AWNMR - Auckland Wednesday Night Mentor Ride

[slinky]

this on or waht?

[Busy]

Aint it fun when you put in for real what you practice.

Tonight we did emerceny braking on the wet road.

On the way home I had to do it for real when a young hoon spun out of control right in front of me on the north western motorway (on way home). Even got to use my hazzard lights for real. Cops came but as he didn't hit anything (apart from the bank) and no one was hurt the police werent to interested.

Thanks Big Dog for the pointers

[Disco Dan]

Well it was a wet turnout... draggin jeans... no wet liner in jacket... very soggy Disco.

Got some good practice in though, and I think everyone learnt a bit more about their bike in the wet!

Kitty.. the wet patches? bwahahahaha

Wondered where you got too "busy" ? ...and I was taking the mick outta you for having hazards hehe

Big thanks to BIG DOG for braving the weather and sharing your experience!

NEXT WEDNESDAY WILL BE A THEORY NIGHT INDOORS

[Big Dog]

Aint it fun when you put in for real what you practice.

Tonight we did emerceny braking on the wet road.

On the way home I had to do it for real when a young hoon spun out of control right in front of me on the north western motorway (on way home). Even got to use my hazzard lights for real. Cops came but as he didn't hit anything (apart from the bank) and no one was hurt the police werent to interested.

Thanks Big Dog for the pointers

Great to hear you got to see the real benefit of your time spent this evening. It can sometimes be interesting how close a relationship between when the universe provides you with the tools and when you need to use them.
I hope it was not too close a call for you.
Excellent to hear you fell you got some benifit.


Like I say riding in the wet does not need to be scary, just needs a different mind set, and having done your drills in the wet and the dark mean you can ride better in the wet and the dark.

[Big Dog]

Big thanks to BIG DOG for braving the weather and sharing your experience!

Thanks for that bringing the cones and entertainment.

Nice to see you getting your bike leaned over and smooth.

[Disco Dan]

Thanks for that bringing the cones and entertainment.

The cones.. well I almost left them there.. and the entertainment? well the cheque's in the mail hehe

Nice to see you getting your bike leaned over and smooth.

Cheers for the advice, *confidence is growing quicker*

[Kittyhawk]

I thought it was just the way you walked

oooer....no it's not just the way I walked.



Awesome work done tonight, and I learnt alot about my bike. Thanks Bigdog for the pointers. Much appreciated.

I was wet....due to the rainy weather At least now I know my jacket aint waterproof. Lucky I wasn't wearing a white t shirt underneath!

[Big Dog]

oooer....no it's not just the way I walked.



Awesome work done tonight, and I learnt alot about my bike. Thanks Bigdog for the pointers. Much appreciated.

I was wet....due to the rainy weather At least now I know my jacket aint waterproof. Lucky I wasn't wearing a white t shirt underneath!

Looking a lot smoother, and certainly more confident with the stoppers at the end. Nice work.

[Morcs]

Kitty.. the wet patches? bwahahahaha

Not to mention the suspicious white patches on your jacket...

[John Banks]

Big ups to Big Dog for taking this one... learned a lot, especially in the smaller group. I don't think the rain was a bad thing, certainly worthwhile to learn the braking in the conditions.

[Big Dog]

Big ups to Big Dog for taking this one... learned a lot, especially in the smaller group. I don't think the rain was a bad thing, certainly worthwhile to learn the braking in the conditions.

You really need to work on your use of the front brake, having said that by the time we went on to the next idea you were stopping in half the distance at a higher speed.
Keep up the practice you stop short (going far seems inappropriate in this case but you get what I mean).

[Disco Dan]

UPDATE:

The "march thread" of AWNMR is here.

* reason? well the thread just gets to long...

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