Tales from the Emporium

**Padmei** · 11th April 2013, 19:39

I'm after a cheap throttle cable assembly replacement for the DRZ which is the same as the DR by te look of it - niot the actual tube but the 2 piece curved cable piece. Any in the emporium or if anyone else has one floating around?
thank you

**NordieBoy** · 11th April 2013, 19:45

May have one...

I'll have a look...

**NordieBoy** · 11th April 2013, 19:51

Nope. No Suzuki ones at all.
One that's of unknown parentage and looks totally different though...

**Padmei** · 11th April 2013, 19:57

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

One that's of unknown parentage and looks totally different though...

Now I know that's an opening for a twin brother joke but haven't figured it out yet

**NordieBoy** · 11th April 2013, 20:19

Originally Posted by Padmei

Now I know that's an opening for a twin brother joke but haven't figured it out yet

We'll wait...

**Padmei** · 13th April 2013, 16:41

Did coppermine today for the first time in years. Bit stiff now

Had a really bad start - 1:45 to 3rd house, awesome riding after that 1hr to Windy ridge, 30mins of armpump all downhill to Dam then 1 hr back to Codgers via bloody "shortcut"

DO NOT take your crosser along there - unless you set up some cameras filming you going over the random rocks

Anyway got put onto this vid - watching it now but has good stuff in it apparently
kisses

**NordieBoy** · 13th April 2013, 17:51

The random rocks in the wet grass on the off camber alongside the pipeline "shortcut"?

No problem!

My rims copped a real battering that day...

**NordieBoy** · 13th April 2013, 17:56

Originally Posted by Padmei

Anyway got put onto this vid - watching it now but has good stuff in it apparently

That vid has given me the shits about riding ever again!

**Eddieb** · 15th April 2013, 10:45

The London section reminds me of my motorcycle courier days there.

**Willdat?** · 15th April 2013, 11:58

Originally Posted by Padmei

Did coppermine today for the first time in years. Bit stiff now

Had a really bad start - 1:45 to 3rd house, awesome riding after that 1hr to Windy ridge, 30mins of armpump all downhill to Dam then 1 hr back to Codgers via bloody "shortcut"

Which shortcut? We got thrown by the Maitai Rd being closed still a few weeks back

Sharlands Hill down Firball is my favourite ride at the moment...

**Padmei** · 15th April 2013, 20:07

Originally Posted by Willdat?

Which shortcut? We got thrown by the Maitai Rd being closed still a few weeks back

Sharlands Hill down Firball is my favourite ride at the moment...

well not really a shortcut kind of sarcasm really - the bit where it turns you back up the road from Smiths ford to the dam to climb up thru AJs property to the pipeline & down again. - could have done without that extra climb

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i agree with Sharlands hill & Firball. For my short rides I ride up Jacks track (from the pipeline junction) to Fireball saddle & down the first bit of Firball which is supposed to be the uphill section. The track is so smooth & flowing I love it.
My long ride is up to the Firball Trig down the other side & up P51 to do ........... & then viral motion.

Would it be appropriate to start up an adv mountain biking thread here? Doesn't seem to be any other NZ forums operating that I have seen worthwhile. kinda ties in with motoing on the fitness side but don't want to rock the boat.

Anyway what kind of nitelites are you using now? i have an oldschool halogen & big battery cos they were cheap to make but has anyone got a headlamp that is under $100?

**Rosie** · 16th April 2013, 08:23

Originally Posted by Padmei

Anyway what kind of nitelites are you using now? i have an oldschool halogen & big battery cos they were cheap to make but has anyone got a headlamp that is under $100?

These are really good: http://dx.com/p/ssc-p7-3-mode-900-lu...-4-18650-50947
We've got two sets each, which would almost squeeze under the $100 mark, otherwise you'd probably get away with only using one.