danger stock on road

Yesterday was sunny and clear and to top it right off it was Saturday
You got it “MOTTO BEASTY” time
I pulled her out of the garage and polished her exhaust pipes with a silver polish just to bring out the different golden hues that the heating of the stainless steel brings about
Then went up to my mate Ricky’s house and asked if he was allowed out to play
he fired up his 1200cc sportster and we went down south about 80kms then took the back road over to Taieri Mouth and home through brighton along the southern coastline
the weather held all day so that was good the only two things that took the edge off it were that it never got above 7 degree celcius WOW thats cold enough but add in the wind chill factor of doing 120kmph it was freaking cold
When I worked at sea on a fishing trawler I had the job of maintaining the main hold, during “factory” mode the hold was to be kept at 26 degree below zero [celcius] sometimes we would get fans moving the air and we could get it down to 32 below when you were loadig the product into the hold fron the blast freezers it was that cold that even with the best [russian] freezer gear on you would be shivering after 15mins and beyond that time no matter what you did you couldn’t stay warm, so I know what extreme cold is and extreme cold is what we experienced yesterday
Of course we stopped and did the warm up thing a couple of times along the way
The other wee “stone killer” was that theres been a few frosts this week and there was gravel all over the tightest corners and in the shadowed areas so parts of the ride were “Butt clenching”
as long as you keep in the grooves that the cars have cut through the grit it works out fine but it certainly takes it from fun to being scarey
On my last bike [1986 1340cc Harley Davidson police special] the grit n shit on the road was less bother as it had the weight to sledge through that sort of stuff but this latest beast is the opposite the grit gets under the tyres and its as if you are riding on marbles, the moment you get off line it wants slide out from under you
Now that gives your heart a wee jump at 120kmph I can tell ya
I’m starting to learn her ways more every time I ride her but its like having sex with a kinky bitch the fun can get freaky real quick haha
The day was great though and I’m hoping for another break today so I can take a blast up to lawrence I’ve been missing the sea food chowder at the “Coffee Mine”
I’ll ring first as with the winter hitting and all that, Jen [the owner] may not open for too long
she tells me she opens everyday but gauges the traffic flow and if its not moving she closes up and go’s home, I dont blame her its freaking cold up Central Otago in the heart of winter with some areas remaining iced up for weeks at atime ’cause although the sun may shine there’s very little heat in it
what the hell even if the weather is not biker friendly I’ll take the car I’m hanging to have a chowder now that I’ve started thinking about it [haha Pavlov’s Dog to the max]
I’ll let you know what evolves with the day next blogification
Danger Stock on Road