Fantastic day in CHCH (25 August)

[Monsterbishi]

With the weather playing so nice lately, I figured it was time to spark up the bike this weekend, and get the puncture in the rear sorted that I picked up before I packed it away for the winter break(July & August)

So yesterday I chuck the key in, go to spark her up - no joy, just turned over.

I figured the battery had lost some charge over winter, so today I pulled the fuses and attached the trickle charger, gave it a hour and then re-tried. Still no joy, so I checked all the fuses and relays, earths, etc. All good there, I'd run the battery flat turning it over again. So back on charge it went.

Much later on, something sprung to mind, went outside, jumped on the bike and stood it up, got a weak moan of noise as the fuel pump primed with fuel - that'll teach me for tucking it away when it's almost out of fuel! Sparked up first try once there was something other than air in the carbs...

[Oakie]

If you got rid of the bikini fairing it'd look quite like them 250cc magnas eh

Narly, pass it along. Just contact me about it as the others are on KB but don't post or look around much I don't think

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[helenoftroy]

WOW, what a wonderful day down here. The sun is shining and its reasonably warm for this time of year. In general a primo day and would be fantastic to have a blast. I still dont have a bike yet and its driving me nuts, absolute bonkers, so if you go out today think of me being at home bikeless

Have fun guys and ride safe!

Out on the bikes(I can choose ) for a ride for 3 days in a row.Absolutely awesum weather and man !! does it do good things for the soul

Sorry linuxrunner - it was good

Will my ugly behemoth be allowed to keep company with the gorgeous guzzis one day Le mans & SDU?? I really hope so

[thehollowmen]

48 hour party was on this weekend.. I just got home and it is still going ...

[dangerous]

So whos keen for a spin to the Hiltop today (26/08)then???

Hows about 12:30 leave from the Halswell car park behind the halswell taven.

[Oakie]

Ooohhh. Another beautiful day. I guess I'll just have to wait until Mrs Oakie gets home from work after 2pm sometime and then wait (about 30 seconds) before she asks if we're going for a ride. Until then ... I have gardening and lawnmowing to do.

[Bren]

Maybe heading down to AshVegas today to check out a bike....

[The Lone Rider]

CK ride today out to Amberley.. but most of you fellas dont have cruisers :P

[T.W.R]

Maybe heading down to AshVegas today to check out a bike....

wouldn't happen to be the XJ650 on TM would it mmm?

[laRIKin]

Will my ugly behemoth be allowed to keep company with the gorgeous guzzis one day Le mans & SDU?? I really hope so

Of course you can and you know that I nearly bought that bike you call a behemoth.
I sort of still do wish I had bought it and I'm glad that it found a good home.

[Bren]

wouldn't happen to be the XJ650 on TM would it mmm?

nah not that one...a honda cb750 custom...phoned the bloke up this morn...he has another guy comin to look at it so will call him at 12 and see whats goin on

[SpankMe]

Yep, another beautiful day in the garden city. I think me & Noy will walk down to the Fox & Ferret for lunch at 1PM.

[geek]

Yep, another beautiful day in the garden city. I think me & Noy will walk down to the Fox & Ferret for lunch at 1PM.

You left it too late, Llama me going to the Woolston bike show.

[Sniper]

Yep, another beautiful day in the garden city. I think me & Noy will walk down to the Fox & Ferret for lunch at 1PM.

How long you here for Spank?

[FruitLooPs]

Cracking weather all weekend, took the gsxr750 out to diamond harbor. Saw dozens of bikers out from an L plate GN250 to a gang of harley/cruisers to a pack of sports bike riders and some 2-up on a BMW I think. Hell even a vespa scooter gang pulled up in numbers at diamond harbor as I was leaving. Surely some KB'ers amongst them.

Saw another old oil cooled gixxer which was sweet, barely see them at all these days, gave him a wave.

Nobody seemed to be doing anything overly stupid, although some fellow on his cruiser smartly rearranged his line around a corner back into his lane when he found me oncoming!

Hope everyone had an awesome day with no offs, I sure did!

Oh yeah, bloody hell the detour from turning right at sign of the kiwi to gebbes pass is a goats trail and a half! take it easy there for sure.