Just got off the phone to my mate with the KTM SuperDuke......he went
for a hoon yesterday with the usual suspects but this time it was a
'couples' ride (thats why I didn't go

).
He's now got the new radar detector mounted (front and back!) and was
happy with the warnings it gave. Then came Mt Messenger (as mentioned in
previous posts) and the tight stuff. He was saying he got in the groove,
carving the corners up then caught up to a 4X4 plodding uphill so he
chopped it into first to power past, popped a wheelie and promptly lost
his missus off the back in front of the 4X4! She had decided to do some
sightseeing instead of hanging on and wasn't paying attention. She
always wears full gear so it's just a bruised ego and ass for the pair
of them (I will be asking to check for bruising). Her pants are a write
off, but she's a good girl and jumped back on to carry on to the Awakino
pub.
While they were sitting down to a burger and pint the 4X4 arrived in the
carpark and the driver nutted off about the incident saying how it's
lucky there was no cell phone coverage or he would have rung the police,
dangerous bloody bikes,etc. before getting back in and buggering off.
Too bad his rant was directed at another group of bikers who had just
turned up coming from the opposite direction and they had no idea what
he was on about........priceless!