Coro Loop Ride - Sat 11/03/2006

[justsomeguy]

It is NOT about ego, and you can add 3 more to the list now (thanks all for the support). You just don't get it, do you? It's not that you're passing people, it's how you do it and how you behave in a bunch.

Oh well last post.

I know what I did and do, at NO POINT was anyone in ANY danger, everything was under full control and done with enough breaking distance and visibilty to satisfy me or I wouldn't do it.

I guess I'll choose my riding company from here on. Good Bye.

[justsomeguy]

You tell me - You said, and I quote: Yes, yes I'm still horribly clumsy I know........and very slow.......yes I am - I was miles behind everybody else

Was being sarcastic and talking shit - it's allowed right?? Or is it admissable in court?

Right I'm off before I say or do something I regret.

[boomer]

The normal rules of the road apply guys; play nice and everyones a happy Larry; put people at risk and expect a slap.

the guys i ride with all know this and on occassion when someone has seen the red mist theres a punch waiting at the next smoko break.. easy really.:spudbooge

[Scouse]

The normal rules of the road apply guys; play nice and everyones a happy Larry; put people at risk and expect a slap.

the guys i ride with all know this and on occassion when someone has seen the red mist theres a punch waiting at the next smoko break.. easy really.:spudbooge

Or a Windmill with keys....?

[boomer]

Come on Zrxer.. we're mates.. no need for keys! thats just OTT!

But seriously, lets pretend you're out on the road by yourself and some fuck knuckle puts a move on ya and puts you and maybe himself and others at risk.. at the very least he/she's gonna get a mouth full. :eyepoke:

[Kornholio]

.. at the very least he/she's gonna get a mouth full. :eyepoke:

Now youre just being rude.........

[emaN]

Just spent 28mins reading from page 3 and have enjoyed reading your reports of a great ride...glad the weather was kind on you up there!

[TONO]

Couple more pics I took at Kopu, group all waiting & 2 naked bikes that impressed me, even more as the day went on.

[Fishy]

Looks like you guys had an awesome ride eh!. Awesome stuff!.

[enigma51]

With mud slinging go on Im glad I opted not to go along!

[2_SL0]

With mud slinging go on Im glad I opted not to go along!

Thanks for your input, we all very pleased you decided to share that with us.
In actual fact the ride was a great. The issue raised has been a concern for a long time. It needs to be adressed. Whether it is taken heed of is up to the individual.

[bugjuice]

the ride was fuckin awesome.
if i had been awake enough today, i would have called in sick and done it again, and tried to convince a few others to do the same..

[R6_kid:Me]

im still knackered... not helped by the afternoon sun at puke and staying up late on saturday night... or perhaps christine put something in the fries she offered me so freely

[Postie]

How the fuck dose anyone get stung by a Bee on the back of the neck while riding a bike...? postie that is the ultimate in bad luck I hope your not alergic to them.

It was a wasp I think, it must have been coming along for the ride till he decided he had come far enough. I think it was in my collar as the fucker only sting me when I took my jacket off to cool down, felt the sting and I rubbed my neck and pulled out the barb, not allergic to them but my neck went all tingly for a while, I haven't been stung for years and I forgot how much it sucks.

Still I had a great ride, that was the first time I had even been to the Coromandle, I’m sure it’s a very beautiful place, but all I saw was corner, corner, corner .... ooo the sea.... corner corner. Bloody awesome. I learnt a lot about riding as I hope I always do during each ride.
The hill between Whitianga and Coro town is phenomenal, it’s by far the best road I have ever ridden and the new Dunlop GRP100's frikkin loved them.
The new tyres had super fast warm up and have an amazing amount of grip, its pretty hard to get tyres to slip out on a 400 as it obviously doesn't have much horse power, but the old Dragon started to give in towards the end and slip when pushed hard in the corners but the Dunlops were not budging an inch. Also the Dunlops manage to give a lot more feed back but at the same time manage to damp a lot of the bikes vibration. The last long ride I did on the bike with the old tyres made my hands feel like they were hooked up to 12 volts for about half an hour after I got off the bike, but the new Dunlop's eliminated my buzz hands completely.
Also Kerry suggested we go back to the original tyre size on the rear from a 150/60/18 to a 140/60/18, the result was a much quicker turn in, the bike handled really well before but now its almost automatic, I just look where I want to go and the bike just does it. I'll be sticking with these tyres for a while; I just want to see how long they last.
Back to the ride, cheers Zed, brilliantly organised, the only scary part of the day was when JSG asked me to play with him, seriously mate, I might be white and a good dancer, but it doesn't mean I like to play with little boys.

[enigma51]

Thanks for your input, we all very pleased you decided to share that with us.
In actual fact the ride was a great. The issue that have been raised has been a concern for a long time. It needs to be adressed. Whether it is taken heed of is up to the individual.

and so it does everytime