Manawatu Rant n Rave

[Elysium]

I call it a human mod, only attached to the bike. Let's face it, there is no benefit to the bike!
SE Speedy? Is it black with red decals?

Yep the one with the bikini fairing. Looked better compared to the other normal model

[ducatilover]

Goldwing + knee plastered to the deck? Shit.....

[cowboyz]

the guy was swinging off the thing to get it to go round corners.

[ducatilover]

the guy was swinging off the thing to get it to go round corners.

He certainly was. Like I had to swing off the fj1200 to get it to lean, my 50kg and puny arms don't do much I was giving it the ole heave ho on the bars and still thought it was taking 10 years to drop in, so, I sat back and had toast and coffee

[slydesigns]

Ok Meanie... I concede the point.

I finally understand the point of your battlestar Concours and its oh so F$%king useful pannier system!

After you saw us in the Plaza, Maria decided, in typical female fashion to go on a spending spree and load us up with double what we could carry on the bikes. Shoes, a plastic rubbish bin, towels - mega large and small, a new jacket, tights and shirt thing - dont ask, womens clothes baffle me. Add to this the 2 backpacks full of stuff we already had and it made for an interesting logistics exercise ferrying stuff back to the apartment!

On the bright side, she's taking the D675 out for her first solo run on it tomorrow, so I may yet get the opportunitiy to upgrade it shortly...lol

[cowboyz]

Do you want the name of a good plastic welder?

[ducatilover]

Do you want the name of a good plastic welder?

Gavin Miller eketahuna. He is brilliant and I think he is cheap

[cowboyz]

does he do work on toy triumphs?

[Elysium]

Need to update your trademe ad Ducatilover.

[Owl]

does he do work on toy triumphs?

Good question! My steering head is a little loose.

[NZsarge]

Good question! My steering head is a little loose.

Latest speed triple eh... The fit and finish has taken some what of a dive, guess the recession hits everybody at some point...

[slydesigns]

Have faith... she hasn't binned it yet and shes not taking it out into traffic. Everyboby said it was a "girls" bike...lol guess now we'll find out. I just need to rewrite the controls info in Portuguese for her....lol

[Meanie]

Ok Meanie... I concede the point.

I finally understand the point of your battlestar Concours and its oh so F$%king useful pannier system!

After you saw us in the Plaza, Maria decided, in typical female fashion to go on a spending spree and load us up with double what we could carry on the bikes. Shoes, a plastic rubbish bin, towels - mega large and small, a new jacket, tights and shirt thing - dont ask, womens clothes baffle me. Add to this the 2 backpacks full of stuff we already had and it made for an interesting logistics exercise ferrying stuff back to the apartment!

On the bright side, she's taking the D675 out for her first solo run on it tomorrow, so I may yet get the opportunitiy to upgrade it shortly...lol

I always knew while you were giving me stick about the size of the connie you realy wanted one, give in mate and do it
Hope you changed that rear tyre before you let Maria out on it, went past and had a gander it looks a little like Bandit riders tyre on the way back from our coro loop, east cape ride, F****d

[Bren]

Hey guys, I aint spent much time online of late cos I have to use cyber cafes...But I am back down home now and it is good. Had a real rough crossing on sunday 31st, waves were huge....was a 1 o'clock sailing, and it took 4 1/2 hours to cross...Was snowing in the sounds andf also going out of Blenheim thru to L. Grassmere...heaps of slush on the Kaikoura Rd...
Been back for a week and am already feeling better...Had a great night on Friday night catching up with KBers down here, and was good to see Selwyn and Gareth too...met a lovely lady there that has helped me through this weekend......nuff said on that front (p.s, dont tell unohoo), but it is all good, and I look foward to seeing you all at the cold duck next year....

...Bren

[chanceyy]

Hey guys, I aint spent much time online of late cos I have to use cyber cafes...But I am back down home now and it is good. Had a real rough crossing on sunday 31st, waves were huge....was a 1 o'clock sailing, and it took 4 1/2 hours to cross...Was snowing in the sounds andf also going out of Blenheim thru to L. Grassmere...heaps of slush on the Kaikoura Rd...
Been back for a week and am already feeling better...Had a great night on Friday night catching up with KBers down here, and was good to see Selwyn and Gareth too...met a lovely lady there that has helped me through this weekend......nuff said on that front (p.s, dont tell unohoo), but it is all good, and I look foward to seeing you all at the cold duck next year....

...Bren

Good to hear you made it back safe n sound Bren .. was thinking you was prob having a damn rough sailing last sunday

Nuffing like ole (& new) friends to cheer you up

talk soon .. & definitely cold duck next yr