playing on my new motorbike

[surfchick]

hello,
just started riding and am new to everything motorcycle- got me a yamaha suv250 to play on... and now it's bike bike bike. i switched to the motorcycle to escape the 60 buck fill up in the hilux (which drives 350kms). i'm stoked. you can tootle all over town for $8.

i did the classic thing of buying the bike before i could ride it- but now me street legal on my learners.

so who else commutes to the CBD on the north western motorway??
I'm getting my education on there... 1st time i did rush hour, i hadn't realised how slow it goes- keeping the bike upright was a total mission. got it sussed now.

anyway- just some green rantings. who else is learning and where do you ride for fun? I'm hoping my little bike can get as far as the coromandel...

[Waylander]

Welcome to the site. Don't underestimate 250s they may not look like much but they can handle a good ride just like the rest of them. (just can't go as fast) Should be able to get out to the coromandal easy. Sure some of the aucklanders on here will be able to give ya some better roads around your area. Good luck and happy riding.

[Death 'N' Taxes]

Heya

The ride out to Maraetai is a good one to start with. Not too long but some good corners here and there.

Have fun - and take care on that Northwestern.

[John]

Welcome to the site. Don't underestimate 250s they may not look like much but they can handle a good ride just like the rest of them. (just can't go as fast) Should be able to get out to the coromandal easy. Sure some of the aucklanders on here will be able to give ya some better roads around your area. Good luck and happy riding.
arhmmm.... least they can take corners covered in metal while overtaking LMAO. (j/k)

Welcome to the site, ah the northwestern - when ever I have to travel on it, I run a constant speed of 140 and pray no coppers are around.

But keep safe and ride like you stole it!

[woody68]

Good on yah.
Get out on the open roads and have fun thats what it's all about. :mobile:
The 250 will eat it up no sweat. :2thumbsup
There used to be a guy in the Ulysess who was 80 years old and traveled all over on a GN250 and a LS400.
And not at the same time. put that in for the smart arses on here. :Punk:

Give us a bell if you down this way always keen for a riding buddy. :drinknsin

[Waylander]

arhmmm.... least they can take corners covered in metal while overtaking LMAO. (j/k)
Carfull there mate, Bike can handle fine it's the rider that couldn't handle that well. :whistle: And don't forget that once I get the money up after fixing my bike I'm gonna take on that road again. (idiot cage free this time hopefully.)

[bkr]

I agree with Death & Taxes (did I say that) on the ride to Mareitai being a good starter. Nice corners (a few potholes) basically wide road with a speed limit to suit the learner and a beach at the other end.

Enjoy your riding, I'm coming up 2 years and still lovin it...

[jrandom]

so who else commutes to the CBD on the north western motorway??

Quite a few of us. I commute Te Atatu -> Northcote every weekday.

Don't worry about the traffic; you'll soon find the Tao of Filtering, and gain Enlightenment.

[Two Smoker]

Im commuting on my bike again :) Im still learning to ride aswell... For fun, i play on the coromandel racetrack... erm... i mean loop... otherwise i have fun on the racetrack (the real one)...

YES EVERYONE (sorry to hijack a bit) TWO SMOKER HAS A NEW REAR TYRE AND WILL BE ON ROAD RIDES AGAIN!!!

Keep it rubberside down, and make sure you come on some KB rides :niceone:

[crashe]

hello,
just started riding and am new to everything motorcycle- got me a yamaha suv250 to play on... and now it's bike bike bike. i switched to the motorcycle to escape the 60 buck fill up in the hilux (which drives 350kms). i'm stoked. you can tootle all over town for $8.

i did the classic thing of buying the bike before i could ride it- but now me street legal on my learners.

so who else commutes to the CBD on the north western motorway??
I'm getting my education on there... 1st time i did rush hour, i hadn't realised how slow it goes- keeping the bike upright was a total mission. got it sussed now.

anyway- just some green rantings. who else is learning and where do you ride for fun? I'm hoping my little bike can get as far as the coromandel...


