May get out later on in the arvo after completing xmas chores
Put new tyres on this evening mmmmm lovely.
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May get out later on in the arvo after completing xmas chores
Put new tyres on this evening mmmmm lovely.
I mentioned vegetables once, but I think I got away with it...........
Finding new ways to fall off
Whaddya put on, mate?Originally Posted by Woodman
Armature speller
Tyres by the sound of it...
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An MT21 on the front and a Shinko 244 on the rear. Just got back from a 430km ride to scrub them in. MT21 is fine as usual, but the shinko i dunno about. For the first 100kms on the tar it felt like it was sliding like on gravel, but then when I got to some gravel it wouldn't rear wheel steer at all contrary to what Nordie says about them. Just have to get used to it.
BY the way the Mackley is easily crossable. Ask me how I know?
I mentioned vegetables once, but I think I got away with it...........
Nana on a Hotrod
im finding the 244 under hard breaking will squirm into a small slide on the seal and with the light arse end of the XR she'll steer round corners on the metal, now that im used to it im finding it predictable and pretty good alround
'Good things come to those who wait'
Bollocks, get of your arse and go get it
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crappy cell pic
Anyway before I fall asleep in the sun. After mrs woodman went to work at midday my xmas chores miraculously finished so I jumped on the warhorse, gassed up and headed to the Iron Bridge to see (A)whether the mackley was crossable, and (B) whether the ride can be done easily in an afternoon. The river was as shallow as a shallow thing so I crossed it and chatted briefly to a man who was having a Speights by the river with his wife. The track is a bit more cut up than last time but still easily passable. The Buller Gorge between Westport and Inangahua was lovely as usual and I followed a guy on a ducati most of the way until he got away from me. Gassed up in Murch and was home by 5:30.
Way better than Xmas chores.
I mentioned vegetables once, but I think I got away with it...........
I aint bovvered
Cool Sounds like a good midweek ride to me. Would Schmidtty get up the other side? The only pics I have seen was from jatz or Nordie with a steep bank & pushing etc. Can you ride thru to see the Denniston plateau easily? Would it take long? Would my road tyres handl it? Will my hands fall off? Will cartman ever come out of the closet?
In life as in dance Grace glides on blistered feet
Hardcore Biker
Have you just found the ? key on your computer ?
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A day would be better, then you cold do the Porika as well, and stop to look at the scenery, and ride up to the tv tower thing and be astounded at the awsomeness of the views. It is no harder than the Maungatap, but there a a few uphill (depending on direction) switchbacks that could get nasty, but all low speed stuff. Schmiddy will eat it up.
It only took me half an hour longer (3 hours) getting to Westport via the Mackley than it did on the tar home.(2.5 hours).I hardly ever stop when riding solo.
Will have to go in reverse next time.
I mentioned vegetables once, but I think I got away with it...........
Hardcore Biker
You've got reverse??? awesome!!
Armature speller
You borrowed Padmei's ? key?
I aint bovvered
WTF//////////
see what I did there
In life as in dance Grace glides on blistered feet
Hardcore Biker
WTF//////////
OOOOH very innovative
Armature speller
Shifted to a whole new level...OOOOH very innovative
Hardcore Biker
I had to get my live in computer geek to explain that one to me
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