250 ride 16/12/06

[McJim]

Had a couple of close calls on SH22 today with cars on the wrong side of the road...coz of something they put in Waikato Draft perhaps?

[gijoe1313]

Crikey - sounds like a few close calls today, let's keep those to a minimum for next time Hope everyone got back to their nearest and dearest okay today

Forgot to mention how great it was to meet up with the other crew from the 'Tron! Even got to play the part of a gentleman (gawd, what an oxymoron!) and gave a lady a drink (and no, there was no salubrious mickey mixed in!)

btw McJim, I saw Chickadee fly past me at one point when I was doing ... quickish speed I guess you had to chase her down to make sure it wasn't a race - I was only going quickish, to ensure I had fork oil left by the time I got home!

[McJim]

Yep - that Chickadee is getting embarrassing - I might have to meddle with her powervalves to stop her from "Givin' me the Learn" on the twisties.

A couple of times I leaned my bike in real low to keep the speed on some twisty bits thinking "That will give me a bit of breathing space to ride along and look at the beautiful scenery" and after each attempt the twin suzuki lightbulbs of the RG still loomed large in my rear view mirrors.

Think I'll just give up now and admit she's a better rider than me - it's easier all round.

Glad you got home safe with your leaky forks - see you around.

[Chickadee]

Awesome ride, must get help from our babysitters again sometime soon to come for another blast!

Looking forward to the new year and many more rides to come.

Ride safe all and see you soon. Hopefully pride doesn't come before a fall, really enjoying the bike and learning new stuff all the time.
Cheers
Christine/Mrs McJim/Chickadee

[Leong]

Cheers for organising another good ride Mav and McJim. Good route taking in the best roads around Clevedon, Hunua Gorge, then down SH22. Bad luck about the jam at the road works in Papakura and Chrismas Shopping traffic in Pukekohe. For me SH22 is always an exhausting challenge, and I feel relieved to have survived it again. All that gravel and unpredictable surface reinforces my preference for trackdays these days, though as always I guess it's good to have balance.

After leaving you guys at Waingaro we headed down to Ngaruawahia for gas, then Erik led us back up some excellent back roads to Pukekohe. Good to see all the waving KBers when we saw you coming the other way! Got to Puke just as the bikes were coming in from their session. Lots of bikes on the track yesterday - they had enough for two groups. Caught up with some other KBers and track day regulars, some who weren't too happy later when organisers made the last session a single combined group session but failed to tell some of those in the second group! After this, some of us were still keen on some twisties and headed home via the Hunuas! All in all a great day out.

[erik]

Thanks Maverick and McJim for organising the ride.

The "wait at intersections for the rider behind you" thing didn't seem to work exactly, it seemed most of the intersections were marked by riders from further ahead. I don't think it caused any problems though.

I enjoyed following a bit behind Chickadee and McJim on SH22, it was a comfortable pace.

[toymachine]

While not exactly the idea of the day, I love how these rides have a few different pace groups so you can stretch your legs a bit should you feel like it..

BTW Cheers all for waiting for me to gas up Wasn't even expecting to find you's there... tell ya what, was rather nerve racking filling up knowing all those bikes are just waiting for you solely...was fraid i'd miss the tank or something

[gijoe1313]

BTW Cheers all for waiting for me to gas up Wasn't even expecting to find you's there... tell ya what, was rather nerve racking filling up knowing all those bikes are just waiting for you solely...was fraid i'd miss the tank or something

Muwahahah! In ye olde days, when large formations of men-at-arms were assembling for battle, there was a tradition where the last soldier to turn up was ritually sacrificed for the impending brouhaha ahead! I guess it was done to ensure that you turned up promptly for the stoush!

Mind you, I think that privilege is now reserved for electric mangoes!

[McJim]

...was fraid i'd miss the tank or something

Is this the voice of experience TM? Do you have a story involving a young lady that you'd like to tell us?

In hindsight I think it mught be a good idea to organise ourselves into groups of 4 riders or so as it seems a lot easier to keep groups of that size in touch with each other - we naturally split into different groups anyway but it leaves us wondering if other riders are lost or not.

[Maverick]

Thanks to everyone that came on the ride, and Mcjim and Hellraiser for the effort into organizing this one, Was good to meet the guys from Hamilton,
Glad everyone seems to have got home safe, take care out there,

Mav

[Hellraiser]

Bring on the next one ....... hint hint

[Snowcarver04]

Bring on the next one ....... hint hint

Yea im in on the next one. Just picked up my new bike today from te puke so will look out for your next one. Anyone feel like a small ride this weekend maybe up to welsford back roads etc?

[rookie]

Yea im in on the next one. Just picked up my new bike today from te puke so will look out for your next one. Anyone feel like a small ride this weekend maybe up to welsford back roads etc?

I'll be heading up through wellsford on my way up north...only if the weather is gonna be good for the following couple of days though...will keep you posted

[El Dopa]

Is there going to be a ride the w/e of the 30th-31st?

That would be the next 'fortnight' w/e, if you were still planning on holding them every two weeks, but it is in the middle of the holidays.

[Maverick]

It is supposed to be on the 31st, however I dont fly in from sydney until after9pm on the 30th, so things arent concrete just yet.