North Auckland Ride This Saturday – 23/07/05

**Riff Raff** · 23rd July 2005, 10:15

Originally Posted by SpeedMedic

Matt... cancel that meeting at silverdale.

It appears SOMEONE at PAPAKURA station has phoned in sick for their 9 to 9 shift..... I wonder who that could be..hmmmm

So I get a friken phone call from Muzz at 0500 this am asking me to instead of going to Silverdale (9ks from home) could I go to Paps (50ks from home).
I told him I aint going that far.. so now I have to go to Mt Well and pick up an amb and then go to Paps at 0900..... SO.. You have a couple of hours to redeem your self and phone in UNSICK so i dont have to go all the way down there.....you know who I'm talking about miss SV rider.

Casting aspersions on my good character Mr Speedy?????? Since you're sitting right next to me and we are working together I will be expecting lots of chocolate today to make up for your slurs. But oh how convenient, you have forgotten your wallet!!!!

**White trash** · 23rd July 2005, 10:17

Working together? Ummmm, seems to me you're hanging around doing sweet FA.

**Riff Raff** · 23rd July 2005, 10:21

Originally Posted by White trash

Working together? Ummmm, seems to me you're hanging around doing sweet FA.

We're making sure Pukekohe is safe from hoons on motorbikes and youngsters thinking they know how to drift.

**Zed** · 23rd July 2005, 12:56

Originally Posted by White trash

Working together? Ummmm, seems to me you're hanging around doing sweet FA.

So what's your excuse for being anti-social and not riding with us 2day WT?

**oldfart** · 23rd July 2005, 12:58

Cheers for the ride Zed. Nice tootle in the countryside. Look forward to the next one

**Zed** · 23rd July 2005, 13:14

Well about 10 bikes turned up at Westgate for a 9.40am departure. Roads were still dampish with patches of dry coming through pretty much all the way to Wellsford. At the start of Peak Rd Bruce and I swapped bikes until Kaukop and I had my first ever ride on a Gixxer1000 - what a rocket!! Several riders only went as far as Kaukop and then turned off to Silverdale. I had a couple of minor hairy moments in the wet up to Wellsford with the rear end of my 'Bird sliding about a foot, once on a white line and the other time thru a puddle...was still fun.

We all stopped at Wellsford where we had a snack and a chat for 20mins (we were joined by the infamous RiderInBlack who escorted us back to Ak) and decided it was looking too wet up north so back to Auckland we went. Road was predominately dry on the way back down so we opened it up a bit more and had a blast! Joined up along the way with some Ducati riders who were keeping a good pace...not fast enuf for Loosebruce though!

Nice to meet some more KBers for the first time: motobob, oldfart, etc.

Pity about the rain but them's the breaks. Looking forward to the next ride!

Zed

**Zed** · 23rd July 2005, 13:17

Originally Posted by mini_me

anyone thats coming along got a vfr400 toolkit?
i need to borrow the c-spanner to adjust the chain
m/m

sorry fullas, not gonna be able to make the ride on time
need to fix my chain
m/m

Too bad you couldn't join us dude, I saw you riding north as we were coming south thru Kaukaupakaupa, looks like you got your chain sorted!

**motobob** · 23rd July 2005, 13:25

Ta for the ride 2day Zed. It was good to get out there and meet you guys. I had a lotta fun 2day. It would have been cool if the road had stayed dry into Wellsford but then again I need to build that wet road confidence. Yeah cool ride.

**Zed** · 23rd July 2005, 13:40

Originally Posted by motobob

Ta for the ride 2day Zed. It was good to get out there and meet you guys. I had a lotta fun 2day. It would have been cool if the road had stayed dry into Wellsford but then again I need to build that wet road confidence. Yeah cool ride.

Nice bike you got there man, you kept up with the pace at the front well!

Roll on summer!

**chickenfunkstar** · 23rd July 2005, 14:25

Cheers for the ride Zed. Shame about the weather on the way up. Was quite nice on the way back though.
I followed SH16 back to Helensville but decided I couldn't resist one last lap of old north rd before going home. I was just behind Zed, LooseBruce and motobob as they turned off peak rd on to old north rd.

P.s. That was some pretty impressive 'monocycling' near the end by LooseBruce and Zed. Certainly put a smile on my face

**loosebruce** · 23rd July 2005, 15:52

Yep good ride today guys, good company, the wet roads didn't worry me too much, only in the dry my rear tyre was scearming enough abuse, so a quick trip into see Chris at Haldanes had me rolling out on a 2nd hand racetec all ready for the Sunday ride and Taupo track on tuesday, will put the racetec front on, on monday, and leave whats left of the power for tomorrow's ride, just in case the weather turns shitte. And hoping my new tyres turn up by the time the racetecs are toast (7 days).
Good to meet RIB, Motobob (catch ya on monday

), Zed, how soon until you buy a Gixer?, Feint and M/maker, bummer you couldn't come all the way, MikeL again, man you must rack up the K's mike, Oldfart, love the sound of your Kawka GPZ mate, and Chickenfunkstar, good pace near the end mate, nice riding, Ninja Boy and one other sorry didn't catch your name.

Until next weekend, only the missus spat the dummy and said no riding next weekend,

, as i went riding last sunday, then riding wedensday, then test rode a K5 on thurs, ride today, ride tomorrow and then the track on tuesday, not enough cuddly time according to her, damn it all. maybe she'll come around.

Cool

**Zed** · 23rd July 2005, 16:03

Originally Posted by loosebruce

Zed, how soon until you buy a Gixer?

I'm not quite sick of the Blackbird yet Bruce. You never know though, I am a frequenter of TradeMe Motorcycles so if the right deal comes along...

**Madmax** · 23rd July 2005, 16:21

had to have a service done (2 hours plus)
they found a noise behind the clutch
(i thought they all had it,has had it from new)
may be a faulty alternator gear drive
(I just thought it was noise from the slipper clutch)
had to content myself with a blat round the piha road
sort of slow like (not), as i dont want to damage any thing.
the new muffler sounds flatter the the orginal and has
a nice burbble about it