The weather was looking a bit dodgy for our October end of month ride. Crossed finger's and a positive weather outlook were rewarded with a very windy but fine morning for a ride. Yours truely pulled the T500 out of the shed for a run down to Memorial Park and after topping up the tank headed to our meeting spot and was greeted by Bruce C and Stuart. Bruces gold GT750 glistened in the sun and it wasn't long until a couple of gold H2's joined him with Sir Al and Kim onboard. Gary A turned up on his ever reliable CX500 and the distinctive Suzuki GT exhaust rattle had Barry on board his red 550 park up as well. Bruce S's RG250 made its first appearance and what a treat for the ears and eye's. Dave R rumbled up on his brand new Guzzi Le Mans replacement. He treated himself to a brand new Guzzi V7 III. Paul brought his Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mk4 out for a run having recently sorted out a few gremlins. Max brought along his Yamaha FZ750 for a spin and it was very smart in it's white and red livery. Stuart was out on his KLE 500 whilst his GT750 is in for engine surgery. Rich's Mighty T is almost fettled
We were soon heading for our humble destination for the morning, Foxton. Yours truely ducked into home and did a bike swap with the T500 not quite fettled enough for an extended open road run into what turned out to be a very stiff westerly breeze. Sam's Bakery was reached through a variety of back roads and interesting to see the gradual increase of 80 kay speed limits appearing on different sections of road. It was lovely to sit outside in the sun and munch on a chicken sandwich and talk motorcycles. Also nice to be out and and about with some old Japanese classics on a fine spring day. The only unfortunate incident was Gary A's CX500 decided to make a few extra noises when we arrived at Sam's and Dave R lent assistance with a trailer. We still haven't heard any diagnosis as to the cause of the noises, but hopefully nothing to drastic.
Roll call
Max - Yamaha FZ750
Sir Al - Kawasaki H2
Gary W - Suzuki T500/Suzuki GSR750
Bruce S - Suzuki RG250
Bruce C - Suzuki GT750
Barry - Suzuki GT550
Gary A - Honda CX500
Kim - Kawasaki H2
Rich - Suzuki 650Vstrom
Dave R - MotoGuzzi 850 V7 Special
Paul - Moto Guzzi LeMans 1000
Stuart - Kawasaki KLE500
