Rotovegas ride

[Squiggles]

Some of my experience has been if you brake too hard you get your pillion smacking it's helmet on to your back

check out the lovely set of nicks on the back of my helmet

[Hanne]

check out the lovely set of nicks on the back of my helmet

Well, that's not very fair! I was asleep at the time...

[bomma]

taking pillions around the likes of scenic drive requires both of you to work together - that's what i like about it... and olga did say that you're a bit wobbly into corners, like you don't quite know how to handle pillions - hint: don't fight them, work together (all three of you, pilot, pillion and machine)

lol i was going to take the corners wide and lean in like i usually do but then i realised that im two-up so id slow up and lean in and straighten then lean in more and straighten up....first time ever carryin pillion out on open roads...

and who said the commute to/from uni/work had to be slow?

the car in front, the car in the other lane and the bus blocking any path in between :P

[motorbyclist]

lol i was going to take the corners wide and lean in like i usually do but then i realised that im two-up so id slow up and lean in and straighten then lean in more and straighten up....

yeah, if i was your pillion i'd be concerned

the trick is to do everything - including gear changes - smoothly

and if it's your first time with a particular pillion take it easy and work upwards so you know what the two of you are capable of... corners should be smooth - and NEVER flick the bars to straighten up, nor drop the clutch

basically - smooth

sudden jerks can throw pillions off balance, make them uneasy and possibly throw them off

[Macstar]

Not that I usually trust the weather forecasters all that much (especially long range), but it looks like we could be in a for a few showers on the ride.

Hope this won't be a problem for any of you - I'm sure all those years of riding in Auckland's daily showers will have prepared you.

[klyong82]

If it is pissing like hell then might cut back into SH1? But I am cool riding under rain just have to take it easy

[Macstar]

Yeah that's a good idea - save the twisities for drier days.

[bomma]

Not that I usually trust the weather forecasters all that much (especially long range), but it looks like we could be in a for a few showers on the ride.

Hope this won't be a problem for any of you - I'm sure all those years of riding in Auckland's daily showers will have prepared you.

awww man!!! ive been staring out the window all day hoping that the weather this weekend will be as amazing as it has been today....

id hate to have to cut the ride short and pootle down sh1......

p.s. i ride like a nana in the wet....

[bomma]

umm dudes and dudettes...i just had a look on the metservice website and the weather looks like absolute shite across the board for the weekend.....looks like it might turn out to be a nana-type pootle down the main highway....

EDIT: im still keen for a weekend out tho so im still coming

[motorbyclist]

see what metservice says on friday - good chance it's different to what they said today


was that you i passed on the north western after te-atatu today?

[Macstar]

It'll make the hot pool at the end feel that much better.

[ehab2weelr]

i love rain rides.... its just so nice at the end when u jump in the hot pool....
ild come if i could but my old man working round the house and wants me to help.....arrrrr ....
dont think i could even come for the half ride....

[bomma]

see what metservice says on friday - good chance it's different to what they said today

yea ill be checking the weather forecast on fri night just to make sure what to expect....

was that you i passed on the north western after te-atatu today?

if you'd asked me that 2 sems ago (when my gf at the time was up in bloody greenhithe) id prolly say yep, but nope im never out that way these days, except for a few rides in the weekends.....

oh and ive textd dan and ill try and score some high-vis vests for all the riders this weekend.....

itll make us easier to see by for other road users and make it easier for us to identify each other

[klyong82]

So Macstar should we set the time to meet up say 9am in front uni gym? We will depart 9.30am sharp!!

[bomma]

oh hey and are those who are going on this ride keen to have a meeting the night before just to go over some shit at a pub or sumthing?? I know i am

EDIT: I DONT condone drink driving, but one standard drink an hour keeps you well under the limit and in all reality is fuck-all alcohol and isnt really going to cause you to screw up and crash