250 ride 31st December 2006

[Mr. Peanut]

It's ok, I'm alive.

I just couldn't be arsed getting up at 6am to go to Auckland. Hope you have a good time, are they heading my way?

[notme]

Me... ..............Shortly outside Clevedon there was a shiteload of cow shit right across the road (and it had been raining for a while). Tip toed through, but overtaking a car down the next straight, either there was shit on the tyre, smooth tar, or the soft rear, and I lost all traction, with the rear going left and right on me.

Jeez....I was worried for a second there G! As for the cow fertilizer - yeah I found that too.....i unleashed the demons a little early and did a nice rolling burnout till the crap all came off my tyre......man cowcrap is slippery!

Mind was all over the place, nothing felt right, so I packed it in, came home, found myself losing more air, but home safe.

Sensible. It's one of the best decisions to make huh? Knowing when you should just pack it in and go home.

I only took a few pics at meeting points:

[terbang]

Was initially planning on a ride to Raglan with ZRXER (remember that) but the bloody Homo decided to go on this ride which I wasn't going on, and wanted to, because said homo wanted a quiet ride down Hwy 22. Make sense..? Anyway he's not such a big homo because him, Blairos and Micro (awesome bike man) turned up at my place and we rode up to the lighthouse that McJim couldn't find..! Had a few ales at the Kentish and caught up with a whole bunch of faces (sorry about mine guys) to put to names. Probably JSG's last KB ride as he is off to give Aussies some advice how to beat the pakistanis at cricket. Welcome to the East coast lot. Missed signing yer concrete leg there "Young at Heart" and sorry we didn't chat though I caught up with yer other 66.666%. Nice blokes. Minnie it was nice to catch up, welcome to the world of motorcycles.

[toymachine]

Crickey what a ride!

Wrong turns, turkeys and weather!

[Donor]

So many stories... so few diplomatic ways to tell them...

Best I have a few brews, it helps loosen the tongue...

[McJim]

Sorry I had to depart the Kentish at a high rate of knots - just received word that my missus binned her RG in Auckland - Big ups to Andrea, Hellraiser and M1CRO for acting as KB roadside assistance until I could get there.

she's fine and the bike has now got a bit of Character.

Just like to thank everyone for turning up - it was a good day.

Group 1 - 6 people.
Group 3 - 9 people.
Group 2 - 24 people.

Sorry to hear about your tyre pressures Gremlin.

Good to meet you all.

Cheers

[Donor]

she's fine and the bike has now got a bit of Character.

Just like to thank everyone for turning up - it was a good day.

Top marks to the organiser, it was a brilliant ride Jamie, and to those that missed it, get flexible, and make with the kicking of yourselves.

Awesome time had by all, even those that had a lie down early on in the piece... (I'm not saying NUTHIN more!)

Some awesome rides to drool over, although none were a patch on Daisy. Well, not as far as noise and exhaust perfume anyways!

Rock on next ride!

[tide]

Big Ups to McJim and Mav for organising , an awesome ride as normal...

Later Deon

[duckaddict]

Sorry I had to depart the Kentish at a high rate of knots - just received word that my missus binned her RG in Auckland
....

she's fine and the bike has now got a bit of Character.
...

Thanks for the ride Jamie!

Good to know she's ok, was following her earlier and I must say she rides well, very well!

[toymachine]

Gutted I missed your signalling duckaddict! We rode all the way to the gorge on the kaiua ride before turning back, 2 gas stations later I found familiar routes and we made it...

[Prof - R]

thanks to the guys who put this ride togather

& another thanks to all that came along

good ride

[MSTRS:Me]

A very well run ride - pity you orkers can't run the weather very well!!
Really enjoyed taking part and meeting the odd familiar face and...well...the odd new face or 10. Glad to help, JSG.

[El Dopa]

Monto como una pequeña muchacha en una bici con las ruedas del entrenamiento. ¡Pero por lo menos monto, eso soy la cosa principal!

Si.

Diez caracteres.

[El Dopa]

Looking out of the window all I can say is thank fuck Maverick brought his weather genie (tm) back from Australia.

Having ridden home though a pissing storm, all I can say is, like fuck he did.

Didn't you sort out a return visa for the weather genie, Mav? Or is he/she a bit under the weather. Aha ha.

Sorry I had to depart the Kentish at a high rate of knots - just received word that my missus binned her RG in Auckland - Big ups to Andrea, Hellraiser and M1CRO for acting as KB roadside assistance until I could get there.

she's fine and the bike has now got a bit of Character.

Glad to hear all is well. Hope she's feeling better, too. Have a good Hogmannay.

[Lucy]

Awesome time had by all, even those that had a lie down early on in the piece... (I'm not saying NUTHIN more!)

You know what? ALL the rain in the world comes from Clevedon! I went that way home, after hanging around in Waiuku for ages, til it got too hot, then was planning to go home the same way we came only got a bit lost in Papakura, so went to Clevedon along the main route, just before Clevedon it started really hosing down AGAIN. Got to the coast at Duders and the sun came out.

Anyway, I learnt my lesson, this time I did NOT stop to put on my sexy yellow pants, so didnt end up giving the bike a 'little lie down'...! With no studly bikie gang to help pick it up it wasnt worth the risk, so I just got soaked. Got home so late that HWMBO was sure I was dead or in jail or something.

Sorry about Chickadees bin, glad she is ok. I hope that lovely jacket is ok too!

Thanks again for organizing these rides, they rock, (I roll).

Happy New year everybody.

Sorry about the weather Napier-ites, good to meet you though!

Lucy