Welcome to the site....and riding....

Riding in peak traffic is fun.... you will soon learn the art of lane splitting.... and you will get real good at it.
Get out on the roads as often as possible..
head up to Helensville a few times...
or go up past Albany to Wellsford.....
Just fill your bike up and ride...

Have a look at the "Events and Meetings" section and come along to any of the rides...
If they say "Fast" rides.... they mean FAST...
so look out for the ones that say "Slow to medium" rides....
There are always slow riders out there... me included.... and they always will wait for the slower riders to catch up.

have fun and enjoy riding....
Take care out there on the roads. :2thumbsup

[jrandom]

Welcome to the site....and riding....

Oh, yeah, sorry crashe. Five. That makes five. We should start a KB Te Atatu chapter.

[FROSTY]

Welcolm to the site. siddown grab a cuppa :Punk:
I'm one of the daily commuter types on the Nor western carpark.
I might already have buzzed past ya on my trusty ol XJ900.
As for rides --Therres been a few newbee rides just lately out along old north road up to wellsford.
The pace was relaxed for everyone and we stopped at all intersections so noone got lost.
Don't sweat the 250 bit.A freind of mine travelled all round new zealand with me on her 250 and jazbug from wellytown regularly rides up here on hers.

[Grumpy]

I'm hoping my little bike can get as far as the coromandel...

Welcome and congrats on the new bike.

Your bike will make it there no worries.I rode up there with a friend, she had the same bike as you, a little while ago. Piece of cake. :2thumbsup

[surfchick]

-definitely a few of you have been caining past me on the north western. I'm very mild mannered at the moment, keeping in me lane, just concentrating on not hiting anyone...

cheers for all the info people-
I'm definitely keen to take a drive up to wellsford the back way-
anyone keen for a li'll tootle this weekend?



:shifty:

[Two Smoker]

I'm definitely keen to take a drive up to wellsford the back way-
anyone keen for a li'll tootle this weekend?



:shifty:

At the track this weekend... however i might look at organising a ride next weekend...

[John]

Next weekend there will be a ride, anyways I always head wellsford ways in the weekend so give me a message and I'll show you mangawai heads :p

[jrandom]

anyone keen for a li'll tootle this weekend?

If the weather's good I might be doing SH22 on Saturday. You're welcome to come along. It'll be a nice, slow, relaxed ride, as is my wont.

[Motoracer]

Welcome to the site!

A girl who surfs and rides bikes? Cool!! :niceone:

[jrandom]

A girl who surfs and rides bikes? Cool!! :niceone:

Watch yourself, surfchick, this one's a predator...

[Waylander]

Watch yourself, surfchick, this one's a predator...
So speaks the kettle...

[surfchick]

my surfing is a damn site better than my biking- but i have to say learning to ride a bike is quicker- remember those first few years of duckdiving?? but so far no wave has ever done a uturn in front of me in a concrete motorway off ramp tunnel under symonds st like mr. indian taxi-driver did on tuesday...

[Motoracer]

my surfing is a damn site better than my biking- but i have to say learning to ride a bike is quicker- remember those first few years of duckdiving?? but so far no wave has ever done a uturn in front of me in a concrete motorway off ramp tunnel under symonds st like mr. indian taxi-driver did on tuesday...

Yea, I reckon! It's a crazy world out there on AKL roads for bikers. Where do you mostly go to catch a wave?

[surfchick]

Yea, I reckon! It's a crazy world out there on AKL roads for bikers. Where do you mostly go to catch a wave?

favorite near-by spot is rimmer's road when it's on. i have a 4x4 for other car so i can have it ALL to meself. otherwise piha/kare kare or maori bay. I prefer coromandel the rest of the time if the east coast is on- HOW WAS THAT SWELL a few weeks back- my gaad the whole coast was perfection. I scored the best waves I've had on the east coast in 4 years- and got some tasty video footage too.

