Took Mrs Meanie for a ride on Saturday

[Meanie]

You filthy buggers a ride on the bike
Had to go to a wedding in Upper Hutt on the week end so i managed to convince the wife to put on my old dry rider gear and climb aboard the Concours
We headed down the line through to Otaki where i thought i had better stop for a coffee and see if she wanted to carry on or thow in the towel and jump on a bus To my suprise she was still smiling and willing to carry on
Further down the line i thought i would test the waters a little more and turned off at Paekok and went over the Paekok hill through to Haywoods then down to the Hutt
She was a natural and followed every movement i made I have never felt so comfortable with a pillion, just a couple of times she pre empted the corner and tried to lean the bike over before we got there
I was a little worried that she would get bored or not like the speed but when we stopped in Upper Hutt she was still smiling but did complain a little about the speed through the twisties She reckons i wasnt going fast enough
Headed home on Sunday and was a little worried the weather wasnt gonna hold but it managed to untill after we got home
Had an awesome ride this weekend with my best friend who enjoyed it so much she made a coment about doing other rides with me
I am realy excited with the prospect of sharing the excitment and friendship i get from riding with other kbers and the awesome roads we have with her
I always felt a little selfish when i stayed away all day on a ride and left her to look after the kids, now we are gonna have to find a babysitter
The Concours is an excelent bike for two up touring and handled bueatifuly with the extra person and the panniers stuffed full of our gear

[chanceyy]

excellent stuff Meanie .. we expect to see Monica on a few more ride soon then

[Meanie]

excellent stuff Meanie .. we expect to see Monica on a few more ride soon then

Gonna be hard to keep her off it
I think i may have created a monster

[ynot slow]

Good one,still to convince mine too go for open road ride,mind you she's fine around town,going for coffee etc.Still perceverance will pay off,agree with the guilty feeling when she is at home and I'm riding,more fun with your best friend to enjoy it with.
Any chance she will come up on weekend run,show her the real country if you guys do Whanga.

[chanceyy]

Gonna be hard to keep her off it
I think i may have created a monster

well you know its only one step meanie .. next step she will have her own bike


hmmm can see the concours might have multiple riders soon

[johnnyflash]

Hey Mr & Mrs Meanie, You have just discovered the best riding in the world,(Best Mate Wife & A Good Bike) Mine has been riding pillion for 41 years, and when we ride its like the bike, rider & pillion are one, just magic... Enjoy..

[Meanie]

Good one,still to convince mine too go for open road ride,mind you she's fine around town,going for coffee etc.Still perceverance will pay off,agree with the guilty feeling when she is at home and I'm riding,more fun with your best friend to enjoy it with.
Any chance she will come up on weekend run,show her the real country if you guys do Whanga.

She did mention this week ends ride, see what happens I might have to get her used to it slowly A long ride like that may put her off We are going to the Lionel Ritchie concert in Auckland in November on the bike

well you know its only one step meanie .. next step she will have her own bike


hmmm can see the concours might have multiple riders soon

Never................ I hope

Hey Mr & Mrs Meanie, You have just discovered the best riding in the world,(Best Mate Wife & A Good Bike) Mine has been riding pillion for 41 years, and when we ride its like the bike, rider & pillion are one, just magic... Enjoy..

Yea ive loved reading threads where husband and wife tour and always thought i,d love to do that, now it could be a reality

[chanceyy]

never say never mate

hmmm our ride on sat will not be as long as the naki run (hint hint )

[86GSXR]

Hey that's fantastic James, and well done Monica! You must be rapt! Taking a special pillion is great and you and the Concours will make doubly sure of that Looking forward to seeing you both out there soon

[banditrider]

Glad to see that the bike coped ok.

Taking ya missus might mean that you get to ride it even more...

[cowboyz]

on ya mate. Good that she enjoyed it so much. Looking at the weather and lack of interest in sat ride thinking that we should tee off earlier and hit the forgotten highway.

[yod]

To my suprise she was still smiling and willing to carry on

thats exactly what mrs yod did....

She was a natural and followed every movement i made I have never felt so comfortable with a pillion, just a couple of times she pre empted the corner and tried to lean the bike over before we got there

thats exactly what mrs yod did....

I was a little worried that she would get bored or not like the speed but when we stopped in Upper Hutt she was still smiling but did complain a little about the speed through the twisties She reckons i wasnt going fast enough

thats exactly what mrs yod did....




its all good mate, happy for ya

[Meanie]

on ya mate. Good that she enjoyed it so much. Looking at the weather and lack of interest in sat ride thinking that we should tee off earlier and hit the forgotten highway.

Yea im keen

[sarahtvet]

When we stopped in Upper Hutt she was still smiling but did complain a little about the speed through the twisties She reckons i wasnt going fast enough

Great, know what she means, I love the twisties fast as possible and 86 really spoilt me for that
Slower under my own power but still great. Can't wait to meet Mrs Menie on a ride

[dogsnbikes]

Gonna be hard to keep her off it
I think i may have created a monster

good on ya mate

doesnt the monster live next door too you though