tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post2090074468420820723..comments2024-03-28T20:30:35.448+13:00Comments on Confessions of an Ageing Motorcyclist: Having fun AND learning at the same time!Geoff Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-63024239956678844942015-09-16T06:24:25.145+12:002015-09-16T06:24:25.145+12:00Hi Jules,
It sure was a great weekend. It helps t...Hi Jules,<br />It sure was a great weekend. It helps that a number of senior police are also IAM members! I also think that the police riders are also happy to go the extra mile for groups who are trying to lift their standards and they really seemed to enjoy the weekend.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-83078846471824179972015-09-15T20:54:02.681+12:002015-09-15T20:54:02.681+12:00Hey great stuff Geoff! Looks like a really good ev...Hey great stuff Geoff! Looks like a really good event and great to see such great co-operation between the Plod and IAM.Tarsnakes Down Underhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859439380216890525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-71924893907188740902015-09-14T06:55:12.336+12:002015-09-14T06:55:12.336+12:00Hi Karen,
Yes, it's unbelievable. Unfortunate...Hi Karen,<br />Yes, it's unbelievable. Unfortunately, my Street Triple hasn't got enough steering lock to get anywhere those cones. I understand they fixed that on later models. Mt Ngauruhoe loses all its snow in the summer but Mt Ruapehu still keeps some in the upper reaches. Still spectacular though.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-51339031900967406852015-09-14T02:08:00.060+12:002015-09-14T02:08:00.060+12:00The skill of those police motorcycle riders just a...The skill of those police motorcycle riders just amazes me! Beautiful snow covered mountain view even when spotted through the windshield.VStar Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634216576989421497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-86009497895837305482015-09-09T13:56:01.050+12:002015-09-09T13:56:01.050+12:00Thanks Sonja. Good driver training is needed ever...Thanks Sonja. Good driver training is needed everywhere, especially idiots towing boats on the Coromandel roads! Looking forward to catching up with your adventures soon - how cool!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-53056603607165793402015-09-09T12:45:00.491+12:002015-09-09T12:45:00.491+12:00Great action shots. It's always fun to watch t...Great action shots. It's always fun to watch these artists (you can't call this riding anymore). More than rider training people over here need driver training... encountered a variety of cagers hugging the double yellow center line... impossible to ride a perfect line. Greetings from Gaspé Peninsula.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-71332372886975984452015-09-09T11:27:33.829+12:002015-09-09T11:27:33.829+12:00Absolutely Richard. Unless they trebled the space...Absolutely Richard. Unless they trebled the space between them, it would have been OVER the cones! I think that within 5 minutes, I'd have been suffering arm pump from swinging the steering wheel back and forward too!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-4262095423964223202015-09-09T11:18:22.050+12:002015-09-09T11:18:22.050+12:00But then again, going through the cones on the Mia...But then again, going through the cones on the Miata could be a lot of fun...RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-331029129744467252015-09-09T07:14:38.631+12:002015-09-09T07:14:38.631+12:00Hi Brandy,
Yes, I'd have loved to be on 2 whee...Hi Brandy,<br />Yes, I'd have loved to be on 2 wheels but all I really missed out on was the cone work and it meant that Jennie could come along and catch up with some mates. I've travelled along the road with the snow on at midnight. It was a full moon and the reflection from the snow on the volcanoes was one of the loveliest sights I've ever seen.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-90978651032942584882015-09-09T06:58:00.863+12:002015-09-09T06:58:00.863+12:00If you couldn't be on the bike, the Miata was ...If you couldn't be on the bike, the Miata was a great substitute.<br /><br />Looks like a fun weekend and the snow pictures are beautiful.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-90255822277073832122015-09-08T21:56:02.819+12:002015-09-08T21:56:02.819+12:00Hahaha! You should have seen them over the Rimutak...Hahaha! You should have seen them over the Rimutaka Range Steve. They pulled over a super-slow car driver for holding up traffic. I'm more inclined to think that it was for spoiling their fun :-)Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-83856855051162583362015-09-08T21:43:23.360+12:002015-09-08T21:43:23.360+12:00Those coppers look like they know what there doing...Those coppers look like they know what there doing Geoff. Better not get in a low speed chase with them they'd be all over you...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-6576469277862767322015-09-08T18:19:06.076+12:002015-09-08T18:19:06.076+12:00It sure was Andrew, but Jennie's trick little ...It sure was Andrew, but Jennie's trick little car was great fun over the Rimutakas! Would have loved to have done the skid pan and cones on the Triple though, despite its lousy steering lock!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-13072873254772424832015-09-08T17:56:30.873+12:002015-09-08T17:56:30.873+12:00Sounds like fun but man, you must have wanted to h...Sounds like fun but man, you must have wanted to have the bike there...Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.com