Manawatu Rant n Rave

**specter** · 3rd March 2010, 11:36

Originally Posted by NZsarge

Good luck with that, i'm sure you'll walk.. or should that be run all over it...

yeah, it should be a "run" in the park

these puns are so pathetic!!

**Mom** · 3rd March 2010, 17:50

Originally Posted by NZsarge

For those of us who were wondering aloud during the weekend Moto GP starts April 11th.

Can someone rescue this poor bugger from me

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...post1129669827

Thanks in advance

**road king** · 7th March 2010, 18:07

i cant believe my luck. im riding up to auckland on wednesday,doing level one of the california super bike school on thursday, mottott on friday, then if i can be bothered, the pmcc on Saturday

**banditrider** · 7th March 2010, 18:21

Originally Posted by road king

i cant believe my luck. im riding up to auckland on wednesday,doing level one of the california super bike school on thursday, mottott on friday, then if i can be bothered, the pmcc on Saturday

Hope you've got a tyre sponsor. Mind you, mine are going to be shagged in less than two weeks...

**NZsarge** · 7th March 2010, 19:53

Originally Posted by road king

doing level one of the california super bike school on thursday

Be interesting to here your thoughts on this, would be keen to do it myself.

**cowboyz** · 7th March 2010, 21:20

oh hell yeah!

**slydesigns** · 8th March 2010, 18:22

NEED SOME CAMERAS.... URGENTLY

Anyone help out here?

After 2 x Go Gear or equivilent bike/helmet mount cameras and two other normal style DV video cameras. Would like them over the space of one day on a weekend this month. Will be looked after and any issues will be covered by me.

**banditrider** · 9th March 2010, 20:53

Neat Quad: http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/20...et-powered-atv

**Meanie** · 13th March 2010, 21:32

In Nelson and im absoloutly shagged but the ride was awesome. Takaka hill was simply superb
Weather has been great so far apart from the bloody cold start this morning, couldnt believe the snow on the Hundalees
Buller gorge and Arthers pass tomorrow. Awesome

almost forgot FMS

**NZsarge** · 14th March 2010, 05:38

Originally Posted by Meanie

In Nelson and im absoloutly shagged but the ride was awesome. Takaka hill was simply superb
Weather has been great so far apart from the bloody cold start this morning, couldnt believe the snow on the Hundalees
Buller gorge and Arthers pass tomorrow. Awesome

almost forgot FMS

Mint!
Along the Owl and 86 I had rather a nice pootle myself Yesterday, first time through Forgotten World Hiway for Owl and I, that's an interesting road that. Thanks to 86 for showing us the way though just incase we got lost, made the ride a whole lot more pleasant for me.
Hope today goes well for you lot down there, enjoy and I look forward to hearing all about it when you get back, you can leave out the bit about Buller gorge though as I believe we've heard about that bit before....

**road king** · 14th March 2010, 09:47

im back from the best 3 days ever,

the california superbike school on thursday was fantastic. they spend 20 minutes in the classroom teaching you one thing like throttle control, counter steering, turn entry points etc then you spend 20 minutes on the track practicing that one thing while your ride coach (who you have to share with 2 others) follows you around, and if you dont quite have it rite, he passes you and gives the signal to follow him and he shows you how its done, then he follows you again and so on. then you have a 20 minute break then start over with the next lesson.

the track at hampton downs is awesome, the down hill bits rock and the whole track has a real nice flow to it. apparently if you go fast enough onto the short home straight, you can catch some air. but i wasn't going fast enough
the second lesson was turn entry points, and they were good enough to go out and put big white crosses on the track where the good entry points are. made life sooo much easer.

friday at taupo track 5 with motott was ok. the track was a little bit crowed at times but it was still a good day. there were a few offs but i don't think any were too serious. at times i was missing them big white crosses that they gave us at hampton.

Saturday at taupo track 1 with pmcc was way better. i went out in the slow group and made sure i was at the front of the dummy grid, then i basically had the track to myself apart from the really slow riders that i lapped but they were a cinch to pass. the only downer was the 1 hour between 15 minute sessions. thew were 5 groups.... slow, med, fast, race and super kart WTF!!! ther were two karts there and they had there own sessions that slowed the day right down for everyone.

so in all, a fms few days. only clocked up 2000 kms on the bike, but im shattered!!!!