Wellington Wednesday Night Cruisy Summer Rides -- 2008/09

**wayne708** · 25th November 2008, 21:31

Originally Posted by James Deuce

I had 2 hours sleep last night, and I'm still at work. It's going to be the above tonight.

If it makes you feel any better Jim I'm still at work too.

Oh and did I mention, I started at 15:30

**Shadows** · 25th November 2008, 21:49

Originally Posted by Drogen Omen

Anyone have some big long tyre levers i could borrow before the Wednesday ride...?

TSS put my rear tyre on the wrong way round and refuse to correct it.

If anyone has some and are near Silverstream/Pinehaven drop me a txt. 021758190

It would be a great help if some one could lend me a hand with changing my tyre around as im not to experienced with this.

If not i might skip this Wednesday ride until i can get it fixed cause its a bit dangerous even in the dry with my rear end sliding out.

Some advice for future reference.

If you take a wheel into a workshop to have a tyre fitted, make sure you put a great big arrow on the rim showing the direction of rotation.

Otherwise the person fitting the tyre is liable to guess resulting in the problem you find yourself with now.

**Drogen Omen** · 26th November 2008, 06:55

Originally Posted by Shadows

Some advice for future reference.

If you take a wheel into a workshop to have a tyre fitted, make sure you put a great big arrow on the rim showing the direction of rotation.

Otherwise the person fitting the tyre is liable to guess resulting in the problem you find yourself with now.

I shouldn't have to if the Tyre already has a giant 4 inch long arrow on it already showing the direction of rotation it should have...

I am paying them to do something I couldn't do myself why should i have to tell them how to do their job... are they really that stupid...?

**Maki** · 26th November 2008, 10:49

Looks like a perfect day for ride. See you there.

**Weaver** · 26th November 2008, 10:57

Originally Posted by Drogen Omen

I shouldn't have to if the Tyre already has a giant 4 inch long arrow on it already showing the direction of rotation it should have...

I am paying them to do something I couldn't do myself why should i have to tell them how to do their job... are they really that stupid...?

What hes saying is that the shop might not know what direction the wheel rotates in. Spoked rims don't give much indication of rotation direction.

However if you took the whole bike in, then yes, they have fucked up

**sels1** · 26th November 2008, 14:32

Gareth51 and I will be heading down from Kapiti. Its a nice day up here

**Nasty** · 26th November 2008, 14:44

Nice day down here now too .. have a great ride guys!

**Drogen Omen** · 26th November 2008, 15:03

Originally Posted by Weaver

What hes saying is that the shop might not know what direction the wheel rotates in. Spoked rims don't give much indication of rotation direction.

However if you took the whole bike in, then yes, they have fucked up

yes i took the whole bike in... and they still fucked it up.

**James Deuce** · 26th November 2008, 16:01

Originally Posted by wayne708

If it makes you feel any better Jim I'm still at work too.

Oh and did I mention, I started at 15:30

Got 4 hours last night. Should be home by 1am tonight, all things being equal.

**all4A50s** · 26th November 2008, 17:05

My wife ended working late tonight so i am hoping that I will be able to come along next week. Do you still have a slow group? I'd love to bring out my Bantam but she sits at 70-80kph.

**GrayWolf** · 26th November 2008, 17:08

Originally Posted by henry

I went on out on Wednesday and it was very cruisey. Speeds weren't excessive at all so I'm not sure what every one is on about. quallman1234 was giving it some but he was on a RG150, it was all noise and elbows.

Especially surprising was the bollocking a few of us got at the top of the hill for riding too fast. I'm not sure what else I could of done apart from getting off and pushing it round the corners. Mind you it wasn't without incident and it was nothing to do with speed.

I think people are getting a bit confused between 'keeping up' and 'catching up'. The group got a bit spread out because of the traffic lights. Nothing you can do about that. If it happens there is no point killing yourself to catch up. After all we had the traditional tyre cooling stop at the top so no one was going to be left behind.

I hadnt seen this thread as Ive been busy at work evenings.
To set the matter straight. The 'Bollocking' was delivered by myself. I took the role of tail end charlie on the ride over the 'taka's. There was Drogen on a 350 trail bike 2 up. Which was plainly seen at the start, Which I would have expected to 'register' with the lead bike riders. The lead bikes, ( later on one of them did agree they hadnt been riding with a group in mind) Took of at a speed that went way above the limit, (an 'admission'

of 140 was given later). This in itself is not a problem until you have a smaller cc bike 2 up trying to stay with the group. Correctly pointed out by another post, people will often not 'complain' so as to not be seen as a pussy.
The 'Bollocking' I delivered?? Was simply to state that Drogen was pushing his bike to try and keep up. One reply was in effect that there will always be a tail ender etc. I commented that If I took a guy on a 250 on a ride to Auckland and 'cruised' at 160km's Would that not be inconsiderate? it would leave the 250 at 10/10ths where for an FJ this is all day, CRUISING SPEED. My 'knowledge' of the Wednesday night ride is for a relaxed pace for those on smaller capacity bikes and less years/miles on the road, or simply for us OLD FARTS to enjoy.
Later on the return journey I had the 'pleasure'?? of being 'overtaken' on a bend by the flying smoke bomb 150! No problem at all, he judged where and when, I had plenty of 'warning' he was going to, and I was not going to push my bike or my limit to 'race him'. I have been out with the thursday night group, and was the tail ender over the hill, bike limit and my unwillingness to ride to 10/10ths notwithstanding. Talking to Drogen, he is not an 'experienced' motorcyclist and I mean no disrespect in saying that. Simply he is still developing the skills of riding. I am also still doing that after 34 years and many 100,000's of K's.
If My 'bollocking' upset anyone? I do apologise for the upset caused, but NOT for the message it contained.