Fantastic day in CHCH (25 August)

[Bren]

WOW, what a wonderful day down here. The sun is shining and its reasonably warm for this time of year. In general a primo day and would be fantastic to have a blast. I still dont have a bike yet and its driving me nuts, absolute bonkers, so if you go out today think of me being at home bikeless:crybaby:

Have fun guys and ride safe!

[laRIKin]

Yes it is and I have a bike to ride.:crybaby:
But can't as I have stuffed my back.:violin:
Maybe tomorrow if thing keep improving as they have been.:banana::ride:

[T.W.R]

tis a ripper of a day :sunny:

still trying to shake the flu here and plus I've got bits to be done on my bikes :doh:
maybe tomorrow :niceone:

Lemans be a sport & lend Linux one of your toys :msn-wink:

[laRIKin]

TWR I seen you on line and was going to PM you and say.
Why the F### aren't you out riding.
Well now I know, get well mate.

And I ignore the last part you stirrer.

[cynna]

wasnt so nice at 4am this morning when my bike left me stranded on anzac drive. had to wait for an hour waiting to be picked up........

seen heaps of bikes out today around woolston heading to the bike show

[The Lone Rider]

There was a bike show!? Damn damn damn damn.

I woke up in someone elses bed with her long gone to work, road home on the bike, then road to the local mall to buy some wood glue then got a text from the lady saying she left her lights on so I road all the way to the other end of town (right by Anzac drive actually) and ring the AA guy and got her jump started, then road all the way home and now I'm giggling at linux for not having a bike still haha :P

I hope tomorrow is as nice as Chromed Knuckles has a gathering and ride on.

[onearmedbandit]

Went out today on one of the usual jaunts and it was great. Plenty of bikes out too, good to see.

[laRIKin]

There was a bike show!? Damn damn damn damn.

Just checked and it is on Sunday as well from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Woolston Working Mans Club and only $2 to get in.

[Oakie]

Glorious day.
Mrs Oakie followed me on her 250 Eliminator up the Port Hills to the 'Sign of the Takahe/Kiwi' (whichever) from the Christchurch side. This was the first time she'd tackled that piece of road from the city side. Went up slow but steady and safe using good lines and with no dramas except for holding up a GSXsomthingorother for a short time. Got to the top to find a set of traffic lights at the crest and road works on the other side. The light was red and looked like it would be for several minutes so we turned around and came back down again. Slow and safe she came back down behind me again ... so safe infact that at one stage she was passed by a guy on a push bike! :eek5: To be fair he was on a pretty flash looking bike and was really motoring thru a set of 35kph twisties.
After we'd finished the descent she pulled me over and asking if we could go to Lyttleton next because 'her bike' needed to go fast for a while. :clap:

On the way back from there (going down the motorway) I was following her while some grey haired old fella in a maroon Primera tail-gated me for a couple of minutes. I tried to get him to back off but he finished up pulling out with traffic coming the other way and passed us both, missing Mrs Oakie by a couple of metres as he pulled back in to avoid the oncoming traffic. In a move that couldn't have been choreographed better, we both gave him the same 'cheery wave' of the single digit variety in his rear vision mirror at exactly the same time. (That's what being married for 25 years does for you).

Following that we went to Cafe Metro on the road to Sumner for a coffee (that finished up being a Heineken instead) and then toodled happily home.

Great afternoon and Mrs Oakie has another 71 km experience under her wheels.

[Bren]

Oakie, sounds like ya had a good day apart from the cage tailgating ya....I certainly wish I was riding, but ended up perving at bikes at the bike show....all in all a good day...but still bikeless

[The Lone Rider]

Just checked and it is on Sunday as well from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Woolston Working Mans Club and only $2 to get in.

Cheers for that Lemans! Up at 8am for me it is hahahahaha

Now where the fudge is the Working Mans Club? I assume its a bit different from a working girls club haha


I used to live up by the Takahe.. them bicyclist are crazy.

What type of Eliminator does Mrs Oakie have? One like this (cruiser style): http://www.motorbikes.be/en/Kawasaki_EL_250_Eliminator_V_2006.aspx

If it's a cruiser would she be interested in joining up for some CK rides? She wouldn't be the only female or person on a 250!

