L's Angels Ride to the Naki (Feb 9/10) 2013

**nerrrd** · 29th December 2012, 16:33

Originally Posted by JafaSaffer

Just go. You only get more experienced by riding. After this ride you would be two full days more experienced and there will be some great mentors on the ride to provide advice should you want. There will be plenty of rest stops. We'll look after you..

I can vouch for that - JafaSaffer and Mongolian looked after me on a recent ride to Raglan, and I'm a slowcoach.

Also from my extensive lurking on this site I know that these rides are always awesome...

**bosslady** · 29th December 2012, 16:38

Originally Posted by nerrrd

I can vouch for that - JafaSaffer and Mongolian looked after me on a recent ride to Raglan, and I'm a slowcoach.

Also from my extensive lurking on this site I know that these rides are always awesome...

I'd just love to get out of the house and do something with my weekend for once. Meet some new people (even if they're KBrs

) and I've never been to NP either.

**Maha** · 29th December 2012, 17:28

Originally Posted by JafaSaffer

Just go. You only get more experienced by riding. After this ride you would be two full days more experienced and there will be some great mentors on the ride to provide advice should you want. There will be plenty of rest stops. We'll look after you..

Well said Jafa only, we don't Mentor, but there is always enough experience to offer up great advice to newbies, some have been riding since the 70's and 80's, Some do track days, Some often like to ride faster than what is expected on these rides. The pleasing aspect is that, all that attend, respect and show consideration to those they're riding with.

Originally Posted by bosslady

Yea I just would hate to push myself too much and potentially ruin everyone's ride and/or look like a dumbarse.. I think I will know if my confidence and skills are such that I can go within the next cpl of weeks..

One thing we don't want, is for anyone to feel pushed..I do however, encourage the speed limit to be kept where possible. It's a safety thing.
You can book to come the day if thats what it takes.
But what I will ask, is that on a given day soon, you meet up with Mom and Myself and go for a wee ride?

**JafaSaffer** · 29th December 2012, 17:33

Originally Posted by Maha

Well said Jafa only, we don't Mentor, but there is always enough experience to offer up great advice to newbies, some have been riding since the 70's and 80's, Some do track days, Some often like to ride faster than what is expected on these rides. The pleasing aspect is that, all that attend, respect and show consideration to those they're riding with.

Yeah I gathered that hence why I stated "if she wants mentoring or advice." Anyway I was only born late 70s.

**Mom** · 29th December 2012, 17:53

Originally Posted by bosslady

Yea I just would hate to push myself too much and potentially ruin everyone's ride and/or look like a dumbarse..

Push yourself? Learn something and try it, maybe? Ruin someones ride = NEVER!. Exposure to something different, Yep that will happen if you are a newbie. No one will push you, or I will

them

Originally Posted by Maha

Please come for a little pootle with Mom and me before the ride?

Yes indeedy. I love the GN, but it needs to be ridden. Lets set something up

**bosslady** · 29th December 2012, 19:23

Absolutely, sounds good guys. Give me a couple weeks though to practice? lol. I mean I'd love to come, but I know my limits. That said, every day I'm getting better and I'm out on my bike as much as I can BUT the fastest I've gone is 70kmph AND I'm a total newbie PLUS pretty much all my riding thus far is through lots of traffic and intersections, a far, far cry from open roads. If I'm not ready in time that's fine, but it will give me a reason to get out as much as I can, a goal if you will! Anyway it's over a month away, a lot can happen in that time, lol.

**nzspokes** · 29th December 2012, 19:25

Originally Posted by bosslady

Absolutely, sounds good guys. Give me a couple weeks though to practice? lol. I mean I'd love to come, but I know my limits. That said, every day I'm getting better and I'm out on my bike as much as I can BUT the fastest I've gone is 70kmph AND I'm a total newbie PLUS pretty much all my riding thus far is through lots of traffic and intersections, a far, far cry from open roads. If I'm not ready in time that's fine, but it will give me a reason to get out as much as I can, a goal if you will! Anyway it's over a month away, a lot can happen in that time, lol.

Maha's and Mom's rides will be the perfect next step for you. No pressure and fun.

**bosslady** · 29th December 2012, 19:28

Originally Posted by nzspokes

Maha's and Mom's rides will be the perfect next step for you. No pressure and fun.

Other bikers make me nervous haha. I almost stalled when another biker was staring at me as I came out of my driveway, lol, and I virtually never stall anymore..

**Mom** · 30th December 2012, 06:40

Originally Posted by bosslady

Other bikers make me nervous haha. I almost stalled when another biker was staring at me as I came out of my driveway, lol, and I virtually never stall anymore..

I wouldn't worry too much about stalling, it happens to us all from time to time.

**Maha** · 30th December 2012, 07:48

I have found and added the Sunday Breakfast stop to post #2 --->> http://www.bigjimscafe.co.nz/our-menus/breakfast-menu

**nathanwhite** · 3rd January 2013, 07:56

Well blow me down and call me a sissy! I thought this thread might be up, just had no idea it was here for so long!

I'd love to come along for this, neverminding that I just did the road over christmas.

**nathanwhite** · 3rd January 2013, 08:15

Originally Posted by Mom

Thats all!

Its a good road sure, but it does have a problem. When you are not in a gorge, the road is fairly straight and there are a fair few overtaking opportunities. But in the gorge they are few and very very far in between. For all of them, provided there is no traffic going the other way, you would be lucky to get more then one bike though.

This wouldn't be a problem if it was a back road out in nowhere, but it's not. Its the main road coming into new plymouth from the north. Everybody and their grandparents use that road. Grandparents who seem to think that 100kph is recklessly fast. Grandparents who, in the middle of the gorge where the is an actual overtaking lane (all 50m of it), will not slow down so that the big black commodore and a certain red SV can get past. They only caught you up and have been sitting on your tail for the better part of 6km. What do they know about driving?

On the other hand you do occasionally get the good buggars who will give you every possible opportunity to let you overtake (I'm looking at you, Mr. Maui Campervan rentals

) but sadly he was the only one on both my rides on SH3

Don't get me wrong, it is a fun road and deserves to be ridden. You just get wankers on it who have this idea of self preservation or some nonsense like that.

**Maha** · 3rd January 2013, 08:16

Originally Posted by nathanwhite

Well blow me down and call me a sissy! I thought this thread might be up, just had no idea it was here for so long!

I'd love to come along for this, neverminding that I just did the road over christmas.

So is that a YES! Doogle?
Nice roads eh sissy?...just not so much over the Xmas period...like the Coromandel and everywhere else in between.