250cc Northland Loop - SATURDAY - 10 JANUARY 2009

[EJK]

1. VL250
2. SV1000
3. Ah forgot to upload this one. Street Triple.

Have a safe ride guys. Sorry about the photo size, I forgot to switch it to a bigger resolution before taking the photos.

So lets count...

Total of 33 riders.

Only eight 250s, 12 Mid Class bikes (400 to 800), seven Litre Class bikes (900 to 1050) and five higher than litre bikes and one more I couldn't get a photo of.

So much for a 250s ride!

[Qkkid]

Great ride total kms 640.Thanks for organising it TOTO
No rain
Great day for riding
And of course no tickets
Thanks for the learn Crazy Steve
I dont feel quite so bad knowing you gave Sixpack the learn as well in the Waipoua Forest

[musicman]

Awesome ride, everyone! That was some crazy gravel!

[Max Preload]

And down I go!

[Anarkist]

What an epic ride! 680kms in 11 hours for me.

Highlights of the day:

MaxPreload binning it in a rather large fashion. ZZR1100 over a bump and down the road sideways. Me being the first on scene arriving to him standing his bike up and retrieving his broken bits from the bushes.

Guy on the CBR250R looking green most of the afternoon, then topping it off by spewing all over the petrol tank on the way home.

$21 Steak & Chips lunch at Opononi Hotel/Cafe, which was more like a snack than anything else

Dude on the scooter keeping up with everyone through the twisties, leaning enough to scrape the muffler.

Motocross style 2 inch deep gravel roads causing some very slippery sideways bits. Who the hell decided that was a good idea?!

Me getting my first boot scrape through the very twisty mountains, and getting rid of most of the chicken strips on the front and rear.

The ride home with DucatiHard and partner, as well as the guy on the KTM. Nice meeting you guys, hope the ride down the motorway wasn't too wet!


Cheers to all for the ride. Really enjoyed that. Will be back for the next one!

[Dakara]

I'm fucking stuffed!

[Lula]

What a wicked ride thanks to all. It had a bit of everything, even a dead sheep on the road!!

[MarkH]

Dude on the scooter keeping up with everyone through the twisties, leaning enough to scrape the muffler.

Nah, not the muffler - the scraping noise is always the centre stand, but every time is scrapes there is that much less metal and a fraction more lean angle gained.

From home back to home I did a total of over 700kms - but it was great fun, I would happily do it again. I probably only used about 40 buck worth of gas which is not so bad for such a great day out. I could have stayed home and spent the day on the computer, but it is much better to get out there and ride!

I would like to offer a big thanks to TOTO for organising this ride

[howdamnhard]

Thanks Toto for organising a fantastic ride,thanks EJK for the photos,thanks Luckylegs for showing me the way back and thanks to all others who helped to make it a great day. Was good to be able to put some faces to the names.

Highlight of the day,surviving my first tankslapper.

[GSXR Trace]

6. GSX-R600 & ZZR1100 (Hey Trace, what are you smiling about? )

fact that we come around a corner just cruizing, and there you are taking photos.... didn't even know you were gonna be there!

[GSXR Trace]

Awesome ride, everyone! That was some crazy gravel!

crazy.... understatement!

[GSXR Trace]

good ride all and all guys... great weather for it, lots of great people hanging out etc etc, its really already been said.

However, i think we can learn three things from this ride... when someone stops at least two people should stop with them, also before the ride should specify hand signals for emergency/required stop, and also it to be known that the pointer does not leave an intersection until the TEC is there... but all turned out fine, but good to note for next time and hopefully remember

Well i decided to go for a run when i got home... you know how i said things happen in threes... well there was a bin, a throw up, and then on my run I stepped off a curb and twisted my ankle (which normally isn't that bad, however i have a past injury in that ankle). So am glad i left the run last night, until tonight, or else could have been a very uncomfortable ride today.... gutted!

thanks guys... enjoy the rest of your weekend!

[Chisanga]

1. VL250
2. SV1000
3. Ah forgot to upload this one. Speed Triple(?)

Have a safe ride guys. Sorry about the photo size, I forgot to switch it to a bigger resolution before taking the photos.

So lets count...

Total of 33 riders.

Only eight 250s, 12 Mid Class bikes (400 to 800), seven Litre Class bikes (900 to 1050) and five higher than litre bikes and one more I couldn't get a photo of.

So much for a 250s ride!

That last one is of me.... on a STREET Triple

[Chisanga]

1. Speed Triple(?)
2. ST955
3. 250R
4. Another 250R
5. Cagiva 650
6. KTM 690(?) and CBR250(?)

Edit: Wow my 3000th post

That first one is another Street

[Badger8]

crazy.... understatement!

That gravel was awesome!
Went flying through at about 60-70k, get to the end and look in the mirror... hrm, where's trace gone? *pull over and wait* aah, there she is
Least ya didnt drop your precious in it, that's the main thing

Was an awesome day, and good to see some old faces, and meet some new ones. Far too many people to remember them all, so dont be offended if i forget by the next time we meet!

Glad to hear you limped her home alright MaxPreload, and hope you are still feelin alright now the adrenaline has worn off. The calbe-tie clutch did the trick eh?

Hope you're fellin better now you're home Glice, i got a waterblaster if you need to get that sick outta your engine casing mate Good to see you carried on like a trooper after that mate, more than many of us could have mustered i reckon

Cheers Toto for sussin it out, always a pleasure to come on your rides mate

Til next time!