Cruisy Night Rides

[karla]

You might want to take that back. Karla is a Chromed Knuckles member of sorts :P

Did Mac go on Wensday, and did he introduce himself to you?

26th still looking good for me so if you are there I'll meet up with you for the ride. Did you check out any of those bikes I sent you about?

Ahhh, a sense of belonging ... maybe ...

    

I am free tomorrow and have a spare bit of tinsel ~ so can I come too?

[The Lone Rider]

Ahhh, a sense of belonging ... maybe ...

    

I am free tomorrow and have a spare bit of tinsel ~ so can I come too?

You nutter, I already sent you an email about it and you said you were coming :P You even replied back i think!

[cruza]

Well I had a good ride on wednesday nite, not good to hear about the near miss spuds , but I quess it's a lesson learnt. stuck with some of the front guys, but had to ease off on the power a bit as the bike/suspension was starting to leave its comfort zone, perhaps santa has a olhlins shock in his sack for me pity the $10 dollar special was off the menu, perhaps we better call and give them a rark-up next year when we plan a visit 15 -20 people has to be good for business??.

[karla]

You nutter, I already sent you an email about it and you said you were coming :P You even replied back i think!

I did? That must have been a few days ago ...did I mention my memory problem?   

I think I said I wasn't going to come - I lied!! No I didn't ... yes you did. Ah, who cares, I'll be there ...

[Oakie]

perhaps santa has a olhlins shock in his sack

Ouch, that's gotta hurt!

[Oakie]

It's not all about speed or size, it's all about comfort, dependability and durability - I don't want one that is going to break down ever (might be asking a lot here!)

Ahh, so you'll be after a Honda then!

[Bren_chch]

Again, all that personal stats but nothing in there that is actually helpful. So what if you have been riding for 25 years blah blah blah if you cant offer USEFUL advice. Once in a while you do but most of the time its crap.

You dont know me so dont go making assumptions that you know nothing about.

You are young, you have a lot to learn... your posts reflect how little you know. You need to respect someone who has as many miles on the clock as some of those offering you advise, do that and you will learn much and save yaself some pain.

[fireliv]

You are young, you have a lot to learn... your posts reflect how little you know. You need to respect someone who has as many miles on the clock as some of those offering you advise, do that and you will learn much and save yaself some pain.

Again, you dont know me, my family, my life or anything about me, so please dont assume anything. If you read back through I have acknowledged when help/useful advice has been given, but respect is still something that is earned in actions, not in words.
Thanks for your comment Bren but it wasnt necessary

[Deviant Esq]

Ah, nothing's changed eh? People were getting pissed off with me and Dangerous' little exchanges... so I choose to ignore what he's saying (for the record, still read them, but stop short of replying to them or entering into any discussions about them)... and others have just taken up the reigns.

Guys, don't worry about dangerous. Seriously. He means well, just arses up in the delivery is all, makes it sound like he's trying to start a war. None of us want crashes to happen either, so we're all on the same side.... he just gets a bit more passionate (that's what you said D ) about it online.

I'm in the "it's about personal responsibility" boat too. End of the day you can't control anything anyone else is doing. Influence? Yes, some. Control? Not even close. So why stress overly about it? Do something about what you can control - yourself - and that's all you can do. If you feel that you're in danger of coming to grief because of others on the ride, either have a word in their ear, make sure you don't ride near them, or don't come on the ride. Worry about what you can control, stress less about the rest.

I probably won't be able to make the 26th - all too many family things - but looking forward to the next one I can make all the same.

[Bren_chch]

Thanks for your comment Bren but it wasnt necessary

ummm... yes it was! Your welcome but i wasnt assuming anything, i was stating!

26th sounds good.

[Ghost_Bullet]

no it doesn't esp if people keep going... on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on.

Shite I read every no... when the wife gets a no response from me for everything she says... I am going to blame this very post!!!!!!!

You guys wanna know more about my accident.
Goes like this:

I was following this young man, (shit saying it like that makes me feel old) Nice amount of tyre smoke from the rear, but really ya should be doing that stationary, exactly as he said, lookin the wrong way, speed was deff no issue from my perspective, or line, just the sight line of the eye should have been around the corner. Certainly I have done similer in the past, but not in leaving the road. A good lesson learnt, though not in the best possible environment, would have been ah-la ouchy hurtys had a car been hauling the other direction.


Ya gott give the Big "D" credit folks, he owns a mighty Guzzi, and in post wording he makes Tarrantino almost a saint. I get where he is coming from. Dont for gods sake take it to heart.
Have been on a few rides with the D, and to be honest, without sounding all soppy and sooo, but ya sure get the feeling he cares about all those involved, hanging back frequently to check the number of riders to ensure no one has dropped off.

A great saying that my boss throws is "Shit Happens----Suffering is optional"
So hence this is the internet, dont take anyhting personal, I would only take something personal, if it been in a PM or in person-face to face.

