How good are you guys?

[carver]

just curious, but how good are you off road division guys?

[slofox]

I've gone off the road a few times...mostly by accident but what the hell...

[clmintie]

I'm very good, you ask my mum...... :clap:

Good at what?

I go as fast as I want to and I've never had a speeding ticket... :niceone:

"Sustained loss of traction" is a specialty too....... :devil2:

[carver]

I'm very good, you ask my mum...... :clap:

Good at what?

I go as fast as I want to and I've never had a speeding ticket... :niceone:

"Sustained loss of traction" is a specialty too....... :devil2:

are you guys more into gentle trail riding, or the more hard out stuff, or the MX end of things?

[bogan]

are you guys more into gentle trail riding, or the more hard out stuff, or the MX end of things?

horses for courses, there'd be people in Dirt Division that do it all. I even have an FMX ramp, still learning though. Have some pics in my CR125 album, can't remember the code to embed them in a post ....

Good in comparison to what? I'm very proficient at having a fucking blast whenever i get on my dirtbike. As for skills, hmmmn, nothing too epic, i mean I don't think id be mfsc material:Pokey:

[YellowDog]

Yep, my off-road motorcycle Postie job involves following a lot of muddy, gravelly trails. Do about 300 180 degree turns each day. Pretty skillful stuff on such crap bikes.

[carver]

Yep, my off-road motorcycle Postie job involves following a lot of muddy, gravelly trails. Do about 300 180 degree turns each day. Pretty skillful stuff on such crap bikes.

what do you do?

[clmintie]

We have everything from complete beginners aged 3 up to a world beating extreme event winner and everything in between... Most of us think we are better than we really are.... Some really are that good......

The purpose of the Q....... ??

[carver]

We have everything from complete beginners aged 3 up to a world beating extreme event winner and everything in between... Most of us think we are better than we really are.... Some really are that good......

The purpose of the Q....... ??

i wonder where i'd fit in?

[Reckless]

just curious, but how good are you off road division guys?

Now thats got to be a typical carver question?? :doh: You need to get your head in a different place, you seem to always have a real issue about who's best or better.

Firstly you will find few of us ready to blow our own trumpet because as soon as you start doin that you usually get freckin HURT.
Usually the fast ones wait for the slower ones on trail rides etc. Secondly even in a race we help each other! Not much fun lyin out in the bush with your collar bone pokin through the skin or your knee pointing in the wrong direction. And I've never seen anyone ride past a fallen kid!

But we have people posting here from Chris Birch (if you don't know that name you shouldn't even be posting here) to Danger, Ktm boy etc to Barty Rupe and others to beginners. Some into Enduro, Club and national MX and a few young fellas into FMX. All getting better every time they ride!

[clmintie]

i wonder where i'd fit in?

I just had a look at your profile page and have come to the conclusion that FMX is for you, (no rules, make it up as go) I'm sure someone on here can help you get started....

[carver]

I just had a look at your profile page and have come to the conclusion that FMX is for you, (no rules, make it up as go) I'm sure someone on here can help you get started....

so who will teach me that stuff?

[clmintie]

:
Originally Posted by clymidia View Post

Oh and mind out of gutter would be of help........

[telliman]

just curious, but how good are you off road division guys?

iv still got my training wheels on, ride much better with them, have tried a few times without but kept tipping over!

[clmintie]

so who will teach me that stuff?


Found this for you... http://www.maryperkins.com/encounter-fmx/

I think they do training.....

Also Nick Franklin has a beaut practice foam pit and I think he does training, his site seems to down at the moment.. Anyone got a contact for him??

[Hemex]

so who will teach me that stuff?

I think if you want FMX...honda-power would be the one to talk to... For some reason, I'm very sure he's into it...
Maybe get in touch with Luke Smith using his MotoMayhem website....ge's got a foampit too and I'm sure a Crusty Demon would be able to giv you some tips..

[carver]

Found this for you... http://www.maryperkins.com/encounter-fmx/

I think they do training.....

Also Nick Franklin has a beaut practice foam pit and I think he does training, his site seems to down at the moment.. Anyone got a contact for him??


