That time of year again so let's have BBQ.....nah!!! We had a slow ride and subsidised meal at the PWMC (Petone Working Mens Club) instead. I guess one could say, “the Christmas BBQ you have when you're not actually BBQ'ing!” The Christmas BBQ is normally held at Kaitoki....which is somewhere near Rivendel, and we slip down to the somewhat tranquil setting for a feed. But last year we managed to combine a BBQ with a slow handling event at Karori West School. On enquiry, we learnt ...
Another great weekend with another Muscular Dystrophy Ride done and dusted. I wasn’t sure if I’d make it last week because Ann came back from Melbourne on Sunday night with a rather nasty Gastro Bug, but fortunately, apart from a slightly queezy stomach (from the thought of catching it) I made it through the week and managed to escape on Friday morning (with nothing more than the odd fart...or two). Once again this year, the trip started for me at the beginning of November ...
A weekend riding bikes is a good weekend, especially when the bike looks so good!! Friday I got an early start as I had lots to do on the bike. I ended up spending the entire day tidying up and finishing off a whole bunch of things on the bike. Little things like a seat pad (painted fibreglass is really slippery), bolting the brake disk onto the spare rear wheel, final cut and polish so the new paintwork doesn't get damaged, go to the supermarket and get supplies for ...
When I see black clouds rolling in across the sky , thunder claps rumble thru my soul. I remember the fallen on the highway to heaven, forever riders on a storm. The price of freedom should never be this high ,my deepest thoughts of sympathy go out to family and friends. The fallen riders will never be forgotten.
I took the bike to the Vic Club Track Day to have a go at tuning it. Static tuning seemed pretty good. Idled well and reved cleanly etc. Not that it means much in the real world. Anyway, first session I well out fairly cautious as I didn't know how anything was going to interact. A big of bogging at lower revs exiting turn 1 that dipping the clutch took care of and away she went though turn 2 and into splash. I now had three things to sort. 1. the fuelling (bogging) 2. ...
The major stickers are on. Now they're in place I can have a look to see where I want to put some others. But that's next week. This weekend I get to ride it Click images
Today in Wellington is GORGEOUS! So Mort (my bike) met up with Beefcake (Partner's bike) down on the South Coast. Images and more on Mort's blog, here: http://mymotocyclette.tumblr.com/
Hi folks, So i've been doing a couple of jobs for bikers and thought i'd tell you what i've been up to. Had a nice chap called Johan call me up about his BMW G650GS, its a pretty cool bike but BMW didn't fit them with a centerstand as a stock part, even though the frame has all the mounting brackets to take the centerstand. But BMW couldn't supply a centerstand for the bike only a regular one which is too short, so Johan got a short one and i took some measurments and ...
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