Who's been caught doing a wheelie and what penalty $$$$(or Whisky's I have Known) [Archive]

7th May 2004, 08:16

White trash

7th May 2004, 08:23

Crossing Taranaki St one night from manners st to Courtenay Pl. Front wheel 10inches off the ground for half a second. i mean, Fizzerman could have done better! I wasn't even trying!

Arrested, handcuffed the works. proccessed then charged with dangerous driving.. They chased me for 6 YEARS before a judge threw it out.

Bike like yours, if you get spotted, run. You're walking anyway, might as well make it interesting.

Deano

7th May 2004, 09:04

That seems a bit over the top, especially for a small error on your part by letting the clutch out a little fast :msn-wink:

Maybe he didn't like the look of you, you dodgy bugger !

Once upon a time, a mate pulled a wheelie past a cop (by accident), but cos he was already gone, the cop took his frustration out on me - I pulled out of a gas station and was removing a bit of oil/petrol/diesel from the tyres by a little weave. He thought I was doing it to warm up the tyres. Wanker :Police:

Off the topic, but once a cop in front of me (in my car) suddenly did a u-turn right in front, I was obeying the 2 second rule of course, but he didn't indicate, just went left a little, then a big u turn across both lanes and roared back the other way with lights flashing. Me thinks adrenalin got the better of him and he forgot there were others on the road. Gave me and my partner a bit of a fright.

Motoracer

7th May 2004, 09:26

I pulled out of a gas station and was removing a bit of oil/petrol/diesel from the tyres by a little weave. He thought I was doing it to warm up the tyres. Wanker :Police: .

I did that at 70 on a 50 zone. Cop thought I was doing it to avoid the laser gun. Apparently I was doing a good job of that. Unfortunately he got a lock on me after all and pulled me over. I got some shit from him after that.

jrandom

7th May 2004, 10:03

Cop thought I was doing it to avoid the laser gun. Apparently I was doing a good job of that.

Oooh. Top tip. Must remember that one.

Motu

7th May 2004, 10:35

I don't do wheel stands on the street - off road's a different story,it's part of the game and if you can't loft the wheel at will in trials you won't be doing it for long.If the front wheel comes up as part of my normal riding,so be it.

One of the first bikes I rode on the street that could loft the front anytime was the first XR500 - twin shock,23in front wheel.Coming up a hill I pulled my first power wheelie,and could hold it there on throttle - but with a corner coming up I thought I better drop it...at that instant a cop came around the corner and saw the wheel hit the deck - he didn't look happy,but there was nothing he could do.

Even earlier on my Rickman Metise I was catching up to friends when I came around the outside of a left turning car at an intersection - I was sideways big time on the gravel and when I hit clean seal pulled a nice big power stand...then locked eyes on the bike cop watching.I pulled in next to him cause it looked like he wanted to talk to me - when he saw the bike he went ga ga...Wow!!! a Rickman Metise!!! I've never seen anyone ride one of these on the street,oh man,this is my dream bike.He looked at it for awhile (I was kinda worried he might look at my engine numbers) then he told me I had better go and see my mates who were waiting around the corner...and,oh,don't do that in front of a cop again eh.

Slim

7th May 2004, 13:03

I have one friend who pulled a wheelie on upper Queen Street in Auckland a couple of years ago.

His penalty?

He was killed by a car driver who freaked. :(

Andrew

7th May 2004, 13:24

I have one friend who pulled a wheelie on upper Queen Street in Auckland a couple of years ago.

His penalty?

He was killed by a car driver who freaked. :(

:disapint:

Bleck K6

7th May 2004, 13:29

I have one friend who pulled a wheelie on upper Queen Street in Auckland a couple of years ago.

His penalty?

He was killed by a car driver who freaked. :(

Was he on a R1?

Slim

7th May 2004, 13:52

Was he on a R1?
I don't know. It was Alex a few Valentines Days ago.

