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Born in '53 so yeah, 70 would be bang-on. At risk of this thread morphing into "early Wellington bike shops" I can also recall visiting Tolley &...

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1901 Early motoring offence Nicholas Oates appeared in the Christchurch Magistrate's Court charged with driving ‘a motor car within the city at a...

I butchered my way through riding until I had one specific coach who used a technique that just clicked with me. I had been riding big road bikes for...

On a motorcycle safety forum that I frequent, we often end up starting posts with “it depends” when discussing riding techniques, especially once the...

Oh yeah, wonder what is happening with my old dyno. . . I mean Vash's, ex Sayle. :innocent:

Get him to read this thread. Bigger rear tyre appears to be the key.

My mate with the GS has just bought one. He was off today to try it on a metal road. Sent from my SM-S938B using Tapatalk

Catching up on Le Mans and just watched Q1. You have to love MotoGP, so much is still down to the rider. F1 is just a joke with the hybrids, check...

Sometimes comes with knowledge and experience. But even at my age, I do some silly shit occasionally. I tell myself it's part of being human. ...

Must have been early 70s or even earlier ?.Wellington Motorcycles started in 1973

Sorry...I was never involved in Cvt engines.

As a 17 yo I went to Whites looking for something to buy for not much cash. Garry Gill was a sales guy there, showed me the upstairs loft where all...

And maybe some loctite would not go astray :lol: Clearly their big nuts are secured and staying in position, maybe working a little too well!

Whites in Dixon street sold Yamahas ? I bought two bikes from them in 78-79 SR500 which i traded almost immediately for a xs750

Well apart from broken foot MM has a screw loose (who knew?) And that's also the reason Maverick has been absent. Thinking some sort of nylok on...

"STARMER, STARMER, STARMER!! OUT, OUT, OUT!!!" ...and that's when Luke Ayling reported Harwood Bellis for discrimination. Female...

1866 Wreck of the General Grant Sailing from Melbourne to London, the General Grant hit cliffs on the west coast of the main island in the...

Sure was awesome, one of those moments where pure luck and the skill to take advantage married up perfectly :yes:

Yep, I know. I was just going back in my mind to the early 80's as a school kid where I would come out of Wellington High School, go to Boyles,...

Yes, everything is situational. I recall a guy I joined the traffic department with stopping on Victoria Street, opposite where the Sky tower is...

I did the training at Western Springs when I started riding back in the day. We were taught to leave both feet on the pegs when slowing down, and...

The group least likely to use the rear brake is the sports bike clan. The group least likely to use the front brake is the cruiser clan. Weight...

Snowmobiles having CVT transmission don´t rev past peak power, so I don´t know. Can´t recall, but the engine had very narrow power curve, max torque...

Yes, it was fun from Franz to Wanaka! We were riding with a "local", who was quite enthusiastic at times. The tyre looks fine, it's just worn...

He also vaccinated his dog for what also must be all sorts of made up virus and diseases... To be fair though i doubt he gets his dogs formal...

Says the person who already has their Huntavirus Vaccine ordered...