Pre BBQ Ride 3/10 Levin - Welly - Masterton - Palmy

[Gareth51]

My youngest turns 20 tomorrow,so I'm going to catch up with him first, so I won't be on the ride. Selwyn and I will be driving up,see you all there .

[ynot slow]

Ride safe guys and gals,hope the friggin wind lets up in morning.Have fun,and Bren you can open both eyes in North Island eh.

[chanceyy]

well there are lots of blue sky patches today its a bit breezy here this morn however the wind is dropping all the time, but will be nice dry roads ...

See some of you guys soon & others tonite

[sels1]

Selwyn and I will be driving up,see you all there .

Driving up????? I think it sounds more like a good run for a couple of Bonnevilles

[Owl]

Mint ride down to Carterton with Oscarnz, but that bloody wind on the way home sucked! I've even worn a flat spot on the side of my tyre and its only clocked 400km

Apologies for not waiting Carmen, but I wanted to get home. Figured you might be going through to Pahiatua anyway?

Cheers guys and see you tonight!

[Little Smurf]

that bloody wind on the way home sucked!

It sucked all right but still a good ride home tho , the body went numb and was so relaxed it was not a problem dealing with the wind in the end

It was a great day for riding and had a good bunch turn up. We had fun. Dont know about the rimas was abit boring going down the other side.....those poor cars

Cheers Chancey for organising the ride, hat off to you doll

[oscarnz]

Mint ride down to Carterton with Oscarnz, but that bloody wind on the way home sucked! I've even worn a flat spot on the side of my tyre and its only clocked 400km

Apologies for not waiting Carmen, but I wanted to get home. Figured you might be going through to Pahiatua anyway?

Cheers guys and see you tonight!

Was a great ride down and Thanks for the company. Not a problem about not waiting for me on way home, I was at the back swearing at the Wind god. I have a few hairy moments with wind gusts. Which were not nice. Give me rain anyday

[chanceyy]

Well it felt great being back on the bike .. after the wee ride a few weeks ago I wanted to have a wee blat

meet up with Kanny on fri & flicked back from palmy. So sat morn rocked on & good catch up n laxing start to the day before taking the bikes up the top of driveway waiting for the others to arrive Maz & Busted, The Duck01, Rottiguy, Gingin .. a few teasin texts to Sinfull and it was off to Te Horo to pick up him as well.

quiet flick to waikanae & low & behold passed Eugene & Vanessa, so waved out & carried on to Paekakareki hill lookout a few mins later they arrived as well ..

Certainly got to put a few Sugi pointers to work on paekak hill .. what a diff regather at base of hill & had great wee blat following Busted 2 up with Maz

then meet the partners in crime at rimutex, Balzy & Red & break before takling Rimutaka's, now with a wee bit of wind warned will be a few gusts coming down the Featherston side .. but I had a minta ride to the summit hung back from the main group & made sure Kanny & gingin were on the way before opening the throttle & absolutely not one car in front of me .. totally fantastic to have the road to myself, it was play time yet again

stop at summit when Eugene kindly offered to balzy & red to take the "green Sail" on the back of his bike .. prob wise as I had visions of Red doing a bit of parasailing on the way down but with no attachment to balzy

a few good gusts but nothing like later in the day & rimutaka's done .. off to caterton for lunch .. Perfect timing for Al & Carmen to turn up .. they had only just arrived when we got there

food & drink done, so quick convo about the route home & forwent the Alfredton loop & decided my other favourite road Mauriceville loop coming out just before Eke .. ohh & look its GSVR arriving .. now a even doz riding

once i had made sure the tail riders were heading in the right direction it was time to open the throttle & see how the tendon would hold up .. gawd I love this road and great to feel things clicking together, must have been the music

anyhow between eke & pahiatua the wind really let loose & a few "interesting moments to be had" .. 3 riders turned off at managamarie for a bit of a hair raising ride I hear ... the rest of us hit Paihatua BP & New World for Fuel & supplies.. again a bit of discussion about the route to Mo's .. & knowing what the wind can be like, but decided a HTFU pill & just get through it .. just prior to Mangamarie turn off watching Kanny in front just about get blown to the other side of the road & bikes really needing to lean into the wind to make any kind of headway .. this wind was worse the what the taka's dished out .. but still "interesting & invigorating" ride to be had

so off to Mo's to unwind & get to say hi to puppies before the party really kicked off

Thanks to Kanny for making the long trek down from Hamilton, alway great seeing you babe. Hope you enjoyed your wee tour around the lower north island .. a few more roads to explore yet
The Duck01, Rottiguy, Little Smurf n Busted, Gingin, (TEC for most of the day), Sinfull, Wuzards-Eugene & Vanessa, Balzy & CJ, Carmen, Owl & GSVR for making it a fun day with great company, and of course Awesome riding

[ajturbo]

sorry i didn't make it... but i just could'nt trust the bike's charging system... went for a test ride over the hill... hoping to "meet up" but no-one in sight... had stoney and quasi and co in tow....and i had to get the buell push started from hooter's....... got home to have the electrices compleatly die at my gate.......