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Emilio
13th November 2010, 19:38
Hay guys my name is Emilio and i joined a while ago but i never got a chance to post.
Anyways here goes my post...
Ive been riding for 8months now and im up to my 3rd bike!
I started on a 150FXR which i think is probably the best thing i could've started on due to my height and budget.
Im 5'7, 18 years old and 68kg.
I sold that off and got a brand new 2006 Lifan LF-125-30.
I know it was probably bad to get rid of a jap bike and get a chinese one but i wanted to own my first NEW bike.
I am currently riding a red 2007 Hyosung GT250R and im loving it!
I honestly don't know why people are so against them.
They're good, all around bike.
I know its hard to believe but i went for my FIRST cruise last week.
I've only ever used my bikes as fun commuters.
I went over the Haywards and hit the corners hard!!
It was sooooo much fun!!
Im looking for other areas to ride and other bikers to ride with...
I like riding places that take a fair bit of skill to ride eg. tight corners.
If ANYONE could show me where to ride or could introduce me to more riders, i would be so greatful!
Thanx for reading my post =)
Katman
14th November 2010, 08:49
I know its hard to believe but i went for my FIRST cruise last week.
I've only ever used my bikes as fun commuters.
I went over the Haywards and hit the corners hard!!
It was sooooo much fun!!
Try hitting them a bit softer.
MSTRS
14th November 2010, 09:16
Ive been riding for 8months now...went for my FIRST cruise last week...over the Haywards...and hit the corners hard!!...
You have much to learn...
Owl
14th November 2010, 09:46
It was sooooo much fun!!
It's always a lot of fun until somebody loses a life:facepalm:
sinned
14th November 2010, 09:57
Come along on Wednesday night for a ride with new and experienced riders. Introduce yourself as someone wanting to learn and all will be sweet.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/128800-Wellington-Wednesday-Night-Cruisy-Summer-Rides-%28TCWNR%29-2010-2011
Gibbo89
14th November 2010, 09:59
Have a look in the 'meetings and events' section to see what rides wellington riders get up to and see if they are learner friendly (i am pretty sure they are). just be careful about hitting corners 'hard' when you just got yourself a bigger bike like that. bit different than the wee fxr etc you had earlier.
enjoy the site
sinfull
14th November 2010, 10:22
I went over the Haywards and hit the corners hard!!
It was sooooo much fun!!
Im looking for other areas to ride and other bikers to ride with...
I like riding places that take a fair bit of skill to ride eg. tight corners.
=)
http://www.motott.co.nz/index.html Here ya go ! Pick me up on the way !
Hawkeye
14th November 2010, 11:28
8months[/B] now and im up to my 3rd bike!
18 years old
I am currently riding a red 2007 Hyosung GT250R and im loving it!
but i went for my FIRST cruise last week.
I've only ever used my bikes as fun commuters.
I went over the Haywards and hit the corners hard!!
It was sooooo much fun!!
I like riding places that take a fair bit of skill to ride eg. tight corners.
If ANYONE could show me where to ride or could introduce me to more riders, i would be so greatful!
Good luck in finding experienced riders prepared to ride with an 18 year old, 8 month riding, Rossie wannabe who thinks hitting Haywards 'hard' is fun. The Haywards hill is a pootle used as a commuter route. You need to pull your head in somewhat and spend some time learning some skills that will save your life before thinking you can be a Rossie wannabe.
If it's not below you, there are learner friendly rides specifically set up on Tues night for beginners/learners. Cruisy ride, beginners/learners sandwiched between experienced riders. If you decide to join in on a Tues, just check the ego at the door.
The experience riders who turn up on those rides do so hoping they can help a less experienced rider but in no way do they themselves think they have nothing to learn. I've been riding 5 years and still have a lot to learn.
MSTRS
14th November 2010, 11:32
... I've been riding 5 years and still have a lot to learn.
Is that all? And yep, you have.
Near 38 years, and so do I. The day I stop learning, will be the day I croak.
Katman
14th November 2010, 11:36
In other words, it might be timely for your 18 year old brain to learn that those who you might manage to impress with stories of "hitting the corners hard" are not worth trying to impress in the first place.
