Auckland University bike & scooter club

**bomma** · 29th April 2007, 21:25

Originally Posted by renegade master

Can you call ur self "AUCKLAND UNI MOTORCYCLE GANG" or "HELLS ANGLES WANNABES"

Or somthing hard kore like that yo

Hey man,
if it were upto me I'd name the club something like "Eat my Tail Light You Stupid Car" Club or "Processed Fish Also Sits in a Tin Can" Club!! (If only every person in the city rode 2-wheelers then we'd have no traffic!!) And i really REALLY don't want to get my legs broken by any of the Hell's Angels or any other biker gang who's name might seem fit to be used. Plus i reckon SMC sounds cool. Kinda just rolls off the tongue.

Cheers,
Nish.

P.S. and by two-wheelers i mean 2-wheelers with engines! (big-ups to those of you who cycle places but wish you didnt stop traffic so much :P)

**bomma** · 29th April 2007, 22:11

Hey all.
just got the pics from the ride today so have a gander at what you missed out :P I can't stress how good the weather was today!! Truly magnificent.

Cheers,
Nish.

**klyong82** · 30th April 2007, 09:03

The ride was great. The twist and bend from Thames to Coromandel was superb. We were all hard out keeping up with one another. My wrist are still sore but would go for this ride again. Perhaps may I suggest making it a 2 day trip next time round. Cheers guys

**Metalor** · 1st May 2007, 10:32

I am at uni, posting this message

**bomma** · 1st May 2007, 12:30

Hehe me too!! Cant believe how much it costs to be online at uni though aye!! They could help students out by reducing some of these costs instead of putting up new buildings everywhere...

On a different note, the sign-up stand tommorrow is (as some of you may have already guessed) dependant on the weather. Todays weather has been awesome so far and hopefully it continues over to tommorrow. If the weather is shite, we will most likely abandon it this Wednesday and setup on a different day.

**Metalor** · 1st May 2007, 15:12

Yea, you can disable images in your browser though, that'll make your net credit last about ten times as long. Wont be able to go to the stand tomorrow... have to go to work

**klyong82** · 1st May 2007, 15:28

what time will the stand be open? Might pop over to say hi

**Squiggles** · 1st May 2007, 21:12

ill come hang round for a bit before 12, depending on when i finish work

Enjoyed the ride, we're lucky i managed to navigate us the last way back into the city, i was going purely on guess work

worked the clutch so hard that the cable is pretty rooted, have ta pick up the new one tomorrow, as for my chain, it'll last this weekend then its time for the new one... ah, the expense of having a bigger bike

**Metalor** · 2nd May 2007, 20:29

HOw the fuck do you tell if the clutch cable is rooted? I wouldn't even know if mine was about to snap! (Touch wood). How do I check it? And for that matter, what else should I check regularly apart from brakes/chain/oil?

**bomma** · 3rd May 2007, 21:10

Hey guys n gals.
Our stand was a massive success and we got more than 50 people that signed up on Wednesday alone!! That takes us to a club size of more than 80!! How awesome is that?!?!?!

We also going to go have talks with the guys from Wild West Honda on Saturday and hopefully walk out with a smile

Dan has talked to Red Baron and they also sound keen and I just had a chat with Chris from Motomail and he's keen too!! Wata bunch o' great guys aye

There is also a ride on this weekend on Saturday down to Kaiaua for some fish n chip n back. This ride is much shorter than the Coro loop and is much more learner (and ass and wrist) friendly but still has some wicked corners! Meet outside the gym on Symonds St at 11.30 for 11.50 departure. Im hoping for a good turnout as the weather is supposed to be mean this weekend (fingers crossed).

Cheers,
Nish.

P.S. Thanks to all the guys who turned up on Wednesday and kept us company by the stand! You know who you are and let me say that you guys made the day a lot more fun!

**klyong82** · 3rd May 2007, 21:47

The ride to Kaiaua will be approx. 250km for the whole trip return. Going to be keeping it within the legal limit all the way. So come and have a good time.

**Hanne** · 4th May 2007, 09:24

Yep, looking foward to it

**surfer** · 4th May 2007, 17:27

Originally Posted by Metalor

HOw the fuck do you tell if the clutch cable is rooted? I wouldn't even know if mine was about to snap! (Touch wood). How do I check it? And for that matter, what else should I check regularly apart from brakes/chain/oil?

Always a good idea before you start to make sure your lights and brakes work, and check the oil and the petrol.

Do a scan of your bike for any missing or loose nuts that need tightening.

The rest you can get from the service manual about what checks to do re oil changes and tuning etc. If you don't have a manual it is worth getting one.

As to your clutch cable have you lubed it recently? Does it look frayed on the inside or rusty, and is it snagging at all? It may just need a lube or adjusting.

**dman** · 4th May 2007, 20:21

Originally Posted by bomma

P.S. and by two-wheelers i mean 2-wheelers with engines! (big-ups to those of you who cycle places but wish you didnt stop traffic so much :P)

We wouldn't have any impact whatsoever if everybody else was on two wheels too....

Thus yet another reason to get everybody onto two wheels, or any sort!

**dman** · 4th May 2007, 20:23

Originally Posted by bomma

Hehe me too!! Cant believe how much it costs to be online at uni though aye!! They could help students out by reducing some of these costs instead of putting up new buildings everywhere...

Internet is way overpriced there, but if you keep it to using at off-peak hours and turn images of you can browse for ages on next to no net account.