250 Newbie Noob ride Sat 11/8/07 [Archive]

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gijoe1313

9th August 2007, 15:15

Okay, I'm planning a nice little easy pootle for new 250 riders. This will be a nice little journey for those getting to know their bikes a little better.

More competent riders and those on bigger bikes will find this trip a mite boring! But plenty interesting enough for newbies :yes:

Since I'm organising this ride for the new riders, I'll be doing my usual spiels and teacher type blah blah. So if you have flashbacks of being back in a classroom ... HTFU! :stoogie:

PM please with details and a little brief about your riding experience so far!

Courtesy of gijoe1313's Fun and Mysteriously Pootling Tourist Tootles :msn-wink:

Donor

9th August 2007, 18:47

Dang... I'm fresh outta domestic credits :(

EJK

9th August 2007, 18:51

I will join if the weather is fine :)

ehab2weelr

9th August 2007, 18:58

i hop i can make it, should be fun
how long and where is the rid going to? where are we meeting?

Donor

9th August 2007, 19:00

PM please with details and a little brief about your riding experience so far!

For those that have to ask where the ride is going and when and how far etc etc...

The above is your key.

Not rocket science really...

Maverick

9th August 2007, 19:17

Doubt I will be feeling like going riding on Saturday at this point, maybe next time.

Mav

breakaway

9th August 2007, 19:26

I'm sooooooooo In. Love 250 rides.

EJK

9th August 2007, 20:17

I'm sooooooooo In. Love 250 rides.

Go away! :lol: you are 400cc Race Replica Mate! lol jks

gijoe1313

9th August 2007, 20:47

Just a nice little tootle ... not a pootle, 'cause you gotta get more kays under your tyres! :msn-wink:

Don't forget to bring a fishing line!

gijoe1313

9th August 2007, 20:50

Doubt I will be feeling like going riding on Saturday at this point, maybe next time.

Mav

I don't think your bike would even get warmed up on the route we're taking! :lol: And not out of 2nd anyway!

EJK

9th August 2007, 21:17

I want something like this :D:D:D
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Sleepr

9th August 2007, 21:19

Noooooooooo, I wont be able to come :(. Still waiting for some parts to arrive..

Have a good one :)

pml

9th August 2007, 21:46

Would like to join the ride if weather permits. Where's the meeting place and time?:yes:

discotex

9th August 2007, 21:56

Bugger.. I'm likely to be working until the wee hours of saturday then open homing on Sat half asleep. Gotta fit a trip to the Quasi sale in somewhere too. Will PM to join ya's if circumstances change tho :)

sprag

10th August 2007, 15:35

Doubt I will be feeling like going riding on Saturday at this point, maybe next time.

Mav

Geeeessss Mav showing ya age or something *hides*

gijoe1313

10th August 2007, 15:47

Don't forget to bring a hand fishing line people! :lol: I'll bring a camper stove and pan to fry up any catches (or lack of!)

EJK

10th August 2007, 15:53

And I will bring some live worms :lol:

gijoe1313

10th August 2007, 15:55

And I will bring some live worms :lol:

Shhh! Someone will end up bringing lemon, lime and tequila! :doh: :sick:

Mole_C

10th August 2007, 16:11

Shhh! Someone will end up bringing lemon, lime and tequila! :doh: :sick:

Ill bring the tequila, someone bring lemon and salt and we can do shots :shutup:

gijoe1313

10th August 2007, 16:13

Ill bring the tequila, someone bring lemon and salt and we can do shots :shutup:

Tequila? I meant Aquila!

breakaway

10th August 2007, 16:20

I was gonna wash my bike so I could show off how shiny it is tomorrow, but we're fresh out of car wash liquid.

Damn :lol:

EJK

10th August 2007, 18:05

Ill bring the tequila, someone bring lemon and salt and we can do shots :shutup:

we could all end up drunk at the place :lol:

Jeaves

10th August 2007, 18:18

Hopefully the weather tomorrow plays dice :scooter:

breakaway

10th August 2007, 19:23

**breakaway remembers the last 250 ride

My "summer gloves" (gloves with vents for summer) got soggy 1hr into the ride. Luckily some high speed riding sorted that out. I had my other winter gloves in the boot, but wanted to continue with the summer gloves as the winter gloves feel a whole lot clumsier.

http://home.nzcity.co.nz/weather/weatherdetail.aspx?wla=3

<html> Sat <img src="wimages/icons/ico-fewshowers.gif" alt="Showers" border="0" height="50" width="60"> 
Showers 18° 10°</html>

Looks alright eh.

