Taranaki ride, Sat 22 Sept 07

[Bonez]

Cause why........................

Cause dems are a bit grubby.........................and yours will take a whole 5 minutes to wash.

[Meanie]

You got a misses havnt you She can wash it for you............... The bike ...... the bike

[Bonez]

You got a misses havnt you She can wash it for you............... The bike ...... the bike

I'm telling on you................

[NZsarge]

20-22 October is labour weekend.

Yes, I have since found that Dogs ride is in November, I could'nt remember when I posted the question about Labour day.

[Wasp27]

well simply awesome ride today

after promising 86 choccy cake if he got his ass outta bed this morning to join english & I at manfeild .. & a few hours later (not organised that boy) Sarah & al finally made an appearance. Watched some great racing & caught up with a few of the kbers before we decided a quick flick on my new playground would be a great way to end the day .. as we gassed up the hawkes Bay crowd also came through so decided to hook up to Ashhurst .. Mstrs & Tart decided to head off ahead .. so with myself in the lead (just for a change ) robertydog, gixxer 4eva, wasp27 & donna, 86 2 up with sarah, english .. hmm & I think I am missing someone else .. off we stormed .. caught up with Mstrs & just tucked in behind him .. at Ashhurst lots of toots & waves as we seperated ..

86 with english hot on his heels disappeared into the distance over the saddle .. well perfect time to practice some of sugi's lesson .. so slowed down & decided to play

hooked up again on the main road .. quick stop for refreshments & off through Ballance & the track .. OMG Betsy in the lead again .. now getting ones Mojo back after a bin or ... well damn sugi has hmm taught me well used the whole road & glad there were no boy racers on the wrong side of the road today.. & it felt blardy fantastic .. English & 86 can give their perspective but from my grin .. well that said it all .. took it fairly easy on the eastern side of the track but coming down the western side .. well lets just say thats the fastest i have ever cornered or gone & it felt just damn awesome ...

after saying our goodbyes even had a spirited ride back to shannon ..fed the horses & shot off to Levin for dinner ..

just need to practice some more twistie stuff .. but figure with daylight savings starting the block will get a bit more practice .. then there is dogs playground with grit on corners .. that will be the next practice ground ..

Thanks S for the escort outa town, awesome. The rider you missed was Lance (trxter) BTW, who was on the nice ZZR..was that english??? Nice to meet you to Sarah...cant wait to see the 'onda.... Cheers and thanks W & D

[dogsnbikes]

My missus just said the same thing
Why dont you organise a ride and finsh here at home and have a BBQ tea
Shes a bueat aint she

And I need to sort a BBQ out too Since I found one in the over growth I call a garden bee ashame not too use it

[chanceyy]

Thanks S for the escort outa town, awesome. The rider you missed was Lance (trxter) BTW, who was on the nice ZZR..was that english??? Nice to meet you to Sarah...cant wait to see the 'onda.... Cheers and thanks W & D

yeah it was English or as he is more commonly known as Mark

[sarahtvet]

(damn girl. Dont really want to pick on you too much but if you can't see a Ginger ZZ Top lookalike waving his hands on the side of the road there is something wrong)

Lance, I am so used to handsome men waving at me by the side of the road (not) that I am pretty much oblivious to them now

Well all, I have not been hiding it has just been a full on weekend and then busy days at work so the internet has not been privvy to my attention.

So many people to thank so I will start on Friday

Yod and 86 kindly came to ANZA with me to pick up the hornet and then took me for a warm up spin out to Himitangi beach to watch the sun go down. Nice ride to start with and the gorgeous weather and view at the beach was an added bonus. Only minor excitement when I didn't spot 86 indicating until the last minute,nearly got a little closer to him than required when on a separate bike, he was oblivious, luckily. Yod meanwhile had shot straight past as he was looking somewhere else too. Nice to know I am not the only one. Bit like the getting lost thing on saturday too, Yod was just keeping me company
Thanks guys, you are great and that little ride made the prospect of the following day so much more fun

Saturday was a great way to start my KB riding , it was so good to see many of the familiar faces that I had missed during my Auz excursion Good too to put faces to KBers I had not met before and even to meet some I had not encountered online either. We were a really mixed bag of bikes and people and that made for a fun and interesting day.