Motorcycling is littered with the bodies of those who tried to impress the wrong people.
Owl
14th November 2010, 11:57
is littered with the bodies of those who tried
Did you write "The lord of the rings"?:blink:
Katman
14th November 2010, 11:59
Did you write "The lord of the rings"?:blink:
'Twas the busiest day of my life.
Tink
14th November 2010, 11:59
Hay guys my name is Emilio and i joined a while ago but i never got a chance to post.
Anyways here goes my post...
Ive been riding for 8months now and im up to my 3rd bike!
I started on a 150FXR which i think is probably the best thing i could've started on due to my height and budget.
Im 5'7, 18 years old and 68kg.
I sold that off and got a brand new 2006 Lifan LF-125-30.
I know it was probably bad to get rid of a jap bike and get a chinese one but i wanted to own my first NEW bike.
I am currently riding a red 2007 Hyosung GT250R and im loving it!
I honestly don't know why people are so against them.
They're good, all around bike.
I know its hard to believe but i went for my FIRST cruise last week.
I've only ever used my bikes as fun commuters.
I went over the Haywards and hit the corners hard!!
It was sooooo much fun!!
Im looking for other areas to ride and other bikers to ride with...
I like riding places that take a fair bit of skill to ride eg. tight corners.
If ANYONE could show me where to ride or could introduce me to more riders, i would be so greatful!
Thanx for reading my post =)
Good Luck with the continued learning, ignore the insults, but do listen these guys mostly know what they are talking about even tho most behave like 5 year olds on a good day (eh boyz)... hehe.
I am booked for my full licence in two weeks, and have ridden only 7000km in 14mths, and feel like I still have mountains to learn, so take it easy out there, watch, observe, do track days as sin pointed out, and ye have fun... but do it ATGATT, and in your own time... the road is not a race track... ! But still have fun.:yes:
EJK
14th November 2010, 12:05
Give him a break. It's always overjoy-birthday exciting at the start. No need to discourage him by shoveling death notes at his face. It's good and happy, and happy means good. :sunny:
Welcome to Kiwibiker Forum - The home of experts and geniuses.
MSTRS
14th November 2010, 12:36
We, the old guard, see it as our sacred mission to never let excited newbies ignore the painful realities of motorcycling. Nor do we think they should be allowed to continue believing they are some sort of motorcycling god, because they've "been over the Haywards and cornered hard".
It is our fervent hope that one day, they will thank us for our grumpy pearls of wisdom. After all, motorcycling can become a life-long pursuit for many. How long that life is may depend on how willing they are to listen.
Edbear
14th November 2010, 17:00
Is that all? And yep, you have.
Near 38 years, and so do I. The day I stop learning, will be the day I croak.
40 years for me. You know a great thing about Altzheimers is you get to learn all over again and riding out there is like seeing everything for the first time again. It's cool! :yes:
Edbear
14th November 2010, 17:12
Hay guys my name is Emilio and i joined a while ago but i never got a chance to post.
Anyways here goes my post...
Ive been riding for 8months now and im up to my 3rd bike!
I started on a 150FXR which i think is probably the best thing i could've started on due to my height and budget.
Im 5'7, 18 years old and 68kg.
I sold that off and got a brand new 2006 Lifan LF-125-30.
I know it was probably bad to get rid of a jap bike and get a chinese one but i wanted to own my first NEW bike.
I am currently riding a red 2007 Hyosung GT250R and im loving it!
I honestly don't know why people are so against them.
They're good, all around bike.
I know its hard to believe but i went for my FIRST cruise last week.
I've only ever used my bikes as fun commuters.
I went over the Haywards and hit the corners hard!!
It was sooooo much fun!!
Im looking for other areas to ride and other bikers to ride with...
I like riding places that take a fair bit of skill to ride eg. tight corners.
If ANYONE could show me where to ride or could introduce me to more riders, i would be so greatful!
Thanx for reading my post =)
Welcome aboard! It sounds like you're making the right progression through the bike ranks, the Hyosung GT250R is, I believe, still the best selling sports bike in NZ!