McJim

10th August 2007, 19:24

Hope you fellas enjoy y'selves termorrer.

I'm at home with the children this time while the missus will be tail end charlie for you lot.

Ride safe.

EJK

10th August 2007, 21:04

http://home.nzcity.co.nz/weather/weatherdetail.aspx?wla=3

<html> Sat <img src="wimages/icons/ico-fewshowers.gif" alt="Showers" border="0" height="50" width="60"> 
Showers 18° 10°</html>

Looks alright eh.

I think I should pray more... :lol:

Btw, I wont be able to bring a line (Infact I don't have one), so I will bring something that can be useful eg. Knife.
Anything else we might need?

Donor

10th August 2007, 21:13

All going well, I may be able to go into Domestic Credit overdraft...

Given that my last attempt at a ride wound up with broken bikes on my drive and me patching up boo-boos, I figure karma owes me a tootle let alone a pootle dammit...

Still, the Domestic Controller must be appeased...

discotex

10th August 2007, 21:49

**breakaway remembers the last 250 ride

My "summer gloves" (gloves with vents for summer) got soggy 1hr into the ride. Luckily some high speed riding sorted that out. I had my other winter gloves in the boot, but wanted to continue with the summer gloves as the winter gloves feel a whole lot clumsier.

I did exactly the same thing. Sitting a BP I'm thinking to myself "sweet.. good thing I wore my summer gloves" and about 10 mins later I was thinking "why the hell did I leave my winter gloves under the seat???" Too late then as my hands were all wet anyway.

Even better was wearing the wet gloves all day to have them dry out just in time for that shower at the end. :angry: Damn that murphy fulla haha.

gijoe1313

10th August 2007, 21:55

Just remember NZ has the typical four seasons in one day thang! :lol:

I'll bring some condiments as well so can enjoy any catches... reminds me...better check the tide tables! :lol: :doh:

Tide table checked... low tide :doh: dammit, still going to bring a line anyway to dangle!

Donor

10th August 2007, 22:20

Sigh... I really don't know that I can be arsed riding tomorrow...

Oh my god, I think I am ill...

gijoe1313

10th August 2007, 22:27

Sigh... I really don't know that I can be arsed riding tomorrow...

Oh my god, I think I am ill...

:gob: :nono: Trolling again huh? Stoppit. :oi-grr:

Donor

10th August 2007, 22:35

No really, I have the desire to go riding... I just lack energy...

I put the options to SWMBO and even she said I should go out on 2 wheels tomorrow...

This must be some kind of weird dream/nightmare, dammit somebody wake me up!

McJim

10th August 2007, 22:42

Firefight

10th August 2007, 22:46

Tide table checked... low tide :doh: dammit, still going to bring a line anyway to dangle!

you can still get a good feed of Flounder out there:sunny:at low tide

F/F

Donor

10th August 2007, 22:51

P is your friend - visit your local tinnie. :rofl:

Scarey thing is, I could take you less the 5 minutes drive from here, and show you 2 or 3 working P labs.

Thankfully, they're in close proximity to each other, so if they ever go up, it'll be doing the neighbourhood a favour.

gijoe1313

10th August 2007, 22:53

you can still get a good feed of Flounder out there:sunny:at low tide

F/F

I don't feel like wading and spearing a point through my foot by accident! :pinch: I'll bring along a tin of sardines in case ... :innocent:

Ahh well tiddlers will do...catch and release in the bait catcher! :lol:

Firefight

10th August 2007, 22:58

I don't feel like wading and spearing a point through my foot by accident! :pinch: I'll bring along a tin of sardines in case ... :innocent:

Ahh well tiddlers will do...catch and release in the bait catcher! :lol:

or even better , not sure of the spelling, check with Mc Jim

but a great feed Herrings-en..

A Scots treat Herrings in tomato sauce yum yum,

F/F

breakaway

11th August 2007, 00:06

No really, I have the desire to go riding... I just lack energy...

HTFU Pills? ;)

Seriously though, I hear ya. I'm tired as balls but keen on a ride :scooter: Can't have it both ways eh :mellow:

xwhatsit

11th August 2007, 00:20

When I wake, time to check the weather.

