BFTP - Blast From The Past Rides

[cmoore]

hey Caseye, your a keen one alright!!....I dropped the XS650 a week ago and need to replace the brake lever.....again......and some other bits.....hope to have them fixed for the 12th!!......and hope the weather is fine.....not wanting to find any ducks in my trousers.....

[caseye]

Sorry to hear that mate.
hope you and the old girl ( bike of course) are both OK.
Hurry up and get it sorted, wouldn't be the same on a ride without ya.
Ducks? in trousers? Sounds a bit fishy! to me.

[cmoore]

yeah, been a while aye...i need another feed from the huntly greasy spoon...i didn't go down with the bike, i came home from a ride and left it on the grass...you know these old bikes...gotta let the oil stop dripping before i park it in the house!...and the damn thing fell over....even though it was on the centre stand.....

[caseye]

LOL hey mate shes an Old Yamaha.= Licence to leak anywhere!
So I hope this means you'll be front an centre next Sunday mate!
Wasn't a half bad feed aye?

[wickle]

Hope you can turn on a day like we had to ride to Taihape today, a small group ( 8 bikes) left Fernhill at about 9 am first proper stop at Kuripappanga, a club stalwart and one of the Bar Managers waiting for us with a Port and some freshly cooked trout, then onto Taihape for pie an pint. 1-30 leaving forr return trip primo ride back , a excellant day for riding with great company.

[flyingcrocodile46]

Very cool. Fingers crossed on the weather, though the long range forecast on Metvue looks promising. Couple of nice looking Zukes there

[fridayflash]

yea sure was a good day out..a handy warmup for next weeks trip
up to aucks aye wickle?
although i must confess were probably going to van ourselves and the bikes
up, itl be cheaper on fuel (diesel) and will eliminate any weather hinderances
etc

[caseye]

Wickle, Flash , looking forward to making your accquaintance.Vanning up makes perfect sense.
I've a garage your bikes and you(if needed ) can rest up in.
Weather up here today was arse! glad you all had a decent run today though.

[fridayflash]

hey caseye, thats good of you..not sure of our exact plan yet i think we
may get a bed for the night in riverhead after the ride as thatll be perfect
after a few suds and bit of a feed etc as for friday night i guess well play
that by ear depending on what time we get away from napes

[fridayflash]

just a few comments on the above photos..in the first two pics
on wickles post you be forgiven for thinking we were at a summer barbeque
hehe, but it was cooooold as brrrrrrrr!!!! under those trees i reckon
under 2 degrees , so it was a suprise when we arrived to see the club
barman standing by his car in the middle of nowhere waiting with a bottle
of port and a stack of little plastic cups yum! and on the ground cooking in a portable smoker was some freshly caught trout laced with brown sugar
and pepper... fantastic! a great day to be alive lol

[wickle]

Wickle, Flash , looking forward to making your accquaintance.Vanning up makes perfect sense.
I've a garage your bikes and you(if needed ) can rest up in.
Weather up here today was arse! glad you all had a decent run today though.

fridayflash you've got the wrong days again

[tate35]

Sure was a great day!!! Weather was MINT....like a summers day , good company...could not have thought of a better way to spend a day

[caseye]

Hey there tate and welcome to the pages of the BFTP Riders Social group.Nothing like a great day for a ride aye.
We're expecting some favourable weather for next Sunday everyone, so theres to be no whimping out!
Wickle, FF you just hollar if you need anything, I've room enough to house riders and bikes if needed, I live in Manurewa.

[flyingcrocodile46]

Good news! Another Napier lad is coming up for the ride. He is a member of another bike forum that I joined and when prompted with the ride details has responded...

"Thanks for the invite to your anniversary ride. The fact that two other Napier GS riders are going has swayed my decision. If the weather is looking anything other than rat shit, I will be there.

I have met Mark (Wickle) a couple of weeks ago. He didn't say anything about the anniversary ride (Naughty Wickle) . He does actually own MANY GS and GSX bikes. (Ok all forgiven)

My sign up to Kiwi Rider is long overdue. I'll take care of that this week. You can then list me as #14.

Cheers
Ian"

Dang! The way it's going we will have more Napierites than Jaffa's

[fridayflash]

you bloody legend flying croc! sounds like its shaping up to be a geat weekend..we know quite a few guys n gals down this way with bikes of
this era weve been trying to lure into coming up..but it is a bit tricky for
some to get away from work and other commitments etc but we
may be able to recruit them for any up coming summer rides...?