Should I take the bike or the cage this w/e?

[Conquiztador]

I need to be in Wellington at 9am on Saturday for a conference. Means a 5am start from Napier. Conference takes all day. Then at 4.30pm I will travel to New Plymouth and stay there the night. Sunday I will travel back to Napier through the park and Taupo. Planning to be in Napier approx 6pm on Sunday.

Now the weather is packing up and no matter what weather service I chek they all promise rain for Sat and Sun in Napier, Wellington, NP and Taupo. So clearly I will get wet. I don't have any hi tech wet weather gear. And ride with open face helmet.

I am still considering doing the trip on the bike. At 4am on saturday I will make the final decision. But I have the bike gear all packed.

Or should I just whimp out and take the company car?

[ducatilover]

Bike! It's all fun and games even in the wet. You won't, you're scared

[Ixion]

What bike?

And are you sure it actually exists at that absurd hour? I'm far from convinced that anything actually exists so early .

[StoneY]

I don't have any hi tech wet weather gear. And ride with open face helmet.

I am still considering doing the trip on the bike. At 4am on saturday I will make the final decision. But I have the bike gear all packed.

Or should I just whimp out and take the company car?

Lo tech works too man get to the warehouse before it closes, yellow platics very dry as overcoats in a pinch
Open face helmets a worry in rain- but I have done it before - your call how hardy do ya feel?:sweatdrop

No one would hold the cage againsta ya...(for too long anyway):pinch:

[Squiggles]

Riding for the sake of it or riding because you want to...

[Conquiztador]

Riding for the sake of it or riding because you want to...

I always want to. Could have taken the plane, but rather ride.

[mowgli]

Take the bike. The met geeks always over state the weather. Besides there's plenty of dry air between rain drops.

[Madness]

Pah!, take the car. You can guzzle a few cans of V while driving.

[Subike]

I want to see you riding again.
HTFU might be the common responce
but common sense states that the cage in this instance is the sencible thing to use.
As much as riding a bike is your first love, the love of life and the love of those that love you are more important then the concideration of those who do not live in your life.
Take the bike and you might not see tomorrow when you concider the weather.
Take the cage and Know that you will be there to ride the bike tomorrow.

[98tls]

Weather reports suck and more often than not are wrong,as you posted leave it until the last minute,if its not raining in your space then hit the starter button and go.

[Lurch]

pfft. Leave Napier at 6:30 and still be there with time for a piss stop. :rockon:

[oldrider]

I always want to. Could have taken the plane, but rather ride.

You have just answered your own question! :whistle: Have a nice ride! :yes:

[Squiggles]

I always want to. Could have taken the plane, but rather ride.

If you really want to ride it, then why the thread?


Also, www.metvuw.co.nz is a better site for forecasts if you're not already using it, but as you say, rain it is.
:scooter:

[Conquiztador]

If you really want to ride it, then why the thread?

To see what others think. Clearly I will make up my own mind anyhow.

[MaxB]

Hmm. I guess its a question of "Will it affect you at work if you show up at the conference looking like a drowned rat?"

If no then ride.

The critical bit would be the Welly leg. If you can stay dry you will be set for the day.

[Conquiztador]

Hmm. I guess its a question of "Will it affect you at work if you show up at the conference looking like a drowned rat?"

If no then ride.

The critical bit would be the Welly leg. If you can stay dry you will be set for the day.

Reason I plan to start the ride at 5am so I have some time to get sorted when I arrive at the conference. Have done the ride in under 3 hours, but with the anticipated rain it might be pushing it a fraction.

[Ixion]

Why not leave now on the bike, and take the scenic route? That saves having to leave at such an impractical ungodly hour.

[Conquiztador]

Why not leave now on the bike, and take the scenic route? That saves having to leave at such an impractical ungodly hour.

But then I could not sit here posting on KB and drinking a glass of Chianti!

[fridayflash]

id take the bike if i had more time up my sleeve or if i had no
other option, but in situations like this the car with the heater and
radio and hot coffee in the cup holder is very attractive

[ready4whatever]

fill the bike with the company card

[Metalor]

I only have a bike, and ride rain hails or shine. But riding for hours in the rain isn't fun, gotta nana round all the corners, you still get wet through your wet weather gear.

Use the company car, save the bike for a day you can have some fun on it!

[Conquiztador]

At 12.21am I am still taking the bike...

[CookMySock]

the weather is packing up ... So clearly I will get wet. Strike 1.


I don't have any hi tech wet weather gear. Strike 2.


And ride with open face helmet.Strike 3 and you're out. Tempting innit, but I think you will freeze your nuts off.. Dangerously so.. and I think you will be stopped somewhere too cold to proceed.

