Learner Ride to Taupo (Saturday 11 Feb 2012)

**The Singing Chef** · 13th February 2012, 21:21

Originally Posted by Grant`

From my understanding, bike is phenomal will do everything so well its boring as sin and has no personality to it.

That easy? Yikes, personality is a big thing, like how my GSX is an unstable hoar, gutless and overall shit. That's what I call personality, but I want a nice bike with a better personality lol

**Phreak** · 13th February 2012, 21:22

Originally Posted by Methane_Birds

Ok, can we STOP talking about my last girlfrind now please? It's making me all teary...

Bahahaha!!!

Okay, I better get some sleep, supposed to be starting that 'work' thing again at 5:30...

Night all.

**Armi** · 13th February 2012, 21:25

Originally Posted by The Singing Chef

I think with staying on the same line as the person in front, should only be done if the said person has good lines and are not riding like a lunatic, my lines were pretty good throughout that trip and Armi was trying to follow them so he can get the idea of seeing through the corner and when it is best to turn in etc... will wait till he posts to see what he thought about following lines.

I have been called upon!

While I was behind the Chef, which was most of the time, I didn't really follow his line at all. He goes too wide for my liking. I keep a watch on him out the corner of my eye and ride the line that I feel comfortable with but I was trying to stay a bit wider for longer than I'm used to for a later apex like the Chef was doing.

At one point I taught myself why a middle of the corner apex is bad. Coming around a right hand corner my wheels were nearing the centre line when I noticed a truck coming the other way, taking up all the space possible on it's side of the road. I straightened up and continued cornering further towards the outside of my side of the road. Lesson learnt.

**Rehab** · 13th February 2012, 21:28

Originally Posted by Armi

I have been called upon!

While I was behind the Chef, which was most of the time, I didn't really follow his line at all. He goes too wide for my liking. I keep a watch on him out the corner of my eye and ride the line that I feel comfortable with but I was trying to stay a bit wider for longer than I'm used to for a later apex like the Chef was doing.

At one point I taught myself why a middle of the corner apex is bad. Coming around a right hand corner my wheels were nearing the centre line when I noticed a truck coming the other way, taking up all the space possible on it's side of the road. I straightened up and continued cornering further towards the outside of my side of the road. Lesson learnt.

Pleased to hear all of that. Good on ya

**Armi** · 13th February 2012, 21:32

Originally Posted by jaffaonajappa

wots ur number?

Hi Jaffa! I had a feeling I would see you again someday, if you come on the next ride. You lent me your trailer to pick up my FXR150 last year and I broke one the straps. Fixed it though of course.

**newhere** · 13th February 2012, 21:36

Originally Posted by blue rider

they are nosing or is is it rubbering it?

Snogging maybe with some grinding...

**The Singing Chef** · 13th February 2012, 21:36

Originally Posted by Armi

I have been called upon!

While I was behind the Chef, which was most of the time, I didn't really follow his line at all. He goes too wide for my liking. I keep a watch on him out the corner of my eye and ride the line that I feel comfortable with but I was trying to stay a bit wider for longer than I'm used to for a later apex like the Chef was doing.

At one point I taught myself why a middle of the corner apex is bad. Coming around a right hand corner my wheels were nearing the centre line when I noticed a truck coming the other way, taking up all the space possible on it's side of the road. I straightened up and continued cornering further towards the outside of my side of the road. Lesson learnt.

Nice to see you have your own head about you bro! Lessons like that are always fun

Yea it takes awile to be comfortable out wide, after my crash my cornering was shit but I'm back now

**jaffaonajappa** · 13th February 2012, 21:42

Originally Posted by Armi

Hi Jaffa! I had a feeling I would see you again someday, if you come on the next ride.

Yeah mate - I remember...and got the PM, just I wasn't online for them months. Yep, Trailer still works - still in WOF too, yell out if ya need it. All good.

Im thinking FXR and R15 riding times at the next group ride. Pressure free, but good fun. Catch you round.

**newhere** · 13th February 2012, 21:45

Originally Posted by Grant`

Also big ups to Matamata Panelworks for coming out and breaking into the car (Via AA type call out) and doing it so quickly and efficiently with no fuss! Would use for a call out again lol.

don't let me near the keys and we should be fine lololol

**The Singing Chef** · 13th February 2012, 21:45

Originally Posted by jaffaonajappa

Yeah mate - I remember...and got the PM, just I wasn't online for them months. Yep, Trailer still works - still in WOF too, yell out if ya need it. All good.

Im thinking FXR and R15 riding times at the next group ride. Pressure free, but good fun. Catch you round.

You didn't have an R1 did you by any chance?

**jaffaonajappa** · 13th February 2012, 21:47

Originally Posted by The Singing Chef

You didn't have an R1 did you by any chance?

Nah mate. R1 is for pussies.I got the big block special edition. R15.

Its like an R1, just cooler.

**The Singing Chef** · 13th February 2012, 21:49

Originally Posted by jaffaonajappa

Nah mate. R1 is for pussies.I got the big block special edition. R15.

Its like an R1, just cooler.

Yea I have seen people ride them in jandals so it must be for pussies haha.

**swbarnett** · 13th February 2012, 21:53

Originally Posted by Maha

Daylight savings ends April 1...maybe the 6th 7th and 8th?

Easter?

Sounds bloddy good to me, I'm not on-call that weekend. Sign me up.

Where ya thinking of heading?

**blue rider** · 13th February 2012, 22:49

Originally Posted by Maha

Everyone just shut the hell up as I am working on the next one...its well underway and will be two nighter with a 313km Saturday ride...
It will be a Friday/Saturday and Sunday.

a two nighter.....how sexy is that

**newhere** · 13th February 2012, 22:53

Well lovelies - I am finally home - yes - at my house - AND FINALLY INSIDE lol!!!

Thanks to Grant (my hero

) I had a nice warm bed and was not homeless after my second fuck up yesterday. Its fair to say I have well and truly earned the nick name 'double dick' (no Chef you aren't allowed to make dodgy jokes - its not like that

)

I would like to say THANK YOU to everyone, I had an incredible weekend, the roads were amazing and the company was just outstandingly fantastically incredible, the 'naughty table' I had sore guts from laughing so so so so so hard, lordi lordi lordi will never have the same meaning to me ever again

.

The food was fab, the accommodation was fab, the routes were fab (even if we diverted somewhat), the rest stops were fab, it was sooo cool to hang out with the cape crew and to get to know the new guys and girls too. Virgin nailed it - it feels like a family to me

Besides the few hiccups (OF COURSE IT HAD TO BE ME THAT REALLY FUCKING HICCUPED IT ALL

) it was a superfuckingfragilisticfuckingfantasticsuper weekend and I hope everyone had as great a time as I did.

Scott - your lady and her baby are neat, I really enjoyed meeting them - PS: she fit right in so beware

mwhahahaha

Extra special mention (of course including love and hugs) for Maha and Mom for organising such an awesome weekend, the leaders and TEC's because you rock so hard (its a neat but tough job and it wouldn't be the same without you), Tony it was great to see you - thinking of you with extra love and extra hugs, the naughty table you boys and girls are fucking outrageously funny and I will be giggling my arse off like a school girl about our shit talk right up till we do it all again, and Grant` for

nah seriously for staying

when I locked the fucking stupid key in the fucking stupid keyless fucking boot