Triumph-only rides

[Big Dave]

But its so warm here and the sepia coloured light makes me look younger

And the older I get the better I was.

[Bass]

Common interest. Solid ground for building friendshups. Cameraderie.
And a whole lot less folks you will find offencive telling you how much better their bike is - no matter what old dunger it is.

Fair enough - whatever rattles your chain. However, I've never had anyone give me a hard time about what I ride. That may be because I've never given anyone else crap about what they ride either. I even trade bikes with those I trust, to find out how the other half lives.
I do have a soft spot for old dungers.
I have fond memories of taking an old Indian for a blast in Blenheim years ago.
Left hand - throttle and gear change
Right hand - spark advance/retard
Left foot - clutch
Right foot - brake (sort of)
Got the hang of it in about 3 minutes - great fun

[Big Dave]

Fair enough - whatever rattles your chain. However, I've never had anyone give me a hard time about what I ride. That may be because I've never given anyone else crap about what they ride either. I even trade bikes with those I trust, to find out how the other half lives.
I do have a soft spot for old dungers.
I have fond memories of taking an old Indian for a blast in Blenheim years ago.
Left hand - throttle and gear change
Right hand - spark advance/retard
Left foot - clutch
Right foot - brake (sort of)
Got the hang of it in about 3 minutes - great fun

No dungers for dave. Strictly a modernist. I've tried doing tests on veteran and vintage bikes for Kiwi Rider. All I like doing now is looking at them.

Can you fix the bad speeling of camaraderie in the quote please? Wasn't watching.

[Bass]

No dungers for dave. Strictly a modernist. I've tried doing tests on veteran and vintage bikes for Kiwi Rider. All I like doing now is looking at them.

Can you fix the bad speeling of camaraderie in the quote please? Wasn't watching.

Tis done.
Learning to ride elderly machinery is one thing - testing it would be something quite different and difficult to boot. Unless you did it all the time, you would have no frame of reference from which to make a judgement and would just manage to piss off the multitudes.
Topic now thoroughly vacated.

[Dazza]

There's the Moto Guzzi only rallies in alternating North and South Island every Labour Weekend called the Rattley Tappets (correct me if I'm wrong). So I presume you'd see only Guzzi's riding in that vicinity

Mostly Guzzis of course, but anyones welcome to turn up on anything they wish.

[Paul in NZ]

And the older I get the better I was.

Not me mate - the older I get the better I get

[Dooly]

When I brought my new Triumph I was automatically made a member of the RAT outfit I think. I keep getting sent stuff in the mail.
Been meaning to contact someone locally and see what they get up to.
I think they have regular rides etc.

I kinda like riding with all makes, nothing like variety, in people and bikes.

[Big Dave]

When I brought my new Triumph I was automatically made a member of the RAT outfit I think. I keep getting sent stuff in the mail.
Been meaning to contact someone locally and see what they get up to.
I think they have regular rides etc.

I kinda like riding with all makes, nothing like variety, in people and bikes.

Some of the best weekends I've ever had were at RAT events. I've had some great times and still go. Just not to every one any more. Riding habbits and bikes have changed over the last 7 years.

I'm going through a phase now where i largely prefer riding on my own. Dicking with my cameras and stuff if I want to. But I'll catch you at a rat event sometime. Consider it an instruction.

[Dooly]

Some of the best weekends I've ever had were at RAT events. I've had some great times and still go. Just not to every one any more. Riding habbits and bikes have changed over the last 7 years.

I'm going through a phase now where i largely prefer riding on my own. Dicking with my cameras and stuff if I want to. But I'll catch you at a rat event sometime. Consider it an instruction.

Yes, I must ring the local bloke, I have a list of their rides and things they do at home.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Personally, I have never seen the point. I would rather choose the people that I ride with than qualify them by what they ride.

I agree...

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Common interest. Solid ground for building friendshups. Camaraderie.

I get that with riding in any group... made some great friends and they don't give a rats arse what you ride... and personally neither do I Just as long as you ride and enjoy it... its not all about image

[Big Dave]

I have a list of things they do at home.

This is a bad scenario for a bloke that looks like ron jeremy.

[Big Dave]

I get that with riding in any group... made some great friends and they don't give a rats arse what you ride... and personally neither do I Just as long as you ride and enjoy it... its not all about image

Maybe I didn't type slow enough.
It's nothing to do with the image - it's about the common interest.

[Bass]

This is a bad scenario for a bloke that looks like ron jeremy.

Talk about laugh Trev !!!!!

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Maybe I didn't type slow enough.
It's nothing to do with the image - it's about the common interest.

My common image is just about bikes and two wheels no brand (or image)