Southern KBs heading to Glenorchy

[Silage]

Hey as you all know I am a perfect rider...

After all this "discussion" I still have no trouble with anyone on here.
- Not with TWR who in initiating this discussion just was making an observation
- Not with Dangerous or Rashika who I have never observed doing anything dodgy on the road
- Not with any of the riders on the Glenorchy trip who made great riding buddies and company over pizza and beer

And I will happily ride with ANY of them again, even if it is at the back struggling to keep up. Time to move on guys.

[Suzi Q]

I spoke to D today and he has said that he just likes to wind everyone up. I was of course of the opinion that he was over reacting to TWR's comments, also, as D was in front how could he possibly know if we were all riding too close!!! Everyone is entitled to his/her opinion and we take from that what we want and let the rest go.

I have to say if all you guys ever do is wind each other up then i don't really want to be part of this pathetic little game.

[manuboy]

Damn fine pissy fight by the southerners - whaddya reckon Jim2?

All i can say is i'm stoked i wasn't there - this dangerous group riding is how people get hurt and it happens all to easy by the sounds. No need to endanger eachother unessasarily. I'm sure the group will be watching this from now on (except D - he's a stubborn SOB).

On the other hand i'm glad ol TWR hasn't seen the boys on the charge on the Akaroa GP - he'd shit his dackers i reckon. I've categorically seen (and performed) blind corner passing, 1m gaps to the bike in front at speed, 5th gear redlines (work it out), and in **R1**'s case a fair bit of back wheel action and sustained loss of traction, and in at least 1 case somebody drank a can of C.D's - and it was all good!!!

[miSTa]

Hey as you all know I am a perfect rider...

After all this "discussion" I still have no trouble with anyone on here.
- Not with TWR who in initiating this discussion just was making an observation
- Not with Dangerous or Rashika who I have never observed doing anything dodgy on the road
- Not with any of the riders on the Glenorchy trip who made great riding buddies and company over pizza and beer

And I will happily ride with ANY of them again, even if it is at the back struggling to keep up. Time to move on guys.

Gotta agree with Jimmie here on all counts, but T.W.R, mate, in your first post you said "maybe i'll rattle a few cages" well you did kind but you didn't seem to like the responses you got - kinda naive I think.

Anyway I've seen enough of this thread.

[T.W.R]

Oh Manuboy don't worry bud, the old run to Akaroa is where i used to do most of my riding that & the summit rd & the bays are all home teritory to me.
i spent every weekend & most evenings doing the various options of all those roads and was a regular amongst the masses the used to frequent the smugglers & wheatsheaf in the mid to late 80s & early 90s. the guys i rode with when we were less concious of the consequences of our actions would cut out the akaroa run from central ChCh (Barbadoes st to be exact) in sub 45mins (we nicknamed them suicide runs) most of the runs were on old jappers and italian musclebikes not the lean missles of current times.
And for a bit of useless info even the Glenorchy rally i attended that a few times. when it was known as the remarkables rally & at the old site, before it got moved to its current location.

Yeah ZZR i haven't been perturbed by the reactions from R & D but i actually think it slightly amusing that they did react they way have, as i said at various stages nothing was or has been meant as a personal dig. the thread was intended to highlight a bit of roadcraft while conducting such events, its just unfortunate that offence was taken. possibly the biggest misconception was through the title of the thread ( my bad) but it did incite interest & how often are threads with some meaning over looked because the title doesn't grab attention.

[Bren_chch]

Hey T.W.R... i know what u mean mate, i only rode with them once... never again, all bunched up and shit, overtaking at scary times, i'm not in to that shit!

each to there own!

[Jantar]

SD, idb and I joined the christchurch riders from Cromwell to Queenstown. I generally found the standard of riding to be very good with only one passing manouver that may have been a bit suspect. The group riding was staggered and I estimated a two - three second gap between the riders in the same part of the lane. Yes that is only one - one and a half seconds between one rider and the next, but because they are staggered its like being in separate lanes.

At Glenorchy we were talking about kb rides in general, and commenting on how it appears to be accepted that North Island rides usaully have one or two bins per event, but in the South Island its almost unheard of. Why is this?

[T.W.R]

Hey T.W.R... i know what u mean mate, i only rode with them once... never again, all bunched up and shit, overtaking at scary times, i'm not in to that shit!

each to there own!

Ha theres a time & place for everything, but as ya say each to their own.

the Old days of when i was doing the regular runs to Akaroa Christ my mates & i we'd roar up beside one & other & hit the other guys kill switch just for laughs ( fuckin dumb thing to do lookin back now in retrospect ) or push someone so hard into a blind corner they'd end up doing ivan mauger imitations on the wrong side of the road ( all idiot shit from being young & dumb & no fear) i tell you having an old CB900 crossed up in a full lock side ain't that pleasant or getting the kill switch on a laverda 1200 hit at 160kmh just about puts you over the bars, rubbing shoulders with ya mate two abreast going around the motukarara sweeper is a thrill at 160 plus though.


getting age & long distance experience under the belt modifys the thinking & approach to riding after a while.
what i saw the other day may very well have been the only time the crew were tightly packed & maybe everyone felt safe which is all well n good, but there weren't any condemnations meant by the thread it was just highlighting an observation on a bit of Roadcraft for others & junior riders

[scumdog]

I concur with Jantar, I would like to add that on the twisty bits everybody seemed to drop back into single-file automaticaly.(sp)

I'm reasonably safety conscious and ride like a nana and had no problems - despite meeting this moley-crue for the first time (mostly) just before riding into the Kawarau Gorge with them - NO problems!.

[idb]

You're all talking about me aren't you?
You're always talking about me!
Everyone's always talking about me!
Why don't you stop?!
Stop, stop, stop, stop!!!!

[dangerous]

getting age & long distance experience under the belt modifys the thinking & approach to riding after a while.

As you havent meet any of us and havent ridden with us here a insite to the group on the day.
60% over 40yrs old
30% late 30's
10% mid 20's (1 person)

what i might have seen the other day may very well have been the only time the crew were tightly packed & maybe everyone felt safe which is all well n good

Thank you, pity you didn't say that in your 1st post.

[Bren_chch]

ok i just had a threatening PM from the guy on the guzzi, cant remember his real name! Sorry i dont bow to threats... your the worst out of them all!

[k14]

Hey T.W.R... i know what u mean mate, i only rode with them once... never again, all bunched up and shit, overtaking at scary times, i'm not in to that shit!

each to there own!

Yeah know what you mean mate, they're the reason I sold my road bike, scared me shitless

[Rashika]

Yeah know what you mean mate, they're the reason I sold my road bike, scared me shitless

ok i just had a threatening PM from the guy on the guzzi, cant remember his real name! Sorry i dont bow to threats... your the worst out of them all!

geezzz what kinda blokes are ya both to give up cos of some dodgy Eyetie bugger

[Kickaha]

ok i just had a threatening PM from the guy on the guzzi, cant remember his real name! Sorry i dont bow to threats... your the worst out of them all!

Yeah know what you mean mate, they're the reason I sold my road bike, scared me shitless

Yeah me to, on the way back from Wanagnui I pretended the XJ wasn't running right just so I could ride by myself, he's just an accident waiting to happen that bloke