Riding from Auckland back to Wgtn

**crashe** · 14th November 2006, 14:57

Originally Posted by skelstar

Str8 just txt'd saying she was home safe.

and no doubt, with a very sore butt......

Well done str8 jacket on your achievement......
rest up as you sure do deserve it... after that ride.

See ya next time you come on up to Auckland....... (on your bike)

**Hawkeye** · 14th November 2006, 16:15

Thanks for the update guys.
The weather down here has been shite all day. It must have been one hell of a ride for Str8.
You get some rest girl and we'll see you out and about on the new steed.

**slimjim** · 14th November 2006, 16:22

fuck was so pissed off, where'd all your welly-ton wind fuck off two, aaaaaarrrr waves were nice a "BIG" heehaw, O and the sea spray, bloody beautifull, well lefted that crazy lady in welly and bugger off back, gosh it was peasant to see blowflies flying backwards, haha

**MikeyG** · 14th November 2006, 17:03

Originally Posted by Fatjim

Mikey, she's on a 4 hundy now. She don't hang with you 2fiddy boys anymore.

Missed you at breakers last Thurs. Don't tell me that after testing mine you were out looking for a GN.

**Meekey_Mouse** · 14th November 2006, 17:56

It was great to meet you Hels

glad to hear you got back safe and sound. Have fun on the new bike

Jas

**Str8 Jacket** · 15th November 2006, 18:12

Alrighty, just started a new job today and dont have internet access anymore, so here goes...

Mate the 2nd half of the trip was pretty extreme! I stayed at Meeky's house where her mother cooked a mint Roast Lamb and chocolate pudding on the Monday night and her family were so hospitable it was awesome!

Jas (meeky) her brother Aaron and myself left McD's Taupo at 8.30 and headed for Turangi to meet up with Slimjim. Jas and her bro were going to come to Waioru with us but the wind was picking up a bit and they decided to head home, which was very lucky in the end! Me and Slimjim left Turangi and headed across the Desert Rd, as soon as we got to the straight the wind picked up, ALOT! I was being blown onto the left hand side of the road and I was basically leaning vertically into the wind with my knee out, was starting to feel a little stressed and then the sand started blowing across the road so thick that I couldnt even see Slimjim and he couldnt see me. It was at this point that I started praying, really really loudly in my helmet and im not a religious person! We finally got to Waioru where we stopped so that I could have a de-stress ciggy (yes I HAVE given up) and then we were on our merry way again. Next stop Bulls for petrol and we also saw our first coppa here to. We were lucky he didnt turn around

Then we made the turn right into the straight toward Wellington, it was here that the bloody wind picked up again and I was literally between the left hand white line and the grass trying to fight the bike back and actually looked forward to the big trucks coming towards me as they would blow me back into the centre of the lane. As we hit Himitangi I seriously considered pulling over and getting the bike towed back but I kept going, clinging on tightly! But I decided I was being a wuss. I was trying to prepare myself for the Wgtn weather as I had had texts all day telling me how bad the weather was. When we got to Wgtn it was just a mere breeze compared to where we had come from! I got into Wgtn about 2pm and I was soo sore I could hardly walk!

As for the bike im absolutely loving it! It is so different from the KR but I hate to think what would have happened to me had I had tried to make the trip on the KR. Hopefully soon i'll learn to ride it properly, im having problems getting used to changing gears smoothly and im waay to scared to lean it into corners!

**Colapop** · 15th November 2006, 19:09

You are da (wo)MAN!! That is an awesome feat considering the weather. Amazing what difference a heavier bike makes... Good on you for conquering the road/weather/new bike and giving up death sticks.

**Skunk** · 15th November 2006, 19:57

Good on ya. That was a shit wind yesterday. Kept reading the thread to see how you were getting on.

**Str8 Jacket** · 15th November 2006, 20:07

Originally Posted by Skunk

Good on ya. That was a shit wind yesterday. Kept reading the thread to see how you were getting on.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Colapop

You are da (wo)MAN!! That is an awesome feat considering the weather. Amazing what difference a heavier bike makes... Good on you for conquering the road/weather/new bike and giving up death sticks.

Yeah, it was kind of an "epic journey" for me as I haven't ever really driven a car before and I had only ever ridden a bike as far as Palmy North and that was on the GN! When I hopped on the FZR in Akld I really thought that I had made a mistake!!