I'm trying to sus it so i leave a spare board at my folks place on coromandel peninsula so I can use the bike to get there (instead of costing myself 50 bucks) and still surf... If you're asking i take it you also surf?- where you like to head??

[Motoracer]

favorite near-by spot is rimmer's road when it's on. i have a 4x4 for other car so i can have it ALL to meself. otherwise piha/kare kare or maori bay. I prefer coromandel the rest of the time if the east coast is on- HOW WAS THAT SWELL a few weeks back- my gaad the whole coast was perfection. I scored the best waves I've had on the east coast in 4 years- and got some tasty video footage too.

I'm trying to sus it so i leave a spare board at my folks place on coromandel peninsula so I can use the bike to get there (instead of costing myself 50 bucks) and still surf... If you're asking i take it you also surf?- where you like to head??

Sounds like you got it made! Yea, I do love it but I am not really a surfer. My mate lent me his 7 foot mini-mal for last summer (2004) so I did go out there and gave it a go. We usually go to Piha, mainly cause that's my mate's fav P.S. the roads going there are pretty fun too!

The best fun I had was Jan of last year when I was with me mates and we surfed every single day for a week in Whangamata. Waves weren't big or anything but were real nice with very clean breaks. I even had go on a short board but then the nose went under and I went arse up. Ended up breaking the board and having a bruised chin!

[surfchick]

I even had go on a short board but then the nose went under and I went arse up. Ended up breaking the board and having a bruised chin![/QUOTE]

te he he- and- te he... I was teaching surfing down in whanga this summer, but i missed your bust-up! snapping someone elses board is a truely unforgivable sin. you'll snap less boards if you get out of the shallow water- unless you spectacularly nailed your board falling from the top of the wave onto it out the back. either way that's classic! surfing takes a long time- but it's the best sport there is...

[parsley]

Hahahahaha! :banana:

Pick up my new bike on Saturday. I'm so excited I've just wet myself (again). Not exactly new to bikes but I haven't owned one for nigh on 13 years now so it could be interesting...

Hey, someone remind me - how do you get reverse gear on those things again?

(I really hope my riding's better than my surfing, otherwise I'm a dead man).

[jrandom]

I'm so excited I've just wet myself (again).

You have to stop taking the admonition to 'touch wood' so literally, mate.

[parsley]

You have to stop taking the admonition to 'touch wood' so literally, mate.
I think it'll be more like 'touching cloth' when I get back on a bike.

Sorry surfchick, didn't mean to lower the tone of the thread. I hope you have many years of happy riding ahead of you.

[surfchick]

dude-
i think we're all going to collide in west auckland...weather permitting on sat- i know that excited feeling about a new bike- i couldn't be held to get my bike once i'd seen it there was no going back- no number of horror stories about bike wrecks and paraplegics from my doctor brother did a thing... i also haven't stopped talking about biking since i started riding mine. it's actually quite good to have somewhere to go to vent it (this website) cause eveyone i know is pretty much bigoted against bikes. :) see you sat if we all make it that far...

[Ghost Lemur]

my surfing is a damn site better than my biking- but i have to say learning to ride a bike is quicker- remember those first few years of duckdiving?? but so far no wave has ever done a uturn in front of me in a concrete motorway off ramp tunnel under symonds st like mr. indian taxi-driver did on tuesday...

Least you're good at one of them.

My surfing ability is right up there with my riding skills.

Only took it up this year, though, so I'll keep using that excuse. Loving the long boards. Although the shorts are fun too (and being a skinny geek I find them easier to get waves on).

How do you carry your board on your bike? :whistle:

[parsley]

Only took it up this year, though, so I'll keep using that excuse. Loving the long boards. Although the shorts are fun too (and being a skinny geek I find them easier to get waves on).
I've been on a couple of surfing holidays, including one round the Northland (excellent trip - highly recommend it) but I'm just too heavy to stand up on anything shorter than 9'. Although when I say stand up I mean wobble a bit then fall off.

