Akaroa (Chch) Sunday?

[geoffm]

Anyone heading out to Akaroa on Sunday. I might be out that way to meet up with some friends out there. What is the road like at present?
Geoff

[**R1**]

Yeah im keen, wot time you thinking? if you PM Bren-chch i think he can send a email to every Kber in chch...or tx me 021 540989 with a time and place. birdlands flats are ok but the hills are shit! but no more so than you would expect this time of year.

[dangerous]

Yeash I'm keenish.... not into grit on rd's tho so will see, have to strip the bucket apart 1st.......... Honda's do go BANG

[Artifice]

theres a bit of grit:
-just on the south side of the sign of the kiwi by the second gear corner.- about 30 metres.
-below the 2nd gear corner on the south side of gebbies pass. for about 20 metres only
-and just a light sprinkling near the hilltop tavern.- nothing that would slow most up.
other than that the council have been doing a real good job of cleaning up.
was a great day today witha lot of bikes heading over to akaroa and back.
pity i have to be at work at 3pm sunday... may still go out in the morning if i can drag myself out of bed. have a great day y'hear.

[**R1**]

OK...Thar is a few i know going for a blast that way tomora at 11.30 leaving from shell cashmere(end of columbo by the hills), so if ya keen see ya there. i will probly only go as far as litle river as the hills were crap the other day when i ventured out that way but we will see what the day brings..

[geoffm]

Where is the Shell Cashmere? I don't leave the environs of the lab much...
Otherwise, what time is everyone passing through the other parts of town?
Geoff
Geoff

[**R1**]

Where is the Shell Cashmere? I don't leave the environs of the lab much...
Otherwise, what time is everyone passing through the other parts of town?
Geoff
Geoff

if you just head down columbo st in town, all the way down towards the hills you will find it.

[dangerous]

Bloody good ride that had a ball on the k4 thour, and to think its the middle of winter... the roads were mint.
Aaron, dident relise you had so many mates..... errrr mates

[**R1**]

Ride bikes in a lil old town like chch and ya tend to meet a few other bikers.

was that u trying to pass my on the thou while i was doing a wheelie shoulda got a Yam.

awesome day tho and awesome roads, and a good turn out...16 bikes i think i counted.

[Biff]

Bloody sick Bifflings mumble, mumble.

[dangerous]

Ride bikes in a lil old town like chch and ya tend to meet a few other bikers.

was that u trying to pass my on the thou while i was doing a wheelie shoulda got a Yam.

awesome day tho and awesome roads, and a good turn out...16 bikes i think i counted.

Yeah I came from the back of the pack right up to the frount with you... fun it was, well behaved everyone too..... wasent trying to pass ya just sit next to ya, bit differant watching a wheelie from the side of ya... looked like you werant moving just hanging there LOL

[Artifice]

yep, 'Twas a nice wee blat before work.

[TonyB]

Man, what a perfect day. No wind, no clouds, perfect temp and mint roads.... in the middle of winter?? to the road crew who have swept all the grit off the road when it's not needed- good to see.
D & I had to be a bit antisocial and leave before everyone else as we had stuff to do (D rebuilding his poor bucket and me working on my shed, in which resides my bucket- the bathroom needs gibstopping and painting, but hey, gotta get your priorities right eh!).

My old FZR is handling much better since I raised the rear end plus my riding is improving, so I had a ball on the hills - can't believe I ever used to ride without hanging off, sitting still in the seat feels all wrong now. In Akaroa some old bastard looked at my front tyre and said that I need to back off a bit, or at least not go any faster or it could all end in disaster . Bloody old woman- but it's funny how some old fart can make a casual comment like that and it plays on your mind when you're riding.

Anyhoo, a great day and a real surprise in the depths of winter.