Honda - Auckland to Palmie, 29 Sept

[sarahtvet]

At last the old girl is docked and now I need to go and bring her down to palmie:

Manakau reckon if I can get her from docks to them on Friday they will do reg etc without me present and I can pick her up Saturday morning
I have a contact to transport her docks to Manakau but any suggestions on that front would be good.

I am working on a plan to get me to Auckland friday night probably take the Overlander as I hear the views are great. The first request is for a friendly and cheap place to stay within easy reach of manakau.

As staying Friday night it would be great to catch up with some KB friends in the evening too so any venue suggestions?

Saturday I plan to pick bike up from Manakau and ride back to Palmie, fingers crossed.

Never been to Auckland apart from both airports and the antarctic centre so an escort out of town and as far south as anybody fancies would be fun. I will be pouring over the maps for a route in the next few days.

I am pretty sure that some of the Ashurst/Manawatu team are planning to come north and meet me en route so the more the merrier. I need to decide when and where we can converge on a suitable coffee stop

First attempt at riding the Honda, navigating any further north than Hawkes Bay and starting a ride thread but multi tasking is what women do best

Any help or advice gratefully accepted and look forward to meeting some northerners!!

[Meanie]

Ill bet your excited
As much as id love to come up and had planned to i am at a wedding on Sat 29th, My Niece is getting married on the Saturday in Lower Hutt so sorry Ill have to miss this event
Ride safe

[chanceyy]

will know closer to the date .. Will be good to have ya own bike there girl

[cowboyz]

good stuff. will be good to see the (in)famous bike we have been waiting so long for.......

[yod]

mrs yod and I might come to taupo and escort you back from there

[NZsarge]

mrs yod and I might come to taupo and escort you back from there

Yeah Taupo would be a nice ride, which side do you think you'd go up?

[yod]

Yeah Taupo would be a nice ride, which side do you think you'd go up?

depends on how we're off for time really, could always go the long way, via ormondville, havelock, then over highway 5

[MSTRS:Me]

depends on how we're off for time really, could always go the long way, via ormondville, havelock, then over highway 5

Long way? That's the only way. Isn't it?

[yod]

Long way? That's the only way. Isn't it?

no there's always the extra long, vinegar hill, pohangina valley, ormondville, havelock, highway 5, route

[Meanie]

no there's always the extra long, vinegar hill, pohangina valley, ormondville, havelock, highway 5, route

Now your talking, How about a detour over the rimutakas

[sarahtvet]

Now your talking, How about a detour over the rimutakas

careful you will be all exhausted and just wanna ride straight home by the time we meet up!!

Save some fun for me

[sarahtvet]

will know closer to the date .. Will be good to have ya own bike there girl

Will too, hope I manage to do her justice

Would be nice to have you along for the inaugral ride

If you sneak a small celebratory cake in your pocket I will buy the hot chocolate, tempted now?

[chanceyy]

Will too, hope I manage to do her justice

Would be nice to have you along for the inaugral ride

If you sneak a small celebratory cake in your pocket I will buy the hot chocolate, tempted now?

hmm well i dunna think there will be any cake left from this weekend ... & hmm that means two cakes two weeks in a row .. we can not be having that ...

[sarahtvet]

hmm well i dunna think there will be any cake left from this weekend ... & hmm that means two cakes two weeks in a row .. we can not be having that ...

Probably right just lots of mocha and hot chocolates I guess then:

Just soooo looking forward to tasting the cake (and getting the Honda of course)

[sarahtvet]

Hi All,
Just wanted to say a huge thank you to all those of you who have pm'd me with offers of accomodation and advice re my trip. I really appreciate it. Pretty sure that I have a somewhere sorted to stay now and just waiting on importers to firm up final times etc.

Thanks again :-)