Ride on Sat 1 Sept

[twinkle]

so the route is like so? I vote for the alternative one.


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[madbikeboy]

How many riders are coming? I live on the north shore, so that's halfway to whanga already... Brenderwyns are fun, we should find some way of blocking off that stretch and just do laps... )

[Maha]

so the route is like so? I vote for the alternative one.

Paparoa/Oakleigh rd on a bad day you may see 4 cars and its 40 kms long

[twinkle]

Paparoa/Oakleigh rd on a bad day you may see 4 cars and its 40 kms long

I think I went down there once, does it have a nice little rest area next to a bridge and a river? Definitely a good ride

[carbacca]

i think you mean twin birdges?? thats between kaikohe-whangarei. i used to take that route back to aucks on a friday afternoon and yeah its very nice. i was so kicking myself when i saw the pics of the group last weekend that went that way, if i had known they were going that way i'd definitely have gone.

[Maha]

i think you mean twin birdges?? thats between kaikohe-whangarei. i used to take that route back to aucks on a friday afternoon and yeah its very nice. i was so kicking myself when i saw the pics of the group last weekend that went that way, if i had known they were going that way i'd definitely have gone.

Twin Bridges is a must..that was us that went up that way on Saturday, it has everything that a biker could ask for...we came back down it and if time was permmiting i would have done it again..

[twinkle]

I think it was the twin bridges I was thinking of, I haven't been this way in that case

[babyblade250rr]

Man I like to join but....... hmm.... Yesturday I realised that my Scorpio is not really DESIGNED to do this trips.... I'm so disappointed....

100kph at 5th gear 6,500rpm? omg...
going steady 100kph for an hour? zomg!

I think i will pass this ride unfortunately.... MAN! I wish for a stronger bike! lol
Dang! I even had hard time catching up to that white GN! OMG lol

I think you should go you did a great job riding to and from waipu, if i come along you can ride with amateur me!!

please don't overtake me though it's kinda embarrasing lol

[babyblade250rr]

EJ you were doing great on the last ride. It is not about trying to keep up with others. As I said before it is just having a good time and improving your bike skills. I think the Scorpio is like any other cruise style bike and is designed for long distance. Try riding a sports bike for an hour and you will get sore wrist, cramped legs back-aches etc.

I think that white GN you refer to is actually a CB250 hornet. It has a CBR250 engine in it. Don't be disappointed...it is just a start before you get a bigger bike perhaps one that is faster than a CBR Fireblade.

Sore wrists and back aches?? i know what you mean kim and i'm still feeling the effects!! ahh well what doesnt kill you only makes you stronger as they say

[HungusMaximist]

Hey hey, I am real up for this ride but it's down to how much uni work I get through.

I need a good valve tune as I only getting not much more than 200 km on a full straight tank. So any peeps here know what they're doing, get in touch cuz I am blowing my fuel like there's no tomorrow. I really don't dig taking my bike into the mechanic works, as they often over charge, plus half of them don't even bother fixing bikes under 1996.

They tell me, 'we only tune new bikes and you gotta take it down to sometime garage'.

Recommendations please, because I have been meaning to get this sorted for quite some time now!

Rest of ya's are probably all having a Uni Break at the moment, so good on you chums.

[HungusMaximist]

Sore wrists and back aches?? i know what you mean kim and i'm still feeling the effects!! ahh well what doesnt kill you only makes you stronger as they say

Pump some iron ya pussies, as it will build your muscle strength and stamina.

It's also a matter of technique, a lot of people tense up when they ride where they should instead be in a firm but relaxed grip.

It's something I reckon everybody should learn, stiff body postures also gives you a more harsher turning angles.

It's something also that I am still trying to learn, especially over those long rides where ya doing 120 on a average.

[klyong82]

Hey hey, I am real up for this ride but it's down to how much uni work I get through.

I need a good valve tune as I only getting not much more than 200 km on a full straight tank. So any peeps here know what they're doing, get in touch cuz I am blowing my fuel like there's no tomorrow. I really don't dig taking my bike into the mechanic works, as they often over charge, plus half of them don't even bother fixing bikes under 1996.

They tell me, 'we only tune new bikes and you gotta take it down to sometime garage'.

Recommendations please, because I have been meaning to get this sorted for quite some time now!

Rest of ya's are probably all having a Uni Break at the moment, so good on you chums.

I think you mean carb. balancing and syncronisation. Ask squiggles what sort of mileage he was getting as he had one of these not too long ago. It is quite a messy job Ewen best to let the experts do it. cost about 300 bucks and that is a lot of money.

[klyong82]

Pump some iron ya pussies, as it will build your muscle strength and stamina.

It's also a matter of technique, a lot of people tense up when they ride where they should instead be in a firm but relaxed grip.

It's something I reckon everybody should learn, stiff body postures also gives you a more harsher turning angles.

It's something also that I am still trying to learn, especially over those long rides where ya doing 120 on a average.

Agreed. Told you all we are always constantly learning each time we ride our bikes. My new fireblade handles much better in the bends and no more backache compared to the last fireblade i was riding.

[HungusMaximist]

You know, I rang around some people say there's no use doing a carb balancing for a bike that's done 90,000 km and that's over 15 years old.

Then again, it can't hurt right? I posted this as a topic awhile back and I got a lot of reponses from people sayng that it can't be bad to give your bike a good tune up.
I mean, shit, any mechanics out there whose keen on doing some cheap jobs definitely or the sake of helping out a fellow biker give me a buzz.

I remember there was some guy out in Auckland whos a bike mechanic, posted on KB mentioning he's happy to tutor people during his spare time. Gave him a PM, got a reply but he didn't follow through, and flaked out.

I'll PM Stephen... Cheers.

[klyong82]

I am pretty good on CBR's but not sure about the other bikes. Might be handy if you have a maintenance manual. Perhaps time for a new bike like you were saying not too long ago.