Hoon

7th May 2004, 14:18

I've been pulled over twice. After my customary "I'm so stupid, I don't know why I did it" deeply remorseful oscar winning performance, the first cop let me off with a 63kph speeding ticket and the second time I just got a warning.

sAsLEX

7th May 2004, 16:54

I've had a few too many close calls. Just seems everytime I lift the front wheel a HP comes into view seconds later?? Twice I've been sure I was caught in the act but luck has been on my side. Wont last!
So, I'm interested to hear what penalties riders have received for wheelies on public roads. I know one Guy who got a $600 fine BUT NO DEMERITS!. Ticketed for "riding in a manner likely to annoy the public". But a friendly rider HP told me "depending on the Cop he can give you careless driving or worse dangerous driving"(OK, riding) Then you're in serious crap.
So all you scumbag low life bike riding holligans fess up...

this law/charge should be renamed the I have annoyed a cop and he cant charge me with anything else law. Got done for it cause I came around a corner to fast dropping some mates home, and there was a whole heap of fuzz breaking up a party slowed down to a safe pace(wasn't speeding in the first place) but due to my age/car etc he gave me a half hour long bollocking then demanded I go straight home, give him my phone number and that he would call in half an hour. It was 0220 or some thing I had to speed to get home in time, told Mum, who answered the phone and absolutley bollocked him, then went and saw his boss on monday and bollocked him.

still had to pay the 600 though.....should have taken it to court in hindshight

Coldkiwi

7th May 2004, 17:22

...so if you weren't speeding, what was the fine for!?

wkid_one

7th May 2004, 18:20

Never for a wheelie - have been pulled through for cornering with my knee down....feckers!

merv

7th May 2004, 19:46

Never for a wheelie - have been pulled through for cornering with my knee down....feckers!

I'll say, surely there is no law against that!

sAsLEX

7th May 2004, 21:50

...so if you weren't speeding, what was the fine for!?

using a motor vehicle to the annoyance of any person!!($600)

was pulled over recently by some area something who trains the local cops in how to verify how loud a car is (he used the highly scientific mashing of his foot into my car quite rudely and stomping on the throttle, should have slipped it into gear and dumped the clutch while letting off the handbrake!!), and to cut a long story short he said he could use that(annoyace thing) whenever he likes and that if i tried to take it to court that he would win no question!! this sort of thing just rubs me the wrong way. just cause I am in the zone( 16- 25 and male) I get a heap of shit from the fuzz. oftern get follewed for bloody miles for ne reason, even if I pull over I have had them just stop behind me and wait till I get going again(this was when I was young(17), these days in my old age and wisedom(20) :lol: I would jump out and go question them as to why this was happening.

7th May 2004, 23:39

I have one friend who pulled a wheelie on upper Queen Street in Auckland a couple of years ago.

His penalty?

He was killed by a car driver who freaked. :(
Sorry to hear that Slim. It wasn't what I expected to draw out. Sort of started this as a fact finding mission on what fine, demerits or possible loss of licence we could face. In that regard I've uncovered 2 tenths of bugger all so far. I think a fair few members here have lost a friend to a bike crash. All we can do is remember them once in a while.

8th May 2004, 05:41

About 18 months ago Ken Todd got a ticket for "using a motor vehicle in a manner liable to cause annoyance" - $600 thank you very much.

Snap sAsLEX!

So something as simple as the colour of your bike could "cause annoyance" to some people couldn't it. It's a bit of a worry really.

Anyway, back to the topic. Ken was heading south near the Haywards lights, and saw one of his mates heading north. Ken pulled into Manor Park and did a u-turn to chase his mate. As he was heading north he was in the right-hand lane, passing a group of cars, and pulled a wheelie as he was accelerating. One of the cars was the infamous mufti red Falcon. The rest of the story is pretty obvious.

:Offtopic: see you at Caltex Rimutaka at 8.30am tomorrow? (Sun 9th)

wkid_one

8th May 2004, 07:59

I'll say, surely there is no law against that!
Well apparently I was to be ticketed for dangerous or reckless driving. I had the titanium sliders on - so there were a few sparks at the time (well ALOT).

