Early-Mid Jan Night Ride

**justsomeguy** · 28th December 2006, 23:11

Date: Saturday January 6th 2007. If the weather isn't conducive to riding and or depending on interest levels I may postpone to Saturday January 13th 2007.

Departure time: 7:00pm meet for a 7:30 pm departure.

Ride Distance: 450 - 500 kilometres - smooth tarsealed roads.

Meeting Point: Papakura Autobahn

Rider Experience Level Requested: At least 500 kilometres of nighttime country riding.

Please Note: Riding after 10pm while on a learner or restricted license carries a fine of around or more than $400. You will in most cases not be able to continue riding if stopped and may have to make arrangements to transport your bike home. Please evaluate any risks you decide to take.

Please also Note: There will be no stops at any Pubs.

I look forward to all your posts if you all have something positive to contribute or would like to attend the ride and seek further information about it. PLEASE DON'T waste my time with nonsensical or derogatory noise. Thanks, JSG

**justsomeguy** · 28th December 2006, 23:11

......Shall be posted soon.......

**ZeroIndex** · 28th December 2006, 23:44

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

......Shall be posted soon.......

tip #1.. wearing a tinted visor while it's raining at night isn't as fun as it sounds.... (did that on the way back from Whangamata beach hop earlier this year)

**bugjuice** · 29th December 2006, 08:41

can I just ask... why..??

I'm a little shy of the 500km night time requirement (376km), can I still come pleeeeeeeeeease?

**SwanTiger** · 29th December 2006, 12:39

Sounds interesting, what sort of ride is this? Your typical KB race or a cruise?

**Zapf** · 30th December 2006, 00:08

cruise... ride for your personal enjoyment... well depends on what you enjoy.

Being in the dark will limit you top speed. Which is not a bad thing.

Make sure your headlights work well enough to your liking.

And please... when you are following someone don't put your lights on high beam if possible.

**gijoe1313** · 30th December 2006, 00:18

Dizzam, I just rode like 500kms in the night yesterday! Good to see people are out there riding just for the fun of it!

Even at night in the rain out in the wop-wops!

**Zapf** · 30th December 2006, 00:30

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

Dizzam, I just rode like 500kms in the night yesterday! Good to see people are out there riding just for the fun of it!

Even at night in the rain out in the wop-wops!

I find riding in warm misty rain most enjoyable...

**gijoe1313** · 30th December 2006, 00:39

Originally Posted by Zapf

I find riding in warm misty rain most enjoyable...

Oh no you don't sonnyjim me lad! That was a metaphor for a golden shower wasn't it?

Dem azianz and dere atrockious sexual habitz!

But I do know what you mean, I love watching the contrails from the vortex trails created by other riders!

What I don't like is the sudden rain when you're making a declining gradient, decreasing radius left hander, off camber corner!

**Zapf** · 3rd January 2007, 17:35

any chance of doing the same thing Friday night? I need company to run the XX in for Sat.

**justsomeguy** · 3rd January 2007, 17:39

Originally Posted by Zapf

any chance of doing the same thing Friday night? I need company to run the XX in for Sat.

I'm working Fri night.

Office job 8:30-5:30
Hells: 6-11....

Happy to go for a ride after that if you want. Just make it a slightly shorter one - and a slow cruisy one.

So leave from my house at midnight and perhaps go to Wellsford - or somewhere not too long.

I'll spend the rest of Sat afternoon sleeping, have stuff to do in the morn.

Oh yeah - only invite people we've ridden with for the Fri night run. Keep it private.