ATNR (Auckland Thursday night ride) - Discussion thread

[Devil]

Hopefully i'll make it next week. We'll see.
Work commitments. bah!

[Jacko2]

Hay and you didn't even come and say hello i turn around just as you where going through the door.

There where lots of new faces last night good to see more peeps getting out there but i guess you get that on the warmer nights.

Yeah, sorry Pete's Boss. Was feeling a bit guilty so had to go.
Popped out for bread, only 3 hours late hehehe.
BAD JACKO!!!

[Kiwibloke]

Hey nice ride last nite guys, lots of fun all round! Be even better when i can see where im going too! Cant wait for summer!!!

[gunnyrob]

Hi Todd,

The ATNR is open to all bikes (all sizes and types) just as long as you can do 100kph on the open road. It just spoils the Tail End Charlies (last rider who helps keep us in a group, in the right direction) ride if someone comes along and putts along at 80kph. Come over for a chat and tag along, if youre not happy with the ride you can always peel off. (Most come for the ride and have stayed - some for nearly 3 years... still cant get rid of them)

Amen to this. Was Tail end charlie again, but this time had to sit at 60 kmh for a zx-1400. If you don't feel happy riding at night, please get your own confidence levels up before coming along to big ride nights as you will dick around lots of others. (We almost had search parties out for us). It was obvious that someone was way out of thier comfort zone big time.

[riffer]

Doesn't surprise me Gunnyrob.

Did you use the same roads as last week? How was the surface tonight?

I was off my game last week, considering I was on a road I'd never ridden before, having been up since 0300 that morning, and on a bike I'd never ridden before (an ER-6n - I normally ride an RF900 like MDU's - TOTALLY different animal) and it was one of Frosty's ones for sale to boot.

There's a number of blind crests on that road with some interesting corners immediately following - I'm not the world's best night rider due to dodgy eyes but didn't go too badly - at or slightly over the open road speed limit nearly all the way (being a good boy LOL) - and I've got to admit when you're on a bike you don't know and you end up doing a few front end slides on a downhill corner it tends to knock the old confidence a bit. I daresay a big kwakka would be a hell of a handful on that road.

I did notice a couple regulars blow past me - was that Morcs on the DRZ motard - I can't remember - and the guy on the streetfightered gixxer thou (damn I can't remember the names).

Hopefully I'll get an invite to come back again sometime. I'd love to try that road when visibility was a bit better...

[gunnyrob]

All are welcome back, especially now we have daylight saving in our favour & all rides from now should be in light allowing better road craft.

We get a lot of stick from those who observe the ATNR from afar without actually coming on the ride.

We don't want any "cock fights". We just want to have a good social ride. As Qckchk said, we do expect people to at least keep up to a reasonable speed at night (At 60kph we do muck people around)

As tail end charlie, I have to keep an eye on people at the back, but even so, I overtook the rider in question & tried to lead him through the corners & show him good lines.

Safety is the key

[Chocky]

Wait and see. Probably rebuild - it's front and RHS plastics that got crunched. All else seems intact but she has a few kms on it - I might replace it with a lower mileage model etc.

What do you need - I have some spares in my shed anyway...! (Forks, seat... etc)

well I would'nt mind the seat, mine has a few rips. also any plastics, in any condition as I can cut and paste (with the help of fiberglass).
I have a few ideas about modd'ing the rear end so shs's not so FAT.
So anything you have I may be interested in

[Swoop]

(with the help of fiberglass).

The BDOTGNZA will be after you...

[ManDownUnder]

The BDOTGNZA will be after you...

WAAAAAYYYY off topic for a sec....

how do others pronounce "BDOTGNZA"? I say "BOG-TOG-ENZA" personally...

anyway - as you were..

[SixPackBack]

WAAAAAYYYY off topic for a sec....

how do others pronounce "BDOTGNZA"? I say "BOG-TOG-ENZA" personally...

anyway - as you were..

I pronounce it "slack-jawed-anal-retentiveness".............but hey that's just me!

[Xile]

The BDOTGNZA will be after you...

But...what does it mean???

[Devil]

But...what does it mean???

Brave Defender Of The Great New Zealand Arse.

I think.
Or something...

[Qkchk:Me]

who has their trail bike ready for tomorrow?

[OutForADuck]

Doesn't surprise me Gunnyrob.

Did you use the same roads as last week? How was the surface tonight?

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Hopefully I'll get an invite to come back again sometime. I'd love to try that road when visibility was a bit better...

Hey Riffer, you stood up alright dude!! and when I was following MDU later in the night on that same ER-6n it was pretty obvious the lights weren't up to the job.. I passed MDU at one stage just to through some light on the situation, I wasn't happy following him into that mirky unknown

[Qkchk:Me]

The weather is shaping up for a great evening..........

There will be a briefing before the commencement of the ride (like usual) - all will be explained as to how this 'Adventure' option will work.