I made it !

**Cr1MiNaL** · 10th July 2007, 17:27

125 kmph changing crosswinds... riding bak home on the m-way from orewa to albany some 25 ks was a daunting task! Even though I was doin max 80 with highbeam and blinkers on with a visibility of barely 20 feet, crouched up into the tank tighter than rossi or caparossi have ever been; i though I wuda binned it atleast 2ce along the way, many thoughts came rushing back to mind... but thats a topic for another thread...
Only experience saved me some anguish today. I shall not do that in a hurry again if i can help it. Takin the bus to work tomorrow. But I am a better rider for it now that I am home safe and the bike is in the garage.

Top marks to my wet riding gear ( cordura) Im dry as a bone and my leather gloves, what brilliance, I highly recommend the spool racing gloves. 100% dry though theyre not even wet weather gloves. Lovely.

Didnt c a single bike along the way, must b smarter than I am, or musta been on the side of the road in a drain somewhere.
Im fuckin pumped and scared... my hearts beating 1.34 times faster than normal... I can feel my pulse through my kneck lol.
Fuckin top marks to me for not binning today and my 6 brilliant balance...

Cheers Raj.

**Morcs** · 10th July 2007, 17:35

Good on ya Raj.

Ive been told im not riding home... for my own safety apparenty...

But its all part of the fun eh!

**janno** · 10th July 2007, 17:38

Holy crap, Batman! That sounds like the ride from hell . . .

Glad to hear you are safe, even more glad to hear you will be taking the bus tomorrow.

**Str8 Jacket** · 10th July 2007, 17:40

Riding in the wind can be really scary! Ive had a few nasty incidents myself. Glad to hear that you made it!

**ManDownUnder** · 10th July 2007, 17:47

The very reason I stayed home today... bugger getting caught at work and having to sit in traffic... in strong cross winds!

And now... here sits I in the dark LOL... power outage. Aaaa yes - the joy of living rural. No pwer means no phone, TV or radio and no pump... so no water... toilets or showers LOL.

Baked Beans for tea tonight me thinks.

**Macktheknife** · 10th July 2007, 17:56

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

The very reason I stayed home today... bugger getting caught at work and having to sit in traffic... in strong cross winds!

And now... here sits I in the dark LOL... power outage. Aaaa yes - the joy of living rural. No pwer means no phone, TV or radio and no pump... so no water... toilets or showers LOL.

Baked Beans for tea tonight me thinks.

Generally means no internet too matey, how did you manage that little trick?

**Cr1MiNaL** · 10th July 2007, 17:59

Originally Posted by Macktheknife

Generally means no internet too matey, how did you manage that little trick?

UPS?

.

**ManDownUnder** · 10th July 2007, 18:00

Originally Posted by Macktheknife

Generally means no internet too matey, how did you manage that little trick?

Mr Laptop has a bat-tree

... in fact he has two! so I should be good for up to 12 hours...

**Macktheknife** · 10th July 2007, 18:08

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Mr Laptop has a bat-tree

... in fact he has two! so I should be good for up to 12 hours...

Damn you are good! lol
Does anyone know where I can get another brain, this one doesn't seem to work that well.

**Disco Dan** · 10th July 2007, 18:11

Getting blown into oncoming traffic on the greenhithe bridge... twice.. then some muppet failing to give way at the roundabout making me yank the brakes on... im sure the back wheel came off the ground ay.. nasty. Quick mirrorectomy and I was on my way...

Ride safe out there folks!!

And think of me at about 11pm tonight when I get to ride home from work!!!

**Cr1MiNaL** · 10th July 2007, 18:17

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

Ride safe out there folks!!

And think of me at about 11pm tonight when I get to ride home from work!!!

My thoughts will be with u at that treacherous time Dan, its a fukin mission. Id keep her at 80. I tried 70 was too slow to fight the wind and 90 was too fast. if that helps.

**ManDownUnder** · 10th July 2007, 20:44

Allow extra braking distances too... I found it takes 1/2 a second before the disks are dry enough to really start gripping in the pouring rain.

Stay safe all...bitch of a night out there

**Pancakes** · 10th July 2007, 20:56

Good shit Raj to stay up AND dry!

I've been told I'm taking the car tomorrow, said I'd think about it, haven't had to yet and even in crap weather it's so much slower than the bike. And paying for parking messes with my moral stability.