Sunday 3rd December - Where Did You Ride Today and What Did You Practise

**Terminated** · 2nd December 2006, 22:30

In memory of Uncle B.

**Titanium** · 2nd December 2006, 22:53

Umm........ its Saturday the 2nd or Sunday the 3rd.

**Terminated** · 2nd December 2006, 23:07

In memory of Uncle B.

**boomer** · 2nd December 2006, 23:25

I rode Air NZ from Rarotonga, a fair few thousand kays, practised takes offs, landings and high altitude cruising.

great to be back in teh land of the long white cloud, wind and cold!!!!

haven't been on the bike for over a week

instead i've passed my advanced open water divers course and got wrinkly in the pool and sea with teh kids and mrs. got the shit scared out of me by a 2 metre moray eel and far too many sharks 'lurkin' near the drop off. AND TOPPED UP MA TAN

**Steam** · 3rd December 2006, 00:55

The bike stayed in the shed because I was drunk all day! Whoopee!

**FROSTY:Me** · 3rd December 2006, 03:56

not much riding done by me today

**paulj** · 3rd December 2006, 06:20

Out the back gate and up the mustering tracks to 1,500M - dug some dirt and then decided to tackle a steep bluff - all went well until I topped the crest to immediatley find a double distance drop into a watering dam (dry - this is gonna hurt) - held on for dear life, rode her to the bottom, bounced out of the seat but stayed upright - DR650 thought it was great! Stopped and knelt in prayer!

Moral of the ride - "Look before you leap"

**MVnut** · 3rd December 2006, 09:00

pre-dawn fun to Ackers on the Tamburini. practising..........um....... seeing in the dark ??

**crashe** · 3rd December 2006, 10:43

Im riding up to Whangarparoa this arvo........ and taking it real easy.....

Did the toy run saturday and then a ride up to Wellsford and back to whangarparoa and then home in the dark.

Practised night riding because you travel the roads in the daytime and you know them so well.. but at night its like it is a brand new road.

**Terminated** · 3rd December 2006, 11:29

In memory of Uncle B.

**Terminated** · 3rd December 2006, 11:31

In memory of Uncle B.

**Terminated** · 3rd December 2006, 11:50

In memory of Uncle B.

**boomer** · 3rd December 2006, 12:23

Originally Posted by BuckBuckNo1

Welcome Home....Welcome

Churr churr

**Hawkeye** · 3rd December 2006, 12:39

Originally Posted by BuckBuckNo1

Also took a reading on my speed and matched against Stevedee's when I signalled I was reading 110kph he later told me he corresponding read 98kph. Similarly when he signalled he was at 110kph I was corresponding with 115-120 thereabouts.

But which one is correct. Could turn out to be an expensive mistake for one of you if you get it wrong. Gut feeling, Golf November Two Five Zero is reading high. I would double check it against someone else just to be sure.

I had to do that with the CBX just before my restricted. It was reading 10k below. I Used two different cages to check the reading to ensure I could gauge correctly. (speedo burnt out down at the wheel one week after the test which was why it was reading low).

**Hitcher** · 3rd December 2006, 16:21

Around the block the other way today. Up the west coast via Shannon. Brunch at the Herb Farm at Ashhurst. Home via the Manawatu Gorge, Ballance, Pahiatua and Highway 2.

Practiced collecting on my helmet cardboard boxes thrown aloft by the vehicle in front in a passing lane; narrowly avoiding getting clocked by kindy mums in Subaru Legacys as they dart out into Otaki traffic without looking or indicating; missing by millimetres Landrovers towing trailers going in the opposite direction as they significantly cut corners.

Practiced enjoying riding in glorious Wairarapa summer weather.

Also practiced the lost art of crying, as I logged on to Kiwi Biker, only to find that three great guys had tragically died this weekend...