AKL's Westpac Run Sunday 13th Feb

[Krusti]

Hope she recovers OK. Never rains....eh? Thanks for the friendly welcome etc today. Keep cool

[justsomeguy]

Holy Rider - Great pics ...

Yep "justsomeguy" now everyone will know your name and your face...
and fancy forgetting to fill up your bike before the run....lol.

HEY!!!!! My tank was about 60% full already... . If you wan't to tease me about something focus on my inability to corner...... Oh Shit!!! now she knows that too.....

BUT at about 4.30pm my cellph rings.... and I had to race up to AK hospital as my daughter had to have her appendix out. They got them out just before they burst.... so she is doing ok now. Nothing like speeding around to find all your bike gear and putting your socks and boots back on when ya feet have swelled up in the heat... and then running out of breath... and then trying to find the key to unlock the lock on the wheel ..... but I got there..
I parked the bike just outside the front door, locked her up and pounded in the hospital and headed up the lifts.... Hospital reckons she will be sent home torrow....they dont keep you in for long these days.

Sorry to hear about your kiddo...... but on the bright side they did get it out. So she doesn;t have to worry about it for the rest of her life.

I hope she got into the hospital soon. Hated the pain when I had mine taken out bout X years ago..........

Nice to know you were around for her.... sometimes having your mum in the room does more good than a ton of morphine...... .

Good Luck

[justsomeguy]

Hope she recovers OK. Never rains....eh? Thanks for the friendly welcome etc today. Keep cool

Just read your signature:
That deserves a rep point......... for making me

[Sparky]

WOW!! A 1000 bikes!!
What a day, it was awesome to be among all those bikes. Great to meet up with some of you again.

Plenty of sun, plenty bikes. Hey must be photo time
Did the usual and took too many to upload here so take your pick (95 to choose from):

http://community.webshots.com/album/272707988yyhSNJ

I wish I had a camera on the bike (Hmm, a winter project maybe) Then we could have had some photo's of "CRASHE" going down Queen Street with both hands in the air waving at the crowd!!

Hope you all made it home safe and had a great day, cya all next time.

[Big Dave]

Had a great day.
Big ups to all

We took heaps too.

http://www.davidcohen.co.nz/copter_renders

bd

[Big Dave]

Interesting ride..... I dont think it was as good as previous years..... The ride was too fast on the motorway, and the MCs were uninspiring, with only 3 spot prizes.....
etc etc....

Did we go to the same event?
I never went over 110.
and there's only ever been 3 prizes - i print the vouchers.
Unispiring - there was one of everything.
We started at Karaka, right?
bd

[Posh Tourer :P]

Did we go to the same event?
I never went over 110.
and there's only ever been 3 prizes - i print the vouchers.
Unispiring - there was one of everything.
We started at Karaka, right?
bd

Correct. I seem to recall an event where there were more spot prizes, but I may be wrong. There was also a V-Rod + Ute raffle going on, the motorway ride was at about 70kmh, not 100 with interspersed patches of 30kmh, and occasional huge gaps between riders. When I got onto the motorway at Fanshawe, I could not see the bikers ahead of me by the end of the bridge, and I was doing 80-90 (the speed limit).

Still a good event, maybe I was in the wrong place.... The MCs didnt seem to be able to get people excited about the awards.... Apart from the cheque for Westpac Heli..... Maybe I'm expecting too much?

[erik]

For the type of ride it was, I agree it seemed a bit fast at times.

But it was good fun riding in such a big group.
Not something I'd want to repeat too often though as it is also rather restrictive having to ride steadily with the group, maintaining following distance and road position. I was getting a sore hand from holding my fingers over the front brake, and a sore arse from sitting in one position on the seat for so long.
It felt good to go for a bit of a ride afterwards and have some fun in the corners of Old North road and Scenic drive.

[Big Dave]

Maybe I'm expecting too much?

No, you aren't, but it was a sterling effort conducted by *volunteers*, and too much hype would be worse.

My lament is that they sold out of badges and tee shirts and didn't have any buckets going around - or the figure could have been higher.

But I had a fine day and said gday to half a dozen KB'ers.

When we're old enough to be Ulyssi.........oh shit! I already am. Bug-ger

bd

[Posh Tourer :P]

No, you aren't, but it was a sterling effort conducted by *volunteers*, and too much hype would be worse.

True. I definitely appreciate the effort put in by the volunteers, but comparing it to prevoius Heli runs, I didnt think it was as well run.

[MacD]

I wish I had a camera on the bike (Hmm, a winter project maybe) Then we could have had some photo's of "CRASHE" going down Queen Street with both hands in the air waving at the crowd!!

I was following Crashe most of the way up the motorway and she did the double arm wave at every overbridge!

Crashe - hope you daughter's feeling better now!

[Zapf]

Photos!.....

[Zapf]

More photos!!!!

[limmy]

Holy Rider - Great pics ...

Yep "justsomeguy" now everyone will know your name and your face...
and fancy forgetting to fill up your bike before the run....lol.

Well after the run, I had another event to head to, which went til 7pm, BUT at about 4.30pm my cellph rings.... and I had to race up to AK hospital as my daughter had to have her appendix out. They got them out just before they burst.... so she is doing ok now. Nothing like speeding around to find all your bike gear and putting your socks and boots back on when ya feet have swelled up in the heat... and then running out of breath... and then trying to find the key to unlock the lock on the wheel ..... but I got there..
I parked the bike just outside the front door, locked her up and pounded in the hospital and headed up the lifts.... Hospital reckons she will be sent home torrow....they dont keep you in for long these days.

sounds like everything went well. wish her a speedy recovery.

[crashe]

Awww thanks guys, for your well wishes for my daughter...
My granddaughter has just arrived for the day....
Gee getting up early two days in a row.....lol

Yep t'was me doing the two arm wave down the motorway....
infact at the event I was at after the bike run, I ran into a friend whose bike is off the road, and she spotted someone doing that (laughed when she found it was probably me) and took a pic... so just have to wait til she gets them developed.... She said it was awesome sight from up on the overbridge.
It gave her another perspective as she has also done the run.

:spudwave: