The Coast to Coast ride

**Slingshot** · 19th November 2003, 16:51

Does anyone know if the Coast to Coast ride still happens? It's run between Himatangi to Herbertville with a stop off in Woodville. It use to be in early December but I don't know if it still happens. Anybody?

**Lee Rusty** · 19th November 2003, 17:25

Not sure - I think it got called off after a fatal on the ride a year or so back, but i could be wrong.

**merv** · 19th November 2003, 18:35

Originally posted by Lee Rusty
Not sure - I think it got called off after a fatal on the ride a year or so back, but i could be wrong.

Nope the ride has kept going and I've been on most of them.

Last year's photos here http://bikemerv.topcities.com/road0501.html Turnout was a bit light because it pissed with rain that morning and blew like crazy later in the day - about 150 turned up instead of the usual 500 or so.

I hear this year it runs on December 13 from Himatangi to Akitio instead of to Herbertville.

See you there.

**merv** · 19th November 2003, 19:00

Damn after just checking the date and posting it above I now realise I won't see you there this year because I am committed to a function in Napier that weekend.

You will see on my website photos of this ride for most years except I missed 2001 (wife's old man died just beforehand) and now it looks like I'll miss this year away in Napier.

Someone else will have to take photos for us and post them here huh!!

**merv** · 1st December 2003, 18:37

Remember this is on Saturday next week and I can't be there so who's going to pst the photos from the ride?

LB · 1st December 2003, 18:47

Sorry Merv, I'll be at Pukekohe.

**Slingshot** · 1st December 2003, 20:26

Don't worry Merv, I'm (GSXR250R) heading up with my wife (CBR250R), brother in law (FXR150) and parents in law(BMW R100RS) plus a couple of friends(GSX750R). The camp site is booked and I'll take the digital camera.
Can I email the photos to you to post them? I'm not sure how the image posting thing works.

Cheers John

**merv** · 3rd December 2003, 16:33

Originally posted by Slingshot
I'm not sure how the image posting thing works.

Cheers John

Make sure your photos aren't too big i.e. say keep them to a good screen size to post here like 800 x 600 or less and then you can go down to the "Attach file" bit when posting a message then hit the "Browse" button to find your files downloaded from your camera to your PC to attach a file, and go from there by submitting your message. Just post multiple messages to attach all your photos one at a time.

**Slingshot** · 8th December 2003, 19:05

Is anyone else planning on going on this ride????

**Coldkiwi** · 9th December 2003, 11:48

how far is it and when does it start? I have my cousins wedding at 4pm so I'd need to be back in howick by 2:30 probably. I get the feeling its no where near auckland though, am I right?

**merv** · 9th December 2003, 12:00

Yeah starts at Himatangi Beach about 500kms from Auckland and ends at Akitio Beach about 600kms from Auckland. You wouldn't want to miss the wedding. As in my posts above I'm missing the ride this year due to going to a function in Hawkes Bay.

**merv** · 9th December 2003, 12:02

Originally posted by Lynda Blair
Sorry Merv, I'll be at Pukekohe.

Coast to Coast is this Saturday.

LB · 9th December 2003, 18:07

Sorry Merv, got my weekends mixed up - it's being blonde. I'm at Manfeild this weekend so will no doubt see heaps of bikes on the road on Sat morning on my way north.