What's the world coming to?
I have a new cage which, I have to say, for about the first time in my life, I got a bargain. An MX5 which flew through a warrant, needed $500 in redecorating, and now looks mint with its brand new hood (value $1500). I paid $1500. So I figure I got bought a new hood with the car thrown in, plus a bit for paint.
Anyway....I've been tooling around in my cage...in between getting some bike-time in...and have been watching our fellow travelers on two wheels.
On a trip from West Auckland to Lake Pupuke (to try out my all-new flaot-ring) I came down the Nor-Western. Two bikers ahead, on Harleys, doing just under the speed limit.
Onto the bridge-system. Two guys on super-sports....perfectly able to lane-split, but choosing to pootle behind a cage at 80.
Off the bridge and onto the Northern. Four weekend warriors, spaced just so, pootling along at 99Kph...Maybe 101. But being very regular.
Rear Viz mirror picks up a light. Way back. Sure enough, and real man is doing his thing. Blasting along at ???kph, lane-weaving, lane-splitting. Nice bike. GXSR. He was all leathered up and rocking.
I moved over to give him room. He waved a quick thanks, blasted past the four I was following, all done up in their head-to-toe synthetics.
I expected their gonads to at least pick up the pace. Nup. Pootle along they did.
It was like, 'Hi ho, hi ho, it's on a trip we go. Wese such good guys, we never speed, Hi ho, Hi ho.'
But Jesus. These law-abiding, anal retentive types are going to start giving us bikers a good name.
This sort of shit has got to stop. FM, next we'll be having concerned-mothers-of-five loading their pre-schoolers onto bikes...on account of 'some' idiot bikers are giving the rest of us a good name.
Bloody world's going mad with conformance. Mumble.
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hope it was for the Missus... 
Originally Posted by dpex
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