True rider or girl's blouse in today's weather?

[Stromble]

I did.. Was supposed to meet a mate at 9:30 up on East Coast rd, but he called and left a mssage saying too wet.. Anyway, I was already out i it so did an enjoyable 70k run north.. Always good to get a bit more experience in the wet..

[icekiwi]

S/son got his learners on fri so had to get out today....
Down 22 to Raglan...had a beer (well me anyway) an home again...
Bit of drizzle when we left and a little harder as we got back home but dry road in between....
Had a cool ride,he learn't heaps,not surprising his previous trip was 15k's ,we did 200 odd today...
Check out the pic...Proud boy lol

[MD]

What a day in Wgtn!!

Can't believe I went out in my winter gear. Doh.
Had to loose some layers. Awesome.

Went out at 8.30am back at 4,.30pm..still damn warm.

[bully]

too keen, id rather wait for better days, or take the car.

[FROSTY:Me]

Workin all day--then A mdu and kids turned up for a ride--so ride we did for an hour or two--fun was had by one and all

[scracha]

Blimey, fame at last. Just out the shower after arriving back 20 minutes ago (after leaving your place I decided to do the whole loop). Very few bikes out today....think I counted about 6 in all. Very few cars either for that matter...every town in the coro seemed to be like the Village of the Damned.

Knackered. The Duke is extremely dirty. I'm soaked through so a new jacket will be sought soon. Total wrong choice of "summer" gloves and gear today. "showers forming" my arse. More like "pishing down all afternoon".

Certainly got my wet weather riding confidence back in one day.....chucking it about on the way home and hustling car drivers. Fark that thing corners quicker than I can comprehend.

Cripes...I can now understand the posoeurs....chiropracter for moi. I need to get a bigger bike...looking at the photo's I make the 748r look like a Cagiva Mito.

Thanks for the soup too.

[RiderInBlack]

Totally Awesome Scracha

Well having been there, done that as far as rain riding, I have nothing ta prove ta nobody. So if I if feel like a ride, I go on a ride and Bugger the rain.

Today I had other plans and caught-up with the Olds. Short trip on the bike. Light showers, not even much ta write home about. So just the Oil Skin Vest over the Leathers. Quite pleasant and enjoyable ride really.

[Richard Mc F]

Up t' Puhoi, drinks and mussel chowder for me 'n the mrs, turned back went through dairy flat, peak rd, old north rd, scenic drive and home to onehunga, took a 2001 900SSiE duck from work, surprisingly good 2 up machine, wet and dry, some geen slimey mossey bits but hey I ride like a nana

[dwnundabkr]

a quick flick to catch up with the old man wet road but not a drop on me this arvo any ways saw a couple of bikes coming through highway 16 some bloke giving his vrod a good workout lol

[Clivoris]

Well the weather is somewhat betterer down here today... but as you can see i have a valid excuse for not being out

'Sallright Bro. I wuz out representing for P-Town.

What a day in Wgtn!!

Can't believe I went out in my winter gear. Doh.
Had to loose some layers. Awesome.

Went out at 8.30am back at 4,.30pm..still damn warm.

Shit MD. I only managed 3hrs but I made it intense with an act of extreme stupidity on the Rimutakas that nearly saw me wearing a red car. Or at least I think it was red. I did try and even it up though by dobbing in a diesel spilling horse truck. Wank stain put diesel on every right hand corner on the northern side of the hill. Hope he got pepper sprayed, battoned and water-boarded.

[AllanB]

I've been riding since I was 16 - 43 now and all my riding is in fine weather now days (read no rain) unless caught out on a tour etc. I don't mind the cold and I'm out all winter provided its not raining.

What I get sick of is this 'real biker' shit. If being a real biker is suffering shit weather and complaining about it then fart fart fart to them all.

Frankly the whole 'biker' term can stay in American as far as I'm concerned - I consider my self a motorcyclist - for life - as it has been all my adult years.

[Rback]

Had great plans to get out there but the idea of getting the bike dirty after cleaning her yesterday cos of the rain yesterday didnt make me happy. So in the garage she stayed. I did at least go out and get wet,pig hunting. Think the pigs were smarter than me cos I didnt see any out there. Bugger

[Ocean1]

What a day in Wgtn!!

Yup, was a cracka.

I did try and even it up though by dobbing in a diesel spilling horse truck.

Onya dude, I noticed the slicks, outside R handers, left of a good line but jeez it's way too common.

Lots of bike traffic over there, all looked very well behaved. Saw an RC8 on the way over... different.

[scracha]

Frankly the whole 'biker' term can stay in American as far as I'm concerned - I consider my self a motorcyclist - for life - as it has been all my adult years.

Yeah, each to their own as far as I'm concered. Bike was only form of transport in Scotland for years but being honest, had I a car when it was snowing and $hit I certainly would have driven it. Guess some would say that doesn't make me a real biker but as you say...fuggem!

Blackbird....the cheap alternative to 42 Below vodka is called STIL. Strangely the Stil website is all about 42 below. Maybe it's not meant to be sold in New Zealand...I dunno.

http://www.stilvodka.com/enter.sm

[1 Free Man]

Did tauranga to Rotovegas Via Pyes Pa road return. Wasn't exactly pissing down but wet enough. Bloody big diesel slick all the way up the Vegas side of the gorge. Made for some interesting "EVASIVE" riding. Still there when I came back on the down hill run. Don't think I will be rushing off to do that again in a hurry. should have stayed home and cleaned the bike.