Manawatu Rant n Rave

[NZsarge]

Might ride over tomorrow and have a coffee somewhere in George St, looking at around 1 to 1:30 sometime, if ya keen text me tomorrow. If it's not great weather i'll be in the car...

[Flynn]

I must have been really good this year, because Santa has visited me this morning. Man I don't want to go back to work this avo.

Might I say Motorad offer excellent service, delivered demo bike, then delivered the real one, took VL away, all while smiling. Thanks guys, Awesome.

Very Nice, How many letters did you have to write, or was it the sitting on his knee that did it, No seriously, well done, be good to see ya out on it.

That's alright, now I'm taking your bike out!

Now, now children, no fighting

Pay no attention to him.... Black bikes rock!

That's for sure, great choice, he's just jealous!

Might ride over tomorrow and have a coffee somewhere in George St, looking at around 1 to 1:30 sometime, if ya keen text me tomorrow. If it's not great weather i'll be in the car...

Keep me posted, would be good to get away from the house.

[banditrider]

Might ride over tomorrow and have a coffee somewhere in George St, looking at around 1 to 1:30 sometime, if ya keen text me tomorrow. If it's not great weather i'll be in the car...

Or the toy run @ 1pm, Feilding? Or the Awapuni afterwards?

[gatch]

What is refered to as the apiti loop ?

Turn off after kimbolton, get back onto sh1 in mangaweka ?

If so, I'm doing that tomorrow, plus a bunch of other roads I found on my new buddy, googles maps.

Chur

[Pegasus]

Seriously though. all I did was post a question on the Motorad sight on Sunday, then Monday 9.00am Carl phoned me, organised everything (including the main stand that I wanted), kept me updated, offered to bring both of the bikes up (two trips), gave a fair discount without me even asking. All I had to do was organise the $$, Insurance, and take the VL to work. I really owe my Boss big time too; he let me go out on work time for the demo.

With the other weeks "issue" still fresh in my mind, I am absolutely amased at the service from Motorad. Recommend them to anyone.

[chanceyy]

Or the toy run @ 1pm, Feilding? Or the Awapuni afterwards?

not the Awapuni after ... another destination

[banditrider]

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[banditrider]

Massive wheelie: http://thatwillbuffout.com/2009/12/0...hoa-easy-girl/

[road king]

Massive wheelie: http://thatwillbuffout.com/2009/12/0...hoa-easy-girl/

some funny shit. i like these ones

[yod]

What is refered to as the apiti loop ?

Turn off after kimbolton, get back onto sh1 in mangaweka ?

If so, I'm doing that tomorrow, plus a bunch of other roads I found on my new buddy, googles maps.

Chur

apiti loop is generally considered; ashhurst -> pohangina east valley road -> apiti -> kimbolton -> cheltenham -> back to feilding/palmy/whatever

sounds like you're doing kimbolton -> rangiwahia -> mangaweka, which is a bloody good run too....great twisties north of kimbolton

if you come from feilding/cheltenham, about half a k after kimbolton you'll see a lookout and then a turnoff to the right, that takes you down to apiti

[gatch]

Right on, yer we did kimbolton - Mangaweka.

The first 15k of that road is sublime, clean, not very bumpy, no surprise decreasing radius corners, nothing too off camber..

Then we got held up by sheep



Then the last 10k to Mangaweka got very dirty from all the slips/rain. Was a good ride though, were originally going to go through Pohangina, but that road turns to gravel pretty quick..

[banditrider]

Finally done my Southern Cross write-up: http://banditrider.weebly.com/2009-southern-cross.html

[ducatilover]

Gatch does that Zuki have a peeeenis for a numberplate?

[gatch]

Gatch does that Zuki have a peeeenis for a numberplate?

Yes

He hasn't seen the picture ha

[ducatilover]

Yes

He hasn't seen the picture ha

Is that standard on all Suzukis?