Whoever has the brightest headlight follow themOriginally Posted by Hitcher
Hardcore Biker
Whoever has the brightest headlight follow them
"I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage.
They've experienced pain and brought jewelry." - Rita Rudner
A man is only as big as the dreams he dares to live
Hardcore Biker
i did the rusty in about 14 hrs 40 in 1990 out of tauranga on a gsxr 1100
but i trained for it as i wanted to do it in under 15 hrs would go for 5 to 700k rides a couple of months before
with only fuel stops, that was after work, hop on my bike and ride form jaffaland to tauranga ,rotorua,hamilton then home
my bike was also preped for the rusty
a full service new chain etc (she had done about 12000 ks )new tyres ,brighter head lights,
tyres are very inportant as the are running hotter longer and they wear out
i fu##ked my rear and half f##ed the front
your rideing gears important to as it rained the last 10 hrs the year i rode itthat was the only time i stopped apart from fuel to put my wets on
it can be done, but prep for it ,ya not just of up to the pohoi for a bourbon
BLACKYOSHI
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That's some average speed. I thought Cam Smith was fastest in just over 16 hours.
Deus ex ukulele
Woo hoo! Got our starters pack today. Numbers 50 and 51. Off at 3:44pm. Great excitement. Can hardly wait!
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
Return Of The Black Panther
:spudwave: Ahead of you already, I'm Number 42. Dodododosame as my age. So much for age before beauty, hey Hitcher (in which case I'd be starting a long way behind you and I'd loose on both counts to MrsH
).
New Zealand......
The Best Place in the World to live if ya Broke
"Whole life balance, Daniel-San" ("Karate Kid")
Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui ( Be strong, be brave, be steadfast and sure)
DON'T RIDE LIKE YA STOLE IT, RIDE TO SURVIVE.
Hardcore Biker
I'm off at 3:36 p.m. so you'll probably catch me up at about 3:46 p.m.
Hardcore Biker
How many have a prf radio to talk to your fellow riders that are doing this ride?
"I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage.
They've experienced pain and brought jewelry." - Rita Rudner
A man is only as big as the dreams he dares to live
Deus ex ukulele
Thanks for the reminder. I must get a couple of new PTT buttons from Pinfolds. Channel 20...
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
Hardcore Biker
Not I. Can't afford any more toys until next year.
Forum whore
dam tempting but i think it will have to be next year. but tempting. looking forward to the stories when everyone returns
Lost in USA
com-mute
Not this year for me :-(
Bike running like cr@p and ain't no $'s for the petrol, nevermind to fix the bike
Will have to wait for next year to do my 4th run
Motorbike only search
YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - CRC AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'T MOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE CRC. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THE DUCT TAPE
Return Of The Black Panther
Shit, I'll be right up your arseI'm off at 3:36 p.m. so you'll probably catch me up at about 3:46 p.m.
By the way I usaully plan to cover the first part of the GC before dark fairly quickly while I'm at my freashest, so that I can do a slower pace through the night. This is because it is harder to ride at night with more risks and less visibility (watch out for stray animals).
You get a second wind when the Sun gets up and you can make some good ground once the mist lifts. Here where I try to make up any lost ground, because by morning tea the second wind has started to wear off for me. I need to have made a good hole in the GC by then as the toughest bit for is about to come.
After lunch is the really hard bit for me and, by this stage, just getting it done is about all I can, so I don't bank on making up time here. Shit those last 30Km were hard.
New Zealand......
The Best Place in the World to live if ya Broke
Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui ( Be strong, be brave, be steadfast and sure)
DON'T RIDE LIKE YA STOLE IT, RIDE TO SURVIVE.
Flat Out Biker
Yes had planned on mounting my CB somewhere where it will stay.
Channel 20, Thanks Hitcher.
I'm number 45 and my mates are 2 either side cant remember which way!
Yes thankyou very much for that tip
Return Of The Black Panther
Looks like there will be a tight bunch of KB'ers at the start after all
New Zealand......
The Best Place in the World to live if ya Broke
Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui ( Be strong, be brave, be steadfast and sure)
DON'T RIDE LIKE YA STOLE IT, RIDE TO SURVIVE.
The Loose Goose
Andy is really looking forward to this year's GC, after the disappointment of his normally reliable bike having electrical problems last year. He'll no doubt be off first or second as usual, here's hoping the weather and the bike will both behave themselves this year!
And if it's a nice day, I may even ride up to the finish and ride home with him. But I don't want a ticket - last time I did I ended up $170 poorer...
Yes, I am pedantic about spelling and grammar so get used to it!
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