ATNR (Auckland Thursday night ride) - Discussion thread

**skidMark** · 18th May 2009, 14:50

Originally Posted by Morcs

Dont worry Gunny, I wouldve been there If I could.
Im not a pansy like the rest.

Well at least not on thursdays...

**Hinny** · 18th May 2009, 19:02

Good ride last Thurs. despite the grim forcast we had dry roads.
Went and rode some new roads for a change.
Better when the sun is just going down for the sunset views.
Roll on Spring.

**javawocky** · 19th May 2009, 07:52

Me and a mate want to join the famous Thursday night ride this week, few questions....

How well are they attended this time of year? Is it doing to be us 4 and no more or a decent number of bikes?

Is the route shortend due to light / weather conditions?

**madbikeboy** · 19th May 2009, 07:55

Well, you won't be lonely, always a few police and crash recovery people just around the corner...

**javawocky** · 19th May 2009, 08:04

always a few police

..so everyone sticks dutifully to the speed limit

**Devil** · 19th May 2009, 08:36

Totally random how many turn up at this time of year. Not shortened, it's all in the dark anyway.

**Morcs** · 19th May 2009, 14:50

Yep and even if you get there, and theres no-one there, its still a thursday night ride. It doesnt even need organizers anymore

**tide** · 19th May 2009, 15:02

Originally Posted by javawocky

Me and a mate want to join the famous Thursday night ride this week, few questions....

How well are they attended this time of year? Is it doing to be us 4 and no more or a decent number of bikes?

Is the route shortend due to light / weather conditions?

Dude you are more than welcome...ignore MBB... you'll probably find gunnyrob and hinny as they are are hard core... :P or just mad not sure yet...

tide

**skidMark** · 19th May 2009, 15:33

Yeap shes a good ride in summer 50 + bikes...

in winter anywhere from 1 to 10...

just depends... alot of people are to knackered after work or just general rubbish weather...

don't speed. there are long straight and the local coppers are well onto this ride, they seem to have backed off as people are being more sensible...

but it only takes one person getting pinged at a silly speed down a straight and they will be on it like shit on a blanket.

good bunch of people to ride with also, its good to just enjoy the ride rather than attract cop trouble.

**Qkkid** · 19th May 2009, 18:58

Originally Posted by Hinny

Better when the sun is just going down for the sunset views.
Roll on Spring.

Such a romantic eh fella.

**Hinny** · 19th May 2009, 20:03

Originally Posted by Qkkid

Such a romantic eh fella.

That's what all the girls say.

**javawocky** · 20th May 2009, 08:44

Sound like fun.

Does anyone have enough google maps skills to draw out the normal route or is there a map somewhere?

**TOTO** · 20th May 2009, 08:45

hahahaa the everest of optimism mr. ginger.

**tide** · 20th May 2009, 10:19

HAHAHA...

Na no map... would make things way to easy...

the guys detail how the pointer system works in the rider brief... so if everybody plays nicely no-one gets lost...

unless your name is steve and you are the lead rider...