Classic bike gathering

[Katman]

65 HP What is this , the TT ? I reckon 40 is more than sufficient for anyone.

Mine supposedly put out 120 in it's day.

These days it should just about fit within a 65 cutoff.

[Ixion]

I think we need a rule that everyone has to run on 65 octane fuel. Works for me.

[Dodgyiti]

65 HP What is this , the TT ? I reckon 40 is more than sufficient for anyone. And a maximum of two cylinders.

And do you really think anyone old enough to be interested will remember that complicated a route?

Blimey!
Now where is that NOS bottle?I need a boost
A simple root, if only there was such a thing, they always get complicated somewhere along the way... kids..herpes... erm... what were we talking about?

[Voltaire]

give me strength....too complicated a route.....

Tell ya what....I'll take the Puch Maxi and wear a visi vest and you can all follow me......I'll pull over from time to time.

First one to Kaiaua gets the chips in...

If the R50/5 gets a WOF I can lower the HP benchmark to 32 HP if that helps

[Motu]

We need to fit in a gravel road too - that will sort out unsuitable bikes,and young pups who never learned on real roads.Mangatangi Dam is on the Kaiaua road and there is no one to pose to.....I hope there will be no posers along (no question mark,that was a statement)

[Voltaire]

We need to fit in a gravel road too - that will sort out unsuitable bikes,and young pups who never learned on real roads.Mangatangi is on the Kaiaua road and there is no one to pose to.....I hope there will be no posers along (no question mark,that was a statement)

You German bike owners and your practicality.... can you get a latte on this unsealed road you speak of...and perhaps carrot cake?

[Ixion]

I don't mind gravel, but I ain't risking my chrome at speed on gravel.

[Ixion]

give me strength....too complicated a route.....

Tell ya what....I'll take the Puch Maxi and wear a visi vest and you can all follow me......I'll pull over from time to time.

First one to Kaiaua gets the chips in...

If the R50/5 gets a WOF I can lower the HP benchmark to 32 HP if that helps

It still seems a little excessive. All right for you chaps with modern bikes.

[Motu]

Chrome?? I'll wash the bike next week and see if I can find some....but I don't think I have any.

[Ixion]

Germans couldn't afford any after the War. I got chrome.

[Voltaire]

It still seems a little excessive. All right for you chaps with modern bikes.

Your 1907 Frogmorevitesse single speeder should be up to that.....
on the hilly bits you can always piss on the belt for additional traction.
Unless you have a drizylindesreibenfumpzig handy.

[Ixion]

give me strength....too complicated a route.....

What's wrong with the old route? Over the razorback, left turn, wriggle a bit, turn right just before St John's church (the one where all the women get pregnant), past the school, down the long long hill, left turn at the road that goes somewhere else, along those really long straights, wriggle a bit and onto the Hunua Rd, then take the back road into SH2 past the other school, and dive down into Kaiaua

Simple, and you never see a cop on those roads.

But I'm easy myself as to route. Just saying, that everybody here is at least half way to senility, so if y' make the route too complicated people will forget it, or follow some road that hasn't existed for 50 years.

My one is at least simple, y' can't go wrong.

[Voltaire]

What's wrong with the old route? Over the razorback, left turn, wriggle a bit, turn right just before St John's church (the one where all the women get pregnant), past the school, down the long long hill, left turn at the road that goes somewhere else, along those really long straights, wriggle a bit and onto the Hunua Rd, then take the back road into SH2 past the other school, and dive down into Kaiaua

Simple, and you never see a cop on those roads.

But I'm easy myself as to route. Just saying, that everybody here is at least half way to senility, so if y' make the route too complicated people will forget it, or follow some road that hasn't existed for 50 years.

My one is at least simple, y' can't go wrong.

Well I've stuck me name down...someone has to follow Dodgee.
How does the song go.....Where are we going, I ain't certain...all I know that we are on our wayyyyyyyyy".
go on do one of those fancy mappy things with a highlighted root ( westy spelling).
This is definately a job for R50/5....Deutchland Urber Alles!!!!!

[Ixion]

Fancy mappy things! What century do you think I come from. We didn't create the Empire upon which the sun never sets (or win the War. Twice. Unlike all those Krauts and Eyties) by using fancy mappy things.

I got a compass. A chrome one. What more do we need? It's a small island, how lost can you get? And given that most of the participants will by half way have forgotten where they were going, and where they set out from , and routre's as good as another.

[Dodgyiti]

Whaddaya mean some one has to follow me? Am I the test dummy for scouting ahead for maritime disasters or summit?
Nice, a promotion

Gravel is fine if I don't sell the Convert at Puke, it handle's it well, the remaining 'runner' in the shed is a bit twitchy 'cause I lightened the crap out of it so I will have to eat your dust. mumble grumble bloody Germans mutter mutter dont mention the grumble mutter

My 'do everything' classic is not very mobile still