Wednesday Evening Cruises 2008-09

[helenoftroy]

good turnout for a possible cold and wet ride. I turned off at the tunnel at start of the ride as that was as far as i could go on this ride, keen for the next one though.

Good to see ya!! and we thought you guys had headed off for a longer run....

Something clicked for me on the way back from Diamond Harbour and I actually started to enjoy myself!! Imagine that
See ya next week

Apologies for having to follow me for sum of it,Im not good in the darkliked it better with Spuds1234 in front........

Great to be out riding midweek again and hope the couple of newbies had a good night too

[skidMark]

Waited till i left the south island before doing it, you buggers! lol

[phoenixgtr]

No worries Helen. I was just happy to be...well happy while I was riding. My ride to Diamond Harbour was pretty average but on the way back I stopped for a moment to fix my helmet strap. I got going again at the back of the pack and something had changed (other than my helmet being done up properly). There may be hope for me yet...

[McWild]

Hey thanks everyone, was an awesome ride last night. I thought I had the whole going around corners thing done but then I noticed the whole "hills" thing. Hmm.
Well yeah good ride, won't be seeing you next week due to long planned friend's 18th but after that, roll on Wednesday nights!

Oh, and pics.... or it didn't happen

[imdying]

We were a little late at 6:50

[Creeping Death]

Nice riding with ya folks!Being off bikes for 3 odd years I think my riding abilities need a bit of practice,struggled to keep up especially in the dark.Nevertheless,enjoyed riding in a group environment since none of my mates ride.Prolly won't be able to make many Wed night rides as I work nightshift but if anyones keen on Sunday rides I'd be up for that!Cheers guys and nice meeting ya's!

[JMemonic]

Nice riding with ya folks!Being off bikes for 3 odd years I think my riding abilities need a bit of practice,struggled to keep up especially in the dark.Nevertheless,enjoyed riding in a group environment since none of my mates ride.Prolly won't be able to make many Wed night rides as I work nightshift but if anyones keen on Sunday rides I'd be up for that!Cheers guys and nice meeting ya's!

Dont worry about keeping up just be safe and one of us will always stick with you, as to the Sunday rides I am sure some folks will be keen and they will happen every so often.

[Creeping Death]

Dont worry about keeping up just be safe and one of us will always stick with you, as to the Sunday rides I am sure some folks will be keen and they will happen every so often.

Cheers mate,nice bike btw!For some reason the TL is so much harder to control compared to the GSXR 11 that I had before,I was so comfortable with that bike but this thing just scares me sometimes.Maybe it's a mind thing as I did the Lyttelton to Sumner thing and hit some grit which put me RIGHT off...scared the sheet outta me...guess I gotta get my "groove"back aye!Cheers!

[Bren_chch]

The TL is a lot of bike!

[Creeping Death]

It is indeed mate...just wonderin if its for me...sorta like lookin at ya missus then thinkin her best mate looks like the ride ya want...EEEKKKK shddappp!!!

[laRIKin]

Looks like fouling, will try 96 on Hampton Hondas recommendation and wait and see.

After thinking about this for awhile.
By changing the petrol or spark plugs to hotter one's you are treating the cause and not why is causing it.

Your modern low mileage bike should run on 91 petrol and with standard plugs just fine.

The question should be, why is it not doing that now?
You would have to think that the last owner had the bike running fine?

So I think your bike may have had after market pipes on it and was tuned to those pipes.
When he/she sold/traded the bike he/she put the standard pipes back on like a lot of people do and then sold the pipes later.

So you may have to check the jetting etc to see if they are standard.
Or maybe put some after market pipes on to get the bike to run properly again.
Good excuse to buy some exhaust pipe anyway.

[Ducky848]

It is indeed mate...just wonderin if its for me...sorta like lookin at ya missus then thinkin her best mate looks like the ride ya want...EEEKKKK shddappp!!!

Well you've got one of the best Twin cylinder engines ever made strapped in a tight and very capable but twitchy chassis.
My memories of riding one was that they are not the most confidence inspiring of bikes but the engine made up for it.

Perhaps after a few more rides thing will settle in for you, just dont push to hard too soon.

[Subike]

It is indeed mate...just wonderin if its for me...sorta like lookin at ya missus then thinkin her best mate looks like the ride ya want...EEEKKKK shddappp!!!

sounds like you need to find yourself a nice back road way out where there is little traffic, but a good number of corners, and spend a few hours going back and forwards on it. Lower styx and Spencerville roads come to mind.
Take note of you speed into corners, braking points etc, and slowly increase them.
Im not encouraging doing it at speed, 100kph is fast enough to do it at.
This should allow you to get the "feel" of the bike under you and build your confidence up all areas of your ability.
When you feel good about it during the day, pick a nice warm night and do it again, the difference is buzzy.
Then do it on a day that it rains, that will learn you heaps.
Its all to do with practice, getting to know your own limits, and trusting the bike.
Remember, you will not out ride the bikes abilitys if you are staying on or near the road speed limit, so, that too fast into a corner thats making you butt squeeze, is just a push and a throttle twist away from salvation.

[Paulus]

Cheers mate,nice bike btw!For some reason the TL is so much harder to control compared to the GSXR 11 that I had before,I was so comfortable with that bike but this thing just scares me sometimes.Maybe it's a mind thing as I did the Lyttelton to Sumner thing and hit some grit which put me RIGHT off...scared the sheet outta me...guess I gotta get my "groove"back aye!Cheers!

Tyres in good condition and correctly inflated? Suspension in good condition? Suspension correctly set up for you? Worn chassis components? Accident damage? All these things could cause what you are experiencing or maybe its just the way Suzuki designed it.

[Creeping Death]

Subike and Paulus...Yeah,I think I just gotta bit too fat and lazy over the last 3 years,womans been feedin me up heaps but that's no excuse,gotta cut some kg's here bro,anyways,I'll take ya advice on board and make use of guys.Thanx!