Tales from the Emporium

**NordieBoy** · 22nd November 2007, 09:53

This was the chart I just worked out.
All in top gear.

14/41 = 4500 @ 100
14/41 = 4950 @ 110
14/41 = 7800 @ 173

15/41 = 4200 @ 100
15/41 = 4600 @ 110
15/41 = 7800 @ 186

14/43 = 4700 @ 100
14/43 = 5200 @ 110
14/43 = 7800 @ 165

15/43 = 4400 @ 100
15/43 = 4850 @ 110
15/43 = 7800 @ 177

**NordieBoy** · 27th November 2007, 20:35

I just went for a ride between jobs today and went through Wakefield, Church Valley, Pig Valley, Wairoa Valley, Wairoa River West Branch, Old Mill Road, Up Ben Nevis and back to Brightwater via the Wairoa Valley, Pig, Valley Gibbs Valley, Bridge Valley and Mt Heslington Road.

Hmmm.
Might have to see if I can link some of these little loops together for a planned ride...

**GaZBur** · 29th November 2007, 10:40

I just been re-reading your thread Nordie, how the feck did I miss the grind header weld? Thanks for the pics there coz I didn't get what you talking about till I saw it. What a crap piece of work in an important part for performance!!! I will get around to fixing that before Motards start up again next year. Still got a few pages left to read to be up to date, but my special thanks for the table of gearing rations & speeds.
Now for todays question!
What the hell is a Nordie anyway? I take it you got your username from a previous bike called a Nordie - but what is it? That is a question that has been annoying me for a while. Everybody should post an explanation for their username. I mean if I was Rudge350 you would know I joined the KB site in about 1927 and was riding, well a Rudge naturally. But now - no matter what a Nordie is or was - you are stuck with the name - kind of like a 10 year old tattoo - ohh look - he got that last milleneium. More to the point, why is it bothering me enough to actually ask!?!?!?

**NordieBoy** · 29th November 2007, 15:40

Originally Posted by GaZBur

INow for todays question!
What the hell is a Nordie anyway? I take it you got your username from a previous bike called a Nordie - but what is it?

Welll, I'll give you a hint....

1993 Gilera Nordwest 558cc 47hp

I've got 2 and they're.... they're.... they're....

Man this is hard.

They're..... for sale.
Buy one get one free.

**cooneyr** · 29th November 2007, 15:43

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Welll, I'll give you a hint....

1993 Gilera Nordwest 558cc 47hp

I've got 2 and they're.... they're.... they're....

Man this is hard.

They're..... for sale.
Buy one get one free.

never!

You feeling alright Nordie?

Cheers R

**NordieBoy** · 29th November 2007, 15:56

The minter has a broken cambelt and I don't know what else was damaged.
May just be a $120 cambelt and it's away. Also needs the forkseals done (got them on the bench).
The modded one needs steering bearings and a cambelt (just old and don't want to risk it).

For $2k you get the modded one (fixed) and an extra $1k gets the other as well.
If the minter dosn't sell, I'll set it up as my road bike.

We're looking at buying a house so need to cash up as much as poss.

**NordieBoy** · 29th November 2007, 21:43

Starting to plan a local ride, tentatively the "Tasman Dust Buster".
A day long ride in the Tasman District.
So far I think I've got about 300km covered but need to do some test riding to check things out continuity, time and distance wise.

I'm thinking 5-6 hours and a BBQ after.

Stay tuned.

**Transalper** · 29th November 2007, 21:50

this better happen on a good day for me or you'll be doing it again soon after!

**GaZBur** · 30th November 2007, 12:46

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Welll, I'll give you a hint....
I've got 2 and they're.... they're.... they're....

Man this is hard.

They're..... for sale.
Buy one get one free.

I could say they are only machines!!! Well they are only things you know, possessions, steel/alloy/plastic/rubber conglomerations that have no life of their own, but I know some of you guys get sentimental about bikes for some reason. Sorry but I never give my vehicles names or mollycoddle them, if they can't take a lack of affection then they leave.
Seems cheap though to me? So you wouldn't do the get one free without buying the first one, no? Just that those 17inch wheels and disks look just the thing for.....oops ! Sorry - don't mean to sound completely heartless.

**NordieBoy** · 30th November 2007, 12:56

Originally Posted by GaZBur

I could say they are only machines!!! Well they are only things you know, possessions, steel/alloy/plastic/rubber conglomerations that have no life of their own, but I know some of you guys get sentimental about bikes for some reason. Sorry but I never give my vehicles names or mollycoddle them, if they can't take a lack of affection then they leave.
Seems cheap though to me? So you wouldn't do the get one free without buying the first one, no? Just that those 17inch wheels and disks look just the thing for.....oops ! Sorry - don't mean to sound completely heartless.

It's the first ever factory motard with 17" wheels.
It's Italian.
The engine has won it's class in the Dakar.
It's been through the Maungatapu, Rainbow, MX tracks, Trail riding...
All on the 17" wheels

**NordieBoy** · 2nd December 2007, 18:22

Went out for an exploratory ride today.

Old Coach Road, Rosedale Hill, Jacobs Ladder, Baton Valley, Sunday Creek, Dovedale Hill and back to Nelson.

I wanted to see if the Baton Ford was passable opening up a gravel way from the West Bank all the way to Taparewa. I walked across but wouldn't like to risk the DR on my own.

The GPS reads 188km - 3hr 11min for the return trip.

This may have been a clue left by previous intrepid explorers...

Dosn't look too bad from here...

Looks worse from this side

But what if the cattle can't read?

Doh! A deer, a female deer.

Obligatory posed bike shot.

Obligatory 1 handed 105kph on gravel shot.

**GaZBur** · 2nd December 2007, 18:38

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Went out for an exploratory ride today.

....
Dosn't look too bad from here...
....Looks worse from this side

Wow what a different angle can do!!! From the bike side of that river in the pic I would have said go for it, but looking from the other side I would have said not bloody likely!!
Great pics though - how did you get the deer so quick - do you have a helmet cam or something?

**NordieBoy** · 2nd December 2007, 20:25

Originally Posted by GaZBur

Wow what a different angle can do!!! From the bike side of that river in the pic I would have said go for it, but looking from the other side I would have said not bloody likely!!
Great pics though - how did you get the deer so quick - do you have a helmet cam or something?

The shot from the far side is almost at ground level so looks worse

I had time to get the camera out of my top pocket, turn it on and take 2 shots before it headed off.
Must have been chasing it for 300m or more.

**warewolf** · 2nd December 2007, 21:39

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

I wanted to see if the Baton Ford was passable opening up a gravel way from the West Bank all the way to Taparewa. I walked across but wouldn't like to risk the DR on my own.

Yer bro' Shane prolly would have led us across on bald tyres...