Hawke's Bay weekend rides

**Gixxer 4 ever** · 23rd February 2009, 20:16

Originally Posted by Morepower

So thats good news.

Sure is. Thanks Dave

**GMcC** · 23rd February 2009, 20:41

RIP Dude

Hey who knows what lies ahead perhaps its better we dont!

As for the trip yesterday ta Steve and Alvin plus others who we caught up with in Taupo

Sorry to Daryll for his fast parting of hard earned coin to mr plod south of Tokoroa ( I did and bought him dinner ! )
We did get a few weird looks from motorists who had waved us by further North and were now proceeding past as the saintly officer discussed his life skills with us
Cheers Guys

By the way Alvin - did you spike me coke ? I tailed a Zook on way home thinking it was u only realising it could na have been when I passed him at the summit and the bike was a different color !!!!

**Dooly** · 23rd February 2009, 20:49

Originally Posted by speights_bud

I reckon a hillclimb event would be awesome over that road, work your way up the hill, over the top and down the 'Z''s to the beach mmmmmm

Bugger that mate.

All good for you young hotshots with big cahoonas, but us oldies get reality checks on roads like that.

Mind you, spose it could be ok if we tootled over it.
But why eh..........

**Dooly** · 23rd February 2009, 20:57

Originally Posted by Morepower

I guess , but like others , I have been known to prod fate with a sharp stick at times , I should stop doing that. makes you think .

Does indeed mate.

Was talking to the missus last night about bike deaths, shit like that, and what we get up to on the roads. Mind you, I like to think most of us, when we crank it up a bit its always a time and place thing eh.
Was thinking maybe its time to slow up a bit, speaking only for me, concentrate more on the ride blah blah blah......

Hmmm....but hey when you got HW50, Patangata/Kahuranaki, Wairoa etc etc......

As Al said.......ride on.
Take it as it comes.

**Maffoo** · 23rd February 2009, 20:57

RIP to the fallen rider & condolensces to his family & friends

i had a close shave recently when i came round a corner in havelock to find a farmer saturating the road with a large irrigator, badly positioned in his field
dry road to wet road in an instant...at least if its raining you can ride accordingly ...

i cant imagine what it would be like to hit oil like that...

again, RIP

**GMcC** · 23rd February 2009, 21:02

Originally Posted by Dooly

That Stormy is a madman!

I tried to keep it to 100kph, but he was unstopable.

Naa, great ride, quite a technical road that, especially with a bit of shingle and speed. Must admit when leading had a few little issues on blind exit corners as only been on it twice before. But all good.

Its a much better ride on the return leg for some reason, maybe you give it a bit more respect than earlier?

You did well Schado.
I'd classify that as a normal pace ride for us, compared to last week where it was a bit more spirited in parts.

Hey George, all good mate, own pace and all that. You were pretty well onto it on the return leg.
Maybe you need a R1, or 675?

.......or a Gixxer.....

I think Dooly and his crew are guna be for the HIGHJUMP when they next try the Ballocks Clearing ride !
Me mate pulls tits up Patoka and was all finished for the days milking and what did he hear yep the sound of a giant turbo completing mass destruction ( it was of course those bloody bikers ! )
Yep and with that the cows stampeded outa the yards and down thru his wifes garden over the neighbours new falcon and ended up flattening the outhouse !!!!
I think theres some explaining to be done mr Dooly

**Dooly** · 23rd February 2009, 21:08

Originally Posted by GMcC

I think Dooly and his crew are guna be for the HIGHJUMP when they next try the Ballocks Clearing ride !
Me mate pulls tits up Patoka and was all finished for the days milking and what did he hear yep the sound of a giant turbo completing mass destruction ( it was of course those bloody bikers ! )
Yep and with that the cows stampeded outa the yards and down thru his wifes garden over the neighbours new falcon and ended up flattening the outhouse !!!!
I think theres some explaining to be done mr Dooly

Falcons are over rated anyway mate.

Not us sir, when we came past that old museum, there was a row of bikes parked there.
Must of been them.

Anyway, never saw any cows, hard to see anything at warp.......

**stormy1** · 23rd February 2009, 21:33

Im with you Dooly, we were taking a cruze, must have been those bloody compressors alrite

Update on my three sons (actually only have 2). Boy recovering well from opp, picked up Japanese border everything all good. Sit down for tea then get a txt from eldest son wanting me to call him. Fell over at touch training, wrist ballooned up cant drive needs to be picked up. Borrow Karen for the extra wheels, Japanese student in tow. Sons wrist doent look good at all so for the 2nd day in a row out to A&E. Still waiting for xray results, had time to visit first son in the wards even though after hours plus with Karen at home babysitting the student. Gona be a long week

**schado** · 23rd February 2009, 22:25

Originally Posted by GMcC

I think Dooly and his crew are guna be for the HIGHJUMP when they next try the Ballocks Clearing ride !
Me mate pulls tits up Patoka and was all finished for the days milking and what did he hear yep the sound of a giant turbo completing mass destruction ( it was of course those bloody bikers ! )
Yep and with that the cows stampeded outa the yards and down thru his wifes garden over the neighbours new falcon and ended up flattening the outhouse !!!!
I think theres some explaining to be done mr Dooly

I can't have had anything to do with that business... a) I was doing 100km/h b) I have a stock standard Suzuki muffler... oh, wait. Maybe the big chillybin bolted to the back of my bike scared them? - we passed a museum?

**Dooly** · 24th February 2009, 06:36

Originally Posted by stormy1

Im with you Dooly, we were taking a cruze, must have been those bloody compressors alrite

Update on my three sons (actually only have 2). Boy recovering well from opp, picked up Japanese border everything all good. Sit down for tea then get a txt from eldest son wanting me to call him. Fell over at touch training, wrist ballooned up cant drive needs to be picked up. Borrow Karen for the extra wheels, Japanese student in tow. Sons wrist doent look good at all so for the 2nd day in a row out to A&E. Still waiting for xray results, had time to visit first son in the wards even though after hours plus with Karen at home babysitting the student. Gona be a long week

What a start to the week!
You'll need a blowout blast by the weekend eh.........

**Ascott** · 24th February 2009, 06:52

Hi Steve, back at ya, that was a really good day/ride. Thank you!
Al

**MSTRS:Me** · 24th February 2009, 08:02

Originally Posted by Dooly

Was talking to the missus last night about bike deaths, shit like that, and what we get up to on the roads. Mind you, I like to think most of us, when we crank it up a bit its always a time and place thing eh.
Was thinking maybe its time to slow up a bit, speaking only for me, concentrate more on the ride blah blah blah......

It's not the speed, but the way we speed....

Originally Posted by Maffoo

i cant imagine what it would be like to hit oil like that...

Slippery

Originally Posted by GMcC

I think Dooly and his crew are guna be for the HIGHJUMP when they next try the Ballocks Clearing ride !

I think theres some explaining to be done mr Dooly

I think it's time that farmers realised that they have to take more responsibility for their stock. Roads are for motorised vehicles, and stock needs to be kept at least one paddock away at all times.

Originally Posted by schado

.... I was doing 100kph

As do all who ride with our group

Originally Posted by schado

.... we passed a museum?

You did. At Puketitiri. Sort-of-private family museum run by the Lemmon Trust.