Hornet Swarm Night City

**gijoe1313** · 3rd February 2009, 23:18

Originally Posted by GSXR Trace

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

It's nice to know that others are getting to be as bad as all of us for riding down destinations on machinery wholly inappropriate for their environment!

C'mon Trace, I can see you becoming one of us ... one of us ... one of us ...

**shingo** · 3rd February 2009, 23:22

I was tempted to go with you toto, but you remember what happened last time we hit gravel

and i have more plastic to scratch now too.

**GSXR Trace** · 3rd February 2009, 23:22

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

It's nice to know that others are getting to be as bad as all of us for riding down destinations on machinery wholly inappropriate for their environment!

C'mon Trace, I can see you becoming one of us ... one of us ... one of us ...

sure... spill out the dosh to buy me another bike... and ill come! but i aint keen on trashing such a gorgeous bike as mine!

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

Originally Posted by shingo

I was tempted to go with you toto, but you remember what happened last time we hit gravel

and i have more plastic to scratch now too.

that needs more explanation... and don't give me "what happens on a ride stays on a ride" crap! so spill

**gijoe1313** · 3rd February 2009, 23:24

Originally Posted by GSXR Trace

sure... spill out the dosh to buy me another bike... and ill come! but i aint keen on trashing such a gorgeous bike as mine!

But yet you followed Gremlin to parts unknown ... you say one thing, but your riding says another!

And 'sides being a suzuki rider, you know you should really have two more spare as back up!

**shingo** · 3rd February 2009, 23:27

Originally Posted by GSXR Trace

that needs more explanation... and don't give me "what happens on a ride stays on a ride" crap! so spill

toto can explain if he pleases, you won't be getting much outta me

**GSXR Trace** · 3rd February 2009, 23:37

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

But yet you followed Gremlin to parts unknown ... you say one thing, but your riding says another!

And 'sides being a suzuki rider, you know you should really have two more spare as back up!

yet i thought it was just another 20 km through goat track and back to motorway.... how the hell was i to know we were going to end up well off the beaten path... if i had thought about it, i may have thought twice due to the fact we were following Gremlin, but i didn't, i followed blindly like a sheep. that will teach me!

as i said, im not worried about gravel as such... use to go through fine on my two fiddy... now i just feel sorry for the fairings on my beautiful, stealth bike!

**Gremlin** · 4th February 2009, 00:50

Originally Posted by TOTO

My next bike will be having nobblies on

You don't need knobblies unless you're doing beaches etc... gravel is just fine on dual purpose tyres, and the bike should still be good for sealed roads.

Originally Posted by GSXR Trace

...so spill

sounds like he already has

**TOTO** · 4th February 2009, 05:09

Originally Posted by GSXR Trace

that needs more explanation... and don't give me "what happens on a ride stays on a ride" crap! so spill

**Badger8** · 4th February 2009, 13:12

Originally Posted by GSXR Trace

sure... spill out the dosh to buy me another bike... and ill come! but i aint keen on trashing such a gorgeous bike as mine!

Pish pash... there are bikes for lookin pretty, and there are bikes for ridin

I'm always keen for gravel adventures

AND i have the week off from friday through all next week, so anyone feels like some adventures give me a yell!

**GSXR Trace** · 4th February 2009, 13:39

Originally Posted by Badger8

Pish pash... there are bikes for lookin pretty, and there are bikes for ridin

I'm always keen for gravel adventures

AND i have the week off from friday through all next week, so anyone feels like some adventures give me a yell!

A WHOLE WEEK OFF!

and my bike is bloody nice to look at and ride...and if you didn't give a shit about taking care of it, she would be fine on the gravel stuff we do... i just appreciate and take care of my baby... unlike some!

**Badger8** · 4th February 2009, 13:51

Originally Posted by GSXR Trace

A WHOLE WEEK OFF!

and my bike is bloody nice to look at and ride...and if you didn't give a shit about taking care of it, she would be fine on the gravel stuff we do... i just appreciate and take care of my baby... unlike some!

Yeah, production cuts, so a week off without pay

Still, better than losing jobs

Mine is nice to look at too... Tho i will admit i have been far too busy riding in my spare time, and havent cleaned her since just before christmas!

She will be getting a clean and service next week though

so anyone feels like some spanner time gimme a yell too

gonna be a good week

**GSXR Trace** · 6th February 2009, 18:27

GIJOE....you just north of helensville at 4pm, on a little blue bike (possibly pippy)... i don't think it was you, but had red helmet, AND RED CAMOS!

but they were wearing a high vis vest!

so someone is trying to rip off our ninja leader.... thats if it wasn't you!

**TOTO** · 6th February 2009, 22:25

Well Only rode to work and back today but yesterday was a pretty sweet day...

Got up early at 8:30 and seeing that I couldnt sleep no more dedicated myself to going down to paeroa and check the plce where the races will be.

On the way down , stopped at Bp autobahn and saw a giant Muscle car...see pics...

also on the way to paeroa I got to the newly built SH2 connection wich was very straight and boring...so decided to take a side road and what do you knwo - found 15 km of unknown twisties with spectacular views

went down to paeroa and found out the best place to wath the races ...

After I had a lookie at paeroa started doing the coro loop. Cought up to some bikers, did a part of the loop wth them. Stopped at the crosses of LooseBruce and DSS as it is traditional on a coro loop to be done. Got rained on alottle bit but was cool. nice roads , no cagers - primo. Whole coro for myself.

Pretty good fun - hadnt done coro in a while. Saw a few smurfs but as I was behaving I had nothing to worry about

Got in time to do the ATNR with the big boys and even tho I almost screwed one corner I had fun wif them.

after the ATNR met with GIJOE and the film crew and listened some interesting ideas about a future TV programe for bikers

and afterwords I led the camo ninja trough some local roads.

We ended up in a bar place in ponsonby sipping to ginger beer and relaxing ...nice day all in all

pics:

1 and 2 - giant buggy

3 - at the crosses of Loosebruse and DSS