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    Seriously ? Why would you ?
    Take this seriously plz. At this stage it's only 4 weeks of your life. Find something else to do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JATZ View Post
    Seriously ? Why would you ?
    Take this seriously plz. At this stage it's only 4 weeks of your life. Find something else to do.
    Fuck off!!

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    It's difficult to be more isolated than if you're out on a solo ride. I usually go for a walk in Cornwall Park but I'm expecting it to be crowded and difficult to maintain the 2 metre separation. And I expect people will ignore what they've been told and meet up with friends.

    Not sure what I'll do - I may take the opportunity to do some work on the bike.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JATZ View Post
    Seriously ? Why would you ?
    Take this seriously plz. At this stage it's only 4 weeks of your life. Find something else to do.
    WTF? Riding a bike around the local area, basically non stop apart from a smoke stop or some time to watch the tide, isn't breaching any of the requirements regarding risky behaviour. If you do it right you won't come into contact with anybody.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    WTF? Riding a bike around the local area, basically non stop apart from a smoke stop or some time to watch the tide, isn't breaching any of the requirements regarding risky behaviour. If you do it right you won't come into contact with anybody.
    There is the problem that there are too many tards out there who will not be able to distinguish between riding a motorcycle for leisure with going to visit friends for leisure. Stay home and play the game, we have one crack at this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    WTF? Riding a bike around the local area, basically non stop apart from a smoke stop or some time to watch the tide, isn't breaching any of the requirements regarding risky behaviour. If you do it right you won't come into contact with anybody.

    ...we have been asked, officially, that we desist from riding, tramping or hunting for a month, or the duration...fair enough?...

    ...never been a fan of edicts from on high, but this time I will comply 'cos I reckon I should...this is quite serious shit...

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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    WTF? Riding a bike around the local area, basically non stop apart from a smoke stop or some time to watch the tide, isn't breaching any of the requirements regarding risky behaviour. If you do it right you won't come into contact with anybody.
    I'm sure it is fine Pritch, under normal circumstances. But this is not normal. Go for it if you must, but don't be surprised if 4 weeks turns into 6 because someone thought it'd be all good to just do something they thought was harmless.

    Quote Originally Posted by Bonez View Post
    Fuck off!!
    Great comeback.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    I used the word "sensibly", and nobody mentioned going a long way from home. Motorcycling sans pillion is about as solitary an activity as one can get.

    May I suggest you read the other thread?
    Staying at home by yourself is more solitary than riding. For me riding is not essential to my existence, hence not required for next 4 weeks. You want to go for it, just remember why UK and Australia are now going down the path of severe lockdowns. At the end of the day, I am only responsible for my own actions but I am mature enough to know that my actions can impact others.

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    I doubt I will be riding the motorbike but the "exercise" clearly means I can do a few hot laps of the Port hills on my ebike.
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    Short test runs only, if (big if) I can get the 900SS back together. Otherwise I'm staying home for the duration.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    I doubt I will be riding the motorbike but the "exercise" clearly means I can do a few hot laps of the Port hills on my ebike.
    Japanese research showed that motorcycle riding is good mental excercise and is effective in preventing the decline associated with old age.



    Quote Originally Posted by Jeeper View Post
    Staying at home by yourself is more solitary than riding.
    Dunno how you work that out. I live in the middle of a quarter acre section but there are houses just a few feet (or inches?) either side of the boundary. On the bike there might be nobody for bloody miles.



    Quote Originally Posted by iYRe View Post
    It's not.. and the police + military will be out to enforce it, we're told. I have a ID in order for me to to be able to get too and from work unmolested.
    Do you do night shifts? Anybody can go to the supermarket and the government doesn't tell you which supermarket. If the fish factory at the port is open that would entail a trip right across town.



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    Yeah the overriding message appears to be "stay at home". Will be interesting to see what level of enforcement is coming, I suspect those of us in the cities will be running the gauntlet of patrols, checkpoints etc (even without the pandemic situation there will be a lot of empty commercial premises with a lot of valuable stuff just sitting there), those living rurally can probably fill your boots – at a 2 metre distance, of course, and on the understanding that if you do encounter the authorities and fail the "essential" travel/attitude test, heavy fines may be involved.

    It occurs to me that the perfect breeding ground for any virus would be several days of having supermarket/DIY/Booze/Gun shops full of people panic buying.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scubbo View Post
    Go for a walk, or exercise and enjoy nature. ----- "just going out for exercise in nature".... at 200kph on the empty roadddddddds"
    I've just been out and the radar detector was going nuts for a lot of the time. Plod everywhere and they are handing out tickets like people wanting bog-rolls.
    On Sunday a mate got a ticket, but the bitch wouldn't get close to him, just got his licence at arm's length then ran away to her car with it. Came back with "ticket will be posted to you".

    I asked whether or not he had licked his licence before handing it over to her...
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    I got a good 3hr ride in today and got to ride past Harawiras militant ensemble. It didn't last long, I think the cops fucked them all off but no doubt it will be on te news tonight. I will laugh tho if the media take a leaf out of Jacindas book and just ignore them!
    prob not much riding in the future tho...
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    Biking during the Corona virus 4-week lockdown

    "Covid 19 coronavirus: Don't drive to the beach during lockdown, police warn" Ref: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12319711

    Looks like "aimless" or "for recreation" motorcycle riding (even by yourself) is off the menu during the lockdown.
    That is unless you are going to your local supermarket or doctor/hospital.
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