Two wheels and sometimes one, on the tarmac
Words can not describe how awesome my weekend was. Picked up my bike from the mechanic on Friday afternoon, spent a few hours removing the rear seat pad, rear foot pegs and carving out the fairing to fit around the spark plug cap and new spannys. Took her for a bit of a ride around town, clocked up maybe 50 odd kms. Saturday came the fun. Caught up with imdying and oab, and the three of us went for a blast to Little River. My bike performed pretty much perfectly. ...
Its been hellishly cold here for a few months so have decided I needed to think about something other than the harsh winter and lack of bike or riding weather - so I am sitting here in Prague planning on touring Europe in late May for several weeks. The first thing is the bike (which is to be purchased) and am leaning towards and FJR1300/GTR1400/ST1300 or similar at this stage as I will have the wife on the back. The rough plan is to head south from Czech Republic crossing a few borders meandering ...
It was an awesome June morning... but then I new it would be.... its my favorite time of the year on the bike.... crisp frosty mornings leading on to awesome riding days. I had 1pm appointment in Reporoa so I wanted to be on the road by 10.30 so I had heaps of time. I turned up at the Bank Managers place to pick up Aliesha (Ali) 19 and gorgeous the BM's daughter and get on the road. As seems to be the way I spent the next 45 minutes waiting to leave... ...
Updated 3rd March 2010 at 14:20 by PegLeg (lousy spelling)
I have just talked to a mate and he had exactly the same service last month at Wellington Motorcycles . They used exactly the same parts, fuilds etc on his Bandit 1250 (and a full fairing) and he was only charged $330. Now I am really gutted I will be getting a copy of his Tax Invoice and presenting this to the owner. Update and reply to previous post - Sanatised 09 Feb 2010 I have just returned from Auckland after ...
Updated 9th February 2010 at 19:18 by rustic101 (Updating)
Now I appreciate that owning a bike and servicing it is not a cheap exercise. This I was and am prepared for… However, when you are given a total quote on two separate occasions you expect that to be the cost. On each I was told the total cost would be $395(ish), not the fricking $592.43 I have just bloody paid. My baby has just had its 12,000k service. I have got home and am still fuming! Not only has the ‘required work’ (ref service manual in front of me), not been done, but that ...
Clive & I headed out of town for a wee mid week tootle with no plans on where to go and we finally ended up in Koupokanui. Go on google it! But before we got there we needed to stop and get some liquid refreshments and some fuel for the body. We had a great "long way" ride to our final destination via Alfredon, KImbolton, Mangaweka, Hunterville, Fordell so we needed something to eat. Hallelujah Hawera!!! Finally some wedges that are the way that I feel wedges should be! For ...
Another great evening for a ride. Caught up with the wednesday night crew again and headed over the hill again, this just a little further up the road. Second time over the hill this week for me and since I had a really good run on Monday night I was looking forward to a repeat tonight. To make that happened I hung back and let the crowd go for it. By the time I got to the hill I had a clear road in front of me Road was in good nick again and the road work crew are making ...
OK, for those that want to "fill their car" with what I'd recommend as fairly bog std crap for long-ish touring rides (ex the Chch Weds Night Rides thread after I reminded them that a tyre kit wasn't a bad idea and then someone did a clutch cable too & then they got all smart-ass): Yeah, well I do carry one of those too - don't want the 6-weeks-ex-germany-its-unobtainium-otherwise BS I'd get via Murphys' law if i didn't have one!... But I thought I'd already lectured the obvious too ...
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