NW Motorway - when do YOU use it?

**ManDownUnder** · 24th February 2005, 08:39

Obviously this is only really relevant to those that do use the NW motor in Aucks...

When do you use it? Where do you get on and what do you ride?

Me, RF900 (red) with rear mounted Givi top box, usually getting on at 6:30 or so and heading all the way into Newton Rd.

You?

We could have us a convoy! (a bloody slow one I'll admit)...
MDU

**jrandom** · 24th February 2005, 08:49

Red Zeal with a backpack bungy-netted to the pillion seat, heading to Northcote via the harbour bridge from Te Atatu around 8:00-8:30 most mornings, back around 6:00pm in the other direction. I tend to filter smoothly, with restraint. Ahem.

I will not, however, be using the motorway tomorrow.

Tomorrow I will be pedalling 30 kilometers to work on the mountain bike via Greenhithe. May Bob have mercy on my soul.

**vifferman** · 24th February 2005, 08:51

Originally Posted by jrandom

Red Zeal with a backpack bungy-netted to the pillion seat, heading to Northcote via the bridge from Te Atatu around 8:00-8:30 most mornings,

I'm going the other way at that time, and never see you. I've seen VivaVee a few times, and some other guy. :spudwhat:

**bugjuice** · 24th February 2005, 08:52

used to ride it from the city to Waterview, be there around 5.30, but that was before I moved to Takapuna. Now it's just when I'm visitin the farno, so could be any time.. But i'll keep an eye out and :spudwave: as we pass

**sAsLEX** · 24th February 2005, 09:26

Originally Posted by jrandom

I will not, however, be using the motorway tomorrow.

Tomorrow I will be pedalling 30 kilometers to work on the mountain bike via Greenhithe. May Bob have mercy on my soul.

You will have to be up early!!

**crashe** · 24th February 2005, 09:33

Well jrandom you wont be going to bed at all since you are going to pedal 30km to work as you will be up before the birds....... so enjoy ya nap at work.... and sit on a very soft cushion.... oh and to think that you have pedal 30kms home again.... a nice long soak in the bath would be needed when you get home... and you may then be wondering why you did it....lol.

Ok the nor-western motorway.... gee I am on it quite often.... heading to the city or over the bridge, but I dont have a set time thou.....
But I always wave out to those going the other way..... even wave to those passing me as well.
I even lift my hand up and move it in a circlular motion if the police are ahead of you for you to slow down....

**Joni** · 24th February 2005, 09:40

Originally Posted by jrandom

Tomorrow I will be pedalling 30 kilometers to work on the mountain bike via Greenhithe. May Bob have mercy on my soul.

Good luck...
Yesterday I went from Te Atatu to New Lynn and my tongue was hanging out...

**crashe** · 24th February 2005, 09:42

Originally Posted by Joni

Good luck...
Yesterday I went from Te Atatu to New Lynn and my tongue was hanging out...

Hanging out for what????????
:spudwave: :spudwave:

**jrandom** · 24th February 2005, 09:44

Originally Posted by crashe

Well jrandom you wont be going to bed at all since you are going to pedal 30km to work as you will be up before the birds....... so enjoy ya nap at work.... and sit on a very soft cushion.... oh and to think that you have pedal 30kms home again.... a nice long soak in the bath would be needed when you get home... and you may then be wondering why you did it....lol.

Yes, I'll be leaving home before 7am. I will be interested to see how long it takes me.

If I am *too* buggered and can't face the effort of getting home at night, I have the emergency escape route of calling Mrs Random and getting her to pick me up with the bike carrier on the back of the Camry.

The wifely mocking would undoubtedly last for MONTHS after that, however, so I'm not going to exercise that option unless I actually am physically incapable of getting back on the bike by 6pm.

I don't think I will need a soft cushion. The MTB seat we chose is very technological and comfy. I did another 15km or so on it last night, just to check.

And HOT DAMN, but the bike is SO much faster with road slicks on.

**Joni** · 24th February 2005, 09:46

Originally Posted by crashe

Hanging out for what????????
:spudwave: :spudwave:

Heh, I knew as I typed it, it sounded different to the intent....

:spudbooge

**Smokey** · 24th February 2005, 11:12

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Obviously this is only really relevant to those that do use the NW motor in Aucks...

When do you use it? Where do you get on and what do you ride?

Me, RF900 (red) with rear mounted Givi top box, usually getting on at 6:30 or so and heading all the way into Newton Rd.

You?

We could have us a convoy! (a bloody slow one I'll admit)...
MDU

Either leaving at 6:10 or 7.05 depending on start time, silver KRR150 with ware house back pack (ahem) getting on at Te Atatu Peninsula..weaving through traffic and dodging SUV's...

**XTC** · 24th February 2005, 11:18

When do I use it?? when I have too.

**Motu** · 24th February 2005, 11:49

I don't commute on a bike - you think I'm fuckin stupid or something.I'm in the blue and silver series one Pajero getting on at Te Atatu and getting off at Pt Chev between 6.45 and 7.00 am,returning sometime after 6.00pm and exiting at Lincoln rd.Don't attempt to filter past me - I am alert to bikes and I can see you coming....it may look like I didn't know you were there,but it was a well planned manoevour.

So who's was the black whatzit (Suzuki?? all sports bikes look the same to me) parked in the south bound lane against the armco just before the bridge? It had a green fluro vest over the rear guard and a yellow ''remove this vehicle'' sticker on the rear.Passed it coming home,went out and came back at 8.30pm and it was still there - I was going to go back and get myself a nice track bike....but when I got home I found someone had borrowed my trailer...bugger!

**sAsLEX** · 24th February 2005, 12:09

Originally Posted by Motu

So who's was the black whatzit (Suzuki?? all sports bikes look the same to me) parked in the south bound lane against the armco just before the bridge? It had a green fluro vest over the rear guard and a yellow ''remove this vehicle'' sticker on the rear.Passed it coming home,went out and came back at 8.30pm and it was still there - I was going to go back and get myself a nice track bike....but when I got home I found someone had borrowed my trailer...bugger!

is the yellow sticker an indication to tow the vehicle or something?