Manawatu Rant n Rave

**yod** · 19th August 2007, 17:20

good ride as always;

poor old sarge got to pahiatua to meet us and discovered his rear had some lovely canvas patches showing through

so he had to head home before he even got started

gutted for ya mate, see you next time tho
nice to meet bryce on the TL

found some pace through from pahiatua, got a good groove on with the stranger, bryce, stirts and chanceyy following....after alfredton the stranger decided to give the fz1 a workout since he was 1-up - the mrs and I couldnt catch him on the rf and we weren't being shy

nice lines mate

my rear tyre got a serious chewing today being 2-up and not being shy with the right hand....almost time for replacements

bit of a boring toddle back up the main road from carterton, found a bit of rain, then went back through mangamaire in the wet and over the track in the dry.....more and more impressed with the pilot roads as i get more confident on the bike....

total kms: about 260
max speed:

best bit: still the pahiatua-alfredton-rte 52 section....often licked, never beaten

best comment: stopped at the top of the saddle where cowboyz (who was supposed to be going home) says "...well no-one told me you were coming over my racetrack....."

pics soon

**cowboyz** · 19th August 2007, 17:48

I would have thought the best comment come from your wife. Something about a windmill.............

**yod** · 19th August 2007, 18:29

Originally Posted by cowboyz

I would have thought the best comment come from your wife. Something about a windmill.............

yeah but this is a family show and i'm not one to brag

**yod** · 19th August 2007, 18:58

pics from the top of the saddle road and gassing up in pahiatua

**robertydog** · 19th August 2007, 19:05

Awesome photo's yod. Gee you guys had another good ride. Well for me i gave it a whirl down M..... Road. Waipawa, Waipuk, onga onga. HW50. Awesome. We will catch up soon.

**Meanie** · 19th August 2007, 19:06

I had an enjoyable ride to Shannon and back, nice to meet the duo from Auckland Have a good trip guys
It was soooo hard to turn back and head to the george when there was discussion about going the Castle point road but i managed to, next time
Good pics as always Yod

**Meanie** · 19th August 2007, 19:11

Originally Posted by banditrider

There's this great little day-night-day ride I'm doing in October...

Had a great ride this arvo out through Fielding-Kimbolton-Rangawahia-Mangaweka. Had to bail on Vinegar hill cause of gas - had a blast though!

http://banditrider.blogspot.com/2007...nday-arvo.html

How you enjoying the connie mate, how many ks she done now
I had to have the first service done week before last
I wound mine out a little today, meanie very impressed, even had the front wheel lifting

**chanceyy** · 19th August 2007, 19:29

yup it was another fab day out riding ..

well Betsy is blowing fuses so guess its gonna be a bit of exploratory surgery soon as it appears there may be a short somewhere ..

may be a good time to degrease her bits again ..

stirts bike started no probs after the battery charged so once meanie & cowboyz finished their coffee & choccy cake it was off to catch up with yod .. great flick to Ashhurst .. am really really begining to enjoy this road & the corners

after a latte stop & thinking we were saying bye bye to cowboyz & meanie, I must admit I cracked up

when I seen cowboyz zip past .. knew he would not be able to resist the saddle

after doing the windmill sightseeing off to pahiatua & met sarge ..

on the tire .. (pics to follow)

Bryce nice to met ya, hope calving goes smoothly so we can see ya out on some more rides

love that magic road just before masterton .. Betsy just begs to let rip .. & who am I to deny her

off to wild oats cafe .. just managed to catch Buck Buck #1 as the welly crew were heading out so a quick chat before the usual high standard food

since time was becoming a premium decided direct route would be best & managed to hit all 4 seasons within a hour

but a most excellent day riding .. & pics do not look quite as bright without a gold one .. but we managed

pics soon .....

**banditrider** · 19th August 2007, 20:00

Originally Posted by Meanie

How you enjoying the connie mate, how many ks she done now
I had to have the first service done week before last
I wound mine out a little today, meanie very impressed, even had the front wheel lifting

Only a couple of hundred k's to go til service. Bikes going great - getting more confident on it now. Absolutely luv it!

Not in a hurry to wave the front wheel in the air but reckon I got close to getting the rear off the ground yesterday - damn the brakes are good!

**yod** · 19th August 2007, 20:19

ooo look meanie....a black one

**banditrider** · 19th August 2007, 20:22

Originally Posted by yod

ooo look meanie....a black one

Fugly eh? Silvers the colour! (Could be the name to, Hi ho!)

**Meanie** · 19th August 2007, 20:22

Originally Posted by banditrider

Only a couple of hundred k's to go til service. Bikes going great - getting more confident on it now. Absolutely luv it!

Not in a hurry to wave the front wheel in the air but reckon I got close to getting the rear off the ground yesterday - damn the brakes are good!

About 1700 ks now and the handling just gets better
I had thought maybe it was a little bigger than i needed but the more i ride it the easier it gets to ride

I gotta personalise it though they look exactly the same