Hornet Swarm Night City

**Gremlin** · 25th October 2010, 14:48

the Swarm is still on tonight! No public holiday nonsense would keep us away...

**zeocen** · 25th October 2010, 14:50

Oh reheeheeeallly?
I'm kinda sunburnt in mah facey but I may still come

**gijoe1313** · 25th October 2010, 15:34

As Mr Gremlin has remarked, the Swarm is once again on tonight!

6PM outside Auckland Library in Lorne Street.

We don't leave until 6.30PM, so see you there!

**Gremlin** · 25th October 2010, 15:49

can I come late? I'm never on time

**TOTO** · 25th October 2010, 16:32

yea, i'm be there

**Gremlin** · 25th October 2010, 17:02

and I'm the first one here. shock horror!

**f1yhighdreamer** · 25th October 2010, 20:41

missed the outing today!!!! arruughhh!!!

i came back from swimming and saw GIJOE text and realise all was too late. hope to see u guys next week haha

**gijoe1313** · 25th October 2010, 20:57

I was well impressed with the turnout tonight!

When I was at home, I suddenly got a spate of texts saying was the ride on!

I was meant to be spending a nice quiet time with my girl, but oh no! It seems others had a hankering for a bit of a ride.

Funny thing was, I turned up late to my own ride

Of course, by the time I got there, nobody had decided anything since they were doing the usual KB poseur thing (talk, talk and talk!)

So off around mission bay we rode, St Heliers GP with a look at Dingle Dell. We stopped off at Blush for refreshments and food. I think we slightly overwhelmed the place as orders arrived haphazardly. Was still good to eat and drink!

We banished the non-couples to their own corner - Gremlin and partner and I with mine made ourselves at home. Gremlin tried to destroy the decor and made some astute culinary observations about his eating habits. He doesn't eat egg products or soy sauce ... so he promptly orders chicken fried rice, which has both those items in it!

Anyhow, much bantering and insults traded before we stuck Gremlin with the bill. In chinese.

Fortunately my girl stepped in to save the day and translated it!

This has been the second ride with me with my girl behind, and I so love her for it.

Catch you all next time!

**Grasshopperus** · 25th October 2010, 21:41

Yeah a good ride eh. Nice to meet you all and cool to see a bunch of hornets (plus a dirty hyosung and some sort of 1000cc imposter)

Would like to be able to make it every week but I'm usually only allowed out once a week and that's for SASS.

**wanpo** · 25th October 2010, 23:05

Yeah it does need a wash.

Nah, was good fun, although the bike was overheating from all the SLOW RIDING we did

I jest I jest, I'll try to start coming more often, but Iaijutsu is the same night.

**Grasshopperus** · 26th October 2010, 16:29

Rode through a swarm of bees today. They were camping on the Manurewa offramp but the hornet showed them who was higher on the food chain.

Thank goodness I was wearing leather gear and a full-face helmet with the visor down!

**gale_wolf** · 26th October 2010, 18:08

Couldn't make it this week

1000cc are imposters? I guess that goes double for squids on litre gixxers

**Grasshopperus** · 26th October 2010, 18:51

Originally Posted by gale_wolf

1000cc are imposters? I guess that goes double for squids on litre gixxers

Yeah as in not a hornet or something. As per usual, that came out wrong

I'm trying to get into the mindset of being a hornet zealot, still in the calibration phase.

**gijoe1313** · 27th October 2010, 08:16

Originally Posted by Grasshopperus

Yeah as in not a hornet or something. As per usual, that came out wrong

I'm trying to get into the mindset of being a hornet zealot, still in the calibration phase.

All good - I have never left my crusader status for Hornets!

And we all know that they had to name the Preddy the Predator since the Hornet will always be the Hornet! (mind you the preddy is just a Big Ol'Hornet on steroids!)

Mmmmm Hornets

I luvvies them I does