The fuckwit proceeded to try and lecture me about dangerous riding. I just asked him some simple questions. Has he ever ridden a motorbike? He said no, I then politely asked him how the fuck he knew cornering with your knee down was dangerous then? I told him I could show him hundreds of hours of race footage that showed many riders cornering with their knee down.

My argument to him was - which of course I told him politely: I was well within my lane at all times, I was in full control of the bike, I was within the speed limit, I had traction at all times (no diesel that time) and I was riding to the road conditions. Therefore he had no grounds for dangerous driving other than a prejudiced and subjective view that I SHOULDN'T be cornering with my knee down......and no basis on law or objective rationale. He didn't like it - but couldn't argue. I plainly told him he should be prepared to stand up in court and tell the court why it was dangerous - because if he wrote the ticket - that was the next time we'd meet.

DEATH_INC.

8th May 2004, 11:11

I've been sprung a few times,most of the times the :Police: have looked away(thank you sir...),had the finger shaken at me too :eek5: (up the middle of papatoetoe on a 750 Sabre....) and of course been chased a couple of times :whistle: but haven't had the pleasure of being fined for it yet :Pokey:
I guess my time will come though.....

spudchucka

8th May 2004, 13:26

I plainly told him he should be prepared to stand up in court and tell the court why it was dangerous - because if he wrote the ticket - that was the next time we'd meet.
What was the outcome in the Court? Or did he eat humble pie on the road side??

Coldkiwi

8th May 2004, 16:15

using a motor vehicle to the annoyance of any person!!($600)

was pulled over recently by some area something who trains the local cops in how to verify how loud a car is (he used the highly scientific mashing of his foot into my car quite rudely and stomping on the throttle, should have slipped it into gear and dumped the clutch while letting off the handbrake!!), and to cut a long story short he said he could use that(annoyace thing) whenever he likes and that if i tried to take it to court that he would win no question!! this sort of thing just rubs me the wrong way.

me too. using the exhaust noise idea to get someone in court is a bit of a loaded gun for any piggy. I understand (not surprising given the holes in the LTSA legislation that came out last year) that any contested case about exhaust noise is being thrown out by the judges (provided you have a half ways decent lawyer who knows how to quote chapter and verse). All he needs to do is ask the orificer when he last had his ears calibrated so as to verify that the exhaust is Indeed to loud (being the basis that he ticketed you)... to which said plod has no answer and gets told to stop watsign everybodies time.

Stupid and poorly researched laws should get thrown out of court regardless. Thankfully the judges appear to have more brains than the LTSA/police HQ

8th May 2004, 21:37

I've been sprung a few times.... but haven't had the pleasure of being fined for it yet.

Lucky bugger, :sweatdrop keep up the good work . Now that's the sort of encouraging good news I was looking for.

Drew

8th May 2004, 22:09

Wheelies, are deemed to be, dangerous use of a motor vehical.
The penalty, instant 28 day, suspended liscence. $400 minimum fine, and posibly a further 6 month walking, minimum 3 month!
Sucks to get caught! :argh: :done:

wkid_one

8th May 2004, 23:09

What was the outcome in the Court? Or did he eat humble pie on the road side??
He backed down on the road side......

scumdog

8th May 2004, 23:53

I have one friend who pulled a wheelie on upper Queen Street in Auckland a couple of years ago.

His penalty?

