Event Title: Coast to Coast Ride - Woodville Lions
Event Author: Kiwikat
Calendar: General Events
Event Date: 13 December 2008 (Single Day Event)

Woodville Lions Coast to Coast

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all i can say is, i hope it's better weather than last year!!

cant be worse!

What was wrong with last year?

It was cold and bloody wet

made it there and back without falling off. thats a start

So whos going?

Me and Lis are going, along with her family on their old school Bonnevilles and the riders from work (about 6 so far) We are all heading into town to meet, then off to Shannon to pick up one more Speed Triple, then off to the beach for the start.

Me! May even have my little red bike back and my old man in tow.

Nice! I borrowed these details. I hope to be there for part of the ride.

When: Saturday, 13 Dec 2008
Where: Himatangi Beach Community Centre
District (Region): Manawatu (RANGITIKEI-HOROWHENUA-MANAWATU-TARARUA)
Sign in Starts: 09:15
Riders Briefing: 10:05
Start Time: 10:15
Classes: - Road Legal ,Licenced Motorbike Riders.
Terrain: This ride is on sealed roads, from Himatangi Beach to Woodville where the Motorbikes will be a big attraction in the Christmas Parade, then after lunch we proceed to Akitio Beach,total ride is 200km. Part of this event is a rural ride so "Please Take Care".
Contact: Darryn Smith 0274373379, Clive Boyden 06 3764554
Other Details:
Entry Fee $20.00, All Proceeds go to the Local Rescue Helicopter Includes Light BBQ lunch in Woodville. Breakfast is Available at Himatangi user pays. Meal at the end for $10.00 Spot Prizes at the end. Don`t Drink and Drive Stay the Night, Accomodation available at Akitio Beach Camping Ground, bookings essential.Phone 06 3743450. This is a highly organised ride, overseen by Police Highway Patrol, so far over $90,000 has been raised for the Rescue Helicopter through this event.

Apparantly there is also some ACC prizesfor wearing there sexy fluoro vests, wherever you get those from.

On the ride last year.

will be there. the whole bikes in the woodville xmas parade is a bit of a non event. but it is an interesting ride. watch ya 6 and will see ya on the ride. Wasnt it $10 every year until this one?

How long does it take to get to Himatangi from Palmy?

30 mins in a car down pioneer highway

I'm going, looking forward to it. I might get really carried away and clean my bike beforehand!

Got plenty of spare time have ya?

Woolworths has bulk wash'n'wax on special. That might just do it. Don't blind us with the glare.

Let's not get carried away. I said "might". I really can't be arsed, but it is spectacularly filthy atm.

will drop mine off later while your keen.

You won't need to wash it cos' it's going to rain

'scuse me - positive thinking please. Would be nice to have a dry one this year...

Dry = Honda
Wet = Connie

You might need to change bikes halfway, now you can.

I'm planning on getting to Himatangi for early registration, sometime after 9:15. Documented route appears to be over the Saddle.

Man it sucks being crook, might see if I can take the car to woodville just to check the bikes out for 10 mins then leg it back home.

Hoping you managed to get out.

A great day for the ride, who said it always rains? Met up with Monamie at Feilding and road out to Himatangi through the breeze. Got there just after 9:30. Heaps of bikes heading in just as we arrived. Heaps more arrived right through to 10:00. Nice to catch up with several Manawatu Riders. I think I saw Jaded and Liz hiding behind some old Trumpy's (shame). Horse, Bandit, Martin, Meanie to name a few. Lots of CDMTC Riders.

We had a nice quiet ride up SH1, Feilding, Colyton and over the saddle to meet up for a painfully (left hand, clutch in, out 99x) ride through Main Street, Woodville. Got a couple of sausages and lolly water (didn't see free coffee, pity). After catching up with a few other faces, and hearing a very interesting rumour, I left the others and headed home to domestic doldrums. A fantastic day out. Looking forward to some ride reports on the coast roads.

Ahh bugger, looks fantastic and I've been slaving over a hot sim all day - grrrr. Hope that all had a fab time!

Go on...

