Gentle ride this weekend lol (19-20 January)

**motorbyclist** · 17th January 2008, 22:44

hrmm, maybe i should buy a torque wrench one day too

for all the effort over 5+ years put into shearing, swearing at, removing, swearing at some more, and then replacing bolts you'd think it was about time

just went to mitre10 on sunday and bought some semidecent ringspanners and an el-cheapo socket set cause dad lent the only complete one in the shed to a mate who then went up north with it.... $30 total and yes i know in 6 months all i'll have left is an untouched imperial set of sockets

(maybe if i didn't use ringspanners to get extra leverage on ratchets i would break less tools)

**EJK** · 17th January 2008, 23:09

Just to those who havn't got the details.

Ride to Kaiaua for F n C (best in the country)

Meet at BP Botany at 10am (Chapel road & Ti rakau Drive)

We will be back around 3-4pm

It's just a quiet ride *ehem*and I wanna get on the road!*ehem* Means no hooning, wheelies etc basic stuffs.

Route: BP Botany, Whitford mem road, Clevedon, Kawakawa bay, Kaiaua.

Way back: I suggest Mangatangi, Hunua Road, Clevedon and back to Albany.

Just letting you guys know, this ride will be into dust if I can't borrow the bike. You guys can go without me tho

Also, my mobile number is 021-0265-4015

I may not go online much and the ride is only a day away so just txt me if you have any questions lol

Invitation to other riders is welcome

P.S. Weather permit too

**klyong82** · 18th January 2008, 07:59

Originally Posted by EJKDDORAI

Just to those who havn't got the details.

Ride to Kaiaua for F n C (best in the country)

Meet at BP Botany at 10am (Chapel road & Ti rakau Drive)

We will be back around 3-4pm

It's just a quiet ride *ehem*and I wanna get on the road!*ehem* Means no hooning, wheelies etc basic stuffs.

Route: BP Botany, Whitford mem road, Clevedon, Kawakawa bay, Kaiaua.

Way back: I suggest Mangatangi, Hunua Road, Clevedon and back to Albany.

Just letting you guys know, this ride will be into dust if I can't borrow the bike. You guys can go without me tho

Also, my mobile number is 021-0265-4015

I may not go online much and the ride is only a day away so just txt me if you have any questions lol

Invitation to other riders is welcome

P.S. Weather permit too

So this ride is tomorrow? Saturday the 19?

**EJK** · 18th January 2008, 19:46

The Ride is ON

**ital916** · 18th January 2008, 22:43

What about the sunday ride? I can't make tomorrow.

**motorbyclist** · 19th January 2008, 00:21

Originally Posted by Drider87

... Thats if my fucking bike will start! Got up this morning, started the bike up, sweet deals. Rode it up my driveway and stopped cos i needed to close the garage door, the gearbox wouldn't shift into neutral. Fuck...so i stopped the engine in gear, went back and closed the door. Came back, clutch in, engine was warm so i kick it and..nothing.....another kick....nothing...........32 kicks later...nothing.....the engine wasn't flooded by 15kicks..maybe by 32 it was lol but it started first kick before!! SO yeah there i was twenty min late for work getting pushed down the road by good ol mum, starting the engine...it slowly and reluctantly crackled into life. If my bike could talk it would be saying "fuck you i don't want to start...just five more minutes" lol Anyway, i don't know whats going on aye, bloody gearbox is sticky now and the bike won't start and sigh..any diagnosis, i really wanna try fix it before the wekend. ...

lol the sparkplug had a HUGE gap between top and what was left of the electrode and the whole thingwas black and almost flaking with carbon

tranny oil was definitely in need of a change

gave the clutch cable a slight adjustment

suffice to say the bike now runs well... could do with a good thrashing though

NEXT!

**ital916** · 19th January 2008, 17:33

how was the ride?

**shingo** · 19th January 2008, 18:24

Originally Posted by Drider87

What about the sunday ride? I can't make tomorrow.

i'm still keen for a ride tomorrow. wot time and where u wanna meet?

**silverado** · 19th January 2008, 18:50

Originally Posted by shingo

i'm still keen for a ride tomorrow. wot time and where u wanna meet?

I'm keen too. Just need time and place. Even riding around Mission Bay will suit.

**ital916** · 19th January 2008, 20:27

Hey guys, can't go out far tomorrow and the roads are pretty wasted eh but i was thinking if we meet up at uni gym for ten thirty we can head for a cruise down to mission bay for an ice cream *i farkin love the ice cream down there man*...keen to gatecrash motorb's to check out his viffer lol Anyone keen, mission bay is a very cool ride if you take the twisty route.

**shingo** · 19th January 2008, 20:33

sounds like a plan, see you tomorrow at 10:30

Plus i second a ride out west, we could even head out to piha or somewhere similar.

**ital916** · 19th January 2008, 20:37

sweet bro, this is going out to all SMC and motorcycle riders, if your keen for a catch up and a chill out come join. Would be nice to meet the larger version of me aye nish *too many people have told me i'm a smaller version of you lol*, ice cream and chillin in miss then maybe a short ride out somewhere. gotta be back for one thirty though, my mum has her second lots of motorcycle lessons.

**Macstar** · 19th January 2008, 21:38

Originally Posted by Drider87

sweet bro, this is going out to all SMC and motorcycle riders, if your keen for a catch up and a chill out come join. Would be nice to meet the larger version of me aye nish *too many people have told me i'm a smaller version of you lol*, ice cream and chillin in miss then maybe a short ride out somewhere. gotta be back for one thirty though, my mum has her second lots of motorcycle lessons.

Your mum is learning to ride?! Now that is cool

Tropical storm is supposed to hit North Island tonight (downgraded from a cyclone). No sure if the weather will be up to it tommorrow...

**ital916** · 19th January 2008, 22:10

yeah mate, she's getting there. She had a little off learning to ride last week but back in the saddle. Riderskills are really patient. How's the hornet going?