If you want to see me moving in style, get me on snow!

[surfchick]

How do you carry your board on your bike? :whistle:

that's been doing my head in- it would be awesome to figure out a way to get to surf, having arrived there by bike. the only place i'll get to do it is my folks- where i can leave a board perminantly at the beach and then drive there from AK.

[parsley]

that's been doing my head in.
Yeah, I'm having the same problem with skis and snowboard. I suppose I can use my leathers and helmet on the slopes but I don't fancy riding a bike in skiboots!

[jrandom]

one round the Northland...

'The' Northland? I dunno, bloody immigrants...

[jrandom]

drive there from AK.

Drive?

You don't *drive* a bike.

You ride it.

Slap!

[parsley]

Drive?

You don't *drive* a bike.

You ride it.

Slap!
You remind me of a friend in England who insisted you couldn't fire an arrow from a bow because there was no chemical energy converted. We pointed out that there was chemical energy used in the muscles that pulled the bow but he said that was converted to potential energy and so didn't count.

You're both whingeing tossers.

[Motoracer]

te he he- and- te he... I was teaching surfing down in whanga this summer, but i missed your bust-up! snapping someone elses board is a truely unforgivable sin. you'll snap less boards if you get out of the shallow water- unless you spectacularly nailed your board falling from the top of the wave onto it out the back. either way that's classic! surfing takes a long time- but it's the best sport there is...

Yep, it's almost as bad as breaking someone else's bike, trust me... errrr moving right along. I took the board off him and got it fixed straight away even though he said don't worry, so the situation was fixed.

It was in the shallow water and yep, lession was learnt the hard way!

Surifing is awesome but racing is the best sport there is! :niceone:

[surfchick]

Surifing is awesome but racing is the best sport there is! :niceone:

oh but wait till you get a barrel ;) then you can make the call! however, i'm in the same boat as i never raced... so now i can't make the call.

both are lovely lovely adrenalin sports. lovely. all of it is better than field or team sports... ;) (now i'm in trouble)

[Kickaha]

Surfing is awesome but racing is the best sport there is! :niceone:

you mean there are other sports?

[surfchick]

you mean there are other sports?
surfing is king. although i never attached a side car to my surfbaord.. it might be fun to have company when i get sucked over the falls...

[surfchick]

cheers for the ride in the rain today... lovely. i was stoked i wasn't the only mad arse in jeans... anyway- i was stoked to see you and thanks for your patience with the naanaaarrs. one day i'll find my apex...

[parsley]

cheers for the ride in the rain today... lovely. thanks for your patience with the naanaaarrs. one day i'll find my apex...
No, thank you - you were plenty patient with the mad old fart who is terrified of motorways.

Personally, I'm going for my apogee.

[surfchick]

i went for a ride today in the sun shine with the girles to port waikato & it was soooo much better than in the skittering rain storm we played in yesterday. corners were actually fun. It's all about sunshine!! how is the nu bike bedding in?? any more green goo? or all sweet as?

[parsley]

Didn't get a chance to ride today - been stuck at this bloody PC doing crap for work tomorrow. Today looked like perfect riding weather. <sigh>

No more green goo, but I've still got to take it in next week to get the bolt holding the exhaust on replaced.

[surfchick]

Didn't get a chance to ride today - been stuck at this bloody PC doing crap for work tomorrow. Today looked like perfect riding weather. <sigh>

No more green goo, but I've still got to take it in next week to get the bolt holding the exhaust on replaced.


it's going to be hard for you to leave it back in eh? yay no more goo- a whole day without baby...:) my helmet arrived today- a shoei raid 2- my gaaad it's quiet compared to the cheapie i was in the other day...

[parsley]

I tried on a Nolan N101 yesterday - the only one I've found that will fit my head.