He was killed by a car driver who freaked. :(

You wankers, you fuckabout "riding| like that and you fuck up and then it's the "cops" fault? fuck up and grow up - you screw up and you wear it , ok?
If you screw up, look in the mirror, then you know who to blame :bash:

scumdog

8th May 2004, 23:58

scumdog

9th May 2004, 00:05

using a motor vehicle to the annoyance of any person!!($600)

was pulled over recently by some area something who trains the local cops in how to verify how loud a car is (he used the highly scientific mashing of his foot into my car quite rudely and stomping on the throttle, should have slipped it into gear and dumped the clutch while letting off the handbrake!!), and to cut a long story short he said he could use that(annoyace thing) whenever he likes and that if i tried to take it to court that he would win no question!! this sort of thing just rubs me the wrong way. just cause I am in the zone( 16- 25 and male) I get a heap of shit from the fuzz. oftern get follewed for bloody miles for ne reason, even if I pull over I have had them just stop behind me and wait till I get going again(this was when I was young(17), these days in my old age and wisedom(20) :lol: I would jump out and go question them as to why this was happening.
You better fuckin believe it, you do a skid or whatever and gap the cops axe - look out "uses a vehicle to cause annoyance to any person or damage to any road" sure covers a multitude of sins eh? TIme, Place, Circumstance - think about it people!!!!!!

9th May 2004, 21:07

You wankers, you fuckabout "riding| like that and you fuck up and then it's the "cops" fault? fuck up and grow up - you screw up and you wear it , ok?
If you screw up, look in the mirror, then you know who to blame :bash:

SORRY (almost) but everybody blames the mythical "somebody e :angry: lse" when things go wrong and I've just had half a bottle of Glenfiddich whiskey and my celtic blood boils when soft-cocks blame any one but themselves if "things go wrong"
ALAC could use this abusive irrational outburst for promos on how alcohol makes foul mouthed idiots out of people. Mind you if you're going to get bloto you can't go past Glenfiddich, so you've got some good taste.
No one was blaming anyone else for their own behaviour. Take two Disprins and come back in the morning.

scumdog

9th May 2004, 21:36

ALAC could use this abusive irrational outburst for promos on how alcohol makes foul mouthed idiots out of people. Mind you if you're going to get bloto you can't go past Glenfiddich, so you've got some good taste.
No one was blaming anyone else for their own behaviour. Take two Disprins and come back in the morning.
Did as you said and I'm back as my mellow self again :D
I guess you were not blaming "somebody" else but in my whiskey adled mind it seemed like it, as a result of this experience I have come to the conclusion that alcohol does NOT make you more elequent and witty - another of my life theories cruelly crushed :doh:

k14

9th May 2004, 21:52

You better fuckin believe it, you do a skid or whatever and gap the cops axe - look out "uses a vehicle to cause annoyance to any person or damage to any road" sure covers a multitude of sins eh? TIme, Place, Circumstance - think about it people!!!!!!

Get over yourself. You do realise that the a cop could take your harley as an "annoyance" to any person (including me) and give you the $600 fine.

I think you have missed the point of this discussion and as my mother used to tell me, if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.

9th May 2004, 22:49

Did as you said and I'm back as my mellow self again :D
I guess you were not blaming "somebody" else but in my whiskey adled mind it seemed like it, as a result of this experience I have come to the conclusion that alcohol does NOT make you more elequent and witty - another of my life theories cruelly crushed :doh:
Cheers ! No No not you, me. Oh crap here comes Mr Hide again.

Jackrat

9th May 2004, 23:53

spudchucka

10th May 2004, 00:05

Get over yourself. You do realise that the a cop could take your harley as an "annoyance" to any person (including me) and give you the $600 fine.
Er, No a cop could not do that. The offence is driving in a manner likely to cause annoyance to any person or damage to property.

The annoyance can't be due to the type of vehicle it has to be to do with the manner of the driving. Otherwise every Mazda rotary on the road would be getting this ticket on an hourly basis. I hate those bloody things!!!!!!!

sAsLEX

10th May 2004, 01:56

wkid_one

10th May 2004, 07:30

But driving a rotor at night, even in a careful manner, would have pissed the guy off who pulled me over as my car was too loud for the situation(night)

what is the current police policy on the noise emmitted from a vehicle ? ?
Interesting this one. They can ping a BR for having a loud exhaust, but if the same car hoons down your street with a fecken loud stereo, sub and the works - they can do nothing......

