Slow/Medium Ride up North (Wellsford) - Sunday 11th September

[Phenoix]

Awsome ride.
Good for my first proper KB ride instead of just seeing a group fly past me in the opposite direction.
Got to know a few poeple, but still hard to match names to bike to profiles.
Thanks to all the help point out the way to go :

[R6_kid:Me]

was an awesome day out. We'll have to train you people on the 250's up, i got lonely out in front by myself after the gixxer thou crew left me for dead. Spose i should slow down a bit but i was really loving it today and felt quite at home despite my rather shifty rear end.

Good to catch up with you crazy lot again, hope to see you lot out on another big ride in a few weeks.

[El Dopa]

Hmmm, let me see now....

That's one, two, three KB rides I've attended, and one, two, three trips home in a truck.

Is anyone else spotting a patterm?

Thanks to everyone who stopped and helped. I dunno what went bang. I'll go and have a look when I feel brave eough to cope with the disappointment.

[Lou Girardin]

That was a lovely little meander through the northwest, I so enjoy a little waft on a Sunday.
A hint of fried Michelin on the breeze mingling with the scent of hi octane. Marvelling at a Gixxer thou going past on one wheel. Ducking behind the screen as we pepper each other with stones.
I do seem to lose all my races on the straights though.
I really must do one of the fast rides.
A great day thoroughly enjoyed, well done PF.

[Dodgyiti]

Great day out. It was almost dry, the whole day.
Big group and no bins is always good.
Good pictures thanks folks..

[aff-man]

was an awesome day out. We'll have to train you people on the 250's up, i got lonely out in front by myself after the gixxer thou crew left me for dead. Spose i should slow down a bit but i was really loving it today and felt quite at home despite my rather shifty rear end.

Good to catch up with you crazy lot again, hope to see you lot out on another big ride in a few weeks.

Hahahahah seeing you tucked behind the fairing going hard and i look down to see i'm only doing like 70 and passing you was funny.

I had fun. Sorry i piked on the up north ride but ominous weather and a hangover didn't help. Had fun on the way back though with some others. Was kinda laxed out near the end which was pretty cool. Good ride Good company and great to meet some new faces. See you on the next one.

[crashe]

well farken good time was had by all? - Only one semi comical incident that I am aware of - but we will let the unfortunate one explain that one.

I assume that you could be talking about me...

Yes folks I had a "Bin" today...



Nope not the bike but me...

Farkin McDonalds had wet floors and had the signs miles away from where it was wet and I didnt know that they had washed them. My back was turned when they did it so had no idea what was about to happen.

I stood up and down and I went with a thud..
With one word coming out of my mouth very loud was "FUCK"

I jarred my back really badly and it hurt for a long time afterwards...
Wasn't pleasant riding with the back like that...

Probably be sore tomorrow thou.

Otherwise a great day....

I played tail end charlie from Kaukopakopa to wellsford for our newbie...

Went to the Puhoi pub and then afterwards went to PF's...

Well done PF...... no real "bins" to speak of.

52 bikes meet at Wellsford....

[Avignon]

That was a great ride. Do you concur, yes doctor I concur. Thanks for whoever organised it. It was good the weather held off. This was my first ride with KB. I touched 240 a couple of times following a gixxer thou and this was a slow/medium ride. Cant wait for a fast one.

[R6_kid:Me]

Hahahahah seeing you tucked behind the fairing going hard and i look down to see i'm only doing like 70 and passing you was funny.

AYE??? When was that? Loved the little drag series at the lights in to albany!!! Did you see how much attention 5 bikes lined up at the lights gets!

To be honest (without getting an ego) i did ok today considering the shit i had on my back when you add my fat ass, and the fact that im a tad oversized for the lil old zxr it does make me looks like a half decent rider

I might have to take that 600 of yours out for a short spin at some stage, if i dont get my own one first

[crashe]

Hmmm, let me see now....

That's one, two, three KB rides I've attended, and one, two, three trips home in a truck.

Is anyone else spotting a patterm?

Thanks to everyone who stopped and helped. I dunno what went bang. I'll go and have a look when I feel brave eough to cope with the disappointment.

Was that you that broke down...

Time to get a new bike mate...
Thats 3 times now...

Or is it that particular road that doesnt like your bike....

[R6_kid:Me]

I touched 240 a couple of times following a gixxer thou and this was a slow/medium ride. Cant wait for a fast one.

lol, there was quite a mix in there today, the really fast KB guys (that i know of) werent there.

Only difference between the higher pace of today and a 'fast' ride is that they dont deviate their speed much into corners, its pretty much like Isle of Man TT racing, just without the pit stops and closed roads!
(you wont see me there for a while yet)

[Scorpygirl]

The pics looked like there was a heap of bikes there and the comments suggest people had a great time.

Awesum that there were no real bins but I hope that your back is not going to be too bad Crashe - ouch

Give me another couple of months to get my confidence up and I should be able to join you. :spudflip:

[Right Charlie]

was an awesome day out. We'll have to train you people on the 250's up, i got lonely out in front by myself after the gixxer thou crew left me for dead. Spose i should slow down a bit but i was really loving it today and felt quite at home despite my rather shifty rear end.

Good to catch up with you crazy lot again, hope to see you lot out on another big ride in a few weeks.

I reckon once i sort out the Biscuit i call a rear tyre with some decent rubber i stand a chance of keeping up, i was only 5 seconds off the blistering pace of your blue beast around Puke, and that was with a top speed of 150kph..

Fantastic day aside from some cheeky Fella on a Kwaka shooting past me on the left as i was moving across to the left...

To all, i was the fellah on the Mad Max Replica (minus the chick wearing feck all holding a cross bow) Gixxer two fiddy, all noise, no go.

Bring on the next cruise.

[R6_kid:Me]

The pics looked like there was a heap of bikes there and the comments suggest people had a great time.

Give me another couple of months to get my confidence up and I should be able to join you. :spudflip:

there were HEAPS of bikes! To be honest i'd say get out and join us. There were two virago 250's out today, one rider likes to give hers a bit of a hard time, the other just nanas along at her own pace

You will learn a lot faster riding with a group, and if you stick with people that have the similar/the same bike as you, you will very quickly learn that you can go quicker and still be fine - and feel comfortable doing it too.

Might see you out next time!

[R6_kid:Me]

I reckon once i sort out the Biscuit i call a rear tyre with some decent rubber i stand a chance of keeping up, i was only 5 seconds off the blistering pace of your blue beast around Puke, and that was with a top speed of 150kph..

LOL, yeh man. Might be a new bike you need, not new rubber! I did lap you, but that will be more because i had more power than you.

I suggest getting out and doing the Ride Right Ride Safe course, it'll make you a quicker, safer and more confident rider (sounds like a sales pitch!), either way it helped me loads and i will be returning to do it again in a month or two.