See you if it's nice.

gijoe1313

11th August 2007, 07:55

It's always a good day for a ride...

been checking out the fishing gears, can't find where the handlines are...arse! I'm just going to go to the Warehouse and get one! :doh:

Either that or stick my fishing rod in the backpack... see you at BP Takanini servo at 10.00am!

W00ters!

McJim

11th August 2007, 08:38

or even better , not sure of the spelling, check with Mc Jim

but a great feed Herrings-en..

A Scots treat Herrings in tomato sauce yum yum,

F/F

Aye, but ye can catch them doon at Tescos....they live in tins don't they?

Firefight

11th August 2007, 08:42

....they live in tins don't they?

aye they do

F/F

EJK

11th August 2007, 16:00

Man it was an awesome ride!
But till "you-know-what" happened :(

Dang, I feel sorry for him...

ANYWAY, for those who didn't go, Gijoe caught 5 dog fishes, 3 Blue Cod, 4 Yellow fin tuna, 2 Stingray plus a great white shark!
oh and 6 lobbsters! hehehe...

Thank goodness the weather was fine, except strong winds bothered my lil light bike lol

I headed back home with the VX250 and GT250R till we went on our separate ways on the motorway.

It was a good day guys, It was a short but awesome ride lol
I learnt alot too :)

Have a nice rest of the day all of you :)

carbacca

11th August 2007, 16:05

a bin?? the fuzz showed up??

i went to grab a deal on some leathers otherwise i wouldve come....i even contemplated travelling the roads of south auckland trying to catch you guys somewhere on the way, but ended up just doing my own thing all over auckland

looks like fun day, yeah the wind was nasty today. whens the next one eh gijoe??

EJK

11th August 2007, 16:28

You missed all the fishing :lol::lol::lol:

btw here are some photos from my phone

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Yeah, sad thing happened... :(

delusionz

11th August 2007, 17:28

Sounds like fun,.. I didn't turn up as it said Newbie Noob ride. I'm not the sort to keep below 7000 RPM :P

That being said, Who's keen on a 250 W.O.T ride? By 250 I mean get on a 250 or don't show up :D

breakaway

11th August 2007, 17:52

I'd have appreciated it if people held off posting my bin pics till I gave the go ahead D:

Hellraiser

11th August 2007, 18:00

I'd have appreciated it if people held off posting my bin pics till I gave the go ahead D:

Bin?

Looks like its been parked there

Donor

11th August 2007, 18:02

That effect achieved only after half a dozen bikers clambered down a 20 foot bank and picked it up...

Chickadee

11th August 2007, 18:03

Good ride, enjoyed the company and the size of the group.

Shame the only fishies caught were chocolate from the dairy! Saw a seal in the bay, cool - wildlife viewing and a bike ride, what more could I ask for.

Guy at the dairy warned us about the wild goats on the roads round there (heads up to anyone riding out that way). On the way back I counted 3 herds of the blighters (had just crossed from the looks of things).

Big thanks to Justin for organising and keeping the group together and well briefed. Thanks to Donor and Jeaves for a great day too - and great chatting with you other fellas (shit I'm bad at remembering names!). I remember faces mind - see you out there again.

Thanks to McJim for the guest appearance XXOO:love:

Take care ya'll
Christine/Chickadee

Cr1MiNaL

11th August 2007, 18:21

I'd have appreciated it if people held off posting my bin pics till I gave the go ahead D:

O ffs dude !

Donor

11th August 2007, 18:24

Agreed, it was a lovely day for a ride.

However, it was ruined in a few ways for me personally.

Dodgy overtaking.
Excessive speed cornering.
Unnecessary displays of bravado and bollocks.
Blatant disregard of sensible biking gear requirements.
Riding beyond capabilities for riders of lesser ability.
Playing chicken with parked vehicles.
Dragging toes of SNEAKERS at 100kph.

I'll not be joining organised group rides for a while unless they are organised by myself, and will be invite by PM only.

Twice in 2 weeks I have had to scrape people up after basic and silly bins.

I don't get paid to do this shit on my own time, and while I have no issue in helping, it pisses me off that in 90% of cases it is completely avoidable.

