Sat 26/6/04 SLOW Short West Ride

[Posh Tourer :P]

Would you care to elaborate please PT?

I only stick the teaser out there... its up to the owner of the scratches to relate the rest.... Dont worry it actually was at 0km/h so no real damage...
Silly little things...

[Posh Tourer :P]

but on the other hand the sports bikes a) go twice as fast, b) are twice as much fun and c) pull twice as many chix!
i hope...

Fair enough, but you might agree that mine sounded best and had the shiny metallic paint jobbie... Now that'd pull the chicks :P..... Tho I must say there are a great many sexier bikes out there than mine....

[Kwaka-Kid]

yeah that sound is good, just the way it starts is good... pitty its european and only starts a few times before it needs fixing.. :P ohhhhhh hoooo! (sorry bro!)

[6Chris6]

Hi Chris,

thanks for the pics. From what I could see of it your Ninja is looking stunning. What colour is it now? Looks like a dark green with sliver or gold decals?

Glad you're back on two wheels - and what a magnificent day for it!!


Zed

Dark green?
Time for a new moniter (sp?) brother
No she's actually midnight blue pearl with chrome decals :spudbooge
And yes, the paint needed a little bit of scrubbing in as i dropped it comin out of the service station at 2kph
But i put it down very softly and no damage *Whew*
New paint-earth magnetism is what i blame WT for mentioning
Heres a pic, not very good sorry at night in the garage.

[MadDuck]

and mighty fine the paint work is on the Ninja I must say

Thanks for the ride guys. I am still struggling with the extra power of the new bike and the tyres just dont feel right. Thanks for not making me feel like a complete ole nana...enjoyed the ride heaps. Nice of you to pop in MikeL

Conclusion for me is though I will get out on my own and get to grips with the bike before holding up another ride.

[Posh Tourer :P]

yeah that sound is good, just the way it starts is good... pitty its european and only starts a few times before it needs fixing.. :P ohhhhhh hoooo! (sorry bro!)

Now now, you are confusing quality west german engineering with the bloody rubbish from blighty and italy......

[vifferman]

How about a few more details of the ride, for those of use who missed it?

Then again, maybe not...

I'd been hanging out for a ride, and Saturday dawned beautiful, clear and sunny. And I got out of bed and nearly fell on my face. Dunno what it was; mebbe I slept funny or summat, but I was quite dizzy and couldn't walk straight, so there was no way I was going to risk going for a ride. By about midday I was fine again, and more than a bit pissed off I couldn't go out.

Never mind - maybe next time. I'm glad you guys enjoyed it.

[Motoracer]

Dark green?
Time for a new moniter (sp?) brother
No she's actually midnight blue pearl with chrome decals :spudbooge
And yes, the paint needed a little bit of scrubbing in as i dropped it comin out of the service station at 2kph
But i put it down very softly and no damage *Whew*
New paint-earth magnetism is what i blame WT for mentioning
Heres a pic, not very good sorry at night in the garage.

Ooooh la la, very sexy! :love2:

Kawasakis look cool in Green but I am loving that blue on your bike!

[Posh Tourer :P]

How about a few more details of the ride, for those of use who missed it?

Then again, maybe not...

I'd been hanging out for a ride, and Saturday dawned beautiful, clear and sunny. And I got out of bed and nearly fell on my face. Dunno what it was; mebbe I slept funny or summat, but I was quite dizzy and couldn't walk straight, so there was no way I was going to risk going for a ride. By about midday I was fine again, and more than a bit pissed off I couldn't go out.

Never mind - maybe next time. I'm glad you guys enjoyed it.

Are you sure it wasnt any of that devil's brew that you just cant remember drinking????

As for the ride, well, here's the part of it I went on.... Having finished exams I kinda needed a ride (apart from the commuting), and I wasnt going to hang around my friend's place as he got stressed and rushed around trying to set up for his 21st that night. So, I set off, and manage to take a premature turn, but eventually find KK's place, where he and shade are waiting, along with Chris. Good squizz at KKs dragbike, and then a bit of standing around while the maintenance happens, suspension setup and chains etc etc. Eric turns up on his zeal too....A bit after 9, we head for the closest petrol station and gas up (except for me), and do the tyre pressure thing.... all this maintenance!! Crikey!.. good thing I dont need any at the moment :P....

So, chris then takes us up through candia rd to swanson (stopping along the way to put his bike on the ground momentarily ), then Waitakere Rd and thru Taupaki to come out opposite Old North Rd. Good bit of fun at 100ish thru there, with everyone keeping up nicely, a comfortable pace, but not boring at all....Right onto Peak Rd and eventually out at Kaukapakapa... A good load of corners, and a very nice cruise through the countryside... Roll into Kowcop a little after 10, where MadDuck is waiting for us with a beautiful looking SV.... At this point I have to bail, as I need to get to Ellerslie by 12 and I dont have time to get to Wellsford and back and do the other things I ought to achieve that day as well...

Twas a very pleasant ride, thanks for organising it KK

[Kwaka-Kid]

and from there we proceeded on up to Wellsford on SH16 keeping in a fairly tight group, i was at the back for say 5 or so minutes, then shaede or someone would drop back and take my place and id zap up and lead, followed by chris etc etc and we just kept rotating, it was actually great rotating around, taking a good look at others riding styles, interesting seeing how well erik managed that odd styled 250 in through the corners far better then i had expected and even smoother into the later corners on the way back. Then turned around at wellsford Caltex and came back basically! dropped MadDuck off at kowcop and carried back the same way we came... all still together till we got back to my place where we criefly fired up the BBQ and threw a couple of sausages on with some bread and had a chat for a little while, before everyone got the group photos and left
best KB org ride i been on yet i think - first one i havnt topped the 400 out on too, and still kept some great smooth pace up through old north road etc - nice work boyz, everyone sure looked comfortable (shade and his new pirelli's are working well together!)