Sunday arvo ride

**FJRider** · 12th April 2009, 21:44

A late start to an afternoon ride ... but it was then, or wait 'till tomorrow. SO... gear up and off. Out of Alex was choice with the sun high and off to my right, and no bother. A few cages about but only a few. Over the hills to Roxburgh, then down to Ettrick. Turned off at The Seed Farm, and over the top through Moa ... Flat ??? (its a bloody great hill).Through to the metropolis of Heriot. Then onto Kelso. A town in name only as the floods removed it from the map quite a few years back. Swinging left then out onto the Tapanui-Raes junction highway. Heading north again. At the Edivale corner, I took the straight-ahead option, heading back to the Moa Flat road... back to Ettrick. Then highway 8 back to Alex. 182 km's on the tripmeter. The whole ride, I never went over 100 km/hr.... often

well ok... a couple... or more times...

**beyond** · 12th April 2009, 22:01

On ya mate

Nothing like a Sunday arvo spin. Be getting a little nippy your way wouldn't it?

**98tls** · 12th April 2009, 22:05

Sounds like fun mate,my day was spent battling a very large flax bush,i won happy to say but would rather have gone for a ride.

**FJRider** · 12th April 2009, 22:08

Originally Posted by beyond

On ya mate

Nothing like a Sunday arvo spin. Be getting a little nippy your way wouldn't it?

Nah mate....it was well over 6 degrees... (8 at least) Got the good gear ...with liners...

**gammaguy** · 12th April 2009, 22:26

went for a ride myself,took a new GSF 1250 for a spin.Its a rental from my work.

went in a wandering fashion out to Leigh and thereabouts,was a nice day for a ride up here,bout 18 degrees i think.

sometimes its nice to go for a ride with no destination in mind.

**FJRider** · 12th April 2009, 22:34

Originally Posted by gammaguy

went for a ride myself,took a new GSF 1250 for a spin.Its a rental from my work.

went in a wandering fashion out to Leigh and thereabouts,was a nice day for a ride up here,bout 18 degrees i think.

sometimes its nice to go for a ride with no destination in mind.

Destinations in mind are ok... but we are allowed to change our minds aren't we... ???

**FJRider** · 13th April 2009, 22:47

After yesterdays ride... I had to do another ride today..... so I did. LUNCH... somewhere. mmmmmmm ... where was the issue. So on with the gear... and gone. First stop the Oturehura pub for a toasted sandwich. (cheese & pineapple... NO onion F.E.) Then off again ... but Not home. HYDE for afternoon tea. A flat white and coffee cake. Then off again to Macraes Flat. (again on top of a bloody great hill ... lol) Easter hours... bar not open... off to Palmerston for gas. Then home over the Pigroot. 335.. km's in all. not too bad an afternoon ride.

1. Looking down the Ida valley looking towards the north.
2. The Brass Monkey Rally site.
3. Downtown Oturehura... rush hour ...
4. Hyde.
5. Stanleys pub at Macraes Flat... pub motto... "While I live I'll crow" A KB sig' if ever there was one...
6. Coming down off Macraes looking out towards Palmerston and out to sea.

**FJRider** · 13th April 2009, 23:33

Just a few more pic's of my ride... if you dont know where they are, follow my footsteps and see for yourself...

The last was a couple of gents that were on the road too... anybody know who they are... ???