Operation Mataki - SH75 to Akaroa

[Oakie]

still can't believe I was ONLY doing 106 on the Busa, must have been speedo error at my end. .

Fixed that for you

[rastuscat]

Hey Rastus,

You stopped me a few weeks ago on SH75 and we had a good chat, going too fast blah etc, still can't believe I was doing 106 on the Busa, must have been speedo error at my end.

You gave me a $50 Good behavior voucher for a Motorcycle training session and that's fine, apart from I'm never going to use it.

Why ?

I subtley gave it to my Mrs who has'nt ridden a bike since her GN250 14 years ago when she was at Uni, now she has'nt been off TM all day looking at f**ng Motorcycles to buy ......she's booking the training day sometime soon.

106? Good God man, are you crazy????????

Seriously tho, I hope your Bwana makes the most of the voucher.

[Oakie]

106? Good God man, are you crazy????????

Seriously tho, I hope your Bwana makes the most of the voucher.

So are those subsidised courses still going? I e-mailed one provider a while back but got no reply.

[FJRider]

So are those subsidised courses still going? I e-mailed one provider a while back but got no reply.

Get onto highway 75 at the weekends ... and sit on 106 km's ... And RC might give you one too ...

[rastuscat]

So are those subsidised courses still going? I e-mailed one provider a while back but got no reply.

ECan was subsidizing them through until 30 November. Problem was they are very popular (go figure ) and the courses got booked up quite quickly.

Still worth contacting them though, just in case they have a vacancy.

Duncan Seed
2drivesafe.com

Mike Flowers
motorcycleschool.co.nz

Dan Ornsby
Motorcycletraining.co.nz

BTW you don't actually need one of the vouchers. The subsidy applies even without a voucher. It was just a way for us to let people know about the subsidies.

On the other hand,donut vouchers are compulsory.........

[rastuscat]

Get onto highway 75 at the weekends ... and sit on 106 km's ... And RC might give you one too ...

Nah, "giving someone one" isn't on the list of approved sanctions........

[Oakie]

A 'Qualifying voucher' wouldn't be required anyway. My work will pay for it as part of my 'Personal Development' (They are quite keen on me showing up for work in one piece for a couple more years.) My boss reckons it's also justified because I delivered Santa to work on the back of the bike once ... Santa was standing on the pillion seat with hands on my shoulders.

EDIT: From Dan Ornsby's site:

Latest News
ACC Subsidy is back!
October 3, 2012 by - Dan
We have just confirmed a 3 year funding scheme with ACC which brings you affordible training to further your On-Road skills. Check out the ACC Subsidy page to register interest!

ECAN Subsidy
September 10, 2012 by - Dan
Due to the uptake on the last Ride For Ever subsidy being so huge, ECAN have allocated more funding for your training, so no doubt we will have even more happy customers! Funding is available for one-on-one training as well …

[oneofsix]

A 'Qualifying voucher' wouldn't be required anyway. My work will pay for it as part of my 'Personal Development' (They are quite keen on me showing up for work in one piece for a couple more years.)

Lucky bastard, I think mine is hoping to save on redundancy and have I got bad news for them

[FJRider]

Nah, "giving someone one" isn't on the list of approved sanctions........

I should have said "And bring Donuts" ...

[imdying]

You some sort of troll-school drop-out or something???

That was just plain funny... you should try more often!

[Oakie]

A 'Qualifying voucher' wouldn't be required anyway. My work will pay for it as part of my 'Personal Development' (They are quite keen on me showing up for work in one piece for a couple more years.) My boss reckons it's also justified because I delivered Santa to work on the back of the bike once ... Santa was standing on the pillion seat with hands on my shoulders. …

Woo hoo! Open Road course confirmed with Dan Ornsby for next Wednesday (14th).

[dangerous]

Woo hoo! Open Road course confirmed with Dan Ornsby for next Wednesday (14th).

haha... Ive ridden with that bald badger, I'll show ya the roaps for half the price




na Dan's good his old man better, Dan being a racer is good at combining a little race with road, which is something I promote, some say cant be done but for the most works for me.

[Drew]

some say cant be done but for the most works for me.

That trip round SH75 on the borrowed bike, would be one of the exceptions then?

[Oakie]

haha... Ive ridden with that bald badger, I'll show ya the roaps for half the price .

Bet you can't. Thanks to ECAN and my work it's not costing me a cent

[Dave-]

Bet you can't. Thanks to ECAN and my work it's not costing me a cent

In that case I think D ought to pay you then?

I'd take him up on that if he hadn't over cooked that corner on the spag bol.