Manawatu weekend rides

[chanceyy]

But but but the sun was in my eyes, my tyres needed checking, my chain wasn't lubed right, my spark plugs need cleaning, it was Sunday, my passenger was screaming, your bike is too grunty

Great day out alright, most excellent fanging around the countryside with excellent company and bikes to match Haven't been to Sparky's since the early, early, Gixxer days, won't mention what happened last time I was there

Ohhhhhh you poor OLD thing .. far to many excuses there methinks, Esp when the sun was behind you .. the tyre was fine in a straight line .. already tested that, a scotoiler is on your bike .. your passenger was to busy laughing n hanging on, the plugs were firing no probs .. my bike is farrrrrrrrrrr to Grunty .. ...


are you ready for a mighty GN250 .. or a zimmer frame??? ..

[86GSXR]

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one, I'm an old man and you have youth and beauty on your side

[chanceyy]

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one, I'm an old man and you have youth and beauty on your side

.... see Dementia is setting in, esp as you forgot, rather than no recollection at all

[Meanie]

Let me know when you two stop stroking each others ego

[sarahtvet]

What a fab weekend

Horse and I tootled the two Triumphs to Auckland for a party via Awakino and Coro loop 1500k and barely a touch of drizzle the whole time
Here are the highlights :

Bright n early start to work and then on to Opunake for the beast and I to get some TLC from our favourite Triumph guru.

Nice to see an old friend there looking gorgeous and nearly ready for the off. Now HNKLY and DYTN4 have the same fix Dogs will be amazed at the difference, I sure have been :

The RCKT sounded amazing with the supercharger too!!!

Sad to hear that the funeral Kerry had attened the day previously had been none other than my fellow Daytona rider on the Rat Raid. We had enjoyed a rum and a good long chat at the Phonga hotel that day and had planned to get in some riding together in the summer. Now he will always be with me when I ride the Taranaki and in particular the FH for sure.

Once the beast was gleaming and ready to go I pootled to NP in the gale and scrubbed in the tyres and the new brake pads. Relaxed in the sunshine and had some refreshments as I waited for Horse.
We haddinner at Portifino in Gill street (I was spoilt for choice,highly recommended).

Run over Mount messenger in a still bright evening was perfect and meant we could wake to the waves at Seaview in Mokau the next morning.

Awakino gorge first thing : worked up an appetite for brekkie at the Fat Pigeon in PioPio (sound like a gastronomic tour but these were good enough to mention). Saw the now filled pothole that provided some entertainment on the White Ribbon Ride and missed it this time......

Thames for lunch and the clouds kept moving out of our way as we rode north
Moderate blast around the Coromandel, mindful that I had a party that I didn't want to miss

Not much traffic apart from other riders with similar good plan
Beast growled in appreciation of the roads and in frustration at the moderation
Has been on the to do list for a while, I am glad I waited until I could ride well enough to really appreciate it. Back to ride in the late evening or early morning and on a dry winter day to really test it out.
Would make an awesome road race site!!!

Arrived at Mrs Bass 50th in bright sunshine and rapidly had a rum in hand so what more could I want.
Great night, even got a short video of Nimbus MKV on YouTube for a laugh.
They were fab, wopuld go see them again if they were playing anywhere I was, even tho Bass isn't playing bass anymore.
Met Ducatijim and talked lots about exciting roads travelled, some that the beast could do (gravel included) and some that I would find a challenge Lots of plans afoot now, need more weekends.
Danced my shoes off and sat up talking bikes and stuff until early, as one should.

Brunch set us up for the ride home and we enjoyed Ducatijim's company until Taupo. He and Bass have definately got me thinking off road again, bad boys.

Flat on the desert road was timely, just fixed and our only real wet patch. Thanks to Kwaka rider who stopped to offer assistance as he did up some zips. Thanks to Horse for posting me on Facebook whilst I was on my knees fixing it.

As an aside 6 x16G co2 bottles to get 33psi in a Daytona tyre!!!!

