Canterbury Wednesday Night Ride

**leopardskin** · 18th September 2012, 22:16

Originally Posted by vtrchick

when does this kick off again??? i maybe keen. how many people turn up???

might be quite a few turning up with all this great promotion

pizza

**gammaguy** · 18th September 2012, 23:09

Originally Posted by rossirep

so what your saying is WNR are boring an full on silly ol gits on crap bikes..?? and if someone doesnt listen to said silly ol gits and ride how they think you should ride your not welcome..???

you guys need to learn that this website isnt the be all and end all of biking. and some people like to come on here and take the piss and then also enjoy riding their bikes and not hanging out with geeky kiwibikers who think they are cool..

but dont stress out about it Gloplg im not keen on WNR's anyway..

bet youre glad vale is back on a yamaha

otherwise you would have to get a big number 46 sticker on yur tank to cover the yamaha up.malaysian style

Its a singapore in joke.

**gloplg** · 19th September 2012, 00:37

Originally Posted by 3umph

Where to for the first ride?... I think the Hurunui for pizza

You faster guys could go to Hurunui by all means if you want to. I was thinking of something closer to home.

BK, Halswell, Old Taitap, Gebbies, round the bays to Port, thru the tube to the Valley.

Don't forget it still gets dark about eight o'clock this early in the season.

**wasiler** · 19th September 2012, 04:50

This ride should be open to anyone that wants to show up. If they are faster, you just tell them to leave a little earlier. If they are slower, you tell them to ride at their own pace. Finally, you have a guy............what we would call "riding sweep" that would not pressure the last guy in the group to keep up. The faster guys, if they are really good riders will have the experience to know the difference from a "spirited" ride to being stupid and dangerous. There is usually one ass hat that rides dangerous and stupid but, usually they are shunned pretty quick by the good riders and don't come back again. I know I don't want to be picking up pieces of a bike or worrying about some dummy crashing into me.

The best part is you would have a huge knowledge base to help mentor and give tips to the newer riders instead of having an inbred group that listens to a few.

To try and exclude a group just because you don't agree with their riding style is uncool. If they do something stupid, you give them a warning. That is the way people learn. They usually get the picture quick and if they don't like the rules, they will not come back.

**Gareth123** · 19th September 2012, 04:54

Originally Posted by rossirep

carves up slower and newer riders.?? when did this happen buddy..?? the guy gareth descrided didnt carve up anyone before he crashed, he was at the front of the pack to start with when said "tyre" let go.

Originally Posted by Dave-

I don't think he's referring to anyone specific is he? is he? cause I'm not.

I have a story about a guy rocketing past a bunch of slower and learner riders before going for a superman into a field, don't even remember the jokers name he didn't show his face for a long time after that, and blaming the people he overtook.

First Wednesday after daylight savings.

Well since I hardly make it to WNR's very often, (I think I've done 7 since they started) all the rides I've been on have been pretty good. Although I have seen stories. I am however referring to a different group of riders that I've ridden with in the past.

Rossirep, I'm up for a bit of speed most of the time. Most people on here are. However they tend to pick and choose the time and place. If I'm with a small group of people that I know and I know they are good on a bike then it's balls to the wall and I will ride until the rear tyre starts letting go. (Yay for dirt bike riding!) If there are people about that I don't know though, I'll ride a lot slower than I normally would until I can see what they're doing. If they're riding like wankers, I peel off and go my own way.

**Dave-** · 19th September 2012, 11:18

Originally Posted by wasiler

This ride should be open to anyone that wants to show up. If they are faster, you just tell them to leave a little earlier. If they are slower, you tell them to ride at their own pace. Finally, you have a guy............what we would call "riding sweep" that would not pressure the last guy in the group to keep up. The faster guys, if they are really good riders will have the experience to know the difference from a "spirited" ride to being stupid and dangerous. There is usually one ass hat that rides dangerous and stupid but, usually they are shunned pretty quick by the good riders and don't come back again. I know I don't want to be picking up pieces of a bike or worrying about some dummy crashing into me.

The best part is you would have a huge knowledge base to help mentor and give tips to the newer riders instead of having an inbred group that listens to a few.

To try and exclude a group just because you don't agree with their riding style is uncool. If they do something stupid, you give them a warning. That is the way people learn. They usually get the picture quick and if they don't like the rules, they will not come back.

that's how it's been the last 4 summers (fuck is it 4 now? maybe 5?)

**cruza** · 19th September 2012, 13:30

Originally Posted by Gareth123

Well since I hardly make it to WNR's very often, (I think I've done 7 since they started) all the rides I've been on have been pretty good. Although I have seen stories. I am however referring to a different group of riders that I've ridden with in the past.

Rossirep, I'm up for a bit of speed most of the time. Most people on here are. However they tend to pick and choose the time and place. If I'm with a small group of people that I know and I know they are good on a bike then it's balls to the wall and I will ride until the rear tyre starts letting go. (Yay for dirt bike riding!) If there are people about that I don't know though, I'll ride a lot slower than I normally would until I can see what they're doing. If they're riding like wankers, I peel off and go my own way.

Be the same here Gareth , plan to be blatting round on dr650 mostly this season , Find it more fun most of the time now. Tend to always leave earlier when out for a play on the speed triple with some others on wed nites and meet up later with the main group.

**SpeedMonger** · 20th September 2012, 23:05

Originally Posted by cruza

Be the same here Gareth , plan to be blatting round on dr650 mostly this season , Find it more fun most of the time now.

Is that because your leathers are getting a bit tight?

**cruza** · 22nd September 2012, 18:08

Originally Posted by The Hornet

Is that because your leathers are getting a bit tight?

who you been talking too.....

They may have been a tad snug the other week

I blame it on Fi ,too much yummy baking in the pantry

**3umph** · 22nd September 2012, 18:29

Originally Posted by cruza

who you been talking too.....

They may have been a tad snug the other week

I blame it on Fi ,too much yummy baking in the pantry

and she forces you to eat it eh....

**Subike** · 22nd September 2012, 18:35

Originally Posted by gloplg

You faster guys could go to Hurunui by all means if you want to. I was thinking of something closer to home.

BK, Halswell, Old Taitap, Gebbies, round the bays to Port, thru the tube to the Valley.

Don't forget it still gets dark about eight o'clock this early in the season.

I I F C thats how we started last season, and had a dang good night at speights ferrymead