Hornet Swarm Night City

**TOTO** · 17th August 2011, 22:28

Happy Birthday GiJoe1313. Hope you managed to sneak a ride in and had some cake

**gijoe1313** · 17th August 2011, 22:42

Shhh! I did has cake, and a wee bit of riding!

**steelphoenix** · 17th August 2011, 23:49

I love you too, guys.

Also:

**GSXR Trace** · 18th August 2011, 00:11

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

Shhh! I did has cake, and a wee bit of riding!

I tried to give you some happy birthday bling, for cake + riding, but it wouldn't let me, it appears i have given you too much recently, hope you had a good day! Happy birthday!

**GSXR Trace** · 19th August 2011, 19:09

Soooo... my friend is asking when she can come for a ride... so although i can't do it this monday, maybe two or three weeks away might work?!

**TOTO** · 19th August 2011, 20:57

yea, should work

**steelphoenix** · 19th August 2011, 22:50

I can bring the spare jacket any of those weeks.

Also... I test-rode the new MC22 today. Not to put too fine a point on it, it felt awesome - even sweeter engine than my previous one. Getting on felt like coming home; I loved every second. Guess I'm getting it...

(Looks like this: http://www.motorbikespecs.net/images...blade_98_5.jpg)

**blue rider** · 19th August 2011, 23:01

Originally Posted by steelphoenix

I can bring the spare jacket any of those weeks.

Also... I test-rode the new MC22 today. Not to put too fine a point on it, it felt awesome - even sweeter engine than my previous one. Getting on felt like coming home; I loved every second. Guess I'm getting it...

(Looks like this: http://www.motorbikespecs.net/images...blade_98_5.jpg)

your still guessing???
Did I miss hear??

oh... i get it, your being modest....!

**TOTO** · 19th August 2011, 23:18

that doesn't really look like a 250cc bike

**gale_wolf** · 20th August 2011, 08:18

The pic looks like the same 900 Blade that GIJoe's brother bought new. Different paint but damn fine bike that.

I knew a guy who had a 250 baby blade in the same paint scheme. He was the staunchest and most awesome rider who ever lived until he had a low speed low side, never got back on a bike again... I think our SteelPhoenix is made of tougher stuff

**steelphoenix** · 20th August 2011, 17:20

Yah, that isn't the specific type of bike, but she does have that livery. Attached is picture of new bike, sitting in driveway after the ride back from Botany Honda. I also took a video, but it wouldn't attach - wrong filetype.

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**TOTO** · 20th August 2011, 17:55

looks mint. Take more care if it this time and don't crash the bloody thing.

**gijoe1313** · 22nd August 2011, 09:20

Well it seems my so called vaunted constitution is failing due to old age ... coughing up copious amounts of green phlegm flecked with blood, mucus and other bodily expulsions!

My girl has ordered me off the bike and to remain ensconced in the warmth of her bosom and recover!

To top off my day, came out this morning to ride Cindi to work - started her up to warm her up and I noticed exhaust fumes flowing out to the wrong side of the bike!

A quick examination revealed her 'zorst had somehow worked loose from the cat'!

Buggerit, switched over to the lil'ol'hornet who in mild protest to not being ridden in a while, took a wee while to turn over (I then remembered to put some choke on and voila!

)

Anyhow, weather was absolutely beautiful yesterday, I couldn't ride!

And I had an offer to ride down to Turangi to help a mate pick up a new ride!

Okay, enough bleating, going to die slowly in the classroom ..

(o0h yeah, nice bike Steelphoenix, look after yourself okay! They ain't 'zukis which are vending machine issue!)