Hornet Swarm Night City

**zeocen** · 3rd February 2009, 10:53

Nah mate, I'll be working all through my birthday and the weekend, with only my partner to keep me sane. No motorcycling for me until Sunday methinks

Still, gives me time to get my rego I guess..

**gijoe1313** · 3rd February 2009, 11:29

I can only chuckle at all of this!

When I saw Gremlin go up into Pinnacle road instead of going straight, I knew he was adding another 15-20km to the route!

But meh, I luvvies ridings I does!

**GSXR Trace** · 3rd February 2009, 11:32

Originally Posted by TOTO

yepeee - I'm fully licenced and from today fully insured. gonna go for a pootle. if someone wants to join me, send me a txt

021 152 00 27

Btw Anyone for a swarm tonight ?

EDIT: Zeo are we going for a birthday ride for yourself ?

no swarming for me tonight... i need some sleep... had a meeting this morning at work and was so tempted to fall asleep in it!
I see your advertising my ride... do you think it will get more people interested if it looks like your ride! haha

of course i put 91 in my tank... its what was recommended... and its cheap!!!

**gijoe1313** · 3rd February 2009, 11:34

Originally Posted by GSXR Trace

of course i put 91 in my tank... its what was recommended... and its cheap!!!

We always knew you were a cheap gal!

**Gremlin** · 3rd February 2009, 11:35

Originally Posted by zeocen

Anything higher is faggot wankery.

Actually, its to do with the compression of the engine. A higher compression motor needs a higher octane, to prevent lots of technical words I don't care about. Do a search... lots of brainy people have said brainy things about this.

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

I can only chuckle at all of this!

When I saw Gremlin go up into Pinnacle road instead of going straight, I knew he was adding another 15-20km to the route!

No... I distinctly remember Badger asking if we could do the Paparimu straights, as he liked those. Accordingly, the route was altered to cater for his needs. Otherwise, we could have gone basically south, instead of a detour to the east first.

I was always heading to Mangatawhiri, but needed to come out onto SH2 before the devation, to test a raised issue with gps still preferring to route people onto the old SH2 (which it did indeed).

Anyway... I also have a recollection of commenting that now I had 4 people following me! The others chuckled, and pretended to rub their hands with glee (little did they know, this was for real), so who do they really have to blame?

**gijoe1313** · 3rd February 2009, 11:49

I recall a gremlin getting the bash! And rightfully so

I like it when gremlin gets bashed, redresses the cosmic karmic balance so to speak

I wonder if one day Trace will give gremlin the bash!

**GSXR Trace** · 3rd February 2009, 12:55

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

We always knew you were a cheap gal!

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

I wonder if one day Trace will give gremlin the bash!

MY GOD! clearly i have to change the image you lot have of me!
you had better watch yourself gijoe... calling me cheap! ya prick!

you can make it up by cleaning my bike! haha

**Badger8** · 3rd February 2009, 13:49

Originally Posted by zeocen

Nothing wrong with 91, I've put 91 in all my bikes and they run like a dream. Anything higher is faggot wankery.

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Actually, its to do with the compression of the engine. A higher compression motor needs a higher octane, to prevent lots of technical words I don't care about. Do a search... lots of brainy people have said brainy things about this.

Yer, what he said... My hornet runs much happier on 95... gixxers apparently run well on 91, zxr's well on 91 ridden hard, 95 round town etc... depends on allsorts of jiggery pokery. My old cage got better mileage on 95 to the point the extra money outlaid at the pump made it cheaper overall. The ute seems to go better on 91.

Originally Posted by Gremlin

No... I distinctly remember Badger asking if we could do the Paparimu straights, as he liked those. Accordingly, the route was altered to cater for his needs. Otherwise, we could have gone basically south, instead of a detour to the east first.

That was directed at Joe... and was basically what tipped me over to go "nah, sod it, lets ride

" That little stretch of road always puts a smile on my dial

i often forget how far south it puts us though

Oh well, no swarming for me tonight. Been rippin the dirtbike apart just now (smashed 4 teeth off the front sprocket, guy at the shop had never seen anything like it

) and now have to get some sleep before an impromptu night shift tonight... awesome...

