Big Dog
16th January 2007, 02:10
Just been for a ride for the sake of going for a ride for the first time in a long time.
If there is a legal way to have more fun with pants on than going for a ride with no place to go, no traffic worth mentioning, minimal roadworks, no time I have to be somewhere and the only reason for the ride to christen my new helmet then i have yet to come across it.
Where did I take this uneventful pleasure cruise?
Departed Te Atatu at 11pm.
Headed up to Helensville with thoughts of heading across to Albany and back around home via Coatsville.
Screw that I was having way too much fun and it felt great to push on up to Wellsford with a brief stop at a rest stop for no other reason than to stretch my legs. Now that is a first for me, riding far enough that I need a stretch before I need to take my helmet off.
What a difference a style makes. Same size and make as old helmet different style equals far more comfortable over distance and time. But I digress.
What a beautiful clear sky.
After Wellsford down to Silverdale for a coffee and top up, don't need much but as I was stopping for coffee anyway save me a stop later.
Graveyarder at Silverdale BP is a champ! Made a great coffee, was bright, cheerful and put the pump on to authorised without pre pay or too much fuss even though he does not and could not know that my partner runs that store.
Down via the motor way was a little boring after such beautiful uncluttered roads. All of the coned off an detours made this a little more interesting.
All and all a fairly tame ride, but this was fun for me in ways that I seldom get to enjoy with the added pleasure of managing what usually was a 3 or four stop ride (due to helmet discomfort despite having the largest helmet I could source) in 2 stops.
If anyone else out there finds their jaw is just a little to square to be comfortable in the right size helmet try a HJC brand CL-SP.
Marginally heavier than the CL-14 or 15 but not that I noticed "in flight".
God bless America, so far of the gear I own I have the following either built in or for the American market:
Bike (Japanese but the design brief was for sale in the US)
Pants (American Brand, no Euro or Kiwi pants even come close)
Gloves (American Brand)
Boots (Australian boots - Designed with American bikers in mind)
Helmet (American brand, Model intended for the domestic market only initialy.
But again I digress, 215 km for no real reason.
Return time 1am, so not a fast ride, but a very enjoyable one.
Just thought I would share while I unwind.
If there is a legal way to have more fun with pants on than going for a ride with no place to go, no traffic worth mentioning, minimal roadworks, no time I have to be somewhere and the only reason for the ride to christen my new helmet then i have yet to come across it.
Where did I take this uneventful pleasure cruise?
Departed Te Atatu at 11pm.
Headed up to Helensville with thoughts of heading across to Albany and back around home via Coatsville.
Screw that I was having way too much fun and it felt great to push on up to Wellsford with a brief stop at a rest stop for no other reason than to stretch my legs. Now that is a first for me, riding far enough that I need a stretch before I need to take my helmet off.
What a difference a style makes. Same size and make as old helmet different style equals far more comfortable over distance and time. But I digress.
What a beautiful clear sky.
After Wellsford down to Silverdale for a coffee and top up, don't need much but as I was stopping for coffee anyway save me a stop later.
Graveyarder at Silverdale BP is a champ! Made a great coffee, was bright, cheerful and put the pump on to authorised without pre pay or too much fuss even though he does not and could not know that my partner runs that store.
Down via the motor way was a little boring after such beautiful uncluttered roads. All of the coned off an detours made this a little more interesting.
All and all a fairly tame ride, but this was fun for me in ways that I seldom get to enjoy with the added pleasure of managing what usually was a 3 or four stop ride (due to helmet discomfort despite having the largest helmet I could source) in 2 stops.
If anyone else out there finds their jaw is just a little to square to be comfortable in the right size helmet try a HJC brand CL-SP.
Marginally heavier than the CL-14 or 15 but not that I noticed "in flight".
God bless America, so far of the gear I own I have the following either built in or for the American market:
Bike (Japanese but the design brief was for sale in the US)
Pants (American Brand, no Euro or Kiwi pants even come close)
Gloves (American Brand)
Boots (Australian boots - Designed with American bikers in mind)
Helmet (American brand, Model intended for the domestic market only initialy.
But again I digress, 215 km for no real reason.
Return time 1am, so not a fast ride, but a very enjoyable one.
Just thought I would share while I unwind.