Slow riders for Taupo 12th

**HanaBelle** · 4th December 2004, 09:24

Originally Posted by Mars

Hi Guys and Gals, Mars here, long time looker, first time poster.......
The ever curious georgous is such a honey for encouraging me to ask...so here goes...any minute now...is there anyone out there willing to "walk" me and 'Sangria' (my beloved bike) down to taupo on the 12th? You wont have to walk me back if you dont want cause one of my chickie friends who is hooking up with me there has already offered. She's a bit of a nutter though on her Kawasaki 6R (and I tell her that too!) but hopefully the walk down will give me the confidence to maybe canter part of the way back so she wont be too bored!

You could always flag Taupo and come with WIMA and friends on our Hokianga Heartland ride 11th & 12th. We awhi (care for) new riders goin as fast as they feel safe goin very well indeed, in a well schooled group, backed back and front by long serving riders. In other groups, well, unless you are with people who know how to ride a group (ie stagger etc), ACC reckon youre 40% more likely to come to grief in one. Having ridden with some nutters who think group riding means going round me on tight corners in the same lane, Im sorta thinking they might be right...

WIMA runs slowly due to the presence of lots of learners and a definite commitment to safety for all (but there is always a small group who go a wee bit faster!) I loved learning to ride on "rides" with the WIMA girls, did my first real ride just two weeks after getting the basic skills ticket (out west), even when I had to point out 70kms is BELOW 80kms on the speed dial!

Anyway, you would be welcome to join, Im sure...and for those of you who are WIMA or Friends, we're leaving Albany and Westgate 9am Saturday, going up via Waipoua Forest, staying Opononi (on local marae) that night, hopefully soaking in Ngawha hotpools at some point, and cruising some lovely roads both days.

**Motoracer** · 4th December 2004, 13:03

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

Hey Sudeep, is there room in your van for another bike???? Ill give you some gas dollars

Dont know if KK is going, so cant say im going until i know my bike has a ride down...

Yea no worries man. You can slot your bike in my van.

**k14** · 4th December 2004, 19:03

If the weather is favourable I'll pop over for a looksie.

**Kwaka-Kid** · 5th December 2004, 15:07

well i still fully dont know if i will even make it, its looking pretty dim atm to be honest! but we shall wait and see.

**curious george** · 5th December 2004, 15:14

KK! WTF dude! Git your sorry ass down there!
Work should let you off......... just pull a sickie

**Kwaka-Kid** · 5th December 2004, 16:02

yeh yeh nah its not work, well it is work too - have to work sunday night you see :S but anyway ill see what i can sort, will be good to see ytah again there george.

**crashe** · 5th December 2004, 16:55

What sort of time are you thinking of heading out for this "walk down" to Taupo?

**Two Smoker** · 5th December 2004, 17:00

Originally Posted by Kwaka-Kid

yeh yeh nah its not work, well it is work too - have to work sunday night you see :S but anyway ill see what i can sort, will be good to see ytah again there george.

You can jump on the back of my bike if you want a "brisk" ride home......

**Firefight** · 6th December 2004, 16:32

Originally Posted by Warr

Any idea what time you would be going thu Hamilton ?

can,t speak for the others,But I wasn't planning on going via hamilton.

F/F

**twinkle** · 6th December 2004, 16:44

Originally Posted by curious george

My brother may make two :spudwave:

I'm definitely going down on sunday morning. So who else is going down for sure? meet at the hospital at 7am or something?

**Mars** · 7th December 2004, 16:11

Hey guys and gals, thanks heaps for the interest and welcome - you all rock!
I'm up for anything - leaving early as; catching up when you stop for lunch; meeting up at the hospital; going through hamilton; daytripping with WIMA (another day); joining WIMA (!); and meeting kindred L plate spirits like myself for conversations about how much oil is too much.
Let me just clarify that I am definitely a slow rider

so if patience is your virtue just leave me instructions and lead the way. By the way, you do have to know the way too, cause i don't.
Mars x (from venus)

**Scootergirl** · 7th December 2004, 16:51

Originally Posted by 6Chris6

I'm riding down on saturday with a couple of riders. The more the merrier, even if we go a little quicker in places we will always wait and have lunch etc.
Chris

Hi i'm heading down to Toupo on sat and would love to ride down with someone, as i'm new here I have no friends

i'm walking Mars back on sunday so would like to get the speed out of my system before then!