Starting a new thread for 08 is a good idea.

Lets have a great 08 Summer season, with some good mid week out and abouts!!!

[MyGSXF:Me]

Overtook a car going down hill towards a corner. Heaps of clear space and got around easily. Speed got a bit high but not licence loosing, so was all good there

Wasn't there to see it.. but just from reading your post.. it sounds like you went into the corner waaay too hot!!

Your bike will get about 75-80% of it's braking power from the FRONT brake!!

All your braking needs to be done BEFORE the corner. Along with gear selection. You need to be under slight positive throttle as you go around the corner, & then gently roll the throttle on as you hit the apex & can see OUT of the corner to the vanishing point.

You were very simply.. INCREDIBLY LUCKY NOT to have a vehicle coming the other way!!! The outcome, VERY easily could have been VERY different!!!

If ya screw up a corner, ya just gotta COMMITT to it.. LOOK up & look further.. & counter steer harder to get you around the corner.

A few notes I put up from a couple of Roadsafe courses I did..

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...56&postcount=5

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...7&postcount=26

Hope this helps!

Jen

[Rashika]

Guys, don't worry about dangerous. Seriously. He means well, just arses up in the delivery is all, makes it sound like he's trying to start a war. None of us want crashes to happen either, so we're all on the same side.... he just gets a bit more passionate (that's what you said D ) about it online.

yeah thats his problem at times, just aint really that good at verbally getting his point across, not to mention his lousy spelling. Doesn't wanna start at war but does wanna make sure the less experienced guys survive to be experienced. And yep Passion is the right word DE.

Shite I read every no... when the wife gets a no response from me for everything she says... I am going to blame this very post!!!!!!!

sorry ya old guzzi rider... was just testing to see who does read these things

Ya gott give the Big "D" credit folks, he owns a mighty Guzzi, and in post wording he makes Tarrantino almost a saint. I get where he is coming from. Dont for gods sake take it to heart.
Have been on a few rides with the D, and to be honest, without sounding all soppy and sooo, but ya sure get the feleing he cares about all those involved, hanging back frequently to check the number of riders to ensure no one has dropped off.

D is really good on the longer rides, exactly as GB has said, and maybe is worried we will end up like the northys, all rushing to get somewhere and hurting ourselves or worse in the process. I know you guys are listening, but going back and forth with the bull just gets backs up so lets just start fresh this new year huh?
Accept that D will be a grumpy arse and treat him like ya grandad! And he'll accept that we are all young whippersnappers that need a kick up the ole backside every so often... oh yeah he does the same to me too, bloody arse that he is

Excellant points there too MyGSXF!

I think these rides are just a bit too short for most of us to really get there and enjoy. I love riding but cos I work so early, evening week rides are difficult for me to do and I hate to feel rushed. Maybe there are others with the same problems. I'll still try to get to some, esp over the hols (YEEHAAAAAAAAA its hols time... I know I've already said it, but its the biggest break I have had since forever!)

So you'all have a great xmas if I dont catch you somewhere on the road

[scumdog]

You guys wanna know more about my accident.

Goes like this:

Overtook a car going down hill towards a corner. Heaps of clear space and got around easily. Speed got a bit high but not licence loosing, so was all good there.

Started braking for the corner really early. Used a bit to much rear brake and it locked up. No problems here, the rear stays in a straight line so long as you dont do anything stupid like lean the bike sideways.

Got to the point where I needed to start cornering so I eased off the rear brake (you could see where my skid mark stopped) and I started wondering why I wasnt cornering. By this time I wasnt going very fast at all.

Saw myself go over the center line. Tonnes of front and heaps more rear. Rear locks again and the skid mark goes off the side of the road between a marker and a tree and I gracefully take the corner on the off the wrong side of the road and end up watching the other bikers pass me with confused looks on their faces.

Didnt fall off, didnt hurt myself. Hell didnt really do any real damage to the bike. A branch collected a mirror but thats cheap enough to replace. It broke of cleanly and didnt rark up the fairing.

The reason why I didnt take the corner was because I was looking where I didnt want to go. I got so hung up on the other side of the road so that was where I went.

Target fixation is a bitch and now that I have had a good healthy dose of it (this is the first time Ive ever experienced something like that) I will be wiser to it in the future.

Also must do more emergency braking practice. I probably should have been able to avoid going off the road just by braking in a straight line by using more front brake. I just didnt feel comfitable doing it at the time.

It all sounds like a right cluster-fuck (preventable) to me.

Hopefully not to be repeated.

[scumdog]

Whatever dangerous.

Thank goodness there are some people out there that actally take the time to ride/ talk to ya, that arent pricks, and dont put the rides down.

Good to see someones keen to do the ride on the 26th!

Meh, I got the impression it was YOU that put the ride 'down'??