18 November 2008

Magnetos Annual Ride - Sat 15/11

On Saturday, 15 Nov, we set off from home at 1230 and returned around 9pm and 160 or so kms later. The reason? The Annual Magnetos Scooter Club ride! What a blast. We joined 60+ other scooters for a ride through central Auckland and then along the harbour to a BBQ. We went first to Ponsonby for lunch and a bit of a shop then met the club at Scooter eMotion on Ruru St at 4pm. The ride commenced about 430pm once everyone had gathered and had been given instruction. We arrived to the final destination at Kohimarama beach around 530pm. Here are some of our favorite photos from the day.


Simon's bike with the Magnetos Annual Ride Sticker


Leader Bike


The DMW - a classic British scoot from the '60s



The NSU Prima - German bike from the mid '50s with really cool white seats that are blocked by the helmet in this pic :(


The ride leader explaining the route


Scoots lined up under the Harbour Bridge at the other Shelley Beach


The rest of the line up at Shelley Beach


Upper Queen St.


The corner of Queen St and Mayoral Dr.


Right in downtown Auckland on Queen St near Whitcoul's bookstore


At Britomart Place


The Deemster at a light on Quay St


Scoots stopping midway through the ride at Mechanics Bay - about 65 scoots on the ride!


Tamaki Drive


Yes, he is riding without any hands taking photos!


The trickster again taking a photo of Angelle taking a photo of him; this time over his shoulder with no hand on the throttle


Mission Bay


BBQ post ride at Kohimarama


Parked on the grass verge at Kohimarama


"Vesparate Housewives"


Just the two of us before taking off to get sushi and make the long ride home

Our favorite bike of the day was this rat bike with the mud flaps reading "Manic Mutha"

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