Manawatu weekend rides

**ynot slow** · 16th January 2010, 06:15

Originally Posted by Owl

AC/DC

so

You buying a green bike,like them Prius cars type.Need a farkin big lead.

**NZsarge** · 17th January 2010, 11:26

Is the weather ok over that way? I see a light patch in all this grey overcast shite and thought I might gap it if it was half pie reasonable over there...

**banditrider** · 17th January 2010, 11:34

Good as gold man.

**NZsarge** · 17th January 2010, 12:06

Sweet, that bright patch is turning out ok... Cheers dude.

**Owl** · 17th January 2010, 12:06

Originally Posted by NZsarge

Is the weather ok over that way? I see a light patch in all this grey overcast shite and thought I might gap it if it was half pie reasonable over there...

Yep not bad at all here and absolutely mint out at Foxton Beach.

**bogan** · 17th January 2010, 19:06

thinking of doing a ride out to castlepoint next sat (weather permitting), whats the best route? SH2 down to masterton then out to the coast, or are there any backroads worthy of a go. Planning on leaving bout 12 if anyone else is keen as well.

**banditrider** · 17th January 2010, 19:21

Originally Posted by bogan

thinking of doing a ride out to castlepoint next sat (weather permitting), whats the best route? SH2 down to masterton then out to the coast, or are there any backroads worthy of a go. Planning on leaving bout 12 if anyone else is keen as well.

Stay off SH2 - there's some mint back roads to take!

**banditrider** · 17th January 2010, 19:25

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&so...7&ie=UTF8&z=10

**fresh trax** · 17th January 2010, 19:35

I would be really keen to do that ride to castlepoint next sat .............. keep me posted

**bogan** · 17th January 2010, 19:36

Originally Posted by banditrider

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&so...7&ie=UTF8&z=10

174km, 3 hrs 42mins, wtf, how long does it really take?

**banditrider** · 17th January 2010, 19:42

Originally Posted by bogan

174km, 3 hrs 42mins, wtf, how long does it really take?

Not that long, but there's a couple of corners...

You may want fuel in Masterton before you head to Castlepoint. Would be better to leave earlier and lunch at Castlepoint.

Return leg: http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&so...,1.036835&z=10

**chanceyy** · 17th January 2010, 21:21

Originally Posted by Owl

Yep not bad at all here and absolutely mint out at Foxton Beach.

it was stunning day to be out on the bike .. hmm and the highlight was .......... ohh yeah

down the post further

had a few flyers to distribute and a few hours kinda spare so met up with Al & Mo in shannon & a wee lunch (after already dropping off 3 big flyers and a heap to the harley riders from welly who happened to pull up seconds after I did .. and one from Napier

) so discussion about where to head to next .. sorted ..

Somehow the convo turned to swapping bikes so I could ride the gold one .. sweetttttttttttttttttt was the first "other " person to ride it when i was on learners and had not been on her since (that will be rectified in future) with murmurings of take her easy on the corners (something about shagged tyre) we were off .. n yes fairly quiet on the corners ... but the straights were another story

after topping license losing speed .. & Al keeping pace on the bandit (while showing Mo how fast I was going .. could not resist to twist the wrist a bit more

) was this the highlight?? ...

it was up there though

flyer out to simply balmy n off to sparky's a ton of bikes there so flyers are being delivered to kapiti, woodville n a heap of postive "yup in for this"

Band playing & really good atmosphere .. always like sparky's .. it really does not matter what kind of bike you ride ... had good catch up with Rabbi and oops look at the time .. off to Palmy .. errrr thank gawd no cops out that way either

.. was this the highlight ..

hmm in palmy stopped at Rex's .. sweet poster already up .. time to head to square, seemed to hit a few red lights .. and whats a girl to do when your on a bike with really good torque .. ohh yeah drag off from lights against the daytona .. Yes Al was two up but hey that generally does not worry him .. however the count BB is two outta two

.. yes that was the highlight

... darn funny, geeezzz I

my bike

**Flynn** · 17th January 2010, 21:25

Just had a good run over to Masterton and got back now. First half of the track was fms, second half wet, get rained on while riding over it. Stopped in Pahiatua BP for fuel, I'm in the shop and hear a howling and screeching of car tyre on ashphalt, look out side and see a car skidding through an intersection to stop 300mm from a powerpole, the shop attendants say to each other, ha that's just Carol, I say who is Carol, they say a lady who lives in the flats beside the shop, one of the customers says, shit she's probably had a few, she's been picked up twice before for drunk driving, I think shit, I went across that intersection 2 minutes before she went skidding through it!!!!!! Random as!!!!

Pootling on, get almost to Masterton doing 110-120km then a dick in a honda accord car passes me does 140 so I think oh, o.k. I'll play the game, keep up, he gets the shits and pulls over slows down to 80 and lets me go, dork.

To those going to Castlepoint, there is heaps of new seal on SHW2, I suggest stay off shw2 is a good idea. Gets one a little worried about ya rubberband,

**chanceyy** · 17th January 2010, 21:37

Originally Posted by Flynn

Just had a good run over to Masterton and got back now. First half of the track was fms, second half wet, get rained on while riding over it. Stopped in Pahiatua BP for fuel, I'm in the shop and hear a howling and screeching of car tyre on ashphalt, look out side and see a car skidding through an intersection to stop 300mm from a powerpole, the shop attendants say to each other, ha that's just Carol, I say who is Carol, they say a lady who lives in the flats beside the shop, one of the customers says, shit she's probably had a few, she's been picked up twice before for drunk driving, I think shit, I went across that intersection 2 minutes before she went skidding through it!!!!!! Random as!!!!

Pootling on, get almost to Masterton doing 110-120km then a dick in a honda accord car passes me does 140 so I think oh, o.k. I'll play the game, keep up, he gets the shits and pulls over slows down to 80 and lets me go, dork.

To those going to Castlepoint, there is heaps of new seal on SHW2, I suggest stay off shw2 is a good idea. Gets one a little worried about ya rubberband,

bugger on the rain .. only a few spits coming back from horses, other than that very awesome day to be out on the bike. Fark gives ya the shits aye when you realise there are ppl driving who should be no where near the road .. buy a lotto ticket dude ..

as for the other dick, yeah a few to many of them on the road as well ... had one other week passed him & must have pissed him off so he sits a foot off my rear tyre, so flicked the wrist, passed a few cars & settled into the que .. two mins later he passed the cars (dangerously) n again sat a foot off my arse .. so thought fark this ,

open the throttle passed a heap of cars & just kept going .. just did not want to be anywhere near him ..

**86GSXR** · 17th January 2010, 21:45

Originally Posted by chanceyy

hmm in palmy stopped at Rex's .. sweet poster already up .. time to head to square, seemed to hit a few red lights .. and whats a girl to do when your on a bike with really good torque .. ohh yeah drag off from lights against the daytona .. Yes Al was two up but hey that generally does not worry him .. however the count BB is two outta two

.. yes that was the highlight

... darn funny, geeezzz I

my bike

But but but the sun was in my eyes, my tyres needed checking, my chain wasn't lubed right, my spark plugs need cleaning, it was Sunday, my passenger was screaming, your bike is too grunty

Great day out alright, most excellent fanging around the countryside with excellent company and bikes to match

Haven't been to Sparky's since the early, early, Gixxer days, won't mention what happened last time I was there