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| Tal | | Jupiter |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 30/01/2015 | | Posts | : | 1,074 | | Location | : | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| | Posted : 22 Oct 2015 - 06:23 Post title : Windy ride | | | I was invited to partake in a Ride organized by the Christchurch dealers of Victory and Indians last sunday. The ride was from Christchurch to Hanmer Springs a distance of around 280 kms return. Sunday came around a sunny day but a wet southerly blew thru which made me think "OH BUGGER!"...it was only brief tho so i mounted up and rode into meet the others at the dealership.
Two of my friends were there...one has a newish Victory Hammer 8 ball and the other has just bought an Indian scout. The manager of the dealership was riding an Indian Chieftan with all the fruit on it and there was another Victory Hammer and a Victory Gunner.
We set off and met up with more Victories and Indians.
As we left the city, the wind started!...a Norwester!, which comes off the plains with heat and gusto!..Riding in this was a challenge especially in the open areas where the wind was reputed to be up to 90 kilometers an hour in gusts!...side on..head on...every way on!...the trick is to watch the bikes in front getting hit by a gust and get ready! I found it a challenge which i was determined to conquer and rode hard and fast finding it easier if i was going quicker.
We stopped at a country hotel for a chinwag and a beer and continued on reaching Hamner a bit spent. Beer and food was a relief and after about an hour we headed home...the wind had eased somewhat and was now behind us making the trip back alot easier and enjoyable. I met some good dudes and was empressed by those big Indians with all their fruit on board...they slide along real nice!
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| AZCactus | | Taranis | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,524 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 22 Oct 2015 - 08:23 Post title : Re: Windy ride (Re: Tal) | | | Nice story Tal...glad to hear you didn't ride off into the sunset on an Indian! 
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| edbob | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 04/04/2012 | | Posts | : | 931 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 22 Oct 2015 - 15:18 Post title : Re: Windy ride (Re: Tal) | | | I've never ridden a more stable bike when conditions go bad. I've found the same thing about the speed - the faster, the less difference the gusts make. Glad you had fun!
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| Tal | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/01/2015 | | Posts | : | 1,074 | | Location | : | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| | Posted : 23 Oct 2015 - 05:32 Post title : Re: Windy ride (Re: AZCactus) | | | No m8....too much glittery stuff for me...they seem too perform real nice tho...comfy looking...maybe when i get into my 70s or so??
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| Tal | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/01/2015 | | Posts | : | 1,074 | | Location | : | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| | Posted : 23 Oct 2015 - 05:37 Post title : Re: Windy ride (Re: edbob) | | | The victorys dropped back in that wind...might have been the riders taking the cautious approach tho...i like to dig deep in times like that and go for it...it works sometimes but i have had my snorer busted a few times!
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| easyrider | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 17/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,066 | | Location | : | NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 23 Oct 2015 - 10:37 Post title : Re: Windy ride (Re: Tal) | | | 90 kph winds , wow that should of given the other bikes a hurry up. Dont worry about the nose mate u can always straighten it , but make sure
its still numb when u do
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| n3zat | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 18/09/2013 | | Posts | : | 171 | | Location | : | Coatesville, pa, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Oct 2015 - 10:44 Post title : Re: Windy ride (Re: AZCactus) | | |
AZCactus wrote:
Nice story Tal...glad to hear you didn't ride off into the sunset on an Indian! |
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What's a chinwag ?
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| Linkdog | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,923 | | Location | : | Groveland, FL., United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Oct 2015 - 13:30 Post title : Re: Windy ride (Re: n3zat) | | |
n3zat wrote:
AZCactus wrote:
Nice story Tal...glad to hear you didn't ride off into the sunset on an Indian! |
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What's a chinwag ? |
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My imagination is running wild now .
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 23 Oct 2015 - 23:18 Post title : Re: Windy ride (Re: n3zat) | | |
n3zat wrote:
What's a chinwag ? |
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Talking, chatting......... - Wagging one's chin. I thought it was just an English 'slang' but it appears to have travelled. 
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| Tal | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/01/2015 | | Posts | : | 1,074 | | Location | : | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| | Posted : 24 Oct 2015 - 00:04 Post title : Re: Windy ride (Re: mat1600) | | | yeah...having a chat...talkin shit....tellin lies...all those things
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| easyrider | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 17/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,066 | | Location | : | NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 06 Nov 2015 - 08:51 Post title : Re: Windy ride (Re: mat1600) | | |
mat1600 wrote:
n3zat wrote:
What's a chinwag ? |
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Talking, chatting......... - Wagging one's chin. I thought it was just an English 'slang' but it appears to have travelled.
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This is the ned result of chin wagging
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