Finally, A bike shop in east Dorkland

**Ixion** · 24th June 2005, 21:58

Well, soon , anyway, they say

Botany Honda tis to be , according to the ad in the local rag. "Opening soon". sounds like the full monty, new and used bikes, accessories, parts, and service.

Been a right pain having nothing betwixt Papakura and NewMarket. (A couple of bike wreckers and small scale operations I know, but no full blown franchise operation)

3 Trugood Drive, of Te Rakau Drive for anyone interested . 2742727

No connection with them, just saw the ad in the paper. It will be a convenience.

**notme** · 24th June 2005, 22:02

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet! Considering a) I just recently bought property out this way (Ormiston Road) and b) I'm thinkin of buying a Honda

**justsomeguy** · 24th June 2005, 22:26

That area is growing like farms in forests......

Bout time too....

Hey Allun how much does an average 3 bedroom house go for in that area??

**johnny** · 24th June 2005, 22:45

HAHAHA
I saw thats Ads too!!! so exciting!!! which will be just 5~10mins drive from where i live!!! ahahahahah yeah!!

**notme** · 24th June 2005, 23:05

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

Hey Allun how much does an average 3 bedroom house go for in that area??

Shitloads too much bro - our old place (rental) went for over 450,000 and it was just a 3 brm ordinary old house on chapel road.....I reckon $180 to 200k worth of house and 100 of land at the most! The landlord actually said (when he was telling us that he was selling up!) that he had bought the place not 18 months before with the intention of selling it in under 2 years as the area boomed......guess he was right then huh?

Also the temple up the road is good luck apparently....not for me, I almost got taken out by someone coming out of it's driveway once.

But yeah a bike shop is distinctivley lacking round 'ere!

**Jackrat** · 24th June 2005, 23:10

Originally Posted by allun

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet! Considering a) I just recently bought property out this way (Ormiston Road) and b) I'm thinkin of buying a Honda

So what ya' gonn'a buy ?
A Bongo van or a Toyota surf,

**WINJA** · 24th June 2005, 23:17

HONDA ARE SHIT

**justsomeguy** · 24th June 2005, 23:22

Originally Posted by allun

Shitloads too much bro - our old place (rental) went for over 450,000 and it was just a 3 brm ordinary old house on chapel road.....I reckon $180 to 200k worth of house and 100 of land at the most! The landlord actually said (when he was telling us that he was selling up!) that he had bought the place not 18 months before with the intention of selling it in under 2 years as the area boomed......guess he was right then huh?

Also the temple up the road is good luck apparently....not for me, I almost got taken out by someone coming out of it's driveway once.

But yeah a bike shop is distinctivley lacking round 'ere!

Yeah - once upon a time that area had some cheap houses - not they're shocking.

And yeah - houses near a church/temple/mosque/whateveryoulike are really good luck and bring great wealth and prosperity.

If you don't believe me go ask a real-estate agent.

..........

Should catch up and do that ZZR ride some time how bout in around 2 Sundays??

- know of two other ZZR's from KB hopefully we can drag them along too.

**Motu** · 24th June 2005, 23:51

Used to go blackberrying there as a kid....used to ride on the gravel roads as a teenager.....I go there now and get lost....and sad....and angry for loss of farmland.

Mostest furthest east was Panmure Motorcycles,but they started after I became a Westy.

**notme** · 24th June 2005, 23:56

Originally Posted by Jackrat

So what ya' gonn'a buy ?
A Bongo van or a Toyota surf,

nah...I've decided that whilst bikes are cool, the Honda Civic, circa 1983 is the ultimate vehicle.

YEAH RIGHT.

Looking at a CBR600RR

**Ixion** · 25th June 2005, 00:01

Originally Posted by Motu

Used to go blackberrying there as a kid....used to ride on the gravel roads as a teenager.....I go there now and get lost....and sad....and angry for loss of farmland.

Mostest furthest east was Panmure Motorcycles,but they started after I became a Westy.

Yeah, I watched the trees and green fields steadily disappear, and the houses creep over it all. Not a blade of grass, not a tree, not a bird singing. Couldn't live like that myself, I'd go crazy (yeah, alright then, crazier).

Panmure MC , long gone.

You done the right thing getting out. Gotta go cross another day of on the calender, counting down till I can follow you.