BRONZ Slow Paced Social Rides 2012

[Ratti]

Good on ya Chris. BRONZ meeting at 7 for us tho, I hardly ever go to them, so better haul Henry's butt to at least one

[Dragon]

Dads in hospital so will depend if he gets out tonight or not if im around

[DrDarkMatter]

Bike is going in the shop this afternoon for the fuel leak issue so wont make it

[BMWST?]

and so a tuesday night slow paced social rider waits....i went past in the car at about 20 past 6..poor Chris was the only one there.

[k1w33d]

It was all good. I ended up doing a couple of layoffs of Harcourt-Werry and the accompanying gravel roads that run alongside it

The lonely biker...

I'll still try to see if I can garner any interest in doing some shorter rides during the dark months.

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[oneofsix]

I'll still try to see if I can garner any interest in doing some shorter rides during the dark months.

Ratti has a protégé I'll keep an eye out but can't promise anything, heck I find it hard enough to make the summer rides

[DrDarkMatter]

I'll keep an eye out but can't promise anything,

I agree here, if the bike is in good nick and the weather is fine, I am always keen

[tristania]

Bugger, if I wasn't sick and tired I woulda joined that epic Tuesday night ride Short night rides would be a good reason to get me through winter this year

[GDOBSSOR]

I agree here, if the bike is in good nick and the weather is fine, I am always keen

I second what DDM just said. It's just that, I will have Theatre Group coming up so will try but will not always be up for it. I would have loved to come out yesterday but was attempting my first trip over the Rimutakas. Scary as all hell it was!

[GDOBSSOR]

Dads in hospital so will depend if he gets out tonight or not if im around

Shit, sorry to hear that. I hope your dad gets well soon Alan :/

[BMWST?]

Scary as all hell it was!

Why was that?

[Hawkeye]

I second what DDM just said. It's just that, I will have Theatre Group coming up so will try but will not always be up for it. I would have loved to come out yesterday but was attempting my first trip over the Rimutakas. Scary as all hell it was!

Takas is only as scary as you make it. Ride it at a speed your comfortable with and and it's just another road. It can still be fun at a nice steady pace.

[GDOBSSOR]

Why was that?

I sometimes get very bad headaches after riding or driving for long distances. I had a bad headache the whole way over and I didn't feel comfortable riding all that fast, and I held up traffic behind me (although I did pull over and let them pass).

[DrDarkMatter]

Takas is only as scary as you make it. Ride it at a speed your comfortable with and and it's just another road. It can still be fun at a nice steady pace.

True hawkeye, but as we know being human is that new experiences can sometimes be scary especially if ones confidence level might be a bit low

[oneofsix]

... and I didn't feel comfortable riding all that fast, and I held up traffic behind me (although I did pull over and let them pass).

I found the same the first time I did the 'takas, some of those cars really know that road Think I was on a GN at the time too, but can't blame the bike it was my lack of experience on windy hills on a bike. At least it is centre lined all the way, now the akas ....
However Hawkeye is correct, take your time, ride at your pace and I will add don't be ashamed to let the cars go first. I even had to let cars go on my first time over the Paekok but it was night, bucketing down at the time and the visor was fogging
The 'takas have a rep and as the Dr said it is only human to be apprehensive the first time.
Hope to see you on one of k1w33d's proposed rides if its not too