22 ride sun 26th

[Joni]

What an amazing day to be on the road - Have a stunning ride guys.

[badlieutenant]

im running late but im heading that way, if any1 spots a blue vfr wave out

[Milky]

Woohoo, what a mint day.... im in im about to go smash milky's window to wake him up, and he will come too im hoping he will be nice and let me have a play on his ZXR400 i like this thing called power....

Looking forward to some wheelie action, and i might break out the Sparkies too.....

That was quite a shock - being woken up by a deafening noise at eh ungodly hour of 9am You should have asked to swap bikes sometime. Maybe next ride aye.

T'was a good ride down there... Until we stopped and had a chat. Something didnt work for me after that, I was tensing up, taking terrible lines and generally not enjoying myself. Then, coming down some hill, hit a rather large bump and tried to penetrate the tank with me balls... That saw me off to the side of the road for a while. Fair made me eyes water that did Guy on the blue R1 came back past me on his way home, and said that the rest of the group were waiting at an intersection not far up the road. So I head off, expecting to see a group of bikers, but none at the next intersection, nor the one after that What with it being my first ride in the area, no map, and no idea where I was headed, or where the next gas stop could be made, I thought I'd turn around.

Stopped at a cellphone tower to let TS know I hadnt crashed, and was heading back, and after that slight break my riding came right again. Maybe it was not pushing to catch up to what might be the group, the slightly less unfamiliar roads, or the absence of testicles in my chest, but I started to enjoy myself again. Still a long way to go before I get confident again though...

[Zed]

I had to get my weekly riding fix so I texted Mr D for the location of the group at 1pm and met up with them all at Huntly about 2.15pm, after having a rather boring blast down SH1 through tonnes of roadworks and Sunday 'drivers'!

Good to meet some of you for the 1st time (Death, Draco, Sam, Zapf, Vagabond). I had a good 4 hour riding fix and the secret roads from Huntly thru SH22 and through to Tuakau were awesome to ride as usual - and the weather couldn't have been much better!

The Gixxer boys were truly a sight with their syncronised 2-300m monos - very skilled indeed!!

[MikeL]

Great day for a ride. Glad you guys enjoyed the Highway 22 experience. I had a lunch appointment in Taupo so had to give 22 a miss this time and do the boring SH1 bit. Still a great day, marred only by the involuntary $80 contribution to the consolidated fund that was exacted just south of Cambridge...
But worth it for the sun and cloudless sky...
Lots of other bikes on the road, too.

[Two Smoker]

Awesome ride guys, i had a great ride down, with a pretty fast pace.... Ride back was a bit slower due to my front tyre being knacked (got a new one just have to get it put on) Awesome to watch wheelies from Death, Sam and Zed.

But ofcourse it was a KB ride and there had to be an off Vagabond was riding great but on a corner he apexd too early, locked the rear brake and went off the road Draco sorted him out with her medical skills and everyone pitched in to do what they could. JUST A NOTE IT WAS NOT ON SH22 lol. Vagabond had hit a concrete post pretty hard with his arse and had to be carted away to hospital. F/F was then rung, and the awesome guy came down and picked up the CB900 even though he had work, top effort Dave maybe this waikato ride i can show you my appreceiation by buying you a few rums

But other than the bin, it was a great day and a great ride with some great people

Definately looking forward to the next one where i will HAVE BRAKES and a new front tyre and MR will be there on his TZR250 hehehe...... can't wait....

[2_SL0]

Zapf, do you have any problems keeping up, and what is your average speed.
As I am very keen to come along, once I have a little more confidence on the road.

[Posh Tourer :P]

You coming along to the rally judderbar?

Also, I'd probably be keen for a good few rides sometime.... I'm busy for the next three weeks, but after that is exam time, so I'm going to need lots of breaks from studying to keep me refreshed

[DEATH_INC.]

Zapf, do you have any problems keeping up, and what is your average speed.
As I am very keen to come along, once I have a little more confidence on the road.

Mate,don't be shy to tag along,we stop @ every intersection for everyone to catch up,and don't mind waiting for a bit.
Milky,we waited for quite a while,then figured the R1 guy would find ya and let us know if you needed help,felt better once TS said you'd txt him though.
Awesome days ride despite the mishap,sun everywhere.Good to try a couple of new roads too.
good to meet ya zed.
A big THANKS to dave for coming to pick up the bike. top effort.

[Two Smoker]

Zapf, do you have any problems keeping up, and what is your average speed.
As I am very keen to come along, once I have a little more confidence on the road.

Mate dont worry about the pace you have..... ride your own ride, the guys upfront always stop at intersections and never complain.... Just come along to a KB ride

[6Chris6]

Glad you guys had a great day out appart from the obvious.
Was gonna come along myself but had a bit if a late night and didn't get up in time so ended up doing a ride around Huia and then Old North to Wellsford with KK, Shaed and a couple of others.
What a nice change to have such a beautiful day to ride on!

[erik]

Well, today was a long day, but I have to say it was one of the best rides (apart from the bin) that I've ever been on. That "secret" road from Huntley to SH22 was awsome, and I felt like I was getting into the rhythm of riding the bike well.
It was really good riding with other people that I could (or almost could) keep up with, Zapf, Milky and Draco (well, almost). I think it kind of spoils the ride a bit if you're riding with people way faster than you and just get left behind all the time.

Judderbar, from my experience I don't think there is much chance of keeping up with other people on the faster bikes. My Zeal tops out at 140, and it's pushing it to get it over 120. I think the bigger bikes are able to accelerate quicker out of corners and on the straights and there's just no way to keep up.
Of course, a lot of it is rider ability and confidence as well.

Vagabond, I guess you won't be reading this for a while, but I hope you're doing ok.

Here are a few of the pics I took:

[badlieutenant]

sounds like every1 had fun. I just got back from my own ride. Saw heaps of bikes out there and the odd ambulance did anyone go for a blast down tauranga way? I was coming back and there were 3 bikes (400's i think) fully tapped out and i only had time to flash the last rider to tell him there was a HP up front. And any KB'rs receive a ticket out kaukapakapa way ? and was that a KB'er on the ninja thrashing the berries off his bike that went past me (i was in the cage) out towards warkworth way?? speak up sinners
awesome day but was it just me or were all the HP on the rural roads and not on the motorway ?

[Posh Tourer :P]

Glad you guys had a great day out appart from the obvious.
Was gonna come along myself but had a bit if a late night and didn't get up in time so ended up doing a ride around Huia and then Old North to Wellsford with KK, Shaed and a couple of others.
What a nice change to have such a beautiful day to ride on!

So who were the couple of others? I only saw the three of ya....

[Firefight]

spoke with VBs brother a while ago, they are keeping him in overnight, had x rays, and all the normal checks, seems hes not too bad which is great news.
Great that Draco was there to assess and tx, nice one Jen.

F/F