Ride 28th September

**KiwiKat** · 27th September 2008, 21:07

Originally Posted by Bonez

Should be a good days riding. First day of daylight savings rides generally are.

If the weather looks good tomorrow I'll probably cruise up with you have lunch with the brother at Hastings then head back. I'm in no rush after a fast and expensive run last week. I will know by 8.00am (daylight saving) and will post and text to check.

It'll be good to catch up with you guys.

Rain radar is looking good for now.

**Horse** · 27th September 2008, 21:18

Cool - see you there.

**KiwiKat** · 28th September 2008, 07:10

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, The power just came back on and I'm off to the Bay. I'll see if my brother will get his vrod out and meet us part way. See you guys at Ashhurst.

**Bonez** · 28th September 2008, 07:25

Originally Posted by KiwiKat

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, The power just came back on and I'm off to the Bay. I'll see if my brother will get his vrod out and meet us part way. See you guys at Ashhurst.

Awww ok you twisted my arm...........

**Meanie** · 28th September 2008, 12:21

Caught up with Bonez, Horse and Kiwikat as they were leaving the Mobil and in typical Manawatu form they were about 20 mins late

Have a safe one guys

**Bonez** · 28th September 2008, 15:07

Pleasent ride to Hastings. Turns out Horse and KiwiKat are cousins (cue bango music)

I left them both in Hastings and popped in to see mum and dad.

Very pleasent solo ride home. Discovered another nice sealed backroad within a stones throw of the centre of the universe as we know it. Ended up coming out at the Tui brewery. Be good for a Friday night sojourn. Loops back onto the Woodville/Pahiatua road that Gary took us on some time back(Skippys last big run iirc). Need to take carefull note of the "Stock" cones otherwise you'll end up in deep shit (literally and figuratively).

Needless to say Gerble performed with the precision of an old Swiss time piece, well Ganddads old wall clock anyway...............

**banditrider** · 28th September 2008, 15:39

Yeah nice day to be out and about. Had a quick potter over the saddle and back over the track meself. Thought I would've seen more bikes out and about - they must all be at Manfield. Nice day for it but I'd rather be riding...

**Bonez** · 28th September 2008, 15:42

Originally Posted by banditrider

Yeah nice day to be out and about. Had a quick potter over the saddle and back over the track meself. Thought I would've seen more bikes out and about - they must all be at Manfield. Nice day for it but I'd rather be riding...

Agreed. A shit load of bikes where parked outside the Ashhurst pub by the Mobil. The safety nazis would have been up in arms about what some riders were wearing.

Saw more push bike riders on the roads I did today than m/cs.

**banditrider** · 28th September 2008, 16:50

Think I may have seen Sarah on her Trumpy heading out over the Fitzherbet bridge?

**KiwiKat** · 28th September 2008, 17:28

Definately a nice run up to Hastings on SH50. Horse's surround sound armchair led at a good pace (needs a real exhaust). Interesting to follow as it glides down the road. Corners well.

I dropped some air out of the Kat's tyres part way. Now running below specs. But much better. Not slipping at back end as much but still jarring at front end (very hard) so will slowly start tweaking down a bit. (Tyres are crap)

Met my bro at Hastings, he brought an Austin A10 and we went out to an awesome cafe at Te Awanga. A great stop for a future ride. Took the camera... but forgot to take picks.

Followed a pile of Harleys back until they started line passing, so I let them go. Were they friendly? No ticket colectors so a quick cheap run. Thanks Horse.

**Horse** · 28th September 2008, 19:39

Just got back - blardy excellent day's riding. Will post some pics once I get the laptop started. And yep, kat and I are indeed 2nd cousins - tis a small world!

More details once I've sorted some food.

**Bonez** · 28th September 2008, 19:41

Originally Posted by Horse

Just got back - blardy excellent day's riding. Will post some pics once I get the laptop started. And yep, kat and I are indeed 2nd cousins - tis a small world!

More details once I've sorted some food.

Good effort Horse. Get stuck into that feed bag.

**cowboyz** · 28th September 2008, 20:45

mint day for riding. pity I only got to go to Feilding and back. Manfield was wicked though.

**86GSXR** · 28th September 2008, 20:49

Manfeild was indeed a great place to be. Very good racing despite a lot of bins.

Had a magic run through Vinegar Hill, followed by a great squirt over the saddle.

AND, got to see the Buell

**rottiguy** · 28th September 2008, 21:27

Me and Monamie went for a look at Manfield and then to the herb garden ( would be good for coffee on a weekend group ride, not open for Friday night rides dag nab it ) and then over the saddle ( cue cyclists ) and back through the gorge ( managed a fluky no traffic run through there )

Sweet to get out on the road again and had to keep checking the bandit was running with that buell trumpeting at me the whole time

oh well I spose I'll have to get a noisy exhaust just so I know it's running

Come on Summer