Wellington Wairarapa Winter Solstice Ride Photos here

**Madness** · 24th June 2007, 19:13

Originally Posted by merv

settled into a groove following madness to the top of the hill on his ZX11. I can tell you today my GPS track says we did the Kaitoke bridge to top of the hill in 4 mins 38 secs for an average speed of 85 km/hr Not bad seeing we wouldn't have gone over 100km/hr anywhere coz that is against the law.

Exceed 100km/hr on a public road? Yeah, right.

I quite enjoyed that squirt to the top today.

**merv** · 24th June 2007, 19:19

Yeah but that down hill is always a bugger with far too many cars and no passing lanes so tootle down we did. That took 7 mins 40 secs to the twin bridges for an average speed of 56km/hr.

**Lissa** · 24th June 2007, 19:27

Was a good day, not at all cold. Kringe (Cringe?) did a good job of leading you guys... well done

Was nice to meet the 'Ashurst Boys', wish I had more time to talk to everyone. Thanks to the poor buggers left behind me or just infront keeping me company... me being the slowpoke of the ride.

Really appreciated. I had a really good day.

Thanks!!

Cool photos Merv.. but you dont have to post all of them.. sheez me with my leg out???

**86GSXR** · 24th June 2007, 19:34

Well this was one fantastic day alright! The Ashurst boys and girls had a great ride down and it was good to meet all those familiar names and quite a few familiar faces too.

I'd finally run in the Daytona yesterday and was able to enjoy it without the rpm restrictions.

Thanks Merv for the great pics

**merv** · 24th June 2007, 19:36

You did well Lissa, I followed you and BB#1 on the Mauriceville Road and on to Greytown and you were going well. I especially liked the passing bursts you gave the bike out on SH2 towards Greytown, the GN would never have done that eh!

There must be plenty more photos to add to this thread because there were many cameras out today, not just mine.

It was definitely one of the nicer rides we have done. Good company, nice lunch - good to see you there elle and waving at us on the way through Carterton on the way back - and nice weather - all pretty good for the shortest day.

Thanks again BB#1 for organising this. Seeing I'm a Porirua boy and had to get to and from the fair city my GPS for the day said I did 311.80km with moving average speed of 81.8km/hr so that was a pretty cruisy ride.

I'm out of town for the next two weekends so definitely won't be doing any riding again for a while so have fun without me.

**merv** · 24th June 2007, 19:49

Originally Posted by Lissa

Cool photos Merv.. but you dont have to post all of them.. sheez me with my leg out???

Nothing like action shots eh!

Someone must have some embarrassing ones of me then?

**Lissa** · 24th June 2007, 20:03

Originally Posted by merv

Nothing like action shots eh!

Someone must have some embarrassing ones of me then?

Naa, but next time Merv I'll take some

Photo one: at the gas station in Masterton
Photo two: at Alfredton where Buckbuck wants to buy a house.

**Maha** · 24th June 2007, 20:19

Originally Posted by Lissa

Naa, but next time Merv I'll take some

Photo one: at the gas station in Masterton
Photo two: at Alfredton where Buckbuck wants to buy a house.

Looks like y'all had a primo day....and you can see that camping ground from the Mobil pic.... are you sure its says 'No Motorbikes'??.....

**dogsnbikes** · 24th June 2007, 20:24

Great Day and great to meet some of the Wgtn and Rapa crew

Was a tuff descision this morning taking the bike out of the dinning room and out into the weather the first 20k's was wet and dodgey then onto the dry roads and yeeha quick trip to cowboyz place while we waited for the older members of the ashurst boyz

then of to the Rapa and meet up with all in Carterton quick lunch and then back into bussiness as we were lead thru the out backs great roads and a departure of ways at Eka ta where

and lead home by a confused cowboyz where he kindly offered coffee to all and then home back to up and beyond

Oh and cowboyz favourite colour is ???????

**Lissa** · 24th June 2007, 20:25

Originally Posted by maha man

Looks like y'all had a primo day....and you can see that camping ground from the Mobil pic.... are you sure its says 'No Motorbikes'??.....

Yep sorry Maha... in big bold letters.. NO BIKES AND NO DOGS. Looks like its not big enough to fit us all anyway. Would have been good for me.. I could have walked home instead of tenting it... we must let it go....

**Terminated** · 24th June 2007, 20:35

Further to Merv's commentary on the pictures, here are a few more.

Leaving Greytown this afternoon, the subject of a Summer Solstice Ride was raised - Hmmmmm I thinking a sunrise at Rimutex then up the Wairarapa - Hawkes Bay and back to Rimutex for Sunset.

Thanks for the ride today enjoyed it very much.

Meanwhile here are the pictures.

Heads Up and Enjoy

**Terminated** · 24th June 2007, 20:40

The house for sale in the picture below was across from the school where we stopped. There was nothing else in Alfredton, and so I reckon this house would make an excellent bike riders Bed & Breakfast through summer and of course a Winter Solstice Ride.

Heads Up and Enjoy

**Terminated** · 24th June 2007, 20:42

A good ride.

**merv** · 24th June 2007, 20:44

Thanks BB#1 its always nice to get a few pics of myself, even taking a pic of the guy taking a pic of me.

Not sure about this dawn start in summer, as I said I don't have any Maori blood even though I'm from Wairoa, so us Ngati Pakeha tend to stay in bed while our cousin warriors are off doing the dawn raids - but who knows maybe I'll find it not a bad excuse to get up early if the day is right.