Manawatu Rant n Rave

**manwithav8** · 28th October 2007, 08:43

Originally Posted by ynot slow

Sell the duc,buy a dr370 and a gsxr750 for road lol,dr were great to wallow around in mud,problems were lifting the pig out of the shit.yeah right mr tui.

Blardy primo day here too,still got breeze,might ask te wifey if she wants to come for ride,get her confidence up,nothing spectacular,maybe upto Stratford see my dad and back 70km journey,nothing too fast or silly,then maybe she will come on further runs yeah.

dunno about taking steps backwards on the road bike aye lol..

I have had th experience of the good old DR350, bloody heavy if you dump it.. Not too good for hilclimb stuff either.. great power though haha

**banditrider** · 28th October 2007, 08:55

Off now, toodles.

**manwithav8** · 28th October 2007, 08:57

Originally Posted by banditrider

Off now, toodles.

have a good one mate

**banditrider** · 28th October 2007, 12:36

Originally Posted by manwithav8

have a good one mate

Back now - man, it's nice out there! Ran into some guys from the Bay and they reckoned it was better down here.

Few spits from Weber to Pongaroa but otherwise sweet as!

**manwithav8** · 28th October 2007, 17:23

Originally Posted by banditrider

Back now - man, it's nice out there! Ran into some guys from the Bay and they reckoned it was better down here.

Few spits from Weber to Pongaroa but otherwise sweet as!

Didn't see any spits in town at all today... Had lunch and picked up a New Zealand Motorcycle Atlas Second Edition. Will have some good rides in there no doubt... AL briefly showed me his when we first met so thought it was a purchase to make...

**Meanie** · 28th October 2007, 17:38

Went for a quick scoot myself today
Up Valley aest road, Apiti, Kimbolten, mangaweka where i met four guys from Central districts MC club, then off down the main road, Viniger hill and home
What an awesome day for a ride

and not even a cloud to threaten rain

**illusivemenace** · 28th October 2007, 20:19

went for my first desent ride today wanganui ,bulls,hunterville,vineger hill , feilding then back home via fordel definetly beats the hell outa riding in the wind n rain that ive had to deal with since i got my bike ive been home for hours and im still buzzing

do any of you guys do evening rides over this way during the week ?

**dogsnbikes** · 28th October 2007, 20:26

Originally Posted by Meanie

Went for a quick scoot myself today
Up Valley aest road, Apiti, Kimbolten, mangaweka where i met four guys from Central districts MC club, then off down the main road, Viniger hill and home
What an awesome day for a ride

and not even a cloud to threaten rain

theres something about that loop isnt there

didnt stop off and mow my lawns by any chance cut firewood

**Meanie** · 28th October 2007, 20:45

Originally Posted by dogsnbikes

theres something about that loop isnt there

didnt stop off and mow my lawns by any chance cut firewood

Actualy i did call in to see if you were home but curtains shut and no car in the driveway
Did a few doughnuts and wrote some obsenities with round up and left

I do love that road and by the look of the amount of bikes out there today so does every other rider for miles

**Bonez** · 28th October 2007, 21:02

Just gotten home after a primo days motorcycling. Napier,Taupo, Western Access, Taihapi, Viniger Hill. Took the mighty GB & I'm converted to using 95 petrol in it. Damn sight smoother and more of what little power it has.

**NZsarge** · 28th October 2007, 21:11

Originally Posted by Bonez

Just gotten home after a primo days motorcycling. Napier,Taupo, Western Access, Taihapi, Viniger Hill. Took the mighty GB & I'm converted to using 95 petrol in it. Damn sight smoother and more of what little power it has.

Just got in the door, bejesus it's farkin cold ot there!
Yeah mate, dont waste ya time with that low octane rubbish.

**86GSXR** · 28th October 2007, 21:22

Very good day's motorcycling! I'm amazed at how much life the old Gixxer still has in her. Thanks all!

**dogsnbikes** · 28th October 2007, 21:30

quick where's lance
there are now three triumphs on the gisborne ride

**yod** · 28th October 2007, 21:37

another ripsnorter...

finally figured out how far i can go until i hit reserve, it's all the way from Bayview BP to taupo, out to the track, round the western side of the lake and about 1 mile short of the Turangi shell station

285km on 16.5 litres so I should be able to get 365 from a full tank, and I was 2-up

here's a blinder of a photo too, sarah and bonez on the desert road, two classic hondas and a classic sunset on the central plateau

plenty more but too late to load 'em all

**NZsarge** · 29th October 2007, 06:32

Originally Posted by yod

another ripsnorter...

finally figured out how far i can go until i hit reserve, it's all the way from Bayview BP to taupo, out to the track, round the western side of the lake and about 1 mile short of the Turangi shell station

285km on 16.5 litres so I should be able to get 365 from a full tank, and I was 2-up

here's a blinder of a photo too, sarah and bonez on the desert road, two classic hondas and a classic sunset on the central plateau

plenty more but too late to load 'em all

I wonder if thats too late for submission to the calendar? awesome!