ATNR (Auckland Thursday night ride) - Discussion thread

[TLMAN]

I was right behind the ZX following the same line as it went off the road, im still amazed I kept mine on the tarmac.
Will definately buy a lotto ticket tomorrow.

[mitchilin]

How did the gixxer get involved?Did he fall of in sympathy or was there something else?

[mitchilin]

I was right behind the ZX following the same line as it went off the road, im still amazed I kept mine on the tarmac.
Will definately buy a lotto ticket tomorrow.

Yeah that is lucky.Its easy to get target fixation.Buy a couple of lotto tickets.

[TLMAN]

How did the gixxer get involved?Did he fall of in sympathy or was there something else?

I think he came around the corner too fast and got a fright when he saw us all down the bank picking up the ZXR and rider, he then clipped my bike and another bike parked off the road before he took a tumble down the bank too. It was a fucker of a corner though, it was downhill and the camber was off.

[mitchilin]

Rueben thinks the guy in front of he suddenly slowed because of a car coming in the opposite direction and he had a choice of hitting the bike in front or sticking it down the bank.He reckons ,now he chose wrong.He couldn't go around cause of the oncoming car.

[CBR97]

xclent ride tonight people,
i hope the two who binned are ok, and not to much damage done.
as this was my first, i will be going again,

look forward to next time

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Sorry we couldnt make it last night but this is why.




Kiri-Anne Leigh 7 pounds 11

[Qkchk:Me]

I think he came around the corner too fast and got a fright when he saw us all down the bank picking up the ZXR and rider, he then clipped my bike and another bike parked off the road before he took a tumble down the bank too. It was a fucker of a corner though, it was downhill and the camber was off.

Unfortunately, I witnessed the whole incident of the Gixxer in my mirror.

One thing I MUST point out here is:

If someone comes off their bike, PLEASE think of YOUR safety first! Your'e no good to a person who has just come off, if you end up laying in the paddock next to them. As in last night my personal opinion is that those bikes that were hit were parked in the worst spot possible. Pretty much side-by-side and right at the exit point of a corner on a blind corner. Imagine a car coming around the corner instead of the Gixxer, the car would of wiped out the 2 bikes completely! I feel that the "Gixxer" was not entirely in the wrong and I will back him up if need be.

If someone comes off, ride past the incident site (get off the road completely if possible) send someone back up the road to warn oncoming bikers and always be cautious about being on the roadside. Common sense is your best friend.

[Maha]

let us know how you are and that ya got home alright
What a awesome ride tonight great riding with ya hedgie babe
Musta been a good 50+ at Warkworth pub
Cheers to the 5 Wangarei crew for coming down to see us
Nice seeing ya Xion
And of course MAHA and MOM
This is kiwibiker at its best
cheers Steve and Dawn

Heaps of youngins there last night, the place was pumpin'. Must be the 'pay day' thing. Food looked awesome as did the montage of bike parked up, you guys must leave an imppression cos when i rang and told them ya'll were turning up they remembered you from last time....

[T.I.E]

was good to see most of yall made it their safely. and nice to see a few old faces. but they are getting young. lol. no im getting old.
see yall around somtime.
keep rubber side down.

[Disco Dan]

Spent the evening at work driving a fricking cage.. a 07 hyundai Getz of all smegging things too... arggh and it was auto..

Looks like another eventful night though! Hope those two are ok!

[TLMAN]

Unfortunately, I witnessed the whole incident of the Gixxer in my mirror.

One thing I MUST point out here is:

If someone comes off their bike, PLEASE think of YOUR safety first! Your'e no good to a person who has just come off, if you end up laying in the paddock next to them. As in last night my personal opinion is that those bikes that were hit were parked in the worst spot possible. Pretty much side-by-side and right at the exit point of a corner on a blind corner. Imagine a car coming around the corner instead of the Gixxer, the car would of wiped out the 2 bikes completely! I feel that the "Gixxer" was not entirely in the wrong and I will back him up if need be.

If someone comes off, ride past the incident site (get off the road completely if possible) send someone back up the road to warn oncoming bikers and always be cautious about being on the roadside. Common sense is your best friend.

The bikes were lined one behind the other and the tyres of both bikes were on the white line to the left side of the road 20 metres past the corner, not side by side as "seen in your rear view mirror". About 15 other bikes came through and did not have issue.
It was the bikers speed that was the cause of the crash.

[NinjaNanna]

As in last night my personal opinion is that those bikes that were hit were parked in the worst spot possible. Pretty much side-by-side and right at the exit point of a corner on a blind corner. Imagine a car coming around the corner instead of the Gixxer, the car would of wiped out the 2 bikes completely! I feel that the "Gixxer" was not entirely in the wrong and I will back him up if need be.

QKCHK, I'd say I'd have to agree, I came through about 6 bikes after the 'bin' and those 2 bikes should not have been there. I know that both of the riders are insured and I think in all fairness they should claim on their own insurances - I think they were both at fault to some degree and it was just an unfortunate incident.

[jrandom]

Always a bugger when someone comes off, I came up to that corner a few moments after the ZRX went into the ditch, saw the cloud of dust and grabbed some brakes before turning in because I knew what would be happening next...

Even after slowing down I had to swerve almost all the way to the opposite edge of the road to get around all the bikes being randomly stood up and panic-braked.

I'm not at all surprised that someone behind me stuffed their bike into a parked one and joined the first guy.

I second Qkchk's comments; guys, please, when someone bins, hold your line, ensure your own safety and the safety of those behind you, don't panic in the middle of a corner just because a bike in front of you goes ditch surfing. Nothing worse than bikes taking each other out on a ride.

Anyway, apart from the little mini-binfest, that was a fucking mint evening and ride last night, no better way to end a day.

Top marks Qkkies!

[Cr1MiNaL]

QKCHK, I'd say I'd have to agree, I came through about 6 bikes after the 'bin' and those 2 bikes should not have been there. I know that both of the riders are insured and I think in all fairness they should claim on their own insurances - I think they were both at fault to some degree and it was just an unfortunate incident.

I'd have to disagree with that mate, and Dawn too... so long as the bikes were parked past the exit of the corner and on the other side of the white line, I see nothing wrong. They were only stopping to help and there were blind corners one after the other so pulling over too far away was out of the question. I have been in this sort of a situation more than once myself.

Whose ever bike it was that clipped the two bikes should not have been nailing it so hard so as to not be able to stay on the road. I believe speed was an issue here.

Hence, I was riding slowly... nevertheless, Hedgier1, Qkkid and JRandom appeared to be having a tough time passing Vale on his 600 puddlejumper until he backed off on the straights and let them pass ? Muaaahahahaa