Manawatu Rant n Rave

**86GSXR** · 29th May 2008, 12:33

I'm no expert on gloves, but after having to wear three pairs last winter and still suffering I'm going for heated grips too. They're just over $100.00 , you can't get a decent pair of gloves for that.

Originally Posted by ynot slow

Gotta appreciate parents' birthdays as they/we get older,didn't think it was long ago it was my mum's 50th,nanas' 70th,thinking shit they are old (I was 29 or so),now nanas gone,mum is nearing 70,and I'm almost ....

Well said. Are you doing the Forgotton Highway on Monday?

**manwithav8** · 29th May 2008, 13:27

I want heated grips now.....

**NZsarge** · 29th May 2008, 13:28

Originally Posted by Horse

Room for a 250 to tag along? I'm not going to keep up with the big bikes but at least I can now do the speed limit without feeling like an outlaw. Quite happy to putter along at the back as long as I know where the turn points are. Gotta keep my 1000km/month average up.

By all means, and don't feel pressured to keep up either, enjoy the ride and we'll catch you at turning points and so on but as Yod said it's not a particularly complex route.

**manwithav8** · 29th May 2008, 13:29

Originally Posted by yod

keep in touch - i think this particular ride is Saturday but I'm pretty sure there will be a pootle on Sunday and/or Monday - weather is looking better and better all the time

Typical aye.. No work but other things stuff me up....

When the wedding is finished and all the new house stuff sorted then hopefully I will be all good...

**NZsarge** · 29th May 2008, 13:36

Originally Posted by Bassa

Sounds good Sarge , i'll feed out early so then change to the blue 2 wheeler

Sweet.

Originally Posted by Meanie

Might come for a stroll if my bikes outa the shop

Sweet, look foward to seeing the new colour scheme.

Originally Posted by manwithav8

This better be sunday or monday otherwise I won't be coming :-(

Sorry mate, i've kinda opened my mouth already.
Chose saturday because it gives us a day to play with if the weather was too flash saturday.
Monday will be another good squirt out to catch up with Sandra on her way back from the Gut buster rally.

**Horse** · 29th May 2008, 13:53

Originally Posted by yod

fear not...

the Oxford's have a voltage thingamajig so they automatically switch off if the power goes below 11.5V, so you can't screw your battery

Ah, that's good to know. Hmmm, might have to reconsider this....

**manwithav8** · 29th May 2008, 13:55

Originally Posted by NZsarge

Sweet.

Sweet, look foward to seeing the new colour scheme.

Sorry mate, i've kinda opened my mouth already.
Chose saturday because it gives us a day to play with if the weather was too flash saturday.
Monday will be another good squirt out to catch up with Sandra on her way back from the Gut buster rally.

aarrgghhh bloody hell lol.... If the shops are open on Sunday I guess we could ride sat and pay for shit on sunday lol.. Will see what mrs v8 says.. She the boss you know heheh

**manwithav8** · 29th May 2008, 13:57

Originally Posted by yod

fear not...

the Oxford's have a voltage thingamajig so they automatically switch off if the power goes below 11.5V, so you can't screw your battery

nifty aye

I used to have a spare pair of goretex/goat skin ski gloves that were warm in all but arctic conditions but they were pretty thick - they didn't bug me but some people may not like that sort of bulk getting in the way of the 'feel' of their bars

do they do heated seats for both rider and pillion? lol

**Storm** · 29th May 2008, 14:01

I've had a set for a while now, they're bloody great riding from Ashhurst to Linton in the morning when its 3 degress!!

**yod** · 29th May 2008, 14:07

Originally Posted by manwithav8

do they do heated seats for both rider and pillion? lol

it has actually been suggested that it wouldn't be terribly difficult to jerry-rig some sort of set-up for the pillion, all you need is somewhere to mount the grips, it would have it's own controller, fuse, etc

Originally Posted by Horse

Ah, that's good to know. Hmmm, might have to reconsider this....

i can pm you the guff from the spec sheet if you like

Originally Posted by manwithav8

I want heated grips now.....

yod has toasty hands (well...soon anyway)

Originally Posted by 86GSXR

I'm no expert on gloves, but after having to wear three pairs last winter and still suffering I'm going for heated grips too. They're just over $100.00 , you can't get a decent pair of gloves for that.

i snuck home at lunchtime and got mine half mounted already...might have to test ride tonight and see how they go