AWNR - Auckland Wednesday Night Ride

**TRAINING WHEELS** · 11th November 2007, 14:22

Originally Posted by ChocolateWheels

Hey everyone!
I heard you guys did a meet up for mentor riding/advice giving and increasing my skills is something I could really do with (newbie. nuff said.).
I was just wondering what you guys actually did on the Wednesday nights as in excerises/ ride routes? Just I could probably do with a kick and a point in the right direction right about now, or just shown what I'm doing wrong in general would be awesome.
Any info would be appreciated!
Thanks
Mike

Hi Choc mmmm
If you read through some of the thread you will see some things we learn. Everyone is at different stages of learning but even thoes that have been riding for 15+ years are still learning. Some people turn up 2nd day of owning a bike others a few weeks. One thing i know is that everything we are showen and doing is something we may need. Its not about right ways or wrong ways its about developing and improving thoes skills you already have sometimes sharing your personal experiances for others to learn from and just being able to ask somone about something they have learnt.
I bet every week anyone that shows up will learn at least one thing that night that they may not have knowen before hand.....
Anyway hope to meet you out therealways good to have new people to play with .....heheh well meet anyway.
Tw

**TRAINING WHEELS** · 11th November 2007, 20:38

Hi you lot....
Last week at the pub Big Dog mentioned joining the ATNR (thursday night ride) one week as a mentor (slower, no

stops) ride. His thoughts were to have some ride time on the road leaving 15min after the big guns and going our own pace (no pressure

) we will still meet up at the pub after but will get in at our time. At this stage this was just a feel to see who may bee interested....so whos keen for a

?

**Kittyhawk** · 11th November 2007, 22:29

On one of the thursday night rides, Im going to be at a corner, and take pics of bikers, its a nice corner of 35km/hr and smooth road..let me know when its goin to happen and I can take pics....also with that, it will show you how far you lot have come in riding ability...

Had a thought (which is dangerous lol) Im off down the line to see if I can find my old honda xr250 1985ish.

If its where I left it (dads workshop) I plan on fixing it up and taking it out to Murawai beach one saturday or sunday for the day, practise some riding and brush up on the rustic skills of off road riding.

Because its an old bike it can be thrashed.

See how the bike handles, if it survives a day without me blowing engines up then I'll take it to Ardmore and practise some moto x at a later stage.

First things first, got to find it and fix it.

Just wanting to see who would be interested in giving the beach riding a go...and maybe later on Ardmore moto x track.

**clyde.mccabe** · 11th November 2007, 22:37

Hey i am keen and may know a few others....

**Tank** · 12th November 2007, 08:09

Originally Posted by TRAINING WHEELS

Hi you lot....
Last week at the pub Big Dog mentioned joining the ATNR (thursday night ride) one week as a mentor (slower, no

stops) ride. His thoughts were to have some ride time on the road leaving 15min after the big guns and going our own pace (no pressure

) we will still meet up at the pub after but will get in at our time. At this stage this was just a feel to see who may bee interested....so whos keen for a

?

Count me in.

**Kittyhawk** · 12th November 2007, 11:37

Originally Posted by clyde.mccabe

Hey i am keen and may know a few others....

hahaha noob.

Lets see what ya like on playstation first

**fireball** · 12th November 2007, 11:43

Originally Posted by TRAINING WHEELS

Hi you lot....
Last week at the pub Big Dog mentioned joining the ATNR (thursday night ride) one week as a mentor (slower, no

stops) ride. His thoughts were to have some ride time on the road leaving 15min after the big guns and going our own pace (no pressure

) we will still meet up at the pub after but will get in at our time. At this stage this was just a feel to see who may bee interested....so whos keen for a

?

i possibly would be keen but got to get the kinks out of my bike first brakes etc need to be done

**TRAINING WHEELS** · 12th November 2007, 13:23

Originally Posted by Kittyhawk

hahaha noob.

Lets see what ya like on playstation first

well you bring the playstation and i bet us noobs will kick your but

lol

**Tank** · 12th November 2007, 14:47

Originally Posted by fireball

i possibly would be keen but got to get the kinks out of my bike first

Fireball - with you the kink is on top of the bike

**TRAINING WHEELS** · 12th November 2007, 15:42

Originally Posted by Tank

Fireball - with you the kink is on top of the bike

LOL...id have to agree with you there....and dont worry fireball we didnt say it was a bad kink....was just a kink

**EJK** · 12th November 2007, 15:47

I'll join next month guys

lol

**fireball** · 12th November 2007, 17:00

Originally Posted by Tank

Fireball - with you the kink is on top of the bike

yeah we all know im kinky!!!
jokes aside really..... anyone know of a good bike shop to get it tuned properly?

**discotex** · 12th November 2007, 18:03

Originally Posted by TRAINING WHEELS

Hi you lot....
Last week at the pub Big Dog mentioned joining the ATNR (thursday night ride) one week as a mentor (slower, no

stops) ride. His thoughts were to have some ride time on the road leaving 15min after the big guns and going our own pace (no pressure

) we will still meet up at the pub after but will get in at our time. At this stage this was just a feel to see who may bee interested....so whos keen for a

?

+1 for this. Once I get my new bike.

14 days till I can sit my full and start finding something to spend that insurance payout on