BIKEOI Taranaki

**GSXR Trace** · 12th November 2009, 14:37

oh sweet sorry, didn't take note of the fact it was from Hawera! ignore me!

**DVS 69** · 12th November 2009, 14:45

Im in New Plymouth and were all leaving from energy honda at 7am sharp (should be quite afew of us too by the sounds) . Im going there an back in the day cos my partner works night shift so gotta be home for the kids :-)

**paulmac:Me** · 14th November 2009, 10:19

Come down Glover road on the way thru Hawera !!

**Headbanger** · 14th November 2009, 10:32

Anyone have any idea if anything has been organized for Wanganui riders?

Went back a few pages, Didn't see anything.

**paulmac:Me** · 14th November 2009, 10:40

How bout meeting in the rest area over the bridge south of wanganui and joining in as the ride comes through. Bout 0815.

**martybabe** · 14th November 2009, 10:47

Originally Posted by Headbanger

Anyone have any idea if anything has been organized for Wanganui riders?

Went back a few pages, Didn't see anything.

Not seen anything specifically Wanganui mate but several hundred will be leaving Palmy North in the Am to meet up at 0900 hrs in sanson. Or you could meet up with the fella below, top bloke, he'll see you right.

Originally Posted by paulmac

How bout meeting in the rest area over the bridge south of wanganui and joining in as the ride comes through. Bout 0815.

**Naki Rat** · 16th November 2009, 07:28

I will not be doing the trip to Wellington due to health reasons - I'm gutted about it. Essentially an ongoing sinus problem would see me feeling too rough to safely participate in the ride on parliament so I've decided to save myself and others the risk of doing so.

Do your best to monster the pollies without pissing off the public and ride safe.

**taff1954** · 16th November 2009, 07:38

Originally Posted by Naki Rat

I will not be doing the trip to Wellington due to health reasons - I'm gutted about it. Essentially an ongoing sinus problem would see me feeling too rough to safely participate in the ride on parliament so I've decided to save myself and others the risk of doing so.

Do your best to monster the pollies without pissing off the public and ride safe.

Sorry you can't make it, mate, we'll just have to make more noise to compensate.

To everyone else heading south, have a great ride, have a safe ride, and we'll see you all at Parliament tomorrow.

**Naki Rat** · 16th November 2009, 08:24

If anybody is interested in a protest T-shirt I have a spare one. Good secondhand size L black Tshirt printed (by Mimic) with the "Who's Next" logo on the back. As modelled by yours truly on the Naki Bikeoi, it does stretch to fit over leathers. $20 (cost) PM me if interested.

**eelracing** · 16th November 2009, 17:58

Originally Posted by Headbanger

Anyone have any idea if anything has been organized for Wanganui riders?

Went back a few pages, Didn't see anything.

Local Ulysses club have organised 2 x leaving times from the grass area near the Putiki turn-off as the rest area is undergoing roadwork construction.

Times are 07:30 leaving and 09:00 leaving.

**Headbanger** · 16th November 2009, 20:14

Sweet, The plan I have come up with is to wake up,have a coffee,hit the road.

Figure I'll catch up with some sort of group along the ways that would be too big to pass....

**taff1954** · 17th November 2009, 20:40

To everyone from the 'Naki who rode to Wellington today, and to those that helped us get there - thanks. When our convoy from Avalon linked into the SH1 convoy at Ngauranga, it was simply mind-blowing to see all those machines on the motorway. Just remember, as Les said, today is just the beginning. The sabre rattling is over. Now the battle begins.

**naphazoline** · 18th November 2009, 04:40

I'm still buzzing out on the whole day.

I went down the day before,expecting some people to drop out cause of the weather,but when i saw how fine it was yesterday,i couldn't have been more happy.

Especially when you saw all the bikes gathered together.

**Naki Rat** · 18th November 2009, 10:06

Interesting approach put forward by Mom to park out areas of Auckland with motorbikes as a disruptive protest so what opportunity do we in the Naki have to do a similar protest, perhaps even as part of a synchronised nationwide protest?

Can we get enough bikes together to park out the Waiwakaiho Valley parking area on Sunday morning? We got close to 400 on the Naki Bikeoi on a weekday so what can we acheive on a weekend?

Arrive at opening time and spend an hour or two over coffees and shopping??

**taff1954** · 18th November 2009, 10:18

Originally Posted by Naki Rat

Interesting approach put forward by Mom to park out areas of Auckland with motorbikes as a disruptive protest so what opportunity do we in the Naki have to do a similar protest, perhaps even as part of a synchronised nationwide protest?

Can we get enough bikes together to park out the Waiwakaiho Valley parking area on Sunday morning? We got close to 400 on the Naki Bikeoi on a weekday so what can we acheive on a weekend?

Arrive at opening time and spend an hour or two over coffees and shopping??

I'll have a flat white thanks.

Posters on the bikes to explain this is what happens when bikes are taxed off the road and replaced with cars?