Manawatu Friday Night Ride. (Be there or be in the square).

**phantom** · 21st March 2009, 16:12

Good ride until being sent to one pub while almost everyone else went to another but that's KB I suppose

**polly** · 21st March 2009, 16:37

Originally Posted by Owl

I hope Polly is able to pinpoint the cut-out issue. Bloody weird one that?

As for that planet launching

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rear tyre on the gixxer. I never thought anything could be worse than facing cowboyz nut

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Actually no, there is still nothing worse than cowboyz nut!

Well I got home without any problems.
But a few hours latter I could smell petrol from the garage. I looked at the bike and it had a big puddle of petrol underneath. Opened up the doors to get rid of the smell/vapours. Then I took the tank off, the vacumn pipe looked to be squashed. So on the ride when the bike felt like it had run out of petrol the vacumn tap must have stopped letting fuel through, and then latter on in the garage it may have been stuck open?
I have moved the clutch hose which may have caused the problem as it is very close to the fuel tap pipes and have now put it back together and the bike appears to be OK.

**Owl** · 21st March 2009, 16:55

Fingers crossed that was the problem then Martin.

**cowboyz** · 21st March 2009, 17:06

Originally Posted by Bonez

Shit almost forgot-

Saddle, Oringi(Sarge in lead so we don't get lost), left onto Hopeland rd, hang right out over the bridge to the Brewery. Natter at Dudley Arms(alternately The Black Stump). Pahiatua, long way around to Palmerston North via the "track", O'cowtree then home.

Originally Posted by phantom

Good ride until being sent to one pub while almost everyone else went to another but that's KB I suppose

seems posting the ride route 300 times still cant please everyone.

No one was sent to any pub. I made it clear that I didnt think it appropraite some people should be on the ride and she, you and horse left the rest of the ride in the back of pahiatua of your own accord. The group, as a group decided to meet up with supersonic at the black stump.

Then after some decided not to go to Palmerston North at all, some didnt go over the track and some did. Dont lose sight about what these rides are about. They are mostly unorganized, spur of the moment, chance to unwind at the end of the week. They are not compulsory and are just for like-minded people to relax. Horse has already decided that *I* am responsible for childish behaviour (oh go figure) by ditching you guys last night and has requested that I not make any contact with him. Funny how I seem to recall it was you guys who left the group and having read the ride route plan as many times as bonez posted it it would seem that if no one showed up at the dudley arms then an alternative plan must have been followed. You could have jumped on your bike and run up to the black stump to join everyone else after you had left us and no one showed at dudley arms. In any case. Only 2 to go, hopefully sarah has got the message that I dont want to finish my week listening to her making up stories and dramas.

There is one more thing that needs to be made clear. I dont run the friday night rides. Neither does anyone else. The rides are now, and always have been informal and do not need formal organisation and are there for like-minded people to relax at the end of the week. If you are not like-minded or find that you are not getting on with others on the friday night ride then it is not compulsory to show up.

**Horse** · 21st March 2009, 17:15

Still dealing with guilt, huh?

Originally Posted by cowboyz

No one was sent to any pub.

We stopped at the intersection. Sarge said "anyone who doesn't want to wait can go on to the Dudley arms". So some of us left for the Dudley, and no-one else turned up. [sarcasm]Pity no-one had a cellphone or had any means of transportation to ride the 30sec from the Brewery corner up to the Dudley to mention that the venue had changed.[/sarcasm]

There is one more thing that needs to be made clear. I dont run the friday night rides.

And yet you seem to think you get to dictate who can & can't go on the ride? What a colossal hypocrite.

**phantom** · 21st March 2009, 18:19

Originally Posted by cowboyz

seems posting the ride route 300 times still cant please everyone.

No one was sent to any pub. .

As has been mentioned by Horse , Sarge who was in the lead said for anyone who wanted to, to head onto the Dudley Arms. As a slower rider and someone who is keen to get to the bar as soon as possible I promptly left for the aforementioned establishment. I have no interest in getting involved in someone elses private disagreement but it is a KB ride and is advertised as such. Sending off one group in one direction while the rest of the ride goes somewhere else seems like an unusual way of running a group ride.

