Friday 12th of August *NIGHT* Auckland loop ride

**Zapf** · 7th August 2005, 23:09

Originally Posted by pyrocam

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

BYO? ......

**johnny** · 8th August 2005, 02:11

Im woking till 830pm so i think i can join up at Taapuna then off at around Greenlane or somewhere!!

**placidfemme** · 8th August 2005, 07:43

Ok well I'e spoken to Sam and the boss... Looks like we might be coming along... Will proberly join up before Albany somewhere... then ride with ya up through Queen St, then we'll split and head home...

**swanman** · 8th August 2005, 08:53

I am in. Anyone wannna meet up Albany?

**placidfemme** · 8th August 2005, 09:50

Originally Posted by swanman

I am in. Anyone wannna meet up Albany?

Where in Albany? Near Albany Village or near the MegaCentre? Cause Sam and I will be joining the ride from there...

**pyrocam** · 8th August 2005, 12:38

Originally Posted by Zapf

BYO? ......

yessir pls.
It appears to be timed with the poorest point in the year for me (just paid off that $400 fine etc)

Meeting points.
1) BP Mt Albert
2) Shell WestGate
3) Albany MegaCentre Carpark (Outside BK)
4) Browns Bay Carpark by the pizza place formerly known as pizza hut
5) Takapuna (on the beach carparks, public toilets) or Berkley carpark and just bypass barrier arm
6) Dominion Road Foodtown
7) BP Mt Albert

Those are the best places me-reckons, but we dont need to stop at them all.

Im thinking about possibly shortening the ride justsomeguy, the westie part of if is mighty confusing and even I nearly went the wrong way even though its just one road.
I was planning on getting onto great north and just following it as it changes into swanson and dick burke (dick burke? I forget) then off on westgate, but to speed it up we could go straight up the North Western to Westgate and then along.
that would cut about 10km I guess? but It would be much faster.

what is traffic like on the shore at 8-9pm on a friday?

**crashe** · 8th August 2005, 12:47

Originally Posted by pyrocam

Im thinking about possibly shortening the ride justsomeguy, the westie part of if is mighty confusing and even I nearly went the wrong way even though its just one road.
I was planning on getting onto great north and just following it as it changes into swanson and dick burke (dick burke? I forget) then off on westgate, but to speed it up we could go straight up the North Western to Westgate and then along.
that would cut about 10km I guess? but It would be much faster.

what is traffic like on the shore at 8-9pm on a friday?

Don Buck Road....

Mate I know the road you are talking about...
Don Buck Road is a really nice road... has a few nice twistie bits in it...
It does take us straight up to Westgate...

Leave that part in.... maybe we can bypass Henderson main drag (shops and heaps of lights and interesting speed humps) and go around it... its just a little detour but we then end up back on the route again..

**placidfemme** · 8th August 2005, 12:48

Traffic on the Shore isn't too bad at that time...

**pyrocam** · 8th August 2005, 12:54

ta crashe

we have just had an offer.

some of our fellow KB'rs are having a drink in albany around the time we will be passing.

we could organise the ride to go there for a 'hello' and a drink if you feel so inclined but I wont be touching anything but non-alchoholic drinks etc.

but the longer we wait at the pub the less likely we will be to get up queen in time for L'rs to get home in time.

Im thinking we could just make the old albany pub the albany meetin point and spend maybe 30mins there. smoke, loo, snack whatever.

**placidfemme** · 8th August 2005, 12:58

Originally Posted by pyrocam

Im thinking we could just make the old albany pub the albany meetin point and spend maybe 30mins there. smoke, loo, snack whatever.

Which pub is that? The one opposite the Ave? Or the Tavern in the Park? Or is it in Albany MegaCentre?

**ManDownUnder** · 8th August 2005, 12:59

Originally Posted by pyrocam

ta crashe

we have just had an offer.

some of our fellow KB'rs are having a drink in albany around the time we will be passing.

we could organise the ride to go there for a 'hello' and a drink if you feel so inclined but I wont be touching anything but non-alchoholic drinks etc.

but the longer we wait at the pub the less likely we will be to get up queen in time for L'rs to get home in time.

Im thinking we could just make the old albany pub the albany meetin point and spend maybe 30mins there. smoke, loo, snack whatever.

MDU (Me), BJ, Swanman, Joni and possibly others are likely to be there. It's an open, yet incredibly casual invite... If you stop - cool!. If not I won't hold a grudge for too long :-)

Good luck with the weather to you all too

MDU

**ManDownUnder** · 8th August 2005, 13:00

Originally Posted by placidfemme

Which pub is that? The one opposite the Ave? Or the Tavern in the Park? Or is it in Albany MegaCentre?

Old Albany Pub - opposite the Av I think. Quaint old pub, and we're aiming at being in the back bar...

**placidfemme** · 8th August 2005, 13:14

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Old Albany Pub - opposite the Av I think. Quaint old pub, and we're aiming at being in the back bar...

ahhhh ok... Yeah I used to live in those apartments you can see on the Ave... The Old Albany Pub was our local watering hole... then they changed managment (My Director at work actually owns the The Old Albany Pub), so we moved to the Tav in the Park.... (no bosses watching you get on the piss lol)

**ManDownUnder** · 8th August 2005, 13:17

Originally Posted by placidfemme

ahhhh ok... Yeah I used to live in those apartments you can see on the Ave... The Old Albany Pub was our local watering hole... then they changed managment (My Director at work actually owns the The Old Albany Pub), so we moved to the Tav in the Park.... (no bosses watching you get on the piss lol)

Great scenery on Thursday nights too... I've errr "been told"

**Motoracer** · 8th August 2005, 13:18

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

Oh crap.... you sure you can't borrow one of your bosses bikes or sumsuch??

Ummm, I could come in quite a few diff bikes if I wanted to I'm sure but city riding ain't really my scene and anything bigger than an FXR150 and it'd be too dangerous to pull wheelies or do stupid shit around town. If anyone could lend me a FXR150, I'd be in for the whole thing but yea..

Soooo, I am choosing to wait for you guys in Queen St and just cruise along with you lot through town on my push bike. If you were stopping for a feed in town, that would be cool cause I'd be able to catch up with everyone then. Otherwise, it's no biggie, I'll just go to a mate's place afterwards.

It's a shame that you are going up Queen St and not down it, though... I can't do any high speed wheelies as it will be all up hill for me.

I'm looking forward to this and hopefully the weather will be good to us.