Greetings KBers from Bikemad

[Bikemad]

Hi there people
a little about myself.......49....goin on 24 so my daughter tells me.....live in tiny shack on north shore......been riding 35 years and will do for another 35touch wood....recently got into track days on old gsxr1100....taupo,hampton and puke control days so far....love it....next control day puke 2nd of Jan...:2thumbsup
Always keen for a ride,done the last couple of Burts and will do again next year and look forward to meetin some of you lot on the regular weekly rides,if i dont see you at puke first
cheers Col

[The Everlasting]

Welcome to KB land!

That's some nice bikes you own there..:niceone:

[Bikemad]

cheers mate.....sort of share em with the bank in a round about way

[The Everlasting]

Oh i see,hopefully the bank won't ask to borrow any of your bikes then..:p

[Bikemad]

from my cold dead hands my friend

[Blackbird]

Gidday from a 40+ riding years veteran - nice to see you on KB!

[Bikemad]

thanks Geoff
all the best for the new year

[Hawkeye]

Welcome to KB Bikemad.

[Bikemad]

thanks Hawkeye
love the early MASH episodes with henry and trapper etc
all the best for the new year

[Usarka]

Bike and Mad huh? You'll fit right in! :rofl:

[Bikemad]

cheers mate..............i think

[Grubber]

Cheers Dude. Good to see ya...

[Bikemad]

Thanks Grubber.....gettin the little one on the right path early eh...nice
All the best for the new year

[one fast tl1ooo]

Welcome to kb bikemad

[Bikemad]

cheers TL..........nice rack
all the best for the new year

[Bikemad]

Just had grouse day at pukekohe control day on the 916...................hardly anyone there,2 groups,cars and bikes,did 5 20-30 minute sessions....f#%king magic......roll on next saturday i say Grrrrr

[I'll C U Jimmy]

G'day, just getting back into it myself...probably see you at the next Burt. Spent the last 12 months rebuilding an XS 650 yam....pissed the handbrake off big time with the amount of hours in the shed. Rolled it out last week...for once she didn't have a lot to say. (view my profile for a pic) now she's talking about maybe getting a bike herself, so it all ends well!

[tate35]

Hi there people
a little about myself.......49....goin on 24 so my daughter tells me.....live in tiny shack on north shore......been riding 35 years and will do for another 35touch wood....recently got into track days on old gsxr1100....taupo,hampton and puke control days so far....love it....next control day puke 2nd of Jan...:2thumbsup
Always keen for a ride,done the last couple of Burts and will do again next year and look forward to meetin some of you lot on the regular weekly rides,if i dont see you at puke first
cheers Col


Hello and welcome to KB Bikemad,

[Bikemad]

cheers for the welcome Jimmy and Tate..............yeah keep in touch Jim im from CHCH originally.....valley inn heathcote was my local usually stay with and ride to the burt with old friends from there lookin forward to the next one already

[Dodgyiti]

Hey Bikemad,
I think we all are a bit bike mad around here.
Wanna tell us about your bikes, real nice selection by the model descriptions. What Mk is your lemon?

[Bikemad]

gidday dodgy.......thanks for the welcome...............MK3...........got a photo of another one i used to have with a lemon on the seat...............broke down at te aroha many years ago on a ride with the IMOC crowd... have to admit i cant remember the last time i rode it........ bought the susuki just over a year ago to do track days but took the ducati to hampton downs for a blast just before xmas and now probably gonna sell the susuki...........the 955 is the main road bike......done the last two burts on it and many more to come.....cheers

[Dodgyiti]

Ah.. the Mk3, best of the 850's and the one I would happily harbour in my collection. Been a few come up on Trademe lately. Tempting...
Hope it has not been too long between rides on it, they don't like sitting around.... done more than a few rear main seals on Guzzi's that have been 'resting'

Blast From The Past is a Kiwibiker social group for pre-1990 scoots if you do want to get out and ride the old girl;

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/group.php?groupid=110

[Bikemad]

sounds like a good idea to me...........went to start it a while ago but carbs just poured gas out of everywhere..............they reconditioned now.........just gotta put em back on,charge battery and she should go............new oil and filter here ready to do as well.......

[Bikemad]

clicked on the link..............clicked join group under tools............not sure what happens next?................when is the next BFTP ride?............would be keen on giving her a good run

[Dodgyiti]

The needle and seat goes from sitting around. If you can get it going by Sunday we are going for a run to Raglan via some roundabout way. I am immersed in small block appreciation at the moment. Trying out some ideas on a cheaper rego Guzzi for day to day running.
And we are having a rally second week of Feb.

[Bikemad]

nah bugger..... cant do this sunday........kumeu hot rod show this weekend.........would be keen on the rally tho............same weekend as paeroa??...............where do i find the details dodgy

[Dodgyiti]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/group.php?do=discuss&discussionid=1128

If you joined the group, you should be able to view the threads- that is the rally thead.

We are also going the the Puke classiscs with maybe a wee detour ride on the way..:ride:

[Bikemad]

cheers for the info Dodgy..............tryed joining but it said something about getting approval?...............going to puke for the classics but have a mate up from CHCH stayin the weekend after AC/DC on the thursday so will be in ute no doubt.If you have any breakdowns on the ride that day happy to help out if someone needs their bike retrieved

[Bikemad]

cant seem to access the last link either...............says invalid discussion group............sorry not really a techo

[Dodgyiti]

Membership has to be approved by the group moderator. I find this out now, after leaving the group to see how to join, so now I'm not a member either. Will PM the moderator and get us both in...:doh:

[Bikemad]

cheers Dodgy..............look forward to meetin you fellas