Wellington - Stay Home

[James Deuce]

Nasty stuff.

I'm not one to normally complain about the wind, but I've been to work and come home again this morning and it's the worst riding conditions in Wellington in 20 years of riding around here.

Seriously consider staying at home if you're on a bike or thinking of taking a van somewhere.

[Trudes]

I concur!! Drove home from town about half an hour ago, bloody hell! Bugger being on a bike today! There were 3 vans stopped on the side of the motorway, shit blowing all over the road, jets of water flying up into the air from the sea and the truck we were following for a bit was definitely struggling!! I gotta drive out to the Hutt for an exam soon..... I hope I make it!!!:rolleyes:

[Str8 Jacket]

Nasty stuff.

I'm not one to normally complain about the wind, but I've been to work and come home again this morning and it's the worst riding conditions in Wellington in 20 years of riding around here.

Seriously consider staying at home if you're on a bike or thinking of taking a van somewhere.

Just the excuse I needed not to go to the gym.... Cheers :niceone:

[nico]

well it wasnt to bad dismorning but it seems to have got crap or crap i still have to ride home in this shit

[James Deuce]

It's a nasty swirling high speed Northerly. Heading South, it's no trouble. Heading North is challenging.

[Grub]

I concur too. I had to go over Haywards to Naenae to the Hutt and back again and I have never felt anything like it - ever.

The biggest bang was totally unexpected about 500m short of Haywardfs going East on SH2 motorway. It's the first time i've ever thought I might loose it in the wind.

Stay home.

[Skunk]

Been out in the van with the tandem trailer. Didn't have to much of an issue due to the extra weight - but I know of one fool who's gone to Paraparaumu on his bike...

[slofox]

No that crash hot up here in Hammerstown either.....Nor wester is building throughout the day....lucky I went out at 6.45am this morning for an hour and a half......before the wind got up.

[Nasty]

Just got home in the vitara .. interesting drive from Porirua .. with the addtion of the side wind wanting you to change lanes well before you want to ... staying home is such a great idea!!

[Usarka]

http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/wellington :eek5:

[FJRider]

Everybodys getting it... There's "a bit of a breeze" here too. Power lines down in a few places....a bit of overtime for the linemen...bugger that job.

[henry]

htfu

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[nico]

htfu

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it's a case of having to when i leave work lol:angry2:

[flame]

Yep....rode to work, and wobbled all over the road home from Whitemans valley avoiding branches and crap.

Real rough coming up the top of the hill into my street! and to top it off....my garage windows had blown out! WTF! :doh: So I did a special fix it job :bash:

[Hitcher]

Nasty stuff.

Concur fully. Stereo up loud, coffee brewing. Pining for Big Yam in his crate...

[kezzafish]

oh maaate, just looked outside. jeezus. i have to ride from the hutt (work) back to home (town). fuck this shit on the motard sucks. What am i gonna do? last time i braved bad wind i regretted it but i have no other way home and am dammed if i wanna stay at work. I'm moving, wgtn is an asshole, who wants to buy my place at an "above market value" price?

[rwh]

....my garage windows had blown out! WTF! :doh: So I did a special fix it job :bash:

Funny you say that. You might think that not having windows in the garage might have saved us. Unfortunately not. We think this happened when or after the roller door blew in. My flatmate got some good pics after the fix-it job, too.

[magicfairy]

oh maaate, just looked outside. jeezus. i have to ride from the hutt (work) back to home (town). fuck this shit on the motard sucks. What am i gonna do? last time i braved bad wind i regretted it but i have no other way home and am dammed if i wanna stay at work. I'm moving, wgtn is an asshole, who wants to buy my place at an "above market value" price?

Public transport ? Not a pleasant thought, I know.

[Number One]

One hell of a blowjob out there!!! Time for another log on the fire :yes: Oh and of course a top up on my wine :niceone:

[martybabe]

It's utter cack here in T'naki too, had to call off a group ride this morning and it's got steadily worse since then. Do I go out for a lotto ticket ?? what if I don't and my numbers come up :shit:

Edit: got no beer, I'm off out, I may be gone a while. :apint:

[Number One]

Edit: got no beer, I'm off out, I may be gone a while. :apint:

Fantastic commitment - pick up my lotto too will ya?

[Pedrostt500]

I cant go riding in this , because I sold my Beema

[James Deuce]

Someone bought it??

[Skunk]

I'm going to Redneck's party. This should be fun.

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

I'm just hoping my bike doesn't fall over! It is parked up the side of my building - so far so good. Sirens have been going all day = I live two doors down from the fire brigade. Definitely not a good day to be out on the bike.

[Number One]

I'm going to Redneck's party. This should be fun.
Enjoy and safe driving round the shoreline there...

