Big Dave & the CP's Victory Tour.

**oldrider** · 1st December 2009, 00:06

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Tiger rider hates looks. Uh. Huh. :-P

Strange I know but true!

Originally Posted by Jantar

You obviously haven't seen a Honda Rune yet. That is UGLY.

I have seen one but just chose to ignore it! :slap: Wot "were" they thinking!

**Big Dave** · 3rd December 2009, 00:32

I quite like the Rune in Black. Not so keen on the lighter colours - and like the Vision it goes pretty nicely.

Back home now - Latest update published.

http://victorytournz.blogspot.com/

**Big Dave** · 4th December 2009, 21:38

Some portraits of Nessie:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwirid...07514565/show/

'Some country y'all got h'yar'.

**surfchick** · 4th December 2009, 21:54

Just checked the blog.
I haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate you!
11/10 for that road trip....booo hooo jealous...

**Big Dave** · 4th December 2009, 22:19

Next year let's apply for funding for a doco. you can edit, you can edit.

**Big Dave** · 5th December 2009, 10:43

**Big Dave** · 5th December 2009, 18:22

**Big Dave** · 5th December 2009, 21:08

**98tls** · 5th December 2009, 21:27

Great work BD,would have liked to have met ya and had a beer when you were down here but sometimes the 4 on 4 off work thing is a bastard,looks like you had a great time.

**Virago** · 6th December 2009, 10:11

It was nice to meet up with you here in Dunedin...

The Arlen Ness Victory Vision is much better looking in the flesh. It's a stunning piece of motorcycle art.

Mutley and I have been checking your blog site each day, nostalgic about your travels. We even recognise your new banner picture location - Peter's Lookout on the Mount Cook road...?

Glad all went well - shame the weather couldn't have been better for you. No doubt you got used to the great southerner apology for the weather - "You should have been here yesterday / last week...".

**Big Dave** · 6th December 2009, 11:43

Peter's lookout I think it was.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwirider/4156908077

Weather provided a great test for the vehicle. It was a shite as you could imagine and the machine dealt admirably.

The only discomfort was from the big flat faced rigs passing downwind. It's the surprise mostly.

You are cruising along in the pocket - unaware of the tempest beyond it - when all of a sudden it's imploded by the bow wave of the B-doubles.

Keeping well left when passing resolved it. Other than that I didn't need wet weather pants when moving.

And we got some mint days too - we both came home with a bad sunburn.

Sorry I didn't have another with youse guys - I got back to base and we'd missed the restaurant at the Mercure. So we went back up to that mint upstairs Italian uptown - loves that joint.