Don't be too put off by the sad farts on here who may not understand English and context too well. The advice is generally sound, but the delivery lacks understanding and tact. I doubt you're being an idiot on the road and your desire to learn from more experienced riders is to be applauded, goodonyer!
At 18 I was fanging my old T500 around at over 160km/h every opportunity I had and that had a rubber frame and rather inadequate drum brakes, not at all as capable as a modern bike! I fell off it once on a wet clay driveway at walking pace... :bye: So it's not necessarily correct to assume you lack riding skills or common sense at your age.
However, do make sure you have that little extra margin for error, that sense of caution that makes you back off rather than show off when in company with others, it just may save your life. Don't ever worry, or care, what other riders may think or say if you feel you're getting out of your depth and slow down.
Tink
14th November 2010, 17:55
40 years for me. You know a great thing about Altzheimers is you get to learn all over again and riding out there is like seeing everything for the first time again. It's cool! :yes:
lol is that what I have Altzheimers, I always thought it was the wine!!!! :facepalm::innocent:
sugilite
14th November 2010, 18:13
Heyya Emilio.
Ahhh, I well remember the amazing joys of finding how much fun riding the roads with corners away from the city was.
If your looking for riding buddies, then it would be good for you to hook up on one of those KB organized weekly rides. Let them know who you are at where your at in your learning to ride journey. (As others have said, the learning never really stops).
When following more experienced riders, follow at a respectable distance, so that you can react to the unexpected, but not so far away you can not see what they are up too, as in lines they take and bike position on the road etc (and for God's sake let them go if things start happening to fast for your comfort) You will find the balance.
My formative road riding days were on the same roads you ride on. Your asking for recommended roads in your area? There are awesome roads all around that area, but by their nature (ie very tight and winding with traffic, ever increasing due to lifestyle block types) they do really require a lot of respect and experience to navigate them competently and safely.
I seriously recommend you consider casting your net out a bit further. There are just as fun, but much safer roads to learn on in the Southern Waiarapa only 40-45 mins away. I suggest you gently ride over the Rimutakas, and just before Featherston turn right into Western Lake Road, there are a number of loops you can do on that road (check google maps or what ever). These roads have much, much less traffic, are wider with all sorts of terrain. Straight sections, sweepers, tight n winding, you name it, they are all there! :woohoo:
Once you get some experience on those roads, then you can have fun discovering those closer more challenging roads I mentioned earlier, Moonshine/Moonshine Valley Roads, Paekakariki Hill Rd, Makara through Ohario Valley and my personal fave (which many hate) The Akatarawas Rd between Upper Hutt and Waikanae. :scooter:
Riding is such outrageous fun, but always keep in mind, the penalties for losing concentration are always very harsh, so keep your mind on your riding, always give your self space to react to the unexpected (which kinda happens a lot on the roads you want to ride) and yeah, max out that fun factor bud!:niceone:
PS, Most of those old wingers really do know what they are talking about (thats why they have lived long enough to become old wingers), so keep your ears open and don't bump into their zimmer frames on the way out eh :innocent:
Edbear
14th November 2010, 18:23
lol is that what I have Altzheimers, I always thought it was the wine!!!! :facepalm::innocent:
Huwwo, who are you and what are you doing in my house...? Haven't I seen you somewhere, you look like someone I think I know... :blink:
junkmanjoe
14th November 2010, 19:19
30 odd years riding....today i got caught out on old hiway 52 with wind....:shit:..pushed 2 of us off the road in to the grass.....
you never know what the next corner will bring.....:scooter:
JMJ
Edbear
14th November 2010, 19:26
30 odd years riding....today i got caught out on old hiway 52 with wind....:shit:..pushed 2 of us off the road in to the grass.....
you never know what the next corner will bring.....:scooter:
JMJ
It was that dodgy curry you ate, right..? :yes:
Oh, wrong wind... :facepalm:
Eyegasm
14th November 2010, 20:23
Hold on a minute....
There are corners on the Haywards????....
Ocean1
14th November 2010, 20:27
There are corners on the Haywards????....
