Most fun with your clothes on?

[rogson]

What is the most fun you have had with our clothes on (you know what I mean)? Was it on a motorcycle?

For me it was - it was when I did the Barstow to Vegas desert race. The BtoV was run annually and was the oldest dirt bike long distance race in the US (maybe anywhere?). As a result it had a special nostalgia/folk lore in US motorycling. It was about 160miles and had everything...... flat nanna dry lake beds, knee deep sand washes, endless whoops, boulder strewn moonscapes, steep climbs and drop-offs.........everything.

I did it in the mid 80s (can't remember the exact year). There had been much speculation in the motorcycle press in the months leading up to that year's race that it might be the last ever. The greenies had discovered a rare lizard (or frog or something similar) in the area the race was run and were claiming the race was threatening its extinction. A bunch of no-good motorcyclists verses a tiny lizard - we didn't stand a chance!

Because of the race's imminent demise everyone decided to do it that year. There were bloody thousands of us - all making the most of the last chance. What a hoot!

As it turned out the race was run the following year, but access was withdrawn to most of the best parts of the course, which turned it largely into a gravel/dirt road ride. Needless to say it was cancelled for good after that.

I always have fun when I'm riding a (any) motorcycle, but that was the most fun!

[MikeL]

Hard to say. There have been lots of great times (a good many on a bike...). Perhaps the greatest thrill for me was when I took the controls of a plane for the first time. Awesome feeling of freedom and power. If it wasn't so expensive I'd spend all my free time up in the air instead of on the road.

[skidMark]

hmmmm thats a hard one.... not a clue lol

[BNZ]

My first track day at Taupo earlier this year was awesome, i was grinning ear to ear. However, Skiing waste deep dry pow pow with my best mate and my big bro in perfect weather was truely insane. To top it off we got a surf in the next day :yes:

[Hitcher]

Any trip on the bike is a good one. It's hard to pick one favourite, but the ride into Milford Sound has to rate up there!

[BNZ]

one more post there hitcher!

[gamgee]

dunno, to many things i do that are fun, probably surfing big waves is one of the best, it's hard to describe the feeling, but in motorbike terms i guess it's like your speeding along right on the edge of your limits and you know one little mistake and your going to get smashed, really exciting and awesome when you make it out the otherside, bombing a massive hill on my snowboard is pretty good too, as is hitting 12000rpm on the vt, gotta love that sound!

[Beemer]

I've had a lot of fun on a bike, but the most fun with lots of clothes on would have to be codriving in a rally car - best rally would be the Hawke's Bay Rally in 1999 with Shane Wetzel in a Toyota Levin. We lost all but fifth gear on stage seven - but still finished. I also had a great time in the Gisborne Rally the year before with another driver - until we barrel rolled and wrote off the car! I also did another rally in a Subaru WRX - great car, wimpy driver - you can hear him going "ooh!" in parts on the video!

And a few runs with Joe McAndrew (three time national rally champion) weren't too shabby either!

[oldfart]

I've had a lot of fun on a bike, but the most fun with lots of clothes on would have to be codriving in a rally car - best rally would be the Hawke's Bay Rally in 1999 with Shane Wetzel in a Toyota Levin. We lost all but fifth gear on stage seven - but still finished. I also had a great time in the Gisborne Rally the year before with another driver - until we barrel rolled and wrote off the car! I also did another rally in a Subaru WRX - great car, wimpy driver - you can hear him going "ooh!" in parts on the video!

And a few runs with Joe McAndrew (three time national rally champion) weren't too shabby either!

By the underwhelming response, one would almost suspect people don't have much fun with their clothes on.

[Wellyman]

Racing around on my dirtbike at Woodhill and then winning my bike... a great day

[thehollowmen]

By the underwhelming response, one would almost suspect people don't have much fun with their clothes on.

Picking up a friend on my big shiney new (day old motorcycle) and taking them for a sunset run down the coast.

