On the road again!

[Str8 Jacket]

Just got back form test riding the KR, I loved it! Despite being a kick start (making it hard on my bung knee). It sure takes alot of revs to keep it going, as I found out by stalling it at a couple of sets of lights. I then remembered the advice given by Ixion, COVER THE DAMN CLUTCH, with that sorted I slowly played around with the gears, boy does she scream when you miss one! All in all it was a much more comfortable bike than the GN, I could feel the power that it capable of too! So with all that sorted I rode it back to the shop, jumped of it and said "i'll take it thanks". Im hoping that I havent made a mistake, but it just feels right.
For now im just gonna take it slow, probably not go on too long-a rides for awhile and im gonna work on improving my ridiing. See ya'll out there!

[Smorg]

Awesome stuff bet its good to be back on 2 wheels again just take it easy till you've got it sussed :woohoo:

[Wolf]

Good on ya, Hells. Glad to hear you're mobile again.

[James Deuce]

Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - Baah Baah

You haven't made a mistake. The bike's just more "you" - you know, frantic, irritating, LOUD. :)

Might see you on the weekend.

[Str8 Jacket]

You haven't made a mistake. The bike's just more "you" - you know, frantic, irritating, LOUD. :)

Might see you on the weekend.

Hehe, so very very true! :devil2:

[Sniper]

Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - Baah Baah



Oi, quiet you :dodge:

Welcome back Str8. Have fun on the new bike.... and cover the clutch :Punk:

[Dafe]

Good Move, The KR will be a better bike to develop on. See you on sunday then 1030 at the Caltex. I'm bringing my mate who just brought a GSX250 on tuesday.
Does anybody know if VTwins coming? By now he has probably modified his trailer to fit behind his SV! :rofl: No more pressing the Oil slick button on the noobies Bruce!

[F5 Dave]

Good on ya, have fun but the main way to build your confidence is ride your bike. Talking about this just yesterday with a friend who is an instructor.

Long rides are good as they give you time to analyse what you are doing & let techniques soak in. I really feel you have to ride every day for a year or so to get a good base, but longer rides def help concentrate things. Find a sensible friend to go over the Wairapapa or wherever & ride a bunch of challenging but lightly trafficked roads. Don’t have to concentrate on fast, just safe.

Biggest rule esp. after an accident is to constantly say to yourself, LOOK where you want to go.

If you are nervous you will tend to look too close. I’ve been riding & racing for years but still need to ingrain this point into my head from time to time if my riding gets disjointed.

[Stroker Girl]

Congratulations Str8 Jacket. :woohoo: I'm sure you will love the KR. Hope you have many happy hours riding it.

[madboy]

So what does it wheelie like? :chase:

[skelstar]

Awesome tude dude. Hope you enjoy it. Are you riding to Matterhorn Sat night?

[outlawtorn]

welcome back, glad to see you weren't our of action for too long.

[sels1]

Congrats Str8, sounds like a fun bike

[Str8 Jacket]

Awesome tude dude. Hope you enjoy it. Are you riding to Matterhorn Sat night?

Thanks mate :-) I've got a leaving party in town afterward, where I intend on getting sloshed, so no Im gonna leave it at home.

[crashe]

Good on you for getting back into the saddle straight away..

Any pics of the new bike yet??????????

[Str8 Jacket]

So what does it wheelie like? :chase:

Hehe, the first day I got the GN I somehow mananged to pull a very small one, by accident. I am hoping that the same doesn't happen with this bike! However I am not opposed to wheelies, and maybe one day when Ive learned how to RIDE the bike properly then i'll teach myself to wheelie it! :woohoo:

[WRT]

Congrats on the new bike, let us all see the pics when you get some - and you need to update your profile ;)

[Pwalo]

Ahh the smell of two stroke in the morning. Hope that you enjoy the little stinkwheel. My brother had an RG150 for a while, and really enjoyed it.

Just remember to keep topping up the oil tank (with the best two stroke oil you can afford) as well as adding petrol and all should be sweet.

Oh and it's a good idea to keep a hand covering the clutch whenever you ride a two stroke (although I never siezed any of my bikes).

[skelstar]

I dont understand this 'hand covering the clutch' thing. Do they spontaneously lock up or something?

[James Deuce]

I dont understand this 'hand covering the clutch' thing. Do they spontaneously lock up or something?

Yes. Mixture is scavenged from the crankcase, and if it doesn;t contain enough oil to lube the upper cylinder it can seize without warning. Long periods of constant throttle MAY do this. I never seized any two stroke I owned though.

[Sniper]

I never seized any two stroke I owned though.

Thats called nana riding.

Runs away quickly giggling

[James Deuce]

Thats called nana riding.

Runs away quickly giggling
Nah, Nana riding's what seizes them. Thrash it, spank it! It loves it!

[Pwalo]

Thats called nana riding.

Runs away quickly giggling

Tell all the blokes who used to ride two stroke GP bikes. Highside heaven.

[snuffles]

[QUOTE=Jim2]Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - Baah Baah

Dont worry its just Jim2 making his usual silly noises.......I suggest you all back away slowly and I will call his special friends with the white coats.

[Sparky Bills]

[QUOTE=Jim2]Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - ding ding ding
Aaaa ring ding ding ding - Baah Baah

Dont worry its just Jim2 making his usual silly noises.......I suggest you all back away slowly and I will call his special friends with the white coats.


Forget making a phone call! JUST RUN THE F**K AWAY!!

Congrats on the new machine. They go really well those ring-a ding bikes.

[WRT]

Nah, Nana riding's what seizes them. Thrash it, spank it! It loves it!

Hell yeah, 2 strokes love to be thrashed! Its what keeps them going . . . expect probs if you do nana it . . .

[Ixion]

Just got back form test riding the KR, I loved it! Despite being a kick start (making it hard on my bung knee). It sure takes alot of revs to keep it going, as I found out by stalling it at a couple of sets of lights. I then remembered the advice given by Ixion, COVER THE DAMN CLUTCH, with that sorted I slowly played around with the gears, boy does she scream when you miss one! All in all it was a much more comfortable bike than the GN, I could feel the power that it capable of too! So with all that sorted I rode it back to the shop, jumped of it and said "i'll take it thanks". Im hoping that I havent made a mistake, but it just feels right.
For now im just gonna take it slow, probably not go on too long-a rides for awhile and im gonna work on improving my ridiing. See ya'll out there!

Go you. Long live the ringa ding dings (God, i'm getting withdrawal symptoms. Gotta get another smoker. Not a Kockasucky though, I still have the memories of that 500).

But don't take it too slow. Bikes like that, they need to be thrashed. Slow riding is not good for them.
Once you get the hang of wringing its neck you'll love it. Different thing entirely to the GN.

[Motoracer]

Yet another person with a bike bigger than mine.. :weep:

Congrats SJ! That's a nice step up from the GN. I hope you'll enjoy every KM of riding it!

[F5 Dave]

Crumbs guys lay up with the 60’s folklaw.

Crumby metallurgy used to be a prime cause of 2 stroke failure, but that hasn’t been the case for eons, stop scaring the girl.

You are telling a relative beginner (I presume) to thrash their bike for all it’s worth. OK they work well if they are revved out but I wouldn’t want to give the impression you need to push the envelope in every gear for some crazy reason. Sounds dangerous, ‘specially for a newbie.

Now I’ve been around 2 strokes for a while building arguably the fastest 50cc in the country, I know a thing or two about 2 strokes on the edge. Nothing is as manic as a racing 50.

I also own a trials bike. A two stroke built for low revs that will idle away happily & hardly gets thrashed.

OK so I wouldn’t leave the bike idling for ages at a stretch but with a decent oil & the occasional plug change there is no reason to have to thrash a bike. Occasionally the pipe may need a clean out but in most uses infrequently.

Road going two strokes are quite reliable as long as you never run it out of oil or dick with the jetting. Some (like the RG150s & 250s) have a powervalve system that needs maintenance every so often or they cause probs. Not too familiar with the KR.

[Str8 Jacket]

I just clicked to something. The bike has no WOF or rego atm, the shop is putting a new rear tyre on it but they don't have enough staff working to do the WOF etc until Monday. Also realised that I will be riding around with a lovely yellow plate, mmmm lovely!
Now im pretty sure that my insurance wont cover me if the bike doesn't have the above, and as the speedo wasn't working when i test rode it, I highly doubt that it will be fixed until they do the warrant. I have decided that I still want to take it home as the old lady is paying me a visit form Rotovegas and seeing as she is not at all happy about me getting back into I would like her to see it in her face, parked in my garage. Maybe then she'll get it through her head, that what she perceives as a "phase" is certainly going tolast for a loong time. But I don't think I want to risk taking it any furthur than home -work-shop on Monday. Im not complaining though, after all its only been 10 day's since I wrote the GN off.... God im lucky!

[Str8 Jacket]

Crumby metallurgy used to be a prime cause of 2 stroke failure, but that hasn’t been the case for eons, stop scaring the girl.

You are telling a relative beginner (I presume) to thrash their bike for all it’s worth. OK they work well if they are revved out but I wouldn’t want to give the impression you need to push the envelope in every gear for some crazy reason. Sounds dangerous, ‘specially for a newbie.



Cheers for looking out for me Dave, however I have now experienced first hand what riding above your level can do. It's good to know what the bike does and doesn't respond too etc and how it goes best, but at the end of the day I don't have the experience or skill to "thrash" any bike (again) ATM. And don't worry I don't scare easily! :devil2:

[Wolf]

And don't worry I don't scare easily! :devil2:
True, she sat and talked with me when we were down in Wellington and didn't even look like she was preparing to run for the hills.

[Charlie]

Welcome back Str8 - great to see youve got another bike so quick. Congrats!

[F5 Dave]

Cheers for looking out for me Dave, however I have now experienced first hand what riding above your level can do. It's good to know what the bike does and doesn't respond too etc and how it goes best, but at the end of the day I don't have the experience or skill to "thrash" any bike (again) ATM. And don't worry I don't scare easily! :devil2:

Well don't be afraid to repeat a training course, I'm sure most Bike Schools would be glad to run you through the course, or even just the practical part of it to help you get to grips with a new bike & get you over the accident fears. Might even give you a discount for a repeat run if you explain. Always best to calibrate yourself to a new bike so you know what it is capable of. May help ally your mother’s fears if she can see you’re doing some more. Hope you’ve taken the chance to upgrade the riding gear if any was under spec.

Have fun. I rode a friend’s RG150 & had a great time on it, the KR will be much the same I’m sure. Hard to get me back on my 750.

[froggyfrenchman]

good to hear ur back on two wheels