Fucking wind! Fuck off!

[HenryDorsetCase]

:( have some time to go ride the motorbike. Inside working instead because of stupid fucking wind. Gusty, blustery shitty dangerous wind. Soon to be followed by a southerly

WAAAAAAAAAA

[Grumph]

I suggest you and the OP of the Skin Regeneration thread get together...

Outside Chch it's not so bad anyway. And it doesn't look like rain either.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I'm going to go out after lunch for a spin. Fuck it. :(

[Moi]

Harden up... try the Auckland Harbour Bridge with a strong westerly gusting to 70+km/h...

Went over to the Shore and back this morning - it was fun! :crazy:

[AllanB]

Hearing ya. And I'm hayfevered up to f today!

By the time it died down to reasonable last evening I'd been on the wine ....

Still tomorrow looks really nice for riding :-)

[haydes55]

Attach a sail to your bike (or pinch a kite from a kite surfer). The wind can make you faster.

[Madness]

Days like this is why you need a selection of differing types of sickle. 4th gear wheelies, FTW!

[R650R]

Yep shitty and hot in HB too....

We normally get this in October, its delayed arrival seems to be lot more nasty pollen and flowers left on trees releasing at once.
At least one of my swimming spots is still swimmable in this

[AllanB]

Days like this is why you need a selection of differing types of sickle. 4th gear wheelies, FTW!

Yeah - I was thinking a 300kg low slung HD or similar would just chug through it.

[jafagsx250]

I suggest you and the OP of the Skin Regeneration thread get together...

Outside Chch it's not so bad anyway. And it doesn't look like rain either.

Lol.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161127/ef495f6bfc268023c45771dacb4454ed.jpg

[old slider]

Yeah - I was thinking a 300kg low slung HD or similar would just chug through it.


Nah, this Bloody Nor Wester is playing dirty, sudden zero to 120kmh is not biker friendly even on a 310kg ride.

[Oakie]

No riding for me today. Nail in my rear tyre took care of that. Second time in three months. Grrrrr!
Looks like I'll be riding Avon City Suzuki's loaner Inazuma for a day again.

[HenryDorsetCase]

No riding for me today. Nail in my rear tyre took care of that. Second time in three months. Grrrrr!
Looks like I'll be riding Avon City Suzuki's loaner Inazuma for a day again.

oh dear.

If you are out that way and feel like a coffee I work at Church Corner....

[JATZ]

Pussies...:bleh: I just got home from Chch. There wasn't much wind once I got inland a bit. Nice fresh snow on the tops over the Lewis and the the rain (sometimes heavy) kept the bugs away

[Jeff Sichoe]

Lol try 140 km gusts :) at least there is no smog...

[Oakie]

oh dear.

If you are out that way and feel like a coffee I work at Church Corner....

Why thank you but I think the boss would growl if I took time off to drop the bike in then didn't immediately return to do the payroll for her loyal subjects.

[mossy1200]

Lol try 140 km gusts :) at least there is no smog...

Might have been a few gusts yesterday. Managed to get the 370kg to mono in the middle of a S bend.:eek:

[ellipsis]

...it's snowing here in Little River and our neighbours house was badly damaged by a 75kg rock being blown through the exterior wall...but I still took the Velo for a strop...

[SVboy]

The mighty DRZ still made the trek to Akkas, wind was not that bad.

[Akzle]

i sometimes like to complain about the weather. especially if it's different from what the man at the met office promised!

[HenryDorsetCase]

i sometimes like to complain about the weather. especially if it's different from what the man at the met office promised!

I just like to complain.

[Autech]

Yeah - I was thinking a 300kg low slung HD or similar would just chug through it.

Funny you should say that but a knob gobbler on a Harley Ferg was hammering it south on the 1 between Chch and Ashburton on the centre line at about 130 (top speed). Saw him go between two trucks in the wind, was like FUUUCK! I don't think he got squished but he was either very skilled or extremely lucky.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Beautiful day today but.

[swbarnett]

Harden up... try the Auckland Harbour Bridge with a strong westerly gusting to 70+km/h...

Went over to the Shore and back this morning - it was fun! :crazy:
Week before last the truck in front of me was shunted sideways nearly out of their lane by a gust. This was one of the big soft siders, not a light thing.

