Hawke's Bay weekend rides

[crazyhorse]

Just come back from up the Taupo road. Ice on the Te Harato hill just before the summit kiosk. North side. Still frozen A bike down and another parked next to it. Looked like a TL1000s on the tow truck at the kiosk when we came home but I really don’t know one bike from another. Both riders were standing up with Police parked either side as we went north. We went North about 1pm and had lunch at Tarawera. Really great food at a great price. Had a chat to the owners and found a lot of history going back 3 generations from people we new in common. Great people, great food and they will see us again soon.

Hope you all got out today and enjoyed the roads. Lotsa bacon and nearly went deaf with the beeper thing.

Good to hear that the riders appeared ok. Never nice to hear a rider is down, even if they are from near or far. Good ride to Tarawera. Think he is planning to have a bike event there in November.

[Wasp27]

Just come back from up the Taupo road. Ice on the Te Harato hill just before the summit kiosk. North side. Still frozen A bike down and another parked next to it. Looked like a TL1000s on the tow truck at the kiosk when we came home but I really don’t know one bike from another. Both riders were standing up with Police parked either side as we went north. We went North about 1pm and had lunch at Tarawera. Really great food at a great price. Had a chat to the owners and found a lot of history going back 3 generations from people we new in common. Great people, great food and they will see us again soon.

Hope you all got out today and enjoyed the roads. Lotsa bacon and nearly went deaf with the beeper thing.

Got to agree big guy.... The Tarawera is certainly a different (better) place to visit now. The new owners are a lovely couple...very obliging, if you dont see it on the menu......just ask... they'll soon make it, and very reasonably priced too. Highly recommended, they should do well in the summer with the local bikers. The bike on the wrecker at the Summit was a black Firestorm.... hope he wasn't too hurt. As Steve says gotta be real careful on that run from the Summit Kiosk north down to the bottom of the passing lane....still frozen through the top section at 1.30pm today. The ride back home was awesome, the new section through Dillons Hill is shaping up nicely....roll on summer

[crazyhorse]

I agree ................ roll on summer

[Xan]

Just listening to the scanner.

Looks like a rider down on HW5, which is that, Wairoa or Taupo rd?

Said the guy's name over the air in communication between cops etc.
But I better not post it or the site Nazis will kick my ass.
Dunno how serious but tow trucks are on their way.
Seems he was on a Honda and I think it involved a car as well.

Check tomorrow's paper, someone on a moped got cleaned up on the intersection of SH2/Napier Rd last night. Made the Haumoana FB callout, 4WD with bike underneath it, rider status 1, nothing to do except block the road off & await the serious crash unit by the time we got there. Hope the rider pulls through.

[crazyhorse]

Pays to ride a real bike, one with real tyres. Status 1 is better than Status 0 though.

[Dooly]

Got to agree big guy.... The Tarawera is certainly a different (better) place to visit now. The new owners are a lovely couple...very obliging, if you dont see it on the menu......just ask... they'll soon make it, and very reasonably priced too. Highly recommended, they should do well in the summer with the local bikers. The bike on the wrecker at the Summit was a black Firestorm.... hope he wasn't too hurt. As Steve says gotta be real careful on that run from the Summit Kiosk north down to the bottom of the passing lane....still frozen through the top section at 1.30pm today. The ride back home was awesome, the new section through Dillons Hill is shaping up nicely....roll on summer

Benson, one of the guys that rides with us has a black Firestorm?
Prob not him, but I dont know his full name, and I heard the bloke's name on the radio.

[Dooly]

Check tomorrow's paper, someone on a moped got cleaned up on the intersection of SH2/Napier Rd last night. Made the Haumoana FB callout, 4WD with bike underneath it, rider status 1, nothing to do except block the road off & await the serious crash unit by the time we got there. Hope the rider pulls through.

Said on stuff.co today he had serious head and leg injuries.

[GMcC]

Just come back from up the Taupo road. Ice on the Te Harato hill just before the summit kiosk. North side. Still frozen A bike down and another parked next to it. Looked like a TL1000s on the tow truck at the kiosk when we came home but I really don’t know one bike from another. Both riders were standing up with Police parked either side as we went north. We went North about 1pm and had lunch at Tarawera. Really great food at a great price. Had a chat to the owners and found a lot of history going back 3 generations from people we new in common. Great people, great food and they will see us again soon.

Hope you all got out today and enjoyed the roads. Lotsa bacon and nearly went deaf with the beeper thing.

Ha certainly was good both days for the riding frats
I had to shoot up Tauranga early Sat a.m. left home 6ish and man was it friggin cold Just as well me hotgrips were toasty - top of the helmet and visor apart from the antifog was ICE So was me jewels
Still we Triumph chaps are a hardy bunch
Road condition wasnt 2 bad worse on this side of the Titi for sparkly stuff
4 furkin horses on Rd at Tarawera
Hit low freezn fog all way to Rotovegas thru the back of Broadlands etc then friggn traffic all way to Tauranga dur to Pyes Pa detour for the big Rockfall
Headed back via Tirau ( Kaimais ) and not a site or wiff of wildboars
Fuelled up Taupo and brilliant ride back to Bay ( wildboars sniffin out the xpressway ! ? )
Think I passed RDog n Stormy1 ? on the back Waiohiki Rd
That would be after haven tea and scones at Doolys Ha
Will need to catchup and see what all been happening
Roll on Spring and Summer

[BigG]

Yep it was bleeding cold this morning only went for a short ride but that was the coldest Ive felt in ages and I was thinking are your Jewels OK Gary.

[robertydog]

Yep it was bleeding cold this morning only went for a short ride but that was the coldest Ive felt in ages and I was thinking are your Jewels OK Gary.

Went to work at 5.30 and it was -2 degrees

[crazyhorse]

Hope you had the heater on - was toasty in bed until about 8.30 today LOL Can handle the cold nights if the days are gonna be

[Wasp27]

Benson, one of the guys that rides with us has a black Firestorm?
Prob not him, but I dont know his full name, and I heard the bloke's name on the radio.

This was a nice looking one Tony.....looked fairly new to me. The name you heard wasn't Brendon was it......hope not The TLs (also black)that was parked next to him looked like one of the security guards from the airports bike (not certain though)

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Went to work at 5.30 and it was -2 degrees

On da R1 Rob?

Was +3c at 8.00pm on the expressway as I came home last night. So it had to get a lot colder over night. Well done that R1 man

[robertydog]

On da R1 Rob?

Was +3c at 8.00pm on the expressway as I came home last night. So it had to get a lot colder over night. Well done that R1 man

No. The car.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Yep it was bleeding cold this morning only went for a short ride but that was the coldest Ive felt in ages and I was thinking are your Jewels OK Gary.

Da heated grips not doin it G?
And why are you thinking of Gary’s Jewels?