This time I broke down in the garage, well, it has happend before too. Lucky I keep a stock of bikes and made it on the mighty Seedy Gonzales LeMans
Well that was a very pleasant day. Missed the ride cos I stuffed up the start time, saw them heading down 16 as I pulled in for fuel. Never mind, set off northward in pursuit. Nobody in Wellsford, back to Warkworth, nobody at Bridge House( pity they do really good food) , on to Puhoi. Noone there , well i'm not going any further without a drink. Then they turn up ( all two of them where'd y' all go) after 10 minutes seems I steamed past them at the lookout cos I was looking for an Ambassador which didn't make the cut. Couple of hours of good food good beer and intelligent and enlightening discussion. They departed I stayed for another beer and then set off back the other way. Which is a very nice ride of you don't mind gravel , only about 10km and very good gravel. Back at SH 16 and a nice game of chasing Harleys. They're always going to power away from me on the straights, 500cc can't see off 1200cc. But I can catch them up when the twisty bits arrive. Don't they just hate it when you go past them on the outside of the corners. It's fun to watch them peering in their mirrors hoping you won't be there Is it too mean when you stop at Kaucop and the Harley you passed coming down the hill says condescendingly " goes well doesn't it", to reply " not too bad for a 40 year old little500cc . But you know what they say, it's 20% bike and 80% rider" oh, and isn't it the ultimate admission of fail to catch up to the bike that went past you on the windy bits by powering through the 50kph zone at warp speed. All in all s very good day. Except that my lights ( all the electrics actually) have crapped out. Lucky it's magneto ignition . Probably just a loose wire
I has a chat to a Harley rider at Hamilton despite being on a Ducati...he seemed......normal.....gasp.....he even waved at me as I went past him filling up with diesel at the BP...
The carpark at the Puhoi was not the same as years gone by, no oil spill traces, it was clean! Modern Hogglies (look at me! Look at me!) all bling and no blurt. Luckily cmoore and I represented BFTP and left our respective 'marks' there.
nice write up Ixion....it's a shame about the Harley image because i like the bikes....which way did you go to get the gravel??
Just turn left instead of right as you go out the Carpark and then follow your nose. Harleys is OK but they're designed for cruising. But sometimes the riders forget that and get carried away, especiallyvwhen a cheeky little ancient thing passes them. Then it's fun to watch them trying so hard- way over in the wrong side of the road to cut the corners, legs waving , blasting flat tit down the straight bits to get away then peering anxiously in the mirrors when you catch up at the next bendy bit that's where a little slow bike is good it would have been no fun on the SV, no challenge. I reckon I ought to stick 250 bases on the RZ350 ( I got a set) and an L plate. Then go find se Harleys. They'd die of mortification if they couldn't see off a learner on a 250.
hah!!...what about your XV750....do you get that out??
I got the Ambassador sorted last night, least hopefully it will be. The starter connections were a bit gummy and the inside of the starter was really really grubby. Soaked it in petrol, used the wire buff on the Dremmel to clean up the contacts and wire clips. Filed the rough edges off the brushes (there were 4 of them!) and put it all back together with some vasolene on the contact wires, lube on the throwout and bushes, and hey presto it works really well, better than when it was working before.
I reckon I ought to stick 250 bases on the RZ350 ( I got a set) and an L plate. Then go find se Harleys. They'd die of mortification if they couldn't see off a learner on a 250. Sounds fun, Lets go HD hunting, I will put my 250 barrels on too, Terrorising HD on old 2strokes We would still beat them in top end speed any way
MAYBE THAT WILL BECOME the sport of the blasters......hunting down packs of HOGS.......all we have to do to find them will be to look out for dentist or lawyer conventions....
The XJ is welcome in our Yamaha Hunting pack Cmoore, How are you getting on with it? I could use my RGV for HD hunting , but its to new(1989) and has brakes and tyres and handling........................Not enough fun................Give me tyres as wide as Gingernuts and forks like matchsticks dipped in chrome
Also, an RGV looks like a sportsbike. HDs are used to being seen off by sportsbikes. But a little naked thing, with chrome and funny little wheels, that's not a sports bike!
I got waved at by a hog rider on the weekend. was weird, he was one of the local patched club members out on his lonesome. and it was a back road. and a gorgeous day. and I just about got the wobbles from the shock of it. It happens. Bet I wont get waved to by ANYONE when I ride the new hyperscoot I bought today. its bloody good fun overtaking a car on a hill on a scoot. Grin factor is worth the teasing I will take
You don't want to be caught speeding Ratti, the Police can catch you, you know