[nico]

1 could look at it a chance to enhance adverse riding condtion skills lol ohh crap who am i kidding it's gna be poos n wees on the ride home disarvo lol
mitas well bent over n take a :spanking: already

[merv]

Funny you say that. You might think that not having windows in the garage might have saved us. Unfortunately not. We think this happened when or after the roller door blew in. My flatmate got some good pics after the fix-it job, too.

Mate that is not funny - great day for my birthday eh!

Its not the worst storm we've had in our suburb, nothing beats that 18 hour pearler we had that August about 4 years ago when it brought all the trees down, roads were blocked, trains stopped, but luckily that time it was a week day so we didn't go to work, but damn this is Saturday and only guys like J2 go into work on a Saturday.

[Filter_nz]

I'm on holiday in Nelson (live in Kapiti Wellington) and it's windy and crap here too but I notice there are a LOT of cruisers and social groups still out and about. Are cruisers better in the wind? Low C.O.V and all that?
I haven't a clue how to ride in the wind. When the gusts hit me on the VTR it feels like the bike is weightless or has disappeared out from under me !! Horrible feeling.
One time I was hit so hard by wind on the Rimutaka’s it stood the bike up mid corner and almost sent me over the edge.

[Insanity_rules]

Oh yeah, came home to my (very heavy) outdoor furniture blown across my backyard. Glad I didn't take the bike out today. I mean I like a blow job as much as the next guy but blow that!

BTW
well it wasnt to bad dismorning but it seems to have got crap or crap i still have to ride home in this shit

You get home alright big fella? I didn't hear you go past like I normally do. (this man has a sex on a stick exhaust)

[nico]

Oh yeah, came home to my (very heavy) outdoor furniture blown across my backyard. Glad I didn't take the bike out today. I mean I like a blow job as much as the next guy but blow that!

BTW

You get home alright big fella? I didn't hear you go past like I normally do. (this man has a sex on a stick exhaust)




yeah i made it home dude i think i was sidways past ya house probally why you didnt hear me lol dam what great blow job was awsme lol think my tank now has extra dents perfictaly shaped to my knees it was hard work keeping the front down i tell ya even got a coulpe waves from the local fuzz :Police:

[Str8 Jacket]

Wow, what a stunner of a day today! Who would've believed?!!

So, I stole the VFR and went for a wee pootle up the hill. Its the first time ive been up there since the new seal, niiiiice! :niceone:

[scuzeme]

Yeah yesterday was shit, me and my family went into Wellington Motor Cycles to look at some Harleys and the wind n rain was worst id seen in a long time.
On the flip side just got back from the domain this afternoon bin teaching my 10 year old girl how too ride her new CRF70, this kid has only ever ridden a pocket bike and today shes getting both front and rear off the ground!! im so proud she has my genes. :clap:

[Str8 Jacket]

!! im so proud she has my genes. :clap:

Did she break her arm as well? :p

[scuzeme]

Did she break her arm as well? :p

Sharp mate very sharp, i dish it so i should expect it. :doh:

[SPman]

My son was complaining about the weather on Saturday when I was talking to him on the phone....as I looked out at the zero wind, 24 deg, big blue sky....perfect bike weather........

[snuffles]

It's utter cack here in T'naki too, had to call off a group ride this morning and it's got steadily worse since then. Do I go out for a lotto ticket ?? what if I don't and my numbers come up :shit:

Edit: got no beer, I'm off out, I may be gone a while. :apint:

buy it online, its what I do. saves going out on shity days.....

[Hitcher]

Chalk and cheese. Saturday and Sunday. Saturday: uber crap; Sunday: awesomeness. Saturday: pouting at the window, bottom lip quivering. Sunday: big grin hooning it to Riversdale and back. If that Big Yamaha isn't back soon, I'm going to be forced to buy myself something naked. Forced. It's just not natural.

[Madness]

Jeeeez... (http://www.stuff.co.nz/4753524a11.html) sucks to be in Welly today again!

[Number One]

Jeeeez... (http://www.stuff.co.nz/4753524a11.html) sucks to be in Welly today again!
It was wicked watching it roll in! Impressive alright

[Hitcher]

I'd just got Big Yam home from an oil change when it struck. Perfect timing that.

[Mom]

I'm going to be forced to go naked. Forced. It's just not natural.

Naked is natural Hitch, let it all hang out I say!
Wind is unrestricted when naked, as my old Mommy says...

Where ever you are
Where ever you be
Let your wind go free!

[Madness]

Naked is natural Hitch, let it all hang out I say!

I'm guessing that you haven't had the pleasure of meeting Hitcher, Mom?

[Mom]

I'm guessing that you haven't had the pleasure of meeting Hitcher, Mom?

:o no, but I have an active imagination :blip:

[Hitcher]

Let your wind go free!

Have you been talking with Mrs H again?

[Str8 Jacket]

Hmm, excellent day for a vote!

[FJRider]

Only minus 2 deg. here... Two minute walk, or take the cage... ???