[laRIKin]

43 Hargood St

[The Lone Rider]

Thanks again! Might see a few of you there... but I don't wear KB patches :P

[Oakie]

What type of Eliminator does Mrs Oakie have? One like this (cruiser style): http://www.motorbikes.be/en/Kawasaki_EL_250_Eliminator_V_2006.aspx

If it's a cruiser would she be interested in joining up for some CK rides? She wouldn't be the only female or person on a 250!

No. Her bike is pretty much like this one ... but is black. (It's a parallel twin instead of a V twin) http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/020841/ It is a cruiser style without the chrome and with a bikini fairing.

I'll pass the offer on to her. She'll have Saturday afternoons all to herself from October on (I play cricket) so she may be interested in the odd ride.

[The Lone Rider]

No. Her bike is pretty much like this one ... but is black. (It's a parallel twin instead of a V twin) http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/020841/ It is a cruiser style without the chrome and with a bikini fairing.

I'll pass the offer on to her. She'll have Saturday afternoons all to herself from October on (I play cricket) so she may be interested in the odd ride.

If you got rid of the bikini fairing it'd look quite like them 250cc magnas eh

Narly, pass it along. Just contact me about it as the others are on KB but don't post or look around much I don't think

[Monsterbishi]

With the weather playing so nice lately, I figured it was time to spark up the bike this weekend, and get the puncture in the rear sorted that I picked up before I packed it away for the winter break(July & August)

So yesterday I chuck the key in, go to spark her up - no joy, just turned over.

I figured the battery had lost some charge over winter, so today I pulled the fuses and attached the trickle charger, gave it a hour and then re-tried. Still no joy, so I checked all the fuses and relays, earths, etc. All good there, I'd run the battery flat turning it over again. So back on charge it went.

Much later on, something sprung to mind, went outside, jumped on the bike and stood it up, got a weak moan of noise as the fuel pump primed with fuel - that'll teach me for tucking it away when it's almost out of fuel! :innocent: Sparked up first try once there was something other than air in the carbs...

[Oakie]

If you got rid of the bikini fairing it'd look quite like them 250cc magnas eh

Narly, pass it along. Just contact me about it as the others are on KB but don't post or look around much I don't think

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[helenoftroy]

WOW, what a wonderful day down here. The sun is shining and its reasonably warm for this time of year. In general a primo day and would be fantastic to have a blast. I still dont have a bike yet and its driving me nuts, absolute bonkers, so if you go out today think of me being at home bikeless:crybaby:

Have fun guys and ride safe!

Out on the bikes(I can choose :love:) for a ride for 3 days in a row.Absolutely awesum weather and man !! does it do good things for the soul:niceone:

Sorry linuxrunner - it was good:banana::banana:

Will my ugly behemoth be allowed to keep company with the gorgeous guzzis one day Le mans & SDU?? I really hope so:scooter::scooter:

[thehollowmen]

48 hour party was on this weekend.. I just got home and it is still going ...

[dangerous]

So whos keen for a spin to the Hiltop today (26/08)then???

Hows about 12:30 leave from the Halswell car park behind the halswell taven.

[Oakie]

Ooohhh. Another beautiful day. I guess I'll just have to wait until Mrs Oakie gets home from work after 2pm sometime and then wait (about 30 seconds) before she asks if we're going for a ride. Until then ... I have gardening and lawnmowing to do.

[Bren]

Maybe heading down to AshVegas today to check out a bike....

[The Lone Rider]

CK ride today out to Amberley.. but most of you fellas dont have cruisers :P

[T.W.R]

Maybe heading down to AshVegas today to check out a bike....

wouldn't happen to be the XJ650 on TM would it mmm? :shifty:

[laRIKin]

Will my ugly behemoth be allowed to keep company with the gorgeous guzzis one day Le mans & SDU?? I really hope so:scooter::scooter:

Of course you can and you know that I nearly bought that bike you call a behemoth.
I sort of still do wish I had bought it and I'm glad that it found a good home.

[Bren]

wouldn't happen to be the XJ650 on TM would it mmm? :shifty:

nah not that one...a honda cb750 custom...phoned the bloke up this morn...he has another guy comin to look at it so will call him at 12 and see whats goin on

[SpankMe]

Yep, another beautiful day in the garden city. I think me & Noy will walk down to the Fox & Ferret for lunch at 1PM.