I think if you want FMX...honda-power would be the one to talk to... For some reason, I'm very sure he's into it...
Maybe get in touch with Luke Smith using his MotoMayhem website....ge's got a foampit too and I'm sure a Crusty Demon would be able to giv you some tips..

sweet, thanks to you both

[clmintie]

No sweat, keep us updated with how you get on, I don't think that even 35 years ago I would have had the guts to try it...

[YellowDog]

what do you do?
I deliver the mail for NZ Post.

You quickly learn how to use your weight to counter balance what the bike is trying to do. It can be good fun trying to stuff some mail in a box whilst the bike is in a controlled slide. Falling off is the best way to learn what you can and can't do (get away with doing).

However some of the delivery runs are on normal roads and a bit boring.

[barty5]

So you going to free style the 1000 or the Jog ?????

[arj127]

May pay to look elsewhere for training Carver, as far as i know, Luke and Scary Mary are both out injured (Luke in quite a bad way)

[carver]

So you going to free style the 1000 or the Jog ?????

the techno!


May pay to look elsewhere for training Carver, as far as i know, Luke and Scary Mary are both out injured (Luke in quite a bad way)

fuck, really?
that sucks, il keep my eyes open

[bogan]

if you know anyone with a farm, or a bit of land, just weld up a ramp, pile up some dirt, get a dirt-bike, and go for it, with supervision of course :msn-wink:

[laserracer]

im so good ..i kick my own arse

[barty5]

im so good ..i kick my own arse

is that before or after you fall off????

[B0000M]

it seems us off roaders dont like to bloww our own horns like some other users do, but there are some good riders in here, and some shocking ones, and some that barely ride at all

[carver]

it seems us off roaders dont like to bloww our own horns like some other users do, but there are some good riders in here, and some shocking ones, and some that barely ride at all

haha, barley ride at all....

i would love to have a farm i could practice on.
anyone know of a good place with a good track with some variety, thats also open when its wet

[barty5]

it seems us off roaders dont like to bloww our own horns like some other users do, but there are some good riders in here, and some shocking ones, and some that barely ride at all

Is the last one a dig at someone in glenfield/windy ridge??

[oldskool]

Is the last one a dig at someone in glenfield/windy ridge??
I'ze know of 2 people in that area that fit that description.

[barty5]

I'ze know of 2 people in that area that fit that description.

Good point i was going to say one dosnt count cause he never rides but im thinkin their about even these days.:Pokey:

[laserracer]

im so good my mum wont let me out to play with others ..so i just have to stay at home and play with myself:nono::niceone:

[Boosted]

i know of a farm you can pratice on, also a new fmx ramp you can break ya bones on also :)

[Atomic]

i know of a farm you can pratice on, also a new fmx ramp you can break ya bones on also :)

Yo Adam

Sounds like my ramp bro!? You seen it up there? Sam got it all dug in a couple weeks ago, the landing is almost flat at the moment so not ideal until we get a 10ton digger up south head. I almost dislocated my arms every landing!

[Boosted]

hahaha yeh tis your ramp there :) and havent seen it yet, gotta let me know when your up there next and ill bring da bike :)

[driftn]

Have a yarn to choppa dude.
roumer has it he is pretty handy off road.

[Sammikins]

I'm good, just not at dirtbikes... :bleh:

[carver]

Have a yarn to choppa dude.
roumer has it he is pretty handy off road.

well, thats easy, will do

[CHOPPA]

Na its pretty hard to get a good bite out of these dirt guys carver! Ive been riding with a few of them and they get along pretty good, I dont think many of these guys are into full on competition stuff...

We should have that time trial thing barty5 was talkin about!! $10 each rider split the winning across top 3??

Oh if you were keen to try some freestyle ive got access to a foam pit and heaps of ramps ;)

[barty5]

Na its pretty hard to get a good bite out of these dirt guys carver! Ive been riding with a few of them and they get along pretty good, I dont think many of these guys are into full on competition stuff...

We should have that time trial thing barty5 was talkin about!! $10 each rider split the winning across top 3??

Oh if you were keen to try some freestyle ive got access to a foam pit and heaps of ramps ;)

Hey i here some people are good a blown vans up hahaha

Oh and you would have to ride your bike in reverse right just to even it up a bit.