Slim

10th May 2004, 09:34

Sorry to hear that Slim. It wasn't what I expected to draw out. Sort of started this as a fact finding mission on what fine, demerits or possible loss of licence we could face.
I was trying to do two things:

Point out that there are other penalties than tickets/monetary inconveniences
Point out that you need to choose the time & place carefully, not only for the general publics safety, but also for your own safety.

I don't do wheelies myself, and I enjoy watching other do wheelies & similar stunts on their bikes, but I firmly believe that there is a time & a place, and downtown Auckland during business hours is NOT the time or place! :shit:

jrandom

10th May 2004, 09:44

Mind you if you're going to get bloto you can't go past Glenfiddich, so you've got some good taste

I prefer Glen Livet myself. A bit smoother than the standard Glenfiddich if one doesn't want to spend big biccies on a bottle. Best stuff in the world to get drunk on.

riffer

10th May 2004, 10:26

I prefer Glen Livet myself. A bit smoother than the standard Glenfiddich if one doesn't want to spend big biccies on a bottle. Best stuff in the world to get drunk on.
Actually a TRUE believer would know that the best ones come from the Isle of Islay.

My two favourites - Laphroaig and Lagavulin - have the most wonderful peaty, smokey flavour to them. Those of you a little less cultured would compare the smell and taste to that of wet dog fur.

http://www.islaywhiskysociety.com/ for more info :banana:

jrandom

10th May 2004, 10:42

Actually a TRUE believer would know that the best ones come from the Isle of Islay.

Oh, I'm a true believer. Laphroaig is my favourite. I drink Glen Livet when I need to drown my sorrows but feel low on cash (ie, when a less enlightened individual might consume bourbon or some other such degreaser). Hence my comment in response to Mark's "if you're going to get blotto"...

[Edit: in other words, I consider it a crime to continue drinking Laphroaig past the fourth or so glass. I stop appreciating it.]

bungbung

10th May 2004, 11:12

yum, laphroaig, its like drinking and smoking at the same time. scapa 10yr also nice

spudchucka

10th May 2004, 11:28

But driving a rotor at night, even in a careful manner, would have pissed the guy off who pulled me over as my car was too loud for the situation(night)

what is the current police policy on the noise emmitted from a vehicle ? ?
The noise alone would not get you $600 for annoyance, like I said it is the manner of the driving that is important. A very noisy vehicle would probably get a green sticker as it is probably not up to WOF standard.

The legislation regarding vehicle exhaust noise is an absolute cluster F**k and as a result most noisy vehicles are green stickered and thats about it.

F5 Dave

10th May 2004, 11:36

I’ve always been careful not to pull wheelies on the road as it’s a fairly easy way to loose your licence. And I’m crap at it except on my trials bike. My old RZ was a contender though, could never get the gear change right while you’re up though.

Did almost flip it at a set of traffic lights on the motorway. From slowing down from 100 :scooter: they changed green & nothing was coming so I cracked the throttle open. Started coming up while still at quite a respectable speed “yeah baby! This is the best wheelie I’ve ever done” Quite unintentional too.

“um, it’s still coming” -shite, I’m not covering the back brake!!:no:, close throttle & hope. Came down with a thud & I decided to treat trips to work with a little more caution from there on.

The silliest thing I got pulled for was on my RG50, again on my way to work, he pulled me & told me his ‘police intuition’ :Police: had told him something didn’t fit as I was wearing full leathers riding a small bike. EH?!?

Usually I am quite respectful but I told him this was just plain harassment & I think I added something about catching real crooks instead of making me late for work. Of course you think of the perfect comeback just as you leave. This was about the time that cop got caught setting his own house alight for the insurance.

So what I should have said was -“What else does your Police intuition tell you? That you could torch your squad car & blame it on the satinists?”

Course this was another comedic tragedy lost to the nuances of timing. :weep:

spudchucka

10th May 2004, 15:59

This was about the time that cop got caught setting his own house alight for the insurance.

