Saturday Winter (not the WNR)

[leopardskin]

current forecast for Saturday looks brilliant! but then they said that about South Canterbury Finance awhile back... North sounds good...thru to Greta Valley?

[kerryhare]

and yeah pffft!fancy the CDHB not allowing me to be on youtube & Tardme while at work!

or facebook. At least we can get on to kiwibiker still.

[helenoftroy]

current forecast for Saturday looks brilliant! but then they said that about South Canterbury Finance awhile back... North sounds good...thru to Greta Valley?

sounds good! We girls went thru the Scargill Rd last week

or facebook. At least we can get on to kiwibiker still.

lol true!

[Hey wait for me!]

Greta Valley sounds good to me

[maxf]

Just have to watch out for jackknifed trucks - imagine what's the rd thru Kaikoura is going to be like if they let the new 54tonne ones thru there...

[dangerous]

Just have to watch out for jackknifed trucks - imagine what's the rd thru Kaikoura is going to be like if they let the new 54tonne ones thru there...

No different... the extra length wont be noticed on a bike, they have been on our local roads for some time, ya proberly even passed 1 or 2 with out knowing it.

[cruza]

Just have to watch out for jackknifed trucks - imagine what's the rd thru Kaikoura is going to be like if they let the new 54tonne ones thru there...

You won't notice any difference. A extra metre and/or axle , and all trucks running 50+ hav high hp engines. And run specific routes. As dangerous said ....You didn't even notice the 50 tonne trails that happened last year.
No major handling difference , pull up better( more weight on tyres), and no slower. Another 5 tonne is nothing with 500hp under the bonnet. I was passing container trucks running only 39 tonne up brougham street from red lights.

Speed is the major issue round kaikoura coast road, that and poor driver training.

[Mr Triple]

You won't notice any difference. A extra metre and/or axle , and all trucks running 50+ hav high hp engines. And run specific routes. As dangerous said ....You didn't even notice the 50 tonne trails that happened last year.

Yeah, we did the 50 tonne trial last year, the trucks performed well and we are going to be carting the extra weight shortly with the same configuration... ie, no extra length or axles.

No major handling difference , pull up better( more weight on tyres), and no slower. Another 5 tonne is nothing with 500hp under the bonnet. I was passing container trucks running only 39 tonne up brougham street from red lights.

Modern trucks/ heavy motor vehicles do perform better with more weight, including braking... ours all have EBS/ABS etc, and they pull up quicker than some old cars I reckon.

Speed is the major issue round kaikoura coast road, that and poor driver training.


This statement is just so true! Time pressures and lack of experience are no excuse and make us (drivers) all look bad.

Oh... and by the way, I might actually make it this Saturday, as I have my bike back AGAIN after it's second pull down!

[cruza]

Oh... and by the way, I might actually make it this Saturday, as I have my bike back AGAIN after it's second pull down!

Again! shit thats no good, love to catch up and hear the story.

Yeah our truck and trailers ok for 50+ as is no change , but be more quad tractor units instead of single steers and quad trailers instead of tri axle. The inter island guys etc will make use of the extra length where they space out instead of weight out.
We have had to change the program on our ebs/abs system on quad tractor/quad trailer but that is it.

I think Alot of people would be surprised how quick we can pull up with modern disc brake systems , air suspension and the ebs/abs systems that are pretty much std on new units going on the road. The geenie movement feed alot of miss-information to support their views.

[Mr Triple]

Again! shit thats no good, love to catch up and hear the story.

Yeah should be there this Saturday so catch up then

[dangerous]

Oh... and by the way, I might actually make it this Saturday, as I have my bike back AGAIN after it's second pull down!

works not been done by the local triumph dealer is it?

Speed is the major issue round kaikoura coast road, that and poor driver training.

AND, employers pushing their drivers for time and piss poor wages (having said that some deserve sfa) 14hrs... done 20-22hrs

[SpeedMonger]

Yeah should be there this Saturday so catch up then

Hey Mr Triple, will be good to catch up with you. I might be a bit behind leaving but will catch up to the ride at some point even if at Greta.

Got my "new" zorst on the bike today, sounds pretty good so you should hear me coming

[Mr Triple]

Hey Mr Triple, will be good to catch up with you. I might be a bit behind leaving but will catch up to the ride at some point even if at Greta.

Got my "new" zorst on the bike today, sounds pretty good so you should hear me coming

Fantastic be great for a catch up... I heard that you got your new ride as we called into Hamptons and they tried to sell us a orange CB900. I said it didn't come from Oxford did it? yes. So we said no way it's been given shit all it's life. Just kidding made the last bit up... but it sounded great aye??? See ya Saturday

[SpeedMonger]

Fantastic be great for a catch up... I heard that you got your new ride as we called into Hamptons and they tried to sell us a orange CB900. I said it didn't come from Oxford did it? yes. So we said no way it's been given shit all it's life. Just kidding made the last bit up... but it sounded great aye??? See ya Saturday

You know what they say, Treat em mean and keep them clean.

That orange Hornet is in prime condition, never put a foot wrong, and would have been a great buy.

[cruza]

Fantastic be great for a catch up... I heard that you got your new ride as we called into Hamptons and they tried to sell us a orange CB900. I said it didn't come from Oxford did it? yes. So we said no way it's been given shit all it's life. Just kidding made the last bit up... but it sounded great aye??? See ya Saturday

So in the hunt for a new bike mr triple?