Stories of motorway lunacy

[FlyingDutchMan]

I sat my CBTA full thingie yesterday... and I got one hellava fright. We (Instructor and two students) had gone out to little river for lunch and had been informed of what to look for in the way of hazards (cars, side roads, cars, people, cars crossing the center line etc...). So on the way back, the other guy was in the lead, me in the middle, and instructor behind. Front guy scared a hawk on the side of the road, which decided it would be a good idea to launch itself into the air on my side of the road. I just saw it coming closer and closer while it was trying to gain height in a painfully slow fashion. I ducked and passed without problem - suspect if I hadn't it would have literally hit me head on (bird to helmet). Man those thing are big close up!

BTW: I passed the course no problems... now I just can't wait for the paper work to come through and my full license turns up!

[Gremlin]

mmm unlimited power...

are you going to be selling your 250??

[GROOMER]

Auckland last year on Helensville m/way...a friend and I were (very thankfully) in his car, and a huge sheet of gib blew off a truck two cars in front and hit our windscreen/roof dead flat on. I'd hate to think what would have happened if I was on a bike

[James Deuce]

Auckland last year on Helensville m/way...a friend and I were (very thankfully) in his car, and a huge sheet of gib blew off a truck two cars in front and hit our windscreen/roof dead flat on. I'd hate to think what would have happened if I was on a bike

Piece of gib with a bike and rider silhouette in the middle of it.

[FlyingDutchMan]

Piece of gib with a bike and rider silhouette in the middle of it.

Now that'd be a souvineer!

[FlyingDutchMan]

mmm unlimited power...

are you going to be selling your 250??

Is it me you're asking? I won't be selling in a hurry... but I know theres a guy down my street who looking at selling his CBR250RR around the $3K mark.

Unlimited power... it'd be good, but I don't really need it - I can break any NZ speed limit in any gear 'cept first.

[flyin]

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Unlimited power... it'd be good, but I don't really need it - I can break any NZ speed limit in any gear 'cept first.

good call!! I've always thought that litre bikes are just obscenely overpowered for any legitimate road usage!!

[James Deuce]

good call!! I've always thought that litre bikes are just obscenely overpowered for any legitimate road usage!!

Litre bikes? 600s are now.

[flyin]

yeah but i want a 600.......I need it cos I take a pillion and luggage........... and cos I'ts a safety thing being able to get away from a situation quickly............ and, and. and ......... I like your bike Jim

[GROOMER]

Piece of gib with a bike and rider silhouette in the middle of it.

I'd like to see that

[crashe]

Have you done something to piss off Him Upstairs...?

Ahem.. her upstairs.... we all know that upstairs is run by the Goddess..

[White trash]

good call!! I've always thought that litre bikes are just obscenely overpowered for any legitimate road usage!!

But they're fuggin Purrrr-Fect for illegitimate road usage

[Waylander]

Ahem.. her upstairs.... we all know that upstairs is run by the Goddess..

Wich one though?

[flyin]

But they're fuggin Purrrr-Fect for illegitimate road usage

indeed... thats why i want to retain my NZ licence .... so I can go overseas and hire litre bikes.......

[chris]

I was driving between the St lukes and titirangi exits on the Northern Western leaving town, and two giant double bed matresses lifted off the car in the lane to the left side (me in the middle following a silver sedan).

The mattress is still there, just passed it 15 minutes ago.