There are not.
Couple of not-straight bits, but nothing you'd call a corner.
dogsnbikes
14th November 2010, 21:10
hell I thought there had been mean a qucke and we gpt some kinks back into the road;s not sure I;m after gay sauna stuff that was mentioned by some R_____N
now too the Nebie . . .any how its been 34 years for myself ,fair too say I'm old schoolish and too see whats changed over the last 30 years i have been riding,so it means I may with younger rider too gain knowlegde on different riding styles ... other wise I will ride by myself
get down too the duck pond,on wednesday I think ,,,,,as its been mention make introduction,establish your bussiness get too know people understand how their bike is their joy
so much for you too learn
and remember don't dish up old dungy blue honda's
Owl
14th November 2010, 21:34
Have you been drinking Bazza?:shutup:
road roading:lol:
kevfromcoro
14th November 2010, 21:56
30 odd years riding....today i got caught out on old hiway 52 with wind....:shit:..pushed 2 of us off the road in to the grass.....
you never know what the next corner will bring.....:scooter:
JMJ
Done the same thing myself..
Into a right hander, and blowout in the rear....
Ended up in a paddock with the moo moos...
junkmanjoe
14th November 2010, 23:04
Done the same thing myself..
Into a right hander, and blowout in the rear....
Ended up in a paddock with the moo moos...
spent most of the morning riding sideways on a straight piece of road...thats only fun for so long....ended up watching the trees, get an idea when the big winds are coming.....i got pushed off and i saw in the mirror my mate going off behind me...
i hate the wind thats pushes ya one way...then it whips around and has a go on the other side.....people in the cages must think ( what the fuks he doing.......learning left, now right..theres no corners....)
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that other sort of wind stays in my pants and keeps my butt warm.
makes its way up my jacket and says hello in my helmet.......:sick:
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WIND.
its good for keeping you alert and ya leaning and balance skills up...
JMJ
sinfull
15th November 2010, 08:00
I still remember the day (after) back in 89 i bought a brand new bike (walked into WMC and told em to get that one down) and they conned me into joining the HOG club, as they had a ride the next day starting in featherston and looping around lake ferry, to finish at a reserve in the hills west of carterton (a brilliant party was layed on by Gary Mcfee) .
Just so happened i was staying down lake ferry road and knew it and how a norwester effects the ride through there.
So rode back into town next morning and joined up with these guys at the pub.
Mentioned to a group of em that were standing near where i parked, that the norwester was up and the ride was a bit dodgy, but got the HOG reception (look you up and down a bit, but dont have the leather cap and chaps and instead wore torn denims, so wasn't worth listening too) so shrugged me shoulders and grabbed a beer.
Fucking cracked me up when old leather cap n chaps was the first in the ditch only about 10 k into the ride, with 2 others close behind him, lovely straight stretch it is too !
Needless to say i didn't see much of him that night, while i partook in the 6 kegs and two spat pigs behind carterton, lept off the tall cliffs (right behind the trees i passed out under, gulp!) with the absailing gear that turned up in the AM.
But did crack up at most of the other riders (lawers, accountants, etc who back then were pretty much the only ones who could afford HD's, ME, i traded the wife and family in on mine) when they seemed to hit their tents after one or two beers, (thinking Ok, they wanna be sharp to ride next day), get up first thing, dress in their chaps and caps, wander round saying see you next weekend to their mates and then fuck off home to their million dollar wives... i mean lives !
WTF, the weather was brilliant and i had a spanking new bike lol, so went for a ride and had a few beers !
A few in Gisborne
A few in Hamilton
A few in Taranaki
A few in Wangas
The thirst was sated after that and i limped home with a sore ass !
Moral i guess i'm trying to put across here is, it don't matter how good ya look while ya ride (or hit the ditch for that matter), it comes down to callas's on yr arse !
I'd be far from the most experienced here , and miles off the pace when it comes to the fastest (on the track) but something i have learned in the aprox. 20 out of 35 yrs on a bike, is that hitting the corners hurts !
dogsnbikes
15th November 2010, 08:04
Have you been drinking Bazza?:shutup:
road roading:lol:
Thats proof the medication does work:facepalm:
MSTRS
15th November 2010, 08:33
My formative road riding days were on the same roads you ride on. ...
