MAG-NZ launches in New Zealand

**caseye** · 4th October 2010, 19:29

Originally Posted by Bikemad

great day yesterday..........thanks to the MAG NZ crew for puttin it together.......great snags and plenty of bikes to cast ya eyes over...........
however.......im not so sure cruisin at 80-90ks in the fast lane of the M/way holding up people on their day off did the cause any favours......i understand it was a protest ride but i did notice a lot of pissed off agressive car drivers muttering abuse at us as they finally whistled by on our left...........i suspect that even if they knew what it was about,we would no longer have their support.Im sure the fuzz would probably have something to say about it safety wise as well..

and do you know how hard it is to crawl at 85ks on a daytona?????
still..........ya got my $ as promised caseye and look forward to the next ride asap

Knowing you as I already do, I'm taking this as constructive criticism and am looking forward to catching up with you on the Nerxt MAG-NZ event, naturally also our BFTP rides.
Cheers for coming along mate, I'm sure I don't need to pass on the concerns and as our Preesident said earlier in this thread, we made some mistakes on the day.
With yours and the other MAG-NZ members help we will iron out those hiccups and deliver faultless events from sometime in the very near future.
Love ya work BM.

**SpankMe** · 4th October 2010, 19:39

Originally Posted by fliplid

Now, and this is going to sound well dodgy, I "found out" KB in the gents toilets at the Bombay Autobahn!

To clarify, someone ha stuck a KB sticker to the back of one of the toilet doors...

Honest!

HA, back in the day when I was sticking them everywhere

**Mom** · 4th October 2010, 19:43

Originally Posted by SpankMe

HA, back in the day when I was sticking them everywhere

Trust you!

**Mom** · 4th October 2010, 19:54

Originally Posted by Bikemad

i understand it was a protest ride ....
and do you know how hard it is to crawl at 85ks on a daytona?????
still..........ya got my $ as promised caseye and look forward to the next ride asap

Apologies for editing your post. I need to say it was not a protest ride though, you will know when it is a protest, it will be slower

Seriously though, taking a big bunch of bikes in a group needs to be managed to ensure safety. Frankly 85kph is probably too fast in a HUGE group. Still, we launched without misshap. 350 bikes arriving at one venue more or less at the same time is a great achievement. Can not wait for our next run.

**rustyrobot** · 4th October 2010, 19:55

Surely SOMEONE took some photos?
You know you really might as well post them up and rub it in for us poor folk who had to work on such a beautiful, eventful day.

**Bikemad** · 4th October 2010, 19:57

all good caseye............was just an observation......not intended as a criticism..........

**Mom** · 4th October 2010, 19:57

Originally Posted by rustyrobot

Surely SOMEONE took some photos?
You know you really might as well post them up and rub it in for us poor folk who had to work on such a beautiful, eventful day.

Yes heaps of piccys, let me go find a link.

**Bikemad** · 4th October 2010, 20:14

Originally Posted by Mom

Apologies for editing your post. I need to say it was not a protest ride though, you will know when it is a protest, it will be slower

Seriously though, taking a big bunch of bikes in a group needs to be managed to ensure safety. Frankly 85kph is probably too fast in a HUGE group. Still, we launched without misshap. 350 bikes arriving at one venue more or less at the same time is a great achievement. Can not wait for our next run.

Hi Mom...........no real problem with the 85ks...........please no slower tho or i might have to downsize for the real protest ride

was more the choice of lane we occupied
Been riding a long time and have to say being in the left half of the fast lane,found it a little unnerving having cars and at one point a bloody great B Train undertake us as we tootled along...........
overall a great day and big ups to you guys for gettin things happenin.......cheers.

**PeteJ** · 4th October 2010, 20:15

Originally Posted by Mom

You know about the previous MAG Action? Do you know anyone involved in it? I remember attending protests back in the '70s, I always thought they were BRONZ ones.

Yeah, at the core were the Dobson brothers and me. Our initial AGMs were at the Cold Kiwi.

Motorcycle Action training schools grew out of it - named so for obvious reasons - and the advanced one kept going from 1978 until about 1990.

The ACC never actually funded one single brass razoo.

BRONZ was way, way later than 1977, IIRC. By the time they arrived, I'd run out of energy.

**Maha** · 4th October 2010, 20:22

Originally Posted by Bikemad

Hi Mom...........no real problem with the 85ks...........please no slower tho or i might have to downsize for the real protest ride

was more the choice of lane we occupied
Been riding a long time and have to say i found it a little unnerving having cars and at one point a bloody great B Train undertake us as we tootled along...........
overall a great day and big ups to you guys for gettin things happenin.......cheers.

The choice of lane is a saftey thing for me as ride organiser.
The fast lane becomes lane 4 on the bridge and no real need to lane change until we exit.
Thats why I choose the fast lane, which is a misnomer really aint it, you can go any quicker than 100 kph.
The Rolling Protest Ride we did last year, we kept the speed at no more than 70kph in the ''fast lane'' and turned out to be to fast for some.
Once again the Fuzz (police) have no issue at all with our speed. Theres enough lanes for everyone, especially on a Sunday morning.

**Bikemad** · 4th October 2010, 20:33

cheers Maha............get where ya comin from...........at times felt like a sittin duck is all......found myself constantly checkin my left mirror.....when i should really be watchin stuff ahead........curious if anyone else in the left row of bikes experienced the same..........next time will start in the right row......

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**Maha** · 4th October 2010, 20:39

Originally Posted by Bikemad

cheers Maha............get where ya comin from...........at times felt like a sittin duck is all......found myself constantly checkin my left mirror.....when i should really be watchin stuff ahead........curious if anyone else in the left row of bikes experienced the same..........next time will start in the right row......

It can be difficult at times for sure, and I am the one the finger gets wagged at and thats all good .
We had a LTNZ approved riding instructor with us on the way in, I spoke to her before we left and at Drury, she didnt mention anything about the ride in but I would more than happy to get her account on what she thought of it, and how things could be improved on if needed.