Canterbury: A Sunday ride (6th) [Archive]

Spuds1234

4th April 2008, 19:40

Provided the weather is fine (Ok so as long as its not raining and its warmish) is anyone up for a ride this Sunday?

Just a cruise up through either Greta Valley or Leader Road (perhaps both).

Tentative plan is to leave mid to late morning, have lunch and a beer somewhere along the way and to be home by 5.

homer

4th April 2008, 20:39

yep possibly
ill pm you tom night

scumdog

4th April 2008, 22:36

Canterbury roads suck! :wari:

:devil2:

T.W.R

4th April 2008, 22:39

Canterbury roads suck! :wari:

:devil2:

:rolleyes:Tequila working then is it Mr S :bleh:

scumdog

4th April 2008, 22:42

:rolleyes:Tequila working then is it Mr S :bleh:

Bastard!!!!

Far queue too

T.W.R

4th April 2008, 22:49

Bastard!!!!

Far queue too

:first: grammatically incorrect for our Pale skinned defender of the people :done:

BTW:oi-grr: It takes a higher degree of alertness,concentration,self control to ride straight roads. Particularly around here as it's one of the countries Black spots for accidents (mostly caused by inattention & stupidity):msn-wink:

scumdog

4th April 2008, 22:57

:first: grammatically incorrect for our Pale skinned defender of the people :done:.
eh?

BTW:oi-grr: It takes a higher degree of alertness,concentration,self control to ride straight roads. Particularly around here as it's one of the countries Black spots for accidents (mostly caused by inattention & stupidity):msn-wink:c
Fark ya, can't argue with that.

CB says you need to go to school to be grammaticaly correct!!!! Tossa

T.W.R

5th April 2008, 08:06

Fark ya, can't argue with that.

CB says you need to go to school to be grammaticaly correct!!!! Tossa

:rolleyes: A bit of schooling actually helps you spell correctly too and use less slang :bleh: Tossers usually ride red dukes :doh: :Oops: I did once but it was a REAL Duke not one of these common characterless modern things :dodge:

Sorry Spuds for woffling in your thread, but the way the weathers is shaping up it's going to be a wet weekend too

JMemonic

5th April 2008, 08:07

While I would love to attend this auspicious occasion, recent skeletal injuries slightly aggravated due to an excursion on this last Wednesday night means that it is unfortunately impossible.

How ever have a good ride.

homer

5th April 2008, 11:53

JMemonic

5th April 2008, 12:12

what actually happened to you , sorry wasnt there

I slipped a disc in my back, while working in the garden, and really should not have been on the bike, but refused to miss the ride thus I am now worse off than I originally was.

But I had fun so ..... I would do it again :)

homer

5th April 2008, 12:16

sorry to hear m8
hope its better soon

Spuds1234

5th April 2008, 16:02

So am I riding by myself tomorrow guys?

Ive so far managed to get my Dad to come.

You guys could meet the man that originally got me into motorcycling and oldschool bikes. Good time to check out his near mint Laverda 3CL.

Casualty

5th April 2008, 16:12

I should be along provided the weather is agreeable. Has a meeting place/time been decided on?

Spuds1234

5th April 2008, 16:15

Whats that petrol station on the corner of Marshlands road and Prestons road.

There is good for me and Dad, otherwise I was thinking outside Blue Skies in Kaiapoi.

EDIT: Meet at 10:30 leave around 11ish.

Spuds1234

5th April 2008, 16:19

Weather should be good tomorrow.

Cloud clearing in the morning. High of 19.

Deviant Esq

5th April 2008, 16:30

Sounds good, I'll be keen to come along if the weather turns out nice like.

JMemonic

5th April 2008, 17:24

I have rude names for you all, enjoy the ride

Spuds1234

5th April 2008, 17:32

And we have rude names for you aswell ;)

Hope your back gets better soon mate. Look after yourself.

No FX

5th April 2008, 18:03

Sounds like a plan, so are we meeting at this petroleum dispensary?

Spuds1234

5th April 2008, 18:29

Yes we are.

It seems to work best for most people.

homer

5th April 2008, 18:58

yep if fine ill see you all there
i dont know where the garage is exactly but ill find it
who else is attending . if its wet here in the morning ill post a thread on here

dangerous

5th April 2008, 19:07

I should be along provided the weather is agreeable. Has a meeting place/time been decided on?

christ man... did you enjoy todays ride that much ya wanta do it again pluss some k's

So am I riding by myself tomorrow guys?

Na some will ride with ya, even if I have to pay em.
As you know a group of 10+ did a similer ride today... now TIE as we seen 4+ coppers working the roads just on our return alone. Road conditios not bad, few rd work sections tho.
So, this being the reason I wont be on ya ride, and I need to do shit round home.

homer

5th April 2008, 19:17

k guy s meeting at 1030 ?
at servo marshlands and prestons road ?

c u there unless wet

homer

5th April 2008, 19:34

guessing were allowing for daylight savings time i guess
so itll be 1030 .as 1030 tomorrow actuall time

Kla-dong

5th April 2008, 19:35

Hi,
I'm more or less new in your great country and after getting a little bit settled I have again time to ride. So I would like to join your and hear the (orange ?) signorina. Cheers, Carsten

Spuds1234

5th April 2008, 20:12

So, this being the reason I wont be on ya ride, and I need to do shit round home.