**cowboyz** · 21st March 2009, 18:47

as always, I am not concerned with who is right and who is wrong. There is no point trying to put me out to be an asshole cause its like trying to prove water is wet. Everyone already knows this. If sarge indicated for you to go ahead he did so without the information that supersonic was at black stump setting up for the group. Once he had all the info and it was discussed with the group then the group made a decision to meet supersonic at black stump. If you want to wait at dudley arms and pine cause no one showed up then fine. You had other options, not withstanding, staying with the group or seeing for yourself if the group had gone to the alternative meeting place. Nothing was done in secret. I had an awesome ride and chat with friends over a drink and caught up with some guys I hadnt seen for a while. Looking forward to next week for another impromptu unorganised ride.

**phantom** · 21st March 2009, 18:56

No one mentioned pine - ing ( sp ? ) Had a ride, a beer , some chips someone else paid for ( what more can a self employed gardener ask for ) and rode home. Out

**cowboyz** · 21st March 2009, 19:01

Originally Posted by phantom

No one mentioned pine - ing ( sp ? ) Had a ride, a beer , some chips someone else paid for ( what more can a self employed gardener ask for ) and rode home. Out

sweet. Pleased you enjoyed your ride then. Cant see what your complaining about then.

**Bonez** · 21st March 2009, 19:06

Originally Posted by cowboyz

She has started the wednesday night rides which those who disagree with her position have left her to do her own thing. only ask the same in return.

The Wednesday ride was set up to have a midweek run. Anybody is welcome just like FNR. The "issue" is between Al and Sarah. Everyone else should but out.

**cowboyz** · 21st March 2009, 19:09

actually, The "all welcome" had been qualified several times in the past couple of years.

There has been previous riders who have been asked to not come due to dangerous riding. There has also been a couple who have opted out of the friday night rides due to not fitting in with the group dynamics.

**Bonez** · 21st March 2009, 19:11

Originally Posted by cowboyz

actually, The "all welcome" had been qualified several times in the past couple of years.

There has been previous riders who have been asked to not come due to dangerous riding. There has also been a couple who have opted out of the friday night rides due to not fitting in with the group dynamics.

Getting in Sarahs face like you did on Friday was a fuckwit thing to do Lance.

**Elysium** · 21st March 2009, 19:45

Well..haven't been out on friday night rides or on KB lately but see I have missed much

Not sure I'm interested in going out again if there's going to be some "issues" riding along.

Kinda felt confused seeing all these manawatu threads having all their titles changed and finding everyone fighting one another. Kinda really annoys me seeing people bad mouthing one another here. Don't know about this Sarah/86 issue, don't really care, not our business.

I like both Sarah and 86, though don't know them too long or well but I wish everyone would just chill out and remember the real reason for these rides.....too chill out.

**slydesigns** · 21st March 2009, 20:04

Originally Posted by Elysium

...remember the real reason for these rides.....too chill out.

and burn fuel, consume rubber, chain lube and rectifiers, show off our wannabe yet not even close Rossi skillz, eat other peoples garlic fries, drop our bikes in the grass like a noob, sit next to hot girls in cafes mid ride and not have the balls to even make eye contact let alone say "hey... how you doin..." and find nice out of the way places to break down.

yeah thats the FNR spirit!

**Bonez** · 21st March 2009, 20:07

Originally Posted by slydesigns

and burn fuel, consume rubber, chain lube and rectifiers, eat other peoples garlic fries, drop our bikes in the grass like a noob, sit next to hot girls in cafes mid ride and not have the balls to even make eye contact let alone say "hey... how you doin..." and find nice out of the way places to break down.

yeah thats the FNR spirit!

LOl!!! Had few spirits Sly? How's Jo and the kids? Probably got a spare Honda reg/rect or two

Lets not forget we corner the market on drama queens, well almost.