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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkW View Post
    Morning all,

    Road works are a fact of life - no matter where in the world you ride.

    Learn to get over it - and then ride through them - because if you don't you won't get to many destinations!

    The Kerikeri roundabout road works (beside the Caltex) aren't even on the route of this ride.

    If it makes it easier I'll ride the route from Awanui to the Cape and back on the Thursday immediately before the ride and as I am hoping to meet you all at Gull Whangarei I'll do the planned route on my way down on Friday morning. So I will be as current as it is possible to be when I meet you all. Relax.

    It is coming into summer and that is when most road works happen because road working machinery doesn't work very well when it is belly deep in mud.

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    We plan to be at the Gull at around 11am.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Singing Chef View Post
    I have many rolls of insulation tape, i can pick up 10 bags of Cotton balls on the way over. If we start soon we can get her wrapped up in a few hours! The hardest part is keeping the cotton balls on whilst wrapping...no easy feat I tell you!
    How are off for luggage now that you are riding again?

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    Don't sweat the road works too much, as MarkW says you cannot get away from them. (That's why he rides a trailie methinks) Good observation & plenty of space between riders to avoid chipping....

    If it's any consolation a mate has too ride 2k's of particularly nasty gravel on his Fireblade before he even sees tarmac....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maha View Post
    How are off for luggage now that you are riding again?
    Ill grabthe tank bag if it's still available please mate
    Rest in peace Tony - you will be missed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Singing Chef View Post
    Ill grabthe tank bag if it's still available please mate
    Its here for you, how can I get it you? or do you want me to bring it on the day?
    I am heading for the North shore today ...Northcote rd about 1:30.

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    What a shit sleep, Wankers next door thought it would be good to have a party (which is all good, didn't really hear them) until at 2:45am on the road at the top of there driveway and outside my house (my room is right at the front of the house) they decide it would be a fucking great idea to let off fireworks! FUCKING AWESOME

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    Bloody fireworks,thank god the locals decided to finish at 10ish,the organised fireworks sound impressive.At least the sales are only a couple of days prior to 5th nov,not weeks as before.
    Hello officer put it on my tab

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grant` View Post
    What a shit sleep, Wankers next door thought it would be good to have a party (which is all good, didn't really hear them) until at 2:45am on the road at the top of there driveway and outside my house (my room is right at the front of the house) they decide it would be a fucking great idea to let off fireworks! FUCKING AWESOME
    I know what you mean. I got woken at 3am for work. Got to bed again about 5 only to have fireworks going of just as I managed to get back to sleep.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grant` View Post
    What a shit sleep, Wankers next door thought it would be good to have a party (which is all good, didn't really hear them) until at 2:45am on the road at the top of there driveway and outside my house (my room is right at the front of the house) they decide it would be a fucking great idea to let off fireworks! FUCKING AWESOME
    Assholes
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maha View Post
    Its here for you, how can I get it you? or do you want me to bring it on the day?
    I am heading for the North shore today ...Northcote rd about 1:30.
    If you bring it on the day it would probably be easier, can't ride out to come get it because I hit a bloody huge slick of diesel mid corner, half tilt. Back end slid out faster than you could say "damn truckies" and now i need a new RH clip on and throttle housing. Leathers did a good job though, only a couple of worn through spots and a nice patch of raw skin on my knee where the air vent moved whilst sliding.

    Here's hoping I can get the piece before the ride!!

    Rest in peace Tony - you will be missed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Singing Chef View Post
    If you bring it on the day it would probably be easier, can't ride out to come get it because I hit a bloody huge slick of diesel mid corner, half tilt. Back end slid out faster than you could say "damn truckies" and now i need a new RH clip on and throttle housing. Leathers did a good job though, only a couple of worn through spots and a nice patch of raw skin on my knee where the air vent moved whilst sliding.

    Here's hoping I can get the piece before the ride!!

    I'll put it in the Holden now before I forget.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Singing Chef View Post
    If you bring it on the day it would probably be easier, can't ride out to come get it because I hit a bloody huge slick of diesel mid corner, half tilt. Back end slid out faster than you could say "damn truckies" and now i need a new RH clip on and throttle housing. Leathers did a good job though, only a couple of worn through spots and a nice patch of raw skin on my knee where the air vent moved whilst sliding.

    Here's hoping I can get the piece before the ride!!

    Dude you have some poor luck! Hopefully you get it all fixed soon!
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    Quote Originally Posted by LankyBastard View Post
    Dude you have some poor luck! Hopefully you get it all fixed soon!
    Tell me about it!! Yea I hope I can, If I can get the bit then duct tape and some spit will get it to a rideable condition
    Rest in peace Tony - you will be missed.

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    Any progress with Mom, Maha? Really hope she's feeling at least a little bit better...
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    Well that was interesting

    I am home. It feels wonderful. I am once again totally impressed by the health system in this country, from the wonderful Paramedics that came to pick me up from work, to the ED staff, to the Doctors and the Nurses on the wards.

    Sorry to give everyone such a fright, though if it helps I managed to scare the shit out of myself fairly well, I dont think I have ever been that worried about myself before. Paramedics are nothing short of amazing. From the first comment "dont need to ask who the patient is" to the last comment "I almost cant tell where you are, you are the same colour as your dress all over now" to the double large lines of fluid being pumped into me. Having your blood pressure in your boots like that is not very plesant at all.

    Still I have survived. It will take a few weeks for the results to come through, but mean time life goes on.

    Thanks for all the wonderful good wishes too, made all the difference
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