Then later, when I dropped her to her parents and got called in for coffee... her mum saw my hands and took her into the kitchen and went on a huge rant "you can't be doing romantic things with him he's maaaarried! Didn't you look for a wedding ring" rah rah rah :nono:

Even though we are friends and have been for ages.
Anyways, that run was a beautiful run, and I was having laughing fits in the lounge because I could hear the ranting and raving going on in the kitchen...

Twas a most entertaining afternoon

[Juan]

Hopefully will be visting NZ in 11 weeks time!!! :yes: :drinkup:

[soundbeltfarm]

most fun with my clothes on is watching a bird take hers off in front of me... :yes:
but a month contiki tour through the states was one of the best things ive done on my way over to the u,k.
was awesome trip and i will say that the americans you meet over there that dont come here are all pretty cool.
not like some of the loud mouth cocks that come here for holidays and are so loud and whinging.
no offence towards any americans here.

[Wolf]

By the underwhelming response, one would almost suspect people don't have much fun with their clothes on.
Give us a break, some of us who have lots of fun with our clothes on are having to think about which was the most fun.

You don't want a lot of posts starting with "On second (/third/fourth/...) thoughts, there was the time when..." do you?

[Lias]

I've had a lot of fun on a bike, but the most fun with lots of clothes on would have to be codriving in a rally car - best rally would be the Hawke's Bay Rally in 1999 with Shane Wetzel in a Toyota Levin. We lost all but fifth gear on stage seven - but still finished. I also had a great time in the Gisborne Rally the year before with another driver - until we barrel rolled and wrote off the car! I also did another rally in a Subaru WRX - great car, wimpy driver - you can hear him going "ooh!" in parts on the video!

And a few runs with Joe McAndrew (three time national rally champion) weren't too shabby either!

I went to the Ohakune rally one year with Joe and his crew (he wasnt racing).. He led us out to the arse-end of nowhere on a special stage, and declares that the best crashes will be seen from this corner.. He was right :-P

Fun times. Nice bloke to get on the piss with.

*edited for the wrath of the hitcher is mighty*

[Hitcher]

He lead us out to the assend of nowhere on a special stage.
1. He led you. "Lead" is only pronounced "led" when you're talking about the metal of the same name.
2. And, if this special destination is in New Zealand, then it is the arse-end of nowhere...

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[crazylittleshit]

Me joe velox and hayden did a birthday ride down to castlepoint.
AMAZING RIDE loved every moment.
Happy birthday me :yes:

[ManDownUnder]

most fun with your clothes... WHAT???

ON?

Got me stumped!:rofl:

[phantom]

A few years ago somehow I managed to get invited to a day riding around Manfeild on a selection of new Hondas, everything from a 250 to a Goldwing. It was a good job no one could hear me yahooing at the top of my lungs as I screamed down the back straight at full tit on a brand new machine.Reignited the biking bug and it didn't cost a penny. ( That's a bit less than one cent for you youngsters )

[Wolf]

and it didn't cost a penny. ( That's a bit less than one cent for you youngsters )
Bollocks! You can't buy for ten cents what you used to get for a penny. Even towards the end of the pounds-shillings-pence days sixpence worth of lollies would suffice for me and my friends - would cost over three bucks for that much rot-gut these days... :devil2:

[Str8 Jacket]

If you'd asked me before I got my bike, it would definately have been bungy jumping!! F*cken awesome!! :yes:

[Beemer]

I went to the Ohakune rally one year with Joe and his crew (he wasnt racing).. He led us out to the arse-end of nowhere on a special stage, and declares that the best crashes will be seen from this corner.. He was right :-P

Fun times. Nice bloke to get on the piss with.

