new here frm dunedin [Archive]

magg

11th August 2005, 15:28

hey, im new in here, lookin for sum ppl frm dunedin.
gona fix my bike soon, so am ineterested in getin sum advise,
and info bout bike stuff happenin in nz/south island ;>

magg

DemonWolf

11th August 2005, 15:32

Welcome magg to KiwiBiker... a wealth of info here in these ol forums!

poorbastard

11th August 2005, 15:39

Welcome. Some awsome guys here who can really help you out

thehollowmen

11th August 2005, 15:42

Welcome to the madhouse
The local bike stores are relly good here :-) They'll dish out advise as you buy spares..

I'm not mechanically minded so won't be able to help but there are a lot of them around in Dunners

Rashika

11th August 2005, 15:55

Cool another rider in the south...okay a wee bit more south than me but good that you are here :Punk:

Phurrball

11th August 2005, 16:13

Welcome!

Enjoy the madness that is KB...

Enjoy the riding around Dunners - It's a great piece of the country, and I miss it still :(

scumdog

11th August 2005, 16:14

Welcome, there are 3 or 4 other members in Dunners, I'm south a bit more.

You'll find the members of this site opinionated, narrow-minded ranting and (at times) drunk lunatics - they are also helpful and caring when they need to be.

Enjoy the circus. :yes:

Next bike rally is at Kaka Point - the Pissed Penguin. Mcivor and Veitch will probably have entry forms, oh, and join B.R.O.N.Z. Otago too, good bunch.

dangerous

11th August 2005, 18:04

hey, im new in here, lookin for sum ppl frm dunedin.
gona fix my bike soon, so am ineterested in getin sum advise,
and info bout bike stuff happenin in nz/south island ;>

magg
Hey there welcome to KB, awesome bike ya have there the MVX takes me back a decade or two, is yours not a well bike? dont tell me theres a hole in #2 piston :whistle: V3 wicked as, post a pic up.

ps: for the youngens here that may not know what a MVX is here ya are

Riff Raff

11th August 2005, 18:27

Hi Magg and welcome to KB :wavey:

Watch out for those south island KB boys (especially if you're single!). They're mad, but pretty harmless, like most of us on this site (oh except for Dangerous - watch out he bites)!

Virago

11th August 2005, 19:00

Hi Magg,

Welcome to the site. Great to see another Dunedinite here, there might be enough of us soon to organise a KB ride! :ride:

Jabez

11th August 2005, 20:35

Welcome...:)

Dadpole

11th August 2005, 22:51

Welcome Magg. And a welcome to your MVX. Have not seen one of those in years. They were a bulk, low cost (read dumped) model here because the first release had major seizing problems. They had a fix for the next series, but bad PR meant they did not sell in big numbers. In NZ they sold for around 60% of the cost of a RG250. A lot were sold to first time riders and were written off in large numbers. I was in the trade then and we were offered lots of wrecks for low $$. There are probably a few still sitting in sheds slowly rusting away, so parts will be out there somewhere

Hitcher

11th August 2005, 22:56

Welcome to our gargre. Jump in and make yourself at home.

zadok

11th August 2005, 23:27

Welcome to K.B magg :wavey:

12th August 2005, 04:09

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Hi magg, welcome to KB. Does the smell of chocolate wafting around drive you crazy? (in the nicest possible way of course!) It's so strong some days! I've got a pair of Cadbury socks.
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Rashika

12th August 2005, 07:53

magg

12th August 2005, 11:23

Rashika

12th August 2005, 12:21

hi ;)

thanx, hopefully il get to know heaps of ppl b4 i will hav my bike ready to ride ;>
buell is awesome, i dnt wana sound sexiest or anythin, but its the most beautiful bike for a chick - smooth lookin, tight, not too big,. i would get one if i have heaps of $

