Riding in godzone. The whinge.

**Edbear** · 3rd April 2008, 08:27

Well, all I can say, ('cause I can..), is that riding a C50T means a nice big windscreen for the bugs and stones and rain, nice big mudguards for the road slush, torque to ride it like and automatic, room and comfort for the good lady on pillion with an intercom for gasbagging, a great exhaust note, light, easy handling with good economy, enough grunt for a quick overtaking maneuvers, good looking to attract admiring attention everywhere we go, utter reliability...

I just can't seem to get wound up and angry when I'm out on the bike with the Missus on back. Even errant car drivers, are simply despatched with a twist of the wrist. I seem to be noticed by most of those I close in on and they pull left to allow me to pass which I do with a "thankyou" wave...:spudwave:

I know that the open road is an imperfect place and ride so's not to get caught out, though I have had a the odd moment.

Sorry, I really can't think of anything to whinge about... Must be the medication...

**martybabe** · 3rd April 2008, 08:42

Originally Posted by Edbear

Well, all I can say, ('cause I can..), is that riding a C50T means a nice big windscreen for the bugs and stones and rain, nice big mudguards for the road slush, torque to ride it like and automatic, room and comfort for the good lady on pillion with an intercom for gasbagging, a great exhaust note, light, easy handling with good economy, enough grunt for a quick overtaking maneuvers, good looking to attract admiring attention everywhere we go, utter reliability...

I just can't seem to get wound up and angry when I'm out on the bike with the Missus on back. Even errant car drivers, are simply dispatched with a twist of the wrist. I seem to be noticed by most of those I close in on and they pull left to allow me to pass which I do with a "thank you" wave...:spudwave:

I know that the open road is an imperfect place and ride so's not to get caught out, though I have had a the odd moment.

Sorry, I really can't think of anything to whinge about... Must be the medication...

There's a happy man. Me too, I have a great time out there, just gassin about things that would make a bloody good ride bloody excellent by their omission. Nothing serious here just stuff that pisses you off a bit.

**MaxB** · 3rd April 2008, 20:44

Originally Posted by terbang

Doing a Coro loop a wee while back with Barbender and Beyond. There were clouds of bees all over the place and they seemed to be getting thicker. With the lads starting to feel a bit targeted and checking for honey (or similar) smeared over our leathers, we discoverd, followed by a lot of smeary looking cars (windows wound up), a beekeeper driving his truck loaded with bee hives! A few rapid overtakes and they were a thing of the past... Or so we thought. A little later, stopped for a cuppa at a roadside and scraping all sorts of carnage from our gear, bugger it, the beekeeper drove by again. Those bees had lots of yellow custard in them that gave my riding gear a new styling. Mind you it would have probably blended in fine with most modern sport bikes. I propose that we petition to have beekeepers banned from our highways.

Similar thing happened to me at Ahipara on a Cape run. A wee truck and trailer pulled on me from a side road and I hit the horn, highbeam and brakes. The truck braked heavily in front of me upsetting a cloud of 'dust' from the trailer. I rode into a swarm of bees at a reasonable clip and I got splattered in juicy insects. They got everywhere, over the gear, inside the fairing, oil cooler and even inside the lockable compartment. I could not see through the screen. As I ripped past the driver I swear he was pissing himself with laughter. When I got to the Cape the sticky had mixed with the road dust to form a kind of grinding paste and some of the little buggers were still alive. I didn't get stung at all so I should count my blessings but I did end up getting a new visor.

Maybe its a good way to get off tickets, carry a hive of angry bees around in your ute?