Tales from the Emporium

[NordieBoy]

Oh just remembered...
Picked up a Suzi 750 off some poor guy who had been wiped out by a woman turning into a side street (he was going straight and she was coming toward him and she smacked him as she hung a right).

Checked him out and it seemed like he's just going to have quite a bit of bruising front and back.
He was having some problems breathing and the ambos carted him off.

Now for the good bit...

As Jenni and I were walking along, I started complaining to her about motorbike riders who don't cancel their indicators or even use them as he turned a left in front of us with his right blinker on...
Can you see where this is leading?
Crash, sound of plastics on the road and I start running...

Talking to the cops and I switched the bikes ignition back on and the right blinker started up...

I get the shits if I look down and my blinker is still on...

Where did this happen?
Outside the funeral parlor...

[cooneyr]

Shinko 244 update.
Maungatapu to Pelorus and back with TransAlper and Warewolf.

I like it on the gravel, dirt, clay, rocks, seal so far.
Nice and progressive leaned over in the gravel.
I hope the carcass gets into shape though. It didn't look good on the balancer.

The front was feeling quite heavy but with the extra drive I'm getting it's back to nice and light again.

So TA knows what the Manag looks like in daylight now then? No worries going over there in the dark next time then aye

Cheers R

[dino3310]

[QUOTE=NordieBoy;1208042]
I get the shits if I look down and my blinker is still on...

i liked my 81 DR500 no blinkers just lights and hand signals

[warewolf]

Which brings my DR back to about 149kg dry(ish).

That's the half-dry figure... all fluids except fuel.

[Transalper]

So TA knows what the Manag looks like in daylight now then? No worries going over there in the dark next time then aye

Cheers R

Yep, daylight is a different place. We had lunch at Pelorus then went back over. It was a bit greasy after Fridays rain up there and looks scarier than it actually is to ride. Just got to let the bike do its thing under me and not hold it back too much on the down hill bits. Nordie is a heap quicker now with all that practice he's been getting on the hill. I think I'll make a point of doing the Mangatapu every trip to Nelson if on the bike just because it's a great training run.

[warewolf]

I think I'll make a point of doing the Mangatapu every trip to Nelson if on the bike just because it's a great training run.

Christchurch, Lewis Pass, Maruia Saddle Rd, Braeburn Tk, Porika Tk, ... Nelson.

Even if you are in a hurry, the Maruia Saddle & Braeburn make a good combo.

[NordieBoy]

Nordie is a heap quicker now with all that practice he's been getting on the hill.

The sad thing is that I go quicker on the DR that I would over the same track on my race bike during a race

[warewolf]

The sad thing is that I go quicker on the DR that I would over the same track on my race bike during a race

Do I have to point out the obvious? Race the mighty DR!!!

[cooneyr]

Christchurch, Lewis Pass, Maruia Saddle Rd, Braeburn Tk, Porika Tk, ... Nelson.

Even if you are in a hurry, the Maruia Saddle & Braeburn make a good combo.

If the rainbow isnt open but then again that route aint too bad either.

Yep, daylight is a different place. We had lunch at Pelorus then went back over. It was a bit greasy after Fridays rain up there and looks scarier than it actually is to ride. Just got to let the bike do its thing under me and not hold it back too much on the down hill bits. Nordie is a heap quicker now with all that practice he's been getting on the hill. I think I'll make a point of doing the Mangatapu every trip to Nelson if on the bike just because it's a great training run.

You lot should go and have a look at some of the Sharland creek hill climbs now

Damn I hate the "rule" from she who must be obeyed. I wanna ride

Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

You lot should go and have a look at some of the Sharland creek hill climbs now

Not when there's all the Maungatapu side roads to explore yet
Also up Sharlands there's a good possibility of running in to a couple of mad little (<600cc) bikes bikes blasting around whereas the Maungatapu is too boring for them

[cooneyr]

Not when there's all the Maungatapu side roads to explore yet
Also up Sharlands there's a good possibility of running in to a couple of mad little (<600cc) bikes bikes blasting around whereas the Maungatapu is too boring for them

Mangatapu side roads - go learn oh master and show the way on sometime between New Years and the 4th of Jan 08.

Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

Hmmm...
There's a set of 2nd hand Works Performance shocks for an XR500 sitting in Dirt Extreme at the moment...

And they're on the way up here and onto my bike

[NordieBoy]

Got the shocks

Stock is 430mm centres, these are 450mm...

They have done a bit more than one race.
No gas.
Needs one shaft fixing (one small pit) and one replacing.
You don't get this sort of pitting after one race and it's been chewing the seals and leaking...

[cooneyr]

Got the shocks

Stock is 430mm centres, these are 450mm...

They have done a bit more than one race.
No gas.
Needs one shaft fixing (one small pit) and one replacing.
You don't get this sort of pitting after one race and it's been chewing the seals and leaking...

Thats pretty crappy that they are nothing like what you expected.

Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

Unless the race was the Dakar of course