BFTP - Blast From The Past Rides

**KiwiGs** · 26th October 2009, 18:41

Originally Posted by Dieseldick

Hey Croc, you going down south to pick up those new boots?

KiwiGS, if you're up this way over Xmas/New Year or later, how about joining us for the BFTP summer ride.

I am heading down to pick up Croc's boots on Saturday arvo.

We are planing a Dunners xmas this year, the plan is too have a decent holiday up north later in the year. I may just be able to fit a BFTP ride or two in, I know where there is a GSX400FW sitting in a garage

in fact it is sitting in the place where a certain black and red CBR1000 used to sit....

**Dieseldick** · 26th October 2009, 19:18

Originally Posted by KiwiGs

I am heading down to pick up Croc's boots on Saturday arvo.

We are planing a Dunners xmas this year, the plan is too have a decent holiday up north later in the year. I may just be able to fit a BFTP ride or two in, I know where there is a GSX400FW sitting in a garage

in fact it is sitting in the place where a certain black and red CBR1000 used to sit....

That's not the infamous black and red "sheep shagger" your talking about, is it?

**Dodgyiti** · 26th October 2009, 20:01

Cool pics, thanks Wickle

psy- do you like the exhaust end cut of the blue 850?
I think it looks cool, hang on, lemme get my hacksaw...

**KiwiGs** · 26th October 2009, 20:30

Originally Posted by Dieseldick

That's not the infamous black and red "sheep shagger" your talking about, is it?

Yep

**flyingcrocodile46** · 27th October 2009, 06:58

Originally Posted by KiwiGs

Yep

Whatchu talking about.. Sheep shagging motorcycles?

**KiwiGs** · 27th October 2009, 08:58

Originally Posted by flyingcrocodile46

Whatchu talking about.. Sheep shagging motorcycles?

The day after I met Dieseldick I went for a ride down to Palmy north and met up with a mate on a GSX1200. We were heading back to the 'Bay on the back roads.
Not far from Porangahu I came around a slow down hill corner and met a sheep head on.

The GSX1200 was riding point and must have spooked it.
Long story short, I had to ride back to Hastings with a broken and dislocated shoulder, torn ligament in my knee and a few cuts and bruises.

Once in Hastings I went straight to the Em doctors who misdiagnosed my shoulder as a "bump" and I spent 20 hours with my shoulder out of joint.

After a few years one shoulder reconstruction and one knee reconstruction I am good as gold.

The CBR was sold to a guy in Timaru I think.

**flyingcrocodile46** · 27th October 2009, 09:21

Originally Posted by KiwiGs

The day after I met Dieseldick I went for a ride down to Palmy north and met up with a mate on a GSX1200. We were heading back to the 'Bay on the back roads.
Not far from Porangahu I came around a slow down hill corner and met a sheep head on.

The GSX1200 was riding point and must have spooked it.
Long story short, I had to ride back to Hastings with a broken and dislocated shoulder, torn ligament in my knee and a few cuts and bruises.

Once in Hastings I went straight to the Em doctors who misdiagnosed my shoulder as a "bump" and I spent 20 hours with my shoulder out of joint.

After a few years one shoulder reconstruction and one knee reconstruction I am good as gold.

The CBR was sold to a guy in Timaru I think.

Oh noes! That would have been a funny story but for the damage to you and your bike.

**KiwiGs** · 27th October 2009, 09:37

Everybody else seemd to think it was a great joke thats for sure.
The favourite jokes were sticking bits of wool to my bike, sticking wool to the visor on my helmet and baa'ing when I headed to the bike park.
Good times....

**flyingcrocodile46** · 27th October 2009, 09:45

Ok! I'll laugh at that

**caseye** · 27th October 2009, 09:45

LOL sorry KiwiGs but knowing that the pain has gone and the bones are right, it is a little bit funny.Not many can say they've head onned a sheep and walked away unscathed/shorn@#$$% so to speak.Shame on EWE Diesel Dick for remiding poor ol Kiwiw about his unfortunate triest with that sheep.

**psyguy** · 27th October 2009, 12:59

Originally Posted by Dodgyiti

psy- do you like the exhaust end cut of the blue 850?
I think it looks cool, hang on, lemme get my hacksaw...

that's actually the same pipe as what i've got.

but you can take the hacksaw out as i want to cut the pipe end square.
and get the silencer to come up on an angle just as in the pic.
so, don't put that welder away just yet

**wickle** · 27th October 2009, 13:51

Originally Posted by psyguy

great to see you guys having fun! it was a beautiful day up here, too. kinda unusual for a bftp ride

Yea beautful day ,, (question) do u penilise a rider who when u start from a Petrol Station and towards the end of the ride causes a detour cause has only about a teespoon of fuel left,bike has 20 litre plus tank

**KiwiGs** · 27th October 2009, 14:14

Originally Posted by wickle

Yea beautful day ,, (question) do u penilise a rider who when u start from a Petrol Station and towards the end of the ride causes a detour cause has only about a teespoon of fuel left,bike has 20 litre plus tank

Answer: depends where the detour takes you.......

**caseye** · 27th October 2009, 14:26

Other answer. Oh yeah! Jug! at the next BFTP National rally.
Make a note of it Wickle.

**psyguy** · 27th October 2009, 15:00

Originally Posted by wickle

do u penilise a rider who when u start from a Petrol Station and towards the end of the ride causes a detour cause has only about a teespoon of fuel left,bike has 20 litre plus tank

no penalty as such

but it surely doesn't get forgoten too easily, i.e. it keeps poping up in conversations whenever there is a chance

my "warm drink sipper bottle situation" was on the agenda for a while as was me taking a wrong turn here and there when leading a ride