17th Annual Easter Egg & Toy Run, Sunday 1 April

**shafty** · 12th February 2007, 11:51

Easter Egg and Toy Run
Tauranga, Sunday 1 April 2007

Once again this year, the Tauranga branch of the Ulysses Motorcycle Club are organising the Easter Egg and Toy Run, to be held this year on Sunday 1st April. ALL bikers are very welcome, and it would be especially cool if a whole bunch of fellow KBers could join us.

The route is the same as last year, i.e.
Bayfair Shopping Centre > Girven Road > Oceanbeach Rd > Marine Parade > Adams Ave > The Mall > Salisbury Ave > Maunganui Road > SH2 (at Bay Park) > SH 29 > Barkes Corner > Cameron Rd (re group opp District Council Offices) > Hospital

Assemble from 9.00am, departure at 12 noon. 525 bikes last year - a good cause and a GREAT ride!

Queries? PM Shafty or e-mail pete@funbus.co.nz

**crashe** · 12th February 2007, 12:11

Cheers for the info.......

For those not in the Tauranga area...... just how long is the actual fundraiser ride?

Are there badges available etc... and what cost?

How come meet up at 9am and not leave on the ride for another 3 hours?
That seems a long time to hang around...... just asking...... not picking...

**shafty** · 12th February 2007, 12:18

Hi Crashe, good questions: The ride takes you from BAyfair on a circuit of Mount Manganui, then over to Tauranga on the inland route (ie, not the Bridge). Then via Greerton to Hospital. Takes about 45 minutes due to the huge number of bikes. It's a cool ride with Highway Patrol and Club MArshalls stopping traffic for you as the parade passes.

Bikes trickle in from 9am, - many park up, wander off for breakfast (Bayfair has many food options, toilets, shopping) then wander back to enjoy the 500 + bikes assemble - quite a carnival atmosphere. A good time to catch up with riding mates and to meet new ones!

I hope this clarifies. See you there?

**MidnightMike** · 12th February 2007, 20:57

Im keen for that, see you there!

**Cajun** · 12th February 2007, 21:20

You guys looking for marshalls?

**BUNGY** · 12th February 2007, 21:20

Should be good, used to watch it go by my house but just a couple of questions. Does every one actually take an easter egg ect on their bike and if so do we need to supply.

**MidnightMike** · 12th February 2007, 21:22

Hey what happened to my post?

:edit: That was on the other thread, doh

**crashe** · 12th February 2007, 21:29

Originally Posted by shafty

Hi Crashe, good questions: The ride takes you from BAyfair on a circuit of Mount Manganui, then over to Tauranga on the inland route (ie, not the Bridge). Then via Greerton to Hospital. Takes about 45 minutes due to the huge number of bikes. It's a cool ride with Highway Patrol and Club MArshalls stopping traffic for you as the parade passes.

Bikes trickle in from 9am, - many park up, wander off for breakfast (Bayfair has many food options, toilets, shopping) then wander back to enjoy the 500 + bikes assemble - quite a carnival atmosphere. A good time to catch up with riding mates and to meet new ones!

I hope this clarifies. See you there?

Cheers for clarifying that up for me.

I will know closer to the time if I can make it down......

**shafty** · 12th February 2007, 21:55

Originally Posted by Bungy Mungy

Should be good, used to watch it go by my house but just a couple of questions. Does every one actually take an easter egg ect on their bike and if so do we need to supply.

Hi Bungy Mungy, - the idea is to bring an EAster Egg or toy for us to deliver to the Kids in hospital. You can buy a cheapie at Bayfair on the day to donate, - there is no judgement on what you donate.

Hope we see you there!

**Quartermile** · 13th February 2007, 11:34

Sounds good, how many KB's do you expect to be there?

**shafty** · 13th February 2007, 15:28

Dunno Quatermile, - but lets hope HEAPS. We have more than our fair share around here, and what a great place to ride to!

Tell ya mates!

**Quartermile** · 14th February 2007, 20:45

Yep will do

**Moko Potaka** · 5th March 2007, 18:49

Hopefully the powers that reside within the

Whakatane area will organise our support for this,if not i will put it forward at our next meeting.ill definately be there hopefully with a couple or more ulyssians in tow.

**Highlander** · 10th March 2007, 12:54

Yep, I'm rostered off that day and thinking about joining you.

**shafty** · 10th March 2007, 14:09

Good one Highlander, see you there. The run ends up at the lower Hospital car park BTW. You don't need to know where to go though, just stay with the other 600 + bikes and you'll be right.

After the event (and not part thereof) a drink may be in order.

If it is, I'm told the Worlds End, Fraser Cove is very handy.........