gijoe1313 250 Ride 29/7/07

[gijoe1313]

I show map, we talk route and guidelines. If you know where next stop is, then is obvious where we are to be meeting hokey-dokey!

[zeocen]

I can pretend to hoon with you? I'll fall behind at about, oh, 40kmph though.. but I can at least pretend damnit!

[EJK]

Hahah your Scorpio will be fine, my bike's lighter than yours and it still feels rock solid at 140kph. In actual fact, the faster you go, the more `locked in' a bike seems to get, due to gyroscopic stuff and the wind head-on perhaps, I don't know.

Ah really? do you thinkso? lol
My bike... its.... quite.... still.... err.... its dodgy lol
It swirves side to side when a strong wind blows... TAHT scares me the most.

I really want to join you guys.... omg but.... Im too scared! lol
Well I will join you guys when I get some more experience and courage

Thanks y'all

[zeocen]

It seems a weird thing to say to someone who's new to riding, but that sounds perfectly normal. You honestly just eventually get used to it and adapt and learn how to position yourself in strong wind. Do a search for something wind and riding in this section and a few threads should pop up, they all give great advice on how to better yourself in the wind.

[breakaway]

Ah really? do you thinkso? lol
My bike... its.... quite.... still.... err.... its dodgy lol
It swirves side to side when a strong wind blows... TAHT scares me the most.

I really want to join you guys.... omg but.... Im too scared! lol
Well I will join you guys when I get some more experience and courage

Thanks y'all

I think you should come. Nothing like a long ride to get your confidence up.

[gijoe1313]

Aye, I remember the last ride I did out that way with Winter and co. and he was saying things like "eek! That wind is blowing me around!" ... and you know, it wasn't a problem with him in the end, he got used to it and just handled the jandal (I told him actually that wasn't so windy as opposed to how windy it could get! )

I think it was just 'cause we ended up in Dargaville after doing the Brydnwyns and I felt the need to keep going after Ruawai!

[Grahameeboy]

Nice out there.................

[Hellraiser]

weathers not looking good for sunday ......

[breakaway]

Harden up, just a bit of wind

I can pretend to hoon with you? I'll fall behind at about, oh, 40kmph though.. but I can at least pretend damnit!

You bet.

[gijoe1313]

weathers not looking good for sunday ......

Aye, if weather be bad, no good to be riding out with newbie riders! ( I do recall one mad-cap owner of Daisy doing it though! )

If'n that's the case, ride will have to be cancelled and we can all put our feet up and polish our bikes ... Still, always other days for riding ... and we got Maverick's to come

[McJim]

So who fancies a learner friendly pootle on Saturday? The weather looks like it may get nasty and wet for Saturday and I thought I might send the missus out on her 150 since it needs a bit of a run. Not a long distance ride since we can only really get 3 hours at a time due to the kids and the lack of family/babysitters (hence we get ruled out of too many rides!).

[carbacca]

the crap comes through on sunday but saturday looks good. hm might just go on a saturday ride incase sunday really does turn out crap. looks like northlands gonna get it again

http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/20070...7072600-72.gif

[gijoe1313]

Well looks like family commitments got me tied up on Saturday, dismantling the old's kitchen Unless I pull a cunning trick from the exceedingly cunningly cunning hat I may miss out on riding my bike on Saturday!

But on the plus side, I think I have been invited to go go-karting since it is my mate's birthday in the evening! Yeah yeah... they got four wheels, but it's still hooning!

[Squiggles]

Sat looks good, Sun looks pretty sad for the whole day
Uni bike ride on sat

[zeocen]

I may be keen for a Saturday ride, what starting time were you looking at McJim ?
A certain bike needs to have a good go at the outdoors just to keep it feeling wanted, if it's a short and steady ride I may be tempted to take it instead of me ol' 250