Sorry I missed the ride, I have only just read about it.
Next time I'll be in for a wobble around the hills.
Bike Whore, I'll ride anything
Sorry I missed the ride, I have only just read about it.
Next time I'll be in for a wobble around the hills.
Una Storia Italiana
shit thought I mentioned it in the email I sent you asking about your reg/wof.... thats why I asked... sorry.Originally Posted by lemans
cheers DD
(Definately Dodgy)
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Broke my Collar bone, so no riding for a few weeks. The ZXR250 dindn't take much damage, nothing an hour in the garge won't fix.
Forum whore
Damn, looks like you guys had a great ride. I'll try to get out for the next one.
Forum whore
Mike, you went down?? What happened, fill us all in. Hope you're alright and have a quick recovery.
Una Storia Italiana
yeah man sorry bout all that aye.... i did warn you about that road...... can catch the best of us out.
Shit from what I saw it was a mess the top half of the fairing was in a different heap to the rest of the bike, Mike with the streched Zed is out there now bringing it home for ya....... did you take the meat wagon all the way back to ChCh hospital?
cheers DD
(Definately Dodgy)
Slower than Ixion
Glad to hear you're not too badly hurt カワサキキド.
A full write up would be nice when you're up to it.
Hayden - Evidence that even the mediocre can achieve great things.
((U+C+I) x (10-S))/20 x A x 1/(1-sin(F/10))
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The "unknown suzuki" is a VZ800K4 Marauder.
Mike dropped of my bike about an hour ago, just the top front fairing is broken and the bracket holding the gauges on is bent, other wise it is fine.
Basically I came over a crest in the road to hot and found a blind left hander....I had a choice between lying the bike on it's side and lowsiding it or keep it in a staight line and try to scrub off as much speed as possible, I took the later as the chances of me riding it home would be higher. I had scrubed of a lot of speed by the time I hit the grass, and was sliding along nicely when hit the small grass covered mound, that I had intended to go up to get rid of the rest of the speed, but came to a sudden halt.It came down heavily in its side half way up the mound. I must have hit my shoulder on the ground trying to save the bike.
I thought it was just dislocated and tried to move it back in to place, but when I had it x-rayed they found it was broken.
f*sakes.Putsomeclotheson!
Sorry man... that road probably wasn't the best choice in hindsight for a few of us... obviously the road itself can't be termed as dangerous, but the conditions meant that there was a lot of debris, combined with the fact that most of the corners were blind - all i could do was follow Dangerous's helmet...
I thought you did well not to try and follow me and D, but when we had to wait so long at the other end i knew something was up. Anyway, you're up and about which is good.
On the bright side i got to ride 30UTD's busa. *FARK*. That just isn't right. I scared myself with a mild wind-on, and when i took a quick peek down at the instruments i was only pulling 4K!!!! I've changed my mind about wanting one - far to much power.
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Don't be sorry it was nobodies but my own fault, It could have been worse.
I appeciate all the asistance that was given.
Dangerous, could you ask Mike if he found out the name the clavicle specialist at chch hospital?
parting of the sensory
Is someone binning it on a KB ride now compulsory or summat?
Sounds like it was a good ride though - 380km is a good distance. That'd be about 4 or 5 stops for gas for you, eh Darryl?
I've gone from about 28mpg on the FahrtSturm to around 47 on the VifFerraRi. Mind you, not having to stop for gas every hour-and-a-bit means I don't have an excuse to have a break.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
Slower than Ixion
Sounds like you made the right choice カワサキキド. Just be thankful we're having a shite summer, it wont hurt as much not being able to ride.
Hayden - Evidence that even the mediocre can achieve great things.
((U+C+I) x (10-S))/20 x A x 1/(1-sin(F/10))
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It hardley hurts at all and didn't take any painkillers whatsoever, I'm just gutted I can't ride for a while, especially since the bike is hardly damged. If my arm would work I would have had it fixed by now.
But I will be fully recovered before the open day at Ruapuna, on the 27th of feb.
f*sakes.Putsomeclotheson!
380 km is normally a pretty cosy ride... except when you get 5 seasons in one day... the fifth being the canterbury hurricane special. I didn't mind the damp part but the crosswind was startin to get on my nads a bit. Standing there waiting while the ambo arrived was even worse... i almost dehydrated - i think i aged another year in that wind..Is someone binning it on a KB ride now compulsory or summat?
Sounds like it was a good ride though - 380km is a good distance. That'd be about 4 or 5 stops for gas for you, eh Darryl?
I've gone from about 28mpg on the FahrtSturm to around 47 on the VifFerraRi. Mind you, not having to stop for gas every hour-and-a-bit means I don't have an excuse to have a break.
Yeah, D was pointing at his tank and indicating he was about to go dry, which was pretty satisfying since i was still 40km from reaching the fuel light hehehe. Serves him right for having the funny little "non fuel injecty things". But i do like his cute little choke "lever"..... must be cool having one of those antique bikes that don't know when they're cold...
p.s big ups to Mike who somehow had the energy to arrive back in chch, get in his ute and drive back to cheviot to get the bike. Well done that lad. And i thought he'd lost it before we even left when he donned his wet weather gear... turns out he's some sort of weather seer as well...
Kiwi back at home!
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