Sunday 8th October - Where Did You Ride Today - Practised What Strategy?

**Terminated** · 8th October 2006, 19:48

Today over the Rimutaka Hill and practised: confidence on accelerating after the apex. A wonderful sunny and believe it or not, no wind day over the top.

Heads Up and Enjoy

**Jeaves** · 8th October 2006, 19:52

stuck at home spannering on the bike .

**Maha** · 8th October 2006, 19:57

Acceleration on a Ginny is unbelievable aint it??......

Just kidding Buck, what you did today is commendable so, good onya mate..

**Terminated** · 8th October 2006, 20:05

Originally Posted by maha man

what you did today is commendable so

Cheers maha man, each week and month is getting better and better.

Heads Up and Enjoy

**Bonez** · 8th October 2006, 20:06

Sounds like a good day down your way.

Took the CX500 for a toodle over the Pahiatua track turned left half way through some nice winding roads to scuff in the replacement front tyre just fitted. Of course only the best, a Cheng Shing Hi Max, will do. Hang a right, dropped the grand daughters things off than back onto the "track" left towards balance over the Balance bridge, right to Woodville. A glass of coke and a natter to Murry at the Boots and Braces.

Up over the "Saddle" then a meander though some choice Manawatu backroads.

Fucken windy sould have gone on the GB in the morning.

Adapted my riding style to suit the shoddy squared off back tyre which get replaced in a month or so.

Also reminded that I must do something about silencing the two into one a bit so as to be a bit more stealthy

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**gijoe1313** · 8th October 2006, 20:06

Was tail gunner charlie for our 250 ride out Southside, helped out a fellow biker to restore his ride back to riding condition and escorted him home to make sure everything was Tickety-boo.

Enjoyed the days ride from Botany to Whitford to Kaiaua to Hunuas to Clevedon to Takanini to Mangere Bridge.

No good deed goes unpunished and ended up working in olds shop until now! Can't wait until the next group ride!

**skelstar** · 8th October 2006, 20:27

Had an awesome time blasting around the rapa with some fast gentlemen. Bloody good to ride with Taz and Gunnar for (sort of) first time. Over the watertower road, Masterton, Gladstone pub (Deano got us lost again!) and back home. Bit breezy on the hill on the way back. Nevermind.

**Street Gerbil** · 8th October 2006, 20:36

Just a quick ride on Auckland-Hamilton motorway. Practiced not being caught by cops for riding over 70kph and not getting creamed at the same time.
Ahhh the weather... Gorgeous! Especially at 100kph.

**kiwifruit** · 8th October 2006, 20:36

few back roads

Strategy Practised: restraint

**James Deuce** · 8th October 2006, 20:41

I practised picking my bike up and learned that one should never throw away old metal bathroom towel rail pipe.

**saul** · 8th October 2006, 20:43

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

few back roads

Strategy Practised: restraint

Nice

mine was knee down

**mart1** · 8th October 2006, 20:45

From Nelson over takaka hill and back.
Strategy practised- passing slow campervans at high speed.

**Bonez** · 8th October 2006, 20:47

Originally Posted by Jim2

learned that one should never throw away old metal bathroom towel rail pipe.

I may have some.

**skelstar** · 8th October 2006, 20:50

..oh, forgot. I practised restraint, and riding at my own pace (+ a bit).

**et al** · 8th October 2006, 21:22

I went for a ride to top of Rimutakas mid afternoon. Oddest thing I have seen for a while was some bloke arrived on a TL wearing a kilt - yes, nothing else ie bare knees etc. I made sure to avert my eyes away when he was ready to dismount in case I was going to see something that I would never be able to un-see. I thought he was just wearing the kilt as a joke however his riding mate seemed to take exception when I commented: "now I have seen everything" and replied rather cuttingly that I looked just as funny in my suit (my full on mid-life crisis Ducati leathers). I remarked back "that may be the case but I would rather be wearing my suit than the kilt if I was to crash" - his reply was that "you just don't crash". At that point I could see no point in continuing the conversation given that the kilted one was riding an obviously well crashed TL - go figure! Has anybody else made the kilt sighting?

Lesson learned/strategy to be practised in Future: never talk to strangers.