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bull
5th February 2007, 19:58
Monday 05 Feb
1. Ride with Dasser out to Wainui Coast.
2. Slow manouvre practice in GMs carpark


1. Met up with Dasser in Naenae and proceeded to the bottom of wainui hill then up and over and out to the coast. What an excellent road, well maintained and lots of nice sweeping corners.
My focus of the day was to accompany Dasser who has been riding for two weeks and just follow along at whatever pace he liked. I had never ridden the coast road so thought it may well be a good training run for hazard identification, countersteering and smooth throttle control.

On the way out we cruised and i was happy to go along with just my throttle hand on the bars and using it to control the cornering. I had remembered UncleB telling me about him being told to ride up a twisty hill with one hand to learn better control so thought id try it out at a comfortable pace. It was quite effortless doing it and it definetly made me smoothen the throttle otherwise i was bucking back and forwards in the saddle coming up to corners. Lots of driveways scattered along the road so was allowing room for cars by moving closer to centre where possible away from driveways, had noticed patches of shingle on the road so was very wary and on the lookout for more along the road.
On the return trip the pace was a little quicker so was able to put alot of countersteering into practice and also shigting my body over prior to cornering to help me turning in quicker and later than my normal arc. Could really feel how it would let you turn at higher speeds with countersteer and body to the inside of turn and dipping inside shoulder, also wanted to ensure i was putting weight onto my outside footpeg - the whole cornering thing is getting exciting now!

2. Decided to go with Mickdastardly(brand new to KB) to the GMs carpark to show him what hell need to do for BHS and also to practice slow manouvres myself. I explained the steady throttle and using the clutch and rear brake to keep the bike moving at low speeds. He picked that up rather fast so it was then onto the race(the last one to the end of carpark is the winner) we started the race and went a good 80m before he put his foot down. Next thing i explained to him was the countersteering buzz. He took a little while to suss this out and looked like he was jerking the bars. Few explanations later and he was doing it with ease and the smile on his face said it all. then we started doing some low speed tight circles and then uturns, he did these with ease.

All in all i had a great day - left home at 1130hrs with a 3/4 tank of petrol and got back home at 2000hrs and need to fill it up so a good days riding for me.

Thanks to both Dasser and Mickdastardly for the two rides today.

Kendog
5th February 2007, 20:13
Great write up Bull.

And top marks for imparting your knowledge to those newer to riding than yourself :yes:

gijoe1313
5th February 2007, 20:27
Woo, sounds like you put in some good practice and learning some skills there! Great write up and it sounds like you are reflecting well on your experiences :yes:

Keep up the nice work and looking forward to reading more posts! :niceone:

Terminated
5th February 2007, 20:49
Good write up. Thanks for the PM invite to join you however as mentioned I had an appointment with Roadsafe this afternoon. Will provide write up in this weeks Newbie Update.

Here's a destination tip, cause it sounds like you going to do the Wainui coast run again pretty soon I think. On your way back over the Wainui Hill take the first exit and then head out to Eastbourne, there is the Lifeboat Tavern down in the small shopping centre opposite the supermarket. Do a good pizza and it is a good wind down ride after being out to the coast.

Heads Up and Enjoy

dasser
6th February 2007, 20:40
Hi Bull,
It was great to meet you, and thanks for your company over to the coast. I enjoyed the ride. I had thought about doing the wainui run for a couple of days but had put it off.
Many thanks and thanks for the few tips about just were to be on the road
and what to look out for.
Great day thanks.

dasser

Deviant Esq
7th February 2007, 00:01
Good job Bull. Always good to have an experienced rider willing to help out the newer guys - top marks. I'm looking to participate in a lot more rides once I get back to NZ - trouble is there seems to be pleny of "rides" in Christchurch but a lot of the time they aren't posted on KB. Not easy to know about them! :brick:

bull
7th February 2007, 06:06
Cheers Deviant Esq, but ive only been riding since November last year so still very inexperienced and learning from as many different riders as possible. But still happy to pass on any of the tips and skills ive been shown so far.

dasser
7th February 2007, 10:02
Hi Deviant Esq,
Get back to NZ first, Then I'm sure the contacts will come.
There seems to be a wealth of KB riders helping out with great rides, riding tips ... etc.
But get back to NZ first.

Later
dasser