[geek]

Yep, another beautiful day in the garden city. I think me & Noy will walk down to the Fox & Ferret for lunch at 1PM.

You left it too late, Llama me going to the Woolston bike show.

[Sniper]

Yep, another beautiful day in the garden city. I think me & Noy will walk down to the Fox & Ferret for lunch at 1PM.

How long you here for Spank?

[FruitLooPs]

Cracking weather all weekend, took the gsxr750 out to diamond harbor. Saw dozens of bikers out from an L plate GN250 to a gang of harley/cruisers to a pack of sports bike riders and some 2-up on a BMW I think. Hell even a vespa scooter gang pulled up in numbers at diamond harbor as I was leaving. Surely some KB'ers amongst them.

Saw another old oil cooled gixxer which was sweet, barely see them at all these days, gave him a wave. :niceone:

Nobody seemed to be doing anything overly stupid, although some fellow on his cruiser smartly rearranged his line around a corner back into his lane when he found me oncoming!

Hope everyone had an awesome day with no offs, I sure did! :woohoo:

Oh yeah, bloody hell the detour from turning right at sign of the kiwi to gebbes pass is a goats trail and a half! take it easy there for sure.

[SpankMe]

How long you here for Spank?

Going back on the 3^rd, so will probably do the Fox & Ferret next weekend.

[Sniper]

Going back on the 3^rd, so will probably do the Fox & Ferret next weekend.

Sweet as. Might have to shout you a beer before then if you have time.

In Nam next weekend for a wedding

S

[SpankMe]

Sweet as. Might have to shout you a beer before then if you have time.

In Nam next weekend for a wedding

S

At Micky Finns or Shooters most Friday nights after 10.

[thehollowmen]

At Micky Finns or Shooters most Friday nights after 10.

*stalk stalk stalk*

[dangerous]

Saw another old oil cooled gixxer which was sweet, barely see them at all these days, gave him a wave. :niceone: That would have been our own Orangeback, and a minter it is

[onearmedbandit]

Fuck yes, another minta day. Did a ride over to Akaroa with a few others, dangerous, bren_chch, T.W.R., Rashika, tuono and a few othersm Mint roads, not too much traffic and another free drink for me at the pub. Nice.

[Rashika]

CK ride today out to Amberley.. but most of you fellas dont have cruisers :P
not anymore... used to for 10 years, but found my niche now :scooter:



Oh yeah, bloody hell the detour from turning right at sign of the kiwi to gebbes pass is a goats trail and a half! take it easy there for sure.

nah love that bit of road, hard work tho, very testing :yes:

actually had a nice blat today, altho was feeling a bit wary on the Buell after spending so much time on the race bikes... and theres all these fkrs on the road trying to run you over!

Not to mention the retards in the pushbike race WTF was going on there??? See a bike race sign on the side of the road, think.. Ok slow down a bit even tho its 100km zone, down to 50kms or so, with a van and a car and Dangerous in front of me. Suddenly there is a van on our side of the road yelling at us to get off the road... EXCUSE ME but who the fuck are you to almost run us down?? ...after him was about 30 cyclists , with a fair number on our side of the road as well.
I guess the bloke on the side of the road leaning on his sign before we got the van trying to run us down, was maybe meant to STOP THE FKN TRAFFIC GOING THRU AND FORGOT???????

fks sake, if you are having a race on an open public road i suggest you get someone with a brain to hold your signs, otherwise pay up for a closed road like the rest of us do when we race at the track or piss off our OPEN PUBLIC roads.
very lucky not to have a repeat of the Le Race fatality, with a couple of motorcyclsits thrown in for good measure today

Ok gripe over... It was a NICE ride after all that shit

[TonyB]

Fuck this, I'm gonna see if I can get the Monster registered. Not having a road bike SUCKS!

[Sniper]

At Micky Finns or Shooters most Friday nights after 10.

am ;)

Might see what I can do. Might organise something and send you a PM

[Bren]

Fuck this, I'm gonna see if I can get the Monster registered. Not having a road bike SUCKS!

