Good day to you all. Well its been an epic couple of weeks. I've been racing backwards and forwards to Wellington doing all sorts, starting with drug trials for my condition, dropping off my dog, heading to the South Island for a weeks riding, heading back to Wellington to do stage two of the drug trials, buy some bikes pick up my dog, phew it's been busy. My trip down south was excellent, tempered with being not well, but with some great mates, and the introduction to a few more. Went to some stunning places I have never been to before. In the last two months I've ridden to the top of the North island and to the bottom on the South. It's been really good to be able to do these things. It's that old saying you meet the nicest people on motorcycles, and it's true, no matter where we go we always seem to meet great people, other motorcyclists and have a great time. And all through the middle of this is our love of motorcycles and riding. Even when it all seems too cold, too icy, too wet and too miserable there is this underlying connection with your friends and strangers on the road doing the same thing. I love it. I wish I was more verbose and had a better understanding in how best to explain this properly, but I am sure you get the gist of that. I would not have met the great friends and people I now know if it weren't for motorcycling. And every time I get on one and go for a ride I meet more. You meet them in bars at night, wave to them on the road, in cafe's trying to get warm and fed, at the petrol station just filling up, and on rides. And we are so blessed in this tiny little country to have such a great variety of places to ride and scenery to take in. I'm not a religious person by any stretch of the imagination but thank god for this place and the people in it.
F1 is sure out there
A Lizard getting ready for a six hour on a Bevel
All the shiny things
My first TS250 was in this color scheme
The hours that go into this boggles the mind
All that [pretty carbon heading for the bin
Love these boats
VR having some fun on a Superbike
I was offered one of these once for $6000 and I said no. DOH!!!!
And to offset the moments of insanity in my life, I can do this.....
Testing anything and everything
Wonder if they have their knees down
He will always be the best in my books
Just plain old handsome. The nicest Ducati that they have ever made. Used to be common as muck, but now people want them, and as a result the prices are going through the roof
A good sense of humor going on here.
Aerodynamics are really starting to play a part on motorcycle racing now
So much goodness in one image
Had one exactly the same, it was epic
One little, two little, three little Ducatis
Love this new/old color scheme
Great to see 'The Hippy' back out and around again. The fastest rider I've ever seen
And to finish off this weeks blog are some images of a little project that I have been putting together for a very very patient customer of mine. It's so close.
And not a single ticket was received.
This was amazing, so many lovely restored and original old bikes, plus a Ducati that i have never seen before.
Pete D's Harley stopped working, so he got a BMW and carried on anywways
I wasn't feeling too good from the meds I am on, so had to take it pretty easy. They sure do fuck with your head.
Jacksons bay for some whitebait and deep fried Blue Cod. Food that can't be got any where else. Just amazing
And on that not as the sign says STOP. So this is the end of this post. have a great day, get in those last couple of late summer rides and enjoy.
Hi Grant, so good to catch up the other night and thank you for all the blogs, take care with the health. Regards Rick Selfe.
ReplyDeleteNice blog as always Grant.you’ve always had the gift of the gab, even at school, will written mate. Hope everything goes well with the new trial’s. Cheers Gavin
ReplyDeleteAs always most enjoyable all the best Grant.
ReplyDeleteI hope I come across you and your tribe on the road one day, it would be a privilege. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteInterested to see the blue/white GS1000S. Back in my traffic cop days I went to a crash where one of them was buried in the side of a Mk3 Cortina. We had to use a tow truck to drag the bike out of the car. Somehow the rider ended up on the road behind the bike. His back was against the rear tyre, which was still revolving, and it burned through his leather jacket and into his back. He was never the same again. Always enjoy your vlogs grant. Thank you so much for all your work.
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