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@Victor-Meldrew USofA license is in the mail with my bike endorsement.
Current life crisis is...- do I go and buy a bike immediately, and maybe get a couple of weeks of summer riding in before putting it away for PNW winter, and pay insurance, etc...
- or procrastinate even further, which got me here, and wait until next summer
- dive into something like riders-share.com for the next month
- go to UK and borrow the bike I left there for a month or so
Fucking 1st world problems, but...
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@Kruse said in Happiness Scale:
@Victor-Meldrew USofA license is in the mail with my bike endorsement.
Current life crisis is...- do I go and buy a bike immediately, and maybe get a couple of weeks of summer riding in before putting it away for PNW winter, and pay insurance, etc...
- or procrastinate even further, which got me here, and wait until next summer
- dive into something like riders-share.com for the next month
- go to UK and borrow the bike I left there for a month or so
Fucking 1st world problems, but...
Any of those options except procrastinate. Riding is good for the soul if it's in your blood. I am on a three week trip at the moment and it's been cathartic.
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@Crazy-Horse I just found a crowd-sourced rental Ducati Monster less than 1-hour away via public transport. Is now definitely my top option for filling the itch this summer.
And will be back in NZ for Dec/Jan on the Speed Triple.
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@Kruse said in Happiness Scale:
@Crazy-Horse I just found a crowd-sourced rental Ducati Monster less than 1-hour away via public transport. Is now definitely my top option for filling the itch this summer.
And will be back in NZ for Dec/Jan on the Speed Triple.
Next NH summer... I'll look at leasing something for US road-trips.So many great roads in the US. I had a bike tee'd up and three months up my sleeve to ride in the US, then covid hit. I really need to get working on it again.
And NZ is motorcycle paradise. I didn't appreciate how good it is until I left.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Happiness Scale:
I am on a three week trip at the moment and it's been cathartic.
Had a really stressful 3-4 weeks so 1st time out in that time. Clears the head and makes the world seem a lot more manageable.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Happiness Scale:
And NZ is motorcycle paradise. I didn't appreciate how good it is until I left.
It is SO fucking good.
I reckon I've now ridden in over a couple dozen countries... 8/10 of my favourite roads are in NZ. -
@Kruse said in Happiness Scale:
@Crazy-Horse said in Happiness Scale:
And NZ is motorcycle paradise. I didn't appreciate how good it is until I left.
It is SO fucking good.
I reckon I've now ridden in over a couple dozen countries... 8/10 of my favourite roads are in NZ.Norway is good. But my favourite ride ever is/was Picton to Christchurch.
I'm def. not an unsociable animal, but I'm also at my happiest when riding alone for some reason.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Happiness Scale:
@Kruse said in Happiness Scale:
@Crazy-Horse said in Happiness Scale:
And NZ is motorcycle paradise. I didn't appreciate how good it is until I left.
It is SO fucking good.
I reckon I've now ridden in over a couple dozen countries... 8/10 of my favourite roads are in NZ.I'm also at my happiest when riding alone for some reason.
Same, and I am not sure I can explain why
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While I'm in the mood...had dinner at Cafe Hanoi in Auckland, thier raw aged kingfish...omg, so fucking good.
Not a big raw fish guy, but this was THE BUSINESS.
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@taniwharugby said in Happiness Scale:
While I'm in the mood...had dinner at Cafe Hanoi in Auckland, thier raw aged kingfish...omg, so fucking good.
Not a big raw fish guy, but this was THE BUSINESS.
Next time you want a raw fish fix, I'd either try Ebisu, which is more conventional Japanese fusion food, or Azabu which is a Japanese Peruvian fusion restaurant. Azabu is one of my favourites. The cooked stuff is okay too...
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@canefan said in Happiness Scale:
@taniwharugby said in Happiness Scale:
While I'm in the mood...had dinner at Cafe Hanoi in Auckland, thier raw aged kingfish...omg, so fucking good.
Not a big raw fish guy, but this was THE BUSINESS.
Next time you want a raw fish fix, I'd either try Ebisu, which is more conventional Japanese fusion food, or Azabu which is a Japanese Peruvian fusion restaurant. Azabu is one of my favourites. The cooked stuff is okay too...
Fuck that, come over here and get your fill at Kura-sushi, ¥150 a pop plus ¥500 beers!
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@taniwharugby said in Happiness Scale:
While I'm in the mood...had dinner at Cafe Hanoi in Auckland, thier raw aged kingfish...omg, so fucking good.
Not a big raw fish guy, but this was THE BUSINESS.
I just checked out their menu, I don't think my brain is ready to pay those kind of prices for Viet food yet.
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@Kruse said in Happiness Scale:
@Crazy-Horse said in Happiness Scale:
And NZ is motorcycle paradise. I didn't appreciate how good it is until I left.
It is SO fucking good.
I reckon I've now ridden in over a couple dozen countries... 8/10 of my favourite roads are in NZ.the other 2 are?
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@gt12 said in Happiness Scale:
Fuck that, come over here and get your fill at Kura-sushi, ¥150 a pop plus ¥500 beers!
This one? https://www.kurasushi.co.jp/en/
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@Nepia said in Happiness Scale:
@taniwharugby said in Happiness Scale:
While I'm in the mood...had dinner at Cafe Hanoi in Auckland, thier raw aged kingfish...omg, so fucking good.
Not a big raw fish guy, but this was THE BUSINESS.
I just checked out their menu, I don't think my brain is ready to pay those kind of prices for Viet food yet.
It's OK. But I prefer my vietnamese food in dingy spots like this
Beef pho is one of my top meals
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Yeah, that's the fancy one in Ginza where they jack the price up by ¥30, the fluffybunnies
It's my son's favourite thing to eat and actually does deserve a place in this thread - he's a fucking kid and doesn't like veges etc, but he's become a hound for kaiten sushi. He gets in there and uses the touch pad like a pro, ordering his Maguro (tuna) and Ikura (fish eggs) and hammering them home.
Hints and tips, that flagship store is worth a visit, but book ahead. We went a week or so ago (booked it two days ahead) and walked in at 7pm and basically got the next available table. People who were there (almost 100% tourists) were signing up to eat and the wait time was 120 minutes.....
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Just finished setting up my new laptop.
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@nostrildamus said in Happiness Scale:
@Kruse said in Happiness Scale:
@Crazy-Horse said in Happiness Scale:
And NZ is motorcycle paradise. I didn't appreciate how good it is until I left.
It is SO fucking good.
I reckon I've now ridden in over a couple dozen countries... 8/10 of my favourite roads are in NZ.the other 2 are?
8/10 was more of a "vibe thing".
But Mount Everest would be top-10. And perhaps the “Zig-Zag Mountain Road with 72 Turns” also in Tibet.
I vaguely recall a road in Morocco which would maybe be #11. Brecon Beacons up there too.
I really need to get to Stelvio Pass one day.
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