Cool pics looking forward to seeing many more. I was jelous that i couldnt go along

Excellent stuff, so what was the rumour you heard?? Fill us in

I had a parents Vs kids cricket game this morning and then watched the youngen feature in the Ashhurst christmas parade.
I rushed (responibily) to woodville hoping to catch up with the riders there to find them still coming over the saddle road. Mint. Caught up with Glenn in the traffic jam and parked up to find Meanie, BanditRider and co.
Was surprised to see not alot of yokels out there TBH.
Waited till everyone started leaving and headed to the servo for gas. Apparently 500 other people had the same idea. Bugger.
Found sly at the servo having issues.
Criused out towards the beach in a lesiurely fashion letting whoever felt like it go past. The roads were mint and dry so was expecting a bit of carnage. Found alot of riders like to go really really fast in a striaght line. With Meanie in tow we sat on 110km/hr and found we were catching alot of bikes. The riders we saw on display left alot to be desired. Just t qualify this I am not talking about those that ambled their way out in the nice weather. I have no issue at all with people who enjoy riding at a slow pace - but 2 wide blasting down the striaghts and 4 wide crawling round blind corners gets really old, really fast.
Heard of a couple of incidents where bikes made new gateways in fences but didnt see any on the way.
The weather at the beach was mint. Caught up with monamine, Mark and youngen, Horse, BR and company. Hung round prizegiving for a bit before heading back out webber way in the same fashion we went out there. Cruising along making our way round the twisties and was again surpised to run into traffic. Stopped in Dannivegas for hot chocy and supersonic turned up so rode back to ashhurst with him and his father in law, meanie and horse.

Good day out on the bike all in all.

Be good to see less alcohol being drunk on the ride and some guys wearing some gear would be mint too.

where were you? looking out for ya but couldnt find ya

Yes it was a great day to be riding and neat to see alot of the Friday night peeps.
The roads were a bit shabby in some places and even my group caught up to `traffic' at our leisurely pace.

Gotta love those rumours eh Kittykat (Your hi vis vest got entered twice into the petrol voucher draw and still no luck )

what rumours you on about? I heard Mark got a little one and your hot.....

You only heard the best bits then...though why he would be telling everyone that I just don't understand (you must have seen it then? )

The rumour is.......well you will have to ask Kitty because I am not allowed to tell what went on behind the bike sheds.

enough said. I far too young and innocent to find out what goes on behind the bike sheds.

Great that you were able to join in the ride Cowboyz. How come I didn't see you at Woodville feed. Must have been incognito.



I'm disappointed. But then we never know what excitement is around the corner.

Awesome that everyone had a great day out.

I parked on the green grass so you wouldnt have been able to see me..........

Sly / Jaded - Hope the bike is sorted.

I didnt ride. Decided against it and went Christmas shopping instead (probably would have spent less money if I did come along)

What ya buy me?

You will have to wait and see!!!!

got me excited now

I bet I have

There's a lot of that raw passionate excitement about, must be silly season.

its the fat guy wearing red. gets em going every time

Bikes fine, didn't miss a beat the whole trip and even schooled a few newer bigger sportsbikes from the comments it got at the stops.

Lis, on the other hand, had a dickhead push her bike over at the servo to get her out of his way to get to the pumps. He helped pick it up but said nothing else, just sat on his fat assed tourer watching Lis getting pissed off and deciding to bail for home! Unfortunately none of us realised he had been the casue, the whole station thought she dropped it and so we didn't do anything about it other than pick it up for her. Had I known the facts the guy would be needing a panelshop for his bike and a surgeon to rewire his jaw. I'd probably have to replace my helmet afterwards though. If he reads this and has the balls to make issue of it, I'm easy to find.

Missed out on the eBay 675, it went over my self imposed $$$ limit, so I'm still looking.

My bikes off on Wednesday to Canada.

We got lucky on the way in and the way home. Mostly clear roads. Ended up going to Weber - Dannevirke - top grass - gorge way home. Perfect last ride.

My riding has definitely improved in the last year, but I think its time I considered a cheap track bike to get any better.

Bugger on Lis's bike and bugger on the 675! I was looking forward to another Triumph too, damn.

So what's the rumour? If it's that Mark's got a little one then seeing as he's getting a Tiger that won't be true

Bloggie: http://banditrider.blogspot.com/2008/12/20...t-to-coast.html

Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/andrew.l.thoms...08CoastToCoast#

Nope. But once the source is identified all might be revealed

ok, let me just say, this whole "I heard a rumour, but I can't tell you" thing is pretty school yard. Now we will have a thread full of 20 questions and "nope" responses. Its like listening to the Rocks " Bastard of a Teaser", and that comp is just plain gay!

Off topic - Bike crated yet?

Its still a plan... Kevin, the canuck who now owns JadedBlade has a lead on an 07 675 in mint condition thats a stolen/recovered bike awaiting release from the Insurance company. They were receptive to my $3500US offer...