Another coffee at top of Taka's - Sunday

[Deano]

Well, Im going to head up that way again after lunch - say 1.00pm at bottom of Dowse Drive, Maungaraki if anyone wants to tag along......

Wkid - you in ? I see you may now have a CBR600RR.

[wkid_one]

Well, Im going to head up that way again after lunch - say 1.00pm at bottom of Dowse Drive, Maungaraki if anyone wants to tag along......

Wkid - you in ? I see you may now have a CBR600RR.I don't have it yet....still have the surgery thing to get through - however a few phone calls and the parting of a small amount of money have made in roads in to having one in my gargre in November!

As for the ride - goooo

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[Deano]

I don't have it yet....still have the surgery thing to get through - however inroads are fast being made to have one in my garage in November

Ive been thinking if I were to trade in the SP1, a CBR600RR would be my next choice. Something a bit more nimble for the twisties - I do love the sound of the twin though.

Maybe an F6.....

[wkid_one]

NOw if someone would lend me a bike I would be there

[jimbo600]

Well, Im going to head up that way again after lunch - say 1.00pm at bottom of Dowse Drive, Maungaraki if anyone wants to tag along......

Wkid - you in ? I see you may now have a CBR600RR.

Mate, you obviously missed the green VY commodore mufty car after the Silverstream lights. That's why I slowed down. I passed him on the left hand side at about 120kmh. You came sailing by and I thought you were toast. Must have been a CIB car and those dudes coulden't give a fuck about speeding as they do real cop shit.

[Deano]

Mate, you obviously missed the green VY commodore mufty car after the Silverstream lights. That's why I slowed down. I passed him on the left hand side at about 120kmh. You came sailing by and I thought you were toast. Must have been a CIB car and those dudes coulden't give a fuck about speeding as they do real cop shit.

Two close calls in one day.....pity I wasn't as lucky in lotto this week.

Good ride though, and great to see so many bikers at the top of the hill.

[LB]

Caught up with you guys this time! (well, not "caught up" as in came up behind you on the road, but met up with you at the top of the hill).

Jimbo: I'll PM you Jo's details.

It was nice and warm on the summit till around 3pm when we left, it started to cool down.

Nice to say "hi" Velox (even though at the time I didn't realise it was you!)

[Hitcher]

We had a couple of "close encounters" with Mr Law on Sunday. Mrs H goes blithely steaming at one heading towards us on the road to Martinborough at about 130kmh -- no reaction. Later in the day I passed a stream of cars between the Tin Hut and Featherston, sliding back into the lefthand lane at about 150kmh I noted that the vehicle immediately in front had "Police" written on its arse. Again no reaction. Phew!

[Deano]

We had a couple of "close encounters" with Mr Law on Sunday. Mrs H goes blithely steaming at one heading towards us on the road to Martinborough at about 130kmh -- no reaction. Later in the day I passed a stream of cars between the Tin Hut and Featherston, sliding back into the lefthand lane at about 150kmh I noted that the vehicle immediately in front had "Police" written on its arse. Again no reaction. Phew!

Nice one Mr Plod(s).

A couple of years ago me and four friends headed up to Paeroa for the battle of the streets. We were all on big bikes, staggered formation cruising between 130km/h and 145km/h pretty much all the way there and back - several cops came by going the other way, and none even bothered to look at us.

Not sure if we looked safe enough on our merry way or what, but it was great not to get any tickets.

[maybe]

Damn I wish I could go past some of those guys I always find the ones that feel I need to be spoken to for my own safety.

[Velox]

Nice to say "hi" Velox (even though at the time I didn't realise it was you!)

Good to see your new bike in the flesh Lynda! Sorry - I should have said hi properly but there were so many people up there eh?!

Funny about the cops - we went down the west side of the lake, up to Martinborough, through the back way to Carterton and down SH2 and didn't see any cops at all! Let's just hope that's because they weren't there rather than I just didn't see them. Not that there would be many cops down the side of the lake. If anyone hasn't been there - it's a nice bit of road (the west side).

[LB]

And I forgot to say we met up with Mr and Mrs Hitcher in Martinborough too.

