Two new members (dynamite9585)

[dynamite9585]

Hello all, my g/f and io are about to get our class 6 lerners and first bikes.
we are from hamilton and looking for all the advice we can muster!!!!

[Gone Burger]

Welcome to Kiwibiker you two, and what a FANTASTIC hobby you have both picked up. Only been riding for a year myself but can't believe I didn't do it sooner - changed my whole world, and have never had such a blast.

All the best with settling into it all, you'll be grinning form ear to ear!

[DEATH_INC.]

Welcome....and be careful asking for all the advice you can get here :shutup:

[Murray]

Welcome to the site. There is a group in Waikato that ride on most Sundays and meet at the te Rapa tavern on Wednesday (usually 10 people upwards & its in the calendar) that call themselves the Laxed Out Riders group. (LOR) there is also an on going thread if your interested (just do a search). Much useful information to be gained and they welcome newer riders to any of their rides.

[dynamite9585]

thanks for that, will have to head down there one afternoon after we aort out licenses, bikes ect.

[Maha]

Here some advanced advice, get two logons.
One for you and one for your Girlfriend.
Two on one just confuses the masses.

[crazyhorse]

Congratulations to you both and good luck with your licences. you will enjoy the riding and there are some great groups of people to get to know.

Have fun and be safe :yes:

[one fast tl1ooo]

Welcome to kb x2

[Gibbo89]

what bikes are you two looking at?? any ideas yet?

[dynamite9585]

the reason we are only under one if my g/f doesn't really do the whole forum scene, she's more of a face to face person.

as for the bikes, we have been looking at sports bikes (she's keen on a fer CBR250's we have seen) most of what we will be doing is the commute and the odd out of town trip, ok lets be honest, when we first get them we are hardly going to be home. but when things settle maybe out of town once a week and around town the rest. i doubt you will find us at a track day or anything like that, but i may have to throw mine down the 1/4 mile at tokoroa just to see what it does.

[Aryaeil]

Hi guys,

I've just joined KB myself. I've ridden a friends 1991 CBR250 (RR I believe). They are a crotch rocket, quite glad it wasn't my first bike! It makes my putt-putt 400 seem quite boring. Idles about 2000rpm and has very little go till around 7000rpm. Redlines at 19,000rpm. Awesome machine though. A few twisties under your belt and you'll never want to get off! But that's bikes all round.

[TOTO]

welcome to KB. Dont take this place too seriously - some folk round here aren't firing on all cylinders...if ya know what i mean :shifty:

[Gibbo89]

welcome to KB. Dont take this place too seriously - some folk round here aren't firing on all cylinders...if ya know what i mean :shifty:

heed this information. take opinions with a grain of salt too.

[Grubber]

Hi!! so very pleased to make your acquaintance.

[FlyingGirl]

Hi Guys, I'm Dynamite9585's girlfriend.
Thought I might take your advice and join up.
Thank you so much for all your advice so far, it has helped us out a lot already. :Punk:
Can not wait to get my first bike.

[Gibbo89]

Hi Guys, I'm Dynamite9585's girlfriend.
Thought I might take your advice and join up.
Thank you so much for all your advice so far, it has helped us out a lot already. :Punk:
Can not wait to get my first bike.

welcome. :yes:

when are you sitting your learners?

[dynamite9585]

we are looking at getting them in 2 weeks (waiting for some money to come thru).
found a place in auckland that give full instruction from no experience to basic riding skills cert for $160 (cert included).

unless someone knows of a better/cheaper place.

[Mom]

Hi Guys, I'm Dynamite9585's girlfriend.
Thought I might take your advice and join up.
Thank you so much for all your advice so far, it has helped us out a lot already. :Punk:
Can not wait to get my first bike.

Welcome along to KB, dont feed the trolls and you will be fine :yes:

[St_Gabriel]

Gday Dynamite and flyingirl, welcome to KB


we are looking at getting them in 2 weeks (waiting for some money to come thru).
found a place in auckland that give full instruction from no experience to basic riding skills cert for $160 (cert included).

unless someone knows of a better/cheaper place.

Just new to the scene myself and had maybe 20 or 30 of illegal road kilometres (nil off road) experience before i did my BHS with Passrite in Hamilton. $180 from memory, might be another option for you. They supplied the bikes but not helmets if i remember correctly (already had most of me own gears anyhow)

[St_Gabriel]

Also, when you guys get some wheels, dont forget the Waikato Tag-A-Rama (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/100865-Tag-o-rama) for when you need some idea of direction when you go for a ride.

See my sig for where the tags have already been

[sil3nt]

we are looking at getting them in 2 weeks (waiting for some money to come thru).
found a place in auckland that give full instruction from no experience to basic riding skills cert for $160 (cert included).

unless someone knows of a better/cheaper place.These guys are awesome! http://www.riderskills.co.nz/default.asp?pageref=basichandling&rightbar=certnews

I was dropping the parents at the airport so booked the test for the same day. They teach you everything you need to know.


A few people i have met have used this guy in Hamilton http://www.roaduser.co.nz/mc2a.htm

[dynamite9585]

called passrite in auckland, he put me straight about the hamilton branch having bikes.
so looking there now, closer to home, end up talking to the guy who runs the courses for about 15-30 mins.

one on one training for about 2 hours and the required certificate at the end ($180)

[tate35]

Hi there and welcome to both and your girlfriend to KB and the wonderful world of motorcycling. It's great that the both of you can share this hobby together - good on you :rockon:




Hello all, my g/f and io are about to get our class 6 lerners and first bikes.
we are from hamilton and looking for all the advice we can muster!!!!

[dynamite9585]

well tomorrows the big day.

off to auckland first thing in the morning, BHS course and test at 11:30.
then off to pick up FlyingGirls bike, then mine later in the afternoon.

friday theory at VTNZ and off to buy the required gear. then off for our first ride :):)

[sil3nt]

well tomorrows the big day.

off to auckland first thing in the morning, BHS course and test at 11:30.
then off to pick up FlyingGirls bike, then mine later in the afternoon.

friday theory at VTNZ and off to buy the required gear. then off for our first ride :):)Awesome! Hope to see you in the summer on some laxed out rides!

[St_Gabriel]

Good Luck with the BHS not that you should need it....

[dynamite9585]

we both a little excited. already have the trailer hooked up to the car.

[Gibbo89]

good luck, pretty easy. i did it a couple of months ago. you 2 will be fine.