Manawatu Rant n Rave

**chanceyy** · 29th October 2007, 20:15

well did ya miss me .... cause I am backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

will post up a tour ride thread .. farken awesome trip, fantabulous weather riding Home today .. well for the most part

hopefully some great pics .. will check them out morrow too

& betsy was a great old girl .. & now I know where the oil splatter is coming from .. a talk to the mechanic tomorrow & hopefully that will be fixed before gissy

just read the pages of your guys exploits from the last 4 days ..

**cowboyz** · 29th October 2007, 20:18

welcome back. looking forward to seeing how betsy did on the south island.

**86GSXR** · 29th October 2007, 20:50

Welcome back Chanceyy. Of course we missed ya

Eagerly awaiting ride report and pics too. Couldn't have had a better day for it either

Great pics Yoddo, here's some more to add to the collection. Cool one of Bonez

**manwithav8** · 29th October 2007, 21:02

wish I could have made it for the day but never mind... Plenty more to come

**Bonez** · 30th October 2007, 00:19

Originally Posted by 86GSXR

Welcome back . Of course we missed ya

Eagerly awaiting ride report and pics too. Couldn't have had a better day for it either

Great pics Yoddo, here's some more to add to the collection. Cool one of Bonez

never knew Gerble went THAT fast. Mind you she did nudge 150kph in top gear a few times on some of the down hill sections.

Good to see you made it back safely Chanceyy.

**dogsnbikes** · 30th October 2007, 06:07

great pics guys you sure had a great weekend for it and was good to see you chanceyy

well home tomorrow be good too get my bike back too thanks for looking after her 86

I am heading to opunake to have the bike serviced on thrusday so if any one wants to come for a ride feel free

**chanceyy** · 30th October 2007, 09:25

Originally Posted by dogsnbikes

great pics guys you sure had a great weekend for it and was good to see you chanceyy

well home tomorrow be good too get my bike back too thanks for looking after her 86

I am heading to opunake to have the bike serviced on thrusday so if any one wants to come for a ride feel free

thanks for the awesome trips across on the ferry ... it sure was hard to get outta ya bed yesterday though

will post more about the ferry sailings on the ride report .. pics look great btw dogs

**Meanie** · 30th October 2007, 13:24

Welcome back Chancey pleased you made it safe and sound
Awesome pics everyone I havnt seen the taupo track yet but i am sure i will in the future Was a dam good week end to be on the bike

**yod** · 30th October 2007, 13:46

Originally Posted by Meanie

Welcome back Chancey pleased you made it safe and sound
Awesome pics everyone I havnt seen the taupo track yet but i am sure i will in the future Was a dam good week end to be on the bike

hell yes

pity the Battlestar Concoursica couldn't join in, imagine that beast ripping round the track!!

what a sight! I'd pay money to see that!

**sarahtvet** · 30th October 2007, 14:18

Welcome back Chanceyy, sounds like the trip was great,looking forward to hearing all about it and seeing the pics

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Fab photos Yod

as expected it was an awesome sight. I must look where I am going more often though. You guys might not have caught up with Bonez and I until Palmie if I had been concentrating rather than sight seeing

Trying out an aftermarket GIVI screen on the Honda, I look like a motorcycle cop from the dodgy 80's CHiPs series but it is surprisingly good. Chased 86 on the daytona for an hour or so last night

and suddenly realised I had sunnies on and my visor up the whole time!!!!

May make the Gis trip a little less tiring on the arms etc. Great ride sunday , what roads!!!

**yod** · 30th October 2007, 14:57

Originally Posted by sarahtvet

Trying out an aftermarket GIVI screen on the Honda, I look like a motorcycle cop from the dodgy 80's CHiPs series but it is surprisingly good. Chased 86 on the daytona for an hour or so last night

and suddenly realised I had sunnies on and my visor up the whole time!!!!

May make the Gis trip a little less tiring on the arms etc. Great ride sunday , what roads!!!

not a bad idea - i noticed it was windier than the RF when I took it for a spin and I actually found it noisier inside the helmet too - not hugely so, but I did notice it

**robertydog** · 30th October 2007, 15:00

Originally Posted by chanceyy

well did ya miss me .... cause I am backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

will post up a tour ride thread .. farken awesome trip, fantabulous weather riding Home today .. well for the most part

hopefully some great pics .. will check them out morrow too

& betsy was a great old girl .. & now I know where the oil splatter is coming from .. a talk to the mechanic tomorrow & hopefully that will be fixed before gissy

just read the pages of your guys exploits from the last 4 days ..

Been quiet around here ya know

**robertydog** · 30th October 2007, 15:02

Good to some of the Manawatu crowd on Sunday. You must have brought that warm weather with you because it was bloody cold the night before in Taupo.

**yod** · 30th October 2007, 15:17

Originally Posted by robertydog

Good to some of the Manawatu crowd on Sunday. You must have brought that warm weather with you because it was bloody cold the night before in Taupo.

hey mate, nice to see the R1 doing what it does best: going really farkin fast

looked good out there

**Mrs Cowboyz** · 30th October 2007, 16:46

Originally Posted by chanceyy

well did ya miss me .... cause I am backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

will post up a tour ride thread .. farken awesome trip, fantabulous weather riding Home today .. well for the most part

hopefully some great pics .. will check them out morrow too

& betsy was a great old girl .. & now I know where the oil splatter is coming from .. a talk to the mechanic tomorrow & hopefully that will be fixed before gissy

just read the pages of your guys exploits from the last 4 days ..

Welcome home mate...how was the dirty weekend??!!

Looking forward to the details (but not too much detail - my innocent ears may not be able to handle it!!)

Originally Posted by chanceyy

it sure was hard to get outta ya bed yesterday though

lmfao!!! Hehe...yes you were tired from the long ride aye??