Totally off topic but did you know he topped himself a few months back??

scumdog

10th May 2004, 16:07

Get over yourself. You do realise that the a cop could take your harley as an "annoyance" to any person (including me) and give you the $600 fine.

I think you have missed the point of this discussion and as my mother used to tell me, if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.

What I was trying to say (in a somewhat clumsy way I admit - but it was the alcohols fault :innocent: ) was that pick the right time/place for stunts 'cause if you upset the man he has that wild card I mentioned - the $600 one.

I was also a bit (well o.k a lot) zealous with my criticism of those that get caught out and then blame the other driver/thecop or whoever when they speed or do a stunt and crash or get pulled up when "sensible " riding would not have seen them in that predicament.

I take responsibility for being a bit over the top although I was suprised to see what I had typed was readable what with the amount of booze I had consummed!! I was also pleased that I got the number of responses - I'll have to do it again 'cos my normal replied etc. rarely provoke a reaction. :killingme

Actually, if you met me you would be surprised how mellow I am !!!

F5 Dave

10th May 2004, 16:15

"Totally off topic but did you know he topped himself a few months back??"

Wonder if he was insured? :whistle:

ok sorry maybe that's bad taste. . .

scumdog

10th May 2004, 16:20

Actually a TRUE believer would know that the best ones come from the Isle of Islay.

My two favourites - Laphroaig and Lagavulin - have the most wonderful peaty, smokey flavour to them. Those of you a little less cultured would compare the smell and taste to that of wet dog fur.

http://www.islaywhiskysociety.com/ for more info :banana:

Hey, it's my no.1 choice for whiskey too! Just love Laphroaig can't say I have tasted Lagavulim but if it's as good I'll give it a shot.

Pleasantly surprised that there are so many whiskey sipping riders out there :)

The night of those messages ( which shall henceforth be banned to the dark past from whence it shall never emerge)) I was having a clean out of my liquor cabinet and draining the last of a bottle of Jack Daniels, the infamous bottle of Glenfiddich and a bottle of old Wilsons so no wonder my thought process was not quite up to par - even with my Celtic origin it was a bit much :(

Cheers guys and thanks for the tolerance

Big Dog

10th May 2004, 18:06

We stick to Jimmy, Johnny, Jack and Grants.

We have way to many visitors who make full use of our bar to have anything more exotic than that availible to the masses.

I am often guilty of buying better whiskeys "coz they were on special".

We do have a private reserve of Johnny Blue. (those who like scotch and consider themselves conoiseurs will know why that is not for general consumtion.)

Don't really know my irish though.

10th May 2004, 18:25

Milky

10th May 2004, 19:46

Sk8r_Boi_

10th May 2004, 19:59

Yeah But No Not Yet!!! :Playnice:

pete376403

10th May 2004, 20:04

Anyone else tried a whiskey called Sheepdip?
A few years back there was a bar about halfway down Queen St that had a huge top shelf of whiskeys. One of them was Sheepdip. I'm not a big scotch drinker, so I can't say if it was any good or not. Had the desired effect, however. It is mentioned on this page http://www.hallmarkofstjames.com/Price/sjwhiskylist.htm
described as a "vatted malt"

Drunken Monkey

10th May 2004, 22:54

ScumDog's really kicked this thread off on a tangent.- Glen Livet, Laphroaig, Johnny Blue Lagavulim, Glen this Glen that... Can't pronouce half em and never tasted the other half. I can see a South island tour ending at ScumDog's. Everyone has to bring a bottle of their fav whiskey.

Now you're talking...A bottle of Glen Morangie and a box of Davidoff No. 2's...
South Island tour, here we come..

spudchucka

11th May 2004, 08:54

Yeah But No Not Yet!!! :Playnice:
WTF is this guy on about??

Slim

11th May 2004, 09:03

Now you're talking...A bottle of Glen Morangie and a box of Davidoff No. 2's...
South Island tour, here we come..
Now you're talking!! Whisky and cigars?!?!?!? :D

How about March 2005?? My Whisky, Red Wine and Guiness loving man and I are taking a Whisky and Red Wine loving English friend of mine on a two week bike tour round the South Island.

