Coromandel ride Sun 5th june

[MikeL]

Well it looks like I missed a great ride. Had good intentions (although I had decided I wouldn't do it if it the weather was too foul). Took the eldest son off to the Car Fair at 8:30 (poor lad has a very naive and totally misplaced confidence in his dad's ability to spot a lemon). By the time we'd finished it was too late to do the loop but I headed off to Kaiaua in the afternoon on the offchance of meeting up with you lot coming back. Surely, I reasoned, you would all come back that way? Well I met up with SpankMe and Nuanh and we headed back together. Bad sunstrike slowed me down through the twisties on the way to Kawakawa, a bit ironic considering the rain earlier. Otherwise enjoyable ride home. Considering the overall weather this weekend it was better than might have been expected, and you guys were very lucky to be able to do the loop in the dry.

[DingDong]

Coro ride pics, great day. I have to thank the heavens for the radiator stop leak I used from the servo at lunch, (dont know what its called but its in a clear lip-stick shaped container) it worked a treat and got me home after a stone went through my radiator. I'll have it back on the road tomorrow afternoon.
Thanx to Death for organising

[hondacmx450]

thanx 4 the ride i liked it it was good to have a ride with some good riders and some better riders and some well thay looked good on one wheel hehehe but no one did that did thay

[Coldkiwi]

cheers for a well organised ride Death. Couldn't believe how many bikes we had at Kopu by the time we left! (must've been 40 odd?) I guess the clear weather had everyone on two wheels gagging for a dry road.

Had a great time despite a now fully rooted rear tyre and damp roads. I NEARLY lost something else (two gloves and jacket lost on one infamous coro loop ride last year) up the coromandel coast but happened to turn around in time to see my bungee cords holding my pack on had come loose. Course, stopping to tie it back on put me behind the second bunch and couldn't quite get past the bloke on the silver gixxer to give chase to death, TS & co.

made the mistake of taking too long to get organised leaving coro town too so again got stuck behind the silver gixxer descending whangapoa hill (why do some people not look in their mirrors?.. I have an excuse - mines fallen off!) but decided chasing the boys down the straights wasn't worth it and had the second stage to whitianga to myself. managed to make it back to Auck by 4pm as intended and only had two brief showers to contend with so really felt quite lucky to stay so dry!

Nicko - I'll be in this week to grab that rear tyre I think!

[Wonko]

Bikes, bikes and more bikes. I have a few shots of them all, will upload when I get my computer set up at home. By my count there were 25+ from Auckland, 15+ from Hamilton, at least 2 from Tauranga, one from around Waitukaruru. So in total something in the regin of 50 riders.

Great day for it, first time around the Coromandel loop on the bike. Nice good ride to Kopu, and leasurly ride up the coast. Stoped at the firestation in Coromandel, and then it was blissful ridding up over the hill. Words fail, the best riding that I have done in a long time. I felt intune with the bike, anbd the road, and everything was just sitting sweet. Toes were scrapped on both sides, everything was sitting pretty. I remember distinctly a group of us passing a red SS Commadore ute, all of us, including the ute, past license loosing speed.

Enned up taking mv-senna home as her bike decided that it had had enough for the day.

All in all, the best day out on two wheels in quite a while.

Thanks Death for the great view of your undercariage before Kopu in the mirror.

[aff-man]

glad you guys and gals had fun...... i woke up sunday morning looked outside then went straight to the corner huddled down and started rocking back and forth saying "why me oh why me" after a couple hours my legs started cramping.........

hopefully will be on the next one

p.s. I will be doing the coro loop the first sunny day after i get my bike back

[Two Smoker]

I had a good ride, gave John the chase in the twisties, but was still hard to keep up with him wheelieing out of corners under power... He was kind enough to slow on the straights so i could have a good blast with him in the twisties...

Had one scary moment, was going down a steep hill, looked at the speedo (wont say what speed i was doing) look up, didnt see the bump, and had the hugest tank slapper ive ever had came out of it alright albiet with a slightly sore shoulder... But other than that was all good...

Was going to go through Hunua with the rest of you, but the Rg has a mechanical problem of somesorts (i think 25000kms of being absolutely thrashed does that) and i just nursed her back home the quiet way...

Rider of the day goes to John, FARKING FAST, but very safe as well. He was also very polite to cars when passing... Good to see that Other rider of the day goes to Loosebruce!!! Man you crack me up, had great fun with you going to Whitianga!!! Both of us sliding it into and around corners hehehe!!!

Wheelies of the day go to Death!!!

Stoppies of the day go to Bruce!!!

Everyone rode very well, and sorry if i didnt...

[Motoracer]

Awesome write up Bruce and Death!

Hehe, I'm sure you'll fill me in on anything you've left out here on Wednesday...

I wish I could have done it with you guys but I was out of town. I hope I can definetly come along for the next big KB ride.

Good effort everyone for keeping it on 2 wheels or atleast one wheel for some of you!

[sAsLEX]

Stoppies of the day go to Bruce!!!
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funniest was the one coming down the hill in to whitianga

[NinjaBoy]

Use the force Gah, use the force. Do not let the Sith Lord lead you to the path of darkness!

Yes Master Nhuan, I obviously must take care not to stray to the wrong side of the force. After I got to Kopu everyone started moving just after I finished refueling and didn't catch up as to which way home.

how is anyone meant to remember that NinjaBoy rides a CBR?!?!

Everyone knows you're after my handle... but I'm keeping it in the vain hope that one day I'll own another Ninja...

[NhuanH]

... but I'm keeping it in the vain hope that one day I'll own another Ninja...

:raghead: good on ya, we'll bring you back from that dark Honda chapter yet... :raghead:

Or you could gift me the handle - just kidding, why would I want a handle people could spell readily? I actually live for the abomination and variation of my name/handle

[SPman]

Good to see John made it right around this time..
Had to content myself with a brisk little run back up from NP
Really enjoy the run from Urenui to Mahoenui when its dry. The Waikino gorge was good today......
I really must take more notice of the speed meter in heavy traffic, as well .....

My thought on the cheese cutter barriers on SH1 between Meremere and Rangiriri....cops coming the other way CANT do a U turn to follow you!

[sAsLEX]

Good to see John made it right around this time..
Had to content myself with a brisk little run back up from NP
Really enjoy the run from Urenui to Mahoenui when its dry. The Waikino gorge was good today......
I really must take more notice of the speed meter in heavy traffic, as well .....

My thought on the cheese cutter barriers on SH1 between Meremere and Rangiriri....cops coming the other way CANT do a U turn to follow you!

when you change your name?? the gorge can be heaps of fun especially with boy racers to play with! turn at otrahonga then take river road from Ngarawahia north is a little bit better route north(come out at rangariri), more twisties less cops.

[SPman]

when you change your name?? the gorge can be heaps of fun especially with boy racers to play with! turn at otrahonga then take river road from Ngarawahia north is a little bit better route north(come out at rangariri), more twisties less cops.

Oh yeah...been that way lately.
Only 3 cops on that road this arvo. Time before last had 5 cops between Te Kowhai and Huntly, FFS.
Tonite I didnt give a shit about cops, so the ones I saw ignored me - at 130k+...why was that????

[Crazy Steve]

Great ride that Loop yes indeed...