Hamilton Wednesday night ride

**TerminalAddict** · 17th May 2007, 22:53

Originally Posted by Warr

All good riding practise for the Grand Challenge I"d say... Have you got your entry in Pete ??????

that's what I keep telling myself

and the southern cross

**Warr** · 17th May 2007, 22:55

Originally Posted by Waylander

Full of shit.

You're as smooth as ever, rain, fog, snow, ice.....

We'll have to do a ride closer to the Kaimais sometime and you can you can make fresh judgements !!
We did Okoroire last week, could you TG guys manage a Wednesday outing ??

**smoky** · 17th May 2007, 22:56

Originally Posted by Warr

All good riding practise for the Grand Challenge I"d say... Have you got your entry in Pete ??????

don't put that rumour around - I'd be hung drawn and quartered if 'her' thought I was going to do the Grand challenge.
I'm on thin ice as it is.
I work too hard and have a young family to think about - work life balance/ bike wife balance

**Warr** · 17th May 2007, 22:58

Originally Posted by smoky

don't put that rumour around - I'd be hung drawn and quartered if 'her' thought I was going to do the Grand challenge.
I'm on thin ice as it is.
I work too hard and have a young family to think about - work life balance/ bike wife balance

Well just have to make up our own version of it eh!! How about a round Coro night ride

**TerminalAddict** · 17th May 2007, 22:59

Originally Posted by Warr

We'll have to do a ride closer to the Kaimais sometime and you can you can make fresh judgements !!
We did Okoroire last week, could you TG guys manage a Wednesday outing ??

or we could do a thursday (I've got a work function starting at 5pm next wednesday)

**Waylander** · 17th May 2007, 23:00

Originally Posted by Warr

We'll have to do a ride closer to the Kaimais sometime and you can you can make fresh judgements !!
We did Okoroire last week, could you TG guys manage a Wednesday outing ??

Thinking about it. Problem is none of us here really like riding in the dark. Abit like Bnonn. Want to be able to see the road not just what's in the headlight beam.

I'll have to try sorting something out on weekend once I get my bike all sweet and upgraded.

**TerminalAddict** · 17th May 2007, 23:01

Originally Posted by Warr

Well just have to make up our own version of it eh!! How about a round Coro night ride

o_O ... en evil plan hatches

**Warr** · 17th May 2007, 23:02

Originally Posted by Waylander

Thinking about it. Problem is none of us here really like riding in the dark. Abit like Bnonn. Want to be able to see the road not just what's in the headlight beam.

I'll have to try sorting something out on weekend once I get my bike all sweet and upgraded.

Well at a streech we could get over to Tauranga, but you'll have to organise some money on the bar for the out-of-towners

**smoky** · 17th May 2007, 23:04

Originally Posted by Warr

We'll have to do a ride closer to the Kaimais sometime and you can you can make fresh judgements !!
We did Okoroire last week, could you TG guys manage a Wednesday outing ??

There's a cool ride along the base of the Kaimais - old Te Aroha road, turn off the TG to Matamata main road and it weaves along the kaimais into the back of Te Aroha - past the kaimai tunnel.
Been thru there in my skyline a few times - wicked road, air time guaranteed

**Warr** · 17th May 2007, 23:06

Originally Posted by TerminalAddict

o_O ... en evil plan hatches

Lets so it properly tho... like full moon clear sky and dry road

And what her at home know's ....

**Waylander** · 17th May 2007, 23:07

Originally Posted by Warr

Well at a streech we could get over to Tauranga, but you'll have to organise some money on the bar for the out-of-towners

MAte, I'm upgraded my front suspension, replacing the engine mounts with solid mounts, replacing my starter clutch, having the scoops polished and probably chromed if I can find a place to do it cheap enough, and repainting all the faded spots of paint on my engine.

I won't have money to buy drinks for a while yet lol.

**smoky** · 17th May 2007, 23:10

Originally Posted by Waylander

replacing the engine mounts with solid mounts,

Why? whats the advantage with solid mounts?

**Warr** · 17th May 2007, 23:12

Originally Posted by Waylander

MAte, I'm upgraded my front suspension, replacing the engine mounts with solid mounts, replacing my starter clutch, having the scoops polished and probably chromed if I can find a place to do it cheap enough, and repainting all the faded spots of paint on my engine.

I won't have money to buy drinks for a while yet lol.

Well how about a round then

If you are doing all that, will we see you at Taupo on Sunday ??

**Waylander** · 17th May 2007, 23:13

Originally Posted by smoky

Why? whats the advantage with solid mounts?

Makes the motor a stressed part of the frame or something like that.

Makes it more rigid and helps keep the frame from flexing too much. 1980s technoligy man, I've also got to get the swingrm braced cause that's basically made out of exhaust tubing.
I figure that with the frame braces I lready have should eliminate that wobble when cornering at decent speeds.

Originally Posted by Warr

Well how about a round then

If you are doing all that, will we see you at Taupo on Sunday ??

Not a chance. MY bike's in the garage at the moment with no front end and the left side of the motor lying next to the bike on the ground lol.