Hornet Swarm Night City

**baffa** · 22nd September 2011, 16:01

That IS a whole day's ride.
Still keen tbh, if one or two others are as well, would make a mint group ride.
Guessing $50 worth of fuel for a whole day's ride, sounds reasonable.

**TOTO** · 22nd September 2011, 21:47

i'm working but if you are definately comming back via Kaiaua I could beet you there somewhere on the way back

**wanpo** · 22nd September 2011, 23:51

Originally Posted by TOTO

i'm working but if you are definately comming back via Kaiaua I could beet you there somewhere on the way back

Everything's a race to you isn't it

Sweet as, text me with when you're finishing, and I'll let you know where we're at and headed.

**Gremlin** · 23rd September 2011, 02:08

Botany has a shop ride, leaving at 3pm, to Awhitu peninsula... so I'll probably go invade that after eating

**TOTO** · 23rd September 2011, 07:53

Originally Posted by wanpo

Everything's a race to you isn't it

Sweet as, text me with when you're finishing, and I'll let you know where we're at and headed.

DOOH

I meank "MEET you there" lol

p.s. meank = meant

**baffa** · 23rd September 2011, 09:52

Finally took my Baffa plates of my beloved 300zx. It sold on trademe within minutes, surprisingly. Gonna need a long ride to get over missing it =/

**wanpo** · 23rd September 2011, 10:00

Originally Posted by baffa

Finally took my Baffa plates of my beloved 300zx. It sold on trademe within minutes, surprisingly. Gonna need a long ride to get over missing it =/

put them on your VTR and you'll be sorted.

**wanpo** · 23rd September 2011, 10:54

Sweet, so if anyone's keen, meet at the Botany BP at 8am tomorrow morning.

I'll text Toto/Gale when we're leaving Rotorua (or probably after the loop for Toto)

**baffa** · 23rd September 2011, 15:28

Ill see how I feel in the morning.

Is that the BP Connect at East Tamaki, 500 Ti Rakau Drive, Botany Downs, Auckland?

**wanpo** · 23rd September 2011, 16:38

Originally Posted by baffa

Ill see how I feel in the morning.

Is that the BP Connect at East Tamaki, 500 Ti Rakau Drive, Botany Downs, Auckland?

http://g.co/maps/2nmfg

that one

**gale_wolf** · 23rd September 2011, 23:13

So now looks like I can do the Rotorua run but got plans for Sat avo so can't do the Loop. Might see you 8am at BP.

**gijoe1313** · 24th September 2011, 07:54

Here already at BP Botany! Pie and drink!

**gijoe1313** · 25th September 2011, 09:01

Was a good ride down to Roto-vegas, been a while since I've clocked up a small 500kmish ride!

Nice roads, great weather and a willing crew to ride with!

Plenty of popo on the roads, but seeing we are law-abiding filthy biker scum, nary a worry (except for the fruit salad suddenly coming on when a car was past us on the way to Ngatea!

Fortunately was after some over hardened crim)

Was interesting to hear the comparison of experiences up the Kai-mais!

Glad also that we stopped for some go-gas in the toe-ranges. Down Pyes Pa road behind the usual dingbat in a ute cutting corners, slowing down and then speeding up on the straights!

The main goal was delivering Wanpo to his date with destiny and replacing his lost ear plugs with the Plugz-for-Lugz outfit. The rest of us snaffled down some refreshments at the local BP connect.

Ride back was a compromise between good riding roads and time deadlines (gale_wolf and I were turning into pumpkins at a certain time). Still managed to avoid most of the dreary SH1 and we went over and under and around it!

I think all that don't have self-oilers will need to relube their chains now!

**wanpo** · 25th September 2011, 14:37

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

Ride back was a compromise between good riding roads and time deadlines (gale_wolf and I were turning into pumpkins at a certain time). Still managed to avoid most of the dreary SH1 and we went over and under and around it!

I thought for sure after turning off at huntly, we'd just be following SH22 all the way up. But that Ridge Road was a bit of fun. Hadn't been along there before.