Learn to procrastinate. Why do something when you can do it another day.

guessing were allowing for daylight savings time i guess
so itll be 1030 .as 1030 tomorrow actuall time

Yip that is allowing for daylight savings. If it didnt you would only be really early so that wouldnt matter to much.

Hi,
I'm more or less new in your great country and after getting a little bit settled I have again time to ride. So I would like to join your and hear the (orange ?) signorina. Cheers, Carsten

Yea mate, come along and introduce yourself. (It will give me a change to learn the names of some of the riders that I dont know -I know their names on the forums, just not their real name).

I guess we will be seeing you tomorrow then.

Spuds1234

6th April 2008, 09:13

Weathers looking like it will be reasonable for a ride.

See you guys at the car park at 10:30.

Oakie

6th April 2008, 10:48

I need to do shit round home.

Jeez!. That's either a really big shit or a really small home ...

fireliv

6th April 2008, 11:41

Must have missed you guys, just came back from hamner but only saw single motorcyclists heading the other way, no groups. Why dont they wave at me? I always give motorcyclists a wave but they dont wave back. Is jessie that much of an embarassment!! :Oops:

Deviant Esq

6th April 2008, 16:27

Well, that was a pretty good ride. Up SH1 to Parnassus, take the Leader Valley Road up to Waiau for a good (though occasionally gravelly) blat, stopped at Waiau for a beverage and munch, couple of games of pool and some general conversation, then gear up again and carry on through to meet up with SH7 and on to Culverdon, where we found we couldn't fuel up because it was Mobil card only... :mellow: ... so we carried on and found a Caltex a bit further up the road. Gassed up, carried on south, went through the Greta Valley then back home via SH1.

Everything went fine, except....

OMFG those fucking road works on the way back! That truck washing them, whatever the hell it was spraying them with I don't know but holy shit! Got back home and found that the bike, my jacket, boots and helmet were totally encrusted with a film of white filth!! Couldn't believe it... really can't be arsed washing the bike after over 300km in the saddle, but I gave it a spray with a hose to get the worst off anyway.

Still... :argh: :argh: :argh:

Spuds1234

6th April 2008, 16:56

Was an awesome ride. Id forgotten how much fun Leader Road is.

Had a blast, but had to scrape my undies out at Waiau.

Hit a bit of shingle while doing about 50km after going over a one lane bridge. Apparently the rear slid about 2 feet, all I knew/felt was the front tuck under quite a bit and then grip again.

I didnt even have time to think about it. Im just thankful I didnt end up a pillion on another bike or heaven forbid in a helicoptor for the ride home.

I worked it out, and my front tyre has done exactly 20942km's since I have owned the bike. God knows how old the tyre was when I got the bike lol. Im starting to get the impression that I need a new tyre.

My front end has now developed quite a significant wobble at any speed under 80km/h. It was quite funny cruising down Main North Road watching my handlebars jiggle around.

Deviant Esq

6th April 2008, 17:13

My front end has now developed quite a significant wobble at any speed under 80km/h. It was quite funny cruising down Main North Road watching my handlebars jiggle around.
Sure was a significant wobble too... riding along next to you watching the front end of your bike wiggle back and forth constantly was an interesting experience for sure! I'll be interested to know what's causing it when you find out. Was your bike / jacket / helmet as encrusted with filth as mine was? :pinch:

Spuds1234

6th April 2008, 17:16

Its probably the front tyre. It needs replacing.

I wasnt. Although I had a fine mist of the stuff on my helmet from your rear tyre.

The bikes coated in the stuff though. It will get a wash tomorrow or the next day. Sometime in the next month. Probably when it rains.

homer

6th April 2008, 17:28

Christ . your all home already .

What a cool ride
not aride to do every weekend for me .
bit further than i thought

I clocked about 450 km ,mind you i had about 90 kms buy the time i got to chch
thanks all who went

No FX

6th April 2008, 17:57

Yip it was certainly a great day out riding, the weather was brilliant, and did a few roads i havn't been on before. I had a wee shingle moment as well when we were heading to Waiau:shit:!

My bike is absolutley caked in crusty muddy dried up dirty filthy muck, it looks like we went on that trail ride:scooter:

fireliv

6th April 2008, 18:04

OMFG those fucking road works on the way back! That truck washing them, whatever the hell it was spraying them with I don't know but holy shit! Got back home and found that the bike, my jacket, boots and helmet were totally encrusted with a film of white filth!! Couldn't believe it... really can't be arsed washing the bike after over 300km in the saddle, but I gave it a spray with a hose to get the worst off anyway.

