Chch Wednesday Evening Cruises - 2008

**fireliv** · 12th March 2008, 20:32

Originally Posted by sellywin

Well that was a nice first ride, pity I slid off on a corner

but luckily noone was around to see it :P. Its gonna be a fun night of rebending metal

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Suck. Hope its not damaged to much!! Hope its lesson learned and that we will be seeing you back soon.

Split into 2 groups today, I went with the Godley house group. Was great having a chat to everyone there. Riding in the dark was not fun though, sorry everyone I held up! Yup I will be finishing once daylight savings end.......

**dangerous** · 12th March 2008, 20:33

Originally Posted by T.W.R

Can't help some if they don't want it D, though at the same age remember what you were like

Now a minor bin is like a passage of rights

Yip I remember... stayed up right and only wish there was some old fuker with words of wisdom for me.

passage of rights my arse, no need for it... not saying its not part of riding cos it is but it can be minamised and it seems thet its becomming more frequent on these rides.

**JMemonic** · 12th March 2008, 20:43

Originally Posted by fireliv

Split into 2 groups today, I went with the Godley house group. Was great having a chat to everyone there. Riding in the dark was not fun though, sorry everyone I held up! Yup I will be finishing once daylight savings end.......

Was a very nice night, as to finishing when daylight savings finishes I think we can organise some shorter rides just to keep the group going.

**Subike** · 12th March 2008, 20:43

Originally Posted by dangerous

Yip I remember... stayed up right and only wish there was some old fuker with words of wisdom for me.

passage of rights my arse, no need for it... not saying its not part of riding cos it is but it can be minamised and it seems thet its becomming more frequent on these rides.

Agree with you D, there is no need for anyone to bin, We all know how good it is to run with the pack,
But you got to walk before you can run.
If you fall off once then you are doing something wrong. Dont try to go as fast again till either you are shown what you did wrong, or work out yourself what you did wrong.
sellywin
It sounds to me like you need to find an empty car park, set up some cones and do a few hours practice at a safe speed.
If thats your third ? bin, then you are going way to fast for your experiance.
Slow down and look at what you are doing, feel your bike, listen to your bike, and throw your EGO out the door.
No shame in being slow....you stay in one piece and alive that way.
It can take years to learn how to go fast, after 30years Im still learning how to go fast, and still cannot keep pace with others on smaller bikes.
But thats good, I still have all ten fingers, ten toes, two useable arms and legs, and no scratches on my head.
Remember the journey is more inportant than the time taken to get there.
Glade that you didnt injure yourself, but what about next time

**sellywin** · 12th March 2008, 20:47

I know exactly where i went wrong, and 1st time off my bike. Put it down to inexperience at open road night driving. I approached a corner too fast, cos couldn't see round it well enough and just went off. I don't think cones around a carpark is gonna help. Next time I just gotta learn to be a bit more cautious and slow down.

**fireliv** · 12th March 2008, 20:51

Originally Posted by JMemonic

Was a very nice night, as to finishing when daylight savings finishes I think we can organise some shorter rides just to keep the group going.

Yup very possible. I think Phoenix will just keep showing up until no one else does. I dont think that there needs to be a offical "End" everyone can make there own choice on that. But personally I think I will stop coming in the next few weeks. But I'm gonna be there to see deviant make his debeut on the new bike!

**T.W.R** · 12th March 2008, 20:51

Originally Posted by dangerous

Yip I remember... stayed up right and only wish there was some old fuker with words of wisdom for me.

passage of rights my arse, no need for it... not saying its not part of riding cos it is but it can be minamised and it seems thet its becomming more frequent on these rides.

Exactly

most of us when were at the same point in our journey in motorcycling didn't have older riders wanting to point us in the right direction or showing concern towards helping us, we either learnt the hard way or were just lucky enough to move through that period unscathed.

You can't put an old head on young shoulders

**Subike** · 12th March 2008, 21:03

Originally Posted by sellywin

I know exactly where i went wrong, and 1st time off my bike. Put it down to inexperience at open road night driving. I approached a corner too fast, cos couldn't see round it well enough and just went off. I don't think cones around a carpark is gonna help. Next time I just gotta learn to be a bit more cautious and slow down.

Fair enough Sellywin, I with draw my critisisim,

**SVboy** · 13th March 2008, 07:11

Good ride last night-but watch out for the new seal and loose chip all over Hilltop hill, and Devauchelles hill. Yucky. Did anyone come to grief?

**helenoftroy** · 13th March 2008, 08:20

Originally Posted by SVboy

Good ride last night-but watch out for the new seal and loose chip all over Hilltop hill, and Devauchelles hill. Yucky. Did anyone come to grief?

I hear there were eftpos probs at the pub

I quietly meandered home behind fireliv,i hate nightriding these days.Old age and eyesight

**Deviant Esq** · 13th March 2008, 08:55

Originally Posted by SVboy

Good ride last night-but watch out for the new seal and loose chip all over Hilltop hill, and Devauchelles hill. Yucky. Did anyone come to grief?

Came across that lot last Sunday morning/afternoon on a quick strop over to Akaroa and back. On the way back a southerly change had hit the Akaroa harbour and it was howling through. Negotiating that section of new seal was a bit scary with the strong wind doing its level best to upset us! We got through it alright though.

Originally Posted by helenoftroy

I quietly meandered home behind fireliv,i hate nightriding these days.Old age and eyesight

I know what you mean! The headlight on the NZ is pretty good, but not when it comes to seeing where you want to go in a corner! It pretty much has to be on high beam for me to have any clue where I'm going in the non street lit areas, can cause a few nervous moments. None last night, happily, all went fine. Was a nice ride

**DrJekyll** · 13th March 2008, 11:37

some of you guys had helped with my 'wind issues...' in ferrymead...

do you guys meet every wednesday night?
it tends to be my night to look after my little boy so I'll see if I can come to an arrangement if you are continuing through Winter night hours...

cya

**JMemonic** · 13th March 2008, 11:55

Originally Posted by DrJekyll

some of you guys had helped with my 'wind issues...' in ferrymead...

do you guys meet every wednesday night?
it tends to be my night to look after my little boy so I'll see if I can come to an arrangement if you are continuing through Winter night hours...

cya

Welcome, yes every Wednesday between 6 and 6:30 at BK in Moorhouse ave, you will find different riders each week as some folks can not come to all of the rides, and there is no obligation to, there are a few learners and plenty of folks who will give you a hand.

Most important thing to remember is you do not have to try keeping up with the front riders.

**DrJekyll** · 13th March 2008, 12:03

Originally Posted by JMemonic

Most important thing to remember is you do not have to try keeping up with the front riders.

thanks for that - I'm still pretty shit-scared of this riding thing so the biggest thing for me is not wanting to hold peops back with me on my liddle 250.
will see what I can do - would be great to meet folks.