Labour day weekend ride. Sunday 21st oct.(Castle Point)

**chanceyy** · 22nd October 2007, 06:53

Originally Posted by phantom

Another fantastic ride by the sounds of it. Unfortunately had to spend Saturday night in hospital thanks to my dicky ticker so no riding for a week or so

hopefully better luck next time

Crap Peter

, wondered where you was .. just take it easy, & we shall see you on the next one .. can see this ride being done again & again & again so plenty of opportunity to get to castlepoint

**cowboyz** · 22nd October 2007, 07:29

Originally Posted by ldnz

Yeah cheers to you all for a great day! Really enjoyed getting to fling the bike around with Yod and Cowboyz - I'm amazed how quick that zx9 is two up! Thanks for putting up with my no stuffing around overtaking back from castlepoint, I hope I didn't do anything stupid or scare anyone.

I hope you didnt scare anyone either! I didnt hear any complaints so you probably did alright. Good to have a couple of kwakas keeping the zooki honest. Looking forward to the next time your around these parts.

**Bonez** · 22nd October 2007, 07:54

Originally Posted by DJ

Awesome day today! Thanks heaps to all for putting up with me tailing the pack - especially the guys behind me on the way home with that wind. Hair raising stuff for a newbie

Learnt a lot today and I just need to get out more and practice practice practice.

But damn fantastic day, and great to be able to put names to faces. Cheers!

Good to have you and Monaime along. As someone mentioned we've all started riding at some stage.

And anyway the GPX, as well as Monaimes Honda single were still being run in.

**chanceyy** · 22nd October 2007, 07:56

well at least we picked the best day to be out & about riding

.. its pretty foul out there at the moment .. so a good day to practice packing Betsy

**cowboyz** · 22nd October 2007, 08:07

Originally Posted by Bonez

Good to have you and Monaime along. As someone mentioned we've all started riding at some stage.

And anyway the GPX, as well as Monaimes Honda single were still being run in.

Is that why you didnt bring the CX? Was that still being run in too?

**manwithav8** · 22nd October 2007, 08:26

What did I miss out on??? Where are the pics.. Sheesh

**Bonez** · 22nd October 2007, 08:32

Originally Posted by cowboyz

Is that why you didnt bring the CX? Was that still being run in too?

The thirty one year old needed a decent run.

**banditrider** · 22nd October 2007, 09:05

Originally Posted by chanceyy

well at least we picked the best day to be out & about riding

.. its pretty foul out there at the moment .. so a good day to practice packing Betsy

Maybe Sarge should become a long-range weather forecaster...

**GSVR** · 22nd October 2007, 09:36

Thanks for the ride Sarge. Good fun incident free ride through some nice pieces of road.

Thanks to "Snickers" for sponsoring me on this ride.

Reacon we have two of the best newbies around. Nice shiney new bikes, good riding gear and riding well even in some very strong crosswinds later in the ride.

**NZsarge** · 22nd October 2007, 09:41

Originally Posted by rottiguy

Good ride guys and girls, great to meet y'all. It will take me a few rides to remember everyones names.
Brilliant weather and a fine bunch to ride with. Looks like this summer will be a spiffy one

Nice to see you, till next time.

Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog

Glad you liked the water tower road Guy, it's a gem hey!!]

Fantastic day, lovely weather, good company, nice to meet some new faces and see some familiar ones

too, thanks for organising NZSarge!!

Could'nt have put it better. As for the ride it was Chanceyy's hard work really, all I did put foward CP as a destination and tap a few keys on my puter. Cheers anyway.

Originally Posted by Kendog

Have to agree with everyone, that was a great day. The roads round there are magic and the weather could not have been much better.

Nice to put some faces to names and catch up with others.

Was nice to see you Welly dudes and dudettes, nice talking to you and Mrs K if only briefly.

Originally Posted by wayne708

What a great ride today, started with a bit of a chilli run up through the Hutt at 07:30 to Rimutex then a blat over the Rimutakas with Jim2 before cruising through to Pahiatua to meet up with everyone. Once again it's great to put names to faces and thanks to Sarge for organizing the ride. The road to Castle Point is in much better condition than when I rode last year, and the weather out there,brilliant. Had to leave a bit early but still managed to be home by 15:30 in time for next engagement with family and friends.
Till next time thanks everyone, Wayne.

