South Auckland Street Skills

[Sis]

Lights in the rear shock area would work well.
You could also put them under the rear seat/guard so that they shine down onto the rear tyre

As you rode away I was thinking that your helmet colour doesn't match anymore.
Thinking of a new helmet too?

[aws]

I'd get shot!

Anyway, blue and black go together OK. (Especially if there are some blue lights somewhere )

[Grasshopperus]

Don't think I'll be able to make it tonight gotsta work late

[funrunna]

I'll be there for a ride

[caseye]

Unfortunately neither of us will be out tonight, our friends daughter is in Hospital and the other harf is there already.
C U all next week.
PS Great Ride on Sunday Sis! Looked like a not too bad turn out considering, weather, other events etc etc.

[funrunna]

That Sky High Rd is actually pretty good, am starting to like it. All but the roadworks. Got home and adjusted the lights and wow what a difference!

[Grasshopperus]

That Sky High Rd is actually pretty good, am starting to like it. All but the roadworks. Got home and adjusted the lights and wow what a difference!

What did you do? What was the problem?

[funrunna]

Haven't ridden in the dark much (out of town) and the times when I have I've probably had a tinted visor and put my lack of vision down to that!
Anyway last night we came up behind a horse float and while Andrew sat behind it I was looking at the beam from his lights on the back of its tailgate. I sat in the same place and my lights didn't even register!
Stupid I know but I wrongly assumed that they were just crappy lights.
Got home and adjusted them up. Went round the block and got flashed whilst on low beam Had put it them up too high and didn't allow for the drop in suspension when sitting on the bike. Minor adjustment down and now I can't wait to try the country roads at night.
PS Andrew's bike is nice

[aws]

Yeah - Sky High is OK, but most of the bends are on the way down. I always prefer my twisties on the way up. It's just that much easier to ride when you don't have to drag on the brakes all the time. Thats' why I like coming back via Twilight Road!

PS - glad you've got those lights sorted out.

[aws]

Was thinking about going up to the Christchurch charity ride Saturday week. Probably leaving Papakura around 9:30 am. Any other SASS riders interested in riding up together?

[slydesigns]

not a sass rider but i'll be leaving from Papakura so I'd tag along

[Grasshopperus]

So today I helped a friend make short (extremely short) documentary about motorcycle safety. My friend is doing a film course in directing at South Seas Film School and he asked me to be the 'star' of a little production he was doing for a homework assignment.

We used the netball courts at Auckland Girls Grammar in central Auckland; there was me (the 'talent'), the director, a presenter, a cameraman and a pretty sound girl. The script was mostly written by me, in that I was asked to talk for 4 x 15 second segments about various things; the bike, the gear, and two exercises.

I demonstrated emergency evasion around some cones (a SASS classic). And then did some emergency braking (both the proper type and the exciting type).

They're doing editing now, I'll post a link in a week when it's all done.

[funrunna]

I'd say the vid should have starred the sound girl would get higher ratings

Don't know whether I can make the charity ride yet - will know by Wed night

[aws]

Won't be able to make it Wednesday, but if anyone is coming on the charity ride, I'm planning to leave from the Shell Station on Clevedon Road around 9:30 am. An hour should be heaps of time to get up to Dairy Flat.

[Grasshopperus]

Ah, so FZ1 eh AWS?

When I saw you on the harbour bridge the other day the 'f' and the 'z' kinda blurred to look like an 'R'.

Very nice bike, is it now your preferred ride? Going to sell the DL650?