Operation Mataki - SH75 to Akaroa

[dangerous]

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

been 27 years man... how old are you?

[rastuscat]

been 27 years man... how old are you?

Hey D, congrats on ticking over 50 pages.

[dangerous]

Hey D, congrats on ticking over 50 pages.

cant blame me man... ya feed em they will bite, you got ya info over long ago, it was allways going to turn to shit, its KB and a cop.

[Dave-]

been 27 years man... how old are you?

Hahaha

25, but you never know, might be 27 years before I have my next accident too? and by then I'll be a grumpy old bugger too :P

[dangerous]

Hahaha

25, but you never know, might be 27 years before I have my next accident too? and by then I'll be a grumpy old bugger too :P

yeah but one thing ya wont be is a "ginger' grumpy old bugger... and you will always be 20yrs younger than me, so good luck with the next 27yrs man

[Dave-]

yeah but one thing ya wont be is a "ginger' grumpy old bugger... and you will always be 20yrs younger than me, so good luck with the next 27yrs man

Pride before the fall.

ok 27 years from today.

[Oakie]

Did my Open Road Skills training with Dan today. Bloody awesome. I learnt a few things and it will change a the way I ride a bit. Poor Bandit. She's in for a surprise.

[onearmedbandit]

Were you between Tai Tapu and LR at any stage?

[Oakie]

Were you between Tai Tapu and LR at any stage?

Yeah. That was you? I did wonder.

[onearmedbandit]

Yeah. That was you? I did wonder.

Yeah I was out that way twice. I lost my rear seat pad on the way back into town the first time so did another run out there looking for it.

[dangerous]

I learnt a few things and it will change a the way I ride a bit.

so, learn us all... what are these things ya lernt?

[Oakie]

so, learn us all... what are these things ya lernt?

Oh God. I'll feel naked exposing all this. Alright, here goes

Cornering: I need to use a lower gear and carry more revs through the corner ... changing down instead of breaking
Emergency braking: I now understand why you need to transfer the weight forward with initial braking before grabbing the big handful.
Fiddly slow speed work: Use back brake, not front (I got to practice this most of the way home in the rush hour traffic).
I need to relax and just let the bike do the work.
I have a habit of leaning my inside shoulder into corners.
That the apex isn't necessarily the middle of the bend.

Just got to try and put it into practice.

[Berries]

Cornering: I need to use a lower gear and carry more revs through the corner ... changing down instead of breaking.

Yes, breaking is very bad. Even on the straights.

[dangerous]

Oh God. I'll feel naked exposing all this. Alright, here goes

Cornering: I need to use a lower gear and carry more revs through the corner ... changing down instead of breaking
Emergency braking: I now understand why you need to transfer the weight forward with initial braking before grabbing the big handful.
Fiddly slow speed work: Use back brake, not front (got to practice this most of the way home in the rush hour traffic).
I need to relax and just let the bike do the work.
I have a habit of leaning my inside shoulder into corners.
That the apex isn't necessarily the middle of the bend.

Just got to try and put it into practice.

basic shit really, things that a old bugger like you should know but most dont and the longer you have been riding the harder it is to change ya ways.
I dont necessarily agree with the back brake comment and ummmm... what ya mean by leaning ya sholder in? IMO you should point the sholder in the direction ya turning. (speed and style of a bike can change all the above)

I took a 20yr old out last w/e to show some tricks n tips to after she thought she knew it all, after I saw her draging the pegs and eventually crashing at the track. A few basic tips and she was amazed how much easier riding became and above all how much safer it can be done.

Training is just scratching the serfice of reducing the crash rate on the likes of 75 but its a start and every one lernt could well be a crash saved... well done Oakie

[Drew]

Wow, what a bunch of tree huggin hippy lovey dovey crap this has turned into.

Now it's just gonna turn in to a debate as to weather Oakie was taught the right stuff.

I must go and do one of these advance rider training things. See where the experts reckon I'm going wrong.