Stoke me a clipper!
Went out for a quick ride again in what seemed like perfect conditions from my house. Got about 10km away when it started to hose down in typical Auckland fashion. Rode slowly and sedately back home.
Lesson Learned - Check weather better before I go out next time and be prepared for any eventuality on your ride.
Definately an interesting experience riding in the rain for the first time.
on the wagon
A few back roads
Practiced looking where i want to go and smoking a mates zx12 in roll ons (all gears)
Po ta toes
Are they finger lickin' good too?!!Originally Posted by Colapop
Mad nagging bitch!
I practised some round town stuff in preparation for doing my restricted, lots of intersection work - roundabouts, traffic lights etc,and looking out for cagers, pedestrians and other assorted brain dead twats.
I also went for a ride over the (Napier) hill, practising those downhill corners and hill starts.
I learned that my bike gets very hot at round town speeds.
I also learned that most things that scare me shitless are not really that bad... I just need to do more practice and stay relaxed.
Diarrhoea is hereditary - it runs in your jeans
If my nose was running money, I'd blow it all on you...
NEDWN VIII
Went for a ride up SH16 and onto Mangawhai with MadDuck and met up with PinkHogGirl who had two others with her. Then rode down to the Puhoi Pub where it pissed down for about 20 mins, all good, just had to get in another drink. Richard McF turned on his trusty Ducati. What i learned was that, it is easy to make PHG laugh her arse off, made some comment about toilet's V metal (Tink)...guess you had to be there, but it amused her some hours...
Forum whore
My camera is currently out of action otherwise I would post a pic. So badly swollen it looks like I'm either retaining water or have been flame kissed... I won't be going to work tomorrow it's that bad.
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the evening,
we will remember them
MAD I SAY
just a quiet cruise today out the back of huntly,ngarawahia,then out to raglan, speed camera van about 10ks down whatawhata rd front of van facing me on the anchors quick smart instead of overtaking cage ahead ,got some lunch then went to whale bay then home through some back roads,a good 250kms today
Highway Biker
Left Wellington in the rain about 3ish, heading for the clear skies looming around the Rimutaka's. Met my flatmates at rimutex and headed over to Featherston for a drink.
Concentrated a lot on cornering, looking through to my exit point and keeping a steady pace throughout.
Heaps of bikes on the hill, despite the threatening clouds.
Blood - just give it!
Today was a milestone, for several reasons.
1) I went on my LONGEST solo ride ever! (Pukekohe... it was scarey for me, OK?)
2) Hit and maintained 100km/h along SH22
3) Practiced my cornering using all the tips and lessons I have learned through KB and the 250 rides.
What a blast, I decided to shoot out to Puke from Takanini, as my brother was cage racing out there today. I seriously considered driving, but figured that as I was already pootling about on Daisy, that I might as well confront my fear of open roads and corners, and try to have fun.
I was a bit worried about the 100k section, so came across a working solution. Parked up on the GSR before the Drury overbridge and waited... waited... finally I saw in my mirror what I was waiting for... a car towing a trailer with a boat on, he was a good guy, sat on 80km/h all the way to Puke... MINT!
Hung out with my brother for a couple of hours, and finally decided to jet back. Bouyed by my low speed trot out, I set out for Papakura. I had been cornering well on the way TO Pukekohe, and decided to take it up a notch.
So, after a few moments of reflection, I set off, determined to ride like a "grown up". Using all the skills that I have picked up from various KB peeps and mentors, not only did I manage to maintain open road speed with safety and confidence, but my cornering didn't scare me once!
Not being afraid to lean the bike left or right, and even going so far as to deliberately exaggerate turning my head to look at the end of the corners, made it almost second nature after 10 minutes of riding, and I eventually found myself doing it without thinking.
I got home with a shitefaced grin, and were it not for the missus having that "do your chores or die ASSHOLE" look on her face, I'd have been off to the servo to gas up, and headed for parts unknown!
So big ups to the KB family, those who have given me wisdom, and helped me become a better rider. You guy rock.
At the 2007 Westpac Ride:
Donor: So ya glad you're a Biker?
Minnie: F**k yeah!
Who you gonna call!
Good job mate little steps at a time
Look at boomer a few years back he was a green as you can get know he holds it with some of the best (At the urinal)
Second is the fastest loser
"It is better to have ridden & crashed than never to have ridden at all" by Bruce Bennett
DB is the new Porridge. Cause most of the mods must be sucking his cock ..... Or his giving them some oral help? How else can you explain it?
Moped rider
Good on ya, sounds like you got home before the rain or the grin would have been a bit on the damp side. And the chores would have been lees of a bonus. SH22 is not a bad little trot.
Who you gonna call!
Lots of road works down 22 at the moment.
Second is the fastest loser
"It is better to have ridden & crashed than never to have ridden at all" by Bruce Bennett
DB is the new Porridge. Cause most of the mods must be sucking his cock ..... Or his giving them some oral help? How else can you explain it?
Blood - just give it!
Didn't seem any worse than usual...
...mind you, riding half way with my eyes closed meant I didn't see a lot... errr, I mean...
At the 2007 Westpac Ride:
Donor: So ya glad you're a Biker?
Minnie: F**k yeah!
Who you gonna call!
Spend some time down there on saturday and was big section where they where putting down new seal. Dont know how far you got down but it was sort half down
Second is the fastest loser
"It is better to have ridden & crashed than never to have ridden at all" by Bruce Bennett
DB is the new Porridge. Cause most of the mods must be sucking his cock ..... Or his giving them some oral help? How else can you explain it?
Blood - just give it!
They're almost always re-sealing between Wesley College and Paerata... I'd be worried the day I see NO new seal...
At the 2007 Westpac Ride:
Donor: So ya glad you're a Biker?
Minnie: F**k yeah!
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