Auckland - rolling protest ride

[Dean]

Why do they call it "Lovers Lane" ?

[Reckless]

Why do they call it "Lovers Lane" ?

Its where you kiss the pavement!

[reemit]

It was this hairpin. Now even more notorious. Shown here so it doesn't catch anyone else out.

[Mudfart]

Why do they call it "Lovers Lane" ?

lol because back in the bad old days of illegal prostitution, this is the lane where the professionals took their clients to do the damage.

[Reckless]

Yesterday was nothing but postive for the many.

I was proud to be a Kiwibiker yesterday! Thanks mate!

[Hiflyer]

It was this hairpin. Now even more notorious. Shown here so it doesn't catch anyone else out.

I thought it was that corner not exactly lovers lane is it :P

but yea I haaate that corner, totally blind, you get too close to the plants you get slapped in the face (Seen it before!!) and its off camber.


Joy.

[Swoop]

good lord .. looks like Walt Disney threw up on him...

Odd, isn't it. The distance that GiJoe covers around the country... in camoflage? All the fuss about Hi-Viz gear...

Yep there were a few silly cagers but in all they seemed genuinely polite and accomodating on the motorways.

Some classic examples of kiwi drivers and their mentality to "always get in the fast lane...".

Anyone at the rear have trouble with the silver merc that tried to take me out, then mully, then cut in further up, and then left the motorway complete a few hundred metres up? tosser! (another steel toe cap moment in the making on other circumstances!)

Who was the rider at the rear, 2-up, top box, and hazards going. Just after Tristram Ave (heading south) there was a car right up your arse and NOT liking the idea of sensible following distances??
Sorry mate. You waving me through wasn't going to happen.
Dropping in behind you and signalling this tosspot to fall back, then slowing him away from you guys just had to be done.
I think he got the message.

[Maha]

I was proud to be a Kiwibiker yesterday! Thanks mate!

Yes alot has to given to Kiwibiker. Pigeons would just not cut the mustard in todays high-tech ways...

[Sharry]

I have to say im happy to pay $2000 a year for bike rego as It was suggested over two years ago.......sooooo $800 is less than half the price ! ! !

Crazy Steve.

If ya that happy about paying an increase and own a wallet big enough to fork out that much money then you can pay mine too

[PhantasmNZ]

Who was the rider at the rear, 2-up, panniers, and hazards going. Just after Tristram Ave (heading south) there was a car right up your arse and NOT liking the idea of sensible following distances??
Sorry mate. You waving me through wasn't going to happen.
Dropping in behind you and signalling this tosspot to fall back, then slowing him away from you guys just had to be done.
I think he got the message.

A lot of that was neccesary unfortunately ( I did that 3 or 4 times to try help everyone regroup) I just don't get what's going on in the cage drivers heads when they suddenly decide the most appropriate place to drive is within the convoy of bikes

[Big Dave]

There is now a link to a podcast of the speeches from yesterday on the KR page.

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.co...o-streets.html

[Maha]

There is now a link to a podcast of the speeches from yesterday on the KR page.

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.co...o-streets.html

Now thats a keeper, cheers for that BD some really good speakers in there, glad I kept mine short and sweet...

[Dean]

lol because back in the bad old days of illegal prostitution, this is the lane where the professionals took their clients to do the damage.

Oh I see...but thats not Love, you cant buy love, this is about paying for sex, sex isnt love when bought. They make it sound so dovey and innocent dont they.

[Pixie]

Some classic examples of kiwi drivers and their mentality to "always get in the fast lane...".

They are fucking oblivious.There was some tosser who slotted into the bikes in a piece of shit Honda Shoe car.Even though the bikes were doing 50 kmh and the cars in the middle lane were passing us,he still wanted to be in the fast lane.

[reemit]

And what about that POS wobbly red caravan at 60kph in the fast lane at Mount Wellington. He must have been crapping himself. I felt a bit sorry for the bloke though, stuck out there not knowing what the hell to do, as we trundled past. At least he didnt pull out on us like that idiot in the silver people mover in the jam behind the black Terrano just before the north western link from the northern. I saw see the look on her face too. I reckon almost of the folk in cars were really good and let us roll.