ATNR (Auckland Thursday night ride) - Discussion thread

**Disco Dan** · 1st May 2007, 16:26

Originally Posted by skidMark

i got my engine out...

How will you pee?

**slinky** · 2nd May 2007, 13:49

Originally Posted by skidMark

i got my engine out...now all i'm left with is a frame,,,all on it's lil own

it's sad seeing her like this...

y not start a thread to record thes events

**Ixion** · 2nd May 2007, 13:51

Originally Posted by sl1nky

y not start a thread to record thes events

A blog would be better

**Pumba** · 3rd May 2007, 17:44

so whose riding tonight?

**slinky** · 3rd May 2007, 17:46

me and friend are

**Pumba** · 3rd May 2007, 17:48

sweet thats good enough for me see ya at westgate

**Black Bandit** · 3rd May 2007, 22:35

Cheers for the ride folks. First one in ages. Nice place that Bar Africa. Pity one of our number was sent home by the management, underage apparently.

Had a wee moment on a right hander at the top of a hill. Narrowly avoided a head-on with Cage - them creeping over the centre line to turn right, me too close to the center line! I'd come over the blind right-hand crest (seen the lights from the car shining over the top so expecting them to pass by to the right but instead crested the hill to be blinded by headlights) and had an "oh shit" moment. Straightened up the bike, hard on the brakes and then quickly leaned back into the corner after clearing the car. Happened so fast - lets just say I wouldn't be writing this now if there'd been contact. Still shitting myself now a little.

Entirely my fault - must be more careful with my lines.

**slinky** · 4th May 2007, 08:25

Originally Posted by Qkchk

Due to the declining amount of patrons attending in the winter months, I am reconsidering if it is worth having the ATNR on a weekly basis. If the number drops below 15 on a given night I will have no choice to reduce the frequency to fortnightly or even monthly.

However, if people could voice their opinion (take into consideration the rules on this thread)

Would starting the ride earlier make a difference, lets say meet up at 5.30 leave at 6pm just before it gets dark? We could start 1 hour earlier during the dark months (daylight savings) and then putting it back to 7pm during the summer?

I did a poll on this over a year ago and everyone was still happy at leaving the normal 7pm. Would this change make you get off ya arse and come out for a ride?

wouldn't rides get cancelled alot anyway due to winter weather?? so it might just end up being fortnightly or monthly any ways.

**Keystone19** · 4th May 2007, 09:44

Originally Posted by sl1nky

wouldn't rides get cancelled alot anyway due to winter weather?? so it might just end up being fortnightly or monthly any ways.

Nah, ride never gets cancelled as such, it's just that sometimes only a couple or no people turn up and then it's up to the people who do turn up what they want to do. If it was shite weather we used to just go straight to the pub.

So, to reiterate, just leave it as is, Thursday night, meet 6.30pm, depart 7pm. If people turn up then the ride happens, if people don't turn up, the ride doesn't happen. Easy!