South Auckland Thursday Night Ride

[Blackbuell]

oh, went to puke today with Logan. met up with Toast and about 7 or 8 other bikers.

but that being said the chook chasers would have been gorn burger

Well once i learn how to ride this thing around Taupo i,think we could be having a bit of fun Boomer,least if i run off the track ,my bike doesn't mind getting mud on it,

Sounds like ya had a good day,pity i had to work or i may have come out,next time,looking forward to next weekend in Taupo!!

[oldguy]

Thanks Dover, was great ride last nite, bit of confusion at the start. but all worked out fine.

Was a good ride out to kaiaua, nice McJim kept a good pace and looked after the group while I tore of ahead and had a bit of fun, then waited for them to catch up.

nice turnout good to see a couple of motards, they gave me the learn on the way home, couldn,t catch up with the KTM and the WR was all over my back wheel, when he got the chance to pass was gone. I spent the rest of that ride trying to keep there tail lights in sights. cheers idleidolidyll / Blackbuell

thanks all for a great nite and ride. till next week

[idleidolidyll]

oh, went to puke today with Logan. met up with Toast and about 7 or 8 other bikers.
.. but that being said the chook chasers would have been gorn burger

that's for sure, on the back straight at puke i would get at most 180kph, you'd be close to 100k faster

i always found Puke a bit boring. probably because i raced smaller bikes like 600's and 750 ducatis back in the 80's
my old CBR woulda got maybe 220 but it was the first of the line in 87 with all of 75bhp

i miss the likes of Bay Park, the Napier Street Race, Gracefield in Wellington

luckily i got to live in Christchurch for ages and had Ruapuna and Timaru to play on

met great folk, dr payne, rob lewis, mike brosnan, even john britten

Spend lotsa time at the tracks, it helps a lot

The twistier the better though, anyone can do 270 on a modern 1000 if the straights are long enough

hiring Ruapuna was cheap. When Puke was costing $10,000+ for the Sound of Thunder meeting, Ruapuna cost us $1500 and we made upward of $15k profit from the weekend. It was owned by the christchurch city council and managed by the car club whereas Puke is owned by the horsey people

at Puke though, practise braking for the hairpin.
don't worry about having a nice line for the corner coming out. brake until you stop, then make a mental note of that braking point and try braking half the distance between your stopping point and danger earlier the next time

you'll soon figure out your last possible braking point when it comes to the demon move down the inside with Aaron Slight in front of you (but Aaron would still kick your arse)

oops, i'm rambling

time to wipe off the drool and visit mrs idleidolidyll in the lounge

[boomer]

Puke is boring, in comparison to other tracks, i agree. But its got to be better that the road (for hoonin)

good tips about the braking, cheers for that; i've ran off there before cos i missed my braking point.. as have many many others!!!

as for the chook chasers, those things give the fast boys teh learn around Coro, so i have no misconseptions as to how fast they are through the twisties

yep, bring on Taupo next week, although i lost loads of confidence today cos my suspensions shite and both wheels kicked out violently on a number of occasions...shitty PP's

[enigma51]

yep, bring on Taupo next week, although i lost loads of confidence today cos my suspensions shite and both wheels kicked out violently on a number of occasions...shitty PP's

Always an excuse! At least you got the knee down!

[idleidolidyll]

Puke is boring, in comparison to other tracks, i agree. But its got to be better that the road (for hoonin)

Damn straight about that!

good tips about the braking, cheers for that; i've ran off there before cos i missed my braking point.. as have many many others!!!

well if ya can stand an old guy reminiscing about the good ol days I've got lots more: why doing just outside the lap record for an hour at a time at the 6 hour is a bad idea (fried brakes, rooted tyres, pissed off pit crew)

as for the chook chasers, those things give the fast boys teh learn around Coro, so i have no misconseptions as to how fast they are through the twisties

yeah, coro is good fun in places, the far top end of the peninsula is a bit droll though. My thing is to go fast slower, that's why i like the ktm my licence stays cleaner.

yep, bring on Taupo next week, although i lost loads of confidence today cos my suspensions shite and both wheels kicked out violently on a number of occasions...shitty PP's

there's some good suspension guys around if they've got time for your work. Gaudenz Gisler in Tuakau is one of the best in the country IMO and as old as he is, still kicks arse on a supermotard

[idleidolidyll]

hey! got the missus on the site, wonder how long it'll take her to find me?

[Dai]

Mike,

You seem to be enjoying yourself here on the site.

Got the missus on the site? Whats my sis in laws name here?

