Hello and welcome to the blog. Been a good week, got my paint back from the shop for the Scuderia, and its looking pretty good, but have spent most of the week toying with the Guzzi, getting it ready for a lizard ride coming up soon. Not entirely confidant that it will make the entire ride but in for a penny in for a pound, and lets go. Nothing like an adventure, it's running OK, but every time I hear something or feel something I get just a little anxious. It's started to leak oil out of the left hand side swingarm pivot, this is strange but I can only presume that it is the rear gearbox seal that is leaking and the oil that is escaping is running through into the swingarm pivot and across to the other side. I'll just keep an eye on the gearbox level and keep on going. Well my predictions came true, the Guzzi failed to proceed on the ride in the weekend, it, did 700 odd k's before i notice a slight leak, then all of a sudden, it was pissing out, so turned it off, put it on the trailer and finished the trip in the VW.  We stayed at a place called Akitio, a small village on the East coast at the top of the Wairarapa. Amazing hosts, who could not do enough for us. Their young son, caught the crayfish, the Paua, and the venison for our Saturday night feast. The have set up the old shearing quarters as accommodation and it will take about 25 odd people. Just stunning, the roads are amazing, some gravel if your that way inclined, but mostly tar seal. I can't recommend this place enough. You can find them on the web on book a Bach Marainanga Station accommodation. I love it when places that you have never been come up on a ride, and all of a sudden, you are seeing a part of the country that you've never seen before. have to say the entire country is looking very green and lush at present, every corner presented a picture perfect view of how we think the country should look. So go visit this place, its beautiful. A reminder of how we used to live

 And speaking of which lets keep on going, here is this weeks blog for you all.

Got the panniers on, and they do look good. Period!!!!

Now that's a nice collection

ha ha, the more things stay the same the more they change

The french had a 916 gathering, I'll bet that sounded good

Under a Porsche, looks good eh?

vapor blasting works so well

I'll take 2 please, the nicest iteration of the 911, I've ever seen

A very cool K100

I'll bet it goes around corner well good

Ohhh the pain, the pain

Aston martin made a bike

check out how many Ducati there are in the paddock

Love these things, it's all about going fast and being light

One of the best images I've seen for quite a while, this guy is having some fun

yes, there are some people out there.....................

Get your inspiration from anywhere

Some of you will understand this image

A 400 motocrosser, check out how small that engine is

So that's all for this week, the NCR above is sold, and the Guzzi goes on the bench, call in if your around these ways, if I'm here, I'm here. have a great week and as the weather turns to the 20's see you out there.