Thread: Which Bike ??

Originally Posted by southernman

Yea bloody wasps, I've been got a few times, worse was riding the XT550, corner of rocks road & beach in Nelson, with visor up, bastard got me on the check, 7-8 times, before I got bike hauled up and helmet off. Lucky was a cop following, as that has to be, one of the most distracting, sections of road, in the country in, summer.

We did the Molesworth one year. Stinking hot say and were riding with visors up and doing about 50 on gravel on road bikes (XV1000 and a XJ750 circa mid 80s.) We both still ride the same two bikes some 25 years later. Anyway the mate n the 750 had a wee off. A few bruises a dented ego and scratches in the paintwork. Bit to cap his day off, before we got to hamner he had two bee stings, one right between the eyes and one in the middle of the forehead. Both swelled up comething fierce and we still had the trip from Hamner to Kiakoura and up to Blenheim to go. Great day, great trip, but came with a cost.......