I would have to agree with you....Not having A bike sucks big time, especially on corker days like today!

[dangerous]

Ok gripe over...

Gripes just starting, that shit that went down was serious... it was so close to another LeRace type death it wasnt funny... those bikes and suport cars should NOT cross the center line, I am going to follow this up as that was discusting organisation... considering a few corners up theer were 2 coppers on bikes on points duty and when I walked up to them and bitched... he didnt seem to give a shit... dangerous not happy (red hair heckles comming up)

[TonyB]

I would have to agree with you....Not having A bike sucks big time, especially on corker days like today! Yeah MrsB decided that I could spend about $3K on another bike. I've really been missing the road, and its having an effect on me, so she decided I should get a road bike. problem is, with 2 race bikes, a $3k POS would be just that- a POS money pit. Better to put some of that money into the Monster, where the extra development $$$ would pay off at the track and on the road. The wee 750 Monster would be a bit underwhelming on the road, but then I guess that will keep me out of trouble:innocent:

[T.W.R]

Fuck yes, another minta day. Did a ride over to Akaroa with a few others, dangerous, bren_chch, T.W.R., Rashika, tuono and a few othersm Mint roads, not too much traffic and another free drink for me at the pub. Nice.

She was beauty all right :yes: glad to have finally caught up & managed to get a few kms on the road with you at last:niceone:
though having the Meanie blat past and then proceed to grid off bits around Lake Forsyth in front of us was a bit daunting :shutup:


It was a NICE ride after all that shit

:shutup: and someone trying on a drag up the Takamatua straight was entertaining :bleh:


considering a few corners up theer were 2 coppers on bikes on points duty and when I walked up to them and bitched... he didnt seem to give a shit... dangerous not happy (red hair heckles comming up)

Yeah and you held us up having your wee chin-wag :wait: though from behind you looked as if you were giving him a bib full :Punk:
They shouldn't have had a bloody road race mapped out that it crossed a main rd like that anyhow especially there at Tai Tapu, there's plenty of bloody back roads to choose from in the area that would have kept them well away from any traffic.

Here's a couple of pics from the day anyhow :niceone:

[Ghost_Bullet]

Bloody beauty day, was to good to stay in the sun, ended up in Refton, damp and cooler, and taking some cross country dirt track to a look out.

I'll have some snippy snaps on me webby snots a liddle later.

Good to hear that ya others got out there.

A shocker though the news about the cycle race.... blatent ignorance it seems :angry: there are some idiots on the roads. there were some in our direction to.

Bring on the :sunny:'er days!!!!!!!

[TonyB]

Here's a couple of pics from the day anyhow Bastards!!!

[Rashika]

:shutup: and someone trying on a drag up the Takamatua straight was entertaining :bleh:


I saw ya there awhile earlier and waited till ya decided to pass and thought... hmmm... must be time to give it a few beans :innocent: just to see if you were paying attention

but I'm a bit wary of going flat out along that straight, dont like the intersection at the bottom, people like to pull out there.

[orangeback]

That would have been our own Orangeback, and a minter it is

It was I
went out sat and sun on the old slab,
sat was fine as i was with jimmy on the bandit and (Rizzla Lee) on the Reaper all was good.
sunday i was with the Reaper again and the Pom on the R1,and the old slab was not up to it speed wise , was whishing id tock the zx10 out in stead, but there s alwas next week :Punk::scooter::Punk:

[T.W.R]

Bastards!!!

:innocent: US??? Never :shit: I'm sure there's two names on my birth certificate, can't speak for the rest though :lol:


I saw ya there awhile earlier and waited till ya decided to pass and thought... hmmm... must be time to give it a few beans :innocent: just to see if you were paying attention

but I'm a bit wary of going flat out along that straight, dont like the intersection at the bottom, people like to pull out there.

:shutup: yeah I had two booming V-twins getting in the road around the twisties :bleh: so when the time was right I picked you both off. I heard the Buell change note as I pulled up beside you :eek: time for action so down a gear a give it handful :innocent: only saw 2**kmh down there :innocent:

When you're coming down the hill you can actually see either side of the intersection pretty clearly it's just the area by the house on the right that's a bit dubious and you need to watch :yes:

[FruitLooPs]

nah love that bit of road, hard work tho, very testing :yes:


Testing yeah, I remember first time up the hills ever on a bike, my RG150 following some friends at 10pm down that road with bloody 20w bulbs on high beam (I've seen pushbike lights stronger!), packing myself on a few corners talk about trial by fire!!

