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…and doubtless too lengthy…
However, on Saturday it lastly occurred! Sure, consider it or not the poor outdated Connie (resting on model new, zero km rubber) was wheeled out of the shed for just a little pootle.
Following a brief journey to and from the native servo the bike was parked up for some time to await the BMW rider and his pillion for the day, Suzanne.
After the compulsory espresso, we mounted up and made our approach up the valley. A cooler morning was slowly warming as much as be a very nice, nonetheless and sunny day – it actually made the views throughout the valley look fairly rattling good. Have to be why it is known as the Manawatu Scenic Route…
Suzanne works with Colin and Adi so naturally we needed to take some warning throughout Adi’s bridge after which cease to take a look at the ice…Sooner or later we’ll cease giving him grief about his little whoopsie, in the future.
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| Fairly lady |
Extra nice surroundings and enjoyable street acquired us out onto SH1 and the now pretty regular cease in Mangaweka for espresso and err, pies earlier than a quiet trundle down the street to Hunterville.
Right here the plan was to take again roads by to Marton however I believed that seeing we had a visitor we also needs to come out to the waterfall on Turakina Valley Street. So we did.
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| Identical fairly bike with fairly background |
Again-tracking just a little (and avoiding a wee little bit of gravel) we had been quickly again on our approach in direction of Marton. I managed to take out a magpie alongside the best way however Colin left the peacocks alone.
The neat little climb up Makuhou Street was as soon as once more neat, though autumn leaves throughout the street did gradual us down a wee bit. We slowed down much more on the high of the hill to guarantee that the reservoir was nonetheless there. It was, however I did not get photographic proof…
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| Magnificence and the beast… |
From there, we had been quickly in Marton the place we paused for refreshments and a yarn earlier than trundling off again to Ashhurst through Halcombe, Feilding and Colyton.
Very good day to be out driving and I am fairly certain that the outdated lady loved herself. She’s most likely about 5 minutes away from hitting 165,000km and nonetheless an superior machine.
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