[Ktmboy]

Na its pretty hard to get a good bite out of these dirt guys carver! Ive been riding with a few of them and they get along pretty good, I dont think many of these guys are into full on competition stuff...

We should have that time trial thing barty5 was talkin about!! $10 each rider split the winning across top 3??

Oh if you were keen to try some freestyle ive got access to a foam pit and heaps of ramps ;)

Dear oh dear. Two man is timed per riders lap. Bragging rights could be had there? Can't argue with a stopwatch.
Quite happy to be the ajudicator(small fee)

[barty5]

Dear oh dear. Two man is timed per riders lap. Bragging rights could be had there? Can't argue with a stopwatch.
Quite happy to be the ajudicator(small fee)


Yeh but according to the rules on this one there was going to be a nice bottle of jack at the end
or was that for a sub ten minutes on the convict with pw50 or lt50??

[Ktmboy]

Yeh but according to the rules on this one there was going to be a nice bottle of jack at the end
or was that for a sub ten minutes on the convict with pw50 or lt50??


Oh...mini race

[carver]

Na its pretty hard to get a good bite out of these dirt guys carver! Ive been riding with a few of them and they get along pretty good, I dont think many of these guys are into full on competition stuff...

We should have that time trial thing barty5 was talkin about!! $10 each rider split the winning across top 3??

Oh if you were keen to try some freestyle ive got access to a foam pit and heaps of ramps ;)

how would you learn freestyle, i dont have any off road background!

[Sidewinder]

better than you carver!

[Sidewinder]

Hey i here some people are good a blown vans up hahaha

Oh and you would have to ride your bike in reverse right just to even it up a bit.

herd that might of been me.........

[barty5]

herd that might of been me.........

yeh my sister was telling me vans a little black on the inside more like yah set it on fire did the heater stop workin? hahahaaha

[Sidewinder]

yeh my sister was telling me vans a little black on the inside more like yah set it on fire did the heater stop workin? hahahaaha

nah turbo and header pipes as im told, drove it back from manfield cuz my mate broke his ankel but didnt relise. nah heater still cranks thats what the duct tap is for

[barty5]

nah turbo and header pipes as im told, drove it back from manfield cuz my mate broke his ankel but didnt relise. nah heater still cranks thats what the duct tap is for

hahaahaa good one

[carver]

better than you carver!

there is always someone better, but who is best?
you still starting ya MX riding-do a trail ride with me, il get a demo bike!

[Sidewinder]

there is always someone better, but who is best?
you still starting ya MX riding-do a trail ride with me, il get a demo bike!

think im still half knocked out from last time

[Sidewinder]

hahaahaa good one

yea my bad! who of kb dirt div has the v8hiace?

[barty5]

yea my bad! who of kb dirt div has the v8hiace?

pass there was a green super custom v8 van on trademe last week

[Sidewinder]

pass there was a green super custom v8 van on trademe last week

the plate is fmxvan and has a kb dirt div sticka on it and the honda wing on the back window

[DEATH_INC.]

how would you learn freestyle, i dont have any off road background!
That can be a good thing. You don't have the problem of re-learning things. One of my mates is a good mate of luke's, apparently he had hardly ridden when he started fmx....just decided to do it!
I'm not really a dirt rider anymore, but I jumped on a bike in aussie last year (for the first time in about 15 years) and went out with a fairly well ranked guy (steve someone....mate of my mate over there) to hunter valley where all the pro's practice, and held my own ok still. I was jumping all but 2 of the tabletops after about the 2nd session, and could hold on to steve for about a lap.....but there weren't that many fast guys there that day.
I used to race MX up north about 15 or 20 years ago and could beat or equal anyone up there back then... but as per normal for me, never had the cash to take it any further.
Ah the good old days :bye:

[carver]

think im still half knocked out from last time

fuck off, can you still get ya hands on a dirt bike?
trailer is on me, or take the van-if you want easy thundercross is a yawn

[edit-apart from the confusing mx track]


That can be a good thing. You don't have the problem of re-learning things. One of my mates is a good mate of luke's, apparently he had hardly ridden when he started fmx....just decided to do it!
I'm not really a dirt rider anymore, but I jumped on a bike in aussie last year (for the first time in about 15 years) and went out with a fairly well ranked guy (steve someone....mate of my mate over there) to hunter valley where all the pro's practice, and held my own ok still. I was jumping all but 2 of the tabletops after about the 2nd session, and could hold on to steve for about a lap.....but there weren't that many fast guys there that day.
I used to race MX up north about 15 or 20 years ago and could beat or equal anyone up there back then... but as per normal for me, never had the cash to take it any further.
Ah the good old days :bye:

true, i did not realize you had done that, sounds like a lot of fun!

