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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 ...

On Tuesday November 17th 2009, 9,500 of my friends and I made history.

This happened because a few people said ‘enough of the lies, let’s go tell them we don’t agree’ and BRONZ, Ulysses, WIMA, and HOG all came along to ensure the word got out.
And get out it certainly did!

We took the largest group ride in NZ and we took it from the ends of Aotearoa to the steps of the seat of the New Zealand Government, and we said in one voice, bullshit.
We had over ...

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 ...

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On May 17th 2008 I survived a near fatal accident in the Wellington Terrace tunnel, after a rouge trailer with cage uncontrollably swung into my path after dislodging from its towing vehicle, I was riding my Triumph Tiger 955cc motorcycle.

The impact of the trailer hitting me severely crushed my right leg, catapulting my body thru the air, dumped roadside continuing to skid, my thoughts were ‘will I be taken out by oncoming traffic - is this the end’.

I owe my very ...

For all my friends that I actually know my belongings are being uplifted to Pukekohe... so anyone that drops in... I won't be at Oakland Road anymore!

Hope to make the rally on Saturday but its not looking good.

Have a great weekend everyone.... Kim

Cafe race?

My engine is rattling... So I have gotten a CBX250rs engine to spoon in.
Making fenders and whatnot the hard way... (tap tap tap tap etc)

Starting to look ok!

Have learnt the dark art of alooy polishing. Wow. Shiny.

Robert.

Originally Posted by Bald Eagle

Get one them neat hi-viz protest kits from the sewing circle ladies, I am still using mine on a daily basis and the velcroe front has never opened up even in the welly winds.

Most vests are non ajustable and flap around.

Oxford make a proper MC vest.Sretch material and several sizes.
Does flap around at speed and fits well.

Another TT done and dusted and it was a beauty!

After the frustrations of last year I took a slightly different approach this year, ….but then Mike Hyde has constantly evolved the concept of his ride so each year is different anyway and this time swung back to a ride where one could easily get their required points, then ride where they liked to stack up the km's.

I didn't do that though!

I looked at the layout of the checkpoints and my plan morphed theough ...

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