One of the highlights of last months ride was Shane bringing his pristine Honda CB750 to the March end-of-month ride and this month he brought a friend – another Honda CB750! His mate Mark is also the proud owner of an early Honda CB750 and the bikes are both recent purchases with a great story. We’ll save that for another day! Not to be outdone by these 'twins', Paul and Sir Al turned up on their Kawasaki 750H2s. To complete the ‘chromey’ seventies vibe Stuart brought out his Suzuki GT750. Moving into the eighties Gary A had his Honda CX500 out for a spin and Grant on his Suzuki GSX1100. Warren T turned up on his Suzuki Katana 1100 but had to head back home after a flooding carb spoilt his plans for a ride. It was great to see Paul H out on his Moto Guzzi Le Mans and Warren had his BMW K75 out as well. The moderns had Ian and Rich out on their Vstroms and Ken brought his BMW GS out for a spin.
With such lovely weather a trip up to The Argyle Hotel was suggested for food and refreshments. The ride up was via Vinegar Hill, Colyton and Makino Road, then on through Rata and finally to our destination in Hunterville. It was a great run with minimal traffic and following along behind the strokers was nice to get some two-stroke hydro carbons mixed with some wholesome country air!
It’s been a while since we last visited Hunterville so it was a real delight to see how much effort had gone into revamping the Argyle Hotel. Its Art Deco style and spacious indoor and outdoor areas make it easy to understand why it’s already popular. By the time we left the parks outside were buzzing with bikes other than ours. We wish them well and it’s great to have another fantastic destination within easy reach for our rides.
It was time to head home soon. Some took the direct route down State Highway One while others enjoyed the scenic backroads of the Rangitikei. Congratulations to Paul H for accurately recording his odometer reading of 9s on his Le Mans on the way home. It was another great run in the sunshine and we hope for more of the same next month.
P.S. Thanks to Paul and Grant for the photos.
With such lovely weather a trip up to The Argyle Hotel was suggested for food and refreshments. The ride up was via Vinegar Hill, Colyton and Makino Road, then on through Rata and finally to our destination in Hunterville. It was a great run with minimal traffic and following along behind the strokers was nice to get some two-stroke hydro carbons mixed with some wholesome country air!
It’s been a while since we last visited Hunterville so it was a real delight to see how much effort had gone into revamping the Argyle Hotel. Its Art Deco style and spacious indoor and outdoor areas make it easy to understand why it’s already popular. By the time we left the parks outside were buzzing with bikes other than ours. We wish them well and it’s great to have another fantastic destination within easy reach for our rides.
It was time to head home soon. Some took the direct route down State Highway One while others enjoyed the scenic backroads of the Rangitikei. Congratulations to Paul H for accurately recording his odometer reading of 9s on his Le Mans on the way home. It was another great run in the sunshine and we hope for more of the same next month.
P.S. Thanks to Paul and Grant for the photos.
