Grrr Grrr Buggrit Grrr

[Paul in NZ]

Not only did I take pictures I sent a shitty email to then reminding them that I warned them this would happen due to the crap job their contractor did of the resurfacing.

No reply of course.

The whole road is a bloody death trap to kids, drivers and any single tracked vehicle. Not only is the surface badly done there is a terrific change in surface at the intersection. I tippy toe around there EVERY time and Vicki and I missed dumping the Guzzi there (Vicki on back and luggage) one night only due to good luck and the excellent grip of mr metzlers finest and a quick reaction BUT I ended up on the wrong side of the road and it could have easily been fatal. Thats why I contacted them. They did nothing, I went down with a wheelbarrow and swept it up, 3 weeks later it was pretty bad again and eventually they swept it.

In addition, when they swept the road, they moved the stop sign lines at the Poplar Ave end back about a meter. It's now impossible to see vehicles approaching from the right (this is heading into a 100kph zone so they are going for it) without creeping over the line etc. It's bloody dangerous - again, nothing done, no reply, if we stick our fingers in our ears and go la la la la perhaps that annoying cunt will give up?

I agree - I'd back you Jim (you know that anyway)....

Mind you - they will just piss you about for months untill you get sick of it.

[sAsLEX]

It's called braking for an intersection and getting caught out by two surface changes while checking for traffic.

Alex, really. You ride to the conditions mate.

In fact, go get some detailed photo's before it is all cleaned up

Paul took photos, good man that he is.

Mind you - they will just piss you about for months untill you get sick of it.

So riffer what would you do in the same place?

It seems from all accounts that it is not possible to ride to the conditions as they are inherntly dangerous through poor design and manufacture of the road, but you being super wouldnt of mucked up on a road where even a local with many years riding experience and knowledge of the problem nearly dropped it!

People these days need to take accountaility for their actions, we pay rates and taxes for their services and they should provide a safe roading system or an adaquetly signed unsafe road.

[scumdog]

That sucks. But not as much as you using the same thread title as me!!!

Confused the hell out of me too!!

(But then I confuse easily)

[James Deuce]

It wasn't deliberate, honest. We posted within minutes of each other and then I saw Riff's thread and thought she'd changed the content of mine.

I was wondering if I had actually banged my head in the accident!

[Paul in NZ]

I was wondering if I had actually banged my head in the accident!

Nope - I checked - no more ugly than when you arrived and you noggin still had exactly the same number of ugly cracks.

I suspected shock though 'cos you didn't have a second coffee and could not eat your second cheese and vegimite first aid pack..

Bit of a bugger though. A replacement panel would probably be un noticable unless it was green in which case list it on trade me as a special edition model. I'll help spray the forks gold to complete the upgrade.

Failing that, weld up the hole and I have some really kool skull transfers with flames etc which would add to it's street cred.

[Str8 Jacket]

Bad luck there Jim. Glad you're OK(ish) though! You thought of modifying your bike like mine.... My bike is currently made up of a mixture of Knead-It, aroldite (sp?), duct tape and CD covers.... Its kiwi ingenuity at its best mate!


Seriously though, good luck with getting your bike sorted. I hope that the process is not to painful for you!

[sAsLEX]

duct tape

saw a guy on a 600 up this way with his entire fairings and helmet covered in duct tape, think it was more so a quick colour change could be implemented in the case of being chased

[Ixion]

So riffer what would you do in the same place?

It seems from all accounts that it is not possible to ride to the conditions as they are inherntly dangerous through poor design and manufacture of the road, but you being super wouldnt of mucked up on a road where even a local with many years riding experience and knowledge of the problem nearly dropped it!

People these days need to take accountaility for their actions, we pay rates and taxes for their services and they should provide a safe roading system or an adaquetly signed unsafe road.

Get a chook-chaser ? At least they drop well.

Actually, a serious question. Given that on a faired bike even a small crash may run into thousands for plastic, why do not insurance companies charge more to insure faired bikes? Or, conversely, less for naked ones? Seems to me that naked riders are being ripped off . ( ---> insert ribald double entendres of your choice here ---> ........ )

[James Deuce]

That's actually a very good point Ixion, and mine is only semi-faired as well.

[scumdog]

saw a guy on a 600 up this way with his entire fairings and helmet covered in duct tape, think it was more so a quick colour change could be implemented in the case of being chased

Have you EVER tried to rip off that much duct tape in a hurry??????

[sAsLEX]

Why do they not make crash bungs mandatory.

They turn a few thousand dollar repair from a low speed dropping to 50 dollars for a new lever.

And some say they cause bikes to flip in a big off, well the insurance company was writing that bike off anyway due to plastic damage.

[Hitcher]

aroldite (sp?)

Araldite. The Greek goddess of adhesion.

[sAsLEX]

Have you EVER tried to rip off that much duct tape in a hurry??????

I would have all the ends taped to one piece mounted in the other orientation, plus I would not use industrial strenght proper duct tape

I think the main problem is hiding the tape once its off if the 5-o get there soon after

[riffer]

So riffer what would you do in the same place?

What I would have or not have done is immaterial. I may have done exactly what Jim did.

My point is that too many times people blame road conditions for their off.

Jim had quite clearly pointed out that he was concentrating further up the road, and the road surface change caught him out. An easy thing to happen.

But blaming it on the local council is bollocks. Roading around Raumati has always been crap.

And Jim knows I'm just winding him up

[sAsLEX]

My point is that too many times people blame road conditions for their off.

yes that is true, but someone with as much experience as Jim is unlikely to do that unless it truely was a case of the road being at fault.

I mean a little gravel on a corner adjust your line and go around!

A 30 foot deep pothole go around!

A jump ..... hit at speed and enjoy the slapper as you land!

All in the day of a ride down 22.......