Sunday 5th November - Where Did You Ride Today and What Did You Practise?

[skelstar]

Aside from a ride into town Friday night and back to base on Sat morning, nowhere. Still had a 'fun' ride on the motorway, spreading the gospel. Saw Mr and Mrs Hitcher on the road too.

Bit too windy on Sunday and my mates were probably too hung over to ride anyway .

[Jimmy B]

Saturday afternoon backway to Puhoi tavern along with 2 mates Soft tail and Speed Triple. Plenty of cool bikes out. Learnt that its starting to get hot and to go for a piss before leaving the pub. Definitley a quicker trip back.

[roogazza]

Saw Hitcher Sat. I ride early, always on the road by 8am. Less wind , less traffic and I reckon I get a better ride. Depends on how you ride I guess ? But probably good advice for novices as well. Been doing it that way 40years !!!!!! Gaz.

[The_Dover]

nowhere... too hung over

fookin southern shandy drinkin bastads.

I got lost at the track, who stole the fookin signs?

[Squeak the Rat]

I sat on my arse at home contemplating going postal because i couldn't make the track day.

Had a nice ride around the coromandel on saturday though and practiced pie-eating, nana'ing, being passed by gixxers who I followed for 10 mins, then back to nana'ing again.

Many thanks to the person(s) who kindly alerted to the presence of "hazards".

[Hitcher]

Saw Hitcher Sat.

Remind him. Did Hitcher see you?

[scumdog]

Sunday? don't talk to me about it, weather was shitty, I woke up from night-shift even grumpier than normal, I had to start work about four hours later... bah humbug.

SATURDAY was a different story as per my brief hi-jack of Paul in NZs thread 'Perfect' oh yeah!

[hsvboy06]

Down SH1 and over Haywards, then up over the 'takas, out to Martinborough, and up through Gladstone to Masterton for lunch. Suitably refueled, headed up to Pahiatua, over the Track, then back down to Pram'. Very windy, but otherwise a great day. I practiced cornering a bit faster. I rode my 3rd ever motorbike: a '83 Ducati 650 - I think I'll stick with my SV thanks!

[roogazza]

Remind him. Did Hitcher see you?

Stopped for a cigar half up the Hutt side , you had made 30 seconds on the wife !!!!

[Shadows]

I only had a couple of hours left so I did a Slutt Valley - Haywards - Paekak Hill - Inlet - Inlet - Inlet - Inlet - Inlet - Plimmerton - Ngauranga - Slutt Valley circuit.

At the hill top carpark I practised the effective operation of cigarette lighters in storm conditions, as well as correct wind borne glove chasing technique.

[hamie1]

Mine was a just a ride down to Ngaruawahia and back along River Road near dusk. What I learnt was that when it says 30km/h it means slow down - when it says gravel, it means it and that there are some dork cages that just think they are cooler than you. I've also so learn't that a dusk ride equals bugs, lots of bugs... anyone want to clean my bike?

[andrea]

met up with SB, just took a short ride, then rode to botany and parked up the zx636r and the zxr600 outside starbucks and had coffee. then swapped bikes and headed back southside and swapped bike again and headed back home lol.
oh and i got jealous cause SB had a kb beanie on with his name at the back so im ordering mine soon and a black hoodie so im one up hehehehehe