Anyone up for a ride on Sunday 6th???

[bane]

P.S. Do yous reckon I have another ride left in the rear tire? (have a look at the pic, no it's not from a burnout).

must have been ya brother... from evidence of today's ride, you never use the middle of the tyre

really enjoyed the ride - as usual, weather improved as headed over east. Temperature was far more pleasant than last week, but a little damp for the beach.

Hopefully will get a beach run in soon though

[Two Smoker]

Well i need and want my 600.... Its very disheartening to have your bike banging the rev limiter only to watch the bikes infront pull away quickly

Rear tyre was stuffed (not as bad as yours though MR hehehe thats almost KK standards...) and my front brake pads are down to the steel.... so no more rides for a while guys sorry i havnt got any money to fix my bikes

How is that??? Three bikes, and none of them are rideable

[crashe]

Well i need and want my 600.... Its very disheartening to have your bike banging the rev limiter only to watch the bikes infront pull away quickly

Rear tyre was stuffed (not as bad as yours though MR hehehe thats almost KK standards...) and my front brake pads are down to the steel.... so no more rides for a while guys sorry i havnt got any money to fix my bikes

How is that??? Three bikes, and none of them are rideable

TS - How much is gonna cost ya to get all the bikes roadworthy:

RG150 back on the road....? Tyres and brakes

ZXR400 back on the road....? Brakes

K5GSXR600 back on the road....? and what ever is wrong with this bike.

Mind you you need ya full to ride the last two bikes lol.

[Arven]

YEAP! Thanks everyone! that was a MEAN RIDE! Love those roads! I agree with you Motoracer! I think they are my new Favorites!

Now about that tyre! I was kinda worried for you on the way back, Doing 260kph down the straights looking at your back tyre with metal strips showing through! Problem was i couldnt quite catch ya to tell you!! :P

But all in all a Sucessfull ride! Thanks everyone for the great company...

[Lord Pac]

Nice one peeps ! Good ride.

Pics came out lousy- MR has better ones!

[bane]

TS - How much is gonna cost ya to get all the bikes roadworthy:

RG150 back on the road....? Tyres and brakes

ZXR400 back on the road....? Brakes

K5GSXR600 back on the road....? and what ever is wrong with this bike.

Mind you you need ya full to ride the last two bikes lol.

Crashe, arh ya trying to depress the poor man??

I heard you've got a new job Chris hopefully see the gixxer back to all its glory soon.

[MikeL]

Another guy (again sorry I forgot your name) left just ahead of me and I caught up with him. He turned off to go to Miranda etc.. I thought what the heck I would go that way, but he went for a fast blat... so I turned around and headed back up the main road to Auckland. (Hope he aint looking for me, but I lost site of him fairly quickly)

That was me. Had spent the weekend at a friend's bach at Hahei and was on my way back home. Sorry to have left you behind, crashe, but I needed a bit of a blat... Rain on the Coromandel had made for a fairly slow journey up to that point. BTW went from Whitianga to Coromandel and back on Sat afternoon - weather definitely better on the west side. But all in all not the best conditions for doing the loop.

[crashe]

That was me. Had spent the weekend at a friend's bach at Hahei and was on my way back home. Sorry to have left you behind, crashe, but I needed a bit of a blat... Rain on the Coromandel had made for a fairly slow journey up to that point. BTW went from Whitianga to Coromandel and back on Sat afternoon - weather definitely better on the west side. But all in all not the best conditions for doing the loop.

Hey no worries Mike...
I was originally gonna go the way I ended up going...So no sweat....
I had fun passing heaps of vehicles when I turned back onto the main road... all the way back to the bottom of the Bombay's.

[Two Smoker]

TS - How much is gonna cost ya to get all the bikes roadworthy:
RG150 back on the road....? Tyres and brakes
ZXR400 back on the road....? Brakes
K5GSXR600 back on the road....? and what ever is wrong with this bike.
Mind you you need ya full to ride the last two bikes lol.