[LED]

Sound advice.....but don't get sucked into filtering/splitting for a while! And if you're like me the hardest decisions on a fine day will be do I surf or ride!! Watch out for the black buell on the peninsula! Ride safe.

[magnum]

hi and welcome :ride:

[Sparky Bills]

oh but wait till you get a barrel ;) then you can make the call! however, i'm in the same boat as i never raced... so now i can't make the call.

both are lovely lovely adrenalin sports. lovely. all of it is better than field or team sports... ;) (now i'm in trouble)


Now whats wrong with feild sports!! YES YOU ARE IN TROUBLE NOW!! :killingme
I have done everything! and i mean every sport there is! :Punk: And have to agree with MR,
Nothing much comes close to racing (specially on a ducati! :2thumbsup )
But all are great fun, apart from when your knee gets hit by a hockey ball and puts your knee cap 90degrees round the outside of your knee! :whistle:
Thats not much fun.

Welcome to the club anyway.
Just remember...
When riding slow, Look straight ahead. You will stay straight up then.
Happy riding.

[surfchick]

Now whats wrong with feild sports!! YES YOU ARE IN TROUBLE NOW!! :killingme
I have done everything! and i mean every sport there is! :Punk: And have to agree with MR,
Nothing much comes close to racing (specially on a ducati! :2thumbsup Happy riding.

yeah- well you see I got a bike 'cause i snapped one day last month in gridlock traffic. I bought a bike then did my handling cert & learners the next week. So I've been shocked at how fun they are to ride- and am starting to understand that bikes might...grrr...might be as almost good as surfing. racing one all tipped over on the bends does look pretty cool...mmm candy sweet g-forces. Might work up to a li'll tootle on the track if they ever do a racing for dummies day;)

[Motoracer]

yeah- well you see I got a bike 'cause i snapped one day last month in gridlock traffic. I bought a bike then did my handling cert & learners the next week. So I've been shocked at how fun they are to ride- and am starting to understand that bikes might...grrr...might be as almost good as surfing. racing one all tipped over on the bends does look pretty cool...mmm candy sweet g-forces. Might work up to a li'll tootle on the track if they ever do a racing for dummies day;)

Give yourself a bit of time on your bike. When you upgrade to your next beast, you'll be ready to do a track day. Not dissing your ride or anything cause it's got that cool retro look and must ride pretty sweet but you might find that you'll want something with a wee bit more grunt than it, for the race track. Once you've done that, you'll gain even more skills from track riding to use on the road or where ever. After that, if you think it's your thing, you can do more track days and become a non-racer track expert or even start racing.

Though, I'll tell you one thing. Surfing is one of the most fun sport out there, that doesn't demand a lot of financial input from you. Bikes in the other hand? Well that's a whole different matter... (It doesn't have to be but if you wana go latest and greatest, the amount of money you'll end up spending is CRAZY!)

[avgas]

Welcome to KB, lovely bikes those SRV's - i still have dreams of SRX's and SRV's

[surfchick]

...you might find that you'll want something with a wee bit more grunt than it, for the race track. ...


I'm going to spend a fair bit of time with me srvvvvvv me thinks cause it takes so long to get to be allowed anything else- but even tho me bike is loverly for its 250cc size- I'd definitely like a bike that has more power just for the open road never mind the race track...I'm patient... will look at lots of other people's bikes along the way as when you are new to the whole thing you can't amke sense of all the diferent types of bike. I started with a preference for cruisers and have swung completely the other way with current favourites being the buell style meanie bikes. Yes- surfing is one of those cheap as sports- in that way its very inclusive 'cause nearly anyone can scrape 300 together for a board and away they go... I take it racing bikes is more for the sport and rush of it than winning money to keep the bank balance out of the red?

