What is the best ride you've had?

**Ms Piggy** · 14th January 2005, 14:53

Ok all I was thinking last night about how much I love riding my motor bike.

I was wondering what is the most memorable and enjoyable ride anyone has had?

For me (so far) it would have to be riding up to Tokaanu in the pissing down rain and then riding back the following day and it being bright and sunny. I was with a good group of mates and we all had an awesome time.

**Yokai** · 14th January 2005, 14:56

2 really good rides for me:

1 - Down to Whitianga this New Year's eve - first time on the Coromandel - what a larff!
2 - The Auckland meet with Frosty's sparkshow!

**MSTRS:Me** · 14th January 2005, 15:08

Most memorable ride..........from Taupo to Ohakune via Saddle Rd /National Park, winter of '75, sub-zero temps all the way, snowed from about the bridge over headwaters Wanganui River for the rest of the way. Wearing jeans & a ski jacket in those days with fleece-lined gauntlets. Scoot was a T500 (naked of course). I have never been so cold (in fact I sometimes wonder if occassional stiff knees today are a result).
Most enjoyable......Every ride when the sun shines and flow of ride is unmolested by dorks in cages &

**SPORK** · 14th January 2005, 15:12

Oh dear...

Saying "What is the best ride you've had?" is just ASKING for someone to say:

LOLOLOL UR MOM!!!1111

*Shudder*

**Wonko** · 14th January 2005, 15:17

First ride on the GPZ600 after riding a GL145 for 9 months(top speed 120 with a tail wind). Heading over the Paparanga bridge away from the lights by the mall, just opening it up wide to see if there where any problems, and then noticing the speedo was doing 140 and still climbing.

**vifferman** · 14th January 2005, 15:18

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

I was wondering what is the most memorable and enjoyable ride anyone has had?

Hmmmmm....
It'd have to be a toss-up between a Honda Owner's Club ride I went on in 1975, with about 400 present, and riding from Hamilton to Christchurch in September 1994. The latter was my first significant highway ride.

I also thoroughly enjoyed riding from Tauranga to Hawera for the first time in 1997, especially the Awakino Gorge on the way home.

More recently, the Maraetai-Clevedon-Kawakawa-Hunua-home ride on January the 4th was very nice.

But I think the most memorable ones are yet to come...

**merv** · 14th January 2005, 15:20

Yeah loved them all. (Just like fine women eh!)

I especially like the adventure rides on the dirt bike and on the road bike Lindis Pass is still one of my favourites with probably Upper Buller Gorge as next best. I like the feeling of reasonably high speed curves.

So on the opposite tack one of the most painful rides is doing the Wairau Valley on the dirt bike on the way back from Rainbow. Straight roads for km after km just vibing along about 100 - 120km/hr.

**jimbo600** · 14th January 2005, 15:23

Around Biarittz in France and the Pyranees on a gsxr750. Bloody awesome.

**Ms Piggy** · 14th January 2005, 15:38

Originally Posted by madcat_

Oh dear...

Saying "What is the best ride you've had?" is just ASKING for someone to say:

LOLOLOL UR MOM!!!1111

*Shudder*

Whats with the shudder???!!! I'll have you know that my Mum is a very classy lady - so shut your mouth!

**Devil** · 14th January 2005, 15:38

I swear she was 16... honest.

**Joni** · 14th January 2005, 15:39

In South Africa - went on a rally called the "Swazi" - in Swaziland. About 800km's there and back, twisties and some of the best scenery I have ever seen... green, beautifull, amazing roads. There were about 75 bikes riding together. Good long weekend. I talk singular, it happens every August...

In NZ -Boxing day this year, I rode down to the Coromandel. Still getting to know the roads here etc, but it was a really good ride.

**SPORK** · 14th January 2005, 15:49

No officer, wasn't referring to ya Mum, me was referring to the people that make the MumJokes!

Honest!

My bad if it was interpreted wrongly!

**TwoSeven** · 14th January 2005, 15:50

Some good rides touring around france on a chopped bonnie. The french were great because whenever we pulled into a village, someone would turn up with a bottle of wine and food.