The Manawatu VJMC/Blue Haze Easter Monday run to Stanway

From Vjmc Blue Haze to Stanway 5thApril2010

From Vjmc Blue Haze to Stanway 5thApril2010

From Vjmc Blue Haze to Stanway 5thApril2010

From Vjmc Blue Haze to Stanway 5thApril2010

From Vjmc Blue Haze to Stanway 5thApril2010

From Vjmc Blue Haze to Stanway 5thApril2010

The VJMC/Blue Haze Manawatu group spent Easter Monday wandering around the backroads of Feilding and Halcombe with two stopovers at Stanway and Sanson. Great to see some familiar and new faces and bikes. Paul Qs little YL1100 twin drew a few smiles and Warrens KH400 was very much appreciated by the Kawasakites and for me the company of another Yamaha XJ was welcomed with Paul K on his XJ550. The De Lautours were enmasse with Paul on his H1b, Alan on Pauls H2 and Kim on his trustworthy H2. Paul W fronted up with his GPz750r and Tim K on my KH250. Rounding out the group was Dave Mac and son on his Ducati 1000. A group of eleven bikes set out from Manawatu Motorcycles and set off towards Feilding with Paul Q making the most of the tail wind. After our stop at Stanway Paul Q used his vast racing experience to draft the bigger bikes as we headed back to town and into the south easterly headwind. Following Paul Q on the YL1 through a curving dip I witnessed yet more of his racing expertise as he went flying around the outside of Kim on his Kawasaki H2. A sight I will never forget! We stopped off at the Red cafe just as you go into Sanson from the north. Good food and coffee at a reasonable price. The only other incident of note was myself starting the XJ whilst off the bike and in gear. This catapulted myself and the bike into a fence that was only a few metres away. Thanks to the lads for their quick thinking with the only damage being a broken turn signal.