Hornet Swarm Night City

**TOTO** · 13th May 2009, 11:56

Originally Posted by Simon

Does the swarm cater for complete novices? Maybe i should hone my skills a little further still…

Quick question. What sort of tyre pressures do you guys run?

The swarm caters for anyone who is up for a bit of a pootle. no races or egos on this ride.

Tyre pressures varry depending on all bikes depending on the weight of the bike and the type of tyre you have on.

As a general rule on the 250 hornets tho - 36 psi on the front and 38psi on the back tyre.

Edit: Tyre pressures are for COLD tyres. tyre pressure for HOT tyres is suppoed to be a few psi higher, but adjusting tyre pressure on a hot tyre is not recommended.

**zeocen** · 18th May 2009, 14:53

Anyone riding tonight?
Are you all hibernating or something? Hmph!

**Badger8** · 18th May 2009, 15:51

Originally Posted by zeocen

Anyone riding tonight?
Are you all hibernating or something? Hmph!

I left work early coz i couldnt be arsed anymore, and also it's a nice day!

Going for a ride now, may make it downtown later, see where i end up

**kasper** · 18th May 2009, 15:56

I think i might wander on over and say hello. If i have enough fuel.

--kasper

**gijoe1313** · 18th May 2009, 18:17

I be under the influence of a greek god o'sickness .. Pandemic ...

Actually, I am under the weather tonight and need to not ride!

Heresy! Sacrilege!

Ah well, always more chances to go on rides later on!

**Badger8** · 18th May 2009, 18:17

Well that sucked!

Went out for a ride since it was looking so lovely. Headed over to see a mate and have a look over his project bike and make sure he hadnt missed any vital bolts or anything (every time i've seen it in various stages, i keep pointing out all the bolts and vital components missing as he reassembles it)
Get to his place, have a bit of a chinwag, throw him on the back and head off to the old mans place where it is housed.
Pull in the drive, yank on the garage door. No movement. Balls. "I'll leave it unlatched when i go out, yeah right" Standing round in the driveway, gave him a ring "Aww, i'm about 10 minutes away maybe?" Standing round for over half an hour... Nah, i got places to be and people to abuse, lets go, that weather is coming in too.
Head back to his place and the rain starts to spit. Oh dear, here we go...
Drop him off, and the heavens open. It went from lovely sunny day to pitch black bucket storm in like 15 bloody minutes!!! Got caught out in draggins, leather jacket, and lightweight vented summer gloves. Balls! All my gear soaked through and i'm cold wet and shivering by the time i get home 10 minutes away.

Oh well, the joys of biking!

**gijoe1313** · 18th May 2009, 18:22

Ahh me laddy bucko o boyo! Come back to me when you have ridden the length and bream o'th country and been wet and dried so often you lose count!

You should come ride with me when I go down to Wellington and back for fun!

**Badger8** · 18th May 2009, 19:16

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

Ahh me laddy bucko o boyo! Come back to me when you have ridden the length and bream o'th country and been wet and dried so often you lose count!

You should come ride with me when I go down to Wellington and back for fun!

I have no problemo riding in the rain, i just prefer not to do it in me summer gear!

**gijoe1313** · 23rd May 2009, 22:15

Well today has been fun filled and jam packed with hornet riding!

Helped out ripperoo with a taste of a lil'ol'hornet bright and early today! He came in, swapped over from his ginny and got him used to the bike. Needed a bump start since the battery was a bit flat

Anyway, a couple of laps around the block and off we tootled in South Auckland's finest pootling roads.

Did Mercer/Port Waikato and the hunuas for good measure. From the grin on his face when we stopped, I think the lil'ol'hornet grew on him

After this little jaunt, I was txtd by some Horneteers and one KTM belching gremlin to come and join in the end of their coro loop excursion. Turns out Badger8 was there and a total of three hornets were swarming!

Caught up with them at Whangamata

er they caught up with me should I say ... anyway, did Waikino gorge and then gremlin got in his notion that he wanted to play the Tag-O-Rama game. Ended up canvassing the back blocks of the boondocks well into the night

I was half expecting Badger8 to give him a good thump again!

Anyhow, a nil result was posted and we adjourned to Denny's for a late night feed and back to our respective homes, poor Sharry looked like she was all done in being TOTO's pillion!

All in all, a good day for me ... riding and more of it please!

**TOTO** · 23rd May 2009, 22:22

I'm impressed you came straight home after Denny's LOL.

Coro was brilliant. Lots of laughs . Cherio for thje company ladies, gents and gremlin

**gijoe1313** · 24th May 2009, 10:25

Originally Posted by TOTO

I'm impressed you came straight home after Denny's LOL.

Coro was brilliant. Lots of laughs . Cherio for thje company ladies, gents and gremlin

Actually I was about to head to the 'Tron for an ice cream ... when the fuel light came on!

I think my Big Ol'Hornet had enough for the day and wanted to get back to its gargre and prak up next to Daisy and lil'ol'hornet!

Ah well, must be going soft in my old age! :slap:

**Badger8** · 24th May 2009, 15:38

Speaking of the fuel light, i was rather impressed with my hornetto today. Went out for a ride with Sharry up old north, peak rd, woodcocks etc today. I figured "ahyup, gas light will come on on the way to westgate, i shall gas up there." Got half way there and still not on, hrm, check mileage... Did 256k to the gassie, and i had not seen a flash of the mythical gas light!

Considereing i normally get a flash around 215 or so, with it solid on by 230 normally, i thought i did rather well for myself

I figured maybe the tank of 98 from waihi may have helped, but i got similar economy to normal (if anything a little lower). Anyone know how many litres to reserve? i fear my light may be bust!