Today I was enjoying it pretty thoroughly, and the first half up till the cattle stop and cliff side drive was great - but a wee way into the last section I saw a white cross on the edge next to the drop and decided to take it a wee bit more careful. The camber on some of those corners is crazy, and the saggy wet noodle excuse for a shock at the rear of my 750 wanted to toss me off at the first chance of trouble. :sweatdrop

Pitty about the bike race, sounds like they haven't learnt from the accident a few years back! :nono:

[Bren]

Bastards!!!

I hear ya mate.... :Pokey:

[onearmedbandit]

I would just like to reiterate to those that weren't there today, that it was a fucking awesome day, a day that represents all that is motorcycling to me. Days like this are getting rarer and rarer, what with the higher number of vehicles using our roads each year, increased policing of said roads etc. Get it while you can. Do like I did, become a bum and ride everyday.

[helenoftroy]

I would just like to reiterate to those that weren't there today, that it was a fucking awesome day, a day that represents all that is motorcycling to me. Days like this are getting rarer and rarer, what with the higher number of vehicles using our roads each year, increased policing of said roads etc. Get it while you can. Do like I did, become a bum and ride everyday.

Sounds like an awesome motorcycling day was had - Im envious

Sunday start of work week for me:doctor:

But days off weekdays can have its advantages when it comes to traffic:clap:

[Rashika]

Do like I did, become a bum and ride everyday.

now HE'S a real bastard TonyB!! Ride every day indeed... :bleh:

[HenryDorsetCase]

I pootled* over to Akaroa after the brit bike show yesterday. Fantastic except my favourite lunch/coffee spot (By the Green) was shut :(

not too many munters about, and it looks like the road has lost most of the grit/shingle from winter. quite a few cars out though.



*wearing draggin jeans I wasnt about to push my luck.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Not to mention the retards in the pushbike race WTF was going on there??? See a bike race sign on the side of the road, think.. Ok slow down a bit even tho its 100km zone, down to 50kms or so, with a van and a car and Dangerous in front of me. Suddenly there is a van on our side of the road yelling at us to get off the road... EXCUSE ME but who the fuck are you to almost run us down?? ...after him was about 30 cyclists , with a fair number on our side of the road as well.
I guess the bloke on the side of the road leaning on his sign before we got the van trying to run us down, was maybe meant to STOP THE FKN TRAFFIC GOING THRU AND FORGOT???????

fks sake, if you are having a race on an open public road i suggest you get someone with a brain to hold your signs, otherwise pay up for a closed road like the rest of us do when we race at the track or piss off our OPEN PUBLIC roads.
very lucky not to have a repeat of the Le Race fatality, with a couple of motorcyclsits thrown in for good measure today


really interesting. Bet you a dollar that didnt comply with their traffic management plan and all that bullshit. Complain to the council so they dont get a permit anymore. that would be Selwyn District I think

[onearmedbandit]

now HE'S a real bastard TonyB!! Ride every day indeed... :bleh:

Actually, not everyday. I've taken today off from riding, leathers to clean, housework to do, etc. But I'll be back on the bike everyday thereafter.

[Rashika]

Actually, not everyday. I've taken today off from riding, leathers to clean, housework to do, etc. But I'll be back on the bike everyday thereafter.

heheeee....

ya still a bloody bastard for having the choice

[onearmedbandit]

heheeee....

ya still a bloody bastard for having the choice

Proud to be a bastard. I've spent the last 7+yrs not having weekends, missing out on rides etc. Now it's my turn to have a healthy dose of guilt-free 'time for myself', and if I can make others envious in doing so then all the better :lol: . The biggest decision I face everyday now is whether I'll cook myself bacon and eggs for breakfast or go out for breakfast.

[Deviant Esq]

Fuck yes, another minta day. Did a ride over to Akaroa with a few others, dangerous, bren_chch, T.W.R., Rashika, tuono and a few othersm Mint roads, not too much traffic and another free drink for me at the pub. Nice.
Noone told me! I'da been keen :weep:

[onearmedbandit]

Didn't realise your bike was back on the road.

