Saturday 21st May '05 Ride out East Kaiaua - SLOW PACE RIDE

**bugjuice** · 21st May 2005, 15:17

ahhhh.. we went hyperspace and missed you all

Nah, when we set off after chups, we turned right (altho it was a straight on, and I went round the corner - you ruined my knee-down-corner!!!!!), then toodled off, the rest of us followed the road round to the right, but you lot went straight on which was another junction. So don't know where you went. But the Mr Skid got a Mr Nail in the tyre, so we stopped up again till that was fixed. Then poodled into Auckland.

Nice one Feint, good ride. Didn't get my knee down at all in my new leathers, mainly cos the road was real damp most of the way round, and I kept getting wheelspin in a few spots, so wasn't overly keen on trying it. Plus I have to stretch them a bit more too yet.. but good first run in them!!

**desmodreamer** · 21st May 2005, 15:24

Thanks MacD will have a look later.
Where did everyone go? I followed the CBR600 and we seemed to be the only people on the road, and I ended up on the motorway

Great ride though. See you guys again sometime.

**Sutage** · 21st May 2005, 15:31

Yep, thanks all for riding and FEINT for organising

Big thanks to the guys who helped me out, im getting there

some of those corners were tricky indeed tho

when i got off the motorway and into avondale i was going like 70k:/ feels so weird going 50k are you just came off the motorway, just managed to realise before Mr Speed Camera saw me

A lot more confident now! Thanks to all you guys, and good too put more names to faces ! See you all next weekend !

-Richard

**NinjaBoy** · 21st May 2005, 15:33

Originally Posted by NhuanH

where the fook did everyone go??

My last conversation was with NinjaBoy, who said he'd wait at the Miranda turn off back onto SH2.

OK got it a bit wrong following JSG.

Turned around when the road turned to gravel and then came across Mr Skid who had a puncture. Watched while MadGuitarist demonstrated how to repair a tyre with his puncture kit ( must get one of those). By the time all this was done everyone was well and truly gone.

I said goodbye to who ever was left (Feint, Mr skid, BJ, JSG, MG, Limmy, and some others) and went back home the way we came.

**2_SL0** · 21st May 2005, 15:41

Sorry Skid, I saw you going a little slower but thought you had decided to wait for others. I would of stopped if I had realised you had a puncture. But then nothing I actually could of done. (Dont have puncture repair kit.)

**NhuanH** · 21st May 2005, 16:21

Originally Posted by bugjuice

ahhhh.. we went hyperspace and missed you all

Nah, when we set off after chups, we turned right (altho it was a straight on, and I went round the corner - you ruined my knee-down-corner!!!!!), then toodled off, the rest of us followed the road round to the right, but you lot went straight on which was another junction. So don't know where you went. But the Mr Skid got a Mr Nail in the tyre, so we stopped up again till that was fixed. Then poodled into Auckland.

Nice one Feint, good ride. Didn't get my knee down at all in my new leathers, mainly cos the road was real damp most of the way round, and I kept getting wheelspin in a few spots, so wasn't overly keen on trying it. Plus I have to stretch them a bit more too yet.. but good first run in them!!

who was it that was ruining your knee down? Not lil' ol' me running in my bike?!?!

Methinks Mr $kid had sent Mr Nail an exclusive invite to the party with some demo's of rear brake application. "Mr $kids-too-much" mebbe?

Didn't yo momma teach you to wipe properly bro?

**dveus** · 21st May 2005, 16:30

Just got back from picking the bike up. Has been years since I was pillion on a bike, was nice to watch the scenery for a change.

**jaybee** · 21st May 2005, 16:58

good to se you guys had a good ride , didn't think the weather would hold out like it did or i would have come along

**Mr Skid** · 21st May 2005, 17:32

Originally Posted by NhuanH

Methinks Mr $kid had sent Mr Nail an exclusive invite to the party with some demo's of rear brake application. "Mr $kids-too-much" mebbe?

Didn't yo momma teach you to wipe properly bro?

It wasn't a nail, rather a cut in the tire.

I wonder if it might be due to powerslides on wet grass, or getting it sideways in the gravel carpark..

**MikeL** · 21st May 2005, 17:46

I was keen to go today but had promised eldest son I would go car shopping with him. By the time we finished it was 1 pm, but I hopped on the bike and headed towards Kaiaua on the off-chance I might meet up with you guys coming back. Got to Kaiaua but you had obviously long gone, so headed home. Bit of rain on the way back but otherwise a good ride.

**crashe** · 21st May 2005, 19:35

Nice pics NAK1D..... and I'm glad everyone made it home safe and sound...

I got to spend the day watching women's hockey, women's netball and the Badminton equestrian before that.... so a nice day lying on the couch watching telly....lol.

**FEINT** · 21st May 2005, 20:40

Started with 14 bikes, number grew eventually to over 18.

A great ride, thanks all for coming. Sorry some of you got lost. Actually Bugjuice was at that junction where some of you were suppose to go RIGHT instead of LEFT... I thought it was quite funny. Ninjaboy chasing to tell JSG that he is on the wrong road and another 4 riders following thinking it is the right road...

After realising you are all on the wrong road, I thought you would turned "LEFT" on to the right road, but instead you all travel back the way we came..? So myself and buggy had to chase you guys. By the time we caught up, you all did a u-turn, so we had to do a u-turn. When we caught up, it was with Mr Skid at the roadside. Madguitarist! got out his "roadside mechanic" skills and fixed the puncture.

Nhuan, that is why we never came. We must have been 15 mins behind. Buggy rode up to the junction of SH2 and nobody was there, suprisingly he didn't meet you on the way. There was quite a few of us with Mr Skid (actually half of the group).

A great ride, the weather held up and it was great. Sutage, you doing good, just keep it up and you will be fine. DVEUS, hope everything went well with your puncture.

Hope the rest of you all enjoyed the ride. It was great meeting up with a few new faces.

Till the next ride, enjoy the photos and ride safe!

KB Fashion Show....

Fart's CBR600RR

Buggy

Meeting at the BP