[CHOPPA]

That can be a good thing. You don't have the problem of re-learning things. One of my mates is a good mate of luke's, apparently he had hardly ridden when he started fmx....just decided to do it!
I'm not really a dirt rider anymore, but I jumped on a bike in aussie last year (for the first time in about 15 years) and went out with a fairly well ranked guy (steve someone....mate of my mate over there) to hunter valley where all the pro's practice, and held my own ok still. I was jumping all but 2 of the tabletops after about the 2nd session, and could hold on to steve for about a lap.....but there weren't that many fast guys there that day.
I used to race MX up north about 15 or 20 years ago and could beat or equal anyone up there back then... but as per normal for me, never had the cash to take it any further.
Ah the good old days :bye:

Where up north did you race?? I started in whangarei when i was 8 and moved to tauranga when i was about 11. The fast guys up there were Brendon Miers and Murray Clements lol that was a while back!!

[Ktmboy]

Where up north did you race?? I started in whangarei when i was 8 and moved to tauranga when i was about 11. The fast guys up there were Brendon Miers and Murray Clements lol that was a while back!!

Brendons still going good. He was at The Sandpit Sunday and did a good 60 minutes non stop on the MX track. Fitness didn't seem to be a problem.

[mossy1200]

just curious, but how good are you off road division guys?
I got so good in the end I broke bikes or/and myself almost every ride.
Gotta luv a it490 on drum brakes.
After good cums shrivle.Thats when your nuts refuse to go riding and you start listening to them.

[clmintie]

just curious, but how good are you off road division guys?

Not very good at all, as it turns out.... :no::no::no:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=103428

[Taz]

I'm only average.......

[B0000M]

birchys probly the best here. followed my me i a close 2nd place :woohoo:

[telliman]

birchys probly the best here. followed my me i a close 2nd place :woohoo:

birchys got nothing!haha

[B0000M]

shit, i forgot cheese. he is so good he doesnt even need to practise! :lol:

[barty5]

shit, i forgot cheese. he is so good he doesnt even need to practise! :lol:

I thought he was that good he dosn't even need to ride beats yah just thinking about it.

[krad_nz]

I'm not good.:wari:

[Morcs]

Jonno you need to get in touch with the TMF dirt division. our guys are good. real good.

[Reckless]

I'm really really good!
I can jump real high:yes:, fly past Birchy & Coppins :woohoo:, win the nationals :scooter:, do cool stunts to impress the girls:gob:, never fall off or bust my body ...:wari:....

Then I wake up!! :bye: :bye:

[camchain]

Then I wake up!! :bye: :bye:
Speaking of dreaming, the other night I was hoping to have a pleasant dirt(y) bike dream so I read my new DRD mag before going to sleep. Had a dirt bike dream alright - after getting my gear on for race I went to get on bike and someone had stolen it. Everyone took off from start line and I ran after them - then I woke up in a sweat. Doh.

Hmm. From my observations of this thread, looks like roadies win hands down - for talkin' it up. lol:first:

[carver]

Jonno you need to get in touch with the TMF dirt division. our guys are good. real good.




Hmm. From my observations of this thread, looks like roadies win hands down - for talkin' it up. lol:first:

pete, meet camchain

[DEATH_INC.]

Where up north did you race?? I started in whangarei when i was 8 and moved to tauranga when i was about 11. The fast guys up there were Brendon Miers and Murray Clements lol that was a while back!!
Ah, I remember Brendon, on a good day I could give him a run for his money, but as usual I was on an '85 bike, they were all on '90 and '91 bikes....Murray was just before my time I think (or just after)....did you ever race Bartley Cochran? He was a junior around then? Alistair Henwood was just turning senior. Jeez, trying to remember some names.... Mark Sands, Shane Rouse, Alistair Watmough, fark, it was too long ago....