Thankfully I missed that gust but I did have to stick a knee out and lean in to the one following.

The estury bridges on the southern motorway can be worse than the harbour - the wind gets funnelled rather badly.

[Moi]

Week before last the truck in front of me was shunted sideways nearly out of their lane by a gust. This was one of the big soft siders, not a light thing.

Thankfully I missed that gust but I did have to stick a knee out and lean in to the one following.

The estury bridges on the southern motorway can be worse than the harbour - the wind gets funnelled rather badly.

Yesterday stuck to left lane of clipon going north as the wind was fairly constant albeit with a few strong gusts so had some room to manoeuvre - kept a good eye on the lane to the right incase I needed that as well...

The bike has full fairings and it would be interesting to do the same trip on a naked to experience if there is difference in how the bike re-acts to the wind - sure to be someone on here who has ridden both and can pass on their experience.

The causeway section of the north-western - between Pt Chev and the end of the Rosebank Peninsula - used to be a bit of fun as well in cross winds... have been across that a few times when being in the lee-ward shelter of a large vehicle - and making sure I was in their door mirror view - has made it easier...

[Big Dog]

Yesterday stuck to left lane of clipon going north as the wind was fairly constant albeit with a few strong gusts so had some room to manoeuvre - kept a good eye on the lane to the right incase I needed that as well...

The bike has full fairings and it would be interesting to do the same trip on a naked to experience if there is difference in how the bike re-acts to the wind - sure to be someone on here who has ridden both and can pass on their experience.

The causeway section of the north-western - between Pt Chev and the end of the Rosebank Peninsula - used to be a bit of fun as well in cross winds... have been across that a few times when being in the lee-ward shelter of a large vehicle - and making sure I was in their door mirror view - has made it easier...
Yep, naked much better in the wind.
Especially cross winds or tail winds.
Headwinds on the other hand can cause a dramatic slowing on either of you are not on a full tuck.

Source: comparing memories of riding Hayabusa and GSX1100F over the harbour bridge on high winds with the same on a DR350 and CB1300.

Sent from Tapatalk. DYAC

[Grumph]

Yep, naked much better in the wind.
Especially cross winds or tail winds.
Headwinds on the other hand can cause a dramatic slowing on either of you are not on a full tuck.

Source: comparing memories of riding Hayabusa and GSX1100F over the harbour bridge on high winds with the same on a DR350 and CB1300.

Sent from Tapatalk. DYAC

Try riding a Honda 50 stepthrough ChCh- Rangiora in a howling norwester. You could feel the effect of a clump of trees a mile to windward...

Or many years back going to Levels in a Fordson van loaded with bikes - into a southerly gale.
We resorted to tacking into it south of Hinds....

[Moi]

Yep, naked much better in the wind.
Especially cross winds or tail winds.
Headwinds on the other hand can cause a dramatic slowing on either of you are not on a full tuck.

Source: comparing memories of riding Hayabusa and GSX1100F over the harbour bridge on high winds with the same on a DR350 and CB1300.

Sent from Tapatalk. DYAC

Thanks for that - not having any experience to draw upon I assumed that would be the case.

As for headwinds - a mate rides a Vespa which when ridden into a strong headwind does an excellent impersonation of a Tiger Moth when being flown into a strong head wind... something like a very fast trot!

[AllanB]

Beautiful day today but.

Well, I had the good fortune of two weeks ago booking the Ducati in for it's one year service today - all done by 11.00 Mine for the afternoon after sorting out some banking with the daughter.

A good day to have off work. :yes:

[Ocean1]

Well, I had the good fortune of two weeks ago booking the Ducati in for it's one year service today - all done by 11.00 Mine for the afternoon after sorting out some banking with the daughter.

A good day to have off work. :yes:

The daughter had to take out a third mortgage to pay for the Ducati's service?

[AllanB]

The daughter had to take out a third mortgage to pay for the Ducati's service?

Just extend her Student loan to pay for it :laugh:

Nah - it's been as cheap as a Jap bike so far :woohoo:

[Ocean1]

Just extend her Student loan to pay for it :laugh:

Nah - it's been as cheap as a Jap bike so far :woohoo:

The SDR's in for it's 15k service.

The butt cheeks are twitching in anticipation...

[AllanB]

The SDR's in for it's 15k service.

