So after complaining that I have ridden properly for months, I tyhought a trip down to fielding / palmerston north was in order.
5:33pm I’m out of the office and on the bike ready to go.
The pace from Hamilton to Te Kuiti was quite sedate, as I had been telling myslef this was going to be [...]
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only 2 "moments"
lost the rear on like the very last corner heading south through vinegar hill .. today I discover that corner is absolutely rubbish surface wise.
And today, pull on throttle quite hard in 6th (read: going a tad over 100 kph) it jumped out of gear and in to neutral
second and half it jumped back into 6th ... maybe I didn't select it properly .. or something
lost the rear on like the very last corner heading south through vinegar hill .. today I discover that corner is absolutely rubbish surface wise.
And today, pull on throttle quite hard in 6th (read: going a tad over 100 kph) it jumped out of gear and in to neutral
second and half it jumped back into 6th ... maybe I didn't select it properly .. or something
nice. 4 1/2 is a great time from PN to Hamilton. Our best time is about 11 hours I think........
QUOTE (TerminalAddict @ 2 Nov 2008, 04:36 PM) 
lost the rear on like the very last corner heading south through vinegar hill .. today I discover that corner is absolutely rubbish surface wise.
And today, pull on throttle quite hard in 6th (read: going a tad over 100 kph) it jumped out of gear and in to neutral
second and half it jumped back into 6th ... maybe I didn't select it properly .. or something
And today, pull on throttle quite hard in 6th (read: going a tad over 100 kph) it jumped out of gear and in to neutral
second and half it jumped back into 6th ... maybe I didn't select it properly .. or something
What last corner? I found them all sweet. Just like all Manawatu Corners.
Maybe my rides a bit slow.Does it only do 100kph in 6th?
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of course once I was on the road, and in particular that road from Otorohonga to Taumaranui, I couldn’t resist, and of course the pace got up.
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heading past kinloch towards Mangakino, and through to Kihikihi.
Great roads - you gottta love it!
QUOTE (Kiwikat @ 2 Nov 2008, 06:48 PM)
Does it only do 100kph in 6th?
err .no . .I was doing a TAD over a hundred
oh, one of those TADs. you have to watch the TADs.
Nice write up 
What was that last part? Sorry i missed it...
Oh thats right...I dominated
Was a good ride though
Definitely going to do it again. Was nice to see my old uncle again
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Matt rugs up, and escorts me through vinegar hill, and on to Taihape.
He’s fast by the way … grrr … heaps fast
He’s fast by the way … grrr … heaps fast
What was that last part? Sorry i missed it...
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He’s fast by the way … grrr … heaps fast
Oh thats right...I dominated
Was a good ride though
Definitely going to do it again. Was nice to see my old uncle again
QUOTE (TerminalAddict @ 2 Nov 2008, 07:45 PM)
err .no . .I was doing a TAD over a hundred
QUOTE (cowboyz @ 2 Nov 2008, 07:55 PM)
oh, one of those TADs. you have to watch the TADs.
Terminal Addict Done ???
QUOTE (EMFORAL @ 2 Nov 2008, 08:30 PM)
Nice write up
What was that last part? Sorry i missed it...
Oh thats right...I dominated
Was a good ride though Definitely going to do it again. Was nice to see my old uncle again
What was that last part? Sorry i missed it...
Oh thats right...I dominated
Was a good ride though
Definitely going to do it again. Was nice to see my old uncle againJust you wait until you have a bike that weighs more than 5 kilos
QUOTE (TerminalAddict @ 3 Nov 2008, 08:30 AM)
Just you wait until you have a bike that weighs more than 5 kilos
Bike??? Thats how big his e-penis is at the moment.
QUOTE (TerminalAddict @ 2 Nov 2008, 04:36 PM)
only 2 "moments"
lost the rear on like the very last corner heading south through vinegar hill .. today I discover that corner is absolutely rubbish surface wise.
lost the rear on like the very last corner heading south through vinegar hill .. today I discover that corner is absolutely rubbish surface wise.
That corner can be downright scary, there's been quite a few moments on that one
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