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Title: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: Kiwifruit on Sunday, 19 March 2017, 11:48 AM
Got up and went for a ride with the bride to Rotorua, just under 200kms round trip. Had coffee in the cafe at the edge of Lake Rotorua. Busy place, paddle boat, jet boats, paraponting, choppers and float planes all giving the tourists a taste of NZ. Back home by 1.30.
Great little jaunt  :grin:

Oh yeah.....photo-shopped the sky  :stir:
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: Snapey on Sunday, 19 March 2017, 11:59 AM
There was an original org member who I think had a boat business at Rotorua. He came over for our first MCR at Bathurst. Neville I think was his name but can't remember his org name ... Rogues probably remembers.

Nice photo's BTW.
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: gsxbarmy on Sunday, 19 March 2017, 05:58 PM
Quote from: Snapey on Sunday, 19 March  2017, 11:59 AM
There was an original org member who I think had a boat business at Rotorua. He came over for our first MCR at Bathurst. Neville I think was his name but can't remember his org name ... Rogues probably remembers.

Nice photo's BTW.

I remember Neville Pete - wasn't his handle Smokin Joe?
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: Rynglieder on Sunday, 19 March 2017, 06:23 PM
Very nice.

I wonder if they will ever make sky available in the colour in the UK?
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: seth on Sunday, 19 March 2017, 06:35 PM
we don't have a colour licence  :happy1:
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: Mick_J on Sunday, 19 March 2017, 06:42 PM
I just knew you foreigners were photo shopping the sky  :furious:
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: Rynglieder on Sunday, 19 March 2017, 06:47 PM
Quote from: seth on Sunday, 19 March  2017, 06:35 PM
we don't have a colour licence  :happy1:

So we are stuck with grey imports from over the Atlantic then......
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: seth on Sunday, 19 March 2017, 06:49 PM
you can only tell summer and winter here by checking if the rain is freezing or warm as its never hot . :stir:
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: Mick_J on Sunday, 19 March 2017, 06:51 PM
Or, if it's going sideways it's winter.  Coming straight down its summer.  :lol:
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: seth on Sunday, 19 March 2017, 07:05 PM
here it can go sideways anytime of year  :frustrated:
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: Snapey on Sunday, 19 March 2017, 07:25 PM
Quote from: gsxbarmy on Sunday, 19 March  2017, 05:58 PM
Quote from: Snapey on Sunday, 19 March  2017, 11:59 AM
There was an original org member who I think had a boat business at Rotorua. He came over for our first MCR at Bathurst. Neville I think was his name but can't remember his org name ... Rogues probably remembers.

Nice photo's BTW.

I remember Neville Pete - wasn't his handle Smokin Joe?

Smokin Joe ... that was it Dave. All the poor bugger could hire when he came out was a well worn BMW. I think he landed in Brisbane & rode down with the Queensland mob.
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: Kiwifruit on Monday, 20 March 2017, 06:53 AM
Thought it only fair to send you Northern Hemisphere blokes the colour you need for the background to your photos.
You should be able to photo-shop the Moon out  :stir:

Bought my bike from a Neville, Aucklander,dark hair, tall guy, 6' plus.
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: gsxbarmy on Monday, 20 March 2017, 08:31 AM
There can't be many Neville's with GSX1400's surely - seem to remember his son had one as well.
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: Kiwifruit on Monday, 20 March 2017, 08:39 AM
Quote from: gsxbarmy on Monday, 20 March  2017, 08:31 AM
There can't be many Neville's with GSX1400's surely - seem to remember his son had one as well.

Sorry Dave. Dont think this fella would have been old enough to have a son riding one.
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: VladTepes on Monday, 27 March 2017, 10:35 AM
While you've got photoshop out - straighten those horizon lines !!!  :lol:
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: Kiwifruit on Monday, 27 March 2017, 10:48 AM
Quote from: VladTepes on Monday, 27 March  2017, 10:35 AM
While you've got photoshop out - straighten those horizon lines !!!  :lol:

Very few straight horizon lines here.

As if i could even use photoshop !!  :whatever:
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: Kiwifruit on Monday, 27 March 2017, 10:51 AM
Haha, as if i could even use photoshop  :whatever:
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: VladTepes on Monday, 27 March 2017, 10:51 AM
You'll find that water finds a level... :lol:

I have photoshop and every time I need to use it I need youtube to help.
I'm sure my photo-editing takes days rather than 10 minutes a competent amateur might take.  So I hear ya.

With our southern skies, like you, we rarely would have call to use it anyway eh :)
Title: Re: Sunday ride to Rotorua
Post by: Kiwifruit on Monday, 27 March 2017, 11:00 AM
Yep, down under we are pretty lucky with the weather.