmonkey]

And I will be riiggghhttt at the very back. See yah all there

Sweet, I don't need to feel like I'm holding everyone up now

[Laxi]

did check with milts a few times to make sure he had somone with him, and he couldn't have asked for better company than guy

[Quasi]

Sweet, I don't need to feel like I'm holding everyone up now

Youre all good mate. i have read some of your posts and you are going about it all the right way. Spending time learning, asking questions, taking the answers onboard, practising, practising in a safe environment. Good on you. And never feel worried about holding anyone up. just ride your own ride, at your pace. Never ever feel you have to go faster then you are comfortable with cos some one is hustling behind yah. see you next week.

[magicmonkey]

Youre all good mate. i have read some of your posts and you are going about it all the right way. Spending time learning, asking questions, taking the answers onboard, practising, practising in a safe environment. Good on you. And never feel worried about holding anyone up. just ride your own ride, at your pace. Never ever feel you have to go faster then you are comfortable with cos some one is hustling behind yah. see you next week.

Nah, I'm the kind of guy who'd turn up an hour late with a grin on my face rather than on time with soiled underwear

[zjet]

Nah, I'm the kind of guy who'd turn up an hour late with a grin on my face rather than on time with soiled underwear

soiled underwear make is so much easier to lean tho

[Laxi]

soiled underwear make is so much easier to lean tho

farrk is that was the smell was

[marine0089]

Hey guys (and gals if there are any reading...)

I wouldn't mind joining in on the fun sometime if you are able to put up with another complete greenie?

I have had very little open road exp mind you. Have actually only been out on the open road once as wanted to "test her out" to which I ended in Palmy... Family are up there so was a nice little trip.

Last Sunday it was such a nice day that I wanted to go for a ride before it dawned on me that I didn't really know where to go

[Cloggy]

I am sure we could manage another greenie.
Just turn up. The more the merrier.

[Milts]

Hey guys (and gals if there are any reading...)

I wouldn't mind joining in on the fun sometime if you are able to put up with another complete greenie?

I have had very little open road exp mind you. Have actually only been out on the open road once as wanted to "test her out" to which I ended in Palmy... Family are up there so was a nice little trip.

Last Sunday it was such a nice day that I wanted to go for a ride before it dawned on me that I didn't really know where to go

I'm sure the others will say that another newbie is fine, and they were fine with me lagging behind last week so you should be more than welcome.
Bit of advice from another newbie: put in a bit of time on the open road if you can, riding over the haywards and then around to Whitby or the other way around the inlet towards Comborne is a beautiful ride and it's an 80k zone, so not quite as fast as the motorway. If you want a few more twisties you could head up Paekakariki Hill Road. Check out this link for the area I'm talking about:
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps/mpl?ie...,0.222988&z=13

Even just spending a few hours on the motorway going from Wellington City to the Hutt or Porirua and back, or over from Petone to Wainuiomata will give you some important confidence which would be good for the group ride.

[marine0089]

I'm sure the others will say that another newbie is fine, and they were fine with me lagging behind last week so you should be more than welcome.
Bit of advice from another newbie: put in a bit of time on the open road if you can, riding over the haywards and then around to Whitby or the other way around the inlet towards Comborne is a beautiful ride and it's an 80k zone, so not quite as fast as the motorway. If you want a few more twisties you could head up Paekakariki Hill Road. Check out this link for the area I'm talking about:
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps/mpl?ie...,0.222988&z=13

Even just spending a few hours on the motorway going from Wellington City to the Hutt or Porirua and back, or over from Petone to Wainuiomata will give you some important confidence which would be good for the group ride.

Some good advice there, cheers =)

I'm already pretty confident with the straight road/motorway riding seeing as the Wellington to Palmy road is pretty much a straight line. If I recall I sat around the 100-110 mark most of the way with the occasional car pass thrown in. No dramas there.

Haven't done any twisties yet tho so the Paekakariki Hill Road could be a plan for this weekend weather permitting