So why AREN'T we riding?

[James Deuce]

Getting close to getting tyre pressures and suspension settings sorted. Went to work at 3pm today, so came back via the Korokoro hill to home - about 6 times. Good road for scrubbing tyres or getting suspension sorted.

[LB]

I was out today, lovely weather, a bit of melted tar but wonderful to be out. Didn't go far, up to the summit of the Takas, hung around there for ages till the Husband had finished work and joined me around 1pm, then hung around a bit more (always bikers coming and going to chat up - woops I mean TO). Then we headed to Martinborough for a late lunch/coffee, met up with quite a few more bikers over there. Then back home. It's 6.25pm and the Husband is out washing the bikes while I spend some time surfing till the takeaways arrive. What more could a girl want??

We're heading out tomorrow AM, if anyone's keen for a ride, meet us at Caltex Rimutaka at 8.30am.

[wkid_one]

I'm not riding because I dropped the Blackbird last week.

I wish I could say that I was on a high speed blast but the truth of the matter is that I fell off at very low speed on the steep drive of our bach at Coromandel. and my legs were not long enough to hold it up on the camber.

The crash mushrooms helped no end, but a fairing panel was quite badly scratched and the brake lever is stuffed. I feel a total pillock. A big wad of cash to be passed to Larry of Reflections in the near future, but as far as I'm concerned he's the God of Sprayers.

Sad, sad, sad......

Sorry to hear BB. Nothing worse than seeing your baby on its side.....and it is usually the stupidist rider error. I can empathise with you entirely. But hey it is only plastic and can be repaired.

As for feeling like a pillock - everyone has had a stupid off - I did in my garage on the VTR, CK on his GSXR, BB on the Duc on the Paeroa Ride - shit happens....

Glad you had bungs on - makes a big bill small.

[Blackbird]

Thanks for the sympathies guys. I feel slightly better that other people do dumb stuff from time to time! Naturally, Murphy's Law was in full force! The neighbours were standing outside their place with a whole load of visitors and saw the whole sorry event. Good job I'd got a black visor on or I'd have lit up the whole road with the glow!

Here I am admitting my whoopsie to all and sundry on the Net, but do you think I'm going to tell my regular riding partners? No bloody way! Just hoping to get it fixed before they reappear from their hols! Like good mates everywhere, they'd feel duty-bound to rub it in for the next 12 months!

Cheers

Geoff

[SPman]

Been helping a friend pack up house for the last 3 weeks - As I got to take the bike over to the new place, the first ride in 3 F**KIN WEEKS.
New tyres on the old bus and back into action by next W/E!
Hey Blackbird - we all make dicks of ourselves doing that, sooner or later - my first Ducati in 1973, I fell off at the lights in Valley Rd, Mt Eden! Christ knows how....

[marty]

well i didn't get to take any of the bikes i thought i would, for rides. i did though, take:

a 2001 aprilia falco (very nice in yellow)
a 2002 aprilia mille (very big black and scary....)
a 2000 zzr 1100 (mmmmm)
a 2001 vfr800 (VERY nice)
a 2003 brand new SV1000SK3 (i can see why spankme likes his one)

but the most awesomest one was an Augusta MV 750. rode like the Rs250 with about 100 more horsepower - unbelieveable above 9000rpm. too much for me to afford, but at least i can say i rode it....

hopefully i'll have a new SV in the garage by next week - missus is in melbourne til tuesday, won't she get a nice surprise

[Hitcher]

Hopefully i'll have a new SV in the garage by next week - missus is in melbourne til tuesday, won't she get a nice surprise

I hope that Mrs Marty savours appropriately the exhaust note from your new V twin...

[marty]

oh i KNOW she will - especially when i'm on early shift and at 0600hrs i start it up in the garage (which is below the bedroom) to warm it up - she just doesn't like the smell of the RS, even though i run castrol in it......

[marty]

comes with shiny new remus pipes too....

[Slim]

a 2002 aprilia mille (very big black and scary....)

Who had that? I've got a couple of hours to kill in BoP on Friday. :sly:

[marty]

it was at bay city, at the bottom of the waihi rd hill by the lights.

the aprilia is sold, but they've got the augusta there too. they are doing brand new parallel imported Mille's for $24K ish. the one they have in the shop now is a 2nd hand RSV with carbon and all for $24k.

the augusta is $24k too, but is an ex demo and is being sold with a new bike warranty. they've got a zero km F4 with carbon pipes and chipped for a few $1000 more......

[James Deuce]

it was at bay city, at the bottom of the waihi rd hill by the lights.

the aprilia is sold, but they've got the augusta there too. they are doing brand new parallel imported Mille's for $24K ish. the one they have in the shop now is a 2nd hand RSV with carbon and all for $24k.

the augusta is $24k too, but is an ex demo and is being sold with a new bike warranty. they've got a zero km F4 with carbon pipes and chipped for a few $1000 more......

Can't recommend Bay City enough. That's the place my wife bought my TRX and they were truly pleasant to deal with.

[SILVER SUZI]

Anyone else get a good twisty ride to work down back country roads??[/QUOTE]

Not going to work but...
I work in East Tamaki and live in Epsom and if I go the long way (that is via Kawakawa bay / Kiawa / Miranda) I too get a good twist road! Too bad the last bit is motorway!!

[buggerit]

Perfect riding conditions and not doing it, why? cause my boss is a cunt , Id like to fuck off , but he"s married to my wife.
Sometimes we do move the weekend though

[willytheekid]

Ride everyday...rain, hail or shine


...and it has NOTHING to do with the fact that Im crap in car!
(Plus the missus KNOWS I will curb grind her car if I use it...stupid design!...far to many wheels!)


...Hows my driving??


...and I don't even try! (THIS is why I Ride...its just safer for all!)