TCSMR Sunday mornings - Autumn/Winter 2007

[Nasty]

It looks so pretty out there .. I am defiantely in this week ... see you guys at Rimutex at 10! btw happy fathers day

[Nasty]

Ok so the group met at Rimutex at 10 am .. there were six bikes and seven people ... so off we went. over the takas and onto martinborough .. from there up the back and the twin watertowers and over to Gladstone pub for a yummy lunch .... up through the back and Martinborough again .. to Featherston .. top of the hill for a coffee ... then home again home again ... thanks guys for a great ride .. and a neat way to get me used to the new CBR

[quallman1234]

Hey!, You saw me on the way home gosh. As well :P.

Mmmm cold kiwi + annoying amounts of kms on the DT =

[325rocket]

great day, great people, wet gloves never mind.
thanks for the ride guys.
see you next week

[Grub]

What a great ride to get back into the saddle with ... and I didn't fall off once! Did stop and have a look at Grub's Corner and decided you'd have to be a real Wally to fall off there.

great day, great people, wet gloves never mind.

I'm surprised about the wet gloves Rocket coz mine are dry. That bit of rain when we started and then fine and dry for the rest of the day was pretty damn good.

It' a long time since I've been out the back there over the twin towers - what a great piece of road. Looks like we did 223km for the day with good roads and good people.

Ahh but then there is The Hill. Some prat in a Nissan 4WD has dropped the entire contents of either his sump or diesel tank in the middle of the road from the summit almost to the garden cafe at Kaitoke. He'd pulled off into the layby just before the last corner - the oil track followed him.

Hey!, You saw me on the way home gosh

I didn't see you on SH58, kept getting sustrike, just waved to all the backlit bikes coming the other way. So one of them was you huh

[biggles1]

Good ride and a very good way to introduce my new steed,a brilliant red VFR 800 to it's new tramping ground.Nearly 500 km since picking it up on Friday,it'll be time for another real soon at that rate.BRING ON SUMMER YEA!!!

[ceebie13]

Good ride and a very good way to introduce my new steed,a brilliant red VFR 800 to it's new tramping ground.

Hey! Good on ya, Pete. Congrats on the new machine. Welcome to four pot land. 'Twas indeed a great day for it - eventually. Looking forward to copping my eyes on it. Is it a brand spanker?

Richard

[KoroJ]

Thanks guys, I enjoyed the day. My report here, http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/bl...9500&entry=264

and a few pix.

[KoroJ]

And a few more pix

[biggles1]

Hey! Good on ya, Pete. Congrats on the new machine. Welcome to four pot land. 'Twas indeed a great day for it - eventually. Looking forward to copping my eyes on it. Is it a brand spanker?

Richard

Thanks Richard.No it's not a spanker but as good as,it's a fresh import with barely 20k up on the clock.I've never seen a tidier example and the dealer offered a very reasonable trade for the old XJ750.It's so different to the VTR, more refined power delivery and a whole lot more technology,I think I prefer the VTR for "hooning the hill" but the VFR will suit "her in doors" much better for touring.

[nzcruzer]

Thanks John for leading the trip considering the zero turnout to the original organised trip.
We had a great day out with great company, look forward to the next one.

[kazza_nz_05]

great day, great people, wet gloves never mind.
thanks for the ride guys.
see you next week

Hey rocket. How did you find the ride on your 250. I have been thinking of coming along. But don't know how I would go.

[bull]

you should be fine Kazza, ive been on my 250 many times and the ride is fine - just let the ride leader know youre new and theyll make sure youre not left behind. Its a nice cruisy ride at your own pace everytime, some go off fast at the front and the rest pootle along at there own speed and meet up along the way at scheduled stops.

[quallman1234]

Hey rocket. How did you find the ride on your 250. I have been thinking of coming along. But don't know how I would go.

Seriously dude just do it.. I ride my 175 on it every once and a while and im normally near the front nowadays... Your be fine and if buckbuck is on the ride he would be more than happy for him to let you follow him at any speed .

Good for it.. Its a blast.

[Nasty]

Hey rocket. How did you find the ride on your 250. I have been thinking of coming along. But don't know how I would go.

Kazza you will be fine ... follow what Bull says and let the group lead .. who is basically set on the say where you are at with the learning ... you might end up with me and the Grub playing tail end charlie again ... I am such a pottler it ain't funny!