Saturday Winter (not the WNR)

[robertvi]

thanks for waiting at ashburton

292kms on my odo, definitely my longest trip so far! much of the second half done cruising with my feet on the pillion pegs (which was surprisingly comfortable).

just a splash of rain on the return trip D, not bad considering the dark colour of the sky

[maxf]

Got about 10 min rain around Ashvegas.

Well, that makes me happy for being slightly antisocial and skipping out early - I only got a couple of "spits" but was quite chilled down by the time I got home, reckon I need to get on with making myself up a heated vest or something (ahh, more toy projects).

Anyway, nice to get out and I guess RQ has truely christened her new front rubber now?

[Hey wait for me!]

What a great ride today!! loved it although a tad bit bloody freezing on way back! But great day out with some great people!

Retroqueen let me have a ride on her bike, now how can I describe that? GOOD GOD!!! (censored version, actual remark which was something like F@*# ME!) Who would have thought a motorbike with an engine 5 times bigger than my own beast from hell (cough) was that quick lol

[robertvi]

HWFE - so on that basis would you consider going from a GN250 straight to that bike to be a "bad idea" for any reason? I mean: how long before I got out of the habit of riding everywhere full throttle for example

Seriously, I wish I had watched you pull away on the 1300 but I was busy cleaning oil off my hands after performing a "technical adjustment" to my trusty steed

The other people in the checkered flag seemed to be interested in our goings on - they asked me on the way out who the two people doing the bike swap were (maybe they were explaining it to one of the kids there) and asked whose was the "little" motorbike

[Jackal]

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Seriously, I wish I had watched you pull away on the 1300 but I was busy cleaning oil my hands after performing a "technical adjustment" to my trusty steed



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Did the GN go any faster after your "Technical adjustment" and if I go back down there will I find the removed item disgarded in the bushes?

[Shadowjack]

Did the GN go any faster after your "Technical adjustment" and if I go back down there will I find the removed item disgarded in the bushes?

As TEC, I couldn't possibly comment...

[robertvi]

Did the GN go any faster after your "Technical adjustment" and if I go back down there will I find the removed item disgarded in the bushes?

No littering was involved

[maxf]

HWFE - so on that basis would you consider going from a GN250 straight to that bike to be a "bad idea" for any reason? I mean: how long before I got out of the habit of riding everywhere full throttle for example

Went from an XL250RC to a K100RT cold - 250, maybe 25hp@6000rpm (wring it out) and 150kg? - to 1000cc, 90hp@4000rpm, abt 280kg ... wouldn't recommend that level of jump esp if the bike doesn't have a linear powerband, you'll either be too timid to enjoy it (and be predictable for other road users?) or continually concentrating more on keeping the bike under control than on the road.

Guess it all comes down to how many crises you can deal with at once - and a power slide in the wrong place on an unfamilar bike will be starting multiple ones, not just be one. (Yes, have had one on the first BMW - uphill passing at 100+ on a gentle left hander. Oncoming traffic, but luckily had left it to a passing lane and nothing chivvying me along from behind either. Most envigorating.)

Helped with me that most of the riding I did after the swap was on very familiar SH between Wanganui & Palmerston Nth - no real brown-trou moments, but a lot of "translating" - oh that's different, don't need a gear change here, but do need to back off etc etc.

M

(And if any one says "Whanganui", well it wasn't back then! Go whipe my ...)

[gloplg]

(And if any one says "Whanganui", well it wasn't back then! Go whipe my ...)

You quaint old fashioned thing you........

[gloplg]

As TEC, I couldn't possibly comment...

I should think so.............TEC's never tell tales out of school

[gloplg]

No littering was involved

Litters of baby gn250's.....................Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Would they grow up to be full size gn250's or would they stay smaller, perhaps gn125's????????

[robertvi]

maybe a baby gn250 is something like this:
50cc (2006 model) and 27cc (2001 model) little dinky thingys:

http://www-croc.phy.cam.ac.uk/technical.php

(apologies in advance, they have one wheel to many for this forum)

[KiwiPhoenix]

maybe a baby gn250 is something like this:
50cc (2006 model) and 27cc (2001 model) little dinky thingys:

http://www-croc.phy.cam.ac.uk/technical.php

(apologies in advance, they have one wheel to many for this forum)

Regardless, at least you have a bike and you actually ride it!

[Peeteey]

So how did you lot get on?

Today I think would give new meaning to "your bike is flooded!"

It's crazy round here, cliffs falling into the sea, the sea climbing up cliffs and the ducks seem to be loving it!

[FJRider]

No rain down this way .... but the ski-fields are happy ....