cya ;>

oh yeah...one day soon..gotta TRY to save, then gotta TALK to bank some more...
Its blimmin hard at the mo cos I'm doing a mag for my night school class and it is on bikes (ofcourse!) and I just had to do an article of the Buell firebolt (def my fav), and i am finding it damn hard not to just say BUGGER it and go to the bank to beg/borrow/steal another 6gs.
:no: But no...I mustn't just yet...someone PLEEEZE talk me down from this...gotta pay bills first :weep:
Hoping that if I'm good :innocent: that this summer it will happen :ride:
Cos I'm sick of not having a bike

dangerous

12th August 2005, 17:36

oh yeah...one day soon..gotta TRY to save, then gotta TALK to bank some more...
But no...I mustn't just yet...someone PLEEEZE talk me down from this...gotta pay bills first :weep:
Ohhhhh.... now dont these pic's look sweet, go on Rashika I know ya want too, do it, do it, do it..... just buy the bloody thing stuff the bills ride away from them :devil2:

:Offtopic:

Rashika

13th August 2005, 14:41

Ohhhhh.... now dont these pic's look sweet, go on Rashika I know ya want too, do it, do it, do it..... just buy the bloody thing stuff the bills ride away from them :devil2:

:Offtopic:

you are a nasty wee person Mr D :kick: (ooo i like that one)
trying to sidetrack me from the serious business of saving, with all them loverly pics....sigh....

still :Offtopic:

magg

15th August 2005, 10:47

Hey there welcome to KB, awesome bike ya have there the MVX takes me back a decade or two, is yours not a well bike? dont tell me theres a hole in #2 piston :whistle: V3 wicked as, post a pic up.

Hey back!

Dont have any clear fotos of the bike (on my computer) yet, but when i spend a bit of time cleanin and polishin it, ill take one and post it. Was that ur one on the foto here? They cool bikes (mine is nearly as old as i am ;D ), damn fast, but sound horrrrrible ;>
Gotta fix front forks, re-register and wof it b4 the summer comes, and then finally take it for sum rallies and so.....

Rashika

15th August 2005, 11:55

ahh well, so we have to wait a bit for the bike pic.... At least you've got a plan to get it all together :)
Have you done many rallies down your way?

magg

15th August 2005, 16:28

ahh well, so we have to wait a bit for the bike pic.... At least you've got a plan to get it all together :)
Have you done many rallies down your way?

;> Its not gonna take that long, i hope, i want to hav everytin done by the end of the year. Maybe i should take a few fotos b4 and a few after the "extreme makeover" lol.
That bloody re-registering will cost me a fortune, grrr... Plus waitin for a better weather (yea, i know, i doesnt really happen in this country..,.,.,,,) to ride it.

I went to vincent in feb 05 and march hare one,. It was awesome. !! Was suppose to go to the brass monkey as well, but the guy 'chicken-ed out' bcos of the snow and cold, etc....So i didnt go.... :oi-grr:

Tryin to organize sum ppl to go to the pissed penguin with, unfortunatelly cant use my bike, so gota go as a pillion, and dont know that many ppl goin there alone (without a partner/passenger).... So dnt know yet bout that one,.,

Rashika

15th August 2005, 16:56

scumdog

15th August 2005, 17:08

Vincent was cool but I only get there once, quite a few years ago.
and the March hare is def my favourite, missed the last couple tho, but hopefully wont again, must just about be my 10th there.

so what is the pissed penguin?? that is a new one on me...tell me more!

...and yeah before and after pics are a must!!

Vincent was awsome this year, sitting in the river drinking wine and the air temperature hovering around 38 degrees and more..ah, summer!!

Pissed Penguin is on Sept. 3rd and 4th at Wisher Bay Domain, about 3km down the coast from Kaka Point.

And remember kiddies, you have to go by Ches Scumdog to get there.....

Jantar

15th August 2005, 18:32

And another welcome,

I'm not sure what your post actually said, but if you need any advice on any aspect of motorcycling (or english grammar, spelling etc) just ask. :2thumbsup

magg

16th August 2005, 10:24

And another welcome,

I'm not sure what your post actually said, but if you need any advice on any aspect of motorcycling (or english grammar, spelling etc) just ask. :2thumbsup

Hi! Wot do u mean? And wot about the spellin?

magg

16th August 2005, 10:29

Vincent was awsome this year, sitting in the river drinking wine and the air temperature hovering around 38 degrees and more..ah, summer!!

