Crap day for a ride

**gunrunner** · 16th August 2008, 11:13

Its safe to say tne bike will stay in the garage today raining real bad and blowing like the wind blows , whats it like everywhere else and who is gonna venture out in it ?

**AllanB** · 16th August 2008, 11:15

Sorry to hear that.

In Christchurch there is no wind, no cloud, and a strange bright ball in the sky that appears to be a source of heat.

I feel the need for a ride.......

**Patch** · 16th August 2008, 11:25

no worse than last Sat . . . but that doesn't really mean much tho

**portokiwi** · 16th August 2008, 11:31

Realy nice here in the Glendowie area at the moment.

**rustycharm** · 16th August 2008, 11:34

Originally Posted by AllanB

Sorry to hear that.

In Christchurch there is no wind, no cloud, and a strange bright ball in the sky that appears to be a source of heat.

I feel the need for a ride.......

ahhh i remember .... suuuunnnnn

**fireliv** · 16th August 2008, 11:38

Agreed Allan!!

Great day in chch!! (as long as you aint going to through the passes) Would be out there in it if it but phoenix has my bike damn him

**arj127** · 16th August 2008, 16:24

I went for my first ride in three weeks. Had a new tyre to scrub in.
So from Albany to Riverhead/Coatsville hway, up Old North Road, down Peak Road and along hway 16 to Wellsford. Then back to Orewa via SH1, through Orewa to Silverdale and took the back way to Albany again. Weather was sunny although a little gusty. Tyre is nicely scrubed in now.

**SeppoDave** · 16th August 2008, 17:31

Hey Arj, if a motard passed you and then turned down Woodcocks Rd, that was me! Not a bad day in the end. Just two 5min blasts of rain, but a little cold.

Dave

**mattian** · 16th August 2008, 17:34

My bike has been my only form of transport for about a year now. I have been riding everyday across the bridge throughout this winter.......... the only time I had to catch the bus was when we had that god almighty weather bomb a few weeks back with wind gusts of over 120 kph in exposed places. Thought I better not risk it that day. Even today was a little hairy.

**98tls** · 16th August 2008, 17:38

Went for a ride this afternoon,took the back way through to Duntroon,bloody cold but the patches of grit through the twisty bits took my mind of it

All in all a great few hours on the bike.

**Rockbuddy** · 16th August 2008, 17:44

Originally Posted by binklebonk

Its safe to say tne bike will stay in the garage today raining real bad and blowing like the wind blows , whats it like everywhere else and who is gonna venture out in it ?

HTFU, get out there man are you a biker or a blouse

I commute daily 60kms by bike rain, hail, shine and thats by choice, i think ive taken the cage 5 times max this year. I am spoiled for choice though 2 cars 2 bikes though its the bikes that get the nod first