The butt cheeks are twitching in anticipation...

Bucks on the Ducati will be at 24,000 - belts and valve check. A few years off yet on my mileage . Mind you the price they indicated is similar to the valve check on the Hornet 900 at the same kms . All that work and nothing needed touching - typical bloody Honda. I felt somewhat ...... shortchanged!

[Ocean1]

Bucks on the Ducati will be at 24,000 - belts and valve check. A few years off yet on my mileage . Mind you the price they indicated is similar to the valve check on the Hornet 900 at the same kms . All that work and nothing needed touching - typical bloody Honda. I felt somewhat ...... shortchanged!

Yeah, not unusual for a modern Jap il4.

Valve clearance check for the SDR this time too, but at least there's a big gap until the next one. Didn't ask what the price is likely to be, figured there's no point in getting upset before I need to.

[Akzle]

Yeah, not unusual for a modern Jap il4.

Valve clearance check for the SDR this time too, but at least there's a big gap until the next one. Didn't ask what the price is likely to be, figured there's no point in getting upset before I need to.

why would you get upset about the price? you fucking love money. and since you're incapable or unwilling to do that shit yourself, pay the motherfucker and STFU.

[Ocean1]

why would you get upset about the price? you fucking love money. and since you're incapable or unwilling to do that shit yourself, pay the motherfucker and STFU.

Why wouldn't I? I neither love nor hate money but having spent some time earning it I'm keen to get the best result from spending it I can.

And I rather think that if there's any STFU to be done it'd be cunts that are unwilling to do anything at all but still stick their hands out for other people's charity.

[swbarnett]

The bike has full fairings and it would be interesting to do the same trip on a naked to experience if there is difference in how the bike re-acts to the wind - sure to be someone on here who has ridden both and can pass on their experience.
I've ridden anked and faired in strong winds. Nakeds are better to a point. The naked (600 Hornet) was definietely better than my CXB550 with an after thought 1/4 fairing. However, my wife's '80s CBR1000 and my current '06 Katana are both better than naked. The roundish nature of the fairing tends to deflect wind rather than catch it.


The causeway section of the north-western - between Pt Chev and the end of the Rosebank Peninsula - used to be a bit of fun as well in cross winds...
Done that stretch a few times in the past. Used to avoid it on the CBX.

[Madness]

It always makes me chuckle when Aucklanders discuss riding in strong winds.

[Moi]

It always makes me chuckle when Aucklanders discuss riding in strong winds.

Nice to know that we are of "entertainment" value :bleh:

[buffstar]

It always makes me chuckle when Aucklanders discuss riding in strong winds.

well, lots of Aucklanders are full of hot wind, so they might well be qualified to comment :laugh:

[swbarnett]

It always makes me chuckle when Aucklanders discuss riding in strong winds.
And it always amuses me when some holier-than-thou, self-important, know-it-all proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that they have absolutely no idea of the meaning of the word "CONTEXT".

Live in a city full of wind and a little gale is nothing. We Aucklanders are aware of that. Conversly, live in a city with (relatively) no wind and a stiff breeze (in your terms) is something of note.

If you have nothing constructive to contribute (living in Wellington I would've thougt you'd know about wind) then leave the discussion to those of us that actually do.

[Madness]

And it always amuses me when some holier-than-thou, self-important, know-it-all proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that they have absolutely no idea of the meaning of the word "CONTEXT".

Live in a city full of wind and a little gale is nothing. We Aucklanders are aware of that. Conversly, live in a city with (relatively) no wind and a stiff breeze (in your terms) is something of note.

If you have nothing constructive to contribute (living in Wellington I would've thougt you'd know about wind) then leave the discussion to those of us that actually do.

Jesus, you're a rather presumptuous pompous old cunt. Take some Valium and maybe try working on your spelling, it's so bad it's embarrassing.

Wind is wind, context means fuck all. That and the fact that this thread has the title that it does, is posted in the sub-forum that it is and the O.P says what it says - I suggest you go fuck yourself.

[swbarnett]

...try working on your spelling, it's so bad it's embarrassing.
One word wrong. That's it. Hardly embarrassing.


Wind is wind, context means fuck all.
Well, doesn't that just prove my point.

Most things in life are relative. We Aucklanders are not used to high winds like you are. There's the context.