Other than that, thanks to GI for the ride, Chickadee for the awesome job of TEC/Camp Mother, and to all those tht helped dragging a sick and twisted bike up a bank.

U1AGO

11th August 2007, 19:19

I just wanted to give a quick post to say thanks to all riders in today’s ride. I had lots of fun, a special thanks to the organizers and any one that helped in the retrieval of breakaway's bike from the rocks. Especially to the man who stopped in the Ute and the man who came with the trailer.

Hope to see you all out there on a ride soon. :sunny:

sprag

11th August 2007, 19:20

Jeaves

11th August 2007, 21:10

What a day! , the weather was great considering the look of the clouds. Some nice riding was had by most. No fish were caught , maybe next time eh.

Thanks to everyone who came along and to Justin for organising the ride.
Cheers to Chickadee for TEC and Doner for looking after Breakaway.

EJK

11th August 2007, 22:18

I'd have appreciated it if people held off posting my bin pics till I gave the go ahead D:

Sorry mate...

Donor

11th August 2007, 22:22

I'd have appreciated it if people held off posting my bin pics till I gave the go ahead D:

Actually, for the 11 of us there, I think it qualifies as 'our' bin... you had the easy part, it was the other schmucks that did the hard work!

Cr1MiNaL

11th August 2007, 22:48

Aw giv him a break Donor, Im sure he realises hes been a muppet. He's only learning.

Zapf

11th August 2007, 22:58

Aw giv him a break Donor, Im sure he realises hes been a muppet. He's only learning.

Its only fair if someone is being a muppet to be told off. It only a joke until someone really bites the dust.

Also it is really annoying to have to pickup bikes every weekend.

zeocen

11th August 2007, 23:12

Did you guys actually do actual fishing?

If so, fuck :( I wanted to go fishing :(

Cr1MiNaL

11th August 2007, 23:13

Its only fair if someone is being a muppet to be told off. It only a joke until someone really bites the dust.
I can only hope he learns from this incident. Dude if ur reading, don't take what all of us have said lightly... biking is dangerous, I wasn't there so I don't know what happened BUT I know this .. u don't have to be doing 200 round a corner to have fun. try taking a 30 corner at 55 and being smooth, lean more... if u bin it ul get hurt no doubt but at least u won't be another statistic. follow a more capable riders line instead of taking the lead... don't be afraid to rock up to the group waiting at the turnoffs last, hell I've been riding 7 years and I still do it if I'm with more capable riders than myself. Bring ur bike and urself bak home to ur parents in one piece and u can call it a successful ride.

On another note, this sorta shit can happen to the best of us as weve all seen so I'm not going to judge u or anyone else who happens to bin, and I hope u won't if I do.

Raj.

zeocen

11th August 2007, 23:19

I'm pretty sure I'm not drunk, but reading that post makes me feel hammered.

btw I'm no expert or anything but I've always found taking your own line in a corner to be safer, last thing I'd personally want to do is ride the riders line infront of me right into a ditch.. That's how I feel, anyway.

I really did want to go fishing though.

Zapf

11th August 2007, 23:21

Did you guys actually do actual fishing?

think they went fishing for bikes this time.... next time perhaps :innocent:

Jeaves

11th August 2007, 23:22

Did you guys actually do actual fishing?

If so, fuck :( I wanted to go fishing :(

Sure did .

Zapf

11th August 2007, 23:25

On another note, this sorta shit can happen to the best of us as weve all seen so I'm not going to judge u or anyone else who happens to bin, and I hope u won't if I do.

yep, it can happen to anyone. the point is that most of it can be avoided with some risk management skills....

ermm... risk management. Another topic I can teach :)

Donor

11th August 2007, 23:35

Cr1MiNaL

11th August 2007, 23:38

yep, it can happen to anyone. the point is that most of it can be avoided with some risk management skills....

ermm... risk management. Another topic I can teach :)

:bye::shit::shutup::bye: I can teach Financial Risk Management !

Zapf

11th August 2007, 23:45

Actually Zapf, I like the idea of a Club 250 RRRS course. I'd be a starter for attending.

Yea, it'll still be a standard RRRS course. But with a large number of 250 riders from KB :)

http://www.rrrs.org.nz/calendar.html

Can someone find out what days they are taking bookings now?

:bye::shit::shutup::bye: I can teach Financial Risk Management !

