ATNR (Auckland Thursday night ride) - Discussion thread

**ManDownUnder** · 9th February 2007, 14:17

Originally Posted by SixPackBack

like Mark auckland did not turn up,

Speaking of whom - was he on the ride last night? He went past me on the NW (splitting like... well. imagine it for yourself... true to form) but I didn't see him go past on the ride.

**crashe** · 9th February 2007, 14:21

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Speaking of whom - was he on the ride last night? He went past me on the NW (splitting like... well. imagine it for yourself... true to form) but I didn't see him go past on the ride.

Yes Skidmark was on last night's ride.... on the 250cc borrowed bike.

In fact keep an eye out for film footage of his riding skills.
He taped a videocamera to the front of his bike......
Awaiting Disco_Dan to put it up on 'youtube' for everyone to view.

**ManDownUnder** · 9th February 2007, 14:24

Originally Posted by crashe

Yes Skidmark was on last night's ride.... on the 250cc borrowed bike.

He was lucky. Lucky to make it all the way to the end of the road in one piece... and lucky I didn't stop into the Shell and take his keys for a ride to Kumeu with me.

Rides past me like that again I fucken will...

Mark - you're fast, but you're not clever, and "good" isn't on your CV either. Sort it chap. We've had enough funerals of late...

**ManDownUnder** · 9th February 2007, 14:38

Originally Posted by Speedie

This is like ground hog day.

I thought that as I wrote it... sad but true. Shit - you'd think a lesson would have been learned... no?

**ArcherWC** · 9th February 2007, 14:41

Unfortunatly I think the only thing that will learn Mark is a very long stay in hospital, and even then the lesson will be marginal I fear

**ManDownUnder** · 9th February 2007, 14:49

Originally Posted by Speedie

I have continually been harrased by those HP fuckwits from Orewa base and what used to be Bexley House (now North Shore Policing Centre),

Time for a new bike/plate/outfit?

**SixPackBack** · 9th February 2007, 15:01

Living in Rodney does not make my life easy re: the pigs.
Stealth is the word.

**Karma** · 9th February 2007, 16:10

Originally Posted by Speedie

I dont come because either someone always bins it, gets lost or the cops are waiting around every straight. It is very frustrating and not at all enjoyable. I like the pub at the end.

True enough, but then the thursday ride does seem to contain a higher than average number of newbies.

I always ride sensibly, that is not the same as riding to the posted limit.

On a ride where there are known to be coppers around I'd say you were wrong. Whilst I may not agree with some of the speed limits around they are the law, and if you choose to break that law you have to live with the conseqences. If you depend on your bike to get to work and back, I'd say speeding on the thursday ride is indeed less than sensible.

**Devil** · 9th February 2007, 16:18

Originally Posted by SixPackBack

Living in Rodney does not make my life easy re: the pigs.

One day you're going to get caught with those pigs, thats just sick man.

**4 strokes** · 9th February 2007, 17:08

Originally Posted by SixPackBack

Living in Rodney does not make my life easy re: the pigs.
Stealth is the word.

Well i've lived in rodney for 4 years, but only had a road bike for 5 weeks. Last night was my 3rd thursday night ride and ignorance is bliss as this whole cop/bike lark is so new.

**Phurrball** · 9th February 2007, 17:43

Originally Posted by Weasel

Some of us will learn, and some of us have. When the cop came past us there was a group of at least 7/8 bikes doing only 100 - 110.(snip)

Aye, and a heap of bikes all going at exactly 50 down the hill into Albany where our laser-gun friend was waiting (thanks to the cagers giving advanced warning)

I had a ball on my first ATNR - will definately be back. Having a 250 with carbs needing a sort-out carrying a tubby-bloater like me helps avoid tickets

**deathstar** · 9th February 2007, 18:01

well i'm usually a volenteer for the TEC just because its the ease of it ... don't let a car past me doing less then 110 so if they do its either a twat or a piggies and if its a piggies i generally text up a head to let people know

**FROSTY:Me** · 9th February 2007, 18:55

that wasnt dickmarkon the gn250ish looking thing was it?
i was caging homeabout 6-6.30 on the norwestern crawlway and there was a total fucktard zig zagging through the traffic making a lot of noise and disrupting the traffic like crazy

**crashe** · 9th February 2007, 18:57

Originally Posted by FROSTY

that wasnt dickmarkon the gn250ish looking thing was it?
i was caging homeabout 6-6.30 on the norwestern crawlway and there was a total fucktard zig zagging through the traffic making a lot of noise and disrupting the traffic like crazy

Its a blue bike....... its a old model has spokes on it...... but yeah it does kinda look a bit like a GN250.

Some else on KB has a bike excatley the same.