Sniper, I'm keen to come out as well. Let me know the time and place.
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Sniper, I'm keen to come out as well. Let me know the time and place.
Aargh, photos!
I'll PM you OAB.
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
Queen of Chief and Victorious
pretty much from friday nite till Monday nite, inclusive, the rest of the time its work or school, with the odd bit of sleep to keep me goingOriginally Posted by Sniper
"Do not meddle in the affairs of Buells, for they are subtle and quick to wheelie!"
--J RR1000 Tolkien
yank tank at Glenorchy 2006 rally
Aargh, photos!
Unless dangerous finds you...with the odd bit of sleep to keep me going
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
The metal is always nude.
Well done, Dev Esq, !!!
Good to see you enjoying the wee beasty.
The ride down to ChCh was quite a mission, rode in fog in the early hours of the morning (read: still dark) in thick fog !! Visibility 5 metres !! (yes 5).
I had another mission getting back home. Yesterday was due back to fly to Welly but it was closed due to fog, so I spent most of yesterday sitting in 2 different airports !!!
Was due to get the 7am flight to Welly, instead I flew from ChCh to Auckland at 10am, waited and waited then at 1pm flew Auckland to Welly, made a missed approach and flew back to Auckland, waited and waited at the terminal then flew Auckland back to ChCh. Got in at 11pm. So between 7am and 11pm I wasted a day and went right back to where I started from !!!!!!!
Oh did I mentioned waiting in queues for ages and ages with baggage amid screaming babies and obnoxious tourists ???......
Got back to Welly today at 2.30pm.
I hope you really appreciate the NZ-250, Dev Esq, 'cause if ya don't ,then
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
Wish it all away...
LOL Chris
Yeah I really do appreciate the bike mate. Rode it to work today, no hitches at all even in the early morning traffic. Not very smooth with gears yet, but getting there. The ride home was much better actually, again, in the evening traffic, but noticeably smoother with changing gears, slowing down, speeding up etc. Cornering and roundabouts haven't been any problem, but then, I've never been worried about leaning over into a corner, never really been worried that I'm not going to make it through. Just look where I want to go and have wound up there so far.
Really looking forward to the ride tomorrow night. I'm much more comfortable in the saddle than I was the first time I hopped on it, and even yesterday when I rode into town to see Sniper at work. But then, that was only the 2nd time I'd been on it. I might have to borrow a jacket and some gloves if I can, Sniper!
Edit: Ooo, OAB's keen? Cool, look forward to meeting you.Your posts have always been interesting for me to read, so it'll be good to meet the man behind the legend!
And BigBadWolf, just let me know when you've got your bike and keen for a ride - I'll bowl over. Can't get on the bike enough at this point, so every excuse to hop on it again will be happily accepted. Actually, if any other Christchurch KBers will ever suddenly feel like a random ride now and then, PM me, then text me when you feel the need. I'll join in!
Cheers, Redge
Soapbox house of cards and glass, so don't go tossing your stones around.
You musta been.... high. You musta been...
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Invest in some good gear (as everyone will harp on at you to do).
Ya lucky little buuger... Still pining for a car sale, for a $ start, for a bike.....
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the evening,
we will remember them
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Keep it quiet mate. Its not something to yell too much about. Esp when you spell it wrongDela Lucha!
Hows the jacket and gloves? Need to go out on Friday and price up some gears. I'll come along and help.
Damn NDM, that doesn't sound like a pleasant day at all. Glad you got back home OK.
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
Queen of Chief and Victorious
yeah...that can be a problem at timesUnless dangerous finds you...
kidding
"Do not meddle in the affairs of Buells, for they are subtle and quick to wheelie!"
--J RR1000 Tolkien
The metal is always nude.
Nope it was an absolute crap day....but thanks for the thought.
BTW it was great meeting you and JWalker with a drink.
Also nice meeting Mrs Sniper
See you again at Easter when you can meet Mrs NDMz and have a ride of the ZX-10 beasty !!
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
Aargh, photos!
Good meeting you too mate. Looking forward to meeting the Mrs and the ZX10. I'll show you how well those things wheelie.
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
The metal is always nude.
...and by that stage I would have redone the forks with new seals and oil for when it gets slammed down hard in the front end...Good meeting you too mate. Looking forward to meeting the Mrs and the ZX10. I'll show you how well those things wheelie.
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
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