Night riding

[PrincessBandit]

News from KB, Hitcher and GIJOE face of in a literary battle of epic proportions...

I love the sensation of the straights feeling like a curve, chin on tank, air rushing over me, bike screaming a combustable cacophany - howling airbox and roaring pipe. Aiming for the tail lights in front, hoping it's not a cop, and hoping there's no bend between.

Impressive. Will ask gijoe1313 whether it rates an Achieved, Achieved with Merit or Achieved with Excellence. Don't think he'll be toooooo biased do you?

[DarkLord]

I went out the other night with the flatties and another mate from the North Shore out to Piha Beach. Looks like it would usually have been a nice ride but I didn't really enjoy it that much as I've never ridden on that road before and because the roads were thin it could be a bit blinding when cages came towards me on the other side of the road, which could have caused an accident.

However we often go riding late at night in the city, which is quite fun. I just don't really enjoy it when there is no streetlights.

[Hitcher]

Riding from Dawn to Dusk to Dawn is hecka awesome as well!

Hmmm. Salma Hayek...

[TygerTung]

Never been real chuffed about riding on the open road at night, it's good around town though, but at night on the open road with 6 volt electrics your foward vision isn't the greatest, in fact you might be better off to turn off the lights and just use the moon and stars?

Now that I have a bigger bike it isn't so bad, except it has become worse lately as the stator burnt out and the battery flattens very quickly if you turn the lights on!

[homer]

a flat bat wont help at night
you need all the light you can get , especially out on the back roads where theres no light or road markings

[homer]

had hreat wee ride back home on sat night . got completely dark about 50 km from home , which was fine
bit hard to see where all the road works were and no time between cars to get the high beam going .
still a great day and night ride .

[mazz1972]

I pretty much learned to ride on winter nights around Wellington with a group of friends. I was always nervous about it because I wear glasses and have always found I'm not good at judging distances when driving at night and wasn't much better on the bike. I seemed to get over that after a while, or perhaps it's just that I know more of the roads in the city better.

We don't find the time for our night rides often these days but did on Friday night. Rode into Welly and the four of us ticki-toured around the city, it's fun once the city gets revving. Stopped at a set of traffic lights and a nice young fella in the next vehicle asked if we were riding rental bikes, hmmm maybe it was the fluoro vests we were wearing. Nice hot cuppa tea at our mates place and then it was home again by 1am. It was a gorgeous night, no wind, bit cold on the way home but it was worth it.

Bike & me ticked over 10,000kms on the way home

[Forest]

I just remembered a funny story from years ago

I'd been riding all day and had to cross through the Karangahake Gorge just as the sun was setting. The gorge was getting pretty dark so I put my lights on. After a while I realised that I couldn't see that much so I figured that my front bulb must have been failing. I put the lights onto high-beam which made things a little better, but it still wasn't that great.

As I drove through the gorge, oncoming cars would flash me occasionally. But what could I do? My lights were failing!

When I got to the end of gorge things were getting really dire - so I pulled to the side of the road to assess the situation. Which is when I suddenly realised something ... I still had my sun-glasses on.

[homer]

I pretty much learned to ride on winter nights around Wellington with a group of friends. I was always nervous about it because I wear glasses and have always found I'm not good at judging distances when driving at night and wasn't much better on the bike. I seemed to get over that after a while, or perhaps it's just that I know more of the roads in the city better.

We don't find the time for our night rides often these days but did on Friday night. Rode into Welly and the four of us ticki-toured around the city, it's fun once the city gets revving. Stopped at a set of traffic lights and a nice young fella in the next vehicle asked if we were riding rental bikes, hmmm maybe it was the fluoro vests we were wearing. Nice hot cuppa tea at our mates place and then it was home again by 1am. It was a gorgeous night, no wind, bit cold on the way home but it was worth it.

Bike & me ticked over 10,000kms on the way home

Thats sounds really cool
Its a lot better as the city gets going and by the nights end its just crusy as it dies down a bit

[homer]

I just remembered a funny story from years ago

I'd been riding all day and had to cross through the Karangahake Gorge just as the sun was setting. The gorge was getting pretty dark so I put my lights on. After a while I realised that I couldn't see that much so I figured that my front bulb must have been failing. I put the lights onto high-beam which made things a little better, but it still wasn't that great.

As I drove through the gorge, oncoming cars would flash me occasionally. But what could I do? My lights were failing!

When I got to the end of gorge things were getting really dire - so I pulled to the side of the road to assess the situation. Which is when I suddenly realised something ... I still had my sun-glasses on.

lmao
yeah ive actually done that before to
then realised oh shit sunnys

[Taz]

I love riding at night. I loved the Grand Challenge. Riding from 3pm till 9:30 am the next day was a buzz. Doing it again this year too.

[homer]

from 3 till 9 30 the next day
mmmm maybe not for me 3 pm till about 1, 2 am is usually enough

[McJim]

I had just got my Ducati and went out for a ride at night with my mentor (where has M1CRO gone?) and everything was going great - got into my groove and 'Pop!' all the lights went out. Had to follow the mighty black 'busa home that night in the dark.

Riding at night is nice but riding at night in a rain storm sucks.

[H00dz]

Are YOU CRAZY !!!! there are millions of possums up here in Norfland NOCTURNAL POSSUMS !!!! NO Street lights NO Houses just roads Full OF FUCKING POSSUMS......NIGHT RIDING YOU GOT TO BE JOKING!!! .....Did I mention the Potholes, dont even get me started on the potholes.....Potholes and possums makes me shiver just thinking about it...sorry I got to go you gone and made me all upset....night riding bloody city riders.......

[Taz]

I had just got my Ducati and went out for a ride at night with my mentor (where has M1CRO gone?) and everything was going great - got into my groove and 'Pop!' all the lights went out. Had to follow the mighty black 'busa home that night in the dark.

Riding at night is nice but riding at night in a rain storm sucks.

You've just gotta love Italian bikes. Never a dull moment