The more the merrier!! :shifty: :ride: :apint:

PS. Whisky (without the "e" ) is the Scottish variety and Whiskey (with the "e" ) is the Irish variety and they get very annoyed if you mix them up, believe you me!!! :shit:

Big Dog

11th May 2004, 15:45

Johnny blue is mighty expensive.... going through duty free coming back from Aussie I was browsing and I was shocked at how much it was - even without the taxes :shit: Definitely not something you drink because you are thirsty :apint:
Try between $320-399 retail, or around $220 from Hong Kong on duty free.

One of my staff brought it back on his way back from a holiday in India.

Apparently In India you can pick it up for $120 duty free if you are not Indian. He told me he was not allowed to buy it because he was from a non drinking province. :laugh:

pete376403

11th May 2004, 16:42

Big Dog

11th May 2004, 16:56

I've seen JW red (of course) and black (occasionally) and blue (advertisment) but never green or gold
J. Walker Green Label Pure Malt 43% 70cl £39.95
J. Walker Black Label 40% 70cl £21.95
J Walker Gold Label 43% 70cl £49.95
J Walker Blue Label 40% 70cl £145.00
At one stge we had all of the above and had some freinds over for a taster.

Last time we do that.
One year the pillion got;
Black label for 20th.
Gold label for Valentines.
Green label cos I thought it would look good on the bar with the others.
And Blue for her 21'st.

I know not a lot of imagination but she was trying to start a bar. For other minor things like Xmas easter etc she got various other spirits. :eyepoke:

White trash

11th May 2004, 17:07

"Totally off topic but did you know he topped himself a few months back??"

Wonder if he was insured? :whistle:

ok sorry maybe that's bad taste. . .

Slightly, his brothers best mate is a high rating user of this site. :no:

scumdog

11th May 2004, 21:00

ScumDog's really kicked this thread off on a tangent.- Glen Livet, Laphroaig, Johnny Blue Lagavulim, Glen this Glen that... Can't pronouce half em and never tasted the other half. I can see a South island tour ending at ScumDog's. Everyone has to bring a bottle of their fav whiskey.

Hey, this sounds like one of the most positive things to come from this thread (or off-topic) so far - let's add some detail to it like date & numbers :)

scumdog

11th May 2004, 21:05

Now you're talking!! Whisky and cigars?!?!?!? :D

How about March 2005?? My Whisky, Red Wine and Guiness loving man and I are taking a Whisky and Red Wine loving English friend of mine on a two week bike tour round the South Island.

The more the merrier!! :shifty: :ride: :apint:

PS. Whisky (without the "e" ) is the Scottish variety and Whiskey (with the "e" ) is the Irish variety and they get very annoyed if you mix them up, believe you me!!! :shit:

This sounds better than the usual niggling/arguing that we are all guilty of on this site.Keep the ideas rolling and I guess we'll have to figure iut number coming and when, regardless of that we'll always make room/time as long as I get enough advance notice - all welcome except attitudes and if you DO have one we'll help you throw it out the gate :done:
Garaging also available for your steeds :cool:

Slim

12th May 2004, 09:30

This sounds better than the usual niggling/arguing that we are all guilty of on this site. Keep the ideas rolling and I guess we'll have to figure out number coming and when, regardless of that we'll always make room/time as long as I get enough advance notice - all welcome except attitudes and if you DO have one we'll help you throw it out the gate :done:
Garaging also available for your steeds :cool:
Well, Steve (the Whisky & Red Wine loving Englishman) has already booked his flights down here, so we're definitely looking at March, and almost certainly a 2 week tour.

We're just waiting to hear confirmation on if/when they're running the 2nd Annual John Britten Memorial Race Meeting and then we'll set definite dates for the tour.

