Learner Ride - Sunday 30th November

**PirateJafa** · 24th November 2008, 20:02

Originally Posted by Drider87

tar snakes are tricky bastiges...had the front and rear sliding simultaneously on many an occasion today, not a good day to be riding.

Most people would realise fairly early on that that is a indication they should be adjusting how they are riding, not just doing the same thing and keeping sliding...

**macros87** · 24th November 2008, 20:33

Originally Posted by Drider87

Hope he is not too sore.

nah just his ego and his poor hornet, but he is all sweet

**motorbyclist** · 25th November 2008, 01:17

lol yeah he was saying he was riding a lot slower today in the wet

for the record he reckons he had slowed down to about 30kph in light of the wet and slight off-camber. after hitting the apex (and possibly the white line) the front started slipping and as he tried to turn the bike kept going in a straight line

he's got a bit of a bruise on his knee from going down with the bike, but fortunately the full gear protected him quite well

brake lever is bent straight again but we're yet to decide what to do with the tank - get new stickers and bog/spray the whole thing properly, or just bog and try to feather in the new paint

**motorbyclist** · 25th November 2008, 01:40

he's standing about where the slide started and the bikes are where he ended up

might note that shortly afterwards he lost a cylinder and then a bit later the other three went too

gave all the electrics a wiggle and whatever had been knocked loose came right again

so if you drop it and she stops running, don't panic, it's likely you knocked something loose and/or blew a fuse

and with some duct tape and band-aids the bike is all better!

**ital916** · 25th November 2008, 04:55

Originally Posted by PirateJafa

Most people would realise fairly early on that that is a indication they should be adjusting how they are riding, not just doing the same thing and keeping sliding...

I do adjust my riding to the conditions, I was riding veerry slowly as the roads around my house had heaavy surface flooding hence the sliding and if ya lived here would know are covered in unavoidable tarsnakes. Anticipated the slides and never got a fright, the motoguzzi in front of me had a hard time on the way back from work.

**Gummie** · 25th November 2008, 05:12

Have been watching this thread for a while.

I now unfortunatly have to tell you guys will have to put up with me on sunday

Wo ho i am coming along.
Is anybody meeting up in south/east for the ride through.

PM me i could use a hook up.

**ital916** · 25th November 2008, 05:23

well he got off light, lesson learnt the bikes fine, only solution is to ride.....

**Ragingrob** · 25th November 2008, 09:06

Originally Posted by Gummie

Have been watching this thread for a while.

I now unfortunatly have to tell you guys will have to put up with me on sunday

Wo ho i am coming along.
Is anybody meeting up in south/east for the ride through.

PM me i could use a hook up.

I'm planning to go along I think, my plans are very volatile at the mo though haha. We could meet on the Karaka side of the motorway overbridge and head into uni.

**macros87** · 25th November 2008, 10:20

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

it would appear both tyres are borderline for wof purposes so i'll likely be replacing them tomorrow (with the right sizes too)

cheers

ohhh no! the huge back tyre looks awesome tho... are you doing it at cycletreads?

**motorbyclist** · 25th November 2008, 10:58

likely cycletreads, but whoever has the right tyres ultimately... and not today after all - first i've got to do some sweet burnouts

**Gummie** · 25th November 2008, 17:28

Originally Posted by Ragingrob

I'm planning to go along I think, my plans are very volatile at the mo though haha. We could meet on the Karaka side of the motorway overbridge and head into uni.

Keep me updated.

And may be there are others we could collect on the way.

Any one else coming from the southern reign?

**PirateJafa** · 25th November 2008, 18:00

I'm meeting someone in Flat Bush, but that a bit too central to bother waiting for you guys.

**racefactory** · 25th November 2008, 20:21

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

likely cycletreads, but whoever has the right tyres ultimately... and not today after all - first i've got to do some sweet burnouts

Hey mate when you going to cycle tread? I'm going there tomorrow.

**Ragingrob** · 25th November 2008, 20:34

Originally Posted by Gummie

Keep me updated.

And may be there are others we could collect on the way.

Any one else coming from the southern reign?

Dammit forgot this is the one and only Sunday that I am working! Working at 2pm back down south...

Gay can't make this. Looks like I'd better make sure I can do the northland ride on sat then!