Blue Haze was almost taken over by Moderns and 4-strokes – horror of horrors!
Meeting at Manawatu
Motorcycles on Sunday morning were Bruce S on his new Aprilia Tuono 1100, Ken
on his BMW R1100R Rockster, myself on latest addition to the stable – Honda VFR800.
From the 80s Ian on the Suzuki GS450S, Dion on his NS400R, Brian on a BMW
K100RS. 70s bikes were Kim’s H2A and Rich’s T500.
Weather was looking
good enough so we decided on the Rongomai route. A dash up the track, right to Mangamarie,
out through Rongomai and back to Pahiatua. Lots of corners and roads dry and in
fairly good condition. For me it was the first back road ride on the VFR and I
came away very pleased with my purchasing decision.
Bruce's new Aprilia looks and sounds stunning - the Iron fist without the velvet glove. The BMWs also provided something quite different for the Japanese bike enthusiasts amongst us. A completely different approach to 2-wheel design.
We decided on the
Black Stump at Pahiatua for refreshments. The proprietor pushed together tables
for us at one end of the café and we
enjoyed very good food and drink. Good value for money too.
After a bit of a
natter it was back on the bikes and home over the track or through the Gorge. Another good EOM ride.
Dion and I went to Ian's for a coffee and chat after ride and snapped a few photos of the 2 Hondas on the front lawn :)
Dion and I went to Ian's for a coffee and chat after ride and snapped a few photos of the 2 Hondas on the front lawn :)
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