Coromandel sat 17th

[750Y]

well i did the loop solo earlier that morning. couldn't see a thing (fog) from Hunua to Kopu which was slow going. stopped in Thames for much needed gas & power drink. could see nothing toward coro, but clear skies through the hills so set off to whanga then whitianga & on to coro for a coffee. what a beautiful day it was and the road was in pretty good nick also. stopped to admire Cajun's shiny new gsxr on the way back(nice bike btw) & seen the group (I assume was You guys heading into thames). I laughed to myself cos i was being 'sociable' & nodding out to the riders but there were so many bikes i thought "this is ridiculous, there's got to be a better way" lol, but cheers anyway guys. I was quite surprised at the number of nice bikes & the quality of riding gear everyone seemed to be wearing, good on You guys. And going through the built up area with cars etc. everyone was riding considerately & around the speed limit. Glad most enjoyed themselves and better luck next time with the carnage.

[Cajun]

well i did the loop solo earlier that morning. couldn't see a thing (fog) from Hunua to Kopu which was slow going. stopped in Thames for much needed gas & power drink. could see nothing toward coro, but clear skies through the hills so set off to whanga then whitianga & on to coro for a coffee. what a beautiful day it was and the road was in pretty good nick also. stopped to admire Cajun's shiny new gsxr on the way back(nice bike btw) & seen the group (I assume was You guys heading into thames). I laughed to myself cos i was being 'sociable' & nodding out to the riders but there were so many bikes i thought "this is ridiculous, there's got to be a better way" lol, but cheers anyway guys. I was quite surprised at the number of nice bikes & the quality of riding gear everyone seemed to be wearing, good on You guys. And going through the built up area with cars etc. everyone was riding considerately & around the speed limit. Glad most enjoyed themselves and better luck next time with the carnage.

Thanks for that 750y it got lots of lookys cause its nice and shiny and bright not hard to miss it dc:< Your is nice i always like the 1k in that silver.

One thing i was glad to see what pretty much everyone was in two/one piece leather race suits, good gloves/boots/helmets, and alot of them with extra back braces as well.

[merv]

The dubious distinction of being the first person in the country to write off(If its not written off, it'll be close) a CBR1000RR goes to John, who, we think hit gravel on the Coroglen bridge and went sliding off over a bank into a paddock! 300kms on it .

Sheesh 300km, and he didn't even have the fun of running it in properly.

[Coldkiwi]

Going with another Diablo? I am not at all confidant with the Diablo I have on the rear. Oh well, I guess it slows me down a bit.

most definitely. I have a corsa on at the moment and its done nothing but impress me under wet accleration and stability at pukekohe. she's pretty flattened in the middle now after the highway blasting so its giving out little shimmies when crossing white lines- but thats to be expected.

I've got around 8,000 km's on it so far. Thats included a reasonably hard day at pukekohe where I played around with my tyre pressures to find a good setting (and in the process did a bit of damage) and a majority of commuting.

i'll probably get a second hand stock diablo to replace it just to easy the finances for now.

[Quasievil]

A trip around Waikato soon, I will post a thread closer but would love it if some of you guys would come along, the ride will be down through Teawamutu, Wharepapa mangikino bennydale and out around tekuiti where other options depending on the body can come into effect, might even close of with a BBQ, only cause Im such a nice guy!!!
As I say I will post a thread later on, but would like to see if any of you are up for it.
Cheers

[sAsLEX]

Sheesh 300km, and he didn't even have the fun of running it in properly.

Oh from what I have heard he had fun running it in, stoppies and wheelies from the get go.

[Motoracer]

If you were on the roadside and looked away for a few seconds, you probably would have missed the 250km wheelie as he passed by!

He maybe as good as they come as far as road riders go. Shit happens (gravel?). Enough said... time to forget and move on.

[andy1]

well said motoracer. 250km wheelies .

[sAsLEX]

well said motoracer. 250km wheelies .

Maybe on some German autobahn or up in the NT of aussy

[Draco]

A trip around Waikato soon, I will post a thread closer but would love it if some of you guys would come along, the ride will be down through Teawamutu, Wharepapa mangikino bennydale and out around tekuiti where other options depending on the body can come into effect, might even close of with a BBQ, only cause Im such a nice guy!!!
As I say I will post a thread later on, but would like to see if any of you are up for it.
Cheers

Hi Quasi, Death & I are keen to join you (providing the controversy of our weekend excursion hasn't put you off). Let us know when, and we'll be there providing the babysitter is available.
Cheers, Draco.

[Quasievil]

Hi Quasi, Death & I are keen to join you (providing the controversy of our weekend excursion hasn't put you off). Let us know when, and we'll be there providing the babysitter is available.
Cheers, Draco.

Great Draco, that would be great, I dont know if you have done this ride before but it is truly fantastic, a 5 star out of 5 satrs for me, long fast and tight windys all the way through.
I will be putting up a post soon so keep an eye out for it okay, most likely saturday week.
Look forward to seeing you guys again
Cheers