How so? about the cost of binning bikes? or real Financial risk management? spill the beans mate... :)

Cr1MiNaL

11th August 2007, 23:50

How so? about the cost of binning bikes? or real Financial risk management? spill the beans mate... :)

Real Financial Risk Management, but ull have to wait till Oct when I get my Hon.Finance :yes:

xwhatsit

11th August 2007, 23:51

Actually Zapf, I like the idea of a Club 250 RRRS course. I'd be a starter for attending.

I have progressed in my 9 months of riding to what I would say is a 'good' rider, but I am largely self taught, and have been gleaning snippets of useful information from other 'experienced' riders.

It would be good to get some more formal learning under my belt.

Never too proud to admit I need a learning...

<hints id="hah_hints"></hints>I'd definitely be interested in that, I've been meaning to do the RRRS for some time but have never got around to it.

It's a shame I missed the ride (the weather forecast was terrible!), but from your description, Donor, it sounds like it was a little hairy so missing it wasn't so bad.

The best rides I've been on have been 2, 3 or as much as 4 people. The one where we ended up with just me, GiJoe1313 and Chisanga was a good one. In the small group there was no feeling that we had to `perform' or push ourselves too much, we just rode at our own speed and slowed down regularly so we all re-grouped.

Ixion always says big group rides worry him somewhat, and I sort of understand what he means. It's like with your mates -- one on one, or in a group of three everybody acts fairly sensibly. Once a whole bunch of you gets together, a sort of mob-mentality takes over and you find yourself doing/saying things you normally wouldn't. I think this part of the characteristics of males carries over to how we ride our bikes.

Donor

12th August 2007, 00:05

It's a shame I missed the ride (the weather forecast was terrible!), but from your description, Donor, it sounds like it was a little hairy so missing it wasn't so bad.

The weather was fine, got dark twice while we were out there but it never really threatened rain.

It was the wind that got us, but it didn't really become too much of an issue until we hit the motorway at Drury, by then the ride was pretty much done and dusted.

You were just worried about mussing ya hair... go on, admit it!

xwhatsit

12th August 2007, 00:12

You were just worried about mussing ya hair... go on, admit it!

<hints id="hah_hints"></hints>Do you know how long it takes to get it just right? I mean the helmet hair is bad enough...

Brett

12th August 2007, 00:15

I'd have appreciated it if people held off posting my bin pics till I gave the go ahead D:

No offense, but then best not bin on a public ride....

Looks like you were lucky to get away in one piece looking at the rocks your bike became friendly with! WHat sorta condition is it in now?

gijoe1313

12th August 2007, 01:01

Okay, just got home from seeing some mates - I'll post a feedback on the ride and events sometime later today, with pictures (minus the ones of breakaway's bike)

Now, I'm a usually reserved person - but I will be laying it directly on the line in the post. Positive, Negatives and Interesting observations.

gijoe1313 will be assessing NCEA fashion and doing a report.

Gremlin

12th August 2007, 03:22

In the small group there was no feeling that we had to `perform' or push ourselves too much, we just rode at our own speed and slowed down regularly so we all re-grouped.
Any good organised ride will always wait for the slower riders. Learner and 250 riders should never feel pressured to ride beyond their level. Said this many a time, but the newer riders always think they have to keep up (hence the 250 rides etc)

The number of bins that can be attributed to riders pushing to keep up, and/or riding beyond their skill is rather large.

The one I often say to those riders is, lets say the fast guy is riding at 5/10's, and a corner catches him off guard. He has plenty left in reserve to handle it (and skill). You're riding at 10/10's (insanely stupid on public roads), have the same issue... you have nothing in reserve, to cope.

Additionally, faster guys screw up, it happens. If one crashes in front of you (as has happened) because he was going too fast and you're struggling to try and keep up, do you think you have any chance of making the corner?

Always ride within your skill. I'm happy to hold up rides to wait for the last few, than pick bikes up out of ditches.

gijoe1313

12th August 2007, 08:59

Righto, the day started well - I was at the BP and waited for the attendees to gather. Went over and discussed general biking things and found little things like oil on tyre (:confused:), fuel leaking from overflow...the usual things :mellow:

The briefing was in my usual teacherese speak, just enjoying the ride, learning about your machine and putting into practice road skills in a real environment.

zeocen and I had already pre-scouted out the route a day or so beforehand to check it over. Nice conditions, few blind corners, and a few technical curves which bikers all love as they become more proficient.

