BFTP - Blast From The Past Rides

[Dieseldick]

ok I own up but I didnt have one of these.. and how come it does count?

Jeez wickle, you and Croc need serious therapy!!

[RDjase]

ok I own up but I didnt have one of these.. and how come it does count?

It was lonely and needed a new home with it's cousin's

Good excuse wickle?

I'm off to ypawa now to get a RD125 , It's lonely too , but not for long

[flyingcrocodile46]

ok I own up but I didnt have one of these.. and how come it does count?

You bought two of them. Bloody hell Wickle. You're a bad man.

Ok it counts, but only cause you are so greedy

[wickle]

You bought two of them. Bloody hell Wickle. You're a bad man.

Ok it counts, but only cause you are so greedy

NO three ,
1979 GS1000s
1980 GS1000et
1980 GS1000g
plus the GSX750's

[flyingcrocodile46]

For all those leaving Auckland on Monday in the am, if you can make it to my place in Manurewa, we'll ride from there.(PM me for address details)
I'd rther ride with our guys thanthe main bunch though to tag along either behind or in front wouldn't hurt.
I reckon a 9am start time would be appropriate.


Further, if we can meet up with the guys from Hamilton at say 10.15 am at the Kingsgate, that would be great.
Murray, what plans do you have? Nothing is set in concrete as yet so changes /different ideas can be accomodated.

Well parking sounds like it's sorted. I'm gonna be a wild goose

I note (without condoning any implications) that the stadium parking will be for the organised convoy coming down SH1 and 2.

Molesworth St will still be reserved for bike parking for what the police are calling "wild geese" - riders who arrive independantly. eg riders from the South Island riding in from the Interislander terminal.

Neither the BIKEOI organisers nor BRONZ (nor the police for that matter) have any ability to prevent riders making their own way to parliament by whatever route they choose , and parking in Molesworth St

(Parking within parliament itself was never an option)

[flyingcrocodile46]

Just been googling street view around Molesworth and Bowen Street. It ain't looking good for coffee shops. The heathens don't appear to have kept up with our cafe society requirements. We may have to pack our thermoses

[Dodgyiti]

blimey Wickle!
You will be in Max's league of bikes and bikes in bits soon. Thanks, you make me feel a lot better about my, ahem, affliction.

Darn good time to buy up the things you love, not going to be any cheaper than right now either.

[RDjase]

Brings back memories to see those place names; I lived in Waipukurau, but spent plenty of time in Waipawa, and did my apprenticeship at Takapau Freezing works.

Theres lot of good riding in CHB, the back way to Ormandville off porangahau rd is cool , 40km or more of twistys

[KiwiGs]

Sure is!
Sadly the last time I went for a ride on those back roads a sheep jumped out at me,
I had to ride from between Wimbledon and Porangahau to Hastings, with a dislocated shoulder and no front brakes....

[KiwiGs]

ok I own up but I didnt have one of these.. and how come it does count?

Wickle, do you know what bike those foot peg mounts are off?
Is the triangle bit of the frame where the pegs normally mount cut off?
Ps you don’t want to sell that dash do ya?

[Murray]

I'd rther ride with our guys thanthe main bunch though to tag along either behind or in front wouldn't hurt.
I reckon a 9am start time would be appropriate.

Further, if we can meet up with the guys from Hamilton at say 10.15 am at the Kingsgate, that would be great.
Murray, what plans do you have? Nothing is set in concrete as yet so changes /different ideas can be accomodated.

I am getting bike back tomorrow, will do some km's over the weekend and its booked in for 8am monday morning to re-torque the head down so should be back at the Hotel 10.15-10.30ish. So would be good to see you then and pootle down from there. I believe some are leaving from Cambridge at 11am. We (3 bikes at this stage) will be staying in Palmie Monday night and a large group of bikes will leaving from there 9.00 am Tuesday morning.

cheers all

[RDjase]

Sure is!
Sadly the last time I went for a ride on those back roads a sheep jumped out at me,
I had to ride from between Wimbledon and Porangahau to Hastings, with a dislocated shoulder and no front brakes....

Buggar, bloody stock
There is usally all sorts of critters on elsthorpe road, Turkeys, puke's, can be bit of a wild life challange.

How long ago did that happen?

[KiwiGs]

It was in the xmas 2007 holidays....

[cmoore]

back in the early 80's i was riding the XS650 along a very long stretch of road heading towards....god knows....lower north island.....and i was seeing how fast it could go....at about 175kmh....two sheep ran across the road and i went straight between both.....missed them by a metre...on either side....i slowed down a bit after that......

[wickle]

Wickle, do you know what bike those foot peg mounts are off?
Is the triangle bit of the frame where the pegs normally mount cut off?
Ps you don’t want to sell that dash do ya?

attached close up of footpegs first one is of gsx750 no2 on gs1000, frame does not look like to be have been altered, nah no sale dash u what to sale your screen to fit my cowl