First crash

[riffer]

I loved it - lived up by staglands for the last 3 years and would often head over the summet to cut through to the coast. Loved it! Miss it!

Totally agree Katipie. And since you used to be my in-laws neighbour I know exactly the road you'd take to get to your place.

Any road can be great or shitty. You just need to ride to the conditions and your experience.

[Nasty]

No it was my friend in his car. He suggested we take the road. Bad decision seeing as though he is a bit of a retarded driver and thinks that going quickly increases his penis size. I swear it does the opposite for him.

While I was taking my time with the road, he would speed off down the road and then wait for me to catch up by parking in the middle of the road with his hazard lights on. Once he saw me coming up behind him he would take off again. He did this about 5 times.

When I saw the bridge coming up, I saw him parked up with his hazard lights on, as per usual. I thought cool, hes just waiting for me so this is also in part why I didn't check the bridge. Then I crashed.

I don't know why he didn't park before the bridge rather than after it. He told me he thought I would see it as a warning and stop. I explained to him that it was not a warning the 5 other times he did it before. My mind boggles at why he just didn't park before the bridge.

However I can't fully blame him for the crash, at the end of the day it was partially my own fault for not checking the bridge. But still I was quite annoyed about it and trust me I won't be going for a drive with him again..

i am sorry .. you can't fully blame him for the crash .... FSS ... You can't blame him at all ... its entirely your own fault - how is he culpable in your actions. Now this one I can fully understand katmans reaction.

[sugilite:Me]

That is the shittiest road in the country that I have ever ridden (so far)

It's my favourite road in the lower North Island.

[Brayden]

i am sorry .. you can't fully blame him for the crash .... FSS ... You can't blame him at all ... its entirely your own fault - how is he culpable in your actions. Now this one I can fully understand katmans reaction.

I know I can't blame him for the crash. That's why I didn't include it in my first post and quite clearly mentioned that I am not blaming him for the crash.

?? Fuckin read?

[Katman]

?? Fuckin read?

Can you?

However I can't fully blame him for the crash, at the end of the day it was partially my own fault for not checking the bridge.

[Brayden]

Can you?

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Cheers everyone for your posts and comments. Next time I'll be posting up some good stories of riding and will put some pics up of the fresh bike with a new paint job.

Thanks for the replies, and be careful on those backroads!

Happy riding

[Nasty]

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Cheers everyone for your posts and comments. Next time I'll be posting up some good stories of riding and will put some pics up of the fresh bike with a new paint job.

Thanks for the replies, and be careful on those backroads!

Happy riding

Your first post was good it was the follow up which I did read and quote that raise my ire ...

I know what road and have ridden and driven it, it's by no means a favorite and never will be for some of the reasons you mentioned in your first post. I hope you are healing well.

[Banditbandit]

Shit - you toned that response down ... are you actually taking notice of what we say to you???

[Murray]

Hey Brayden. Glad to read that you are okay and that the helmet took the brunt of the impact. You'll have to share some of the experiences of riding that go well for you here too

I just bought a part for my new bike from this wreckers in Australia (http://www.hillsmotorcyclewreckers.com.au/) and I noticed they are parting out three spadas, so might be a good source if you need new levers etc. They were easy to deal with and just had to pay $15 to my bank to transfer the funds to their account.

I had actually eyed up that road on google maps yesterday when I was looking for a potential ride. Think it might give it a miss now. The road to the Wainuiomata Coast however = sweeeet!

When did you move to Wellington?? Yep Wainui coast road is fun, done it many times.

[riffer]

?? Fuckin read?

Dude. Until you learn to read the road, don't go criticizing anyone else for supposed inability to read.

You may not have mentioned it in your first post, but subsequent ones have definitely taken on the predictable line of trying to blame everything but yourself.

Man up mate. Accept you stuffed up, learn from it, and move on.

[rustyrobot]

When did you move to Wellington?? Yep Wainui coast road is fun, done it many times.

Came down in November to procreate. Thanks to MikeMike I've got some flash new wheels too. Brayden is the person who bought my old bike Top guy, bad luck. Missing the laxed out riders - and the ability to ride off in a plethora of directions rather than 'North-west' or 'North-east'. And DANG the tag-o-rama is hard down here - these guys are like two wheeled encyclopaedias of Wellington. Impossible to beat them to a tag. Less fog though!