Auckland - rolling protest ride

**Kiwi Graham:Me** · 14th November 2009, 21:44

Originally Posted by retro asian

Almost worthy of a caption competition...

Maha - " we shall fight them on the beaches, we shall fight them on the southern motorway......

Kiwi Graham - Mark, Mark is that a fookin Honda sticking out of your ass!!

Sorry mate

**Mom** · 14th November 2009, 21:45

I have no bling left!

**vagrant** · 14th November 2009, 21:49

Photos taken from the Sunset Road overbridge are now posted Here

Working thru all the pics I came up with a figure of 331 bikes.
I posted up pretty much everything I took, so there a few shots with the same bikes in them, but it looks pretty cool as a slide show.

If anyone wants the raw pics (ie full size, or cropped in shots), PM me with the pic number and I will see what I can do for you

**Big Dave** · 14th November 2009, 21:52

KRverage:

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.co...o-streets.html

**Dean** · 14th November 2009, 21:52

Originally Posted by retro asian

Almost worthy of a caption competition...

"Hey look how far I can extend my arm"

or

"vi vill all eat Burger King, oh look a vhopper meal, nom nom nom, ze aaahunnger is gonee!!" crowd-

**retro asian** · 14th November 2009, 21:54

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Mohair?????

Are you saying Maha needs mo' hair?

....oh the sign.....

**PhantasmNZ** · 14th November 2009, 22:02

Originally Posted by retro asian

Almost worthy of a caption competition...

...nahh... that's just the promo shot for the movie I was writing earlier in the thread

**Maha** · 14th November 2009, 22:12

Originally Posted by Big Dave

KRverage:

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.co...o-streets.html

That is well worth a look at Dave....Lane 4 on the Bridge looked fantstic!!!

**shurik** · 14th November 2009, 22:19

A big 'thank you' to all the organisers for their efforts - great job!!!

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Been my first group ride and I really enjoyed it, although towards the end my arse did feel more like a rock than a comfortable seating device

Who's got pictures or videos up on the net? Perhaps we could have a central repository on KB for them?

And if ACC are not willing to budge, in the words of someone at the domain today we should close down the bridge for a day

**vagrant** · 14th November 2009, 22:21

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Originally Posted by GOONR

.... I reckon that most of the car's would have enjoyed watching all the bikes go by. ...QUOTE]

I think that there was a nose-to-tail on the Southern just at Papakura. As we rode back up, heading north, I thought that the cars travelling south were banking up fast and I thought "we did that". Afterwards when I returned home, on the same stretch of motorway, there was sand covering oil so I guess some cager was so busy rubber-necking at us and didn't see the slow traffic ahead.

The guy in front was turned round looking over his shoulder, and must have lifted off the gas. The following car was way too close anyway, locked up and slid straight into him, full frontal rearrangement, ouch!. (fast lane, heading south) It was just after you had all past, I was playing catchup, could see it all unfolding, and could do nothing about it. It did make me very conscious of how much following distance to hold on the cars ahead, and how scary it was with cars sitting right behind me, as the traffic flow started to surge the closer we got to town.

**Big Dave** · 14th November 2009, 22:22

Originally Posted by Maha

That is well worth a look at Dave....Lane 4 on the Bridge looked fantstic!!!

Except I uploaded it to the wrong channel - it's going on BRONZ now too - oops.

**Mully** · 14th November 2009, 22:24

Originally Posted by shurik

Who's got pictures or videos up on the net? Perhaps we could have a central repository on KB for them?

Read the rest of the thread - there are a few links to pics.

Originally Posted by vagrant

The guy in front was turned round looking over his shoulder, and must have lifted off the gas. The following car was way too close anyway, locked up and slid straight into him, full frontal rearrangement, ouch!. (fast lane, heading south)

There were nearly several when we were Southbound - every second car ended up on the hard shoulder just before the offramp.

**chasio** · 14th November 2009, 22:35

Originally Posted by peasea

Having skimmed all these ACC threads I must say that I'm really (truly) surprised at how many kb'ers have not ridden in large groups before. Don't you go on poker runs? Don't you go on rallies? WTF?

I ride in groups of dozens or more regularly and hundreds occasionally. You pick your spot and stick to it. How hard can it be?

However, good on everyone for taking part and I hope that the experiences of late will make the next group ride more comfortable. There's nothing like being part of a big bunch, it's an adrenaline rush, no alcohol (etc) required.

FCKACC

Easy, Peasea

. Yep it was the first big group ride for many including me. (Actually I've ridden in much bigger rides on treadlies but the same principles apply as far as I can tell - hold your line, be smooth & don't fkn panic). Main thing: we were there and we'll be back.

Cheers - Chasio