Sunday 12 November - Where Did You Ride Today and What Did You Practise?

**Terminated** · 12th November 2006, 12:35

This morning in was very windy, so watched the All blacks and France.

My practice this week 'Dealing With Hazards and Multiple Hazards' see Road Code for Motorcycles page 114 and 115. I put myself out there in the local Lower Hutt central shopping district and constantly exercised my hazard negotiation skills. Did it for several days at different times of the day.

I still occasionally forget to cancel out my indicator - ah humm there in lays another story the indicator thumb switch broke Friday evening. Don't you just love it when you remembered the switch was gone.

The bike is back to the shop tomorrow morning.

Heads Up and Enjoy

**MSTRS:Me** · 12th November 2006, 13:39

I didn't. Fecking nail thru my rear tyre....

**Skunk** · 12th November 2006, 13:52

Just heading out now on the new bike.

**phoenixgtr** · 12th November 2006, 15:15

Well after getting my bike back from Hels I rode out to Johnsonville and took the Makara road back, playing on the hill at the Karori end for a bit. After decideing I still wasn't satisfied I rode out to the Hutt and through Whitemans valley, again playing on the hill for a bit (did I mention I love the really twisty stuff).

I just practiced relaxing and enjoying myself, which I did, very much

**crazybigal** · 12th November 2006, 15:18

didnt go out today but went to fielding and back yesterday morning.
wind, wind and more wind with the odd lite shower.
there is just too much roadworks on kapati to make it worth the trouble!
all up 320km but lunchtime.

**Terminated** · 12th November 2006, 18:40

Originally Posted by phoenixgtr

did I mention I love the really twisty stuff.
I just practiced relaxing and enjoying myself, which I did, very much

Good one, similar to Whitemans Valley but a lot longer is the Moonshine Road off SH2 [River Rd] left then up and over back down into Judgeford. I have only done the run from the Judgeford end twice.

Also a good coffee run out to Staglands, the last 10km are winding.

Heads Up and Enjoy

**Jantar** · 12th November 2006, 19:02

Just a short ride today. Down to Shingle Creek where I met up with Scumdog and CB, and admired each others new bikes.

**Gremlin** · 12th November 2006, 19:35

rode to Big Boys Toys, parked right out front (free, and watching all the cagers walk for miles was funny). Then I practised perving at booth babes... and had one catch me admiring her friends arse... and it was a nice one too

Oh riding skills... ummm... yeah, I think I did something... oh yeah, I got some tips for wheelies (and a shitload else) from watching Chris Pfeiffer... can't do them, but ya never know

oh... safe skills for the road? ummm sure I did something, perhaps didn't overtake in a dangerous place or something

**McJim** · 12th November 2006, 19:52

Took Andrea out and showed her how to get to Ardmore Quarry road and rode Twilight Road twice (dodging dead possums).

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...709#post816709

Practiced countersteering on sweepers most of the rest of the day.

BuckBuckNo1 - how long have you been riding dude? I had consiered you a contemporary of mine coz I thought you got your learners before me - I'm just over 6 months riding now (hence the restricted licence at last!) One Defensive Driving test and 3 months an I should be able to get me a proper bike!

**klingon** · 12th November 2006, 20:07

Today I went to Otahuhu with Lee RustyNuts and practised going around little orange cones. I also practised starting, stopping, going around corners, stalling and starting again. Repeatedly. Then I learned I was Mr Nuts' most frustrating student ever.

Then I made him stay there until I wore him down enough to give me my basic handling certificate.

That man deserves a medal.

**sanchez** · 12th November 2006, 20:14

I went up SH2 and took the haywards road through to paremata back around to home. Mainly trying to go faster/smoother around corners without anything horrible happening.

I also found out how fast the hyosung will go in a straight line

The plan for next weekend is to do the big loop (cutting over around palmy/pahiatua) if the weather is good, should be fun.

**Skunk** · 12th November 2006, 20:15

Originally Posted by Jantar

Just a short ride today. Down to Shingle Creek where I met up with Scumdog and CB, and admired each others new bikes.

Is that the Vstrom? They look to top heavy to me; how is it really?

**scumdog** · 12th November 2006, 20:31

CB got cabin-fever and decided 'we' needed to go for a ride and PM'd jantar suggesting we meet up at Shingle Creek pub.

Dragged out Tequila Sunrise and headed up the Clutha valley road, I was sure tha bike was pissed, it was all over the road and at funny angles - but it was just the 70kph+ side and head winds.

Got to Clydevale and one look at the torrential rain up by the Blueys convinced me to go around them.
Carried on to SH1 near Clinto then head south to Waipahi before turning off towards Tapanui, dry roads all the way until just before Tapanui then wet road but the rainstorm had passed.

Carried on and while following a slower car on the twisty bit just out of Tapanui got overtaken while going around a blind left-hand bend, got past the slower car and followed TJ 3180 to the bends at the Edeivale hill and watched this idiot going around two off the bends completely on the wrong side of the yellow lines.(Will be having words with them!!!)

Carried on to SH8 and on towards Roxburgh, just after getting through the town the T-Sport started making a rev-related metallic noise I hadn't heard
before but as the BigRedEyeOfDoom was not glaring at me decided to head on to Shingle Creek.

Jantar had not replied to our PM before we left home but in true country style the boss at the pb came out and met us saying"There's aguy phoned here from Alexandra asking if you guys were here yet" - phoned Jantar and 20 minutes later he was there.

A drink or two, a nice meal and ayarn or two and we parted again, decided to risk a wet arse and went for the river route past the Blueys - yep, got wet-as for about 15km then it was just the regular force nine gale until home. The 395km felt more like 690km by then!!

Checked the bike after it cooled and the 'funny noise' turned out to be the top engine stabiliser bracket flapping in the breeze!!
BOTH to bolts into the cylinder heads had buggered off - but all fixed now, whew, just love it when it's a"cheap fix" eh?

**hamie1** · 12th November 2006, 20:41

My ride was a blat out some back roads in the Waikato, windy and wet.

What I learnt, passing an old lady at 130 is way to f'n quick in the wet and wind just before a 55km/h corner. (and it was a 55km/h corner, not just a sign for the sake of it!) This was totally my faul I'll admit.

I also learnt that if you are going to follow a cage expect it to stop anywhere. I was following a cage through some twisties and came to a side road on a 100km/h road, the old guy just slammed on the anchors and stopped in the lane! As I passed him, just, I saw him looking at his map... grrrrr. Thought about going back and having a friendly - but he was as old as my grandpop.

Ah, love a Sunday ride. The rest was great, even with the rain and wind!

**Terminated** · 12th November 2006, 20:45

Originally Posted by McJim

BuckBuckNo1 - how long have you been riding dude? I had consiered you a contemporary of mine coz I thought you got your learners before me - I'm just over 6 months riding now (hence the restricted licence at last!) One Defensive Driving test and 3 months an I should be able to get me a proper bike!

Gidday McJim, my six months came up last Friday and I've booked the Restricted test this Wednesday.

Heads Up and Enjoy