[LB]

Good to see your new bike in the flesh Lynda! Sorry - I should have said hi properly but there were so many people up there eh?!

Funny about the cops - we went down the west side of the lake, up to Martinborough, through the back way to Carterton and down SH2 and didn't see any cops at all! Let's just hope that's because they weren't there rather than I just didn't see them. Not that there would be many cops down the side of the lake. If anyone hasn't been there - it's a nice bit of road (the west side).

Yep, it was good to see heaps of bikes out both days - good for the soul to see motorcycling alive and well!!

We often go down the western side of the lake, but Sunday we thought it would still be a bit damp under the trees (we left Caltex Rimutaka at 9.30am with quite a bit of damp road on the Takas). It's a nice bit of road indeed.

[F5 Dave]

I’m taking the girl over Wire-wrapper for walkies but we are leaving a bunch earlier so may see youse lot on the way back.

PS have you all heard about the story of mufti’s baiting bikes by cruising at 140 over that side of the hill. People assume they obviously aren’t police travelling at that speed, & then when you pass instant LO licence. Not sure if this is an urban (rural?) myth but the story went that several people had been done this way. :sweatdrop

[Deano]

I’m taking the girl over Wire-wrapper for walkies but we are leaving a bunch earlier so may see youse lot on the way back.

PS have you all heard about the story of mufti’s baiting bikes by cruising at 140 over that side of the hill. People assume they obviously aren’t police travelling at that speed, & then when you pass instant LO licence. Not sure if this is an urban (rural?) myth but the story went that several people had been done this way. :sweatdrop

Sounds like a good case for entrapment to me...unless they have a good reason for exceeding the speed limit - the road laws apply to cops as well.

[F5 Dave]

Yeah but who would they believe? the Police doing their job or someone convicted of 'being prepared to kill someone' & probably eats babies?

I dunno about you but I’m not sure I could finish a whole one.

[matthewt]

PS have you all heard about the story of mufti’s baiting bikes by cruising at 140 over that side of the hill. People assume they obviously aren’t police travelling at that speed, & then when you pass instant LO licence. Not sure if this is an urban (rural?) myth but the story went that several people had been done this way. :sweatdrop

I hadn't heard that but 2 weekends ago a black late model falcon was right up my tail thru Kaitoke, I put a few slow cars between us before I put some speed on just incase he was a mufti. Later at the summit he drives past and it's mum/dad & 2 kids, mum looked over and smirked at me for some reason.

About 20 minutes later same car passes me just out of Featherson (heading to Martinbrough), 5 minutes later he's doing close to 200 and nearly slams into a car that was waiting to turn into a driveway. Despite nearly wiping out the family, he then continues on at 130-140 the rest of the way !?!

[merv]

Must be an off-duty cop then eh!

[James Deuce]

Yeah but who would they believe? the Police doing their job or someone convicted of 'being prepared to kill someone' & probably eats babies?

I dunno about you but I’m not sure I could finish a whole one.

My Wife's family is from over there, and her Brother is friendly with a number of local cops. Having met some of them at family functions, and talked (politely) at length about everything but police work, I am convinced that all Wairarapa cops may well be faintly dodgy in their approach to life, but it could be a symptom of some of the things they see and deal with over there.

[F5 Dave]

[yankee drawl] ‘specially if they think’n they is pick’n on some of these rich townies.

[pete376403]

Good to see your new bike in the flesh Lynda! Sorry - I should have said hi properly but there were so many people up there eh?!

Funny about the cops - we went down the west side of the lake, up to Martinborough, through the back way to Carterton and down SH2 and didn't see any cops at all! Let's just hope that's because they weren't there rather than I just didn't see them. Not that there would be many cops down the side of the lake. If anyone hasn't been there - it's a nice bit of road (the west side).
it is a nice bit of road but I got caught out one day on a bridge* which was ankle deep in cowshit and slippery as hell. Talked to a cop about it and apparently many of the locals have complained but the farmer, y'know, just doesn't care.
(*biggish concrete one with what looks like floodgates built in)

[Deano]

Yeah but who would they believe?

Ride in groups, then you have plenty of witnesses.

Or just bury the body well......just kidding Spud et al.