Mid-Life Crisis Cruise/Crawl......8th July

[MikeL]

You are a lucky bastard! Last time I put a bike into a ditch it was a write-off. I was amazed when we pulled yours out to see nothing broken and hardly a scratch. If the only dent was to your pride you got off very lightly. Buy yourself a Lotto ticket!

[Patch]

Hi, a very red faced update.......

I'm fine, the bike is fine (a few little scratches but nothing major).

What happened? Well, basically I cocked up. I didn't think the whole semi thing through very well, and when i got past it, i was going too fast.

I had the choice of:

a. breaking hard to make the corner....get run over by a truck
b. breaking hard and not being on 2 wheel.....get run over by a truck and whatever was coming the other way.
c. go straight through the corner (hopefully dodging whatever was coming, which thankfully was nothing) and try and stay upright at the end.

I went with C, but got the last little bit wrong.

Anyway, I am thinking long and hard about it, it was a really stupid thing to do, and I was riding out of my abilities.

Sorry for being a prat and binning out on what was a really good day, appart from the obvious, I really enjoyed it. And to those that stoped to help me, a huge thanks. Can you either reply to this, or PM me so I know who you were?

Thanks again, and sorry.

Yes it was a nice ride, especially ambling down the hill, ohh look a big semi, he's what

Just glad you're ok mate, remember to wash all the mud off before ya missus' sees it, otherwise you ain't gonna be allowed back out. you were sooo farkin lucky, don't do it again alright?

Still can't get your image outta my head, just real glad you are ok.

[marty]

bugger. was good catching up with all who rode. i hope that little bit of sillyness fom okororoie to the servo continued! cheers patch - the busa needed a plug clean!

had a good ride home over buckland rd (LOTR country) and only 1 x 5-0 on the highway from karapiro - had someone stopped though and boy did the aucklander looked pissed with me as i rode past at 130k with radar beeping!!!

[Ozzie]

yep, lucky in many respects, might just run down and get a ticket now.

I washed all the mud of, and gave it a kiss and said sorry when i got home, and I myself can't believe how i got out of it without being dead, broken, or my bike broken.

Might need some corning practise me thinks, and without trucks behind me.

Thanks again.

Oh, Patch, sorry about the image, can't image trying to live life with the image of my arse in the air in my head.

[Connor]

Man sad to hear that ,bike got away on you ;it was a great day, sorry I was'nt there to help,hope the damage is'nt too bad.Look forward to riding with you again.

[marty]

where was all this happening? up on the twisties on 27? please tell me it wasn't on sh2....

[Patch]

bugger. was good catching up with all who rode. i hope that little bit of sillyness fom okororoie to the servo continued! cheers patch - the busa needed a plug clean!

Who me . . silly? not me, you must have the wrong person

Saw two of the plod, one approached from the rear, lights ablazing oh crap he can see that far, but then he went passed as all an pulled into the Cafe, he mustv'e been thirsty after a hard day collecting on behalf of the Gov. coffers.

Be good to try out some more of those really twisty bits that Marty was enlightening us about. Have to organise that some time soon, but only for those who ain't scared of going around the corners at the same speed they like to fly down the straights at. They know who they are - farkin foreigners!

[Ozzie]

where was all this happening? up on the twisties on 27? please tell me it wasn't on sh2....

Someone else will have to answer that, I think it was in the hills on the Tauranga road??????not sure which sh that is.

I should have studied hard in geography, although, given I am an OZ, that wouldn't have helped much here.

Go the Wallabies!!!!

[Ozzie]

but only for those who ain't scared of going around the corners at the same speed they like to fly down the straights at. They know who they are - farkin foreigners!

I think I should be scared.

[marty]

there's one corner that ALWAYS gets me on buckland - once again today had to stand the bike up mid corner - it's an awesome road though. good 'shortcut' to tauranga

[Connor]

Patch count me in for another crack at that road Marty took us down.

[Patch]

Patch count me in for another crack at that road Marty took us down.

Lets hope there's no semi's when we go back down - A Oz!! There ain't nothing wrong with your corner speed - just maybe a few cobwebs in the old nut on where shall I pass this great big truck. Just be glad you can still learn from this, I know a few that can't.

Thinking about a quick cruise out west in the morning for a couple or three hours - not sure yet. Anyone else thinking the same?


Ps. Wasn't actually refering to you with the corner thing, just the clown who warps it down the straight and then anchors it before a corner that doesn't require that kind of braking. Its almost as bad as zigzaging in front of people who should really be riding staggered.

[Connor]

Wish I could but unfortunately , I'm on shift-duty calls -blah blah blah

[Ozzie]

My GF is a learner, on a 2 wk old VTR250, we were thinking of going for a jaunt out to clevedon/maraetai with her parents after lunch, us on our bikes, them in the cage.

What time were you thinking?

[marty]

i'm up for another trip down there - down to coffee & paninis at the rock climbing cafe at wharepapa, then a quick trip via putaruru sh1/sh29 and back down buckland rd. could start from my place, or meet in cambridge first.

if that sounds like a plan i'll start another thread...