Ride n BBQ n beers Sat 2 Aug

**musicman** · 1st August 2008, 23:48

Originally Posted by BANZAI

But people who wanna go scenic drive do come along 9am at Uni gym!!! Perhaps take the normal way to get to Scenic Drive?

I was keen for a ride tomorrow but at the moment I feel so tired, I reckon I'm gonna be sleeping in tomorrow...

**TOTO** · 2nd August 2008, 01:25

Originally Posted by Macstar

Cops stole my license for 28 days today so won't be able to take this ride now!

Oh noooo

Let me know if there is anything I can do for you old buddy...

**BANZAI** · 2nd August 2008, 07:05

Hey guys, I'm still planning togo Scenic drive, so if you wanna join me meet me outside Uni gym at 9am.

Txt me 021 079 7278 if you wanna come but late etcetc...

Hope see you guys there!!

**Timati** · 2nd August 2008, 08:55

Originally Posted by BANZAI

Hey guys, I'm still planning togo Scenic drive, so if you wanna join me meet me outside Uni gym at 9am.

Txt me 021 079 7278 if you wanna come but late etcetc...

Hope see you guys there!!

Hey dude, I'll be keen but have a work thing up to about 1 p.m. How about in the afternoon? I'll definitely come after 1 p.m. Text me.

**Timati** · 2nd August 2008, 08:56

Originally Posted by Macstar

Cops stole my license for 28 days today so won't be able to take this ride now!

Will change the reason for tomorrow's celebration to:

Managed to go 7 years without losing my license!!

As previously mentioned, will let you guys know tomorrow if the BBQ is still on.

Macstar

Bummer. Hopefully you can appeal it.

**Macstar** · 2nd August 2008, 10:22

weather is shit guys n girls - let's do this another time. will post up another date.

Cheers.

**Nagash** · 2nd August 2008, 12:41

Well,

Banzai, Swee and myself still went on a ride.

You other guys are just soft cocks!

Hah, nah. It was a good ride, roads were wet with debris everywhere but only light rain. Kept a nice easy pace up to Piha then headed back again. No upsets and was a good ride.

Ride with me.. never seen a half decent bin on all my group rides.

**swee** · 2nd August 2008, 13:30

cheers for leading us!

got back to the city in one piece after my first ride

**motorbyclist** · 2nd August 2008, 15:06

Originally Posted by Nagash

Scenic drive (to Piha Beach, may aswell stop at the beach..) from Titirangi is 23.5 km. It's quite short but it's a pretty good stretch of road, quite high speed at some points but more then enough tight twisties to keep people interested.

that's about 5% of scenic drive and the rest just the road to piha

the 'proper' route goes through waitakere, bethells, the whole of scenic drive, piha AND huia!

Originally Posted by musicman

I thought Scenic Drive isn't so good for noobs? I haven't ridden it but I've read on here that there are drivers pulling out of driveways or stopping in the middle of the road around blind corners?

it's not as bad as coro, and easier to recover bikes

Originally Posted by Macstar

weather is shit guys n girls - let's do this another time. will post up another date.

Cheers.

so no bbq?

**Nagash** · 2nd August 2008, 15:13

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

that's about 5% of scenic drive and the rest just the road to piha

the 'proper' route goes through waitakere, bethells, the whole of scenic drive, piha AND huia!

Realise that, but wasn't too keen to do the whole of Scenic Drive in the Wet with a couple of new riders..

**BANZAI** · 2nd August 2008, 18:47

That was good ride guys! It was fun going through Mud, weird westy plants, and tar snakes!!!

I'm so tired after that one haha (probly coz I went out last night till 3am)

That's nice short ride to Piha. I wanna try it in dry condition!

I would say reccomended for Learner but take it very slow, otherwise those things above gonna make your either wheel slip badly!!

**motorbyclist** · 2nd August 2008, 22:56

Originally Posted by BANZAI

That was good ride guys! It was fun going through Mud, weird westy plants, and tar snakes!!!

I'm so tired after that one haha (probly coz I went out last night till 3am)

That's nice short ride to Piha. I wanna try it in dry condition!

I would say reccomended for Learner but take it very slow, otherwise those things above gonna make your either wheel slip badly!!

all good to hear

watch out with the sleep/fatigue thing though; last time i went on a learner ride on that road with only 3 hours sleep it ended in disaster.

might be worth mentioning my last little incident was with a pretty short night's sleep too

**Real_Wolf** · 2nd August 2008, 23:51

meh, i was too busy with work, then went and saw batman. Entertaining, though different sort of entertainment.

Kinda don't trust my bike to start anymore either.

I'm probably gonna go get gear tomorrow (sunday), a proper jacket and some good waterproof overpants, and maybe a lhs mirror for my bike (It only has a rhs mirror)