Laxed out rides

[guzzi_moto]

I did the Waingaro loop late today (after 3 ) and the tar was certainly a bit soft, and where it wasn't soft there was loose stuff, either grit or sand. Plus everyone else was out having a drive.

[Murray]

That seems to be the latest wonderful idea - where roads start melting put ice grit on them - BRILLIANT not

[xjrider]

Might shoot to raglan and do some bombs anyone keen?

[slofox]

I wonder why councils reseal roads in 30 degree heat. At current temperatures, I have seen new seal turn into two tracks of glazed surface in about two days (check out SH23 f'rinstance). Seems a waste of time to me.

[awa355]

This was Turitea road at 9.30 this morning.



This is a still from my xmass pressy, and doesn't really show the true state of the tar.

[Murray]

Long way out but pencil in ulysses toyrun on 02 March 2014 - 600+ bikes and finish it off with a cold bevie at the clubrooms!!!

[caseye]

Like to book a room for that date mate!

[ckai]

I wonder why councils reseal roads in 30 degree heat. At current temperatures, I have seen new seal turn into two tracks of glazed surface in about two days (check out SH23 f'rinstance). Seems a waste of time to me.

They re-resealed about a 30 m section of our road the other day. I say re-resealed because contractors had filled in a dip in the road and obviously it wasn't enough so came back about a month later. They were crazy efficient. They had the whole thing done in under an hour! An hour!?!?! WTF! You can't seal a bloody road properly in an hour.

It was also good to see about 80% of the traffic not even slow down 70 km/h let alone 30. Now, I'm certainly not preaching too much about that because I only slow down for to 30 when it's some serious road works. Having a look at the surface, 50 would have been fine but the majority weren't even slowing. The surface is pretty much a waste of time now. At least it's on a straight.

Road resealing is a bloody joke in this country though. It's like NASA, something so important and they award the contract to the lowest bidder. Then, because the contractor doesn't want to lose their money, they do stupid piss poor resealing jobs.

Personally, if I was giving out the money, I would be doing surface assessments after 2 months of job completion and if you don't use all your money for the year, you get bonus points for next tender and that money goes towards your next budget year. Not rocket science...

[arcane12]

Long way out but pencil in ulysses toyrun on 02 March 2014 - 600+ bikes and finish it off with a cold bevie at the clubrooms!!!

The usual tonight? I have a rare gap where I can come for a change!

[sil3nt]

Anyone riding this weekend?

[insomnia01]

Anyone riding this weekend?

Boyds for a new wof & Visual plastics for a new screen is about as far as I'm going this weekend although that could all change by 0800 Sunday morning did you have somewhere in mind Jonathan

[sil3nt]

Boyds for a new wof & Visual plastics for a new screen is about as far as I'm going this weekend although that could all change by 0800 Sunday morning did you have somewhere in mind Jonathan

Nope nowhere in mind was just going to tag a long if I hadn't found anything better to do.

[slofox]

Nope nowhere in mind was just going to tag a long if I hadn't found anything better to do.

I'd give a weekend ride serious thought.

[Grashopper]

I'll probably just go down to Turangi today, try to find a nice cafe for lunch and then back. If anyone sees me, I'm the slow one on the cute little bike

PS: Does anyone have some recs re some good place for lunch?

[MotoKuzzi]

I'll probably just go down to Turangi today, try to find a nice cafe for lunch and then back. If anyone sees me, I'm the slow one on the cute little bike

PS: Does anyone have some recs re some good place for lunch?

Burger King always does it for me, lol.