The Coast to Coast ride

[LB]

Merv: it was a RED rinse, not black!! (matched my jacket at the time!)

Slingshot: that's not a bad suggestion - how will I recognise you? I may be.....wait for it....in the car. We often take the car to Manfeild as it's easier than lugging our bike gear around all day. What time do you leave Himatangi Beach?

[Slingshot]

We'll be at Himatangi from about 9:30 and I think we'll be heading out around 10:30. I guess it depends how many bikes turn up as to how long the regerstration.

I'll be with a group of a five bikes, I've got a black Suzuki GSXR250R Slingshot & my wife rides a grey Honda CBR250R Huricane. There will also be a light blue BMW R100RS, a green Suzuki FXR150 & a blue & white Suzuki GSXR750.
I wear a blueish gray & black Spyke Jacket and I'll be wearing dark blue jeans.

If I see someone turn up in a cage I'll assume it's you and I come and say hello.

[LB]

Slingshot: will look out for you if we make it out to Himatangi - we should be able to fit it in. We'll be in a dark blue Commodore with a big "Shoei" sticker on the back window. To recognise me, think about how Elle Macpherson and Cindy Crawford look....NOT!!

[Slingshot]

We're back from the ride...what a weekend!!!

The ride up to Himatangi was a bit on the wet side but just pass Levin the weather cleared up and it didn't take long to dry out.

These photos are of some of the bikes at Himatangi:

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These photos are re-fueling at Woodville, just picture 400 odd bikes needing gas and only 4 pumps

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These are a couple of nice bikes I spotted while stopped for lunch in Woodville, unfortunately the key to my Suzuki wouldn't fit either

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And finally, the view at Akitio:

[LB]

Hi Slingshot. Long story but we decided to head straight to P/Nth before Manfeild, rather than come out to Himatangi. Met up with a group of about a dozen of our mates at the Plimmerton weighbridge on the way.