Whangamata Ride on Sunday 7th Oct

**trump-lady** · 7th October 2007, 16:14

What an awesome day with a great bunch of people. By far one of my best rides since being in Auckland. Thanks to the organisers! Ill be there in two weeks time. Also thanks to the uni bunch for letting me tag along and waiting for me so I didnt get lost. You guyz are great. (sorry for the uni misshap....i still owe you a lunch!) Again I LOVED this ride....im actually still on a mwee high from it but tired so you know that says it all........

Be safe and see you all soon

**carbacca** · 7th October 2007, 16:20

i hope my arse forgives me for the abuse i gave it......so tired now

now to lube the chain.....

**twinkle** · 7th October 2007, 16:43

Originally Posted by carbacca

i hope my arse forgives me for the abuse i gave it......so tired now

I think i'm glad i didn't go

**trump-lady** · 7th October 2007, 17:16

and this might be premature but sporty07 just told me bout northland riders overnight shin dig with band and food nov 3rd. Shes ganna post it up but theres room to stay and party

so keep ya ears open! I def will be attending so later on lets get a ride leaving from Auckland.....................

**erik** · 7th October 2007, 18:11

I got to wild west honda just as you were all leaving, thought I should put my earplugs in and catch up but didn't catch up, so went my own way after papakura. I think I again caught you all at Kopu, just as you were leaving. So I did the ride on my own, ended up going to Waihi beach for lunch.

I'll have to try to be on time next time.

**Plugz 4 Lugz** · 7th October 2007, 18:43

Did you have 'slow' earplugs? I sure hope they aren't our custom made ones!!!!!!???? Cheers Sue (Plugz 4 Lugz)

Originally Posted by erik

I got to wild west honda just as you were all leaving, thought I should put my earplugs in and catch up but didn't catch up, so went my own way after papakura. I think I again caught you all at Kopu, just as you were leaving. So I did the ride on my own, ended up going to Waihi beach for lunch.

I'll have to try to be on time next time.

**Disco Dan** · 7th October 2007, 18:52

Well after a slight delay at work this morning we set off... she did well as a first time pillion, headed down to whangamata via the gourge... awsome awsome roads! ...after stopping to remind pillion (again) that trying to have a conversation with me during a 45k corner with boots scraping is a 'tad tricky' for me. We stopped at a nice pub for a beer, saw heaps of bikes around there... no idea if any of them where your group or not? I had my kb shirt on so was easy to spot! Return trip and made better time despite me taking a wrong turn and ending up in thames...

...back to the shore and she couldnt be happier!

Great day overall!

**Macstar** · 7th October 2007, 19:26

It was a great ride as the Coro usually is. In 5 hours of actual riding, Nish and I only spent 30 minutes with the main group. We missed the departure at Wild West Honda and then got left behind at the lunch stop in Whanga too! Fortunately by that stage we'd found Kim and Hong and a few other stragglers. There must have been close to 30 riders before everyone got lost/split. Hopefully the official club photographer will post some pictures soon (Kim).

Big mixture of bikes and riders. Even after growing up in the Coro and knowing the roads / corners pretty well, there was no catching some guys (bastards).

The cops were in full force today too - spotted no fewer than 7 different units but they had no reason to be interested in us...

no reason.

Anyway, cheers!

**Chrislost** · 7th October 2007, 19:45

Originally Posted by klyong82

What a good idea. I got a key for my 1995 CBR900 you can pinch it and apparently the bike is still in my ownership. But stay away from my new Fireblade. I went out on the ride with Isaac today and I was pretty hard on some bends. After the ride I look at my rear tyre and it is close to be square might need to do the switch back next week.

i always get hard on the twisties.

**klyong82** · 7th October 2007, 20:03

Here are the pics. Awesome ride. Guzzi's rear tyre is looking very scrubbed in. The fish pie was good.

**Ragingrob** · 7th October 2007, 20:49

Far out what an awesome day for riding! You just wait...I'll be coming along on rides soon! :P

**Patar** · 7th October 2007, 22:05

man, i really wish you guys had sent out an email to the smc members.
reason being that i was out for a ride today, in the same direction and would so have come had i known about it before i got back from my ride =(