[honda_power]

so who will teach me that stuff?

i will... fmx krazzy compound is just down collins road... and ill hopefully be putting my fmx ramp outside my house which is down o'regan road... 2min drive from u

edit: just skimming though this thread... lets have a kb series... a race on a mx track, a race up wires, who will jump fmx ramp futherest... etc etc

[clmintie]

If my broken wing has recovered in time I'd love to photograph said series of events..... :woohoo:

[flyingcr250]

If my broken wing has recovered in time I'd love to photograph said series of events..... :woohoo:

id be keen except for the fmx part, i cant afford another broken hip lol:crybaby:

[CHOPPA]

Ah, I remember Brendon, on a good day I could give him a run for his money, but as usual I was on an '85 bike, they were all on '90 and '91 bikes....Murray was just before my time I think (or just after)....did you ever race Bartley Cochran? He was a junior around then? Alistair Henwood was just turning senior. Jeez, trying to remember some names.... Mark Sands, Shane Rouse, Alistair Watmough, fark, it was too long ago....

Yeah man all those names! haha Craig Anderson, Hanson family, BONES. I was real young, im sure i will have a video of you cause we have hundreds of hours of footage!!

I actually went up for a club day not so long ago at sands propertie, i thought id clean up easy but ended up battling with this young guy called somebody chapman but it was cool to go back

[secondfield]

fUCK cHOPPA,

THaT kx450f I SCOREd OFF YoU mY Mate...


mY MrS gOT jEALOUs

lOlll

LLLL

2 mUcH mY pakeha!

[secondfield]

Anyway, Boys

Gripe session from humps time:

Work commitments force me to Sydney, No biKe.

Thats All i HAVe To say.

[honda_power]

Na its pretty hard to get a good bite out of these dirt guys carver! Ive been riding with a few of them and they get along pretty good, I dont think many of these guys are into full on competition stuff...

We should have that time trial thing barty5 was talkin about!! $10 each rider split the winning across top 3??

Oh if you were keen to try some freestyle ive got access to a foam pit and heaps of ramps ;)

Foam pit huh... Could ya get me access? :)

[vazza]

Did you do wires daniel?

[honda_power]

nah man, supposed to be going to some track down the road from wires tomorow

[takitimu]

pretty crap

[DEATH_INC.]

Yeah man all those names! haha Craig Anderson, Hanson family, BONES. I was real young, im sure i will have a video of you cause we have hundreds of hours of footage!!
Mmm ok, I'm easy to pick, I had a '85 KTM250 and wore a Metallica 'ride the lightning' tee for a riding shirt.....

[Ride it till the red]

Anyway, Boys

Gripe session from humps time:

Work commitments force me to Sydney, No biKe.

Thats All i HAVe To say.


If it makes you feel any better your RMZ went quite nicely yesterday :clap:

Finally got round to picking it up and took it for a quick play up the forest, front brake was an easy fix with a quick bleed and adjust but having no pads at all in the rear (wtf?) and what sounds to me to be a leak in the master cylinder made the rear impossible to do on the spot.

Hopefully get around to taking the master cylinder into the shop and picking up some pads at some stage aswell as fixing that damn pipe (fell off again haha) and servicing it. Probably a good idea to check valve clearances given how much you struggled to start it and that it was no easier for me yesterday. Mate just picked up a trick as 07 YZF250 so we'll have a go at learning about them together. Fucking 4 strokes!

But as usual the 2 stroke was better :headbang: took the Honda for it's first real test ride after that puncture stopped it being in Tangi and it went well. Still surprises me how much the power is orientated in the bottom end, wheelies sections off the bottom with ease!

Masterton MX track next weekend I think, Jealous yet?

[Crazy Steve]

just curious, but how good are you off road division guys?

Better than you....Just ask your mum...:baby:

Crazy Steve...

[carver]

Better than you....Just ask your mum...:baby:

Crazy Steve...

your a bit late steve....
bit like your mum