Coro Loop

[Cary]

Great ride, hot grips came in handy to, cheers Paul

[idleidolidyll]

Yep, my tyres were almost stuffed before I left and I dug a few more grooves in the back 'un last night.
Sure enough, by the time we were coming back over the Kopu Rd, they were rooooted. all slidy and ugly!

But that's just a stamp of approval: I had a great time both starting near the front and also letting half the squad go in front after Coroglen then working through as many as possible (safely of course)

I was surprised at how mush extra grunt the KTM had over Beyonds' 1400 out of the corners but i couldn't loose him 'cause the long travel front gets all squirmy under brakes and Paul aint some pansy assed wannabe, he's a hard assed throttle twisting maniac

[carver]

Yep, my tyres were almost stuffed before I left and I dug a few more grooves in the back 'un last night.
Sure enough, by the time we were coming back over the Kopu Rd, they were rooooted. all slidy and ugly!

But that's just a stamp of approval: I had a great time both starting near the front and also letting half the squad go in front after Coroglen then working through as many as possible (safely of course)

I was surprised at how mush extra grunt the KTM had over Beyonds' 1400 out of the corners but i couldn't loose him 'cause the long travel front gets all squirmy under brakes and Paul aint some pansy assed wannabe, he's a hard assed throttle twisting maniac

i had my eye on your bike and you right from the start, but not in a queer way..
i had to ride with ya, and i was not dissapointed

[idleidolidyll]

thanks mate, i was pretty impressed with you two up too.

that bloody cats eye detuned me at the top of the hill though and later i had a pretty big slide in front of beyond (that's when i knew the tyres were completely fukked)

[DMNTD:Me]

Just heard from DMNTD who has reported a great day with no bins, fantastic.
We were both looking forward to the day when we got to the Karangahaki Gorge and the rear wheel bearing in the MV shit themselves
Many thanks to the services of Michara Motorcycle Rescue who came and picked the bike up. I knew Chris was really looking forward to catching up with everyone, so I MADE him carry on with the ZX14 (equip with brand new tyres) and I returned home with the MV.
Sounds like my tyres are truly scrubbed in and sounds like it was a great day

Yep the day started off shitty...I mean really fark'n shitty but fortunately for me I have a bloody good woman and as she has pointed out above she MADE ME take the ZX14 whilst she waited for the good folk from Michara Motorcycle Rescue (027 5491918) who came along and picked up my MV and Unit.

The ride itself went superbly from what I saw and yes the ZX14's tyres got scrubbed in ok
Great to see Barbender out on his new Tuono....mate you looked so relaxed,bloody good to see!

70 bikes....zero bins...Coro Loop...WTF???? It CAN be done!!

[beyond]

Few pics...good turnout.....cold though..
Even the local plod turned up for a chat..

Thanks for the shots mate.

Good catching up

Great day and great ride.

[beyond]

Mr Black Buel Mike you were right on, got home put the key in me bike and it fired right up.

Murphy's law mate

Thanks for fronting up and taking your car through to Coroglen.
Good to see you again.

[Blackbuell]

Cheers Paul,Had a good day,nice to catch up with everyone.

[jrandom]

Mint day!

Yup, Jody was hung over and I rode alone, so Carver and Sidewinder were free to pwn all comers and take out the Two-Up GP crown.



I was very impressed with everyone out there today, owner definitely takes the 'best wheelies' and 'fastest man on the day' prizes. All riders seemed smooth, in control and generally out for a brisk and pleasant cruise. Just goes to show that it can be done!

My bottle of scotch is still up as second prize behind the helmet donated by Katman for the draw which everyone will be in, now, thank goodness, so let's get the names in the hat and get that sorted, eh?

[beyond]

Yep, my tyres were almost stuffed before I left and I dug a few more grooves in the back 'un last night.
Sure enough, by the time we were coming back over the Kopu Rd, they were rooooted. all slidy and ugly!

But that's just a stamp of approval: I had a great time both starting near the front and also letting half the squad go in front after Coroglen then working through as many as possible (safely of course)

I was surprised at how mush extra grunt the KTM had over Beyonds' 1400 out of the corners but i couldn't loose him 'cause the long travel front gets all squirmy under brakes and Paul aint some pansy assed wannabe, he's a hard assed throttle twisting maniac

Enjoyed tucking in behind ya mate. The 1400 seems better on the downhill sections than the uphill ones. Had to work a lot harder to stay with you going uphill and could relax a fair bit more on the downhill twisties. Rather strange when you consider the wet weight of around 250kgs.

Awesome day.

[idleidolidyll]

Enjoyed tucking in behind ya mate. The 1400 seems better on the downhill sections than the uphill ones. Had to work a lot harder to stay with you going uphill and could relax a fair bit more on the downhill twisties. Rather strange when you consider the wet weight of around 250kgs.

Awesome day.

the downhills are where the long travel forks are nastiest, specially with the tyre going off and cramp setting in

[beyond]

Yep the day started off shitty...I mean really fark'n shitty but fortunately for me I have a bloody good woman and as she has pointed out above she MADE ME take the ZX14 whilst she waited for the good folk from Michara Motorcycle Rescue (027 5491918) who came along and picked up my MV and Unit.

The ride itself went superbly from what I saw and yes the ZX14's tyres got scrubbed in ok
Great to see Barbender out on his new Tuono....mate you looked so relaxed,bloody good to see!

70 bikes....zero bins...Coro Loop...WTF???? It CAN be done!!

Good on ya missus Chris

Yep, it can be done. Pretty awesome to see 70 bikes of all types and different level riders complete a Coro run with out incident. I for one am impressed and relieved.

[marty]

who left the big single line skid mark straight towards the armco 1/2 way down the hill into coromandel? it stopped about a metre short!

note to self: a busa will NOT keep up with an R6 in the twisties.........

[criticmbs]

Anybody know the KB names of the guy 2 up on the GSX1100 and the guy 2 up on the orange Z1000???

It's a good thing,not a grumble

I know the guy on the gsx1100..does not have KB... whats up??

[idleidolidyll]

Hell yeah!

One of the best rides I've had in a long time, lots of different bikes, lots of different skill levels but all good and no excursions into the jungle.

Big rep for Paul; everyone should send him a bling