Operation Mataki - SH75 to Akaroa

**scumdog** · 15th November 2012, 05:19

Originally Posted by 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.

Why bother?
Ya know it all - dontcha?

**Drew** · 15th November 2012, 05:33

Originally Posted by scumdog

Why bother?
Ya know it all - dontcha?

Really, that's the attitude you wanna display? I think you're being quite the hypocrite there old boy.

**Scuba_Steve** · 15th November 2012, 08:30

Originally Posted by Drew

See where the experts reckon I'm going wrong.

Think the expert you need usually come in white coats

**Drew** · 15th November 2012, 08:49

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Think the expert you need usually come in white coats

Don't get me started on how wrong those cunts are doing it!

**Oakie** · 15th November 2012, 10:36

Originally Posted by dangerous

basic shit really, things that a old bugger like you should know

True, which is why I did the course. I was aware that there probably was a gap in learning as I taught myself to ride only from reading a couple of old 'how to ride' books from the library 34 years ago. I've never had anyone to show me the right way to do things and I've only ever done the one group ride so I haven't had the opportunity to be mentored. Hopefully I can prove that you can teach an old dog new tricks!

**rastuscat** · 15th November 2012, 16:22

Hi All

Recovering well from having my second rectum installed. Well, the wound near Number 1 is healing well, so I'll be out on 75 sooner than I thought.

Did you find your lost seat OAB? I'll have the lads keep an eye out if not.

See yaz out there.

**Dave-** · 15th November 2012, 17:05

Originally Posted by 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.

I don't think it will.

See what I did there?

I'm gonna get Dan to show my girlfriend some tricks too.

Did that come out wrong?

**onearmedbandit** · 15th November 2012, 18:09

Originally Posted by rastuscat

Did you find your lost seat OAB? I'll have the lads keep an eye out if not.

No I didn't unfortunately. Thanks for that. It's black with two strips of (suspect) velcro on the back of it.

**Drew** · 15th November 2012, 21:18

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

No I didn't unfortunately. Thanks for that. It's black with two strips of (suspect) velcro on the back of it.

Looks better with the 'yump' anyway!

**GrayWolf** · 16th November 2012, 08:21

Originally Posted by Drew

Don't get me started on how wrong those cunts are doing it!

So tell me Drew, how long have you had this persecution complex?

**Drew** · 16th November 2012, 08:23

Originally Posted by GrayWolf

So tell me Drew, how long have you had this persecution complex?

Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand!

**Bison** · 20th November 2012, 17:47

Originally Posted by rastuscat

Have started this as a new one so I can post some notes regarding how our weekend SH75 operations are going.

I'll update when there is something worth saying.

Today was my first real day at it, with interesting results.

I set up the laser at quite a few different sites, and got bugger all. Awesome, happy with that. Lots of folk went past my parked Popo troll bike, and saw me pointing the death ray down the road. Lots of propaganda value in that, without costing anyone anything.

Catches were a chap doing 122 on a bike. A distant past acquaintance of mine, as it happens. I said "122, what do I do with that?" He said "Write the ticket", which is what I was hoping for coz I was gonna write it anyway.

Another bloke I found overtaking. He was coming down the outside of a line of cars travelling in the opposite direction. He saw me heading toward him and had nowhere to go, so he just hung tight where he was. We passed with him on my side of the centreline. He happily accepted the ticket. Even he could see that what he had done was shiters.

Lasered my last bloke at 178. Yup, 178. Hope the weather is nice in the next few weeks, he's got a 28 day walk. Then he has a court case to sort out.

The vast majority of bikers rode at good speeds and very sensibly. Nice bikes, many of them too.

Week ones report. Just FYI.

So are you using A LTI 20-20 or Stalker instrument ? Found the early LTI's required the bikes to be closer than the newer Stalker units and quality control filters would hold back on the readings.

**rastuscat** · 20th November 2012, 17:51

Originally Posted by Bison

So are you using A LTI 20-20 or Stalker instrument ? Found the early LTI's required the bikes to be closer than the newer Stalker units and quality control filters would hold back on the readings.

Two Stalkers, actually. One for checking speed, the other is me, stalking donut deals.......

**dangerous** · 20th November 2012, 17:57

Originally Posted by rastuscat

Two Stalkers, actually. One for checking speed, the other is me, stalking donut deals.......

Not sure what version it was I used of Felix's at the track a year or two ago, but ya needed to focus for a good 5sec's and it wasnt easy on a bike, they a bit faster and easier these days?