Different story if you can borrow a full set of thermals, cordura, and a fullface helmet. I'd do it then without hesitation, especially with a heated jacket, when the weather is irrelevant.

Why the fuck don't you have some cordura?

Steve

[Conquiztador]

Bike it is. Later.

[Elysium]

Because it's business I'd take the car. In fact its pissing down with rain outside my window as I'm typing this.

[StoneY]

Ok its Saturday Morning in the legendary 'Nui where rumor has it if its wet or cold, its simply wetter AND colder- AND it lovely and balmy at 8 deg C and DRY

Get on ya damn bike- the weatherman has lied again (well over estimated)

[fridayflash]

goodonya quiz, hope you have a good trip.

[ducatilover]

Ok its Saturday Morning in the legendary 'Nui where rumor has it if its wet or cold, its simply wetter AND colder- AND it lovely and balmy at 8 deg C and DRY

Get on ya damn bike- the weatherman has lied again (well over estimated)
Oh dear, not wainui?

[Conquiztador]

Back home safe and tired.

Left at 5.45am on Sat and rode to Wellington where the conference was held at the Airport. Was a brilliant trip and no rain before I hit the Welly motorway. But that is just a norm with Welly. Was all sorted and at the conference seated at 9.15. The only misshap was at the last roundabout up by the airport. I was travelling at approx 50k/h and leaned in to the roundabout (leaning left) and the frontwheel went sliding on the greasy surface. By quickly turning right with the handlebars I got traction again but ended up going the wrong way in the roundabout. A couple in a black Jap car looked surprised seing this biker going past their nose. So nothing apart from a freight the outcome!

At 4.45pm I was all packed up and on the road for NP. I had grabbed one of those parking "pay when you leave" tickets for the bike when entering. As I had no cash on me I was planning to pay at the gate when I left by EFT-POS. But it was all automated. And will only accept credit cards. I had my ticket and EFT-POS card ready and the wallet safely tucked inside my leather jackets chest pocket under double closed oil skin ankle long jacket. There was no way I was gonna to open up all just to pay when they could not even have a decent user friendly setup. So I rode round the gate and was on my way. So bite me!

Nice trip Welly to NP. Did se a very clear shooting star, so wished for a Lotto win and purchased the winning ticket at Bulls. But somehow the Lotto printer at the 4square was faulty as it did not take in to account my wish and ruthlessly provided me a useless piece of paper for my $15.

After Bulls it got dark so I cut down the traveling speed to approx 100k/h as I am not familiar with the roads and there are some suprising corners. Also, sadly, old age is catching up and my night vision is not what it used to be. At Stratford it all turned in to peasoup. The air was filled with this thick mist that was really wet and made up of billions of needle sharp small raindrops. Did not matter what I did, I could see aboslutley nothing. So had to travel at approx 30k/h to NP swearing and cursing. As a result I arrived one hour later then my planned 8.45pm.

Today I cancelled the ambitious plan to travel through the National Park, past Mt Ruapehu and Taupo as there was rain everywhere. (Well apart from NP, but at Inglewood it was already raining heavily). Left at 1.45pm and with full on rain all the way, I got home to Napier at 6.45pm. From Wanganui through Bulls to Dannevirke the heavens really opened.

I did see two other bikers. A HD rider who was easily doing 140k/h passing cars on the yellow line coming towards me. And while I filled up fuel in Bulls, a Duke rider who passed towards Wanganui, but not w/o enthusiastically waving at me, where I stood at the petrol station, I gave him a wave back. Our two waves said so much more then words could ever try to in a quick moment. As he lifted his left hand high above his head and turned towards me while riding past, this simple gesture said: "Hi dude, I see that I am not the only one who is crazy enough to ride in this weather. You take care out there and might catch you somewhere for a beer a sunny day". My reply wave where I stood by my bike putting my gear back on said: "Thank's dude. Yep we must have screw loose to do this. You ride safe too. I look forward to that beer".

Now after an hour soaking in a hot bath I feel human again. Tomorrow I will hang up the gear to dry. Have had enough of wet stuff for one w/e.

[Conquiztador]

And today when it is work as normal, ther sun is warm and glowing. Perhaps I should work the weekends and take time to ride in the week?

[Murray]

I need to be in Wellington at 9am on Saturday for a conference. Means a 5am start from Napier. Conference takes all day. Then at 4.30pm I will travel to New Plymouth and stay there the night. Sunday I will travel back to Napier through the park and Taupo. Planning to be in Napier approx 6pm on Sunday.


Now tell the truth!!! Was this YOU!!!

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10592053&ref=rss

[Conquiztador]

Now tell the truth!!! Was this YOU!!!

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10592053&ref=rss

I wish.

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