Riding a new bike home in bad weather?

[Sidewinder]

Theres a Guy I know, hes on his way up from Wanganui as a passanger in a truck atm..

He brought a Bike from Auckland last weekend and hes going to ride it back to Wanganui in the Morning..Or in the arvo ? ?

He knows about the storm....and he has three kids at home and a Wife..

How do I talk him out of riding home this weekend...And staying at my house.....Im pretty sure hes not going to listen...

Maybe the storm wont be that bad...

Suggestion please...

Crazy Steve..

tell him you will get him pissed and root him all night, that would make me stay!!!
sidewinder

[Sidewinder]

If your mate gets to Taupo (or within an hour or so of it) and decides he just can't do it give him my cell or call me... I've got a trailer and happy to go pick him and bike up (hopefully still in once piece) he's more then welcome to stay the night here as well.

If ya don't have my number PM me and I'll reply back with it

im at home do you want to come pick me up and ill stay at your place and keep you warm for the night!

[dpex]

A few weekends ago I rode down to Rottenrua, during the tail of the 'big' storm. Coming through Fitzgerald Glade I spotted a fellow biker ahead. I watched as he came out of the cushion of the trees and straight into a cross-wind of at least 60 knots. And it was fair pissing down.

Silly bugger should have pushed his windward knee way out to create the vacuum. But no. Over he leaned. On he went till he got to the next set of covering trees.

Pooom! The wind stopped, he was still leaning. He ended up in the ditch; albeit unharmed.

I discovered he had had fifteen years of riding 'experience' on his 250.

Go figure!

[Number One]

should have pushed his windward knee way out to create the vacuum.

ooo new (or just unknown) trick! ...I hadn't heard of this one...sorry for my ignorance but what do you mean? I have visions of sticking one leg out as if I'm going to put my knee down...is that what you mean?

..windward remind me that would be the side that the wind is coming from or is it the other way round? Yes yes give me shit if you will for my foggy headedness but I have a head full of snot at the moment and my blonde wig on to boot...and I promise that I won't be amused if you do.

Seriously I would like this explained so that I might try it if it is a good trick for wind riding I'm keen to learn it...am from Welly after all