Friday 12th of August *NIGHT* Auckland loop ride

**FROSTY:Me** · 7th August 2005, 14:56

exactly wot time is this thing gonna kick off--some of us will be fighting the rush hour traffic in our vans from the track day at pukie.
I think if I turned up on mella yella the cops muight just be a tadd pissed with me

**pyrocam** · 7th August 2005, 15:03

Originally Posted by aff-man

Hahahah no ... well.... hmmm...... i probably won't be up to anything either. Where are we going btw. Is it just a town cruise. (never done one and well i don't wee the point with all that traffic) or are we indeed goingsomewhere. I.e. have a start / destination etc ect ect??????

as posted in the first post its under development but no-one is submitting any other idea's

at this stage we leave MT Albert BP at around 8, go up through the side of westy suburbs to get to then Westgate centre, down past whenuapai, into albany then up to brownsbay. follow east coast road till we get to milford and then go down hurstmere? basically down when all the bars are in taka.
then over the bridge and off into fanshawe. cos you cant get onto queen st going south we would cut up one road to get us onto it (like albert)
then up queen and upper queen. down ian mckinion and onto dominion road. all the way down dominion road then right onto mt albert road, down owairaka then down richardson road (I think it is) over the tracks and through an undescribed selection of roads to my house in MT Albert for food and beer. although I realized its going to be fucken cold at that time of night.

rough map:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...chmentid=12907

**crashe** · 7th August 2005, 15:22

Pyrocam - that looks a good route..
Approx how many kms all up?

Maybe also set out a few 'spots' where people can join up, as the bikes do the route. ie; the north shore bunch, or some westies etc...

**FROSTY:Me** · 7th August 2005, 15:29

8pm--well now ya talkin--if I got me a bike ill be there

**raster** · 7th August 2005, 15:56

Great, hope to be there.

**pyrocam** · 7th August 2005, 16:06

Originally Posted by crashe

Pyrocam - that looks a good route..
Approx how many kms all up?

Maybe also set out a few 'spots' where people can join up, as the bikes do the route. ie; the north shore bunch, or some westies etc...

good point.

im going to do a time and km's test now.

and yes there will be spots to pick up bikers on thw way. I was thinking westgate shell (I think its shell) first. then maybe somewhere in the middle of the shore like the mairangi bay carpark or something.

ill be back soon to let you know

**crashe** · 7th August 2005, 18:52

Originally Posted by pyrocam

good point.

im going to do a time and km's test now.

and yes there will be spots to pick up bikers on thw way. I was thinking westgate shell (I think its shell) first. then maybe somewhere in the middle of the shore like the mairangi bay carpark or something.

ill be back soon to let you know

Awwww what a good lad, going out in that horrible weather on the bike to check it all out for us...

**pyrocam** · 7th August 2005, 20:07

Originally Posted by crashe

Awwww what a good lad, going out in that horrible weather on the bike to check it all out for us...

yeah tell me about it. ok guys, lotsa socks are a good idea.

I left at 4:35pm
got to Shell at westate at 5:00pm (20kms)
got to Browns Bay at 5:26pm (41kms)
got to Takapuna at 5:43pm (52kms)
and I went up Queen St at 6:00pm (didnt record k's)
I guess I got back to mt albert around 6:20 - 6:25 ish

I have a detailed route in my head but Ill proberly write it up and PDF it with maps tomorow.

might need to leave ealier than 8 to accomadate those that want to get home before 10 and the traffic on a friday night

edit: times are rough, this happened which changed my speed a bit:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=15330

**crashe** · 7th August 2005, 20:34

so what was the end total of kms all up?
from start to finish.

**pyrocam** · 7th August 2005, 20:45

74.5k in total

**Gremlin** · 7th August 2005, 21:08

Originally Posted by Zapf

cruise to party at Gremlins?

wouldn't my parents be bemused by 20+ bikes suddenly turning up on a quite Friday night

I wouldn't mind if you promised there would be v-twins...

'cept that nothing is really happening. You could go and piss off the hoons at Eastern beach

**Gremlin** · 7th August 2005, 21:12

oh, back to topic.

I would probably join up at westgate, and peel off at Queen/Spahetti to head back out east. Still planning to come.

**FEINT** · 7th August 2005, 22:04

Sounds like a plan, I might meet you all on the North Shore and cruise down from there. Browns bay is a good place to meet the shore guys.

**MagicMarker** · 7th August 2005, 22:43

will be at brown's bay to meet if it's on

**justsomeguy** · 7th August 2005, 22:55

Originally Posted by pyrocam

74.5k in total

Jesus!!!!! That's a looooooooonng distance to keep it at city speeds.

If I do manage to get my bike fixed I look forward to it, will be a real struggle but I need the city riding......

Nearly ran Crashe off the road due to my stupid riding, worst thing was I didn't even know I did it. SORRY CRASHE.