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    High winds on Takas

    went over the hill about 1;30pm got blown into the barrier about 1/4 of the way down on the featherston side,hair raising it was, dont know how you sport bike riders with full fairings would get on, might explain why i didnt see many bikes on the hill

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    That's a score of two to the roads today. I hope you & bike are okay???

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    I'm pleased you didn't get hurt or your bike damaged. The wind was getting stronger during the hour or so I was stopped on the Kaitoke hill this morning.
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    no damage lucky enough, i was supposed to of been meeting up with a mate in the wairarapa, but it scared me enough to turn around and i rode like a great grand nanna back to upper hutt

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    Was that you I saw at the Summit?

    That was some of the worst wind I've EVER experienced on that road.
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    i went over the piecock hill today and it was pretty damn gusty over there as well
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    Woke up looked out the window, saw the wind outside and decided to leave the bike alone and go back to bed.
    You know you had a good nite when you have to ask someone if you had a good nite.


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    What's wrong with high winds , light rain and diesel spills ? (and first proper NZ ride for 14 months). Certainly not the best conditions today !
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim2
    Was that you I saw at the Summit?

    That was some of the worst wind I've EVER experienced on that road.
    yep, stopped at the top to put my gloves on, you were the only other bike i saw on the hill

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mooch
    What's wrong with high winds , light rain and diesel spills ? (and first proper NZ ride for 14 months). Certainly not the best conditions today !
    i'm sure i could smell diesel in places,i'm a diesel mechanic so possibly it was my helmet,but most of the corners on the way up had the rainbow pattern,
    spoke to my mate later in the day,on his way back over, he reckons he was down to 5kmh in some places due to the wind,

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    Quote Originally Posted by MrPeanut
    dont know if i was looking at the right thing, but shit thats frightning, should get his mum to show him how to put makeup on proper

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    Quote Originally Posted by hunt
    yep, stopped at the top to put my gloves on, you were the only other bike i saw on the hill
    You certainly earned that salute

    I only had one really bad moment where I had the toe of my left boot on the ground and still ended up 2 ft on the wrong side of the road. Other than that it was bloody scary.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim2


    You certainly earned that salute

    I only had one really bad moment where I had the toe of my left boot on the ground and still ended up 2 ft on the wrong side of the road. Other than that it was bloody scary.
    worst i've ever experienced, i was trying to go right and ended up to the far left, pure luck that i didnt bin proper, finished up leaning against the barrier

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    I was making my way home from Pirinoa today. From Pirinoa to Martinborough the wind was so bad on my little 250 I was getting thrown everywhere. Really scary, but I made it home ok.

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