I was going to ride up to Katoomba today o pick up my new helmet
(bought at a _real_ local bike shop), but after a few kms, I turned
back, went home, and took the car instead. Why? The vicious wind
gusts were trying to throw me off the highway.


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Onya bike

Gerry

On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:49:38 +1000, Diogenes wrote:

>I was going to ride up to Katoomba today o pick up my new helmet
>(bought at a _real_ local bike shop), but after a few kms, I turned
>back, went home, and took the car instead. Why? The vicious wind
>gusts were trying to throw me off the highway.

Yes they were pretty vicious today, even here at Penrith Clinic.
Not like the last Snowy Ride though. Took a ride to Charlotte pass in
about 90 kt xwind, and the bike thermometer was showing -4 Celcius. I
_really_ wanted to turn around and get back to my snug chalet, but I
simply was not game to stop, so up I went. I was rewarded with some of
the best and clearest views of snow capped peaks around Kozzy. A great
ride as it turned out.
Lovely bike that BTW.
--
GWD

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GWD

On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:29:47 +1000, GWD
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:49:38 +1000, Diogenes wrote:
>
>>I was going to ride up to Katoomba today o pick up my new helmet
>>(bought at a _real_ local bike shop), but after a few kms, I turned
>>back, went home, and took the car instead. Why? The vicious wind
>>gusts were trying to throw me off the highway.

>Yes they were pretty vicious today, even here at Penrith Clinic.
>Not like the last Snowy Ride though. Took a ride to Charlotte pass in
>about 90 kt xwind, and the bike thermometer was showing -4 Celcius. I
>_really_ wanted to turn around and get back to my snug chalet, but I
>simply was not game to stop, so up I went. I was rewarded with some of
>the best and clearest views of snow capped peaks around Kozzy. A great
>ride as it turned out.

Brrrrr... You must be _real_ biker, George. There is NO WAY I can
even get my brain around going on something like the Snowy
Ride. I must now have minus cred.

>Lovely bike that BTW.

Ta. I quite like how it handles the fast sweepers between Woodford
and Faulconbridge. It's got more than enough grunt for a wooss like
me, and it's got a nice exhaust note - not Harley-ish, more like a
Ducati.

I'm happy...

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Onya bike

Gerry

"Diogenes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I was going to ride up to Katoomba today o pick up my new helmet
> (bought at a _real_ local bike shop), but after a few kms, I turned
> back, went home, and took the car instead. Why? The vicious wind
> gusts were trying to throw me off the highway.

My first stack was in a wind storm, caught the old X7 and blew me across two
lanes of traffic into the back of a TC Cortina. My right knee made a lovely
impression in his LH tail lamp.
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Deevo
Geraldton Western Australia

On Tue, 5 Jul 2011 20:02:05 +0800, "Deevo" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>"Diogenes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>>I was going to ride up to Katoomba today o pick up my new helmet
>> (bought at a _real_ local bike shop), but after a few kms, I turned
>> back, went home, and took the car instead. Why? The vicious wind
>> gusts were trying to throw me off the highway.

>My first stack was in a wind storm, caught the old X7 and blew me across two
>lanes of traffic into the back of a TC Cortina. My right knee made a lovely
>impression in his LH tail lamp.


Ouch !!!

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Onya bike

Gerry

"Deevo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:53DQp.8014$(E-Mail Removed) ond.com...
> "Diogenes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I was going to ride up to Katoomba today o pick up my new helmet
>> (bought at a _real_ local bike shop), but after a few kms, I turned
>> back, went home, and took the car instead. Why? The vicious wind
>> gusts were trying to throw me off the highway.
>
> My first stack was in a wind storm, caught the old X7 and blew me across
> two lanes of traffic into the back of a TC Cortina. My right knee made a
> lovely impression in his LH tail lamp.
> --
> Deevo
> Geraldton Western Australia

Yeah - wind is not our friend. Remember when the willy-willy blew me and my
bike over? Vicious stuff, wind...

betty
>
>

On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:36:56 +1000, "bikerbetty"
<bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote:

>
>"Deevo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:53DQp.8014$(E-Mail Removed) pond.com...
>> "Diogenes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I was going to ride up to Katoomba today o pick up my new helmet
>>> (bought at a _real_ local bike shop), but after a few kms, I turned
>>> back, went home, and took the car instead. Why? The vicious wind
>>> gusts were trying to throw me off the highway.
>>
>> My first stack was in a wind storm, caught the old X7 and blew me across
>> two lanes of traffic into the back of a TC Cortina. My right knee made a
>> lovely impression in his LH tail lamp.