I had a feeling you would enjoy the ride on Thursday night. I think I will be seeing you there again if only to show Boomer and Dover how to corner properly.

Old Guy sounds like he had fun trying to keep up with you on the way home.

If all us old boys keep crawling out of the past these youngsters will start to get a little nervous.

How would the ride have been if we had Scelly, Hinds and the others there?

I still remeber pub crawling to Tauranga with Scelly on our Yamaha 350's. Crashed mine a few times and chewed up a lot of farmers fields running out of road.

[idleidolidyll]

Years ago when i'd just started road racing, i thought i was pretty shit hot.
My world came crashing down though when Hugh Anderson ,at the age of 56, kicked my butt all over Gracefield. He did the same at Wanganui. I was on a 650 Cagiva and Hugh was on some old Brit thing.
I figured out that day that old guys are not necessarily slow guys and that they were worth listening to.
Hugh, Dallas Rankine and Ginger Molloy as well as a number of other 'oldies' taught me some good lessons in those first few years.
Motorcycle racers may grow older but they don't grow much slower unless they have big accidents along the way.

[Dai]

My point exactly.

My racing carrer wasnt very long or eventful, about 4 years of short track and beach racing then 20 years later a season of drag racing at Santa Pod.

In the 6 years between getting my licence and leaving for the UK, Scelly and I did a lot of what they now call hooning around. Trips like Sth Auck to Levin to see a movie, Tauranga on a pub crawl, Auckland-Tauranga-Taupo-Auck for a decent hamburger. All these on 1970's motorcycles. No way as well built as todays bikes.

Nutta things like this because we were young and invincible. Even when Paul died on a motorbike we never stopped, if anything we got worse.

I love this Thursday ride out as it is sharpening my reaction times again. Too many hours motorway crusing to work. Once I regain my confidence in myself and my bike I will probably be back up there hooning around with the others. Till then I am happy just following, arriving late, but less each week.

Great bunch of people on this regular run.


Gotta get the handling and susspension sorted out on the GS. The bike wants to scrape its pegs on cornering but the front end wont let it.

[boomer]

Only a fool's not prepeared to listen & learn.

I'm not what you consider fast, but compared to six months ago i'm Rossi!! All becasue i've listened and watched and got out and played.

if i'd got into bikes in my teens then i'd be racing by now, 36 and i'm happy to be experiencing scraped feet and knees

[Dai]

Only a fool's not prepeared to listen & learn.

I'm not what you consider fast, but compared to six months ago i'm Rossi!! All becasue i've listened and watched and got out and played.

if i'd got into bikes in my teens then i'd be racing by now, 36 and i'm happy to be experiencing scraped feet and knees

Never too old to race, just find an event you like. Talk to Mike, I think he still knows loads of people in the game.

I am 50 next month and am still learning all be it a little less quickly than I used to.

Sometime in the next 2 years I plan on getting back into the 1/4 mile side.

I have two ambitions to fullfil on a bike.

200 Miles per Hour and a 9 second standing quarter.

Both will be achieved one day.

[boomer]

Never too old to race, just find an event you like. Talk to Mike, I think he still knows loads of people in the game.

I am 50 next month and am still learning all be it a little less quickly than I used to.

Sometime in the next 2 years I plan on getting back into the 1/4 mile side.

I have two ambitions to fullfil on a bike.

200 Miles per Hour and a 9 second standing quarter.

Both will be achieved one day.

good on ya Dai; i've started laying teh seeds with the Mrs re racing.. i'll need to go back to work to start! but i will.

your right.. ya never too old

ps.. i've done a 11:44 on teh cbr600rr at meremere and Honda state its capable of a 10:66

[Dai]

good on ya Dai; i've started laying teh seeds with the Mrs re racing.. i'll need to go back to work to start! but i will.

your right.. ya never too old

ps.. i've done a 11:44 on teh cbr600rr at meremere and Honda state its capable of a 10:66

My best at Santa Pod was 10.5s@135mph on a slightly modified ZZR1100 Kwaka. Rode it to the track, took off a little plastic and hammered it down the track used to "bracket" race. Had to stay betwwn 10.5 and 11 seconds or I was out of the event. Bloody hard to try and keep within a half a second over 400 yards.

Best top speed was 185mph on the M4 going from London to Sth Wales. The rozzers put up a block car for me at Bristol. I didnt even know they were chasing me.

Oh well lifes a bitch then you marry one.

[idleidolidyll]

Sadly, I'm too fat to get low 1/4 mile times on anything.
Power to weight ratio kills me every time.
The low numbers quoted by the magazines are usually achieved by 60kg midgets who need high heel shoes to reach the ground.