Yea man! Vincent was gr8! Love central otago, and that heat!!! I never wanted to leave ;) Cant wait for the next one, and hopefully ill go there on my own bike ;>

magg

16th August 2005, 10:32

sporty03

17th August 2005, 08:56

Hi Magg,
Welcome to the mad house. :woohoo:
Dunedin can be a great place to ride around. One of my favourites is out through Mosgiel, past Outram up to the pub. I can never remember if it's Ray's or Clark's junction. What happens when one gets old and spends half the time away I guess. Anyway, not bad feeds to be had on the cheap and then the ride home again. On a sunny day it's brilliant. Over to Cromwell or Wanaka is a lot of fun as well.
I've found the guys at Veitches pretty good and wee Kevin at Honda Otago is a tower of knowledge at tricky things.
Good luck with the bike. It was Thunderbirds and Red Arrows in my day. Nothing gives you the understanding and respect of machines, as doing it yourself. Take your time and do it right the first time. Nothing (well almost) is as frustrating as getting the beast up and running only to have to take it down again because you did something half arsed in the hurry to be mobil.
Buells are buetiful
Cheers
Sporty

_Gina_

18th August 2005, 21:45

Hi! Wot do u mean? And wot about the spellin?

bloody grammamarians!!!!!

oops, that is soooo not how you spell that now, is it??

Welcome Magg
:spudflip:

scumdog

18th August 2005, 21:59

And you've got to head south to Balclutha and Kaka Point at the beginning of September eh? Meet you there if you want to??

magg

19th August 2005, 11:04

And you've got to head south to Balclutha and Kaka Point at the beginning of September eh? Meet you there if you want to??

I will be probably comin down on the Friday, to hang around and find sum ppl to ride back to dunedin on sun,. Hope its nice and warm there ;>

SDU

19th August 2005, 13:00

Hey Magg
Welcome to the group. great to have another sth islander girl join the madhouse.
I reckon if ya hang out at the bike shops your way you'll soon meet people to ride with or they can put you onto some groups. (gotta be safer there than with the ChCh lot :chase: - espec DD :rofl: )
Hope ya get ya :ride: going soon.
cheers
SDU

magg

19th August 2005, 15:06

Hey Magg
Welcome to the group. great to have another sth islander girl join the madhouse.

Hey!

Thanx for that. Yea, i know bout those bike shops. But it just makes me "shy" :o somehow when i think bout goin there and askin for sum ppl to ride with, especially when i dont have my own bike now..... Hmmmm...... But i guess i gotta do it sooner or later to do sum ridin.....

R u comin down for the PP rally?

dangerous

21st August 2005, 19:44

gona fix my bike soon, so am ineterested in getin sum advise,
magg
Hey Magg I've got some parts for the MVX...are any of these pieces any use for you?

Dadpole

21st August 2005, 21:46

Hey Magg I've got some parts for the MVX...are any of these pieces any use for you?

More reliable than the full size one anyway

magg

22nd August 2005, 17:17

Hey Magg I've got some parts for the MVX...are any of these pieces any use for you?

hey smart ass ;> !

thx for offering those parts.... ;)

now ive started havin second thoughts bout doin the bike up for summer.....
mayb i shouldnt be bothered with it, and just get an easy 4-stroke....?

ben444

22nd August 2005, 17:54

More reliable than the full size one anyway

yeah.. not a good sign when Honda scrap 10000 of them

dangerous

22nd August 2005, 17:59

now ive started havin second thoughts bout doin the bike up for summer.....
mayb i shouldnt be bothered with it, and just get an easy 4-stroke....?
naaa.... ya have to get it a runner its a classic 80's bike.
What needs doing to it? peops here will be able to help out I'd say..... can you post up a pic so we can see the state of it, might be able to offer some advice (other than glue it back to gether)