Nice that some things don't change e.g. cowboyz bitching at Honda's and numerous fag stops. This time I was giving you all a good reason to stop, aren't I obliging. Good to see Cowboyz not shivering too. Maybe 86 needs yellowops: gold, thermals for under his leathers

I must say a special thank you to Bones and Garry H for keeping me company at the tail end for most of the ride and for giving me some nice lines to follow through the bends. It gave me the confidence to tackle the corners with a bit more speed as I warmed up and I did feel the flow begin on occasions. The rain slowed me down probably more than necessary but I never felt that I was an inconvenience to any of you, much appreciated.

Also Garry H is a star for coming after me as I happily headed for Palmie, oblivious to missing the vinegar hill turn. We elected to turn around, pretty sure that any sensible bods would have gone on home but thought we should check.Vinegar hill in the dark at the end of a long day was interesting and again I enjoyed following Garry through the bends, thanks mate you are a joy to follow.

All would have been peachy if I hadn't decided to take a little nap with the hornet when stationary as a car crossed the single track bridge. Nearly 800k's and I fall off when standing still. I was like a stranded fish trying to extricate my leg from beneath the Hornet but the car driver avoided me and Garry hopped off quickly to my rescue.

Luckily I cushioned the topple so the damage to the hornet was minimal and we were soon on our way and arrived uneventfully at 86's. The earplugs came in handy because I couldn't hear what was being said until I got my helmet off but both guys were very supportive and avoided calling me a daft tart (which I deserved).

It was a minor niggle at the end of a great day and Ivan at ANZA took it all well on sunday morning when I dropped the bike back.

Thanks all for a memorable day. Can't wait to get the Honda and get some extra k's under the belt asap

[ynot slow]

Nice detail Sarah,as you say good to place the face and bike,liked the honda,good size,when you get yuor bike go for a run to Wanganui,in Whitelock suzuki they have a 1981 cb 750f model for sale,looks damn tidy,be good to compare the two bikes,enjoy your trip and have a safe ride,should be good weather too,at least as pillion you can take lots of pics lol and enjoy the scenery.

[Bones2]

Thanks all for your company on a very enjoyable ride. I cant remember when I was last north of NP, and certainly never been through Awakino gorge to the 8-mile junction.

And really we had bugger al to grumble about with the weather - made for some interesting riding (or p'haps it just reflects we we are used to copping comming from dannevegas!)

All in alla greta trip

[Meanie]

Thanks all for your company on a very enjoyable ride. I cant remember when I was last north of NP, and certainly never been through Awakino gorge to the 8-mile junction.

And really we had bugger al to grumble about with the weather - made for some interesting riding (or p'haps it just reflects we we are used to copping comming from dannevegas!)

All in alla greta trip

Any time mate good to have you along

[cowboyz]

Thanks all for your company on a very enjoyable ride. I cant remember when I was last north of NP, and certainly never been through Awakino gorge to the 8-mile junction.

And really we had bugger al to grumble about with the weather - made for some interesting riding (or p'haps it just reflects we we are used to copping comming from dannevegas!)

All in alla greta trip

it was good to have you along. looking forward to some more riding in the future.

[sarahtvet]

Nice detail Sarah,as you say good to place the face and bike,liked the honda,good size,when you get yuor bike go for a run to Wanganui,in Whitelock suzuki they have a 1981 cb 750f model for sale,looks damn tidy,be good to compare the two bikes,

Thanks for that, will help when confirming insurance value too.

enjoy your trip and have a safe ride,should be good weather too,at least as pillion you can take lots of pics lol and enjoy the scenery.

For sure, that's why I don't have a clue where anywhere is. Too busy enjoying the buzz of being on the back of the Daytona coupled with enjoying the scenery. Have been paying a bit more attention the last few rides so I do actually know where Ashurst, bunnythorpe, fielding and vinegar hill are now!!!

[yod]

Thanks for that, will help when confirming insurance value too.



For sure, that's why I don't have a clue where anywhere is. Too busy enjoying the buzz of being on the back of the Daytona coupled with enjoying the scenery. Have been paying a bit more attention the last few rides so I do actually know where Ashurst, bunnythorpe, fielding and vinegar hill are now!!!

oh shit, now you've done it.....cowboyz will be along soon to chastise you for spelling ashhurst incorrectly (two h's)

i wonder if he minds about feilding?

[cowboyz]

dont care about feilding. It is not like they knew how to spelling fielding when they named the town.

Just in case you hadnt noticed though. Ashhurst has 2 Hs