Home by 8pm with that satisfied relaxed, just had a fab weekend feeling. Set me up just nice for the Patriots and SupaMaori Fullas to Taupo next weekend.
Sounds like it will be a good one so if any of you Manawatu Patriots haven't signed up, get it sorted.
We shall be farewelling Nixy for a few months and that shouldn't be missed.

Somebody enjoys an 86Vespa every now and then

[chanceyy]

Let me know when you two stop stroking each others ego

[Monamie]

Was a great time alright-I nearly fell off the back of the golden steed I was laughing so much...

Great progress with the Scamper too-its going to be a fab ride and top day. Thanks for getting those brochures out to the many bikers enjoying the warm weather.

Looking forward to catching up with my other bro' in Chch soon...non bike owner but I won't hold that against him....... it will be good to have the the local Inspecter on our side

[Flynn]

Great progress with the Scamper too-its going to be a fab ride and top day. Thanks for getting those brochures out to the many bikers enjoying the warm weather.

Yes indeed, I may have a pretty good radio station on board as of the next few hours!! Been off work today, but feel I've been enployed by RMHW trying to organise this and that, but it is all good, got a pretty reasonable marquee to use for the day, today.

[chanceyy]

Was a great time alright-I nearly fell off the back of the golden steed I was laughing so much...

Great progress with the Scamper too-its going to be a fab ride and top day. Thanks for getting those brochures out to the many bikers enjoying the warm weather.

Looking forward to catching up with my other bro' in Chch soon...non bike owner but I won't hold that against him....... it will be good to have the the local Inspecter on our side

yeah another sponser on Board just pmed Flynn with the details .. its definitely shaping up to be an awesome ride

[Flynn]

yeah another sponser on Board just pmed Flynn with the details .. its definitely shaping up to be an awesome ride

Thank you well done that Lady!! very nice, 2 x $50 QMOTO vouchers, cool, cool, cool.

[86GSXR]

Well done Chanceyy

[SuperSonic]

Just had a good run over to Masterton and got back now. First half of the track was fms, second half wet, get rained on while riding over it. Stopped in Pahiatua BP for fuel, I'm in the shop and hear a howling and screeching of car tyre on ashphalt, look out side and see a car skidding through an intersection to stop 300mm from a powerpole, the shop attendants say to each other, ha that's just Carol, I say who is Carol, they say a lady who lives in the flats beside the shop, one of the customers says, shit she's probably had a few, she's been picked up twice before for drunk driving, I think shit, I went across that intersection 2 minutes before she went skidding through it!!!!!! Random as!!!!

Pootling on, get almost to Masterton doing 110-120km then a dick in a honda accord car passes me does 140 so I think oh, o.k. I'll play the game, keep up, he gets the shits and pulls over slows down to 80 and lets me go, dork.



To those going to Castlepoint, there is heaps of new seal on SHW2, I suggest stay off shw2 is a good idea. Gets one a little worried about ya rubberband,

Man there must be something in the air for dorks lately, I was going down limbrick st in our truck heading towards town, when I saw a bus up ahead turning right. So Iam thinking ok turn left to go to town when out of the blue a white old holden commador came round the corner and smashed into the side of the bus. Then backed up and speed off down past me, looking more like a mini down well over 50 in a very short time.
All I could think was if we had left home 1 min earlier then that would have been us and not the bus. Things could have turned out alot different as the speed and angle he hit, man that would have been the front door and passager door been my oldest girl. Man oh man really makes ya think. Have no idea where the holden went but gave the bus driver the reg and discription of the car and man driving. I do hope they get him

[SuperSonic]

Thank you well done that Lady!! very nice, 2 x $50 QMOTO vouchers, cool, cool, cool.

yeah another sponser on Board just pmed Flynn with the details .. its definitely shaping up to be an awesome ride

Well done Chanceyy

X2 Well done every body so far. looking forward to the ride.

[NZsarge]

Was a great time alright-I nearly fell off the back of the golden steed I was laughing so much...

You mean the yellow bike...

[86GSXR]

X2 Well done every body so far. looking forward to the ride.

Absolutely! Should be a ripper

You mean the yellow bike...

GOLD! lol