Still... :argh: :argh: :argh:

Must have been recently done when you came through cos it was sweet when I went over it, hope you werent following to close!

Good to see the ride was awesome though!

homer

6th April 2008, 18:07

things i hate , bugs and sand
oh sand includes all forms off it , such as the crusty dry shit from today

dangerous

6th April 2008, 19:11

Its probably the front tyre. It needs replacing.

check for bulges or bubbles on the tyre, its not un common for a older tyre to start seperating. Failing that check discs for being true, bent caliper, loose stearing head.
Either way no more open roads till ya sort it.

Spuds1234

6th April 2008, 19:14

Im not even going to go and have a look at the tyre. Its just going to get replaced.

Infact I will be heading to the bank on Monday to withdraw some hard earned moola from my bonus saving account so I can pay off the CC and get a new tyre.

Im also considering getting a new rear aswell. I dont really like the slightly narrower tyre that is on there. Could make for one good burnout though.

Must remember to ring Cycletreads to make sure they have something in the shop that will fit.

Kla-dong

6th April 2008, 19:15

Thanks for the friendly welcome and the nice ride today :niceone:.
Washing the dirt is odd, must be exciting to have an emergency stop on this. But it hasn't much impact on the bike, dirty before, dirty afterwards.
See you again, for another ride ...

T.W.R

6th April 2008, 19:22

Spuds1234

6th April 2008, 19:25

A set of BT45s Spuds :niceone:

Will a bt45 last 20000km's like my current tyre:rolleyes:

How are they in the wet and the dry? How do they last. I would idealy like to not have to get new tyres for atlest another 8-10 thousand km's

homer

6th April 2008, 19:25

homer

6th April 2008, 19:26

yep bt 45 all the way , just so long as you get the size you need

T.W.R

6th April 2008, 20:01

Will a bt45 last 20000km's like my current tyre:rolleyes:

How are they in the wet and the dry? How do they last. I would idealy like to not have to get new tyres for atlest another 8-10 thousand km's

:shutup: 20k is pretty damn good :yes:

least you've only got to deal with bias type tyres & not radials

Put a set of BT45s on the GSX for my mate; went 120/80-16 on the front and 130/80-18 on the rear.

Check here:

http://www.motorcycle-karttires.com/glamourindex.aspx?productID=3&LookupID=8

dangerous

6th April 2008, 20:05

A set of BT45s Spuds :niceone:
I second that

T.W.R

6th April 2008, 20:07

I second that

:hug: GOD has spoken :first::lol:

dangerous

6th April 2008, 20:21

Will a bt45 last 20000km's like my current tyre:rolleyes:

How are they in the wet and the dry? How do they last. I would idealy like to not have to get new tyres for atlest another 8-10 thousand km's

Mate you can buy some cheap arse crap that will out last you... but at the end of the day its the only thing between your arse and the hard black shit... dont take the cheap option, it may cost a lot in the long run.

ps: I race on BT45's
pps: twr, up ya nose with a rubber hose

MVnut

6th April 2008, 21:17

Mate you can buy some cheap arse crap that will out last you... but at the end of the day its the only thing between your arse and the hard black shit... dont take the cheap option, it may cost a lot in the long run.

ps: I race on BT45's
pps: twr, up ya nose with a rubber hose

ey D....re ur pps to TWR, are you related to Vinny Barbarino???:clap:

T.W.R

6th April 2008, 21:21

pps: twr, up ya nose with a rubber hose

:laugh: such eloquence :eek:

Spuds1234

7th April 2008, 06:10

Mate you can buy some cheap arse crap that will out last you...

I had a set of Sport Demons that seemed to work bloody good.

The only reason the front lasted so long is because I havnt had the time or money to change it.

WOF is coming up shortly though so I'll change it tomorrow hopefully.

How many K's can I realisiticly expect to get out of some bt45's?

dangerous

7th April 2008, 06:22

How many K's can I realisiticly expect to get out of some bt45's?

gor... I duno but they are a sport touring tyre, 10k id say

Oakie

7th April 2008, 09:02

How many K's can I realisiticly expect to get out of some bt45's?

I've got 19000ks on my rear one with still a wee bit of wear left yet. Oddly, I had to replace the front one after only 18000kms. I think I ran it a tad under-inflated.
Before that, I got 17000kms out of the first set.
I guess with your fire-breathing behemoth of a bike (compared to mine) 14000ks might be about it?

Spuds1234

7th April 2008, 17:35

Cheers guys. Im going to ring cycletreads tomorrow and make sure that they have them instock before I go and do anything.

Mr Triple

9th April 2008, 20:32

homer

9th April 2008, 21:10

I saw you guys going throu Woodend on Sunday heading north. I did a similar run the day before with some shite weather. Well... at least you all had some good weather. I was in me truck workin as you passed. :niceone:

oops sorry to be passing ,when your working , next time ill make sure your included . hope it was double time , it was sunday wasnt it