>Yeah - wind is not our friend. Remember when the willy-willy blew me and my
>bike over? Vicious stuff, wind...

Yep. Nasty stuff.

Here in the Blue Mountains we _really_ copped it.

http://tinyurl.com/6hruxkd


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Onya bike

Gerry

On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:36:56 +1000, "bikerbetty"
<bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote:
>"Deevo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:53DQp.8014$(E-Mail Removed) pond.com...
>> "Diogenes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...

>>>I was going to ride up to Katoomba today o pick up my new helmet
>>> (bought at a _real_ local bike shop), but after a few kms, I turned
>>> back, went home, and took the car instead. Why? The vicious wind
>>> gusts were trying to throw me off the highway.
>>
>> My first stack was in a wind storm, caught the old X7 and blew me across
>> two lanes of traffic into the back of a TC Cortina. My right knee made a
>> lovely impression in his LH tail lamp.

>Yeah - wind is not our friend. Remember when the willy-willy blew me and my
>bike over? Vicious stuff, wind...

Oi!!! Never mind the wind, tell us about your new bike. Have you
picked it up yet?

Impressions, feelings, emotions. New thread.

:-)
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Onya bike

Gerry

On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:58:25 +1000, Diogenes wrote:

>On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:36:56 +1000, "bikerbetty"
><bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Deevo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:53DQp.8014$(E-Mail Removed) gpond.com...
>>> "Diogenes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I was going to ride up to Katoomba today o pick up my new helmet
>>>> (bought at a _real_ local bike shop), but after a few kms, I turned
>>>> back, went home, and took the car instead. Why? The vicious wind
>>>> gusts were trying to throw me off the highway.
>>>
>>> My first stack was in a wind storm, caught the old X7 and blew me across
>>> two lanes of traffic into the back of a TC Cortina. My right knee made a
>>> lovely impression in his LH tail lamp.
>
>>Yeah - wind is not our friend. Remember when the willy-willy blew me and my
>>bike over? Vicious stuff, wind...
>
>Yep. Nasty stuff.
>
>Here in the Blue Mountains we _really_ copped it.
>
>http://tinyurl.com/6hruxkd

Yes.
May I draw your attention to the fact that I had nothing to do with
the wind and the power failures?

--
Innocent GWD

--
GWD

On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:58:39 +1000, GWD
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:58:25 +1000, Diogenes wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:36:56 +1000, "bikerbetty"
>><bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Deevo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:53DQp.8014$(E-Mail Removed) igpond.com...
>>>> "Diogenes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>I was going to ride up to Katoomba today o pick up my new helmet
>>>>> (bought at a _real_ local bike shop), but after a few kms, I turned
>>>>> back, went home, and took the car instead. Why? The vicious wind
>>>>> gusts were trying to throw me off the highway.
>>>>
>>>> My first stack was in a wind storm, caught the old X7 and blew me across
>>>> two lanes of traffic into the back of a TC Cortina. My right knee made a
>>>> lovely impression in his LH tail lamp.
>>
>>>Yeah - wind is not our friend. Remember when the willy-willy blew me and my
>>>bike over? Vicious stuff, wind...
>>
>>Yep. Nasty stuff.
>>
>>Here in the Blue Mountains we _really_ copped it.
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/6hruxkd
>
>Yes.
>May I draw your attention to the fact that I had nothing to do with
>the wind and the power failures?

[chortle] I notice the cattle run at Hazo survived the storm. ;-)


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Gerry