[Sparky Bills]

Yeah, If you want money, dont start racing :whistle:

[parsley]

i went for a ride today in the sun shine with the girles to port waikato & it was soooo much better than in the skittering rain storm we played in yesterday. corners were actually fun. It's all about sunshine!!
Went for a nice long run up SH16 to Wellsford then back down SH1 today. Lovely weather, very little traffic, some excellent twisty bits on big hills between Helensville and Wellsford. I still seem to be doing the same speed as my gran would but I'm not quite as jumpy when I see a car, gravel, trees, etc. Another couple of years and I might be okay!

[Storm]

Sound advice.....but don't get sucked into filtering/splitting for a while! And if you're like me the hardest decisions on a fine day will be do I surf or ride!! Watch out for the black buell on the peninsula! Ride safe.

Easy. Go surfing when the tides are right, then when the waves turn shyte, go riding

[LED]

Easy. Go surfing when the tides are right, then when the waves turn shyte, go riding

hear ya....wish it was that easy, is anyone still bothering out a tangi' or going out west to castle....bit of a trip though......take it easy :niceone:

[surfchick]

hear ya....wish it was that easy, is anyone still bothering out a tangi' or going out west to castle....bit of a trip though......take it easy :niceone:

yo- did you just ask about tangimoana and castlepoint?? i used to live in palmerston north and those were the nearby grovel spots!!

[flyin]

I'm not quite as jumpy when I see a car, gravel, trees, etc. Another couple of years and I might be okay!

It's not about time m8, experiance is all about km's and the curcumstances under which you ride them.......... sure if ya keep to the sunny weekend cruise around the hills it shall be a few years till a Track day becomes appealing...... but get out there everyday, use your bike as transport in all conditions wherever you go and before ya know it you'll having a ball throwing your toy around the twisties like a pro! :niceone:

[parsley]

It's not about time m8, experiance is all about km's and the curcumstances under which you ride them.
Actually I'm not short on experience. I used to ride a bike in England years ago, but the last time I was on it I flipped over someone's bonnet and screwed up my pelvis. My problem at the moment is every time I see a potential hazard (cars, gravel, turns, etc) my brain goes PHUCK YOU'RE GONNA DIE! The more time I spend in the saddle the less twitchy I get.

But yes, I need to start riding the bike every day. :ride:

[surfchick]

last time I was on it I flipped over someone's bonnet and screwed up my pelvis. My problem at the moment is every time I see a potential hazard (cars, gravel, turns, etc) my brain goes PHUCK YOU'RE GONNA DIE! The more time I spend in the saddle the less twitchy I get.

But yes, I need to start riding the bike every day. :ride:

hey parsnip- i ride mine everyday. i even make up errands to do to go for rides, and go via scenic drive usually...- i think it's cool you back riding again- back on ze horse. your bike is pretty snappy you must wanna ride it every oppertinity. anyway you are right to think of hazards when you ride. auckland is just one big hazard full stop... take the double bed matress set that flew off someone's roof on the norther western in front of me last week

[Waylander]

hey parsnip- i ride mine everyday. i even make up errands to do to go for rides, and go via scenic drive usually...- i think it's cool you back riding again- back on ze horse. your bike is pretty snappy you must wanna ride it every oppertinity. anyway you are right to think of hazards when you ride. auckland is just one big hazard full stop... take the double bed matress set that flew off someone's roof on the norther western in front of me last week
Had a Dog igloo (plastic dog house thing) fall off a van in front of me once.
http://www.petplaypads.co.uk/Images/Indigo1.jpg

[surfchick]

Had a Dog igloo (plastic dog house thing) fall off a van in front of me once.
http://www.petplaypads.co.uk/Images/Indigo1.jpg

this takes the cake for cool missile objects. if you have to go down...the dog igloo is the acretypal blaze of glory...always has been always will be...

[Waylander]

this takes the cake for cool missile objects. if you have to go down...the dog igloo is the acretypal blaze of glory...always has been always will be...
Didn't hit it though. Swerved and nearly lost the back end but saved it. Did what Wolf said in another thread, pulled over and tried to light a smoke but couldnt hold the lighter still.