[Madness]

One word wrong. That's it. Hardly embarrassing.

Keep digging.


Well, doesn't that just prove my point.

Nope.


Most things in life are relative.

Not things like physics though, huh?


We Aucklanders are not used to high winds like you are. There's the context.

I live in Pokeno. Dickhead.

[Akzle]

Why wouldn't I? I neither love nor hate money but having spent some time earning it I'm keen to get the best result from spending it I can.

And I rather think that if there's any STFU to be done it'd be cunts that are unwilling to do anything at all but still stick their hands out for other people's charity.

you keep trotting that out, almost as though it's relevant, but more like, cos you have f.a. else.

your complaining rights are nil old nigger.

[Laava]

Why wouldn't I? I neither love nor hate money but having spent some time earning it I'm keen to get the best result from spending it I can.

And I rather think that if there's any STFU to be done it'd be cunts that are unwilling to do anything at all but still stick their hands out for other people's charity.

Jeez Ol number8 has got it in for you motorcycle owners eh? What a fucking pathetic little bene beggar!

[mrchips]

I find the wind intolerable after I've had a few burittos !

The chirping eliminating from the seat area if my scoot is of great concern.

Sent from my GT-I9300T using Tapatalk

[Grumph]

I find the wind intolerable after I've had a few burittos !

The chirping eliminating from the seat area if my scoot is of great concern.

Wait till you've had you gall bladder out....The main side effect seems to be gas production.

Then again, there will be those who say nothing's changed....

[pritch]

We Aucklanders are not used to high winds like you are.

"We Aucklanders"? According to your profile you live in the Waikato.

[Moi]

"We Aucklanders"? According to your profile you live in the Waikato.

As a "Rangitoto Yank" I have conferred honorary "Aucklander - ship" upon him... :p


[Gawd help all who sail on the Auckland ship...]

[Moi]

I find the wind intolerable after I've had a few burittos !

The chirping eliminating from the seat area if my scoot is of great concern.

Sent from my GT-I9300T using Tapatalk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXHkFZ-nG4Y


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-044ip8JEMQ

[swbarnett]

Keep digging.
Maybe it's a Microsoft thing but that's the only one that Word found.


Not things like physics though, huh?
Actually, a lot of things in physics depend on the inertial reference frame you find yourself in.


I live in Pokeno.
Apologies. Thought I'd seen Wgtn in your details. This does change things a bit. You're not the "out of town" know-it-all I was actually referring to.

I hate it, for example, when people from the deep south look upon us northerners with derision when we claim that 0deg is "fucking cold".

[russd7]

Maybe it's a Microsoft thing but that's the only one that Word found.


Actually, a lot of things in physics depend on the inertial reference frame you find yourself in.


Apologies. Thought I'd seen Wgtn in your details. This does change things a bit. You're not the "out of town" know-it-all I was actually referring to.

I hate it, for example, when people from the deep south look upon us northerners with derision when we claim that 0deg is "fucking cold".

oh for fucks sake, grow up petal.

you can keep that shithole you call auckland, having had the displeasure of having to listen to the fucken whinging that comes out of that shithole you sir may keep it. i do suffer having to fly in to auckland then endure the shit of a drive down to the BOP to visit my family but i must say it is a pleasure to come home down here in southland where 0deg is relatively warm. and wind is only scary to those who don't have enough confidence in their own ability and i have ridden in gentle gale force breezes when i lived in south canterbury and also whilst living in southland.

again grow up petal.

[swbarnett]

oh for fucks sake, grow up petal.

you can keep that shithole you call auckland, having had the displeasure of having to listen to the fucken whinging that comes out of that shithole you sir may keep it. i do suffer having to fly in to auckland then endure the shit of a drive down to the BOP to visit my family but i must say it is a pleasure to come home down here in southland where 0deg is relatively warm. and wind is only scary to those who don't have enough confidence in their own ability and i have ridden in gentle gale force breezes when i lived in south canterbury and also whilst living in southland.

again grow up petal.
Which only goes to further prove my point. All things are relative. Especially when it comes to individual human experience.

To you 0deg is warm. To most northerners it's cold. I just wish people like you would recognise that and shut the fuck up when all you can do is criticise.

[russd7]

Which only goes to further prove my point. All things are relative. Especially when it comes to individual human experience.

