04/08 Calling all Palmy, Ashhurst & surrounding districts riders

[cowboyz]

This was my first KB ride and it wont be my last.... if your uncertain about coming on one of these I highly recommend 5 Stairs

Good to see you had enough fun to recommend but a 5 stairs recommendation? Are those 5 stairs for those with ZG14s who cant touch the ground?

[banditrider]

Great ride today - even enjoyed the blast in the rain! Really enjoyed those back roads! Have had a quick ramble on my blog...

http://banditrider.blogspot.com/2007...iker-ride.html

Cheers one & all - until next time!

[chanceyy]

Great ride today - even enjoyed the blast in the rain! Really enjoyed those back roads! Have had a quick ramble on my blog...

http://banditrider.blogspot.com/2007...iker-ride.html

Cheers one & all - until next time!

Great to see ya turn out bandit .. & awesome write up on ya blog mate .. along with the piccies ..

see ya on the next one

[banditrider]

A few more pics...

[banditrider]

Great to see ya turn out bandit .. & awesome write up on ya blog mate .. along with the piccies ..

see ya on the next one

Cheers - here's the last of the piccys!

[Meanie]

we have to ride back tomorrow yet. Probably leaving around lunch if anyone wants to escort us out of wellywood

Do you need someone to show you the way home

[robertydog]

Also great to see some real outta towners make the tour .. both lee & robertydog made the trek from the bay .. lee staying in wellywood but robert still had to ride back to the hawkes bay ..

also English rode over fr Marton, Ali, Annie & Deidree (both non kbers yet... sorry bout the bad spelling) from Feilding

Then we also had Rustys from Gisborne - staying in Waikanae along with Duke girl & Sels from Kapiti ..

Awesome you guys trekked out for this ride .. was really a districts ride

& we will be doing it again ..

we will be having more outta towners here within the next month or so .. & we juz have to lead them astray as much as possible .. now 86 has a nice wee area to check out

um im not home yet. Headed to Manakau where im staying at my sisters. Will head home tomorrow when the weather will be a bit better Had a great day. Will hop back on here tomorrow.
Rob

[cowboyz]

nice blog there banditrider. Be good to see you out on some more rides.

[chanceyy]

um im not home yet. Headed to Manakau where im staying at my sisters. Will head home tomorrow when the weather will be a bit better Had a great day. Will hop back on here tomorrow.
Rob

Actually glad to hear that Rob .. have a safe trip back tomorrow ..

awesome you made the trip down .. thanks

[cowboyz]

Do you need someone to show you the way home

Havent my kids driven you mad yet?
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um im not home yet. Headed to Manakau where im staying at my sisters. Will head home tomorrow when the weather will be a bit better Had a great day. Will hop back on here tomorrow.
Rob

we are also going tomorrow. Not really sure on the timing.

[chanceyy]

Havent my kids driven you mad yet?

also Lance can ya pass a message to Bobbie .. was really great seeing her out on the ride today .. hope to see her out on some more

[Meanie]

Havent my kids driven you mad yet?
.

All tucked up in bed they are

[86GSXR]

Damn dial up, still waiting for pics to load - must get broadband!

Another great ride, really enjoyed it, even tho it was wet, cowshitty, and gravelly all at the same time it seemed round behind Alfredton.

The day started off really well, what with running slightly late due to having to find all my thermals that I had hanging up in various places round the house. They were dry at least

Thanks Meanie, Yod and Mrs Yod for waiting while I scoffed a pie and OJ at the BP

Great to catch up with some familiar and new faces at Shannon servo, then into Ashhurst for the rendevous.

A quick trip over the Saddle, again wet, and gravelly but fun. Then down to Paihatuha and onto that magic piece of road to Alfredton. Bonez in the lead, doing what Bonez does extremely well

I got to go in front to Masterton, great fun even taking into account that damn gravel!

Wild Oats just has to be one of the best cafes around. Plenty of parking, plenty of space, great menu, and who can beat those lollipops?

Through to Featherston for gas, then the classic sight of Cowboyz executing a reversal manouevre - good man

Discovered my rear tyre has maybe a few 100 kms left in it at the most. After only 5 K. Hmmm, may need a harder tyre next change.

Onto the Taka's. Legendary piece of road and Sels made short work of it. What a great stretch and never disappoints.

Down the other side and the Tiger got a real spanking I don't think the guy in the BMW SUV appreciated being overtaken tho Sels as he just had to make sure that no-one else could get past until the bottom.

Onto the Haywards and Piecoc hill, and again the Tiger was really growling I could see your tyre tracks in the wet and the Tiger lived up to it's name - nice

Apologies at this point to the two guys I passed on the way down the hill. It looked good and I only noticed the groove in the road and the rocks as I passed over them, and of course, as I slowed there just had to be a car coming didn't there!

Paraparaumu, nice stop, and then the rain hit.

Good but wet run back to Shannon where the amazing CAKE was revealed Thanks Chanceyy, you're the best!

[Meanie]

Great ride today - even enjoyed the blast in the rain! Really enjoyed those back roads! Have had a quick ramble on my blog...

http://banditrider.blogspot.com/2007...iker-ride.html

Cheers one & all - until next time!

Good blog banditrider, was good to meet you

[yod]

we are also going tomorrow. Not really sure on the timing.

which way you going?