Sunday ride to Gladstone

Late morning I did a solo ride over the Takas and via a few back roads to Gladstone. From there the ride was via the back road to Martinborough where I had a coffee and then headed home.

The trip was 222Kms.

Wellington Anniversary Day

I fitted in a short ride with Alan mid afternoon as the weather cleared. We got to the top of the Rimutakas and it as very wet and wetting so headed back. The trip home was via Haywards Hill and SH1.

Today (Wednesday) was to be a ride on TCWNR but I had a prang in the Corolla on the way home from work. That stuffed up getting ready for the ride.

TCWNR

It was a very good turnout (29 bikes) for the ride on a brilliant Wellington day.

I lead the group this time and keep the speed to just over 100. All the traffic lights were green which meant the front group was well ahead will those at the back were held up by red lights.

We stopped at the pub in Featherston and I headed back at 7.45pm.

Whitemans Valley

Gale force winds today ruled out a safe ride over the Rimutaka Hill. I made a visit to Alan's to view how he was getting on with the restoration of the Triumph Tiger 750. We then went for a quiet ride around the Whitemans valley loop and back to Upper Hutt for a coffee.

Last week I bought a Kreiga 30 back pack. For a test I put my wet weather gear in the pack and fitted it for this ride. The pack fits well and the weight is not noticeable when on the bike.

On Friday the bike was taken to WMC for a WOF.

Back home

I got back home from holiday on Friday. Today I gave the busa a run up SH1 around the inlet, over Paekok hill, back SH1 to Greys road, around the inlet to SH1 and back home. Just a little 90kms run to feel the freedom.

Boxing Day Cemetery Circuit Racing

Yesterday was my first ride to the motorcycle racing in Wanganui. I had arranged with Dafe to ride with him up and back and posted an invite on KB for anyone else who wanted to join us. In the end it was Dafe and me. A Hayabusa and Dafe's 08 GSXR1000 left Mana BP at 7.48am.

The traffic was unexpectedly very light and we had an easy run to the first stop at Mobil in Bulls. We arrived at Bulls at 9.15am and were back on the road at 9.24 with a number of other motorcycles. We parked up the bikes at the secure lockup provided by Wanganui Ulysses at 10.57am.

It was an enjoyable day at the races and we walked all around the track. The racing ran over time due to a later than scheduled start and a number of accidents. It was scheduled to finish at 4.30pm but was just after 6.00pm when we headed back to collect the bikes.

We left Wanganui at 6.15pm, stopped at Mobil Bulls to fuel the Hayabusa at 6.46pm and the were back on the road at 6.52pm. I arrived home at 8.30pm.

Our average speed going up was 70kph and coming back 80kph. Distance covered 373kms. The Hayabusa odo reads 21,455kms.

Bit of a shopping ride around the Hutt today. Finding a park at the shopping mall is easy with the bike - it was xmas shopping mayhem. Bike is now clean and ready for the ride to Wanganui on Boxing Day for the motorcycle racing.
Bike odo is now past 21,000kms.

TCWNR 15 Dec 10

I decided to go on this ride. There were not as many as I expected; I guess to many at parties now it is the silly season.   As usual the group headed off over the hill.  I was near the back and going up the hill past the lakes I past a rider on a Fatboy.  Then I caught up to the tail of the group and lost them as they past buses etc over double yellows.  So I got the the top of the hill and waited to see who else turned up;  only the Fatboy and one other.  I guess those behind me decided to go home. 

The high speeds of the group on the highway to Upper Hutt would put off some from staying on the ride.   130+ to required to keep up.  I couldn't be bothered going on so turned back from the summit and got home at 7.30pm.