Fortunate Gatherings.

**yungatart** · 13th August 2006, 13:35

Originally Posted by Jim2

So I rode the rest of the way down the hill in that characteristic panicked pogo style that seems to go with the after effects of a Force 13 Adrenalin flood.

Isn't that where you are supposed to pull over and refocus the senses, take some deep breaths and regain control.... well, that is what some venerable old fart once told me, anyway.

Great write up though,.Jim

**James Deuce** · 13th August 2006, 14:42

Definitely. Though the last time I stopped in a parking bay on the Rimutakas in a windy day I only just managed to catch my bike when it got blown over.

**mangell6** · 13th August 2006, 14:46

Originally Posted by yungatart

Isn't that where you are supposed to pull over and refocus the senses, take some deep breaths and regain control.... well, that is what some venerable old fart once told me, anyway.

Great write up though,.Jim

You forget that he is riding an ArmChair and should be relaxing in it anyway.

Seems that the armchairs ride rather well. Must try mine again.

Mike

**skelstar** · 13th August 2006, 16:51

Good write up dude. I was having a minor 'mare going up the water-tower road. I hope to aquit myself a bit better next time.

Was good to ride with you again.

Have to say that I was looking at the takas the whole way down SH2 packing myself about how bad it was up there. Funniest moment of the day was when Velox and I were challenging each other to race as well as you can following Nana_B on his steel-belted banzai machine.

Cheers for organising ride VasMan.

**Kendog** · 13th August 2006, 17:09

Great write up there Jim!!

LBTW, are you trying to get as many people as you can to ride your new baby so they can see just how cool Suzukis are so we all trade in our Hondas?

Mrs KD.

**skelstar** · 13th August 2006, 17:11

I even got to ride the wunder-zuki. LBTW was giggling a bit too much when he got off my bike

. Im worried.

**Kendog** · 13th August 2006, 17:15

Originally Posted by skelstar

I even got to ride the wunder-zuki. LBTW was giggling a bit too much when he got off my bike

. Im worried.

Cool!! We saw him last week and he offered the other half a ride (I was standing there too and wondered if the offer extended to nanna), but he was too scared. I sat on it and decided I probably couldn't sit for more than about 5 minutes in that kind of position anyway!

**VasalineWarrior** · 13th August 2006, 21:52

[QUOTE=skelstar;

Cheers for organising ride VasMan.[/QUOTE]

No worries dude-I didnt even know it was 'my' ride, let alone that so many people were going to show up. Il take praise wherever I can get it though, even if it isnt deserved.

Might have to get there earlier at the start and make sure everyone knows where we're all stopping. After masterton I didnt know where anyone else got to

**skelstar** · 13th August 2006, 22:00

Well I was escorting NanaB, Velox thought we were leading the way and wondered why we never turned off, and Karl was tagging along because he didnt trust Jim2's leadership I believe. Maybe he was up for a tyre-blowout show.

**Velox** · 13th August 2006, 23:49

That was a bit of a deja-vu of the old days (well, pre-winter anyway). It felt like I hadn't done a good old ride to Martinborough, had a kai in the sun and hooned round the back roads for ages! Cause I haven't I guess. Good to hang out w some of the usuals again too.

Yep - nice write up Jim. That stretch between Gladstone and Masterton was covered in quite a bit of crap cause of the slips, but still beaut corners out there. Was a bit of a poo going down SH2, forgot UB and Skelstar weren't turning off until we got through Carterton.

Just saw today that I can see bits of metal through my tires too! Whoops. Better sort that. Real stink about Carl's wheels as well!

Summer, summer, summer - pull finger.

**James Deuce** · 13th August 2006, 23:52

I'll second the bugger about Carl's wheels too! I can understand how it happened though. There were some wheel eating mofos on the stretch from the bottom of the water tower road through to Wainuioru.

Really nice to meet the CBR at last Velox. Very nice, understated colour scheme too. Excellent to see you go as quick up hill as down.

**sAsLEX** · 14th August 2006, 10:42

is it possible to sue the council for unmarked hazards if you hit a pot hoel causing that damage? Or the fact the road is so poorly maintained it is in that state, that is unless they have marked the fact.

I know motu blah blah sill sprot bike riders , but if it can save a $$ or two.

**VasalineWarrior** · 14th August 2006, 11:31

Guess Carl could try but with all the recent flood damage he might be pushing s*** uphill. But then again, there wasnt a single damn road cone on any of them?
If the impact was enough to bend the wheel that must have generated a mean tankslapper. Plenty of crashed gsxr's abouth though so wouldnt think it's too hard to track down a spare wheel for it

**cowpoos** · 14th August 2006, 11:39

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

is it possible to sue the council for unmarked hazards if you hit a pot hoel causing that damage? Or the fact the road is so poorly maintained it is in that state, that is unless they have marked the fact.

I know motu blah blah sill sprot bike riders , but if it can save a $$ or two.

he has takin photo's of the pot hole yesterday and the fact there were no sign's present.... be interesting to see what the south wairarapa councils repliy to this....