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  1. December 2006 - Ride and Practise Selections

    Dedicated to the memory of our Mentor, Uncle B.

    Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog
    Practised today... One handed riding, at speed for once; smoother cornering lines and throttle control; and being "tail end charlie", man, the responsibility nearly made me act like an adult for a while!!

    Originally Posted by gijoe1313
    The night riding was excellent....Only hairy moment was when I hit a tar-snake and my front end "squiggled" for a few ...
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  2. Newbie Training Update Part 3

    Dedicated to the memory of our Mentor, Uncle B.

    Extracted from the following forum:

    http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=30010

    21 March 2007
    Following the tragic loss of our Uncle Bruce, I decided to open up the BuckBuckNo1 Newbie Training Update and get it moving as an inter-active thread whereby contributors to the ‘Where Did You Ride and What Did You Practise?’ could participate.
    Each week we have had the ‘legacy’ passed ...
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  3. Newbie Training Update Part 2

    Dedicated to the memory of our Mentor, Uncle B.

    Extracted from the following forum:

    http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=30010

    1 September 2006

    As At Friday 1 September
    Elapsed Time Since Last Update: 7ays
    Riding days completed since last update: 5 days
    Distance Travelled 419km
    Total Distance 5273km [since 12 May]

    Riding Focus:
    As for previous week - Pivot Steering and Two ...
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  4. Newbie Training Update - Part 1

    Dedicated to the memory of our Mentor, Uncle B.

    Extracted from the following forum:
    http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=30010


    28 May 2006

    Sunday Evening - completed 400km in Stokes Vegas this last fortnight, and haven't ventured outside the valley yet. My commitment to myself is to do 1000km at least until the end of June, here in the Vegas [probably driving the locals crazy thinking they have somebody casing their street ...
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  5. Newbie Training Update Part 3

    21 March 2006
    Following the tragic loss of our Uncle Bruce, I decided to open up the BuckBuckNo1 Newbie Training Update and get it moving as an inter-active thread whereby contributors to the ‘Where Did You Ride and What Did You Practise?’ could participate.
    Each week we have had the ‘legacy’ passed on - two people as selectors each chose a post in the thread and this was copied across to the Newbie Update. In addition, I as the facilitator would include other entries in the Newbie ...
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  6. Newbie Training Update - Part 2

    1 September 2006

    As At Friday 1 September
    Elapsed Time Since Last Update: 7ays
    Riding days completed since last update: 5 days
    Distance Travelled 419km
    Total Distance 5273km [since 12 May]

    Riding Focus:
    As for previous week - Pivot Steering and Two Step Vision procedures.
    This week Golf November Two Five Zero explored places for the first time the Akatarawa.

    Before I start have you degreased and lubed your chain ...
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  7. Newbie Training Update

    This Blog Entry is dedicated to our Mentor - Uncle B

    28 May 2006

    Sunday Evening - completed 400km in Stokes Vegas this last fortnight, and haven't ventured outside the valley yet. My commitment to myself is to do 1000km at least until the end of June, here in the Vegas [probably driving the locals crazy thinking they have somebody casing their street etc etc], but seriously, I have found the last two weeks damn good running here practising each day for an hour or two. ...
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  8. Cruising akl-wgtn

    Set off around 9am thinking the traffic might have lightened up in Akl, no such luck, crawled all the way from North Shore to Mt Wellington, then managed to open her up a little to cruise at 90-100kph till the Bombays.
    Man there is a lot of bikes out today(thurs), must be making an early run on easter also. Weather is good, till we get to Taupiri, and we make a left to do the nice bendy bits through Gordonton and onto Cambridge.
    Hell that was the plan but the fog is right down to ...