Saturday Winter (not the WNR)

**leopardskin** · 24th April 2010, 09:09

i'm out today as well - but have a good ride to...somewhere (does it ever matter where as long as there isn't hail lightening and horizontal rain?)

**gloplg** · 24th April 2010, 13:55

Originally Posted by kerryhare

I will have to decide in the morning. have to go buy a skate board in the morning and no it is not for me. My god daughter is turning 10 and has put her order in for one for her birthday on Monday. She also wants my bike, she has given me instructions that I have to keep it in the garage until she is old enough to ride it.

And then she will give you the skateboard back!!!

Anyway Flip, Waitforme and I had a very enjoyable social ride today to the Wheatshief for lots of chat and

.

Rather damp on the way back, anyone know where I can get a waterproof jacket and boots????

And next week Oxford???????

**KiwiPhoenix** · 24th April 2010, 19:39

Originally Posted by Flip

GP was talking about a shorter run tomorrow because of the weather ending up at the Weatshief pub.

I burnt my hand today at work and want to see how it looks tomorrow before I head out.

How is the hand today Flip??

Originally Posted by gloplg

And then she will give you the skateboard back!!!

Anyway Flip, Waitforme and I had a very enjoyable social ride today to the Wheatshief for lots of chat and

.

Rather damp on the way back, anyone know where I can get a waterproof jacket and boots????

And next week Oxford???????

Glad you had a nice ride! Should be a goer for next week!

**kerryhare** · 25th April 2010, 07:44

Oxford sounds good, hopefully i will make it along.

**gloplg** · 25th April 2010, 15:32

Originally Posted by kerryhare

Oxford sounds good, hopefully i will make it along.

Hope to see you then. What about that old fellow with the grey Duke will we see him????

Hows the hand today Flip???

**schrodingers cat** · 25th April 2010, 15:48

Originally Posted by gloplg

The only better way I can think of in that neck of the woods is via the Summit Road.

Sunday afternoon having a nice warm breeze I went for a look at the Summit Road as suggested.
I've never driven or ridden on the stretch between Dyer's and Gebbe's.
Spectacular views and a super set of curves!
Very few damp patches also.

What I did notice was that the boyracertwits have spent a ton of time up there proving their idiotmobiles can spin the tyres (whoo hoo

)

Do they often/ever spill kero or diesel up there?

**gloplg** · 25th April 2010, 19:40

Originally Posted by schrodingers cat

Sunday afternoon having a nice warm breeze I went for a look at the Summit Road as suggested.
I've never driven or ridden on the stretch between Dyer's and Gebbe's.
Spectacular views and a super set of curves!
Very few damp patches also.

What I did notice was that the boyracertwits have spent a ton of time up there proving their idiotmobiles can spin the tyres (whoo hoo

)

Do they often/ever spill kero or diesel up there?

Unfortunately boyracers are a fact of life, as they are pushed out of one area they move into another. I havn't seen any evidence of kero or diesel.

Please remember to be careful of the corners that have no runoff areas. As a "summit road nutter" I love riding up there, however I know that a number of the corners need to be treated with respect.

Good that you enjoyed yourself, hope to see you soon!!!!

**Flip** · 26th April 2010, 21:41

Originally Posted by gloplg

Hope to see you then. What about that old fellow with the grey Duke will we see him????

Hows the hand today Flip???

Its getting a bit better, the middle finger looks a bit like a pink grilled cheese sandwich.

I have been mucking around with the wheel alignment on the side car. Found that the person who fitted the car was a monkey. I noticed that the rear tire was disappearing very quickly, so I did some research and found that the side car should have 10mm toe in, mine had almost 70mm. I had to modify side car brackets to get the correct toe in, which was a bit of a bugger. It has cost me the best part of a set of tires to find this out. I did however find that Cycletreads (bless his bonny Mohawk) do stock a really nice old school Dunlop (Gold Seal K70) tire that will fit on the bike perfectly and look the part.

**gloplg** · 27th April 2010, 13:56

Originally Posted by Flip

Its getting a bit better, the middle finger looks a bit like a pink grilled cheese sandwich.

I have been mucking around with the wheel alignment on the side car. Found that the person who fitted the car was a monkey. I noticed that the rear tire was disappearing very quickly, so I did some research and found that the side car should have 10mm toe in, mine had almost 70mm. I had to modify side car brackets to get the correct toe in, which was a bit of a bugger. It has cost me the best part of a set of tires to find this out. I did however find that Cycletreads (bless his bonny Mohawk) do stock a really nice old school Dunlop (Gold Seal K70) tire that will fit on the bike perfectly and look the part.

Hmmmmmmmm.........................Asian monkeys...................working on vintage Bmers even....................

Hmmmmmmmmm.......................Anyone got any peanuts???????????

Seriously though it's good you were able to sort out the tyre issues

you were having. It might help the handling and give a bit more speed. Then I really would have to pedal faster.

Next time you have a cheese sandwich be very careful!!!!!!!!!!!

**kerryhare** · 27th April 2010, 19:07

Originally Posted by gloplg

Hope to see you then. What about that old fellow with the grey Duke will we see him????...

No he will be working.

**Flip** · 28th April 2010, 09:06

Yo Glow Plug.

Don't think I will be there Sat morning this week because the Cholmondeley Run is on, starting at 1300.

**KiwiPhoenix** · 28th April 2010, 21:34

I'll be doing the Cholmondeley run too, see you there!

**cruza** · 30th April 2010, 06:37

Originally Posted by gloplg

Unfortunately boyracers are a fact of life, as they are pushed out of one area they move into another. I havn't seen any evidence of kero or diesel.

They had a good go at evans pass/ summit road intersection the other night, diesel all over the road , that and pushing cars off the summner side on to the road below

,

**Dave-** · 30th April 2010, 09:13

Originally Posted by schrodingers cat

Sunday afternoon having a nice warm breeze I went for a look at the Summit Road as suggested.
I've never driven or ridden on the stretch between Dyer's and Gebbe's.
Spectacular views and a super set of curves!
Very few damp patches also.

What I did notice was that the boyracertwits have spent a ton of time up there proving their idiotmobiles can spin the tyres (whoo hoo

)

Do they often/ever spill kero or diesel up there?

it's usually only in the dips where the road meets a car park.

given the nature of summit road you shouldnt be in a position to worry about grip should you come across the diesel, common sense tells me to slow down around those points anyway.