[Joni]

Didn't realise your bike was back on the road.yeah I saw deviant tootling around town the other day! :2thumbsup.

[onearmedbandit]

Tootling you say?

[Joni]

Tootling you say? :lol: Well he was not hooning... :msn-wink:

Sorry Deviant, not intended to offend :innocent:

[T.W.R]

Actually, not everyday. I've taken today off from riding, leathers to clean, housework to do, etc. But I'll be back on the bike everyday thereafter.

It's going to rain tomorrow :bleh:


Noone told me! I'da been keen :weep:

You're going to have change your Sig :shutup: you weren't paying attention :nono:

[Deviant Esq]

You're going to have change your Sig :shutup: you weren't paying attention :nono:
Change my sig? I don't have a sig at this point, what you talking about?

Paying attention to what? :mellow:

[onearmedbandit]

I think he meant your user title.

[orangeback]

http://www.wises.co.nz/d/31/Canterbury/Christchurch+City+Centre/CHRISTCHURCH/akaroa/#c/2lyhs/6637k/5/
make the most of it b4 the cop hit it again this year

[T.W.R]

Change my sig? I don't have a sig at this point, what you talking about?

Paying attention to what? :mellow:


I think he meant your user title.

My bad :doh:

It was fairly impromptu in nature though.
Would have though you'd been out somewhere anyhow :shifty:

[JWALKER]

Fuck yes, another minta day. Did a ride over to Akaroa with a few others, dangerous, bren_chch, T.W.R., Rashika, tuono and a few othersm Mint roads, not too much traffic and another free drink for me at the pub. Nice.

you ever want a free drink in town on a saturday night after bout 1am, come see me and i will make sure you get one

[onearmedbandit]

Should I be scared JWALKER? lol, thanks mate.

[JWALKER]

haha. of me or the drink?, lol. maybe . . the drink, just dont ask me to mak a real strong shot and you will be fine, haha.

[The Lone Rider]

Here's a couple of pics from the day anyhow :niceone:

Who's cruiser is that? And what type?

[T.W.R]

Who's cruiser is that? And what type?

My Old mate's cruiser ;) It's a 04 1600 Meanstreak :crazy: But he doesn't ride it like a cruiser :2thumbsup

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=51866&d=1169637301

[dangerous]

My Old mate's cruiser ;) It's a 04 1600 Meanstreak :crazy: But he doesn't ride it like a cruiser :2thumbsup

You have mates/ :shit:
yeah he rode it like a old 55 Chevy using all the rd and chuging along holding the crew up :woohoo: :Punk:

[T.W.R]

You have mates/ :shit:
yeah he rode it like a old 55 Chevy using all the rd and chuging along holding the crew up :woohoo: :Punk:

:zzzz: 26yrs is getting there sort of :whistle:

Ha the 290 odd kgs of bike with the wheel base from hell it does OK :slap:

7yrs as London courier he ain't no slouch, his last bike of there was a 97 750 gixxer.

:killingme couple of weeks ago he offered a guy a straight swap for an 02 VTR SP1, apparently the bloke was wanting something a bit mellower :lol: but told Matt he wasn't after something that mellow :clap:

I'm sure there'll be some permanent road marks around the track caused by it :crazy:

[geek]

My Old mate's cruiser ;) It's a 04 1600 Meanstreak :crazy: But he doesn't ride it like a cruiser :2thumbsup

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=51866&d=1169637301

So he's not on KB?

[The Lone Rider]

The above was spose to be me. Didn't realize she was still logged in.

You say doesn't ride it like a cruiser as if it was a good thing :(

[T.W.R]

The above was spose to be me. Didn't realize she was still logged in.

You say doesn't ride it like a cruiser as if it was a good thing :(

Nah isn't on KB.

Wasn't meaning in the sense you're thinking, more the fact his riding style & a cruiser are a clash. We've covered more kms together than I care to remember and between us had enough bikes to start a couple of shops, and I know as he does too that cruisers aren't in his blood.
The only reason he got the meanie in the 1st place was because he missed buying a SP1 Colin Edwards replica & bring that back with him from England:niceone: