Norfland Ride-22/7

[SwanTiger]

Photo 1 - Old Russell Road lookout again

Photo 2 - Nice part of Old Russell Road

Photo 3 - Re-grouped at the lookout

Photo 4 - Same again

Photo 5 - and again

Photo 6 - The Warf at Russell

[The Pastor]

Damn, me phinox and insane1 missed out >_< nah it was ok, we wasted a bit of time on the waipu george after lunch wating for kittie 'the binner' hawk to show up. I think the bike was trying to commit suside because it coulnt handle those damn leg warmers eh? But my mate just bought an 89xj600 and if phenix didnt lose his chain, i wouldn't of been able to ride it (although I now know why they call it the hinge!!) so alls well that ends well - I just got home a few hours ago I stayed in whagas after watching the game

Shout out to insane1 (I hope thats your kb name) good to see someone taking a scooter on a kb ride!

[SwanTiger]

Photo 1 - Boats in the bay at Russell

Photo 2 - People on the Warf at Russell

Photo 3 - Bikes parked up at Russell

Photo 4 - Some homo on the Ferry

Photo 5 - The puncture in my fucken tyre

[SwanTiger]

A big thank you to SuperDave, Zapf and Erik for stopping and helping me sort my bike, especially SuperDave who braved a 115kg pillion to Orewa !!

Thanks to that infamous northlander TL Rider for a awesome day. Plenty of front, rear and two wheel slides and sore cheeks from the grin I had riding Old Russel Road and through the Waipoua Forest

Went to pick up my bike which was conviently left at a pub, got invited in by the owner and spent a while watching the local boxing and lovely northland ladies ...

[rookie]

Went to pick up my bike which was conviently left at a pub, got invited in by the owner and spent a while watching the local boxing and lovely northland ladies ...

the "northland" ladies that you are referring to are most likely imports, as 'lovely' is generally not a word given to such creatures.

Anyways bloody good day considering i turned back at Whangas...next time though

[SuperDave]

I don't think my rear shock likes you very much Swanny - You realise it was like adding an extra two of me onto the bike haha.

Gotta say thanks to Zapf though for scouting the way and making it easier for me too see what the hell was up ahead, so much easier to follow the red tail light than it is to follow my short range headlights.

[Zapf]

Thanks TL rider for organising the ride. It was good to see everyone..

Cheers for the photos guys, is there any chance of asking TIE to send me some high res one of myself?

It was fun chasing the CBR1000F and Black SV thou, u know who you are.

And it was good to meet you superDave. All good re the night ride back, I needed some pratice anyway.

[tomthepohm]

TL i want your babys.

[R6_kid:Me]

TL i want your babys.

your missus can have mine

[Unit:Me]

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

Ya always there when we need you mate, and we all really appreciate that. I was totally impressed when, in passing Korumba asked about a tyre pressure gage, and you just pulled one out of ya pocket, just like a majician, that gets prize of the day from me my friend

[DMNTD:Me]

Sweet pic's Swanny or should I say Percy.
BTW...that wasn't an exotic dancing move either,it's called advertising mate. Bugger eh?

Glad to see y'all had a good day. Plenty more opportunities of road porn coming if you're keen. Do recommend ya come up the night before though so you're not so tired for the days riding. Had to cut the ride "short" due to time constaints but what we did do seemed to have satisfied for now

TL i want your babys.

Sorry dude but 5 is enough for me man...that is usless ya want to pay my child support

[R6_kid:Me]

cheers for the ride TL, had a really mint day. Bike was handling mint, and handled the pace awesomely except for a bit of tyre spin(?) in second gear, and a few rear wheel drifts under power in the wet

I even enjoyed my familiarisation with the local flora, the locals thought it was a good show, shit the kids were even clapping and cheering for me!

Will be up there sometime soon. Only thing that didnt tickle my fancy so much was the forrest (i know thats your favourite), i guess if i did it a few times i would be more comfortable with a bit of pace, but i felt a bit uneasy giving the bike some juice with it being wet and having no idea how tight the next corner was going to be.

But on a whole i thoroughly enoyed the northern playground. Chicken strips were small as so there wasnt much for dinner when i got home, all signs of a good ride!

[Unit:Me]

Only thing that didnt tickle my fancy so much was the forrest (i know thats your favourite), i guess if i did it a few times i would be more comfortable with a bit of pace, but i felt a bit uneasy giving the bike some juice with it being wet and having no idea how tight the next corner was going to be.

Yep, there's bears in them there woods, be warned. It's a hell of a ride in summer, you can just scream through there. Only takes 3 or 4 rides to get to have a bit of a clue where the really narly corners are, but thats all part of the fun. I love it when I can hit the vegatation with my rear view mirror, now thats a rush

[R6_kid:Me]

I love it when I can hit the vegatation with my rear view mirror, now thats a rush

lol, by the time we got to russell i think i'd had enough of vegetation for the day

[Kittyhawk]

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?

It was a choice - Take the truck oncoming (as that took up most of the bloody lane!) or rear end the lovely lady on the bike in front of me, or go for the bank,........I decided to play it safe and go for the bank. Wans't too bad, just a wee crash so I've learnt this.......
Stoppie = droppie
Blat = splat
I wonder what the next one is!?
Anyway just a bit bruised nothing broken apart from the fairings, so might have to patch that up and put some of my legging fur on the missing parts of fairing.
Funny thing tho, why would my pants get ripped and the leg warmers didn't...it is a good luck sign I think mwwhaahaa,
TL gimme that shirt then I'll complete my costume