Sunday 13th Nov - Coromandel loop

**juzzer** · 14th November 2005, 10:17

Originally Posted by Krayy

Here's some awards for the day....can I have the envelope please.....

The award for wettest rider goes to....
Weasel!! For gods sake get some cordura man, or at least a jacket that meets your trousers so people following you don't get freaked out looking at this:

Most surprising handling bike....
Yamaha V-Max. Bloody hell that thing can go round corners. Changed my mind about all cruisers being lumps that can only go on straight roads.

Biggest whoops....
That would be me, I'm afraid. So many I can't remember them all (but thats what you get when you go hard), so here ar ethe highlights:
1. Scraping my toe at 130 through a long sweeper and having it almost yanked off the peg.
2. Lost concentration coming through the gorge to Kopu on a sweeper and ended up in the wrong lane for a while.
3. Accelerating in the wet while crossing a white line whilst passing Chickenfunkstar and having the rear break away.

Bike I'd most like to own....
Sorry Yoshi, but it would have to be Juzzer's VTR1000 or Kornholio's yellow Gixxer.

Rider of the day....
I reckon everyone deserves the props for hanging on even though the weather looked like it was going to be shit all the way round, but after lunch when the sun came out....well, you know the rest

Next time where out on a ride together take it for a spin bro

**juzzer** · 14th November 2005, 10:29

Originally Posted by Weasel

But that's not all... got up this morning to find my ass is sunburnt!!

Now that's just fuckin priceless...

**PhiR1** · 14th November 2005, 14:58

hey guys Krayy's yank co-worker here

first, thanks to Krayy for organizing this and letting me come along...even going so far as to find me a bike to ride... thanks bud!

to the rest of you crazy guys (and girl) thanks for allowing a bloody american to tag along...it was an awesome time and an experience i won't soon forget. there was some incredible scenery that i could catch a gimpse at from coasting at 120kph

given the choice of stopping to take a picture or ride the ride...the choice was obvious -- thats what postcards are for, right?

if any of you guys (and girl) will be going to Colorado, let me know and i can hook you up with some great rides...then again, that was an incredible ride and you might be a bit disappointed

anyways, thanks again -- i couldn't have met a nicer bunch of biker's to tag along with

Ta!
-Phi

**juzzer** · 14th November 2005, 15:06

Originally Posted by PhiR1

hey guys Krayy's yank co-worker here

first, thanks to Krayy for organizing this and letting me come along...even going so far as to find me a bike to ride... thanks bud!

to the rest of you crazy guys (and girl) thanks for allowing a bloody american to tag along...it was an awesome time and an experience i won't soon forget. there was some incredible scenery that i could catch a gimpse at from coasting at 120kph

given the choice of stopping to take a picture or ride the ride...the choice was obvious -- thats what postcards are for, right?

if any of you guys (and girl) will be going to Colorado, let me know and i can hook you up with some great rides...then again, that was an incredible ride and you might be a bit disappointed

anyways, thanks again -- i couldn't have met a nicer bunch of biker's to tag along with

Ta!
-Phi

Good to meet ya Phi, and you even managed to stay on the left hand side of the road...

...Next time stay longer so we can show you a few more roads

**The_Dover** · 14th November 2005, 15:16

Juzzer will show you more than the roads, given half a chance.............

**juzzer** · 14th November 2005, 15:20

Originally Posted by The_Dover

Juzzer will show you more than the roads, given half a chance.............

Yr just a flacid rooster jealous prick with no bike...

Got yr Mojo back yet big boy?

**Kornholio** · 14th November 2005, 15:55

Nice ride guys(even tho I was late and come up through Kopu/Tairua/Coroglen)...thought I would wait at Coroglen for yas ... mmm cold beer, wicked toasties, not bad barlady and you guys came past just as I ordered my feed so couldnt catch up there... lol it was like watching the first corner of SBK as you guys came past the pub and around to the bridge, very nice...finally caught yas at Tairua and Yeeha off to Kopu... Pesky bloody thou's tho(V-twin and 4 cyl-yes I mean you Yoshi

)

On a more sombre note about 20 ks from home I came around this corner and nearly run up the ass end of a cop car doing 90... instantly his lights came on and signalled for me to pull over, so as you do I whacked it down a couple and overtook him and got the fuck outta there , goddam 750s wheelie on command didnt work and he got my plate...after taking a few side roads I got back home and parked her in the shed and mate came round and we went into town...cops turn up 30mins later find the bike and told my flatmate to get me to give him a ring tomorrow

Just been in and have been charged with Dangerous Driving and failing to stop for flashing lights and sirens

Oh well my bad, life goes on...

May have to get some track time in I think

Until then Go hard

**boomer** · 14th November 2005, 16:09

Originally Posted by The_Dover

Juzzer will show you more than the roads, given half a chance.............

PhiR1- Between them you should be able to see quite a lot of NZ.. Dover does fields don't you know?

Kornholio - Ouch, all i can say is good luck and fingers crossed

Weasel - lmfao.. serves you right for subjecting 'some' of us to that sight!!!!

**trev** · 14th November 2005, 16:12

Krayy - thanks for organising the ride. A great day eventually.
Quasi's leathers were a big improvement on the Cordura - except for the first 30 mins.

The photography was a ---- up. I got Yoshi ?? on the first corner but the rest of you were slowing down to check out the "incident" & I was screaming at Yoshi to say I was up the bank taking photos bla bla bla. Lesson learn't to let everyone know what I'm up to. Next Coro trip I want to try that corner again.The second corner half of bloody Auckland came around in their cages with you guys.
Here are a few - all dark for some reason. I'd better read the manual.