Learner friendly 250 ride 10/9/06

[WarlockNZ]

So is your old man an ex MOT Snake

Indeed. been police since the merge .. and he still rides as well .. although his choice of bike leaves a lot to be desired .. lol

[Scouse]

Indeed. been police since the merge .. and he still rides as well .. although his choice of bike leaves a lot to be desired ..

I heard all the MOT snakes that got in through the back door ie the merge left the force cos the were made to feel lesser by the real police so that shoots that legend into the weeds then

[WarlockNZ]

I heard all the MOT snakes that got in through the back door ie the merge left the force cos the were made to feel lesser by the real police so that shoots that legend into the weeds then

well. my old man is still there and he was a "snake" as you put it as is the SGT that trains the current motorcycle cops. Guess your theory dosn't hold water huh. ..

[Hellraiser]

I too come from a family that are in the force one of which was ex MOT as well. He is still in the force to this day.

[Hellraiser]

Or perhaps Hellraiser alone is full of shit?

So next time i'll keep my mouth shut then.

[Ixion]

AHHH the scoop ... motocycle training for the NZ police is done in house by SGT Wayne Christie, hes apparently the SHIT! .. blew the yanks away when he got sent over there for training. according to the old man ... wayne is a shit hot rider who really knows his stuff ... and by the by, him and the old man started on the same division, which i would assume would be the old MOT bike squad.

Well, I can vouch for the fact that those MoT snakes could ride like the veritable shit de la shit. Always been the gold standard I aspired to.

[McJim]

Please limit personal abuse to playful banter - any accusations that people are full of shit MUST be backed up by certification that the insulted party has indeed been suffering from constipation for some time - failure to produce such a document will require the offender to perform a humiliating forfeit so you have been warned -

edit: oops sorry - just realised that SwanTiger ALREADY rides a Hyobag in Public - will have to come up with alternative humiliation

Apologies to WarlockNZ

[SwanTiger]

So next time i'll keep my mouth shut then.

It wouldn't be the first time someone said something to stir shit on this forum if you were "full of shit".

[gijoe1313]

Fark, just finished my slave shift at the old's takeaways - after I left Jim's place (with gear, bike and butthole intact) I scooted to my brothers place to watch the rugger but being the nancy boy, I fell asleep on the couch. Got woken up at 5pm to go and work!

Anyhows, I don't care! I went for a nice ride courtesy of Weather Genie (that is the shizzle!) and we did the legal, heck I even had the L-plate survive the ride to Jim's place!

Nice to see Lil Sel turn up in her cage even though we pestered her to go and get her two wheels, she would'nae budge! Thanks for carting my tank bag after we got to Kaiaua!

Hmm eats was okay, in my professional opinion, they're a good outfit even though they can't spell Scallops! (Scollops) I had the wedges, gurnard, corn fritter, corn toasted sandwich and a ginger beer. Very nice and then we took the piccies! I sure I saw a bird there somewhere!

Anyhow the ride was kewl, Jim got pissed off when Maverick revved the tits off his bike and into his face fueling up at Clevedon I hit a swarm of bees and now know how a monkey in a spin dryer feels (surprised and a little pissed off!). Lil Sel had an amusing moment when her lowered suspension on the cage bottomed out when she was filming us on her mobile phone (music, jolt and a loud ****** expletive was heard!)

Great time, lovely weather and excellent experience riding in the mildly wet sections (good test for the gear).

Kiwibiker? More like KiwiPikers to those who didn't get off their chuffs and tootle on down to BP Botany! 'nuff said

[LilSel]

Lil Sel had an amusing moment when her lowered suspension on the cage bottomed out when she was filming us on her mobile phone (music, jolt and a loud ****** expletive was heard!)

LOL... yeah you can hear the bang pretty clear... and the ummm... foul word that came right afterwards!!! hahaha
was a great day!! glad I got outta bed for it!! even tho I was kicking myself for goin 4 instead of two.... oh well... next time
Fantastic to meet you guys!! great bunch!!

[rookie]

Kiwibiker? More like KiwiPikers to those who didn't get off their chuffs and tootle on down to BP Botany! 'nuff said

Yes...well....i did actually turn up....just i was a bit early (8.40am), so turned around and went home by which time it was time to go back. I was wet anyway so i flagged goin back. I was dam gutted though when the weather cleared up...still am

[Searchin']

Yes, I think we all learned our lesson and are keen to go the next one.

[Fub@r]

Well I'm now going to have to review my riding style after the last learner friendly ride. Ever since the last one I've been getting the occassional knock in the handle bars.

Looking at it closely today it appears that during the ride to Kaiaua I have successfully managed to warp my front disc

[McJim]

Looking at it closely today it appears that during the ride to Kaiaua I have successfully managed to warp my front disc

Mmmm I've seen people do that on 4 wheels - most of the time caused by holding the brake hard while the bike/car is stationary - not riding technique but holding bike still technique causes that....unless the brake discs are just shit and they warped with the heat of being used.....

[gijoe1313]

Yes...well....i did actually turn up....just i was a bit early (8.40am), so turned around and went home by which time it was time to go back. I was wet anyway so i flagged goin back. I was dam gutted though when the weather cleared up...still am

Good on ya rookie, but why the heck did you turn around? You always know theres a mad bunch of idjits on bikes who'll turn up! Oh wait, you did turn up!

Ah well, hope to catch ya next time - wet or shine!