Ashhurst ride 1/10/06

[cowboyz]

To welcome WarlockNZ to the mighty manawatu I am thinking of a run up apiti way somewhere. Keen to meet up at Mobil ashhurst or at Meanies place (haven't told him yet) at about 930am tomorrow. Weather lookos great so come out to play.

[Bonez]

To welcome WarlockNZ to the mighty manawatu I am thinking of a run up apiti way somewhere. Keen to meet up at Mobil ashhurst or at Meanies place (haven't told him yet) at about 930am tomorrow. Weather lookos great so come out to play.Shit might have to clean Gerty specially for the ride. If the weathers off this side of the gorge can we run away a play over in Hawkes Bay?

[cowboyz]

sure. you go up to the bay and I will have a pie waiting for you that I brought in apiti. i have only the morning cause I have to take the kids out at about 2 but yeah. Maybe out webber/wimbilton if you like?

[cowboyz]

meanie is busy working at the moment so cant get hold of him but I am sure he will come cause last time we went without him he had a little cry for a week.

[MattRSK]

Hey would of love to have come but im cruising down wellington ways for the Great KB Ride!

[phantom]

Have a good one guys, my bikes still off the road and I am booked in to help my beloved with her gardening business tomorrow - aint love grand

p.s. Bonez I've got a clutch lever for ya - must catch up

[bobsmith]

DAMN!!! This really really sucks... Finally it looks like I might go for a ride with you guys in good weather.... except that my bike is in crashed condition waiting to be looked at AFC.... Stupid van drivers... well, enjoy yourselves!!!

[bobsmith]

We'll have to have another ride when I get my bike back / or when I get another bike, whichever happens first....

[cowboyz]

what happened?

[bobsmith]

Here is a link to what happened.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=767446#post767446

At the moment I'm not sure what's going to happen with the bike (whether they're going to write it off or what...) but... I've just signed a purchase agreement for a cbr250 anyway... hehe it has sooo much more power than the ZZR250 and hell turns a lot better and U turns even easier... I figure if they don't write the ZZR250 off I'll just sell it... Anyone looking for a decent 250? I've got pirelli sport demons on it, and new sprokets and chain when I got it along with chain oiler... :)

[MattRSK]

Here is a link to what happened.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=767446#post767446

At the moment I'm not sure what's going to happen with the bike (whether they're going to write it off or what...) but... I've just signed a purchase agreement for a cbr250 anyway... hehe it has sooo much more power than the ZZR250 and hell turns a lot better and U turns even easier... I figure if they don't write the ZZR250 off I'll just sell it... Anyone looking for a decent 250? I've got pirelli sport demons on it, and new sprokets and chain when I got it along with chain oiler... :)


You bloody legend!!!

[cowboyz]

Once in a while you jump on your bike and the weather is fantastic and the roads are dry and you are in the zone and everything feels fantastic.

Today was one of those days. A quick trip up to apiti like planned and then off on a wander. I only wish I took my camera cause there was some awesome views. Stopped at the mangaweka dam which was interesting. Bonez took us for a short bush walk to see the way dams used to be built.

Meanie needs a sports bike cause is now missing heatshields from his muffler from scrubbing them on the ground.

Fantastic day for first day of daylight savings

[Bonez]

Got home. Fuck there's still at least 4hrs of daylight riding time left. Then saw Connie had started weeding the front garden and thought "better not". The GB
ran like a top. Though must get the top end seen to at some stage.

[GSVR]

Thought I'd do you a favour and stay away just to see if the rain theory worked.

Thinking of changing my handle to Rainman. If it rains on the next ride I go on I will.

Glad you had a good ride.

[Bonez]

Thought I'd do you a favour and stay away just to see if the rain theory worked.

Thinking of changing my handle to Rainman. If it rains on the next ride I go on I will.

Glad you had a good ride.
Still eventfull. Meanie managed to scrape his pipes so much an exhaust heatshield mount broke, releasing the shield to the wild. Oh and cowbozy pretended to be a stunt rider on a rather sharp corner the Gb just sailed around. :Pokey:

[Meanie]

Awesome ride fellas, a bit bummedf about loosing me heat shield off the exhaust after the bike scraped the seal round that corner, all was going well until i found the big dip in the road while leaning into the corner Made me cheeks tighten up i tell ya
Then to top it off checked out my tyre at home and shes showing steel in the middle, that tyre didnt last long :crybaby:
Hey cowboy you didnt mention your hairy corner :lol: oh and the other one :lol:

[Bonez]

Hey cowboy you didnt mention your hairy corner :lol: oh and the other one :lol:Not to mention being fashionably late. Mind you, he made up for that in Kimbolton.

[bobsmith]

Thought I'd do you a favour and stay away just to see if the rain theory worked.

Thinking of changing my handle to Rainman. If it rains on the next ride I go on I will.


Hmmm I was thinking the same thing about myself...

[Meanie]

Not to mention being fashionably late. Mind you, he made up for that in Kimbolton.

45 mins is a little more than fashoinably late

[bobsmith]

Damn, it sounds like I also missed a probable only and last chance to not be the last one to turn up...

[cowboyz]

Thought I'd do you a favour and stay away just to see if the rain theory worked.

Thinking of changing my handle to Rainman. If it rains on the next ride I go on I will.

Glad you had a good ride.

I was scouting round for your bike and checking the weather maps. I am not sure if the rain follows you or you follow the rain....but the weather was fantastic so I figured even the mighty roar of the ZZR couldn't shake moisture out of them clouds. Been proven wrong before.



Still eventfull. Meanie managed to scrape his pipes so much an exhaust heatshield mount broke, releasing the shield to the wild. Oh and cowbozy pretended to be a stunt rider on a rather sharp corner the Gb just sailed around. :Pokey:

You only made it round alright cause you werent peddling hard enough. :buggerd:


Awesome ride fellas, a bit bummedf about loosing me heat shield off the exhaust after the bike scraped the seal round that corner, all was going well until i found the big dip in the road while leaning into the corner Made me cheeks tighten up i tell ya
Then to top it off checked out my tyre at home and shes showing steel in the middle, that tyre didnt last long :crybaby:
Hey cowboy you didnt mention your hairy corner :lol: oh and the other one :lol:

Yep. bits falling off the VN1500 sportsbike.. oops it is a cruiser isn't it? I am sure the salesman mentioned that when you brought it... you just werent listening. I am sure that you think those big round things out the side of your bike are stabilizers.. they are not.. they are mufflers!
I wasn't going to mention my incident. Especially after some of the crap I let fly round here about people not being able to keep the rubber side down. Hey, at least now I know it *is* possible to pray to god, budda and the biker gods all in under 0.05 of a seconds cause I swore I was going for a big highside.
I told you to lay off those pies.. Even the 1500 has a weight limit and the poor tyres just can't handle the strain.



Not to mention being fashionably late. Mind you, he made up for that in Kimbolton.

Just checking if they were still open. Didn't want you to wear your legs out peddling all the way up to Kimbolton to find they were closed.


45 mins is a little more than fashoinably late

In the words of John Travolta... If you are important enough, they will wait.


Damn, it sounds like I also missed a probable only and last chance to not be the last one to turn up...

Doesn't happen often, but it does happen..


Right. Have I offended enough people for one day? Best start being nice or I might be riding alone next month.

[Bonez]

Best start being nice or I might be riding alone next month.
Don't count on it. I enjoy the entertainment.:Pokey: