Korumba
25th August 2005, 19:48
Hey People
I recently purchased a 91 ZZR1100 it’s my seventh bike, but first one for many years.
I have done about 1000kms so far (with no unscheduled underwear changes) and infact the smile on my face gets bigger each time I ride it as the old skills and confidence returns.
I can’t believe the crap and expense the new riders have to go thought to get your full license.
Man! am I pleased I was waiting outside the Invercargill City Council Traffic Department (read Gestapo) offices on my 15th Birthday back in 79 to get my provisional license (I’m sure it cost less than $10.00 and had my full license about 3 months later after the cop watched me do a circuit from the sidewalk and I was away with a full license to ride any size motorcycle I wanted. (At least I can’t remember any cc restrictions.. I’m sure I will be corrected if im wrong)
So off I went on my 100cc Kawasaki then my DT175 and then my KL250 etc etc…..
Nothing beats Time/Kms on a bike for experience and I did heaps of both, on bigger and bigger bikes.
I think the 250cc limit is good (only to gain the skills to learn to ride and survive) but with each step of the license process should just be a rubber stamp affair with minimal cost then you can head off into the wide and windy world on bigger bikes.
How much does it cost from the first step until the full license and over what time frame?
Any way just wanted to say Hi and ask a question (actually it will be my second question but the one I wanted to ask in the first place!) if I may about tire size.
The ZZR come out with a 170/60-17 and I purchased it with a 180/55-zr17 which needs replaced real soon, what size should I replace it with?
It rides fine with the 180/55 but some dude in Japan 14 years ago reckoned the 170/60 was the business so I’m not sure what to do; I am just going to use the bike for mainly highway use. (If you call our roads up North Highways) and I’m not afraid of rain so will be out in the wet
Any advice on this would be appreciated
Cheers
Korumba
I recently purchased a 91 ZZR1100 it’s my seventh bike, but first one for many years.
I have done about 1000kms so far (with no unscheduled underwear changes) and infact the smile on my face gets bigger each time I ride it as the old skills and confidence returns.
I can’t believe the crap and expense the new riders have to go thought to get your full license.
Man! am I pleased I was waiting outside the Invercargill City Council Traffic Department (read Gestapo) offices on my 15th Birthday back in 79 to get my provisional license (I’m sure it cost less than $10.00 and had my full license about 3 months later after the cop watched me do a circuit from the sidewalk and I was away with a full license to ride any size motorcycle I wanted. (At least I can’t remember any cc restrictions.. I’m sure I will be corrected if im wrong)
So off I went on my 100cc Kawasaki then my DT175 and then my KL250 etc etc…..
Nothing beats Time/Kms on a bike for experience and I did heaps of both, on bigger and bigger bikes.
I think the 250cc limit is good (only to gain the skills to learn to ride and survive) but with each step of the license process should just be a rubber stamp affair with minimal cost then you can head off into the wide and windy world on bigger bikes.
How much does it cost from the first step until the full license and over what time frame?
Any way just wanted to say Hi and ask a question (actually it will be my second question but the one I wanted to ask in the first place!) if I may about tire size.
The ZZR come out with a 170/60-17 and I purchased it with a 180/55-zr17 which needs replaced real soon, what size should I replace it with?
It rides fine with the 180/55 but some dude in Japan 14 years ago reckoned the 170/60 was the business so I’m not sure what to do; I am just going to use the bike for mainly highway use. (If you call our roads up North Highways) and I’m not afraid of rain so will be out in the wet
Any advice on this would be appreciated
Cheers
Korumba