Thomson's Motorcycle Museum

The last Ulysses ride of the year was to a privately owned motorcycle at Rongotea.

The first stop was at Shannon and at the second turn we had lost 2 riders and tail end.  Then after tail end arrived we lost the rider who was with us.  Ah GPS and people not following instructions.

After viewing the bikes in the museum I followed Steve across the track to Masterton.  Had food and coffee at a neat cafe in First Street.  Experienced a 5.x earthquake why sitting outside the cafe.  I got home at 4.30pm and needed to rehydrate - it was a very hot ride.

Trip 347kms, moving average 80.3Kms,  4.8L/100Kms

Loop to Celtic

Friday, my day off and the weather forecast was for 17 to 22 C over the route.

I left home around 0900 and headed off to the Rimutakas.   It was cloudy and cool over the hill and then generally cloudy and a little cool up to Eketahuna.  I went the back way from Masterton via Mauriceville to Eketahuna.  Had coffee and a bit of carrot cake in Eketahuna and meet another biker who lives in Pahiatua and had ridden down to Eketahuna for coffee and cake.

After coffee and the chat I called Sam at Celtic and he was at his home office so 15 minutes later I arrived.  Sam made an adjustment to my leathers and then I headed back to Pahiatua and over the  track to take SH1 home.  The weather improved once over the track and temperature rose to a nice comfortable level.

Odometer for the trip 347kms, moving average 78.5 and the bike has done over 20,000kms.

Friday ride to Palmerston North

It was a bit of a shopping trip today with a stop at Te Horo, Levin and Palmerston North.  A mandatory visit was made to Anza Motorcycles and Suzuki to check out what was on display.

It was a nice ride and an interesting stop in Shannon for lunch where I meet a couple riding back home to Auckland from the South Island and stopping at Napier on the way.  They had done a motorcycle tour of India.

The bike odo is now; 19830kms. 

Monday on the road

The weather cleared.  A nice day for a shopping ride to the Hutt and the long way home.  Bike odo is now 19544.

Haywards loop on a warm Sunday afternoon

I had an hour free so what better than do the loop and include a loop up Grays road and back.   The air temp was 21 C; just perfect with one layer and leather.

Saturday to WMC

Just a quiet ride into the city and a visit to WMC. 

TCWNR to Paraparaumu

Video Camera on stem

Ulysses Meeting

Tuesday