BIKEOI Taranaki

**cs363** · 25th October 2009, 19:59

Originally Posted by la 102

thanks for your efforts.
ill be there

+ 1 on that.

Hope Pussy shouted the beers this arvo taff, seeing as he would have been over the moon that the missing cat turned up!

**tommygun** · 25th October 2009, 22:13

Done, see you all there!

**Dan Mapp** · 26th October 2009, 16:26

Originally Posted by tommygun

Okay, who from the naki is going on the 17th to Wellington? My first plans are ride down Monday back Wednesday. Thoughts, suggestions, let me know if you want to tag along or vice versa etc.

Still up for a local one also. 3/11 is good for me also.

17th is looking like a day ride for most of the bikers and clubs Ive being in totch with

**Naki Rat** · 26th October 2009, 17:52

Originally Posted by tommygun

Okay, who from the naki is going on the 17th to Wellington? My first plans are ride down Monday back Wednesday. Thoughts, suggestions, let me know if you want to tag along or vice versa etc.

Still up for a local one also. 3/11 is good for me also.

I have accommodation booked in Petone for Monday and Tuesday nights so also plan to do the trip down Monday and return Wednesday.

Taff, Pussy and I discussed same yesterday and concensus was that the ride into Wellington on Tuesday (17th) is pretty much out of the question from any further than about Wanganui. By working the travel durations backwards from the planned start times at Porirua or Hutt Valley the departure time from the Naki makes for a huge day with potential safety issues, especially for smaller bikes or those not experienced in group riding.

We plan to put more thought into the National Bikoi once we have the NP one under our belts and will keep all posted at that stage.

**martybabe** · 26th October 2009, 19:01

Originally Posted by Naki Rat

I have accommodation booked in Petone for Monday and Tuesday nights so also plan to do the trip down Monday and return Wednesday.

Taff, Pussy and I discussed same yesterday and concensus was that the ride into Wellington on Tuesday (17th) is pretty much out of the question from any further than about Wanganui. By working the travel durations backwards from the planned start times at Porirua or Hutt Valley the departure time from the Naki makes for a huge day with potential safety issues, especially for smaller bikes or those not experienced in group riding.

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I agree, here to Welly on 'd' day is a mighty big ask. I shall be going down to Paraparumu on The Sunday or Monday to stop with friends. I'd still like to join up with the Naki crew as they come through though so please keep us posted.

**GSXR Trace** · 26th October 2009, 20:39

so who else is riding down on the day on the 17th? My plan was to ride to the naki monday, wellington and back tuesday and back to auckland wednesday. I have a few people that are probably going with me, is there anyone else making it a day trip from the naki?

**bogan** · 27th October 2009, 11:29

Mod'd a national bikoi flyer for your local one with the details Naki Rat gave me, enjoy!

EDIT, changed John to Jonathan in flyer

**Pussy** · 27th October 2009, 13:36

Originally Posted by bogan

Mod'd a national bikoi flyer for your local one with the details Naki Rat gave me, enjoy!

Good work, bogan!

**Pussy** · 29th October 2009, 20:02

Looks like Patrick will be giving us a Police escort.
Onya Pat!

**taff1954** · 29th October 2009, 20:12

As per the earlier post, Tuesday is definitely on, all details confirmed, HOWEVER...

We may have a few on small scooters who want to join. The ride has a couple of km on SH 3, - 100k zone. For the safety of these scooters, we're recomending that they wait alongside the racecourse on Coronation Ave, (just above Boys' High) and 'zipper in' as the main ride passes.

If you're going to be on one of these scooters, or know of someone who will be, please make sure this message gets out.

(Edit) If heaps turn out, we'll stop and re-group

**taff1954** · 29th October 2009, 20:13

Originally Posted by Pussy

Looks like Patrick will be giving us a Police escort.
Onya Pat!

Good work Pussy, and thanks Pat

**Naki Rat** · 30th October 2009, 19:49

I have received a reply from the accountants who lease most of the carpark behind Jonathan Young's office for clients' parking and they ARE NOT AGREEABLE for us to use it on Tuesday due to potential inconvenience to clients, which fair enough, but it was worth a try.

This will be part of the Taranaki Bikoi briefing but for anyone who intends joining in along the route now you know

Keeps us all nice and obvious out on trhe street so not so bad.

**tommygun** · 31st October 2009, 11:06

Well done Mel. There is a bit in this mornings paper. Page 5. Its only brief but it gets the local protest out there to the public. Nice work.

**Naki Rat** · 31st October 2009, 12:36

In light of the delay in supply of protest T-shirts I have approached Mimic photocopying (Level 2 Centre City) about getting some done in time for our protest ride/s on 3rd and 17th.

Mimic now have the Bullseye T-shirt design and the bumper sticker on file as JPGs. The price for printing onto T-shirts is not cheap but it is approximately 1 hour turn around depending on how busy they are at the time. Just ask for the ACC Protest designs and they should be onto it.

Printing onto customer's shirt is about $25 for an A4 sized 'bullseye' design, or $39.50 to print two shirts as they can print 2 x A4 transfers as an A3. Extra if they supply the T-shirt obviously.
They can also print vinyl bumper stickers though at 5 per an A3 sheet they work out about 5 for $50.

**taff1954** · 31st October 2009, 14:08

Originally Posted by Naki Rat

Mimic now have the Bullseye T-shirt design and the bumper sticker on file as JPGs. The price for printing onto T-shirts is not cheap but it is approximately 1 hour turn around depending on how busy they are at the time. Just ask for the ACC Protest designs and they should be onto it.

Good stuff, mate.

BTW - They can print onto day-glo jackets for about $23 - same deal, takes about 1 hr