Nice too see you too mate, the pics of the then and now of your kids was a hard case.

Originally Posted by BuckBuckNo1

Good to catch up with you all at Castlepoint.

And, Jim2 and the Kendogs, thanks for a great ride back, the grin is still on the dial.

Heads Up and Enjoy

Nice to see you again, thats twice in a fortnight innit?

Originally Posted by phantom

Another fantastic ride by the sounds of it. Unfortunately had to spend Saturday night in hospital thanks to my dicky ticker so no riding for a week or so

hopefully better luck next time

Geez dude, hope ya feeling alright, nevermind missing this ride as it will be only one of many during the next few months I hope.

**MSTRS:Me** · 22nd October 2007, 09:44

ChancEyy (ok?) you are welcome - glad to have been able to show/tell you something that improves your motorcycling experiences...
MonAmie and DJ - you two proved my reservations as to newbies doing such a long ride wrong. Well done, both of you. I tailed both of you at times, waiting for a spot to overtake that wouldn't leave you feeling subjected to any risk. And I have to say that you are both doing really well - a tribute to whoever has been teaching you stuff.
Yod - that tyre talk we had at Pahiatua? I note that I've done now 1400m/2250k on the PR2s. I think they are scrubbed in now....

**Mrs Cowboyz** · 22nd October 2007, 09:50

What an amazing ride!!
It was nice to catch up with some familiar faces and meet some new ones.
Was my first time out to castlepoint so I was blown away by the scenery and the road. Wish I had gotten some more pics on the road but nevermind got some good ones of mstrs rear end as we left castlepoint..hehe
Our newbies did really well especially when coming to those wicked cross winds..well done guys!!

It was definitely a great ride out there...cant wait to do it again!!
Roll on summer!!

**MSTRS:Me** · 22nd October 2007, 09:57

Originally Posted by Mrs Cowboyz

good ones of mstrs rear end as we left castlepoint..hehe

It looked really fit (and small) too!! At least it did on your camera screen. How much did you want for not uploading it??
EDIT: - I see it's too late for the bribe. Jeez girl - you took enough...what you trying to say??

**NZsarge** · 22nd October 2007, 10:00

Originally Posted by MSTRS

What a thoroughly awesome day. Can we do it again? Can we? Can we? Huh?

I'm counting on it!! Next time should be in your direction I reckon, was great to see you there.

Originally Posted by Bonez

Ditto and he was fashionably late

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I ended up going on a detour to Alfredton via Tinui. 20 odd kms of loose stuff so I guess a smidgeon would be the correct term. In riding terms it cuts around 10 minutes, even toodling along at 50kph or less on the unsealed section. I'd do it again no worries. No pics as the cameras batteries were flat. Got to Eketawere and fueled up. The servo hadn't seen the lads and laddess's come through so I back tracked towards Masterton and meet the main group heading norf(s/p).

Great day out.

He he, dunno 'bout being fashionable in my lateness. I was wondering where you had got to until you popped up going in the other direction!

Originally Posted by banditrider

Good ride all right - dig that Castle Point road!

My little blog here.

Mighty to see you Andrew, hope to see you along on a lot more over summer, perhaps you could show us some roads, lord knows you must have done a lot that I have'nt.

Originally Posted by cowboyz

Was good to have such a diverse range of bikes and riders all out together. Had a bit of pace on chasing Yod and ltnz through Alfredton. Bit of a criuse out castlepoint road. All in all it was a good day. Good to see the Kendogs bikes in the flesh and nice chatting.
Yea I agree it was awsome seeing all those bikes lined up at CP and those two Concours looked wicked traveling the road in tandem.
Newbie riders did a fantastic job in the wind. It got pretty bad on the way back.

Originally Posted by chanceyy

well at least we picked the best day to be out & about riding

.. its pretty foul out there at the moment .. so a good day to practice packing Betsy

Originally Posted by banditrider

Maybe Sarge should become a long-range weather forecaster...

I seem to recall that it was Chanceyy's idea that the ride be on sunday so it's all her doing.
On that note I owe you a big thanks Chanceyy for organising things when I was late, it's a Sargent curse I tell ya!! You did all the hard work, all I did was say hey...what about Castle point? and tap a few keys on my puter. Thanks again.