*edited for the wrath of the hitcher is mighty*

What year was that? I was Joe's team photographer for about three years so went to all the rallies with him and Andrea. Ohakune was fun - we stayed at the pub too long after the rally and the taxi driver had gone to bed so we had to walk about 5kms back to the place we were staying! Joe was walking down the middle of the road swearing and cursing (we were all rolling drunk) and I said "why don't you try hitching?" He looked at me and said "you stupid bitch, it's 3am, do you see any cars?" Next thing this little 4WD appeared out of nowhere and he ran into the middle of the road in front of it. Amazingly they stopped, and the first thing the driver said was "you're Joe McAndrew!" "Yes" he said, as he climbed on top of the passenger - "hop in everyone!" There was space for me, Andrea and one other woman in the back where the rear door opened - Andrea was hanging over the back seat and grinning like a loony! The other five or six had to stay behind but the driver said he'd drop us off and pick them up. We got back to the chalet and Joe invited them in for drinks - the rest of the group turned up about an hour later and weren't happy at all! Those were the days, I miss those guys!

[Beemer]

A few years ago somehow I managed to get invited to a day riding around Manfeild on a selection of new Hondas, everything from a 250 to a Goldwing. It was a good job no one could hear me yahooing at the top of my lungs as I screamed down the back straight at full tit on a brand new machine.Reignited the biking bug and it didn't cost a penny. ( That's a bit less than one cent for you youngsters )

If that was in the last five years, let me know - I was there too, and took photos of just about everyone riding that day. If you can remember and can describe your riding gear/helmet, I can hunt them out. I was too short to ride anything other than that 250 they had but my husband rode everything and had a ball!

[vifferman]

Hmmm.... there have been several "best fun ever" events, and it would be hard to pick the best, as they were all pretty damned good at the time.
In no particular order:

First motorbike ride.
Waterskiing for the first time - got up the first time too. :yes: (I had some clothes on).
Skiing, especially when the weather's good, the snow is sublime, and it's one long, fast run with perfectly linked turns and no mistakes.
The first (and only) long dirt ride I did (longer by dint of me missing a marker and doing one section twice.) It was supposed to be 100km, but ended up probably 130.
The first time abseiling.
Snowmobiling last year near Queenstown.
The Awakino Gorge, on my VF500.
The west side of the highway over the Kaimais, on my VFR750.
Driving a Honda Accord as fast as it could go, on the windy bits between Kaikoura and Christchurch. The tyres were scrabbling for grip, the engine was screaming, and it was so much fun. Frustrating too though, as it was such a soft, lardy piece of crap. But the trip took 25 minutes less than the trip north :whistle: Unfortunately, I spent the time saved (and then some) waiting for my wife to get home, as I'd left my house keys behind.
The sublime feeling of the first properly balanced wheelie.
Riding with ~400 other bikers at a Honda Owners Club rally.
Jet boating up the Dart River a couple of weeks ago.

[phantom]

If that was in the last five years, let me know - I was there too, and took photos of just about everyone riding that day. If you can remember and can describe your riding gear/helmet, I can hunt them out. I was too short to ride anything other than that 250 they had but my husband rode everything and had a ball!

Probably would have been about 5 years ago so it would have been black leather jacket, plain red helmet and I guess blue jeans

[Beemer]

Probably would have been about 5 years ago so it would have been black leather jacket, plain red helmet and I guess blue jeans

I'll have a hunt through this afternoon - I saw the photos when I was looking for some cross country nationals ones recently so they should be easy to find. I'll PM you if I find any that fit the description and I can post them to you.

[phantom]

That'd be great if there was any of me then I'd be able to show everyone how I used to corner at Manfeild with my knees scraping the tarmac lapping the slow ones, or else I could tell the truth :devil2:

[Marmoot]

Well, there was one time when she still had her clothes on....I mean, we're talking about really mini skirt here while I slid mine through my undid zipper and.......what? not about this one? :whistle:

[mstriumph]

subdued "wow" ..... did anybody else see the grace and artistry with which that was executed? again "wow"
and he did it ALL without moving his lips ........ :yes:
1. He led you. "Lead" is only pronounced "led" when you're talking about the metal of the same name.
2. And, if this special destination is in New Zealand, then it is the arse-end of nowhere...

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