Laxed out rides

[smoky]

Yeah man i did quite enjoy the french pass too, although i got a couple of frights on those "oh by the way there's a left hand corner RIGHT HERE - immediately loose 30km/h and lean like buggery" moments

.....and an 'oh shit - we're stopping here' moment for me

[mister.koz]

.....and an 'oh shit - we're stopping here' moment for me

Yeah, was a cool road

[JamRoll]

.....and an 'oh shit - we're stopping here' moment for me

Yeah, and everyone was blaming me for that lock-up Guess they had forgotten no-one can out smoke Smoky

[Leyton]

Hehe I must have missed it :P

Hope I was not holding many up. I did turn around to look for Alexis coming over the Mamaku's when I noticed she had not cought up, She had stopped to talk to James and Genna in the truck and I did not realise the tailer was not tailing.

I think for Routes like Scotts next time, because I know it quite well, just slow down at the intersections, wait for me to pass, give me about 40 seconds then you guys can cream past me like you did before. I do not mind it and trust all your ability around me not to pass all stupid.

That way I get to see a few lines for a minute as you guys slowly pull away because I am on riding my own ride pace. I then turn back into the tailer and thats cool, and the stops are shorter and the ride keeps flowing

Just a thought, But it would take a quick "Hey everybody, do you know the route from here to B", quick show of hands.. if the tailer does for sure and completely positive then not a problem

Because I really like riding with you fastys for the experience, and whilst I do not want to ride at the quicker pace for most of the time I do pickup things by watching the way you guys ride for a short breif moment as you pass me etc.., I am sure I can keep up! but I just don't want to hehe it is too easy for my comfort to be pushed if I get a small scare around a corner.. and the problem I have is after the day. After the bikes in the shed, I am thinking to myself! Damn, I want to do that better! and the little "Oh" Crap moments if their are too many, the rides a right off and I call it bad experience.

On the otherhand, I am now happy to be a tailer even if I have to slow my ride down to give the 250 riders a bit of lead for me to come up and catch em down again.

[slofox]

That French Pass road can sure jump out at ya in a hurry...I know just the corner you mean mister.koz...definitely a "TWANG!" corner.

[mister.koz]

That French Pass road can sure jump out at ya in a hurry...I know just the corner you mean mister.koz...definitely a "TWANG!" corner.

Its a great road but yeah i got the corner hehehe will remember to pay allot more attention on that one

I am sure I can keep up! but I just don't want to hehe it is too easy for my comfort to be pushed if I get a small scare around a corner..

Just ride to enjoy dude and find your way. If the pace that you find comfortable happens to be up near the front, the middle or the back then so be it.

Something i have found on the road is that no one's lines are the same, i wouldn't follow anyone's lines unless its a track day and someone's showing me the ropes.

If you want someone to follow or lead you and give you some advice then just ask them.

[Leyton]

Good advice Adam! Chur

[ckai]

Something i have found on the road is that no one's lines are the same, i wouldn't follow anyone's lines unless its a track day and someone's showing me the ropes.

Agree with this. I have a tenancy to ride quite shallow lines every now and then (which is pretty bad for safety). I get away with it most of the time because I'm within my limits. But when I think about lines I take quite a late apex only because I like dropping the bike in.

I tried copying other people's styles and lines and I worked out you can only take little pieces of what you think looks good and add them to your own. If it feels good, it's your thing. Riding, i.e. style and lines, is totally a personal thing. But you can get ideas from others. Just don't be trying to copy exactly.

[wysper]

Something i have found on the road is that no one's lines are the same, i wouldn't follow anyone's lines unless its a track day and someone's showing me the ropes.

I agree here too. Koz and I would take very different lines round the same corner 9 times out of 10 probably.

Neither would be right or wrong (well sometimes they would), but our different riding styles and bikes etc make for different cornering.

For me, I like to be smoooooth, doesn't always work that way... still fall into the odd bad habit, but it is fun working on them.