Took our time getting to the ride by navigating through the back streets before heading off proper.

At this stage, everyone was behaving themselves, riding in proper formation and being responsible. On through at Tuakau, we had another stop and thats when I let a group go ahead and said we would meet them at the agreed location.

Concentrating on the smaller group at hand, we took our time and only really got up to 100kph on a nice long straight before resuming tootling speeds. It's not a race, the route isn't long ... just a nice way for newbies to stretch their skills and enjoy the experience safely.

Well, turned up, did some fishing, drank some ginger beers and nattered a while. I went around and checked people were okay, and dangled a line to feed some fishes.

A great day up to then!

Once again, focussing on the newbie noobs - just did the same thing. Got those who wanted to ride closer to the open road limit to go first and thats when things went pear-shaped :doh:

Our second group had barely started before I saw bikes parked on the side of the road and riders waving. :shit:
Anyhow, just as well I had did my usual teachery prep and studied all the things I needed to do on rides. Swung into Plan B.
Got people to park safely, organised Chickadee and others to make sure oncoming traffic were aware of situation. Big, big relief when breakaway was sitting up with Donor talking charge of him. We haul him up. Others down on bike to ensure hazard to themselves and environment minimised.

No POL leaks (Petrol, Oil, Lubricant). Cellphones produced, I got Jeaves to document on my digital camera and I was organising what needed to get done ... safely. End result - everyone got back home safely after that.

I'm not too sure what happened, but from what I gleaned - some overtaking was commented on by locals, a laddish factor in some riders and of course the usual ill prescribed factors (speed, riding outside of licence class).

After pulling up the bike, had the incongruous sight of another of the group trying to do a stoppie or the appearance of one. :nono: I'll take your excuse that the "brakes were twitchy" once.

By this stage, three of our number departed - they were the core that this ride was aimed at and I just gave them the basic advice that they were riding fine - just keep the speed down to what they were comfortable at and take their time!

End of the day, McJim does what he normally does and is a very committed person to the biker community, bairns in tow, he turns up with u-haulit trailer and gets breakaway back.

Well done those newbie riders who got what they were out of the ride, some people need to learn a lesson in pulling in their heads so ego does not exceed ability. Excellent response from local community and big-ups to two locals (one was a biker and of course, knew the score). A big fat not achieved goes to some of the daft advice and behaviour after bike was pulled up and on the way home.

"You can still ride this." NO!
Putting feet on motorway on ride back NO!
Aiming at a parked van in Pukekohe and "swerving" out to miss it closely. NO! :nono:

By your actions you shall be known. Overall a great day marred by some silliness, newbie learners ashened face - but at least they got to see what happens when it all goes wrong and that there is support and a plan in place. At least half the group got what the day was about - learning to ride safely in a supportive environment. Peace out.

gijoe1313

12th August 2007, 09:17

Righto ... piccie time!

Nice day for a bike ride all things considered! The wind always makes life interesting so it was good for newbie riders to experience that.

Maha

12th August 2007, 09:32

Didnt know they had traffic wardens out there?.....(pic 1)
Who's that getting written up?

gijoe1313

12th August 2007, 09:35

Heheh, I'm sure Chickadee must have put the :shit: in some of the following cagers (Bike cop tailing bikers ahead!?)

And a few more photos... actually she was getting her line ready and Jeaves, always fascinated by cabling/wiriing had to check it out!

Donor

12th August 2007, 09:35

Didnt know they had traffic wardens out there?.....(pic 1)
Who's that getting written up?

Meah, that's just Jeaves getting done for soliciting again.

Case of having to, with the single fuel pump of 91 out there being whored at $1.78 a litre, means you best top up before ya go!

gijoe1313

12th August 2007, 10:07

Okay, this is after the dairy about three or four corners away. Goes into a 70 zone. Excellent photo work from Jeaves as I got him to document the process.

gijoe1313

12th August 2007, 10:31

The roads were clear, no gravel on the road proper and clear visibility all the way through.

Was this incident avoidable?
Did a pack mentality contribute?
Riding a larger spec machine part of the equation?
Any other possible riding behaviour involved?
Target fixation?
Headspace in the right frame?

Rhetorical questions I suspect...

