Small Noob run this morning

[bull]

Well myself, Dodger, BuckbuckNo1 and Steve??? went for ride this morning. Departed Caltex Stokes Valley at 1030hrs and headed to Blue Mountains road. We proceeded up over Blue Mountains road and into Whitemans Valley, from here we carried on through to Mangaroa then Maymorn, Plateau and out onto SH2 and bak to Mangaroa Hill road then shot over back into Mangaroa and then headed over Wallaceville Hill down into Upper Hutt and around Alexander Road to the GMs carpark.
Was a good figure 8 trip and took approx 40mins from start to finish.

Road was good, weather was nice(just overcast so not too hot) and the riding was smooth. When we arrived at the GMs carpark it was time to practice some emergency braking. I was braking from 50km/h to stop and managed to keep the tail down to maybe 10cm off the deck under heavy braking. Dodger was hampered by his dodgy rear suspension with no damper and he was using alot of rear under braking resulting in alot of burnt rubber. BuckbuckNo1 was doing his usual GN braking then off again as quick as possible(very good practice to avoid the guy behind you rear ending you after you successfully brake to stop). Steve was practising emergency sleeping on the sidelines and was feeling a little ill. After a few runs a the braking we swapped bikes and tried out each others just for a run around, not braking!.

The Hyosung GT250 felt very responsive but was still a strange feeling having hte bars quite high in comparison to my clip-ons on the GT250R. The GN made me feel like i was on easy rider, had to sit right back to be comfy on the bars and still felt like ape hangers in comparison to my GT250R. Really enjoyed the GN and can see why its a preferable option to learn on as it handles with ease and has smooth power delivery.

We finished up around lunchtime and departed ways. Then realised that i had left my Digi cam on the ground in the carpark so i headed back to pick it up(thats why i saw you again BuckBuck).

Cheers for the Ride guys and look forward to heading out again very soon.

[Dodger]

Was a good wee run.
Enjoyed myself even with the bouncy ride and the rattle from my bike.

Remember guys when buying a bike.. Yellow is for Lemon.

[merv]

Nice one guys. Glad you enjoyed yourselves.

[quallman1234]

Nice one, maybe ill join you guys one day

[Wasp]

lucky people that dont have to work... grumble grumble mutter mutter

on the up side i did a dash from work in the hutt to home to work in town (damn it was windy) to the optician in town to home to work - all with 10 minutes on my lunch break left for lunch! and all fairly close to the speed limit!

then i did another dash after work to wellington motor cycles only to get stuck in traffic and get there after they closed (doh), met a nice American tourist though - him and his wife ride Harleys!

Then a dash up the gorge (wouldnt dream of going home in that traffic) to J'ville to drop stuff off at my brothers where i got caught up till about 9 ish and rode back in the light rain

sorry for the thread hi-jack - sorta started typing and couldnt stop

[Matt]

Sounds good - I went up from Silverstream through Blue Mountains later on Sunday, sure one day I'll scrape the pegs on that road!

Will have to try and join in the fun next time.

Matt

[Grub]

I'd like to see if we can do that ride in reverse on a Wednesday night and get the cafe in Whitemans to stay open for us

[James Deuce]

Nice work guys. I rode from Carterton to Lower Hutt via, Gladstone, Alfredton, Pahiatua, SHannon and the Paekak hill. Even foiled a Rozza by slowing down to take a pee at Battle Hill Reserve.

My front tyre is scrubbed in now.

[riffer]

Good to see you guys out there and doing it. Keep up the good work bull. Your progress is great to watch.

[Terminated]

Well myself, Dodger, BuckbuckNo1 and Steve??? went for ride this morning. Departed Caltex Stokes Valley at 1030hrs and headed to Blue Mountains road. We proceeded up over Blue Mountains road and into Whitemans Valley, from here we carried on through to Mangaroa then Maymorn, Plateau and out onto SH2 and bak to Mangaroa Hill road then shot over back into Mangaroa and then headed over Wallaceville Hill down into Upper Hutt and around Alexander Road to the GMs carpark.
Was a good figure 8 trip and took approx 40mins from start to finish.Cheers for the Ride guys and look forward to heading out again very soon.

Gidday Bull, just catching up on this post. Enjoyed the ride out on that route, as I keep saying the ride up blue Mountains Road is very good, steep and tight corners. Meanwhile both Wallaceville Hill and Mangaroa Hill each have their own characteristics. Wallaceville Hill going down to Upper Hutt and out of Upper Hutt and up Mangaroa Hill is my preference as each hill is a good test of riding skill, corner set up, counter steering, smooth and easy transition power on, set up again and so on.

Heads Up and Enjoy