christchurch riders where you hiding??

**NodMan:Me** · 25th April 2006, 17:25

Hit CHCH last night and apart from the bikes in the shop at Norjos have only seen two bikes and one Vespa so far...where you all hide???

Cant work it out ..Public Holiday and Im sure I saw BOTH ya plods heading home this morning after dawn service...so the roads are clear and only a bit of liquid sunshine....

Heard the legend of One armed bandit this morning so thought ya cant be that hard to find!!!...did a few laps of the city then off to Akaroa we head with our yellow Michelin man disguises on ...saw the guy on R series BMW paraglider on the way out, few Remuera tractors on wrong side of road into blind bends BUT no other bikes ...lunch at Akaroa then sprint back(wont rate the road but STUNNING even in wet!! back to town and spotted one older VFR and a black Vespa smoking ya motorway???

Gunna smoke north now if I cant find trouble here it must be waiting elsewhere for us!!

**Scouse** · 25th April 2006, 17:29

Maybe their scared that you might ticket them

**TonyB** · 25th April 2006, 17:31

Dude, we've just had a run of awesome weather. Why the hell would we go out and ride in this shit? It's been pissing down at my house all day.

**NodMan:Me** · 25th April 2006, 17:33

left the books at home...way too good down here to work...all these roads an so little time!!!

**NodMan:Me** · 25th April 2006, 17:36

Originally Posted by TonyB

Dude, we've just had a run of awesome weather. Why the hell would we go out and ride in this shit? It's been pissing down at my house all day.

mate we've had three weeks of stunning weather that I cant tell the Jaffas about...so the little bit of liquid has been a refreshing change, gets the turbo spinning free and not smokin the tyres so badly... awesome fun!!!

**laRIKin** · 25th April 2006, 17:39

Well NodMan some of us were doing this http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=28107

Some did the ride to Hororata and some turned up and then went home to the nice fire because it was postponed and raining.
Some even rode in from a reasonable distance to try and do the ride as well.
Which was suppose to be held wet or dry.
So there was a few bikes on the road that we seen apart from us silly buggers.
Sorry not to see you lot as well.

**Sniper** · 25th April 2006, 17:50

I was at work, you coulda stopped in for a cuppa

**onearmedbandit** · 25th April 2006, 18:32

I was out riding Nelson to Golden Bay back to Nelson and home again, in the pouring rain. I am a legend...

**dangerous** · 25th April 2006, 18:40

Originally Posted by NodMan

Hit CHCH last night and apart from the bikes in the shop at Norjos have only seen two bikes and one Vespa so far...where you all hide???

Was working, and theres no way in hell you would catch me out in this shit, haven't seen this amount a rain in a long time.

Apart from that The rumour down here is that when in uniform you pick on bikers... so I spose they were all hiding, not realising you were on holls

**Deviant Esq** · 25th April 2006, 18:50

Originally Posted by TonyB

Dude, we've just had a run of awesome weather. Why the hell would we go out and ride in this shit? It's been pissing down at my house all day.

Sums up pretty well exactly what I was thinking. Would've been less soaking wet in the estuary...

**Sniper** · 25th April 2006, 18:58

You CHCH pussies, I rode to work and back today. Have to get in as much riding as possible.

Yes I am a legend

**dangerous** · 25th April 2006, 19:18

Originally Posted by Sniper

Yes I am a legend

yes you are... in your own mind

**thehollowmen** · 25th April 2006, 19:40

I went and caught up with a friend who incidently was involved at the jelly wrestling at rallys this last month..

But my bike was parked in town and we visited .. one of the tattoo stores and had lunch.

Town was dead. Scarily dead.

Powerslides can be fun

**Ghost_Bullet** · 25th April 2006, 19:53

I managed to get a ride in today, from Rangiora to Kiapoi to Amberley, and home again. And the water that was falling was shit loads, I have this new bike, and it went well. My boots are crap and my feet were swimming by the time I got home, the helmet visor fogs up bad, and will not stay a little open to let air over it, so ya have to open it wide enough that the water is peltin on the face. I am not complainin about the wet, I guess my gear is in need of some refreshing.

Thank fully living rural I did not look a dick to the neigbours as I fully suds washed the bike down in the rain, to remove the crud. I am sure in six months I will not be so eager to clean.... maybe.

Today makes ya appreciate all that we have had until today.

Q

**T.W.R** · 25th April 2006, 20:18

spent most of the day watching the back lawn turn into a pond, been so dry the wet stuff ain't soaking in

and the bloody southerly is blowing like 40 bastards

So as to riding

fark that shit, done my time getting soaked on 2 wheels. if i'm caught somewhere in the rain fair enough its part of the game, but to head out into it bwah not anymore

try riding in snow some time

with a couple of inches on the ground