Whats the state of the desert road? (10 June)

[sunhuntin]

Wrong road, Sunhuntin. You are thinking Parapara, but the above is referring to Waiouru - Nat Pk - North. Just a big loop to the west of the desert.

ok....ill have to dig my maps out, lol. havent done enough travelling to know, lmfao.

ld...glad to hear you made it ok.

[bobsmith]

Oh well, glad you made it safely!

[ldnz]

Thanks sunhuntin and bob!

Bob - you had the FXR that often parked near me at massey?

[blacksheep]

glad you made it ok,enjoy your new job,and will catch up with you maybe some time n future

[bobsmith]

Thanks sunhuntin and bob!

Bob - you had the FXR that often parked near me at massey?

I'm not sure about often, I've parked it by you once during exam time (on the park by the road into library) but usually I parked the bike on the parking under the trees along towards the main exit more from that park (if you know what I mean.... nearer the aviation school since that's where I was), I haven't seen many other fxrs around at massey though...

[ldnz]

Thanks blacksheep - I've really enjoyed the couple of rides we did. Look forward to leaving you and Matt behind over paikak this summer! If only...

Oh yeah bobsmith I know the one, I remember blatting past it a number of times. The road between the bridge and massey I often considered my private racetrack, with mobile obstacles. Especially for 8:00 lectures, nothing else that really gets the blood moving than running out of petrol in the middle of a particularly dodgy overtake.

In other news - although I safely made it home to waiheke island, I got a bloody nail up the back tyre today, and the local (read: very dodgy) bike dude wants $60 to sort it out. Dammnnnnnn.

[ldnz]

Heres a couple of snow pics

I now realise I have a particularly bad case of small bike syndrome, where im determined to prove that my little baby can do things she wasn't ever meant to do...

[sunhuntin]

damn ld....my bloods itching to get out again for a while and that pic of the snow aint helping, lol. if i coulda got time off work i mightve ridden along with you. looks pretty.

i do the same thing with scuffy, i load her to the point i can barely get her off the stand and then i really push her power. just to prove small cc doesnt equal lack of guts, lol.

[ldnz]

That would have been nice. It was a long trip by myself. Another time...

[bobsmith]

Damn I wish I was in Auckland.... I miss my bernie's pies...... (if you haven't tried them, you just have to... they are on the main street of Browns Bay near the southern end of the shops... their steak pies are phenominal....)

[sunhuntin]

That would have been nice. It was a long trip by myself. Another time...

any idea when you will be back down this way? i go desert road to paeroa... rode alone last time, so know what you mean. it is a very long but beautiful ride.

[ldnz]

Im going into JOCT - basic officer training in the navy. Looks like the earliest i'll be let out for weekend will be 2-3 months. I'll be down near wanganui/palmy straight away then.

Its not too bad a trip when the bike is lightly loaded, but the other day when I had 40 odd kgs, and no space to sit it was pretty tough. Got a very very sore backside!

[sunhuntin]

sounds exciting!! youve got my number...give us a call or a text when you get out. i get friday/saturday off and can try and get a sunday off with a bit of notice.