To you 0deg is warm. To most northerners it's cold. I just wish people like you would recognise that and shut the fuck up when all you can do is criticise.

ffs, like i said, grow up petal. i was born in and grew up in Te Puke so i do understand acclimatization, but when little flowers like yaself start whinging about shit that really doesn't matter it will only serve to get people winding you up more.
we do get sick of the fact that most of the news is about all the first world problems in auckland, i get fed up with the fact that we subsidise your roading network while ours fall to bits just so you can all drive your cars to work, i get sick of the fact that we subsidise your fucking power.
but at the end of the day i cant change that so i don't go on about it and i certainly dont let a little breeze or a frost or even snow stop me from riding and i certainly don't wank on about it.

now again, harden the fuck up petal

[mrchips]

Can't beat wellington on a good day !


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p3o208id7o

[russd7]

Can't beat wellington on a good day !

hell yeah, the wind reminds me of the gentle gale force breezes we got out in Orepuki. i remember when we first arrived there and people told us about the horizontal hail. kinda thought they were over dramatizing things, we found out fairly quickly that they were not in fact over dramatizing things.

[Berries]

I hate it, for example, when people from the deep south look upon us northerners with derision.
It's not really derision, more resignation.

[swbarnett]

ffs, like i said, grow up petal. i was born in and grew up in Te Puke so i do understand acclimatization, but when little flowers like yaself start whinging about shit that really doesn't matter it will only serve to get people winding you up more.
we do get sick of the fact that most of the news is about all the first world problems in auckland, i get fed up with the fact that we subsidise your roading network while ours fall to bits just so you can all drive your cars to work, i get sick of the fact that we subsidise your fucking power.
but at the end of the day i cant change that so i don't go on about it and i certainly dont let a little breeze or a frost or even snow stop me from riding and i certainly don't wank on about it.

now again, harden the fuck up petal
I don't think I can add anything to what I've already said. If you don't understand then it's time to agree to disagree.

BTW: I ride in all weathers (or what passes for weather up here). I've even cycled in -10deg and a foot of snow (actually got frostbite that day as I was just wearing my summer lycra).

[Madness]

I've even cycled in -10deg and a foot of snow (actually got frostbite that day as I was just wearing my summer lycra).

Yeah, I hate it when I head out in the morning wearing nothing but a lycra body suit and the day ends up with a foot deep of snow in minus ten degrees :weird:

[swbarnett]

Yeah, I hate it when I head out in the morning wearing nothing but a lycra body suit and the day ends up with a foot deep of snow in minus ten degrees :weird:
It was -5 when I left home. 50km and a little bit of altitude later it was -10 with a foot of snow on the main street of Zurich. I generated so much heat back then that I didn't need to wear anything warm (except for the frosbite on my stomach). Also had the top half of my water bottle freeze solid a time or two.

[Madness]

It was -5 when I left home. 50km and a little bit of altitude later it was -10 with a foot of snow on the main street of Zurich. I generated so much heat back then that I didn't need to wear anything warm (except for the frosbite on my stomach). Also had the top half of my water bottle freeze solid a time or two.

Lucky it wasn't windy.

[russd7]

BTW: I ride in all weathers (or what passes for weather up here). I've even cycled in -10deg and a foot of snow (actually got frostbite that day as I was just wearing my summer lycra).

lycra, :clap: on ya dude.

[swbarnett]

Lucky it wasn't windy.
Not much wind in Switzerland. Not that it would be a problem now. I used to have a problem with wind but it turned out that the bikes I had were particularly susceptible. Mind you, I've not been out in a hurricane so I really can't say for sure.

[granstar]

Four strong winds (Ian Tyson) ...the reason I ride

http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/image_folder/postcards/PC_douglas_motorcycle_ad_postcard.jpg

Can't beat a bit of wind up yer kilt.

[Moi]

Four strong winds (Ian Tyson) ...the reason I ride

http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/image_folder/postcards/PC_douglas_motorcycle_ad_postcard.jpg

Can't beat a bit of wind up yer kilt.

Jock appears to be indicating to someone to "read between the lines!".

[granstar]

Saw what I did there :yes:

[Moi]

Saw what I did there :yes:

And I thought you were being JAFS...












Just Another Friendly Southlander.