As were mine
... and my personal fave (which many hate) The Akatarawas Rd between Upper Hutt and Waikanae. ...
I loved that road too. But I did it at night (usually in the small hours). Lights are always a give away for that vehicle approaching, plus you get to enjoy kicking (ooops - I mean dodging) possums.
Wainui coast road and Whitemans Valley always good for a crack too.
White trash
15th November 2010, 08:39
Akatarawa's are always mint for a challenge, Blue Mountains/Whitemans valley right on my doorstep too. The Makara GP is a good loop for a short ride too.
Lovin the Wellington roads.
Rych
15th November 2010, 10:59
Is that all? And yep, you have.
Near 38 years, and so do I. The day I stop learning, will be the day I croak.
For sure you will gain a lot of skill and wisdom through long years of riding, but time riding does not equal a skillful rider and very much so with driving(cars).
There are plenty of old drivers/riders with bad habbits, poor vehicle control, still nervous in the corners etc.
World class race riders/drivers are often fairly "young" fella's. It comes down to a lot more than "I've ridden for 40 years so I'm better than you as you have only ridden 5-10years."
I'm not sticking up for the OP as you obviously are not going to be a Rossie in that amount of time, 5,10,40 years gives a general idea of ability but you don't know the training/track time/professional input one rider may have a had compared to the other.
Also not speaking for myself in terms of riding ability as I am still new to the sport, but I would concider myself a much better driver than the majority of drivers with 20-40 years of general public road driving experience.
MSTRS
15th November 2010, 11:18
World class race riders/drivers are often fairly "young" fella's.
Yep. So are the troops sent into battle. Being skilled on a bike on a track does not mean they have any road craft...
It comes down to a lot more than "I've ridden for 40 years so I'm better than you as you have only ridden 5-10years."
Totally agree. Nor do I proclaim to be a riding god. Far from it. Yet with the years under my belt, I'm bound to have learned something that a shorter term rider hasn't. Of course, that rider might have learned something I haven't. The point is, we never stop learning and just when we think we know it all, something happens to show us we don't.
When we don't know something, we don't know that we don't know it - and the OP is a prime example of that.
Drew
15th November 2010, 13:44
There are not.
Couple of not-straight bits, but nothing you'd call a corner.You need to go faster, I promise they tighten up MIGHTY quick.
sinned
15th November 2010, 14:00
You need to go faster, I promise they tighten up MIGHTY quick. Yep - at 200 clicks everything looks like a corner. Oops was he was on a 250?
Edbear
15th November 2010, 14:12
Yep. So are the troops sent into battle. Being skilled on a bike on a track does not mean they have any road craft...
Totally agree. Nor do I proclaim to be a riding god. Far from it. Yet with the years under my belt, I'm bound to have learned something that a shorter term rider hasn't. Of course, that rider might have learned something I haven't. The point is, we never stop learning and just when we think we know it all, something happens to show us we don't.
When we don't know something, we don't know that we don't know it - and the OP is a prime example of that.
Perzackery! The day we think we know it all is probably going to be the day we die. :yes: I still think about what I'm doing and noting little things I can learn from. I know very well that the reason I've survived 40 years on the roads has as much to do with sheer luck as it has with skill. Sure, I've been able to avoid accidents many times through skill, but I can recall many near-misses that, but for luck, (or whatever you call it), could have been very nasty indeed!
Driving/riding with learning, care and skill, vastly reduces the chances of coming to grief, but we cannot control what others do and cannot be fully alert and aware every second we're out there. Momentary laspses in concentration for whatever reasons are often fatal. Either ours or the other guys.. Then there's hazards unseen such as gravel/oil/something slippery on a corner, an animal jumping the fence on a dark night, etc...
Emilio
15th November 2010, 19:10
Haha everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
I know that something i find fun is easy and boring to some of the more experienced riders and i admit that i have a shit tonne to learn but i want to have fun while i can.
