2008 Capital 1000K Cruise

[Nasty]

I might ride to Eke from Masterton with you guys.... Thats about has long as the Babysitter will want me away!!

awesome

LOL ... you can get a babysitter at that time of the morning ... I like miracles .. since they leave Upper Hutt at 7 am ... its around 7.45 8 from Masterton ... .. me on the other hand will go in the other direction and head to Wanganui for lunch with mum and then sit in the pub with the trailer on the car "just in case" I am needed.

[elle-f]

I will make sure you are needed and make fake calls if ya want

[Dan Mapp]

So are all the pionts on the map like check points or can we just keep trucking if we know where we are going?

[Nasty]

So are all the pionts on the map like check points or can we just keep trucking if we know where we are going?

You keep trucking on till the end - you should know where you are going well ahead of time ... or you see me outside a pub (properly in Wanganui) and stop for a quick hello!!

[Lissa]

LOL ... you can get a babysitter at that time of the morning ... I like miracles .. since they leave Upper Hutt at 7 am ... its around 7.45 8 from Masterton ... .. me on the other hand will go in the other direction and head to Wanganui for lunch with mum and then sit in the pub with the trailer on the car "just in case" I am needed.

Oh crap, didnt realize it was THAT early in the morning hehehe. Have a good ride peoples!!!

[sinned]

This will be a test to see if I stay with the speedy or change back to something with a fairing. There is a rumour a group on Harleys are joining, so there is a challenge to see who come out best at the end of the day - cruiser or sports bike riders?

I recon if I can do 1000kms in a day and feel okay I will stay with the naked bike and feel the breeze.

[Grub]

So are all the pionts on the map like check points or can we just keep trucking if we know where we are going?

We all just rode in convoy ... or at worst groups. That's what was so cool about it. It was just a (long) group ride.

When the leader got to an intersection he waited for everyone to go through and then became tail end charlie.

[Grub]

Oh crap, didnt realize it was THAT early in the morning hehehe. Have a good ride peoples!!!

Ummm 8am isn't THAT" early is it? We'll pick you up on the way through.

[elle-f]

I am reckoning I will be the slowest there so before we start - I am happy for you guys to take off in front of me. As long as I know where to stop I am happy

[chanceyy]

I am reckoning I will be the slowest there so before we start - I am happy for you guys to take off in front of me. As long as I know where to stop I am happy

no worries Elle .. its not a race, just a long ride .. & you can stop where ever you need to.. be plenty of us just tootling along enjoying the day

[elle-f]

Be good to catch up with you and try out my new bike on a longer ride!

[chanceyy]

for sure Elle looking forward to it

[sweetp]

WHOOO I am so excited that KoroJ decided to run it again this year. I am counting down the days as i had so much fun last year. The FXR has sadly been traded in (god i loved that bike) but even though i would be on my fabulous big baby (SV650) I still imagine i will be in the tourist group!

And as Grub said it is such a laid back ride, you can go at your own pace and will find a group that will do the same speed as you.

This is going to be my first big ride since my surgery and i haven't been on the bikes much but still keen to give it a go. Anyway got my favourite riding buddys and a motel room with a spa bath at the end of the day!

So again wahoo and looking forward to catching up with you all.

[KoroJ]

So are all the pionts on the map like check points or can we just keep trucking if we know where we are going?

We try to break the ride down to 200Km legs to make it easy for the 'small tanks' to plan their ride.

The ST could probably do it with one stop at Taumaranui, if I took it easy, but I'll just slot into a group and cruise along stopping where the other need or want to.

GC this weekend then only three weeks to go.

[Hitcher]

All going well, I may have the FJR out of a crate on Saturday 1 November. Otherwise uncrating day will probably be Saturday 8 November. Fingers crossed...