Had a crapper of a week, so I went out to Coromandel for some solo riding time.

It featured:

1x Scariest Bike Ride of all time due to night, rain, fog, wind, and new tyres.

1x Excursion to Hot Water Beach (complete with F&C)

1x Gas Heater for gear drying at the bach

1 x 309 Road (Deserted)

1x Castle Point (Deserted)

4x Flooded Fords

1x Kauranga Valley (Deserted)

1x Spectacular iPod Death

8x Near Death Experiences


Twas a good weekend. Lessons learnt:

1: Scrub your brand new tyres BEFORE heading out on a night/wet ride.

2: Wet Rides are good as long as you acknowledge that you will get wet and cold and you mentally label this as 'Fun'.

3: iPods and Digital Cameras don't like water.


Route I took

 

4 fords crossed and an open airbox . I rest my case.

Like the photos. Sounds like you could do with a small wet bag or Pelican case.
RIP iPod.

 

by the looks of those pics i would've turned around and gone home

 

Damn! That blows! That is too many near death experiences ;0

 

Looks cold.
It was cold and wet here on the weekend.
But not that cold, and not that wet.

 

Good quote. Sums up the differences between the ditch quite well.

 

I will do a motorcycle tour of NZ one day.
Not a straight road to be seen.
But I think it would have to be a summer thing.

 

We could go for some rain... we're in hardcore drougnt down here in the boot. Trailriding in groups is a complete bust unless you plan on servicing your air filter during the lunch break.

No way in hell I'd ride in weather like that, you, sir, are insane

 

We have straight roads, between the corners

 

What's a corner?