gijoe1313 250 Ride 29/7/07

**gijoe1313** · 23rd July 2007, 22:47

Checking updates and looking at isometric bars, consulting my dad's-never-wrong-weather-back-lumbago ...

RIDE IS CANCELLED

Will have to plan anew for the week after next ('cause Mav's got his one on! Huzzah!)

Greetings 250 riders,
For those who were not riding last year, Maverick, and McJim organized a series of rides aimed at 250cc riders who were on their learners or restricted licenses.
The goal was to provide a safe but challenging environment for newer bikers to learn skills and gain experience on the open road and to meet other bikers at a similar level.

I was privileged to start my riding career on the second of these outings and got so much learning out of them, safely! (edit : apparantly due to a repressed memory dredged up by McJim, I will now have to take to some self-flagellation

)

This ride will be a nice run out through the country, with a lunch stop on the way, more details to come shortly.

It is not "limited" specifically to 250cc bikes, (previous "graduates" and others are more then welcome) but please be aware that we will be going at a sensible pace.

If you want to sign up for the ride to be sent details you can do so here:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ca...=2007-7-29&c=1

I hope that we will see a few old faces and a few new ones,

GI

PS - If this post seems perzackerly the same as a certain other's posts. I'm just dotting my i's and crossing my t's!

And d'oh!

Just worked out how to allow people to sign on or up for the event

This forum thing can get hard even with the number of posts I have!

**McJim** · 23rd July 2007, 22:59

I thought your first experience was binning on the Ardmore village corner with The_Dover.

May turn up - need to check the number of brownie points I have.

**gijoe1313** · 23rd July 2007, 23:04

I had managed to repress that memory of The_Dover

Thank you for making me... mummy... safe place, safe place ... safe place ...

Thanks to that, I can bin very nicely all on my ownsome now!

Actually before that, I think I kept stalling on the lights on Gt Sth Rd. before the Takanini on ramp to go north

Fortunately I could push my bike to the side like a scooter and make funny flapping gestures as I wondered how to start it up again!

Oh yeah... I forgot to sign myself up for the ride event as well!

**EJK** · 24th July 2007, 19:00

Would you guys be riding at 100kph?

**Donor** · 24th July 2007, 20:21

Originally Posted by EJKDDORAI

Would you guys be riding at 100kph?

Some will yes... others may even exceed that if they wish.

But there will be a TEC (Tail End Charlie) who will ride at the pace of the slowest rider, sort of the nanny of the group.

Nothing wrong if you're a rider who likes to take ya time and ride within the law as it may apply to your conditions.

These rides (specifically gijoe1313 and Maverick organised ones) are VERY newbie friendly.

**kiwifruit** · 24th July 2007, 20:43

Originally Posted by DMNTD

Have signed up to offer my body/tools/sexy-time/mentoring services for when/if you guys head south-ish.

thats good of you bro

**Antipigs** · 24th July 2007, 20:54

i did see the above post's on this forum, however i was just wondering where this ride will be starting from.. going to.. and finishing at?? if somebody could help me out that'd be great

**McJim** · 24th July 2007, 20:59

Originally Posted by Donor

These rides (specifically gijoe1313 and Maverick organised ones) are VERY newbie friendly.

Are you saying that my rides to Waiuku in top gear and at redline on a VTR 250 were not Learner friendly then?

(throws toy out of pram) I ain't gunna organise no more rides den! Waaaaah!

**gijoe1313** · 24th July 2007, 21:07

Originally Posted by Antipigs

i did see the above post's on this forum, however i was just wondering where this ride will be starting from.. going to.. and finishing at?? if somebody could help me out that'd be great

Heehee... well people who have been pootling with me find out my love for just riding... and riding... and more riding...

PM sent!

**gijoe1313** · 24th July 2007, 21:20

Originally Posted by McJim

Are you saying that my rides to Waiuku in top gear and at redline on a VTR 250 were not Learner friendly then?

(throws toy out of pram) I ain't gunna organise no more rides den! Waaaaah!

I remember a ride coming back in the twilight to darkness falling from Kaiaua. You were point and cracking along at a brisk pace

I think that was good practice before I did that ride out Gizzy way one night/day!

And anything involving a Scotsman always invariably turns out to be a surreal experience anyhows

**Maverick** · 24th July 2007, 21:24

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

anything involving a Scotsman always invariably turns out to be a surreal experience anyhows

Surreal is when the Scotsman organizing the ride dissapears in the middle of it and winds up somewhere completely different from the rest of the ride!

**gijoe1313** · 24th July 2007, 21:32

Originally Posted by Maverick

Surreal is when the Scotsman organizing the ride dissapears in the middle of it and winds up somewhere completely different from the rest of the ride!

I didn't hear about this story! Details!

**WarlockNZ** · 24th July 2007, 22:05

I wont be able to make this one

.. i have a birthday party to go to .. i'll try and make mavs one tho

**gijoe1313** · 24th July 2007, 22:14

Originally Posted by WarlockNZ

I wont be able to make this one

.. i have a birthday party to go to .. i'll try and make mavs one tho

But have you checked on your electric mango in teh gargre?

**WarlockNZ** · 24th July 2007, 22:20

She's been all alone for a week

I've been down in chch .. oh and not one kb'er from chch offered to show me a good pub ...

I did meet some bikers tho ... something about wearing a yellow bike jacket in a bar makes them come up and say hi ... damn those south islanders are friendly.

LOL

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

But have you checked on your electric mango in teh gargre?