BikerDazz

So, last Sunday I decided to take my wee commuter machine for a spin round the back roads.

Went for a blast round the back of Ngaruawahia, through Waingaro, along highway 22, in the back way to Huntly via the power station, along the river to Nga again and round some back roads home.

Some excellent twisty corners to practice smooth riding etc, however a few hazards along the way:

1. Bits of loose friggin metal loosely flung on some of the corners heading towards Waingaro. My skinny front wheel got a bit of sideways movement ... but good practise, so no worries.

2. Some lovely twisties on highway 22, just past Waingaro, and as I'm heading round a righty, some jasper on a red sportsbike meets me coming from the other direction IN MY lane!! WTF bro! Anyhoo, was evaded without any hassle, but a bit of a fright/surprise meeting on a blind bend like that. Chap, we'll all live a bit longer if you can keep it on your side of the road.

3. A bird - Mynah I think - flew straight into the front of my bike as I passed the power station, hit the road dead as a doorbell . Never mind, carry on.

4. Bout another km along something small hits me hard in the neck and burnt like a bastard, then fell down the inside of my jacket and my chest was burning like 40 bastards! Pull over, off with the gloves - still burning, off with the helmet - still burning, zip open the jacket and yep, bloody wasp going to town on my chest. Neck's swelling up like the elephant man and chest is all red and hot! Nevermind, do me gears up and carry on.

Summary:
Had an absolute blast but hell, one must keep alert eh?