Chch Wednesday Evening Cruises - 2008

[scumdog]

Yes, nice ride people! Waddabout that paw lawninforsement ossifer suddenly confronted with a whole gaggle of mass murdering speeding cyclists!....and he didnt have the radar on! Chch riders 1-Police 0!!

This, of course, is based on the assumption the 'offiser' even cared??

[Biggles2000]

This, of course, is based on the assumption the 'offiser' even cared??

The radars can't distinguish between individual vehicles in a group, so who was speeding.... some of them... all of them....

When he passed me at the back of the group his radar was off.

[scumdog]

The radars can't distinguish between individual vehicles in a group, so who was speeding.... some of them... all of them....

When he passed me at the back of the group his radar was off.

Was it ever on??

Often when heading to another job or home for tea I don't even bother to turn it on. (unless I see a group of bikes/cars that look like a 'tickle-up' wouldn't go amiss!!!)

[Deviant Esq]

I had a great ride last night. That's the best run I've ever had from Little River to Duvauchelle - only came across one car in my way the whole time, carved up the corners really nicely, was in the groove... even touched the exhaust pipe down around one corner - whoops! Didn't think I was that close to touching down. I'm glad it didn't make my rear wheel skip though, that could have been messy...

Great to finally meet you too Jen, had been wondering if you'd turn up! As soon as you turned into BK, though, I knew it had to be you. Great effort for making it even though you'd only just gotten into town after several hours and several hundred kms riding!

[dangerous]

The radars can't distinguish between individual vehicles in a group, so who was speeding.... some of them... all of them....

When he passed me at the back of the group his radar was off.

The radar will lock on to the closest TWO targets, but the copper aint stupid he kmows 20 odd bikes wont pull over and they wont own up even if the cop knows his bikes.

[imdying]

I had a great ride last night. That's the best run I've ever had from Little River to Duvauchelle - only came across one car in my way the whole time, carved up the corners really nicely, was in the groove...

Same here!! No cars, was brilliant!

even touched the exhaust pipe down around one corner - whoops! Didn't think I was that close to touching down. I'm glad it didn't make my rear wheel skip though, that could have been messy...

Easy tiger, I think the poor NZ is giving all she has to give!

Great to finally meet you too Jen, had been wondering if you'd turn up! As soon as you turned into BK, though, I knew it had to be you. Great effort for making it even though you'd only just gotten into town after several hours and several hundred kms riding!

What can I say... hard core biker

[awayatc]

carved up the corners really nicely, was in the groove... even touched the exhaust pipe down around one corner - whoops! Didn't think I was that close to touching down. I'm glad it didn't make my rear wheel skip though, that could have been messy...

was going around a corner around blenheim couple of days ago, and around the corner comes a brand new Buel carving it up realy well, he realy was in the groove.....asphalt was a bit to hot and gave way.....
He was lying so flat already he only dropped another inch and slid, and slid, and slid ...hitting the wood/steel barrier
I stopped ready to aplly first aid..ring emergency services etc...
By the time I had my bike on stand, the rider crawled up and took his bike, pushing it of the road.....
His leather jacket saved the day, his normal jeans were shredded a bit here and there...apart from that he was ok.Txting his mate to pick him up..
The fairing protected him, only saw indicator and gearlever missing....

[SVboy]

This, of course, is based on the assumption the 'offiser' even cared??

Hehe-I knew that comment would get a bite from you SD. In my boring little world, I have to take the thrills where I find em!!

[cruza]

I been tryin to tell ya.. there are multiply options that bypass the main road here and there or even take ya past Diamond Harbor from the Akaroa area with out using Gebbies... ya just got to get a little more adventurous

yeah yeah , if ya on a dual sport ! done the port levy road on the 1200 suzuk, not very nice , used to have a xr600 so I know were ya comin from!

[MyGSXF:Me]

I'm looking forward to the training weekend.

Yep.. meeee toooooo!!!!

From ya spelling svboy ,sounds like you and jen had a few baileys with that coffee this morning

Mmmmm... Baileys....

Great to finally meet you too Jen, had been wondering if you'd turn up! As soon as you turned into BK, though, I knew it had to be you

What gave it away... surely NOT the GSXF plastered down the side of my bike....!!???

Great effort for making it even though you'd only just gotten into town after several hours and several hundred kms riding!

Ferk.. was I shattered by the time I got home after the KB ride!!! tis ALL GOOD though!!!!!!!!!!!!

What can I say... hard core biker

I try..



MyGSXF over & out, for now.. time to RIDE baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you lot take care out there!!!

Jen

[Transalper]

Bump... couple of days until it's Wednesday again... time to start deciding on which destination to use... again...

[Deviant Esq]

Not too sure, but I'm sure we'll come up with something. Weather forecast looks okay so far, so hopefully it'll be a nice evening

[Biggles2000]

Hows about the Leader Valley loop? Do it anticlockwise so that the sun is at our backs.

[MyGSXF:Me]

heya all..

I'm bout to head hm shortly, via Kaikoura.. if anyone wants to tag along for a while!! txt: 027 2015 064

Jen

[LukeChCh]

The radar will lock on to the closest TWO targets, but the copper ain't stupid he knows 20 odd bikes wont pull over and they wont own up even if the cop knows his bikes.

Yep you are right, it will lock on to the closet two. The best defence is simply to say "Are you sure it couldn't have missed my bike and locked on the bike behind me? Are you certain you were tracking me and not another bike?".

With a car this doesn't work too well, since a car is large enough to block the reading from the vehicle behind. With a bike it's entirely possible the radar misses the lead bike (or 2) and picks up the bike behind that. This of course all depends on how close the bikes are (formation). The key here is that it raises the *question* of accuracy and the *possibility* that the radar lock is on something/one else.

If you do get pulled over in this case, be NICE, but forceful - it wasn't me - are you SURE it was me?

PS: Looking fwd to joining you as soon as I am in home in ChCh on a Wed.