The road is no more slippery wet than dry for the most part. Stay off painted lines and the like, they are very slippery. Read the road ahead of you, if it looks slippery chances are it will be. You will be fine though. The roads up there are designed to encourage a learner to get out and do it!
Its all about the easy in easy out option...that Caltex is on the other side of the road and controlled by lights so no.
The reason Gull was chosen was, it also has a bakery attached..fuel for the bike and body.
GAS (Marsden) and Caltex Oakleigh where the two ther contenders but were lacking in the food/toilet department.
You could get to Paihia on tank?
The petrol all comes down the same pipes from Marsdon...![]()
Last time I went into Gull was heading out of town in the car wanted a full tank they are now strictly prepay, wouldn't give out cash on EFTPOS had to prepay $100 their maximum and then fill up then go back in and get an EFTPOS credit, needless to say I have not been back if they still use that policy it will be slow for anyone wanting to top off rather than nominate an amount.
You could turn right at the lights at Maunu Rd on the arrow (first intersection on the main drag through Whangarei with Traffic Lights) and into the BP good coffee and food there.
Don't judge me based upon your ignorance.
First time back on the bike since my incident yesterday. Pootled around the suburbs for a bit then went to town for uni, pootled round then back to to the shore, back to town for uni again and back home. I'm not ride fit. My legs are killing me.
Also my battery appears to be buggered. A friendly stranger helped me get it started while I was in town then it cut out on the motorway. Another biker stopped behind me while I got it going again.
"All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the privilege."
"Loooordi Looooordi Loooooordi......another round of L's Angel's naughty corner"
" I like traffic lights"
I will require proof of this fact, you dont behave as if you are
Big thank you to you lovely fellas for offering to drive the cripple. Young Ynot slow has won the ballot as it appears he may be unfit to ride that weekend, so us infirm should really stick together.
RM, if you dont have a bike and want to come you are very welcome to come up in the car with me if you want to, I will have room for 2 others, but you will have to share the back seat with my shower chairDoogal, that goes for your friend too.
Let me know.
Gull was using a Biofuel mix last time I looked and i won't run my bike on that shit or 91 (even if the other companies do I ain't seen it advertised and so that makes it ok) - was reasoning behind wanting to go elsewhere, but I can shoot to Mobil or BP and fill up and come back.
Won't be like a quick 5 minute stop at all with that many bikes and I can avoid a queue.
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