**zeocen** · 3rd February 2009, 16:54

91 won't hurt your bike at all, 95+ is for poncy bastards.. I prefer to keep it real .....yo!

First vid, I'm going to link them so I can link to high quality, low quality is awful !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DEeCfSgpuE&fmt=18

**Badger8** · 3rd February 2009, 17:53

Originally Posted by zeocen

91 won't hurt your bike at all, 95+ is for poncy bastards.. I prefer to keep it real .....yo!

You must realise you are upon a steed of breeding and pedigree now. It has taste and class... Treat her like a princess, and she'll treat you to the ride of your life... Spoil her at the pump, and she shall repay the favour on the road...

Ugh, it's too early in the morning to be poetic

**GSXR Trace** · 3rd February 2009, 19:03

Originally Posted by zeocen

91 won't hurt your bike at all, 95+ is for poncy bastards.. I prefer to keep it real .....yo!

First vid, I'm going to link them so I can link to high quality, low quality is awful !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DEeCfSgpuE&fmt=18

Hahaha! I couldn't hear you saying you were going to focus on me and critique my riding at the start.... bastard! it is shit at the moment.. and unfortunately one of the videos to come are going to get me!
i cracked up when you commented on us going to the hospital... i had the same thought!

**TOTO** · 3rd February 2009, 21:43

Well since noone was kind enough to join me for a pootle I decided to explore some roads in my back yard....

Was inspired by all your gravel adventures yesterday and was gutted I couldn't attend...

Did some interesteing tarmac on the back of riverhead and discovered a beautiful road that no bikers ever get onto ...guess why ....half of it is dirt road. Oh my god the views I saw were spectacular. Little streams, wide fields, vineyards...etc

It so happened that that road comes back close to Kaukapakapa and then I decided to go down another unfamiliar road , which also turned to gravel. So I keep on patootaling along the nice hard packed gravel. Saw more fabulous forests, gorgeous gardens, a bunny, beautiful trees. I'm telling you people I'm sold on the whole adventure riding business

At one point after about 15km of nice dirt gravel road I saw a sign that said "Puhoi - 20km". "Wooooaaaaa cool" me thinks - "I'm doing the famous Puhoi back road"

And yep as it turned out i had gone from albany all the way to puhoi via mainly dirt and gravel roads. and boy oh boy what a fun thing to do.

My next bike will be having nobblies on

some pics...

**gijoe1313** · 3rd February 2009, 23:04

I whole heartedly approve TOTO, on ya! Patootling along fun and fancy free is just the bee's knees!

I give you the gijoe1313 Pootling Seal of Approval!

**GSXR Trace** · 3rd February 2009, 23:12

Originally Posted by TOTO

Well since noone was kind enough to join me for a pootle I decided to explore some roads in my back yard....

Was inspired by all your gravel adventures yesterday and was gutted I couldn't attend...

Did some interesteing tarmac on the back of riverhead and discovered a beautiful road that no bikers ever get onto ...guess why ....half of it is dirt road. Oh my god the views I saw were spectacular. Little streams, wide fields, vineyards...etc

It so happened that that road comes back close to Kaukapakapa and then I decided to go down another unfamiliar road , which also turned to gravel. So I keep on patootaling along the nice hard packed gravel. Saw more fabulous forests, gorgeous gardens, a bunny, beautiful trees. I'm telling you people I'm sold on the whole adventure riding business

At one point after about 15km of nice dirt gravel road I saw a sign that said "Puhoi - 20km". "Wooooaaaaa cool" me thinks - "I'm doing the famous Puhoi back road"

And yep as it turned out i had gone from albany all the way to puhoi via mainly dirt and gravel roads. and boy oh boy what a fun thing to do.

My next bike will be having nobblies on

some pics...

god.... remind me not to go riding with you down random roads! your getting to be just as bad as gremlin!