Young riders?

[Kempz44]

apologies if a post like this has already been done :shifty: But, are there any young riders out there? between 16- 20 say? Im 17 and ride a Honda NXR125 and i cant find any other young riders! ( i know that weeds out most of the websites members :shit: -- Would love to just chat about bikes and shit. :Punk:

[nathanwhite]

Yep. Haven't hit the 2nd decade yet but getting close

[Matariki]

I was a young rider (I'm 22 years old). I bought my first bike when I was 19 years old, a Suzuki GN250. Unfortunately It ended up like my left leg, totally wrecked. I and It were hit by a mobility van, all before my 21st birthday.

I learnt some key pointers after that accident which are all too easy to oversee with young (or youngish) riders like ourselves.

1. Get insurance for both your gear and your bike (Full coverage)
2. Get defensive riding lessons
3. Practice riding on the road with a group (Join a local club, get to know experienced riders)
4. Wear hi viz gear and full body armor (The best you can afford. Never ride in a hoddie, jeans and sneakers or even worse, jandals) :facepalm:

[ducatilover]

I'm happy to talk bikes, I'm young :Punk:

[Maha]

apologies if a post like this has already been done :shifty: But, are there any young riders out there? between 16- 20 say? Im 17 and ride a Honda NXR125 and i cant find any other young riders! ( i know that weeds out most of the websites members :shit: -- Would love to just chat about bikes and shit. :Punk:

Proven fact...73% of all males in NZ between the ages of 16-20 prefer thier cellphones over sex, its a toss up over the the other 27%.
What chance is there that any one of that 27% couldn't even name a bike model?

[nathanwhite]

Proven fact...73% of all males in NZ between the ages of 16-20 prefer thier cellphones over sex, its a toss up over the the other 27%.
What chance is there that any one of that 27% could even name a bike model?

I definately perfer sex over a cellphone, one of them I can't seem to get however and the other is pretty lousy.

[Maha]

I definately perfer sex over a cellphone, one of them I can't seem to get however and the other is pretty lousy.

You need to upgrade...sooner rather than later....:shifty:

[nathanwhite]

I know, but my cellphone has been good to me

[Kempz44]

steady on boys -- are you guys thinking of getting bigger bikes when LAMS comes out? or just gona stick it out until you got your full?

[G4L4XY]

Oh shit so is 24 old :shit:

Gots my full so I dun care no more!

[Lozza2442]

Oh shit so is 24 old :shit:

Gots my full so I dun care no more!

Yeeep.

Almost half way to 50.

haha

[RDjase]

apologies if a post like this has already been done :shifty: But, are there any young riders out there? between 16- 20 say? Im 17 and ride a Honda NXR125 and i cant find any other young riders! ( i know that weeds out most of the websites members :shit: -- Would love to just chat about bikes and shit. :Punk:

My 14yr old son (Tyler117 on KB) likes and talks about bikes, rides a Honda RS125, knows heaps but hasn't got much intrest in anything with lights, blinkers and number plates, raced a KR150 before

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Pics from Manfeild last Saturday, was doing 194kmh on the GPS lap timer on the back straight

[Kempz44]

194kmh on a 125?

[ducatilover]

194kmh on a 125?

It's a real bike :bleh:

[RDjase]

194kmh on a 125?

yep, 200kmh on GPS at Hampton Downs Nations round, no dodgy reading speedo that read 20 or so high

Pistons last 500kms and a crank is 2000km, start making power from 9000rpm

Weighs 74kg with fuel ready to race

Found this on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVTJaT9LYpk

[RDjase]

Have you got any pics of your NXR? never seen one before, 2 or 4 stroke

[varminter]

I'm 65, but I'm willing to lie about my age.

[Stevee2]

Damn, I came in here thinking sweet, im 25 and a learner, new peeps to ride with? Now I just feel old :facepalm:

[nathanwhite]

steady on boys -- are you guys thinking of getting bigger bikes when LAMS comes out? or just gona stick it out until you got your full?

by the time LAMS gets rolled out I will can (and will) have my full so there is no point.

I have got myself into (and sometimes out of) trouble fast enough on my scorpio, having an extra ~15 horsies would not have been a good thing for me.

[The End]

by the time LAMS gets rolled out I will can (and will) have my full so there is no point.

I have got myself into (and sometimes out of) trouble fast enough on my scorpio, having an extra ~15 horsies would not have been a good thing for me.

The good ol' Scorpios eh! Yeah they're a neat bike, but once I can find a job (:facepalm:)I'm going to save up for something bigger. The Scorpio is good up until about 110-120 and then that's about all you'll ever get from it. It is perfect for round town commuting, but long trips on the open road can be a bit...slow... Even though I'll be on my full I'm only going to consider going to 600cc or so. I quite like the look of naked bikes like the Hornet so here's hoping I'll have one within the next year. :Punk:

[RDjase]

by the time LAMS gets rolled out I will can (and will) have my full so there is no point.

I have got myself into (and sometimes out of) trouble fast enough on my scorpio, having an extra ~15 horsies would not have been a good thing for me.

