Laxed out rides

**Murray** · 29th January 2012, 09:26

Originally Posted by mvw

Chur - got it.

For some reason I don't get a link on the "Day" view. Works fine from the "Week" view.

Use the arrows to forward weeks at a time and then scroll down for days

Oh and ice180 is meeting us at Kaiaua for coffee

**slofox** · 29th January 2012, 16:13

Boyds' Ride: Dat was one good ride!

Have fun termorra all.

**BigAl** · 29th January 2012, 17:15

Yep it was a good ride today must have been in excess of 30 bikes.

Terrific ride that awakino gorge and great to put a few faces to names.

**5150** · 29th January 2012, 19:55

Originally Posted by slofox

Boyds' Ride: Dat was one good ride!

Have fun termorra all.

Originally Posted by BigAl

Yep it was a good ride today must have been in excess of 30 bikes.

Terrific ride that awakino gorge and great to put a few faces to names.

I hated every minute of it.

HAHA, just jokes. Loved it. Just over 400 clicks. Great turnout, great roads, great scenery and great beer

Ohh, and not a POPO in sight

Thank you Glenn from Boyds for a great day out

**wharekura** · 29th January 2012, 21:05

Originally Posted by Murray

Monday 30
\leaving Kingsgate Hotel Monday 30th (Auck Anniversary day) at 10 am should be back 2ish. About 220km all up.

Im still getting use to open roads with the cruiser - ive done morryville, cambridge, and horitu loop. I dont want to hold people up and did notice a bunch of other 250's going...what u think murray?

**slofox** · 30th January 2012, 08:06

Originally Posted by 5150

I hated every minute of it.

HAHA, just jokes. Loved it. Just over 400 clicks. Great turnout, great roads, great scenery and great beer

Ohh, and not a POPO in sight

Thank you Glenn from Boyds for a great day out

Only problem I had was filling up at Urenui. Quite expensive gas...

So much for the "war on speed" - as pointed out, not a single copper anywhere down that way. I followed a pair of SUV's, north of Te Kuiti, passing everything on the road at well over the limit, (leaving me way behind of course.) Coz me, I was very good all the way...

**wharekura** · 30th January 2012, 21:20

Found part at pretty good price in usd http://www.richardhyosunggvgt.com/co...25250650rs.htm i got parts for my gv250 and it arrived in a week

Mite be useful for one of our riders since it came off (literally) here http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?q=pipi...15000&t=k&z=18

The main thing is he gets to ride another day

**ckai** · 31st January 2012, 07:21

Good to hear the boyds ride went well. I decided I'd go for a little putt putt to Mata Mata to do some visting on Saturday. There really are cool roads out that way.

When I told Brooke I was thinking of going on the Boyds ride, she told me I should of because then I could have followed her back home! Oh well, busy bloody weekend anyway. Only had time for one ride.

Now I gotta break the piggy bank so I can fill the bike for this weekend.

**5150** · 31st January 2012, 07:24

Originally Posted by slofox

I followed a pair of SUV's, north of Te Kuiti, passing everything on the road at well over the limit, (leaving me way behind of course.) Coz me, I was very good all the way...

Did you fall asleep or just zoned out?

**wharekura** · 31st January 2012, 07:50

Originally Posted by Murray

Monday 30
Ride to Kaiaua, via Orini, te hoe etc etc
leaving Kingsgate Hotel Monday 30th (Auck Anniversary day) at 10 am should be back 2ish. About 220km all up.

It was a great (and long) day but had heaps of fun. Thanks for organising it - if fine this weekend, am taking the family to Bay View pub

**slofox** · 31st January 2012, 09:18

Originally Posted by 5150

Did you fall asleep or just zoned out?

There was quite a long queue of traffic - I couldn't be bothered trying to pass everything so just sat in line until I left the main road at Otorohanga.

**nanahc** · 31st January 2012, 09:20

Originally Posted by wharekura

Found part at pretty good price in usd http://www.richardhyosunggvgt.com/co...25250650rs.htm i got parts for my gv250 and it arrived in a week

Mite be useful for one of our riders since it came off (literally) here http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?q=pipi...15000&t=k&z=18

The main thing is he gets to ride another day

Did you guys get the bike back home ok?

**Murray** · 31st January 2012, 09:38

10 bikes left the Hotel at 10am with Shona showing off her new Gladius and D&M not coming after being to tired from their 3,000km south island trip.
Great conditions and good roads. Surprisingly everyone was in cruise mode and the 10 bikes pretty will ran as one group most of the way. Stopped at Kaiaua for a nice lunch and drink and decided to head back Clevedon way. All going great until Marks suspension stuffed out and locked up his back wheel. Nice tyre track and cloud of tyre smoke but he did well to keep it upright and not come off. Parked it up, pillioned back to hamilton. Many many thanks to dave and Tony who arranged a trailor back in Hamilton and went and picked it up. Last I heard at about 8.00 pm last night they were heading back with the bike. Back to the ride, we stopped at mercer for a Frappe (ask Kevie what that is if you dont know) and the guys orgainised the bike pick up then and staright back to Hams. Approx 265kms and good weather throughout and good company. Great to see the offers of help and assistance.

Caught up with Milan later in the day and planned a ride for next Monday (Waitangi day). Going to do Kihikihi, Mangakino, old taupo road, Arapuni, karapiro. Approx 220km with lunch at the Bus Stop cafe (NO EFTPOS). Some of the best roads in the Waikato so start arranging the day off and get your weekend work done on the Saturday & Sunday to leave Monday free. leaving Kingsgate Hotel carpark at 10 am and breakfast deal on from 9.00 am. Its in the calendar