My first 1000km

**gijoe1313** · 14th April 2007, 01:23

Originally Posted by Northpoint

Well I clocked my first 1000kms today - stoked. Only had to apply the old progressive braking once when a truck pulled out in front of me

Keen to go for a ride tomorrow arvo (weather permitting) up north/west auckland if anyones keen...

I've just realised from the beginning of this thread that Northpoint has done half that total again in this pootling ride!

Mys bad - sorry about that!

**Donor** · 14th April 2007, 09:49

Argh!

Another GI ride, and I missed it??

That's it... I'm going to plot myself a biggun... just as soon as I remember what the hell a weekend is again...

**Winter** · 14th April 2007, 13:24

Got up this morning, washed my bike, took her for a spin to warm her (it was cold), gave her chain some lovey motul stuff, tightened that flippin clutch lever that was giving me greif all yesterday.

And I broke the ball-end off the end of my brake lever! grr.

The lever was bent all curly like when i got the bike.. She said it was too heavy and got away from her in the garage. By the way its bent, it looks like it was put down fairly gently.

Anyhow, I straighted it out in the vice,but broke then ball end off doing so.

mutter mutter.

**Chisanga** · 14th April 2007, 14:57

Sounds like a great ride guys. I really need to get out and ride... feeling very jealous.

**Northpoint** · 14th April 2007, 21:49

Yeah it was an awesome ride. But a word of warning to anyone thinking of going for a "pootle" with gijoe - you may end up in Invercargill!!! But it was all good and I thoroughly enjoyed myself (my body might not agree with me though).

**kwaka750** · 15th April 2007, 13:21

Was an awesome ride, I see what everyone means about GI Joe's liitle rides, left glenfield at 1:40am got back home at 6pm lol, but one very nice ride, nice meandering back roads, but boy were the cops out in force, waiting around every turn lol, so speed was wathced very religouslyu. All in all an excellent ride, looking forward to the next "little" ride with GI Joe. Nice meeting all you guys that went.

**gijoe1313** · 15th April 2007, 13:32

Well, to be fair, I always prefer to start my "little" rides at 6ish in the morning so I can ride for longer!

Cape Reinga and back in time before tea anyone?

I think a sequel to the first movie ride is in the planning ...

And 1.40am? Yowsa! With that early/late start ... I think we could have made it to Gisborne and back!