You will learn heaps from racing buckets

[Bikemad]

yep, 200kmh on GPS at Hampton Downs Nations round, no dodgy reading speedo that read 20 or so high

Pistons last 500kms and a crank is 2000km, start making power from 9000rpm

Weighs 74kg with fuel ready to race

Found this on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVTJaT9LYpk

damn you Jase...........now i want one..........although i doubt it would go that well with my 130 kg load on board.................i cant believe those race motors hold together.........saw the IOM highlights other night,they had a 600 doin 17 thousand rpm.............thats a piston goin up and down 283 times per second..............wtf.........i must have that wrong

[nathanwhite]

The good ol' Scorpios eh! Yeah they're a neat bike, but once I can find a job (:facepalm:)I'm going to save up for something bigger. The Scorpio is good up until about 110-120 and then that's about all you'll ever get from it. It is perfect for round town commuting, but long trips on the open road can be a bit...slow... Even though I'll be on my full I'm only going to consider going to 600cc or so. I quite like the look of naked bikes like the Hornet so here's hoping I'll have one within the next year. :Punk:

On a bigger bike how much faster will you go on the open road anyway? As long is the group pace is ~110 I can keep up no problems. I just have to plan my overtakes and sometimes have trouble maintaining speed uphill.


You will learn heaps from racing buckets

that's the plan :msn-wink:

[RDjase]

On a bigger bike how much faster will you go on the open road anyway? As long is the group pace is ~110 I can keep up no problems. I just have to plan my overtakes and sometimes have trouble maintaining speed uphill.



that's the plan :msn-wink:

Hows the progress? Ready for the track any time soon?

[RDjase]

damn you Jase...........now i want one..........although i doubt it would go that well with my 130 kg load on board.................i cant believe those race motors hold together.........saw the IOM highlights other night,they had a 600 doin 17 thousand rpm.............thats a piston goin up and down 283 times per second..............wtf.........i must have that wrong

Haha, there made for lightweighs mate, Tyler is 47kg, and if you drop them out of the power band (9 to 12,5) they virtualy stop
Hard on clutch's, no power till 9k and do 110km in 1st. Sounds like a swarm of wasps when the flag drops

[nathanwhite]

Hows the progress? Ready for the track any time soon?

Yes and no.
The only major system to get running is the front brakes now. But I tried to start it the other day and it didn't go. Battery will need charging and then I might have to spend a while diagnosing engine problems. Then it's putting the track stuff on, sliders etc.

[GrayWolf]

I was under 20, once, long ago, or was I? Cant remember now.......:pinch:

[Kempz44]

RDjase, sorry about the long reply, this is the best i can get since my laptop is down, heres my bike http://www.google.ae/imgres?num=10&hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=475&tbm=isch&tbnid=hfYzEgtnv8sDSM:&imgrefurl=http://www.quebarato.com.co/search%3Fq%3Dhonda%2Bnxr%2B125%2Bbros&imgurl=http://images.quebarato.com.co/T160x160/honda%252Bnxr%252B125%252Bbros%252Bes%252Bstreet%2 52B4%252Btempos%252Bmas%252Bde%252B20%252Bhasta%25 2B150%252B2009%252B2009%252Bcali%252Bvalle%252Bdel %252Bcauca%252Bcolombia__4A68B4_1.jpg&w=440&h=330&ei=Xh1EULTUM-eUiAeWpoCwDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=568&vpy=4&dur=462&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=140&ty=112&sig=111736631600048311964&page=3&tbnh=142&tbnw=189&start=23&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:23,i:186 Might be looking to sell it soon, might be upgrading :woohoo:

[RDjase]

RDjase, sorry about the long reply, this is the best i can get since my laptop is down, heres my bike http://www.google.ae/imgres?num=10&hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=475&tbm=isch&tbnid=hfYzEgtnv8sDSM:&imgrefurl=http://www.quebarato.com.co/search%3Fq%3Dhonda%2Bnxr%2B125%2Bbros&imgurl=http://images.quebarato.com.co/T160x160/honda%252Bnxr%252B125%252Bbros%252Bes%252Bstreet%2 52B4%252Btempos%252Bmas%252Bde%252B20%252Bhasta%25 2B150%252B2009%252B2009%252Bcali%252Bvalle%252Bdel %252Bcauca%252Bcolombia__4A68B4_1.jpg&w=440&h=330&ei=Xh1EULTUM-eUiAeWpoCwDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=568&vpy=4&dur=462&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=140&ty=112&sig=111736631600048311964&page=3&tbnh=142&tbnw=189&start=23&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:23,i:186 Might be looking to sell it soon, might be upgrading :woohoo:

Like a new sort or XL or XR125,

and mexican trademe lol


What are you thinking of upgrading to? Lots to choose from now with the new LAMS list

[ducatilover]

I was under 20, once, long ago, or was I? Cant remember now.......:pinch:

I highly doubt that :bleh:

[f2dz]

I'm 21, 22 in a couple months. Had my learners for a few months now. Always keen for a ride.

[ProTuned]

Surprised at the amount of 'young riders' on this thread. lol. Whats your allowance on the 16-20 range? +/- 2 years? As Im 22 :bleh:

[yoyo 2wheels]

27 still young? or is that border line too old? lol

[Kempz44]

vtrchick
27 still young? or is that border line too old? lol

Its young in some contexts, but not this one, unfortunately you dont qualify haha

[Stevee2]

17-30 seems like a fair range! Hell I know plenty of 30+ people who are more reckless and immature than I am, although being an accountant you get the stereotypes! :banana:

[Retep5]

23 so must be to old. Passed my restricted about 5 months ago.

[GDOBSSOR]

apologies if a post like this has already been done :shifty: But, are there any young riders out there? between 16- 20 say? Im 17 and ride a Honda NXR125 and i cant find any other young riders! ( i know that weeds out most of the websites members :shit: -- Would love to just chat about bikes and shit. :Punk:

Howdy! I'm 20 and from Wellington, and looking for my first bike. If you're ever in the area or if you live down here I'd be very happy to meet with you. I have a ton of riding friends but none who are my age who actually have their own bike :/