Manawatu weekend rides

**slydesigns** · 21st April 2009, 19:22

haha yeah that too!

**86GSXR** · 21st April 2009, 21:28

Southern ride report here

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=97708

**Meanie** · 22nd April 2009, 09:11

Originally Posted by Horse

Sarah and Simon at the trackday:

Awesome videos Horse, guess youve done that before eh

**slydesigns** · 22nd April 2009, 10:56

Its funny how slow I look in the vid, yet on the track I THOUGHT I was hauling ass!

**Horse** · 22nd April 2009, 11:39

Originally Posted by slydesigns

Its funny how slow I look in the vid, yet on the track I THOUGHT I was hauling ass!

It's all off the end of a long lens, which creates the illusion of compressing depth in the scene, so whenever you're mostly moving towards or away from the camera, it will appear slower than reality.

Real motorsport is shot with multiple cameras so that you can have most of them at the wide end of their zoom range, close to the track, so you enhance the apparent speed of the cars/bikes.

**sarahtvet** · 22nd April 2009, 12:07

Originally Posted by KiwiKat

Nice vids on both counts. Interesting watching the different riding styles. (edit >read Sly/Cowboyz) Great riding. That was the slow session, right??

Great to see you involved with CDs Sarah, catch you at High Flyers.

Really nice bunch and made me very welcome.

Great pillion too, shame we weren't allowed in the medium group two up it would have been fun to see how fast the bike can go. Apparently there is more to come when I am able to handle what I have got (could be a while

)

Gave me a taste of how fast to go and when and how hard to brake. In know, ride faster , brake harder and later, lean more and it's all about the tyres

(saved a million posts telling me that).

Forest elbow now, look forward to it.

Won't be able to join you this weekend but have a fab time. On call and going on CD ride and social. Catch up with you soon on two wheels I hope

**sarahtvet** · 22nd April 2009, 12:08

Originally Posted by Bonez

The reg/rect you mean?

ouch that hurt

**86GSXR** · 22nd April 2009, 13:29

Originally Posted by Bonez

No. Not if you're in front

Who told you that?

**Timaa** · 22nd April 2009, 14:12

im gonna post here just in case people miss my ad, my current rear tyre is shot and have just started scraping the radial belt ( aka no more rubber in the middle) as such i am in desperate need of a new rear tyre or a second hand spare if anyone has anything for me please pm me asap. its a 180-55-17 for cb900 hornet.

i dont have any money atm and wont do for about a month but have all day every day free to work for my bread and butter.

Cheers
Tim

**Horse** · 22nd April 2009, 14:19

Originally Posted by Meanie

Awesome videos Horse, guess youve done that before eh

Cheers, you guessed that huh?

Actually I only gave myself a passing grade, I was a bit rusty on the camera, hadn't shot anything for about 3 weeks.

**slydesigns** · 22nd April 2009, 15:39

I have my old rear thats got a couple of hundred ks left, not down to the belts or anything just no real tread either. Was going to burn it out at the workshop one night but you can have it if that will get you through to payday.

**cowboyz** · 22nd April 2009, 18:06

Originally Posted by slydesigns

Its funny how slow I look in the vid, yet on the track I THOUGHT I was hauling ass!

shame I only got in the frame in the first session which I was using to reacquint myself with the track. (I took the hoody off after 1st session so thats how I know)

Would have loved a camera on polly, 86 and I on that last session.