Weekend riding

**Mom** · 5th April 2009, 17:57

I miss my bike! Simple statement really, but this weekend has really brought home to me how much I miss my bike.

Saturday, a gentle and very cruisy ride up through some nice rural roads, a few interesting corners and a pizza with a few friends at Waipu. Back down the short way, and a drink, and a chat then home.

Sunday, pootle down to have coffee with a friend, good company, cruise towards home and stop at Puhoi to see who is there. Catch up with a few members we have not seen in a while, and one we have never met. Fantastic!

Great weather (apart from a bit of rain on Saturday) good company, nice roads, and I pillioned all weekend

Now dont get me wrong I love pillioning too, I got to give the universal pillion wave

to a bike coming in the opposite direction, 2 up, bare arms and bare legs on the pair of them, rider wearing a fluro vest for safety of course, but...

I miss my bike.

What did you guys do this weekend?

**Qkkid** · 5th April 2009, 18:34

Went for a fang up to Mungawhai for a beer and a feed

**Laava** · 5th April 2009, 18:42

Scored GPZ600, stripped it ready for chassis sandblast and paint, took Jo to Helena Bay Cafe on the hill, went to the bike show at Barge Park in Whangarei.

**rainman** · 5th April 2009, 18:47

Originally Posted by Mom

What did you guys do this weekend?

I also went for a Saturday ride to Waipu! Mine didn't have a pizza in it though, but I did get the last pie and an indifferent cup of coffee at the local cafe.

Nice spot, I had not been there before.

**LBD** · 5th April 2009, 18:50

Worked...3/4 of the way around the world from my bike...197 days to go

**Mom** · 5th April 2009, 18:56

Originally Posted by rainman

I also went for a Saturday ride to Waipu! Mine didn't have a pizza in it though, but I did get the last pie and an indifferent cup of coffee at the local cafe.

Nice spot, I had not been there before.

You did not have pizza at Waipu? Far out, some of the yummiest pizza I have ever eaten, indifferent pies suck the biggest kumera, opps, just read it was the coffee that was indifferent, cranberry juice at the Pizza barn is to die for

Originally Posted by LBD

Worked...3/4 of the way around the world from my bike...197 days to go

sorry to remind you. FWIW, I know where you are coming from though I am not 3/4 of a world away from mine.

**AD345** · 5th April 2009, 19:14

Went to the bike show in Whangarei today. left Shell Westgte about 8:30 this morning and had a bloody fantastic ride up 16, along 1 for a bit, thrashing it down 12 for a coffee at Blah Blah Blah and a meet up with 2 world travellers and then a sublime ride along 14 fro m Draggsville into Whangarei - that has to be one of the best bike roads around.

Perved at all the bikes, visited the olds at their new house, buzzed back down 1 - meeting the missus in Wellsford on HER way up to Whangarei (we aint the most coordinated of couples

) and then cruising home.

Just a sunday

**tigertim20** · 5th April 2009, 19:50

I took part in an easter egg charity run, but that was all on saturday, cos I had to head out to the speedway as I was in a demolition derby. But just got home half an hour ago, went for a pootle with the girl on the back, out past Macandrew Bay, past portobello and out to the heads, then back to Portobello to warm up with a beer and a few games of pool with the better half, before heading back, was a really nice ride.

Will be even nicer in a few weeks when she has her licence and has the confidence to ride her own bike with me!!

**DIN PELENDA** · 5th April 2009, 20:16

Originally Posted by Mom

I miss my bike! Simple statement really, but this weekend has really brought home to me how much I miss my bike.

Saturday, a gentle and very cruisy ride up through some nice rural roads, a few interesting corners and a pizza with a few friends at Waipu. Back down the short way, and a drink, and a chat then home.

Sunday, pootle down to have coffee with a friend, good company, cruise towards home and stop at Puhoi to see who is there. Catch up with a few members we have not seen in a while, and one we have never met. Fantastic!

Great weather (apart from a bit of rain on Saturday) good company, nice roads, and I pillioned all weekend

Now dont get me wrong I love pillioning too, I got to give the universal pillion wave

to a bike coming in the opposite direction, 2 up, bare arms and bare legs on the pair of them, rider wearing a fluro vest for safety of course, but...

I miss my bike.

What did you guys do this weekend?

It was good to see you at Puhoi this afternoon as you know I'm happy to still have my R1 because some local clown like to take for spin .

**piston broke** · 5th April 2009, 20:21

Originally Posted by Mom

I miss my bike! Simple statement really, but this weekend has really brought home to me how much I miss my bike.

what happened to your bike?

**boman** · 5th April 2009, 20:44

I went for a scoot to Whangamata on Saturday. Ended up at the Whitianga festival of speed for a nosy. What a fun ride. Been a long time since I have done the Coro loop. Going to have to do the whole thing again I can see, what fun.

**Hitcher** · 5th April 2009, 21:08

The Shiver went over the Hill yesterday. Its speedo managed some bursts of enthusiasm. A couple were quite long, stable and accurate. On other occasions it would have made a good Lotto number generator. It recorded about 44km of the day's ride, bless it.

The joys of Italian motorcycles!