Coast to Coast - Photos and ride reports

**Velox** · 12th December 2004, 21:40

Yep - a really really good ride, as everyone's already said. 400+bikes!!! A big "cheers" to the cops who must've decided just to let everyone rip and kept out of it (meant in the nicest possible way), which meant no enforced speed limit and people booting it where it you could but being more careful in the dodgey areas. Haven't heard of any offs so far so it seemed to work. $2 steak sammies for breakie

were a good start to the day, but stuffing around in Eketehuna looking for 2 of our guys who mysteriously disappeared for what must've been about 2.5 hours (somehow!) lost the momentum of the ride a bit (have you heard what happened yet Bruce?) Awesome day though. That TL was real nice eh!
Lost another circlip along the way (as usual).

**Slingshot** · 13th December 2004, 12:58

We arrived at Shell Mana at exactly 8:15, the guy on the forecourt came over and wondered where all the bikes were heading as a big group at left about 60 seconds before.

Not to bother though. It was a great day of riding!

We stayed over night then came back through Alfredton and onto Masterton, had a family lunch to go to in Masterton.
I had the most fun I've ever had coming up the north side of the Takas...it was the first time I've really opened up the CBR on the hill, I was full of confidence, it's a great feeling going from turn to turn scraping all sorts of bits on the road. At one point I thought I had scraped the fairing but it turned out it was the centre stand.
Stopped at the top to calm the nerves, then off down the other side.

All in all, a great weekend of riding.

**Bonez** · 13th December 2004, 19:29

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

Sounds like you all had a blast. I just got back from Taupo at about 9 tonight - will post about it soon.

I loved those Windmills just before Woodville! Amazing!!!! Very surreal.

It's refered to by some as Telly Tubby Land

**Hitcher** · 13th December 2004, 19:38

Originally Posted by Bonez

It's refered to by some as Telly Tubby Land

Uh oh... ...

**matthewt** · 13th December 2004, 20:16

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Uh oh... ...

Tubby custard !! Tubby custard !!

**StoneChucker** · 13th December 2004, 20:35

it's time for tele-byebye, time for tele-byebye

I was absolutely stuffed when I got home. I managed maybe 30mins of tv, and then straight to bed! (I didn't go straight home, stopped by parents house, left around 10:30 I think).

Nice ride, like last year, but I found in general, the roads were absolute shyte! It must have been just me though, the rest of my group were caning it... I'm still to yella, chicken and stick arsed to throw caution to the wind (as I would be doing, since I'm not so experienced!).

Met a nice guy on an 02? R1, who has his wheelies down to a t! (or is that UP to a t

)

Whats next, cemetary circuit?

**merv** · 14th December 2004, 06:58

Originally Posted by Slingshot

We arrived at Shell Mana at exactly 8:15, the guy on the forecourt came over and wondered where all the bikes were heading as a big group at left about 60 seconds before.

Remember this link http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...?t=6585&page=4, you did say 8am or shortly after. The crowd in the photos were there before 8am and by about 8.10am with no-one having arrived for a while off we went.

**Sparky Bills** · 14th December 2004, 07:25

SC..
Im not that good at wheelies! (just kokes)
How did your ride go on the way back?
The offer for swapping bikes is still open! HEHE

Met lots of good people at Akitio, Was plain and simple...
A REALLY GOOD WEEKEND!

Enjoyed riding with the KBer group!

**Slingshot** · 14th December 2004, 07:50

Originally Posted by merv

Remember this link http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...?t=6585&page=4, you did say 8am or shortly after. The crowd in the photos were there before 8am and by about 8.10am with no-one having arrived for a while off we went.

I was pissed off with my mate, I went to his place in Newlands to pick him up on the way to Mana, got there at 7:40. He dicked around for the next 20 minutes

, I couldn't believe how long it took for him to get his jacket on and get on his bike. Not to bother, a great weekend of riding had by all.

**bear** · 15th December 2004, 18:35

Bugger it, sounds like great fun, had something else on this year, but bring on next year!

**merv** · 16th December 2004, 06:59

Originally Posted by Slingshot

I was pissed off with my mate, I went to his place in Newlands to pick him up on the way to Mana, got there at 7:40. He dicked around for the next 20 minutes

, I couldn't believe how long it took for him to get his jacket on and get on his bike. Not to bother, a great weekend of riding had by all.

Don't you love it. I try to steer clear of the guys who, just when you think they are ready and you hit the road, they say "gotta stop for gas" or "breakfast" or whatever. One year we left the weigh station at Plimmerton and bugger me a few of them are stopping at Macca's at P'ram almost immediately after.

**merv** · 16th December 2004, 07:00

Originally Posted by bear

Bugger it, sounds like great fun, had something else on this year, but bring on next year!

At my age I don't want the years coming around too quickly!

**Skunk** · 16th December 2004, 09:37

CT110's - Doug and Glenn must've had a ball

Wonder if Loopy left them behind on the GL145...

**Paul in NZ** · 16th December 2004, 10:26

Damn...

I'm well annoyed I missed it now... I still have this #$%king flu / cold thingy that is doing the rounds. Is it just me or will 2004 be remembered as the year of the persistent cough?

Paul N

**James Deuce** · 16th December 2004, 18:54

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Damn...

I'm well annoyed I missed it now... I still have this #$%king flu / cold thingy that is doing the rounds. Is it just me or will 2004 be remembered as the year of the persistent cough?

Paul N

Will be for me.

And hospital trips.

And annual leave largely wasted on cold/flus.

And crashing. What a dick.