4th Annual KB Gathering - Turangi - Queens Birthday Weekend 5-7 June 2010

[reemit]

Wow what a fun weekend!!! It was bloody fantastic to catch up with you all and ride down on friday and the forgotten highway on Sat were both fantastic rides. (Thanks Qickkids for the organisation!!)

Yep, thanks to everyone for a great time. It was awesome to meet you all. The pack ride round the Forgotten HW was an example of how to do it right.
Sorry to hear about the 'spills' from the diesel 'spills'. As if in sympathy, I had two diesel related events in close proximity on the way home too. Just about to overtake a line of petrified cagers at 70KPH on SH1, wound on the old fizzer a bit to pass, and time slowed down as I found myself travelling sideways with the rear wheel spinning up and the RPM increasing rapidly. I have no idea how I remained upright, as I think I got totally out of shape and got snapback, gyroscopic precedence I guess.
Soon after, pulled into Ngaruawahia BP next to the pumps, put me foot down and instantly found myself lying down with the fizzer sleepin next to me. I couldn't believe it. Props to the cager gents for helping me lift it.
Looking forward to next year already.

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

On the Forgot World Highway. The only two pics our camera with a flat battery would take!!

[nadroj]

More pics.

[nadroj]

More still.

[Hinny]

And a good time was had by all.
Here's a few shots of my Friday trip down.

[Hinny]

A couple more.
Found some new tracks.
SH22 and the Kawhia Road were fantastic.
28kms of metal with half of it freshly graded was less so.

[Ntoxcated]

Awesome weekend everyone. I had a blast. Even a spill and some wet weather didn't put that much of a dampener on it. Thanks to the QKs for organising the event and another big thanks to all who gave us a hand on Sunday.

Monday morning brought a reasonably slow ride down to Napier. Weather cleared just as I started to drop down from the hills. Hopefully the weather will clear up again for the run back to Auckland this afternoon.

Greg, I hope your leg doesn't have any major damage. I'm happy to say that my shoulder is pretty much fine now.

Anyway, thanks again everybody for a fun weekend. It was great to meet you all and put some faces to names.

Cheers, Mike.

[ffirman]

Thanks to everyone for making my first KB trip so worth while.. It was great how helpful, you were to a newbie, and it was a hell of a lot of fun on the weekend...

Enjoyed the ride down, even if I lost most of the feeling in my fingers.. But that's all good...

Had a nice ride around lake Taupo, with Andy and partner, which was really good.. Lovely day for it....

And to Gingin (I think), you were more than welcome to get in out of the tent, and in to a warm room... And you didn't even snore tooo much..

I had a quiet ride home on Monday, on my own, in the rain, and boy was that wind strong.. Stopped off in Hamilton at my parents, and had a cuppa, before heading home to Waitakere..

All in all, a really good weekend, and thanks to all.. Will be there next time, with bells on... ... and I'm going to bring along, as it is said, the better half...

Fran

[86GSXR]

Looks like a great time was had Apologies for our no show, exams are looming Glad the spills weren't too bad and you got to sample the FH

[nadroj]

Thanks Quicks - you made the right decision!
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[Pumba]

Wow interesting. Talking to the older couple that were still running the place when we were there last year i am not surpried everything turned to shit

[Gremlin]

Bugger, wonder if this is going to affect the GC in October?

[kinger]

From what I've heard, the place is now up and running again with new owners trying to kick start it. All outstanding bills paid up.
Don't quote me though....

[DIN PELENDA]

It was good to catch up with all of you guys , but I have to say this just wasn't much of gathering for me. Just didn't have spirit like last year , and it is not weather or the fact that I have take my kid with me , and I didn't drink and being silly like some of you. I have all that last year.
Don't get me wrong I enjoy it but how do you expect of me to feel as guys (Auckland regional group ) that ride down on Saturday left us behind because we were 5 min late. Was going to do forgotten highway but decide not to do it alone as if we have off, be no one to help out. I don't need anyone to hold my hand and take me around I'm big boy but group ride down be nice. As we arrive down you guys that arrive down on Friday gone and done rides , I know weather was bad on Sunday so you gone for ride on Saturday . No ride on Sunday.
Few of you try to make this feel like gathering and get together you done good job "cc rider" , don't think I didn't see that , I appreciated you coming to our room and invite us to join you. But me and my girl still have good time, and to top it up on Monday I was waken up by sound of bikes that are ready to go and no one let us know what time you leaving or invite us to join you for ride to Auckland " those fuck en Aucklandes". So me and my girl were last one to check out and ride home alone, but hey I'm never alone as I have my kid with me. We nearly got taken of road on way home before Kihikihi, by one of those milk truck and trailer coming from other side sending river of weather on us from road paddles, I menage to get throw it with my had up if I duck it will take my pillion of the bike.
But hey maybe is just me missing my mnkyboy, hope to see you all next year.

[DIN PELENDA]

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