And yes EJ, fark it was a long, long way down... with some big, big boulders... and a tide rolling in...

gijoe1313

12th August 2007, 10:39

And on an end note, there was fishing involved!

I fed sausage meat to the sprats and nibblers, Chickadee did luncheon ... and in the end, it turns out Choco fish was caught and eaten raw! Oh! The humanity of it all!

I was jealous 'cause I didn't catch one ... mebbe I should have brought Pikachu cause he could've catched them all? :innocent:

McJim

12th August 2007, 10:51

They're tiddlers...I'd have thrown 'em back. MAF will be all over you guys like a rash for undersized catches. Might confiscate yer bikes :rofl:

gijoe1313

12th August 2007, 11:16

And how can I speak with such eloquence and insight for bank experience? Why! I am already part of the Hondaberries planting club care of Twilight Road!

So, I've been there, done that ... 'cept this time McJim ain't riding slowly by looking into the undergrowth at Punga trees.

He shouldna nae worry aboot it... he knows once an Asian has gone done, he'll be back up in half hour again! :innocent:

And no, I wasn't trying to keep up with a Scotsman on a VTR ... everyone knows that in the hills, Scotsman reign supreme!

gijoe1313

12th August 2007, 11:18

They're tiddlers...I'd have thrown 'em back. MAF will be all over you guys like a rash for undersized catches. Might confiscate yer bikes :rofl:

Undersized? Donor? Those are two words that are oxymoronic when juxtaposed! :rofl:

Donor

12th August 2007, 11:26

Interesting...

Well, at least I wasn't spouting to one and all that my hope for the day was to have my sausage nibbled on by a fish... *cough*

gijoe1313

12th August 2007, 11:27

Interesting...

Well, at least I wasn't spouting to one and all that my hope for the day was to have my sausage nibbled on by a fish... *cough*

Well I was a practicing seaman ... :innocent: *cough cough*

Donor

12th August 2007, 11:29

Well I was a practicing seaman ... :innocent: *cough cough*

I shall never swim in the sea again... :sick:

McJim

12th August 2007, 11:40

I shall never swim in the sea again... :sick:

That's only coz every time you do Greenpeace come along and tow you out to deep water! :rofl:

Donor

12th August 2007, 11:49

Now I wasn't going to mention your stunning set of Moobs Mr Jamie...

McJim

12th August 2007, 11:51

Now I wasn't going to mention your stunning set of Moobs Mr Jamie...

Chest like a sack of footballs me. McJim the Barbarian. :rofl: Called pectoral muscles. Handy for lifting broken bikes on and off trailers.

Donor

12th August 2007, 12:05

Chest like a sack of footballs me. McJim the Barbarian. :rofl: Called pectoral muscles. Handy for lifting broken bikes on and off trailers.

Deflated footballs is it?

Though I cannot fault their bike lifting prowess... no sir!

gijoe1313

12th August 2007, 12:09

Had to take it to the gutter did'n ya Donor? I call Godwin's law onto myself, because Nazis will be bound to making an appearance later...

Donor

12th August 2007, 12:12

Had to take it to the gutter did'n ya Donor? I call Godwin's law onto myself, because Nazis will be bound to making an appearance later...

Well yeah, I guess I did... it was take it to the gutter and laugh, or flog the bike and forget riding because I can't be fucked watching people try and kill themselves anymore.

So send the servants of Godwins I say... it means little to me...

gijoe1313

12th August 2007, 12:19

Well yeah, I guess I did... it was take it to the gutter and laugh, or flog the bike and forget riding because I can't be fucked watching people try and kill themselves anymore.

So send the servants of Godwins I say... it means little to me...

Is that akin to rolling up little barrels of death in ground up vegetable matter and causing a combustion of deleterious byproducts in twin fleshy receptacles of atmosphere processing units?

xwhatsit

12th August 2007, 16:12

Had to take it to the gutter did'n ya Donor? I call Godwin's law onto myself, because Nazis will be bound to making an appearance later...

<hints id="hah_hints"></hints>It's worth noting that, as quoted in TJF, that `there is also a widely- recognized codicil that any intentional triggering of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful. Godwin himself has discussed the subject (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.10/godwin.if_pr.html).'

