22 ride sun 26th

**Two Smoker** · 26th September 2004, 21:26

Cheers for the update Dave

im sure VB will be back on a bike in no time.

**6Chris6** · 26th September 2004, 22:42

Originally Posted by Posh Tourer :P

So who were the couple of others? I only saw the three of ya....

Yeah we met Logan's mate Logan and Bruce (don't know if their on the site) at Massey before doin Old North.
BTW we sent Shaed after you when we saw ya but he couldn't find you, and we figured you were probably off to work or summink anyway.

**aff-man** · 26th September 2004, 22:52

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

Cheers for the update Dave

im sure VB will be back on a bike in no time.

Hope he is ok. You think he'll get that 600 he was talking bout??

**Posh Tourer :P** · 26th September 2004, 23:05

Originally Posted by 6Chris6

Yeah we met Logan's mate Logan and Bruce (don't know if their on the site) at Massey before doin Old North.
BTW we sent Shaed after you when we saw ya but he couldn't find you, and we figured you were probably off to work or summink anyway.

I was off up Scenic Drive - I wasnt going *that* fast :P. I was actually at work, just popping in to get lunch and mail, otherwise I woulda stopped....

**DEATH_INC.** · 27th September 2004, 07:26

Just an update on VB,got a txt from him last night,at that point he has 1Xfracture,he was waiting for the surgeon to dig a bit more

.....I'll keep ya updated as/if I hear more

**dss3** · 27th September 2004, 08:44

Was a mint day for a ride, and my first ride wearing leathers ($$bargain!!), sooo much more comfortable/unrestrictive than my technic gears.

After a short ride behind twosmoker to Huntly I turned back to ham's. I had been trying to teach myself to get my knee down all morning, (so that the sliders were more than just a fashion accesory!) and then I came across a big long sweeping left hander. Probably about an 80km corner.

First time around it i thought 'what a mean corner' so I went back and tried it a bit faster/leaned a bit more, and YES knee touched down a couple of times... stoked.

Time for another run... too slow, couldn't get it down, then third run, hit corner fast (for me) and slid knee right around the corner! Faarkin cool!

Big smile on face all the way back to ham's and knee down a couple more times on the way to boot. Seems I just needed to push 5 or 10 % harder/faster on corners to get it down. And a check of the chicken strips when I got home confirm new max lean record for me, chicken strips have been halved.

Bring on summer and month of living in Matarangi!! (coromandel)

-Daryl

**Zapf** · 27th September 2004, 11:33

Originally Posted by Judderbar

Zapf, do you have any problems keeping up, and what is your average speed.
As I am very keen to come along, once I have a little more confidence on the road.

Glad to hear VB is ok and nothing too bad, hope to see him back on a bike but take it easy around corners

Judderbar, you should really come along. Yes I hav problems keeping up, hence more 250's the better :P heheh my 250 tops out at 140km as well and avg speed around 100~120 depending on conditions, so its more like being consistent and keeping a good rythem. Erik was keeping up on his FZR in the morning, and almost keep up in the avo when I was more focused.

Sorry we lost u Milky, I didn't realise it until talked to TS.

Draco has some very fast lines and I "tries" to keep up in the 250 :P

However I won't be riding next weekend as I'll be going skiing, so will be back weekend after next.... see u all then

**aff-man** · 27th September 2004, 12:16

Originally Posted by Zapf

Glad to hear VB is ok and nothing too bad, hope to see him back on a bike but take it easy around corners

Judderbar, you should really come along. Yes I hav problems keeping up, hence more 250's the better :P heheh my 250 tops out at 140km as well and avg speed around 100~120 depending on conditions, so its more like being consistent and keeping a good rythem. Erik was keeping up on his FZR in the morning, and almost keep up in the avo when I was more focused.

Sorry we lost u Milky, I didn't realise it until talked to TS.

Draco has some very fast lines and I "tries" to keep up in the 250 :P

However I won't be riding next weekend as I'll be going skiing, so will be back weekend after next.... see u all then

Bullshit mate i have first hand experience of you keeping up on the vtr i might not have been going as fast as a could but you were doing danm well. GO the 250's

**Firefight** · 27th September 2004, 14:22

If any of you have VB,s cell

or contact details can you let me know, last I heard he was in middelmore overnight, still got his bike in the garage of our humble cottage, not sure what he wants to do, or if your out there VB, give me a call, will be working dayshift

2 morrow, and will be gone all day, bikes safe locked in the garage.

021 304 310.

Firefight :cool2:

**Slim** · 27th September 2004, 16:01

How depressing was it, being stuck at work until 3pm with the sun shining down out of a cloudless Waikato sky?!?!??

Glad to hear you lot (mostly) had a good day - don't forget to keep us posted about VB, eh?

At 3pm, the sun was still shining, so I went through my front door, jumped into my gear and was on my bike heading out of the garage approximately 20 minutes after I arrived home!

Took the long way to Tauranga via SH1B, Cambridge, the quarry road from Mobil Karapiro and then straight across SH29 & SH27, thru Okoroire & on to SH28 and the bottom of the Kaimais. Had a cracking run up the Kaimais, doing 140-ish kph through the bottom few corners & 100kph through the tighter stuff - a good 10-15kph faster than normal. I was well into the groove of practicing shifting round on the bike & sticking my knee out (but not too far, since I haven't got any sliders attached to the velcro!) and it was a shame to take it slow-ish the rest of the way, since there's normally loads of HP's along there (but not yesterday).

Had a rather sedate ride home about lunchtime today - just nice to be out on the bike again.

**DEATH_INC.** · 27th September 2004, 19:03

Spoke to vagabond this morning,he's in good spirits despite the injury,he's cracked t12 (vertabrae).Still not sure how long he's gonna be in for.

**Two Smoker** · 27th September 2004, 20:18

Originally Posted by DEATH_INC.

Spoke to vagabond this morning,he's in good spirits despite the injury,he's cracked t12 (vertabrae).Still not sure how long he's gonna be in for.

Thanks for the update. Bugger about that

I wont be riding next weekend either..... Will hopefully be on the track racing.... Awesome you got your knee down Daryl

you will be carving the sliders up no worries now

**Zapf** · 27th September 2004, 20:40

Originally Posted by DEATH_INC.

Spoke to vagabond this morning,he's in good spirits despite the injury,he's cracked t12 (vertabrae).Still not sure how long he's gonna be in for.

Ouch... and for the record he was wearing some sort of back protector.

**Milky** · 27th September 2004, 21:06

Originally Posted by DEATH_INC.

Milky,we waited for quite a while,then figured the R1 guy would find ya and let us know if you needed help,felt better once TS said you'd txt him though.

Yeah I thought as much. I did stop for quite a while to recover after the incident... If I had known the general area a bit better I would have continued on to find you, but as it was turning back was a good option - allowed me to do some more study for the Uni test I had tonight

**Zed** · 27th September 2004, 21:17

Originally Posted by Zapf

Ouch... and for the record he was wearing some sort of back protector.

Yes his back was protected, but I think the impact of his landing was where his backside came to an abrupt stop against a concrete post along a fenceline. I was the bike behind him when he binned it...moving stuff!

Vagabond, you have my sympathies man. I hope you're not in too much pain and that the healing process is quick! Hope to see you back real soon.

Zed