Manawatu weekend rides

**Owl** · 10th April 2010, 18:11

Originally Posted by Pegasus

Owl only managed to scratch one foot peg for me this time.

I sometimes think a snake would have more ground clearance.

**ynot slow** · 11th April 2010, 09:32

You do buy them inferior pommy bikes.

Would've been a typical beaut Naki coast ride yesterday,thought about shooting through to Hawera and meeting up on return but went to a couple of pubs instead,was a good arvo.

**Owl** · 11th April 2010, 09:39

Originally Posted by ynot slow

You do buy them inferior pommy bikes.

Would've been a typical beaut Naki coast ride yesterday,thought about shooting through to Hawera and meeting up on return but went to a couple of pubs instead,was a good arvo.

It was a goody! Hopefully next weekend will be just as nice, though we'll be taking the car for the journey there.

So when are you getting one of those superior pommy bikes?

**NZsarge** · 11th April 2010, 10:27

Originally Posted by Owl

So when are you getting one of those superior pommy bikes?

So what superior Pommy bike would that be then? Doh! At least you can ride yours....

**ynot slow** · 11th April 2010, 11:09

Originally Posted by Owl

It was a goody! Hopefully next weekend will be just as nice, though we'll be taking the car for the journey there.

So when are you getting one of those superior pommy bikes?

Unfortunately the local dealer here doesn't trade jap bikes,so the bloody one I wanted was sold,also the trade in was pathetic due to them not selling jappas,but they did have a TL1000 and Hyosung is close to a jappa.

**Owl** · 11th April 2010, 11:09

Originally Posted by NZsarge

So what superior Pommy bike would that be then? Doh! At least you can ride yours....

No................it's still in Opunake last time I checked

**banditrider** · 11th April 2010, 11:53

It's absolutely primo out there on the bike. I'm thinking a decent ride is on the cards this arvo...

How's this sound: Cheltenham-Rangiwahia, coffee at Mangaweka, Vinegar Hill, home.........

I'm thinking of leaving around 1:30 if anyone wants to join me...

**Owl** · 11th April 2010, 12:04

Well I would've, but my half bike has been confiscated

**banditrider** · 11th April 2010, 12:07

Originally Posted by Owl

Well I would've, but my half bike has been confiscated

Time to turn on the sweet talk...

**banditrider** · 11th April 2010, 17:51

Awesome day out on the bike - two little rides in one day. A couple of blogs up about them. Owl still sucks for stealing my tag!

Front PR2 starting to misbehave a little at 11,500kms....

**NZsarge** · 11th April 2010, 17:56

Originally Posted by banditrider

Awesome day out on the bike - two little rides in one day. A couple of blogs up about them. Owl still sucks for stealing my tag!

Front PR2 starting to misbehave a little at 11,500kms....

Yeah that's probably the only bad thing about PR2's I reckon, right near the end of their life they start to go off..

**banditrider** · 11th April 2010, 18:02

Originally Posted by NZsarge

Yeah that's probably the only bad thing about PR2's I reckon, right near the end of their life they start to go off..

It's lost it's proper profile - pretty much like every tyre I've ever used. It just takes longer on a PR2 and when it get's there you notice it...

If the weather stays fine I reckon I've still got another 1,000km in them...

**NZsarge** · 11th April 2010, 18:07

Originally Posted by banditrider

It's lost it's proper profile - pretty much like every tyre I've ever used. It just takes longer on a PR2 and when it get's there you notice it...

If the weather stays fine I reckon I've still got another 1,000km in them...

Yeah I reckon I had about a thousand K's left in my rear but I biffed it anyway, would rather cut my loses and get new one put on, AFC have some sharp prices on PR2's for your bike at the moment, particularly 190/50 rear's.