Ride Interest Check - Sunday 4th or 11th

**placidfemme** · 22nd August 2005, 13:56

Hey

I'm looking at planning a nice slow ride up to Wenderholm Regional Park, just past Waiwera Thermal Resort, on the Hibiscus Coast Highway 1.

A route and meeting points havn't been decided as of yet. The point of this ride is to take a cruisy ride up there to brake Sam in with her first group ride.

Seeing as it is going to be a slow ride, we can either take our own lunch and have a picnic type thing while up there, and because it's a slow ride this would be the perfect oppertunity to bring along a pillion and just cruise.

As mentioned the proposed date is either Sunday the 4th or Sunday the 11th, because I have to work on Saturdays until 2pm.

Any suggestions on other easy routes or destinations, we're looking to keep the ride under 200km if possible.

**Gremlin** · 23rd August 2005, 21:15

Wellsford and back?? SH16?? Either old north road, or just do the normal 16 route, very easy route...

I might be interested...

**Grizz** · 23rd August 2005, 21:25

If the weather is ok also might be a starter.

**Dodgyiti** · 24th August 2005, 07:05

Yep,
Could be keen. I would be 2up so slow 100/120kmh is fine.
Post the Sunday its on for and will see if its possible to make it.

**SlashWylde** · 24th August 2005, 07:22

Sunday 11th gets my vote as Sun 4th is Fathers Day Drags @ Meremere

**placidfemme** · 24th August 2005, 07:23

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Wellsford and back?? SH16?? Either old north road, or just do the normal 16 route, very easy route...

I might be interested...

That sounds like a better idea (a slightly longer ride). I've never been on a ride up that way, so I'll see if I can dig up a previous ride and hopefully find a map. At the moment Sunday the 11th is looking more certain. Of course Weather depending...

Originally Posted by NAK1D

If the weather is ok also might be a starter.

yup weather depending

I'm not keen on riding in the wet or heavy winds either, if the weather reports are correct (which they nearly never are) we should know about 3 days in advance what the weather is looking like

Give us plenty of time to cancel

Originally Posted by Dodgyiti

Yep,
Could be keen. I would be 2up so slow 100/120kmh is fine.
Post the Sunday its on for and will see if its possible to make it.

Yup 100/120kph is great, Sam will be riding a 150 so she won't be hooning around, also might have a friend on a cruiser coming, if the crowd is big enough there will obviously be some people hooning off ahead, but there will be a slower pack just taking it easy

**placidfemme** · 24th August 2005, 07:25

Originally Posted by SlashWylde

Sunday 11th gets my vote as Sun 4th is Fathers Day Drags @ Meremere

Sweet, it's leaning more towards the 11th for us too, Sam's brother is having his 21st on the weekend of the 4th... and as you mentioned... Fathers Day too...

*has never been to the Drags @ Meremere*

**aff-man** · 24th August 2005, 09:30

hmmmmmm we'll see......

Please post a route as soon as ya know. Cheers.

**placidfemme** · 24th August 2005, 11:06

Originally Posted by aff-man

hmmmmmm we'll see......

Please post a route as soon as ya know. Cheers.

Will do

Then you can show off your new wheels

**crashe** · 24th August 2005, 11:18

Keen if the weather is good.

**Stroker Girl** · 24th August 2005, 11:33

Sounds like a good idea. Got a friend who wants to take a new pillion for a ride so he will probably be keen too.

**GR81** · 24th August 2005, 13:52

Count me in... i'm keen either day.

it'll give me a good chance to stretch the legs on the new bike

**InDeSkyz** · 24th August 2005, 17:18

I'm interested, but hesitant.
I seem to be riding less than 100khm. It's more rather around 80-90khm.
(That will probably change the more I get used to my bike I assume).

**crashe** · 24th August 2005, 17:58

Originally Posted by InDeSkyz

I'm interested, but hesitant.
I seem to be riding less than 100khm. It's more rather around 80-90khm.
(That will probably change the more I get used to my bike I assume).

The more you ride, then the better confident you will become to ride that little bit faster.

I am just across the way from you... if you want to go out and ride to build up more confidence... then PM me... I am free most days.
I know a nice route to ride for learners... plus even going up and down the motorway (non peak times of course) will help as well.