Weather forecast is not great at this stage, best you bring a root!
Rasta Ratskins
Weather forecast is not great at this stage, best you bring a root!
Only a Rat can win a Rat Race!
NEDWN VIII
Yes I was intending to bring Mom anyway...Originally Posted by Laava
Whip it, whip it good!
I looked at the rain radar and a ROOT is most certainly the order of the day
Rasta Ratskins
Right, so I took the Blue Lovely for a test ride between showers when the road was dry! Took her around Morningside, she wasn't intimidated at all and ran smooth as, with a nice turn of speed on the night drags track! Will reluctantly return to owner tomorrow and hope she behaves herself from now on!
Only a Rat can win a Rat Race!
Whip it, whip it good!
I cant wait, I tell you, I am like a kid before Christmas here. Poxy weather can get stuffed! The root is all layed out and ready
I tell you what, if I can select neutral when the engine is runing and can stay stopped when in gear with the clutch in without having to apply the brakes I will be delighted!
Whip it, whip it good!
Well, what can I say really, somewhere under that grey blanket of rain is the Dome Valley, should be a good test of the trusty root for sure
Rasta Ratskins
Guess I'll have to change my bike details now!
Only a Rat can win a Rat Race!
NEDWN VIII
The sky is beautiful and blue now.....
What a shit trip up this morning, rained all the way and the bloody road works...and chuck in a three car smash just south of Kaiwaka.
Both bikes are about to get the hell spray and blast, stinkin cement splash shit.
Came back via Waipu/Mangawhai, stopped off at the Pizza Barn for drink with Al who joined us for a part of the trip home. Annes just at the Supermarket so I will let her do the bike report when she gets back.
Cheers Al you are legend mate.
Forum whore
Mine needs a clean so feel free to swing by anytime soon
NEDWN VIII
That shit gets in all the nooks and other places's.....Mine needs a clean so feel free to swing by anytime soon
Your what needs a clean?...
Whip it, whip it good!
The blue lovely is home
Well as Maha said the weather was not exactly pleasant this morning when we left, in fact it was down right shitty!
Infact I am sure I can hear Maha thinking, we have got to be crazy to be going out in this.
The roadworks have to been experienced to be believed, the last lot north of the Brynderwyns had a 1" liquid layer of what can best be described as "shit soup" on top.
Luckily for me Laava's root was up to the day, just the smallest hint of dampness experienced. That rain however was of the variety that somehow manages to get your face through a fully sealed visor
Whip it, whip it good!
Arrived at Dr Laava's clinic, where I tore off all my clothes...
Well not all of them actually, helmet, gloves, root, scarf, jacket and leapt astride the lovely. OMGI can select neutral! I can! Seriously, select first, then a gentle tap up and bingo! Neutral!
She idles like a little hunny, and you know what else? There is no oil to be seen. I can see this lovely blue ooze around her clutch cover, that is all.
I can not wait to test this, but you know, that poxy rain was coming down in bucket loads, so a coffee was order of the day.
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Meh! Didnt we do snow last year?Luckily for me Laava's root was up to the day, just the smallest hint of dampness experienced. That rain however was of the variety that somehow manages to get your face through a fully sealed visor
Says she who is wrapped up with a beanie and a blanket
Whip it, whip it good!
Yes indeed we did, you want to try heating that beanie in the microwave Ducky, will warm up the fuzz really well
Well, the weather was clearing so we waited a bit and eventually decided it was good to go. So good infact that I packed the root in its own fanny pack carrier and wore it around my waist. I tell you, I am all about style here
Dr Laava decided to come with us for some fresh air, so we hit the road. Now, newly adjusted and fiddled with crutches take a bit of getting used to. They feel completely different.
This one feels divineYou may have heard the expression "like a hot knife through butter". Well, changing gear on the blue lovely feels a bit like that. The tiniest bit of pressure and bingo, instant gear change. The lever is easier and those gears just slide into place with almost no effort!
Best of all though, and until you have experienced the pain of not being able to find neutral unless you turn the motor off (not that practical every time you stop for a set of traffic lights) you will not grasp how cool this change is, I can choose to select neutral when I stop!
Probably most of you will not know the joys of riding an older bike, they have their own set of "must do's" and "will behave like's", but to improve something as much as this is wonderful!
Whip it, whip it good!
No more creeping either, simply pull the clutch in and she sits there. I dont have to apply brakes to stay stopped.
She is a bit of a naughty blue lovely though, high idling for all she is worth, when we stopped for refreshments on the way home. Dr Laava said wait till she has cooled off a bit and I will adjust that, so we stood around for a bit, then fired her back up again, and the idle was fineYou know what, he grinned at me and handed back the keys
Got to love these oldies!
So, I have the blue lovely home, so much improved I can not explain! Thank you so much Al!
She will continue to be the cutie that she is, but that is ok too
Hey and best of all, she is not 1991 as per her papers, she appears to be a couple of years older than that according to the manual! Roll on the next few years, cheaper rego here we come
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