RG150: $240 for the rear tyre
$65 for brake pads

ZXR400 to get back on the track: $200 odd for the Braided brake lines
$200 for the Carbon Race brake pads
$30 for Dot 4 brake fluid???

GSX-R600: OEM parts, about 10 grand
E-bay and the USA, about 3 grand (hopefully)

So whats that??? Somewhere in the region of $4-$14 grand Bikes are so awesome, but cost so much

And the ZXR400 will need new tyres soon..... another $400 lol.....

[crashe]

RG150: $240 for the rear tyre
$65 for brake pads

ZXR400 to get back on the track: $200 odd for the Braided brake lines
$200 for the Carbon Race brake pads
$30 for Dot 4 brake fluid???

GSX-R600: OEM parts, about 10 grand
E-bay and the USA, about 3 grand (hopefully)

So whats that??? Somewhere in the region of $4-$14 grand Bikes are so awesome, but cost so much

And the ZXR400 will need new tyres soon..... another $400 lol.....

Shit mate.... thats a lot of dosh...
The RG150 is the cheapest to get back on the road.

Someone mentioned above that you've got a new job, so hopefully you will be back on the road in a couple of weeks on the RG150.

And you are right... Bikes do cost a lot to maintain and to keep them on the road or tracks..

[dss3]

Yeah cheers all... another good ride and met some new faces. Glad that rain held off for the most part and had a good ride into Whanga's, down to Waihi and back again. Particularly good fun riding along with a MR and Arden through the windies in the dry. Untill next time.....

Catch ya,
_daryl

Oh and Arden don't forget you owe Paparazzi 150mm of fishing nylon! Way to smash shit off another mans bike dude!

[StoneChucker]

Cheers for the ride lady and gents. Almost got collected on the side of the road by an elderly citizen on a 4X4 (scary combo) when I was just standing on the side of the road infront of the bikes. Luckily I jumped away intime and only the mirror managed to hit my shoulder...

Err, anyway. Awesome ride on awesome roads. Thanks for the company and great riding Arven and dss3.

Catch yous next time.

P.S. Do yous reckon I have another ride left in the rear tire? (have a look at the pic, no it's not from a burnout).

Listen, you've met me, you know I'm a relatively decent guy and that I've got nothing against you, so don't get upset, but:

Riding on that tyre, at those or ANY speeds is irresponsible and immature... Jeezes you guys have JUST got your full. Yes, I know you're great on the track, but take it easy - you're not invincible. I still think that there are great cases of confidence exceeding ability, not only with this event...

Don't get me wrong, I just don't want to see you, or any other of you crazy Orks hurt, or more likely killed.

Dave
PS: Yes, yes, yes, I've STILL got jeans as riding pants, what's your point

[Arven]

... Particularly good fun riding along with a MR and Arden through the windies in the dry. Untill next time.....

Catch ya,
_daryl

Oh and Arden don't forget you owe Paparazzi 150mm of fishing nylon! Way to smash shit off another mans bike dude!

Arden?? Who is this Arden person?? I am known as ArVeN! Ok ok, i know its a stupid name, but I'm stuck with it now! Or you could just call me Mike... But thats just boring now isnt it! (and far too easy!)

OHH yeah so sorry for smashing up your bike Paparazzi! That fishing nylon must empty out the pockets! Realy sorry.. do you think i could pay it off in weekly installments?? :spudwhat:

[dss3]

Arden?? Who is this Arden person?? I am known as ArVeN!

Sorry about that Arvan... wont make that same mistake again mate.....

[Mr Skid]

RG150: $240 for the rear tyre
$65 for brake pads

ZXR400 to get back on the track: $200 odd for the Braided brake lines
$200 for the Carbon Race brake pads
$30 for Dot 4 brake fluid???

GSX-R600: OEM parts, about 10 grand
E-bay and the USA, about 3 grand (hopefully)

Have you considered a RG/ZXR/GSXR mutant?

How's about a RG frame, repowered with a ZXR engine, ZXR forks, with GSXR brakes? And some crusty KB yellow fairings?