Today's toy run

**FEINT** · 3rd December 2005, 21:12

Looks like you all had a good time, nice catching up a few kb'ers at AMPS later on in the day.

**Jabez** · 3rd December 2005, 21:17

Originally Posted by Bulldog

Hey Waylander were you at Barry's point road in the morning? If so I was the stranger

Craig = Bulldog :slap:

I had a great time on my VTR250. But even more unreal was the fact that when I got back to Cyclespot after the ride, I traded my bike in for a VTR1000!! I'm a bad man.

So I've been riding all day until now. Need a nanna nap I think. I have some photos. I'll attach.

So you did trade the VTR

...now I'll have to convince the other half to upgrade mine

.See you at work on Monday

**Big Dave** · 3rd December 2005, 21:47

Originally Posted by Zed

Hey thanks for that Big Dave, your presentation made me feel as though I'd been there, those shots from the bike on the motorway were great and all them toys too!! I see also Miss crashe peering over in that last shot...and what's with the 'deleted pic' dude, you got me wondering?

chz

just a shot of amanda's bum in a compromising (funny) position - slipped the pic in originally - but then thought you don't do that to your friends. daz all

**Big Dave** · 3rd December 2005, 21:57

Originally Posted by SpeedMedic

nice pics Dave.. good job as usual.. is one of the two girls in the pic towards the very end the Co-Pilot?

aye. 'tis the old girl and the blondie is our friend Amada and her man is tracy on the 'prilia factory.

**Wolf** · 3rd December 2005, 22:29

Originally Posted by Marmoot

what is a 'toy run'?

A charitable event wherein a large number of bikers load up their bikes with toys and block traffic for a goodly distance and deliver said toys to some predesignated place to give to a charity.

The Cambridge to Hamilton run - maximum 80km/h all the way from Victoria Street Cambridge to somewhere in Hamilton (Garden Place, last year) - is in aid of Child Cancer.

Sales of badges and other memorabilia also help as the prices include a donation to the charity and the run itself helps raise public awareness of the charity. (Try not being aware when you're stuck on a side road as around 800-old bikes roll sedately along SH1 between Cambridge and Hamilton bedecked with soft toys...)

The cubs each have a badge from the toy runs they were on in utero. The latest will be born before the next Cambridge-Hamilton toy run so she won't be getting a badge until she's old enough to pillion.

**crashe** · 4th December 2005, 08:34

Originally Posted by Dynamytus50

Crashe was just waiting for you to pull your hands off your bars...

I was right up front behind Santa's Trike... and had a couple of riders who were a tad all over the place, so I wasn't gonna risk it.... But I did see ya there and I did wave and toot to you.

**kels** · 4th December 2005, 08:49

Once again it was an awesome ride! A few of us girls cruised up to Orewa for the an icecream and a catch up. It was great! Very much looking forward to the Westpac Run !!

**heavenly.talker** · 4th December 2005, 09:13

Great pics Dave

Cheers

**Big Dave** · 4th December 2005, 10:25

Originally Posted by Dynamytus50

It was pretty cool - i wasnt riding i was one of the cops blocking the traffic, Wellesley and Mayoral Drive...was cool to see you all there...lol Crashe was just waiting for you to pull your hands off your bars...

Was nice perving at the bikes after by britomart.....though i got a few dirty looks and anti police comments from some of the guys there for some reason

lol

nice to see all the bikes though!

Well, thank you for you help. I appreciated it. I believe you gave me a nod.

**Pillick** · 4th December 2005, 10:30

the photos on the highway are amazing, so many bikes. The noise must have been incredible.

wtf? three's a crowd =P

**Mental Trousers** · 4th December 2005, 11:09

Originally Posted by Big Dave

chz

just a shot of amanda's bum in a compromising (funny) position - slipped the pic in originally - but then thought you don't do that to your friends. daz all

Ya might want to get rid of the thumb nail as well then.

**heavenly.talker** · 4th December 2005, 12:11

Originally Posted by Pillick

the photos on the highway are amazing, so many bikes. The noise must have been incredible.

wtf? three's a crowd =P

That pillon was holding on to the biggest gorilla that you can imagine...very cool

**Mrs Busa Pete** · 4th December 2005, 13:33

it was almost like being back at the acc protest ride to wellington, bikes for africa .what has become of the nood or the wave on my way home to gulf harbur only 1 in 5 bikes returned my wave. we were on the coper busa

**Wolf** · 4th December 2005, 13:44

Originally Posted by Dynamytus50

Was nice perving at the bikes after by britomart.....though i got a few dirty looks and anti police comments from some of the guys there for some reason

I can't understand that. I feel really pleased with the cops on the Toy Runs - out there stopping traffic and directing us to the right place through town, kindly turning a blind eye to the bikes that are on the toy run without warrant or rego...

I'm not the only bugger I've seen giving them a erspectful wave as we roll past.

The toy runs are excellently helped out by the cops.