South Auckland Thursday Night Ride

**Latte** · 12th January 2011, 18:52

Originally Posted by Chaos_Warrior

Would like to tag along, (Me & The Wife) on Thursday if at all possible, will be coming from The North Shore, any idea how far it is to the meet at BP autobahn Papakura from there ?
Regards,
Chaos.

Not wanting to divert you or anything (as the roads are a lot of fun down south). But there is also a thursday ride "north" as well which is porbably a lot closer.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...cussion-thread

Shell Westgate @ 6:30 for a 7pm ish depart.

**caseye** · 12th January 2011, 19:11

They've probably hear how the Northern Thursday night riders ride and dedcided to come down South for a relaxing pootle and some scintilating company.

**Chaos_Warrior** · 13th January 2011, 13:45

Originally Posted by hiss

Not wanting to divert you or anything (as the roads are a lot of fun down south). But there is also a thursday ride "north" as well which is porbably a lot closer.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...cussion-thread

Shell Westgate @ 6:30 for a 7pm ish depart.

Ok thanks for that Hiss, i read the discussion forum and to be honest it sounds a bit vague, people not going or not knowing for sure if they will turn up,

I dont know how many peeps you normally have at your ride nights, it seems a more deffo arrangement at the south ride so unless i hear from you and your group otherwise I will stick with my original plan.

Raincheck for another time though?

Regards,
Chaos.

**idleidolidyll** · 13th January 2011, 14:29

Big Red is in the shop for a service and I'm mountain biking in Totara Park tonight.
Next week perhaps

**Latte** · 13th January 2011, 14:54

Originally Posted by Chaos_Warrior

Ok thanks for that Hiss, i read the discussion forum and to be honest it sounds a bit vague, people not going or not knowing for sure if they will turn up,

I dont know how many peeps you normally have at your ride nights, it seems a more deffo arrangement at the south ride so unless i hear from you and your group otherwise I will stick with my original plan.

Raincheck for another time though?

Regards,
Chaos.

To be honest I've only done a couple so far, but it sounds like there's always at least 4-5 people (occasionally only 1 or 2, but rarely). Plenty of Summer left so mayas well go on as many different rides as possible.... I think the Southies have a sat ride , and we have a Sunday ride. Anyway, no dramas

And Caseye's just trying to steer you away from us far friendlier northerners

**Chaos_Warrior** · 13th January 2011, 15:43

Originally Posted by hiss

To be honest I've only done a couple so far, but it sounds like there's always at least 4-5 people (occasionally only 1 or 2, but rarely). Plenty of Summer left so mayas well go on as many different rides as possible.... I think the Southies have a sat ride , and we have a Sunday ride. Anyway, no dramas

And Caseye's just trying to steer you away from us far friendlier northerners

Ha ha ! ok, thanks again Hiss, we would be interested in the Sunday rides, can you give us some more details on them please ?

Regards,
Chaos.

**Latte** · 13th January 2011, 18:21

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ghlight=sarsar

Details in the 1st post again - although this sunday will be a little quiet - there's track days at pukekohe and hampton downs this sunday.

I'll stop trying to steal people from this thread now

**Chaos_Warrior** · 13th January 2011, 23:05

Originally Posted by hiss

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ghlight=sarsar

Details in the 1st post again - although this sunday will be a little quiet - there's track days at pukekohe and hampton downs this sunday.

I'll stop trying to steal people from this thread now

Well, we got to The BP at Papakura for 18:04,

worried that we were a tad late met one solitary biker called Martin, AKA Jafar, we waited til gone ten to seven only for no-one else to turn up,

so we ventured out on a twistie road for about 40 kms, stopping twice, once to check out a view and again to stop a local bike haunt that looked from the outside like a western type saloon.

We then took off again down Pioneer Road til we got to the The Village Bar & Kitchen where there was a Hot Rod evening.

We stayed there and chatted for about an hour before heading back and unfortunately getting absolutely soaked while riding through some major rain showers and hail storms, ( that'll teach me to clean my f**king Blade i thought ).

So ! So much for me turning up to the South Auckland ride as it seemed that it was more planned and that more people would be turning up rather than going to the North Auckland night, but at least the evening was saved by the thoroughly nice bloke ( Martin ) that we met, even if the night ended up being a total washout.
Thanks mate.

Cheers.
Chaos.

**buellbabe** · 14th January 2011, 06:33

We are a pretty relaxed lot southside...

I have only manged to do one Sth Auck Thursday nite ride but I thoroughly enjoyed it, so cool having all these great roads literally RIGHT THERE!

FYI, I don't really do New Years resolutions but if I was gonna do one it would be to make an effort to do more Thursday nite rides.
See you guys soon

**DidJit** · 14th January 2011, 06:48

Jafar definitely knows a few good roads to the pub.

About time all these part-timers (myself included these days) started showing up with some more regularity. Soon peoples, soon.

**buellbabe** · 14th January 2011, 06:50

Well my excuse has been work...lots of it but I am now able to work from home so thats free-ing me up a bit :-)

**jafar** · 14th January 2011, 09:20

Hey Karl , thanks for coming along, was a nice ride up into the hills & to the pub to have a perv @ the hot rods on display

As for the rest of you, where were you??

an excellent night for a ride, nice twisty back roads, lots of scenery, good company

.

Was Coronation Street really that good?

This was the first ride I have been able to get to for months, work commitments have kept me away. Pity that apathy seems to have taken hold of the ride, it is only as good as we make it people.

**idleidolidyll** · 14th January 2011, 10:54

Catch 22

The more who ride; the more who ride

If bugger all ride, bugger all turn up next time

**Thani-B** · 14th January 2011, 12:45

My excuse was that I'm poor and still in holiday mode. And that I had a job trial this morning and had to be up nice and early for that. Maybe next week.