[mister.koz]

For me, I like to be smoooooth, doesn't always work that way... still fall into the odd bad habit, but it is fun working on them.

Smooth is good

[NDORFN]

Taking a couple of learners down an unfamiliar road which is closed for roadworks during the week and runs predominantly perpendicular to the suns' trajectory in the middle of winter before noon is not so smooth. There are other ways of impressing the ladies. Hit me with some red-rep bitches.

[mister.koz]

Taking a couple of learners down an unfamiliar road which is closed for roadworks during the week and runs predominantly perpendicular to the suns' trajectory in the middle of winter before noon is not so smooth. There are other ways of impressing the ladies. Hit me with some red-rep bitches.

Experienced or inexperienced we ride at our own pace and risk.

Pye's Par had quite well signposted areas of road works and the sun was high in the sky when we went through there.

Shit happens dude and it really sucks when it does.

[Leyton]

Taking a couple of learners down an unfamiliar road which is closed for roadworks during the week and runs predominantly perpendicular to the suns' trajectory in the middle of winter before noon is not so smooth. There are other ways of impressing the ladies. Hit me with some red-rep bitches.

Nothing impressive about that dude. Gravel, Snow, riding through a lake.. one rides to the conditions and within your ability.

It can not be stressed enough that the rides are about "Riding your own ride" with great company and great roads. (Well Pyes pa was not that impressive hehe but that was only 20-30km of the total ride, that being around 350km)

On rides quite often the roads get bad, even in summer you have bled tar and pooling, they are like slipping on ice!

Can't be arsed with the rep feature..

It is just great to see Genna & Josh walk away from it, with now a bit more experience under their belts. It was great to see the support of all those in the group.

Get back on the road and enjoy it as soon as possible, let me know when you get that other bike of yours assembled and we will go for an easy short ride somewhere. I ride like a nanna now anyways (With the option of going, pretty flaming fast!), Genna knows, she was following me most of the ride.

Take care
Leyton

[NDORFN]

Maybe I'm just angry because I now have no ride, no prospects of having one in the near future, and therefore no escape from the daily grind which is my life. Still... it is totally against human instinct to voluntarily be within a group and not succumb to the tendancy to conform. The whole idea of "Ride your own ride" is unrealistic. It seems to be more of a condition of entry and an absolution from responsibility than a safety mechanism. A bunch of males on nothing smaller than 600 let a couple of chicks, one on a 250 and one on a 150 for a 350km loop involving some of the dodgiest sections of road in the North Island... Why? It stinks of dick-thinking. How many on that ride actually have girlfriends, or even female friends? Be honest... it would make a significant statistic wouldn't it? If not dick-thinking, then could it have been for the girls' benefit, so they can learn from the pros? Can't be... because everyone would be riding thier own ride! Personally, when we have any new or relatively inexperienced riders in our group, we all take the oportunity to ride at thier pace and to consolodate some of our skills which we may not have performed at legal or even safe speeds for a while, and there sure as shit is no "Ride your own ride" mentality. We ride OUR ride, and that is governed by the competence of the newest or least experienced and if we don't feel like going slow, we just don't invite the snails.

[mister.koz]

Leyton and Eric were cruzing around the back and as leyton said he's taking it real easy lately. Yes there are a few faster people in the group but there's normally a few 250 riders, learners and people who just take it easy.

Riding your own ride is quite realistic, its a message thats echoed constantly in our threads and its the whole reason this group does well and has allot of regular riders. I've done more than 20,000km doing exactly that.

We have nothing to prove. It wasn't all that long ago that i was the dude right at the back, all nervous and freaking out on every corner on Pye's Par (until i slowed down).

As far as i know most of the guys in the group have girlfriends or wives, especially the front 5 on sunday. And as for showing off, even an experienced rider on a 250 wouldn't see a rider on a 1000cc enough for them to show off???

You got the wrong tree dude.