Latte riders?

**Crisis management** · 4th February 2009, 11:57

Being a soft cock and having pulled out of the Wobblington ride next weekend I feel an urge to go somewhere anyway...probably north (cause it's been a bit ignored really) and on sunday the 15th.

Update: the important bit is meet at the Shell Westgate petrol station ready to go at 9.00am.
For those prone to getting lost thats take the North western Motorway to the end (at Massey?) turn left and approx 1km down the road on the left is the Shell petrol station.

I'm on a black KTM990, if you need a contact number send me a PM.

Depart via back roads to Wellsford.
Wellsford towards Mangawhai (or Kaipara)
9.00 till 3ish aimless wandering and general hilarity (no falling off ok?)
Lunch is somewhere in here?
3ish till later, find a pub and tell some lies (puhoi or around matakana depending on where we're coming from)
Back roads to nw motorway and home for 6ish.

Gravel as much as possible and maybe up or down Muriwai beach if the tides are right, anyones welcome as long as you are self sufficient...ie. have a map and can read it!

Cheers
Iain

**Bass** · 4th February 2009, 14:25

Damn!
Have been meaning to lean on you about just this sort of day and north of town as I haven't done much gravel up that way. However, I'm gonna be at a concert in a vineyard that day.

**Crisis management** · 4th February 2009, 15:01

Originally Posted by Bass

Damn!
Have been meaning to lean on you about just this sort of day and north of town as I haven't done much gravel up that way. However, I'm gonna be at a concert in a vineyard that day.

We're going to need to get our social calendars better organised mate!

If it's any help, I have the possibility of rides on these dates:
28 feb / 1 mar
7/8 mar
21/22 mar.

I have to check if I'm allowed out to play on these dates tho, my higher authority hasn't signed off on these yet.

**Waihou Thumper** · 4th February 2009, 16:03

Out of Kaukapakapa, north to Glorit and turn off at Mt Auckland sign 4km.
This road is great! Kaipara Hills Rd, 16km all ridge riding, nice and high and all metal road

It comes out at Kaipara flats, turn right to got to Dome Valley.....

Good ride, recommend it...

**tri boy** · 4th February 2009, 16:44

Pukekohe classic's for me on Sunday.
Kim Newcombs Konig et all.

**Motu** · 4th February 2009, 16:47

Sounds like a street bike ride....I could bring my tourer.I haven't been north of Auckland since moving to the Waikato - I miss Kaipara Hills Rd.I will see how my calendar pans out....

**Crisis management** · 5th February 2009, 06:52

Originally Posted by NZKTM

This road is great! Kaipara Hills Rd, 16km all ridge riding, nice and high and all metal road

...

Certainly one of the best in that area, it's a pity there is so much seal around now that it is hard to string a ride together without lots of boring bits. Thanks for the reminder tho.

Originally Posted by tri boy

Pukekohe classic's for me on Sunday.
Kim Newcombs Konig et all.

There's obviously a tear in the time space continium around your place...this weekend 6/7/8 for the classics. You'll have to think of a better excuse now, however that was a 6 /10 for inventiveness.

**Bass** · 5th February 2009, 07:25

Originally Posted by Crisis management

We're going to need to get our social calendars better organised mate!

If it's any help, I have the possibility of rides on these dates:
28 feb / 1 mar
7/8 mar
21/22 mar.

I have to check if I'm allowed out to play on these dates tho, my higher authority hasn't signed off on these yet.

Thanks.
Will get back to you on that.

Originally Posted by tri boy

Pukekohe classic's for me on Sunday.
Kim Newcombs Konig et all.

Umm... I may have it all wrong - I often do, but I thought Classics at Puke was this weekend and Crisis is talking about the 15th.
Please sort me out if I have this screwed up as I intend getting to the classics for the Sunday at least.

Edit: Just checked and it appears that I have it right for once. Also, that it pays to read the whole thread before posting. Doh!

**tri boy** · 5th February 2009, 18:44

Damn, oops and buggar. Someone remove the dozen eggs dripping down my noggin.

(you knew i could travel through time on Fatty the Tardis?, right?

Best I attend, so you can laugh at the fool with the slow brain. (and slow, but pretty bike).

**trustme** · 5th February 2009, 20:07

Have entered into deep & meaningful negotiations with 'The War Office'.
Will alert Zeph , I suspect he will be tootling around the SI.

**tri boy** · 5th February 2009, 20:17

Originally Posted by trustme

Have entered into deep & meaningful negotiations with 'The War Office'.
Will alert Zeph , I suspect he will be tootling around the SI.

Cool.

I might be able to convince John (a new scrambler owner) to attend.
Hell, we might just out number the kabooms

**marks** · 5th February 2009, 20:42

Originally Posted by tri boy

Hell, we might just out number the kabooms

so much classier than the kateyboom's as well

**dino3310** · 5th February 2009, 20:52

Originally Posted by marks

so much classier than the kateyboom's as well

and a hell of a lot louder,
you'll need earmuffs if ya get caught between them

**jafar** · 5th February 2009, 20:54

Originally Posted by Crisis management

Being a soft cock and having pulled out of the Wobblington ride next weekend I feel an urge to go somewhere anyway...probably north (cause it's been a bit ignored really) and on sunday the 15th.

So any willing accomplices (or otherwise) and helpful suggestions.......

Cunning plan goes something like this.

8.00am meet at Riverhead,
8.01 depart via back roads to Wellsford. (note the punctuality)
8.15 Wellsford towards Mangawhai (or Kaipara)
8.30 till 3ish aimless wandering and general hilarity (no falling off ok?)
Lunch is somewhere in here?
3ish till later, find a pub and tell some lies (puhoi or around matakana depending on where we're coming from)
Back roads to nw motorway and home for 6ish.

Gravel as much as possible and maybe up or down Muriwai beach if the tides are right, anyones welcome as long as you are self sufficient...ie. have a map and can read it!

Cheers
Iain

8.00 @ where

So many Trumpets & Kabooms, my liddle beemer will be lost