omg... i just found a website of NZ County music clubs
and i'm all like yay!
and there is this...
Club Day:
3rd Sunday or the month at 1pm (their typo, not mine)
Rotorua RSA, Haupapa Street, Rotorua (behind the Police Station)
*clunk*
one sunday a month in Rotorua is country music day... after 1
For what it's worth...
http://www.nzcountrymusic.org.nz
http://www.nzcountrymusic.net
http://www.countrymusic.net.nz
*sigh*
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Suzuki DL650 V-Strom
My head was turned by this tourer style bike on Hutt highway the other day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_DL650_V-Strom
I love how wiki has everything...
Anyway, I liked the upright yet still slightly forward position, I was envious of the windscreen, and I thought the whole setup looked versatile. It is only in hindsight that I see the VStrom is in the same niche as the Multi-Strada although heaps cheaper and probably not as techno as a Ducati. (I looked at these last year).
I hopped down to Welly Motorcycles and checked one out. I can't ride one until I get a Full Licence of course, but I was just looking anyway. I am far too broke to even think about $15,000 motorbikes, but I still like to look. At first glance it was too big to me. The ferring is wider than I'm used to (by "used to" I mean none) and it seemed too tall. I wasn't sure how well I'd be able to stand up with it. But once all the shop mooks were out of view (so they couldn't mock me), I got up on it. I was very surprised to feel how what looked like such a big bike from the side turned in to "no big deal" when I was on it. I had no problem with the height and I could instantly see the appeal of the riding position and instruments. So I guess I have to officially add "tourer" bikes to my "must check out" list when I think about the next one.
I still go back and forth deciding if I ever need a bike bigger than 250cc. I know I would like such a bike for special roadtrips, but those opportunities are so rare that it seems silly to go for a "road bike" when 99% of my use will be commuting. The DL650 would be a luxury commuter, but still a good commuter. Something more "harley" like a V-Star or Boulevard would sure look cool, but not sure they would be "better" commuter bikes.
But then I have nothing but time. My L licence is due in March. Then I'm on Restricted for at least 3 more months (probably 6 unless I pay extra).
Hope all is well in the great white north. I keep hearing about the snow, but I just can't seem to care!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_DL650_V-Strom
I love how wiki has everything...
Anyway, I liked the upright yet still slightly forward position, I was envious of the windscreen, and I thought the whole setup looked versatile. It is only in hindsight that I see the VStrom is in the same niche as the Multi-Strada although heaps cheaper and probably not as techno as a Ducati. (I looked at these last year).
I hopped down to Welly Motorcycles and checked one out. I can't ride one until I get a Full Licence of course, but I was just looking anyway. I am far too broke to even think about $15,000 motorbikes, but I still like to look. At first glance it was too big to me. The ferring is wider than I'm used to (by "used to" I mean none) and it seemed too tall. I wasn't sure how well I'd be able to stand up with it. But once all the shop mooks were out of view (so they couldn't mock me), I got up on it. I was very surprised to feel how what looked like such a big bike from the side turned in to "no big deal" when I was on it. I had no problem with the height and I could instantly see the appeal of the riding position and instruments. So I guess I have to officially add "tourer" bikes to my "must check out" list when I think about the next one.
I still go back and forth deciding if I ever need a bike bigger than 250cc. I know I would like such a bike for special roadtrips, but those opportunities are so rare that it seems silly to go for a "road bike" when 99% of my use will be commuting. The DL650 would be a luxury commuter, but still a good commuter. Something more "harley" like a V-Star or Boulevard would sure look cool, but not sure they would be "better" commuter bikes.
But then I have nothing but time. My L licence is due in March. Then I'm on Restricted for at least 3 more months (probably 6 unless I pay extra).
Hope all is well in the great white north. I keep hearing about the snow, but I just can't seem to care!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
A new meme
Today on Twitter I happened to receive the follow bit of pure gold...
"Totally fucking batshit whack-a-doodle" is completely inappropriate, even when referring to Lindsay Lohan.
Totally Fucking Batshit Whack-a-doodle is a phrase that simply must be added to the list of chat acronyms for all time. After a bit of consideration, I think FBW is adequate. This allows you to put in your own adjective. For example...
Sarah Palin is absolutely FBW.
Everyone associated with Fred Phelps is totally FBW.
Most of what Glenn Beck says is FBW and hypocritical--although he has every right to say it.
The ideal that every American should give 80% of everything they earn over their whole lives to the 10% wealthiest individuals in the world as just the way Capitalism works is completely FBW.
FBW folks... Add it to your list of LOL's, FTW's, OMG's, and ROTFLMAO's. I think it is going to very handy for the next decade.
"Totally fucking batshit whack-a-doodle" is completely inappropriate, even when referring to Lindsay Lohan.
Totally Fucking Batshit Whack-a-doodle is a phrase that simply must be added to the list of chat acronyms for all time. After a bit of consideration, I think FBW is adequate. This allows you to put in your own adjective. For example...
Sarah Palin is absolutely FBW.
Everyone associated with Fred Phelps is totally FBW.
Most of what Glenn Beck says is FBW and hypocritical--although he has every right to say it.
The ideal that every American should give 80% of everything they earn over their whole lives to the 10% wealthiest individuals in the world as just the way Capitalism works is completely FBW.
FBW folks... Add it to your list of LOL's, FTW's, OMG's, and ROTFLMAO's. I think it is going to very handy for the next decade.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)