31st Dec Shell Westgate 8am

[Zed]

Well that was just what the doctor ordered, 2 1/2 hours in the saddle up to Wellsford via 16 and back, with awesome weather, dry roads in good condition, and great company with crashe, Mr Skid, and Chickenfunkstar. Also met up with Dover & Co in Kaukop...get some sleep Dover lol!

Crashe, we missed the procession, did you see it? Hope you had a good solo down 1 & thru Woodcocks.

Pity about not meeting up with Patch & Co. but some of us are wisses, and there'll be other opportunities, thinking about doing a ride to the Coro Loop next week? It's been funny weather lately.

Happy new years to all!

[Firefight]

Pity about not meeting up with Patch & Co. but some of us are wisses, and there'll be other opportunities, thinking about doing a ride to the Coro Loop next week? It's been funny weather lately.

Happy new years to all!

sounds like a good ride Matt, been sitting here at work wondering how it went.


happy New Year


F/F

[Zed]

sounds like a good ride Matt, been sitting here at work wondering how it went.


happy New Year


F/F

Did someone mention the "w" word? I feel sorry for those working this time of year, then again Dave, you rub it in quite often when you get to ride during the week while us others are slaving away on the job!

Hope ur not working 2morrow, that rum's pretty potent the day after innit?

[erik]

I was surprised how many people showed up, considering the weather. I don't think I've met any of you that were there before - that's a kinda new experience, most kb rides I know a few people at least. It was good to meet ya's.
The weather wasn't too bad, there wasn't any heavy rain, just drizzle and on the way back it cleared up. I hope none of you that were sitting in the sun got burnt.

The ride back, particularly along Woodcocks road/West Coast road was great

On the way back we stopped at the KKK gas station, saw Crashe, Chickenfunkstar and some other bikes (I guess you were one of them, Zed? I didn't manage to get a decent look at the bikes as they went past.) Good to year you guys had a good ride too.

Thanks for organising the ride, Patch.

[Zed]

On the way back we stopped at the KKK gas station, saw Crashe, Chickenfunkstar and some other bikes (I guess you were one of them, Zed? I didn't manage to get a decent look at the bikes as they went past.)

Yeah I remember seeing you's I think, about 6 bikes parked out front of the S/Stn in the usual spot? Waved at a couple of ya's as I rode past going north to Wellsford. Glad you had a goodun.

[Patch]

Well that was just what the doctor ordered, 2 1/2 hours in the saddle up to Wellsford via 16 and back, with awesome weather, dry roads in good condition, and great company with crashe, Mr Skid, and Chickenfunkstar. Also met up with Dover & Co in Kaukop...get some sleep Dover lol!

Crashe, we missed the procession, did you see it? Hope you had a good solo down 1 & thru Woodcocks.

Pity about not meeting up with Patch & Co. but some of us are wisses, and there'll be other opportunities, thinking about doing a ride to the Coro Loop next week? It's been funny weather lately.

Happy new years to all!

Let us know via post if you are going to do the Coro loop. I'd be keen to see more of our attractive scenery and the view this country has to offer.

Happy new year to all.

[Zed]

Let us know via post if you are going to do the Coro loop. I'd be keen to see more of our attractive scenery and the view this country has to offer.

Just posted a new thread about a ride down there next week, have also put it in the Calendar where you can register your attendance.

[Swoop]

Cheers to you all for putting up with the straggler... A tad moist to start with but nicely timed suntan/burn for the lunch at The Salty Dog. They must build more road, I keep running out... Hell of a lot of bikes at the KKK Pub! Cheers everyone!

[LXS]

Good ride, cheers all


Happy New Year

[erik]

Cheers to you all for putting up with the straggler... A tad moist to start with but nicely timed suntan/burn for the lunch at The Salty Dog. They must build more road, I keep running out... Hell of a lot of bikes at the KKK Pub! Cheers everyone!

Re: the running out of road.
Maybe the BRONZ course at whenuapai might help?
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=12108

[wraith]

Great to meet you all this morning.
Awesome ride. We'll have to organise another outing
They are all new roads to me but jeezus are they good roads.
Anyway Happy New Year to all, and see you again soon.:spudwave:

[motobob]

Yeah sure was a fun ride Got hot under all the rain gear once the sky cleared. Good to meet up with some new faces. Jeez Matt you get a new bike , cruise past us an we don't recognise you.

[crashe]

Well that was just what the doctor ordered, 2 1/2 hours in the saddle up to Wellsford via 16 and back, with awesome weather, dry roads in good condition, and great company with crashe, Mr Skid, and Chickenfunkstar. Also met up with Dover & Co in Kaukop...get some sleep Dover lol!

Crashe, we missed the procession, did you see it? Hope you had a good solo down 1 & thru Woodcocks.

Pity about not meeting up with Patch & Co. but some of us are wisses, and there'll be other opportunities, thinking about doing a ride to the Coro Loop next week? It's been funny weather lately.

Happy new years to all!

What a ride..... I lead the pack for the first 11kms.....
then wohooo the rest ride past me with a quick wave...
(Zed, Chickenfunkstar and Mr Skid)

As I pull into KKK I mention to the 3 about the riders that we had just past...
so back we go.... Hi to Vixter, her sister, bro-n-law (I think) and Dover.

So again I lead the pack out from KKK.... and I am sure that I spotted "C" of CaN at the petrol station at KKK.

Mr Skid left us to head back to the city at KKK - nice to see you again mate...

Get to Wellsford.... yipeeeee ahead of Zed and CFS - ok only cos they stopped off at the lookout point.

CFS grabs the very last pie in the garage, so I had to have McDons...
such a hardship...lol.

Zed and CFS head back via 16 and I head on back via SH1.
I was gonna go via Woodcocks Rd but at the last minute I changed my mind...
Heading towards Orewa as I come around the corner I spot a car and I recognised the number plate... So I stop...
Yep its a mates car.. I use my AA card...
They get a lift back to the city and I sit on the side of the road waiting for the towtruck for the car....

Cheers to all the riders who slowed down and checked all was ok...
I gave them all the thumbs up signal...

Zed I never saw the procession at all.... but heaps of Hogs heading back up to the Puhoi Pub afterwards.

So its been a long day. Only just gotten home.

And it was sunny the whole time I was out there on the bike... WOHOOOO

[The Stranger:Me]

What was wrong with the veiw you had today then?

[The Stranger:Me]

Cheers to you all for putting up with the straggler... A tad moist to start with but nicely timed suntan/burn for the lunch at The Salty Dog. They must build more road, I keep running out... Hell of a lot of bikes at the KKK Pub! Cheers everyone!

Mate, I sat behind you for a few bends and noticed you braking right into the corner and most of the way round it. You got to get down to speed before you turn in then apply throttle round the corner.

You are better to err on the side of too slow in for 2 reasons. It is both safer and quicker than erring the other way cause as soon as you realise you are too slow you can nail it.
Also your ability to actually steer is severly hampered with the front brake on.