Motorcyclin'
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Warming up weather-wise here. Prepped the Honda for a run this week after the winter months.
Soon find out how much this old bugger's legs and general motorcycle handling skills have atrophied since December..
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@antipodean that's a pretty damn sweet landing from that.
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@machpants said in Motorcyclin':
Supply chain is fucked in NZ ATM
@antipodean said in Motorcyclin':
Hope you get it sorted quickly and without additional heartache.
Got the phone call on Friday - a new ignition barrel has apparently arrived. So - under 4 weeks... pretty good compared to the estimated 12-15.
But, it meant... spent yesterday on a bus - a fucking bus - getting back to Napier, so I can arrange the bike to be taken in and fixed up.
The bus-driver recognised my luggage... "isn't that a motorcycle bag?", so I shared my tale of woe.
Is there anything more depressing than a motorcyclist on a bus? I used to feel depressed when catching the tube back from dropping the bike off somewhere, carrying my helmet.
But catching a goddamn InterCity bus from New Plymouth to Napier, or the reverse (with a break in Palmerston fucking North) - when I could instead be doing SH43 and Gentle-Annie... just... sad-face.
Still... as long as they got the right part in, I should be on two wheels again soon... just in time for Winter. -
@antipodean said in Motorcyclin':
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Dropped one of my bikes yesterday. 😡 Low side thankfully - Rear overtook the front. Now hobbling around the house nursing a bruised ego. 🤕
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@antipodean said in Motorcyclin':
Dropped one of my bikes yesterday. 😡 Low side thankfully - Rear overtook the front. Now hobbling around the house nursing a bruised ego. 🤕
Upvote only because there's no Sympathy Vote option. Assume your getting back on as quickly as you can?
Magic ride this week thru the backroads of Cornwall and an old airbase. Stopped for a pub coffee and ended up chatting to a couple of horse-riders who'd stopped & come over to thank me for passing them really slowly a few miles back.
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@Victor-Meldrew oh I'll definitely be back on the bikes as soon as I can bend my knee.
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@antipodean said in Motorcyclin':
Dropped one of my bikes yesterday. 😡 Low side thankfully - Rear overtook the front. Now hobbling around the house nursing a bruised ego. 🤕
Bugger your ego and your knee, - how is the bike? That's what's important.
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@Crazy-Horse minor damage, mainly cosmetic. Track bikes and dirt bikes, while you'd rather not drip them, it's not as bad as a road bike rumage sale. 😂
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@antipodean said in Motorcyclin':
@Crazy-Horse minor damage, mainly cosmetic. Track bikes and dirt bikes, while you'd rather not drip them, it's not as bad as a road bike rumage sale. 😂
From my limited experience on dirt/track bikes... there's no such thing as cosmetic damage. It's just... "wear", or best-case - a reminder of a good anecdote.
But yeah - good to hear you had a bit of fun, with nothing more than a sore knee out of it.Trapped in the Shield Snorters for a couple of weels... I've done a few of the back roads this weekend, and come around a few bends at decent knots, to find gaping potholes. But still - outside of the boring-as-shit main roads and roundabouts that have developed here... a trip to Patangata or Puketapu, or even Tikokino - is a decent half-day's ridin'.
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Oh - fuck, BTW... did I mention I tried the Napier-Taupo with its new 80km/h speed limit for the first time last weekend?
That's a fluffybunny.
Long-story short... in the process of passing a 40-vehicle long convoy, one of the vehicles I passed was a cop. Initially - quite hostile "it's 80k, didn't you know it was 80k, why are you passing everybody doing 80k, ... ?" - until I get off the bike, helmet off, become a human being, etc, etc... eventually - just a warning. Probably what they're doing with everybody with the new limit.
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@antipodean said in Motorcyclin':
@Crazy-Horse minor damage, mainly cosmetic. Track bikes and dirt bikes, while you'd rather not drip them, it's not as bad as a road bike rumage sale. 😂
There's always stickers for "personalisation". This one hid a number of incident evidence on the Honda Rally....
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@antipodean said in Motorcyclin':
@Victor-Meldrew oh I'll definitely be back on the bikes as soon as I can bend my knee.
Here's some inspiration...
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Tempting....
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@Victor-Meldrew That is beautiful! See quite a few running around here in Japan. About 3 three years ago, I got my training wheels, (Honda CB 250 R) and with some friends have been discovering the areas around Honshu. Need to upgrade once the kids education is done. Yamaha XSR 700 or one of these.
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Motorcyclin':
@Victor-Meldrew That is beautiful! See quite a few running around here in Japan. About 3 three years ago, I got my training wheels, (Honda CB 250 R) and with some friends have been discovering the areas around Honshu.
Probably a bit too heavy for me. But I just love the way the Japanese companies are honouring their heritage.
This was my first bike (not the actual bike):
And this is the "heritage" version - there's alo a gloss paint job.Need to upgrade once the kids education is done. Yamaha XSR 700 or one of these.
I have a CB500X - brilliant all-rounder which I absolutely love - probably the best bike I've ever owned. Recommend it highly.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Motorcyclin':
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Motorcyclin':
@Victor-Meldrew That is beautiful! See quite a few running around here in Japan. About 3 three years ago, I got my training wheels, (Honda CB 250 R) and with some friends have been discovering the areas around Honshu.
Probably a bit too heavy for me. But I just love the way the Japanese companies are honouring their heritage.
This was my first bike (not the actual bike):
A CB750 K2 just went at auction for $42.5k dollarydoos (GB£24,000).