CPB

22nd August 2005, 19:12

Welcome to KB, enjoy the ride, this crew are crazy...just the way we like it...

magg

23rd August 2005, 09:57

naaa.... ya have to get it a runner its a classic 80's bike.
What needs doing to it? peops here will be able to help out I'd say.....

theres not much to do to it, which surprises me cos no1 really done anythin to it for years, and the bike is almost as old as i am ;> well that was probably the only reason i wanted to have it goin ( i mean it goes well now, but its not registered) 'legally' in summer, cos its a classic bike, and didnt see any1 in dn ridind mvx.

i will post a foto of it soon. the only serious job would be gettin seals for front forks, mirrors, other than that its just cleanin it, addin sum oil , etc...

ive had it for over 2 years now, and it never let me down, so why were they so unreliable....back then....?

ben444

23rd August 2005, 15:08

I have a mechanic mate who lives in Dunedin.. He's in Japan at the moment building bikes 'American chopper' style.. but he's due back in septmeber.. I'm sure he be willing to help out..

dangerous

23rd August 2005, 18:34

ive had it for over 2 years now, and it never let me down, so why were they so unreliable....back then....?
They holed pistons quite often, mostly the rear cyl... so be sure to have a colder plug in that pot, a '9' IIRC
Pitty they did this there was a aftermarket piston kit that lasted longer and gave more power.... but even they aventually melted a hole in the top of the pistons. :no:

inlinefour

24th August 2005, 01:56

hey, im new in here, lookin for sum ppl frm dunedin.
gona fix my bike soon, so am ineterested in getin sum advise,
and info bout bike stuff happenin in nz/south island ;>

magg

Helped a mate in my teens rebuild a MVX. I'm impressed that there is still one about still going :devil2:

magg

24th August 2005, 10:08

They holed pistons quite often, mostly the rear cyl... so be sure to have a colder plug in that pot, a '9' IIRC
Pitty they did this there was a aftermarket piston kit that lasted longer and gave more power.... but even they aventually melted a hole in the top of the pistons. :no:

Ok, i see. I mean i havent been ridin on it too often since i got it, so thats probably why it is still goin well ;> Anyway, would i hear if i had that rear piston holed? A car mechanic took it for a test ride, and says its fine, plus all 3 cyl work properly, so (touch wood) i hope its gona stay this way.

magg

24th August 2005, 10:24

Helped a mate in my teens rebuild a MVX. I'm impressed that there is still one about still going :devil2:

Yea, it is goin and its goin well. But its sound drives me crazy thou,.

magg

24th August 2005, 10:29

I have a mechanic mate who lives in Dunedin.. He's in Japan at the moment building bikes 'American chopper' style.. but he's due back in septmeber.. I'm sure he be willing to help out..

Cheers man! That would be awesome ;) Theres no hurry thou, im not gonna do it for the next few months anyway, savin sum money for it now, plus waitin for a nicer/warmer weather so i can spend few afternoons cleanin it or sthin,...

dangerous

24th August 2005, 19:05

Ok, i see. I mean i havent been ridin on it too often since i got it, so thats probably why it is still goin well ;> Anyway, would i hear if i had that rear piston holed? A car mechanic took it for a test ride, and says its fine, plus all 3 cyl work properly, so (touch wood) i hope its gona stay this way.
Na you would know if it had a hole in a piston.... no power at all.
Ya have to give them shit before that will happen, dont mean to alarm you BTW awesome bikes I'd love one for blasting the hills.... just be sure you have cold spark plugs in it... #9

magg

25th August 2005, 13:05

Na you would know if it had a hole in a piston.... no power at all.
Ya have to give them shit before that will happen, dont mean to alarm you BTW awesome bikes I'd love one for blasting the hills.... just be sure you have cold spark plugs in it... #9

thx, will remember that. had the new battery put in lately, probably for the first time since the bike was born, had to get a similar one, cos the original type of the battery is no longer available lol, poor old bike ;> changed spark plugs just to have it goin, but ill change the rear for a cold one for sure.