Norfland Ride-22/7

**DMNTD:Me** · 21st July 2006, 23:43

Weather's looking sweet for tomorrow but possible averageness on the west coaqst so may just have to do the Mangamuka's...oh the pains

Originally Posted by The_Dover

Hey TL,
He's hittin on yer missus!!!

Sweet as man...I need to get swome "rent" in as no doubt I'll be needing another tyre soon enough

Originally Posted by swanny

...How many Whangareians are coming?

At least a dozen+ man....prolly more than you latte swillers

Originally Posted by GIXser

be careful you bunch of dirty homo's.....

What,aren't ya coming ya metrosexual poof? Oh...my bad

Originally Posted by Korumba

How many Kilos were you after again?

Yeah still running the bulk orders eh?

**Korumba** · 22nd July 2006, 08:54

Magic Day! See you all at BK for a 10.00am Departure.

**Maha** · 22nd July 2006, 18:56

Cheers Chris for showing us those meke roads, without doubt the best twisties i have been on to date...

And some of bays past Toots were just stunning, Whale bay etc, the ride home was uneventful unlike the the ride to Russell....

A couple of moments, but glad that those concerned were still able to smile and get on with their day/ride. Gareth/Kitty and that guy who droped his bike at the servo?....

nothing that cant be fixed, and the way you just got on with....

Pic 1) early morning Wellsford, good to see Swanny bought his recycle watse..

Pic 2) Regroup just past Tutukaka, magic day, awsome bunch of riders
Pic 3) Kitty ? What happened?....

Pic 4)Thanks for pointing out where it happened kitty.....

glad you are ok, hows the knee?

**Scorpygirl** · 22nd July 2006, 19:13

I hear a certain lady (KB mother) had a slight technical issue with her zipper!!!

Photos please anyone?!!!!!

Glad there were only a couple of small bins.

**Korumba** · 22nd July 2006, 19:15

Great Ride Guys and Gurls...

**Maha** · 22nd July 2006, 19:21

Originally Posted by Scorpygirl

I hear a certain lady (KB mother) had a slight technical issue with her zipper!!!

Photos please anyone?!!!!!

Glad there were only a couple of small bins.

there are pic's....i helped her undress and didnt get to redress her.....

**crashe** · 22nd July 2006, 19:28

Originally Posted by Scorpygirl

I hear a certain lady (KB mother) had a slight technical issue with her zipper!!!

Photos please anyone?!!!!!

oi you...... it is all about me you know...

Damn thing broke at Whangarei...

But my HERO is RiderInBlack who came to my rescue... he is such a hunny that lad. He lent me his oilskin vest so that I could keep warm.

I ummm just needed a wee bit of assistance to get it on and to undo the vest.

I want one of those oilskin vests.. they are awesome.

I hope that RIB didnt get too cold by the time he got home.
Only thing is I have to give his oilskin back to him....
Do you think he will notice if I kept it..... shhhhhhhhhhh

But the ride itself.... awesome... had a ball... great bunch of folks out there riding today... just that backroad to Russell, seemed to go and on and on forever.
Damn hard on my arm muscles thou... awesome view from up there thou...

Great to catch up with T.I.E, he got some shots, so will have to wait for those to appear.

Only a few mishaps: A missing link, a oops or two and a stuffed zip.

Oh and I did over 500kms today.... thats the longest amount I have done in a long time. My sore knee was feeling in on the home stretch..

**Phenoix** · 22nd July 2006, 19:34

Glad to know you all enjoy'd yourselve's.
The tow'y arrived and took me into Warworth, got a new link fitted, but you had way to much lead on me.
Big thanks to Insane one and Renaged Master for waiting round.
Ended up doing the laps just out of Wellsford.

Have heard from Kitty Hawk, shes back here ok, but the knee is hurting like nothing else.

**RiderInBlack** · 22nd July 2006, 20:12

Bloody good ride. Kept swing between Nana and Hoon modes. The Bourbon at Russell was working a treat by the time we got to Waitangi (as shown by my pitiful Burnout attempt at the gas station

). Too bad it had worn off by the time I got to the Forrest. Got ta Dargaville in full Nana mode, moaning away cause I was missing the vest

Fu*ken hard being a gentleman

Na it's sweet Crashe. Would have done the same thing for anyone. Little bit of cold did me no harm

**SwanTiger** · 22nd July 2006, 21:58

Great day out on the bike, brilliant weather (although it started to spit as I came into Dargaville) and as always, some of the best roads Northland has to offer.

Lots of long boring straights coming out of Dargaville heading home, floating along happily, then a corner, a nice corner, a 45, drop a gear, crank the bike over, go to gas it up and - hello.

Flat fucken tyre.

Favorite picture of the day attached, more to follow, mainly of TL Rider's arse.

MASSIVE !

**Maha** · 22nd July 2006, 22:05

Nice wee pic there Swanny, and a shooting star as well?......

Did ya make a wish?

**oldguy** · 22nd July 2006, 23:11

Didn't make it home on the bike, had to get it trailered home from Albany, bike sprung a fuel leak, petrol all over the top of the engine, will get it seen too on monday.

Another great ride up north, awesome bunch to ride with, nice to put faces to
the names of you guys and gals, my hat of to you TL and your northern folk for
a great ride, thanks.

Had a blast down mangakahia Rd on the way back, didn't get the names of the
two guys I was ridin with on the Gxxers thanks that was fun.

will get the pic's sorted tomorrow.

**erik** · 22nd July 2006, 23:42

Thanks for organising that TL Rider, it was a great days riding.

It was dark when I left home and dark when I got back, I covered 709km in total.

I'm knackered.

Pics:
1. te atatu NW motorway on the way to westgate in the morning.
2. bikes at whangarei
3. swanny's hyosung
4. crashe's virago
5. crashe
6. panorama

**Maha** · 22nd July 2006, 23:50

Originally Posted by oldguy

bike sprung a fuel leak, .

Thats a bastard, you were saying it goes through the gas, last thing you need is to waste the stuff....... yea fantasic day, dont really know why im still up at this hour.......