Thanx guys for the constructive critisism, i will definatly tag along on the learner rides etc.
Ocean1
15th November 2010, 19:56
You need to go faster, I promise they tighten up MIGHTY quick.
Yeah. I tend to avoid doing that where they're off-camber, with steel posts and wire on the run-offs.
I particularly dislike the left hander heading east above the straight by the sub-station, twice I've drifted both wheels off oil or diesel going into that. Nasty.
MSTRS
16th November 2010, 08:09
...but i want to have fun while i can.
Riding needn't ever stop being fun. But if it does, hang up your helmet.
Drew
17th November 2010, 14:01
Thanx guys for the constructive critisism
I'd have told the non constructive ones to go and get fucked as a post script, but to each their own I suppose.
rie
17th November 2010, 17:53
right, so the involuntary flood of information about the riding histories of everybody aside, has anybody actually made an offer to ride with this guy? I mean, just ride with the guy, not ream him online because he got excited commuting.
dude, I would go for a pootle with you...if I had my bike down here and knew where these crazy wellington roads end up...
Ratti
17th November 2010, 20:19
Just to support Emilio...
God you lot can be a bunch of tossers...get off your prickles and go ride your bikes. For goodness sake, that's the one love we all share here right?????
This lad came out with us on the BRONZ Tuesday Learners ride this week. Yes-he's new to riding. Yes-he has a lot to learn.
He's a nice kid and willing to listen. He rides within his ability and confidence level, and if he's not sure he slows down and rides at his pace.
FFS we all started where this lad is today. give him a break and shame on you for dissing him jsut because you have so convieniently forgotton the buzz when you first started.
Love from Aunti Ratti:love:
Owl
17th November 2010, 20:28
FFS we all started where this lad is today.
Very true Aunti Ratti...............albeit with an extra 75hp:whistle:
Glad to hear he's doing alright!
Ratti
17th November 2010, 20:37
fings was different back in them olden days...
Hawkeye
17th November 2010, 22:04
Haha everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
I know that something i find fun is easy and boring to some of the more experienced riders and i admit that i have a shit tonne to learn but i want to have fun while i can.
Thanx guys for the constructive critisism, i will definatly tag along on the learner rides etc.
Hey! Good on you Emilio for taking the advice of joining in with the Tues night learner ride. And good to see you teamed up with one of the more experienced riders tonight on the Wednesday cruisey ride over the hill. With an attitude like that you will get to enjoy riding a bike for a long time. Just take it easy out there and remember one thing, Even the most experienced are not invincible.
Edbear
18th November 2010, 06:22
Hey! Good on you Emilio for taking the advice of joining in with the Tues night learner ride. And good to see you teamed up with one of the more experienced riders tonight on the Wednesday cruisey ride over the hill. With an attitude like that you will get to enjoy riding a bike for a long time. Just take it easy out there and remember one thing, Even the most experienced are not invincible.
Damn! Aren't we..???? :gob: Must remember that...:blink:
Hawkeye
18th November 2010, 12:05
Damn! Aren't we..???? :gob: Must remember that...:blink:
:rofl::2thumbsup
Drew
19th November 2010, 16:39
Even the most experienced are not invincible.
I'm far from the most experienced, but I bloody am so invincible!
Katman
19th November 2010, 16:47
God you lot can be a bunch of tossers...get off your prickles and go ride your bikes. For goodness sake, that's the one love we all share here right?????
Who poured sand into your gusset?
When I hear an 18 year old who's new to motorcycling regaling us with stories of how he "hits the corners hard (double exclaimation mark)" I'll readily tell him to pull his head in.
Stiff shit if you don't like it.
psycho22
19th November 2010, 23:34
Who poured sand into your gusset?
When I hear an 18 year old who's new to motorcycling regaling us with stories of how he "hits the corners hard (double exclaimation mark)" I'll readily tell him to pull his head in.
Stiff shit if you don't like it.
:wait:I can't remember you ever telling me to pull my head in.
