Mid-Life Crisis Cruise/Crawl......8th July

**Ozzie** · 8th July 2006, 19:10

Originally Posted by marty

i'm up for another trip down there - down to coffee & paninis at the rock climbing cafe at wharepapa, then a quick trip via putaruru sh1/sh29 and back down buckland rd. could start from my place, or meet in cambridge first.

if that sounds like a plan i'll start another thread...

I'd be keen, only thing is I have my kids every second weekend, which would count me out next weekend, but a starter for the following.

Will there be any trucks?

Tis ok Patch, didn't think you were goin sideways at me.

**Blackadda** · 8th July 2006, 19:10

Thanks for the ride guys. Sorry I was slowing you down a bit, but I did warn you, hence the crawl/cruise ride. Nice scenery out the back of the lake, thanks for showing us that Marty

Oz hope you and the bike are all Ok, you'll probably feel it tomorrow. Hope everyone else made it home safe.

I got flashed by mr plod coming back from Cambridge through to Taupiri, plus saw a couple more milling around. They must use that area for training eh!

Pic attached for ya photo albums.

Cheers again.

**Ozzie** · 8th July 2006, 19:15

Originally Posted by Blackadda

Oz hope you and the bike are all Ok, you'll probably feel it tomorrow. Hope everyone else made it home safe.

No majors aside from embarasment. Thanks for the ride, had a great time. And cheers for the pix.

**BarBender** · 8th July 2006, 19:16

Thanks for the ride guyz and thanks for orgainsing Blackadder. Great to put a few tags to faces.

T. Oz - Sorry to hear about your off. Like Connor - If I'd known you binned it, I would have stopped for sure. Thank god you're OK.

Patch - I see you could resist a wheelie or two @ at the Servo before Matamata. All good and lovely to watch. Nice to know a few 35+'s can still hang it out. Would've have been keen for a ride tomorrow but I have got some housework to do after being an absent dad/husband.....bla bla bla...

Until the next time.

**ZTHOU** · 8th July 2006, 19:26

Thanks for the ride,and thanks to Blackadda for thinking this one up.Enjoyed meeting a few of you's.Was a great day out

**Sparky** · 8th July 2006, 19:37

Thanks for the ride guys, I had fun, even managed to slow a few people down!!

Originally Posted by Patch

Ps. Wasn't actually refering to you with the corner thing, just the clown who warps it down the straight and then anchors it before a corner that doesn't require that kind of braking. Its almost as bad as zigzaging in front of people who should really be riding staggered.

I figured that was the way the ride was advertised!! That's why I came on this one!!

Anyway I had a great day apart from coming around the corner and finding one of our group in the ditch! Good to see all was OK when we got him out and we soon got on our way again.

Hope everybody made it home safe and sound.

**Turtle** · 8th July 2006, 20:02

Originally Posted by Patch

Who me . . silly? not me, you must have the wrong person

Saw two of the plod, one approached from the rear, lights ablazing oh crap

he can see that far, but then he went passed as all an pulled into the Cafe, he mustv'e been thirsty after a hard day collecting on behalf of the Gov. coffers.

Be good to try out some more of those really twisty bits that Marty was enlightening us about. Have to organise that some time soon, but only for those who ain't scared of going around the corners at the same speed they like to fly down the straights at. They know who they are - farkin foreigners!

Yeah we do know who we are...but then again we didnt realize we had to ride in a way that suits you and not us.You just keep bragin about wat you think you can & cant do on ya bike like ya were today & the rest of us will keep riding just the way we want to.
That aside a good day was had & hope to ride with yas again sometime.

**MikeL** · 8th July 2006, 20:03

[QUOTE=Patch]

Saw two of the plod, one approached from the rear, lights ablazing oh crap

he can see that far, but then he went passed as all an pulled into the Cafe, he mustv'e been thirsty after a hard day collecting on behalf of the Gov. coffers.

[QUOTE]

Gave me a bit of a fright when I saw him in the mirror. Lights blazing but no siren - must be the required procedure when attending to an emergency caffeine transfusion...

**Ozzie** · 8th July 2006, 20:10

[QUOTE=MikeL][QUOTE=Patch]

Saw two of the plod, one approached from the rear, lights ablazing oh crap

he can see that far, but then he went passed as all an pulled into the Cafe, he mustv'e been thirsty after a hard day collecting on behalf of the Gov. coffers.

Gave me a bit of a fright when I saw him in the mirror. Lights blazing but no siren - must be the required procedure when attending to an emergency caffeine transfusion...

me 3, thort someone reported my woopsy and he wanted a piece as well, thankfully no, perhaps he needed to pee, that can be an immergency too you know. Specially over 35.

**trumpy** · 8th July 2006, 20:36

Thanks for the ride, good to put some faces to web names.

Had a great ride home via Arapuni, Wharepapa South, Mangakino, Whakamara and home via Poihipi rd. Virtually no cars, good pace (for me) and only one rectum tightning moment coming down the hill to the Mangakino Dam....damn that moss on the road is slippery!...managed to ride it out and survive another day.

There really are some awsome roads down our way...you could spend a good hour or two just playing in the Waikite Valley alone as well as the above mentioned roads. Next track day take an extra day and do some exploring, you won't be disappointed...........always happy to play tour guide.

**X-Ryder** · 8th July 2006, 21:02

Hey guys, cheers for the hookup, was a great ride, glad it was a sedate crawl/cruise

(will take about a week for my arms to shrink back to normal length after going down 27)

Hey temporaryOZ sorry to hear about your "excursion" thankfully you and your bike came out of it ok

Hopefully hook up with ya's again some time.

**marty** · 8th July 2006, 21:40

ups to x-ryder for peddaling the vtx plenty quick enough. it's like a big v-twin, only quiet! not like that outrageous z1000 ridden by- - - - - zthou funnily enough.....that has to be THE loudest inline 4 i have ever heard!

**Vagabond** · 9th July 2006, 00:51

Originally Posted by Patch

Be good to try out some more of those really twisty bits that Marty was enlightening us about. Have to organise that some time soon, but only for those who ain't scared of going around the corners at the same speed they like to fly down the straights at. They know who they are - farkin foreigners!

You gotta be on about me, but Iv'e learnt the hard way when it comes to unknown roads, rather get safely around the corner and live another day

Also I tend not to push the corners too hard in winter wet patches and all

T.O. sorry to hear about your little off-road stint perhaps a super motard would be more fitting for the job

Good to meet the rest of you guys as well, ride home was brisk to say the least, neck muscles were on fire had to stop and have a few Murphys.

Catch y'll all next time!

**Vagabond** · 9th July 2006, 00:53

Originally Posted by marty

ups to x-ryder for peddaling the vtx plenty quick enough. it's like a big v-twin, only quiet! not like that outrageous z1000 ridden by- - - - - zthou funnily enough.....that has to be THE loudest inline 4 i have ever heard!

Oh come-on she ain't that loud!