Donor -- come and ride with the Super-Nanas sometime. We trade in our fancy leathers for flabby cordura, and knee-down chic for tyre-saving ponderousness :innocent:

babyblade250rr

12th August 2007, 16:44

yeah i'm always keen to ride with you donor, i'm not overly stupid lol, but yeah i'm in for cruising with the occasional slip of the throttle but me no im not a maniac

Maha

12th August 2007, 17:20

yeah i'm always keen to ride with you donor, i'm not overly stupid lol, but yeah i'm in for cruising with the occasional slip of the throttle but me no im not a maniac

We had a young fulla on a 250 came up to me yesterday (not a KBer) and asked if we were a club?...and could he join us for the ride?.. answers were No! and Hell Yeah. There were 3 Busa's an R6 GSXR 600 and a Thou, a couple of Triumphs and a SV 650. The 250 (at the first stop) said he was over doing it trying to keep up with faster guys. Senior memeber told him ''dont do that, ride your own ride''...then to his credit....He did! Mature man that lad, good head on his shoulders, he stuck right behind me the rest of the day..well, me and a Busa and the SV...Both Tide and Donor have been on one of my rides...down south Waikato...many bikes, not one! incident, it can be done...:yes:

EJK

12th August 2007, 17:21

Quite a strong message but a good point there Donor :yes:

We had a young fulla on a 250 came up to me yesterday (not a KBer) and asked if we were a club?...and could he join us for the ride?.. answers were No! and Hell Yeah. There were 3 Busa's an R6 GSXR 600 and a Thou, a couple of Triumphs and a SV 650. The 250 (at the first stop) said he was over doing it trying to keep up with faster guys. Senior memeber told him ''dont do that, ride your own ride''...then to his credit....He did! Mature man that lad, good head on his shoulders, he stuck right behind me the rest of the day..well, me and a Busa and the SV...Both Tide and Donor have been on one of my rides...down south Waikato...many bikes, not one! incident, it can be done...:yes:

Nice lad! I shall honor him :yes:

Hellraiser

12th August 2007, 18:41

We had a young fulla on a 250 came up to me yesterday (not a KBer) and asked if we were a club?...and could he join us for the ride?.. answers were No! and Hell Yeah. There were 3 Busa's an R6 GSXR 600 and a Thou, a couple of Triumphs and a SV 650. The 250 (at the first stop) said he was over doing it trying to keep up with faster guys. Senior memeber told him ''dont do that, ride your own ride''...then to his credit....He did! Mature man that lad, good head on his shoulders, he stuck right behind me the rest of the day..well, me and a Busa and the SV...Both Tide and Donor have been on one of my rides...down south Waikato...many bikes, not one! incident, it can be done...:yes:

Hahaha i wondered where he came from ........... he stayed on my arse most of the time, mind you that doesn't mean anything as i ride like a nana.

After riding with the guys & gals on Archer's ride yesterday i also highly recommend bike 2 bike coms, not only to you get cop and road condition warnings from the lead bike but it also makes it eaiser to over take cages in the twisty stuff cause the lead rider is telling you that the road is clear ahead so you can overtake on blind corner ( of cause you wouldn't do this if you were way behind the lead rider).

I think it would be benificial if newer riders had a cheep coms set up that they could use when on group rides mainly so that they can listen to the more experanced riders warning about changing road conditions.

Cr1MiNaL

12th August 2007, 18:53

coms r a good idea if u bin too :yes: how much moolah for 1?

babyblade250rr

12th August 2007, 19:05

Hahaha i wondered where he came from ........... he stayed on my arse most of the time, mind you that doesn't mean anything as i ride like a nana.

After riding with the guys & gals on Archer's ride yesterday i also highly recommend bike 2 bike coms, not only to you get cop and road condition warnings from the lead bike but it also makes it eaiser to over take cages in the twisty stuff cause the lead rider is telling you that the road is clear ahead so you can overtake on blind corner ( of cause you wouldn't do this if you were way behind the lead rider).

I think it would be benificial if newer riders had a cheep coms set up that they could use when on group rides mainly so that they can listen to the more experanced riders warning about changing road conditions.

hmm coms thats a great idea wonder if there's anyway we can get a bulk deal off some supplier??

325rocket

12th August 2007, 19:12

i work for a communications company and am currently working on getting some sort of bike comms that can be rented when needed.
ill let you all know if / when i get it sorted