I will certainly keep you posted. :apint: :D

Sk8r_Boi_

12th May 2004, 09:42

I Got Caught Doing At Stoppie Coming Up To The Lights And Got Told Off :lol: But Never Done A Wheelie Dont Think Ive Every Try...!

scumdog

12th May 2004, 11:11

I Got Caught Doing At Stoppie Coming Up To The Lights And Got Told Off :lol: But Never Done A Wheelie Dont Think Ive Every Try...!

Did one once in Invervegas when I hit an unseen judder bar coming out of a driveway - managed to somehow weave between the cars (some of it on the rear wheel) on the main drag (about three lanes wide at that point) and get things back under control, :sweatdrop
I'm sure my arse sucked a button off the seat with fright I got and the way my pulse went for a few seconds I though my ticker was going to valve bounce! - still once I got the button back out of my arse it seemed like a bit of a hoot - and my mates thought I was just showing off :argh:

Sk8r_Boi_

12th May 2004, 12:22

Lol :lol: Your A Lucky One Bro :smile:

scumdog

12th May 2004, 12:41

Well, Steve (the Whisky & Red Wine loving Englishman) has already booked his flights down here, so we're definitely looking at March, and almost certainly a 2 week tour.

We're just waiting to hear confirmation on if/when they're running the 2nd Annual John Britten Memorial Race Meeting and then we'll set definite dates for the tour.

I will certainly keep you posted. :apint: :D

Yeah, keep me posted and make sure you give me heaps of lead time so I can get my shit together and jack-up days off etc :2thumbsup
As for the weather, well you'll get what you get, no promises there :disapint:

12th May 2004, 19:47

13th May 2004, 05:21

Well, Steve (the Whisky & Red Wine loving Englishman) has already booked his flights down here, so we're definitely looking at March, and almost certainly a 2 week tour.

We're just waiting to hear confirmation on if/when they're running the 2nd Annual John Britten Memorial Race Meeting and then we'll set definite dates for the tour.

I will certainly keep you posted. :apint: :D
My understanding is that the Britten race is definitely going to happen in 2005, though the timing may change slightly (this year it was 12/13/14 March). If I hear anything I'll do a posting.

Bear in mind there is the Ducati Tourismo happening around that time too, it may well be timed around the Britten meeting. (from memory your Whisky/etc man has a 916 so you/he may be interested in this?)

scumdog

13th May 2004, 08:08

So Scumdog, can you be a bit more specific than "South Otago" If some of us could get in a SI tour what town should we aim at? I got down to the Westcoast in Oct 03 and feel I owe myself a trip round the lake district sometime within the next 12 mths. Like salmon, Mainlanders need to migrate home once a year. Cheers.

Hhmmmm, given your "location" on your heading you might want to be "somewhere else" :doh:
I won't divulge my address here but if you send me an e-mail I'll tell you more! (hope my e-mail address is on this site under "members" )

jrandom

13th May 2004, 09:14

Hey, it's my no.1 choice for whiskey too! Just love Laphroaig

You utter bastards. After this thread I had to go out and buy a bottle of Laphroaig last night.

It still tastes like a peat bog, and it's just as good as I remember it :2thumbsup

bungbung

13th May 2004, 09:23

No I blame you JRandom, I went out looking for islay's last night and came home with Lagavulin and Bowmore. yum.

jrandom

13th May 2004, 10:05

No I blame you JRandom, I went out looking for islay's last night

I was wise enough to call around before I went out - most of t'local shops didn't have any. Got the last bottle on the shelf from King Dick's in Lincoln Rd. So don't any of you bother going in there for Laphroaig this week :p

riffer

13th May 2004, 11:06

You utter bastards. After this thread I had to go out and buy a bottle of Laphroaig last night.

It still tastes like a peat bog, and it's just as good as I remember it :2thumbsup
Ouch $90. Guess the kids miss out on MacDonalds this week :disapint:.

Still excellent choice. My Laphroaig's nearly out. At least I've still got the Andeluin, and Lagavulin to keep me going before I have to resort to the Blended ones (urgh).