Auckland - rolling protest ride

**chasio** · 14th November 2009, 17:25

Originally Posted by Jantar

I damn well hope not, or I'd be averaging a crash a year. Try the Southern cross as a way of calculating averages: 100 bikes each riding 6000 km and an average of 3 prangs per event. That gives an average of one prang per 200,000 km.

I suspect you and all the Southern Cross participants crash a lot less frequently than average, and I don't just mean on the event. You're an experienced bunch of riders and I doubt you get many people on Learner and Restricted licenses on big stuff like that. The 250 riders are the top crashers, eh? Some of them are probably well under 5000km between accidents.

But fark yeh, the media muck rakers will be loving the crashes AFTER the ride today. Are they making it clear it was not part of the ride? Thought so.

**Katman** · 14th November 2009, 17:26

Originally Posted by gilly

Rider was asian dude (45) called Jock. Hes got a very nasty broken thigh/dislocated hip and busted up ankle.

No fault to the car, this rider was just going to fast and lost it. (30kph sign posted)

He sends his appologies for how the media will make a big deal out of this.

Thankfully it sounds like he won't be able to make it on Tuesday.

**kave** · 14th November 2009, 17:27

No mention of the crash on One News, excellent coverage.

**Dean** · 14th November 2009, 17:28

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

Yer did not look good for the corse. That footage did more harm than good.

yeh typical media hype, the only 15 second clip of the protest was the guy in a strecther. So one sided, they are a news station FOR New Zealand supposed to be non biast the citizens should and deserve to see genuine footage of the protest. farrkin hell 3news.

**brendonjw** · 14th November 2009, 17:28

Was a good ride, i was towards the back and had to do a bit of catching up at times as some have already mentioned, only said hi to a few peps but was good fun, peeled off at High brook on the way back and was wondering how the domain meeting went, looks like it went mostly fine

Wont be able to make the trip down on monday but will be up for other local cruises

**MadDuck** · 14th November 2009, 17:30

Originally Posted by kave

No mention of the crash on One News, excellent coverage.

Was great coverage on TV1. Even Fatt Maxs song got some publicity

**NONONO** · 14th November 2009, 17:33

Originally Posted by kave

No mention of the crash on One News, excellent coverage.

Bet your arse the Nats and ACC noticed it.
For Fucks Sake, NO more ammunition for the enemy.

**Mom** · 14th November 2009, 17:33

I am very disappointed. Really. Maha and his band of wonderful helpers managed to get in excess of 300 bikes safely through the Auckland Motorway system this morning without incident. Full credit to them all. Some of us have put an enormous amount of time and effort into planning and executing this ride today.

For one person to not be able to control the "wrist twist" down a very narrow, winding road, speed signed 30kph I might add, on cold tyres AFTER the event is over and end up in an ambo on his way to hospital is inexcusable! As a result he has potentially undermined all the friggen work that went into making this thing so good, AND damaged our protest in the process. How the hell do I stand up now and shout out how unfair this is!

Got to go now, I am apparently more than disappointed!

One more thing! Any of you heading to Wellington, take this as a fucking lesson!

**chasio** · 14th November 2009, 17:34

TV1 Linky

Originally Posted by kave

No mention of the crash on One News, excellent coverage.

**gilly** · 14th November 2009, 17:34

You can't blame TV3.

They wanted news that was different to everyone else. And we gave it too them on a platter.

Please, please, please behave and take care going to and from Wellington. I saw some dicey stuff on the motorway today (some just can't help racing can they).

Thank you very much to the rider of a white Harley. They did an excellent job keeping the back of the bunch at an appropriate speed.

Thumbs up to the speakers, very well spoken.

**wisefxx** · 14th November 2009, 17:35

anyone else have any problems with a nob head in a black bmw just after the bridge? i saw him having an arguement with a rider a couple of bikes ahead of me doing hand jestures etc etc then i swear he was trying to take me out only missing me by a couple of inches at best. then had the nerve to toot at me and pull the fingers. steel capped boots would have come in very handy

**allycatz** · 14th November 2009, 17:37

Shame the bear donations and heart kids wasn't mentioned either...

**Rockbuddy** · 14th November 2009, 17:39

Originally Posted by Mom

One more thing! Any of you heading to Wellington, take this as a fucking lesson!

no need to take this tone at the rest of us because one clown crashed

**Mudfart** · 14th November 2009, 17:39

lol there was mention on 3 of the 10 000 dollar wooden leg graham burton the absolute pyscho murderer got, paid for by ACC of course. He REALLY REALLY needs it, so he can pace up and down in his hotel room, I mean cell, at a cost of 60 000$+ per year to the tax payer. Wots a .22 bullet? $1.50?.