Maybe thats because I was 16 when the world was being told of my unprecedented skill ...
doko
20th November 2010, 00:46
Ill ride with you... but I am a complete noob so not hitting corners hard... I tend to be quite afraid of Sharpe turns and take them slow then floor it coming out of them (lol not sure if that is how you should do it but I do anyway).
I have a kawa 250... if you wanna ride with me that would be cool. Just take it easy ok? No rush..... enjoy the slights. :bye:
hellokitty
20th November 2010, 07:01
Ill ride with you... but I am a complete noob so not hitting corners hard... I tend to be quite afraid of Sharpe turns and take them slow then floor it coming out of them (lol not sure if that is how you should do it but I do anyway).
I have a kawa 250... if you wanna ride with me that would be cool. Just take it easy ok? No rush..... enjoy the slights. :bye:
I think that guy is in Wellington - :scooter:
Katman
20th November 2010, 07:29
I tend to be quite afraid of Sharpe turns and take them slow then floor it coming out of them (lol not sure if that is how you should do it but I do anyway).
:facepalm:
There is a frightening number of motorcyclists being given their BHS certificate while still unable to tell shit from clay.
Clearly we need far better initial rider training before newbies are let loose on the road.
Drew
20th November 2010, 08:51
I tend to be quite afraid of Sharpe turns and take them slow then floor it coming out of them (lol not sure if that is how you should do it but I do anyway).
:facepalm:
There is a frightening number of motorcyclists being given their BHS certificate while still unable to tell shit from clay.
You feel that this is an appropriate response to what doko said?
Because although you are right in what you say about rider training, your approach means that most of your posts will be ignored from that dude as he will likely be writing you off as a cock.
Classic case of lack of people skills getting in the way of a good idea.
Owl
20th November 2010, 09:13
:facepalm:
There is a frightening number of motorcyclists being given their BHS certificate while still unable to tell shit from clay.
Clearly we need far better initial rider training before newbies are let loose on the road.
Very true!
I failed spectacularly and passed with flying colours:confused: I was unable to contain my stoppie in the braking distance required:Oops:
Ratti
6th December 2010, 20:23
how is it different now to when I got my license 30 odd years ago? I could have gone out and bought something wildly unsuitable at that time with no more experience than the noobs do today. Nothing has really changed
BMWST?
6th December 2010, 20:35
how is it different now to when I got my license 30 odd years ago? I could have gone out and bought something wildly unsuitable at that time with no more experience than the noobs do today. Nothing has really changed
not me my actual riding test was really hard.i was about to get the "go down the end of the street and do a u turn and come back.Just then a motorcycle cop turned up.He too k over. I swear we went on a ride for 30 minutes over half of the hutt valley,including hill starts and u turns up Normandale!
Ratti
6th December 2010, 20:45
Sounds more effective than what I did back in Paeroa back in the late 70's. I had to ask what a 3 point turn was when he told me to do one by the dairy factory...sheesh....
davebullet
6th December 2010, 21:06
WTF is a "Rossie"?
I dated a Rosie once, and she hit hard when backed into a corner!
Drew
6th December 2010, 21:10
WTF is a "Rossie"?
I dated a Rosie once, and she hit hard when backed into a corner!
How much Rosie? A whole lot?
White trash
6th December 2010, 21:15
How about we give the poor kid a break? He used a poor choice of words, hang 'im?
Having met the OP and seen his attitude to riding, I'd be a hell of alot more concerned with a few others state of mind and approach to riding.
Nice to know Emilio's been taken in by a couple of reputable riders in the Wellington region to make sure his transition from learner to "old timer" is a calculated journey.
Hope that new bike's going well bro.
Laxi
6th December 2010, 22:35
:facepalm:
There is a frightening number of motorcyclists being given their BHS certificate while still unable to tell shit from clay.
Clearly we need far better initial rider training before newbies are let loose on the road.
jesus, take a break from kb for awhile, come back and you're still spouting! :facepalm:
Laxi
6th December 2010, 22:40
old leather cap n chaps guy..... partook in the 6 kegs..... passed out....... i limped home with a sore ass
somthing you're trying to tell us bill?:sick: :nya:
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