Where are they now?

[madbikeboy]

Princess Bandit is the one who got me thinking this morning, where are they now? After a break from KB of a few years, I'm (sort of) back (although I'm mostly living in Sydney now).

SkidMark. Carver. And the good people, GSXRTrace, Vifferman, etc etc? What happened to the Hornet Swarm? And that treasure hunt that I used to enjoy?

[Murray]

Carvers still around Hamilton and pops onto the site fairly rarely now.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/99556-Laxed-out-rides/page489

posted recently with zeroindex on a ride with carver - post # 7321

[Gremlin]

Princess Bandit is the one who got me thinking this morning, where are they now? After a break from KB of a few years, I'm (sort of) back (although I'm mostly living in Sydney now).

SkidMark. Carver. And the good people, GSXRTrace, Vifferman, etc etc? What happened to the Hornet Swarm? And that treasure hunt that I used to enjoy?
PB is around, she's a moderator here, logs in most days.
GSXRTrace is in USA/Canada, follows winter being a ski instructor

Hornet Swarm, one got married, another is engaged, another has a baby on the way... the bastards have gone and found partners <_<

[Badcat]

ive just logged back in after at least 5 years.
nice to see some of the old faces still here.

ken

[Robbo]

Anyone remember Lou Giradin from AMPS
What happened to him? and that ice cream salesman and his hyobag from the BOP ?

[Blackbird]

Anyone remember Lou Giradin from AMPS
What happened to him?

Lou is a regular writer of letters to the editor of the Listener - see his name pop up reasonably frequently :laugh: .Think he now lives near Nelson.

[madbikeboy]

PB is around, she's a moderator here, logs in most days.
GSXRTrace is in USA/Canada, follows winter being a ski instructor

Hornet Swarm, one got married, another is engaged, another has a baby on the way... the bastards have gone and found partners <_<

Gremlin!!! Did Tracey pass all her profs, she must be the most qualified ski instructor in the universe - good on her. I thought you'd be married with kids by now.

[Gremlin]

Gremlin!!! Did Tracey pass all her profs, she must be the most qualified ski instructor in the universe - good on her. I thought you'd be married with kids by now.
Yep, she graduated then did the quals to be an instructor.

pfft, marriage implies a lengthy relationship with a female. Haven't tricked one into that yet...

[husaberg]

Yep, she graduated then did the quals to be an instructor.

pfft, marriage implies a lengthy relationshop with a female. Haven't tricked one into that yet...

Oh, I don't know, Unlike you, I never expected "the thunderbolt." I always just hoped that, that I'd meet some nice friendly girl, like the look of her, hope the look of me didn't make her physically sick, then pop the question and, um, settle down and be happy. It worked for my parents. Well, apart from the divorce and all that. :innocent:

Best way to trick a women is to act like yourself........ Its like a double bluff.......:yes:

[gijoe1313]

Where all 'dem white wimmen at?

[Big Dog]

Yep, she graduated then did the quals to be an instructor.

pfft, marriage implies a lengthy relationship with a female. Haven't tricked one into that yet...

Dude.
If it's wife time they do the tricking.
Till then just enjoy being single long enough to appreciate not being single once you do get roped.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[PrincessBandit]

Where all 'dem white wimmen at?

Heeeeyyyyyy! Justin - long time no see. Must catch up. You still at AC? (I'm still at MH) Still on school holiday? Let's go for a ride before the education system sucks us back into the daily grind!

[madbikeboy]

Where all 'dem white wimmen at?

JUSTIN!!!!!!! How are you? I've told the story of the mystical GIJOE riding from here to there and then there to here many times in my travels.

[madbikeboy]

Yep, she graduated then did the quals to be an instructor.

pfft, marriage implies a lengthy relationship with a female. Haven't tricked one into that yet...

When you're single, the single ladies provide food, shelter, comfort. All in an attempt to show single guys what their lives could be like if they took the plunge. Which, ironically perpetuates the single guy behaviour.

When you're in a relationship, you become an ATM, and a personal assistant to someone. Quoting an ancient philosopher, "Run, Forest, Run".

How are you btw?

[madbikeboy]

Oh, I don't know, Unlike you, I never expected "the thunderbolt." I always just hoped that, that I'd meet some nice friendly girl, like the look of her, hope the look of me didn't make her physically sick, then pop the question and, um, settle down and be happy. It worked for my parents. Well, apart from the divorce and all that. :innocent:

Best way to trick a women is to act like yourself........ Its like a double bluff.......:yes:

There are no nice girls. But, that's okay because the Nasty ones are fun.

[scumdog]

Where all 'dem white wimmen at?

Blazing Saddles!!!:woohoo:

Welcome back to the loony bin. (run by the inmates)

[husaberg]

Where all 'dem white wimmen at?
I brought number one back back from the dead but kb is so full of boring bstards she got bored and f-ed off again


There are no nice girls. But, that's okay because the Nasty ones are fun.
Certainly few sane ones about.... but that's ok I understand mental..... it's the ones that think they are actually sane. Those are the scariest.......:innocent:

[slofox]

I'm still here madbikeboy. Good ta see ya agin.

[bluninja]

Oh, I don't know, Unlike you, I never expected "the thunderbolt." I always just hoped that, that I'd meet some nice friendly girl, like the look of her, hope the look of me didn't make her physically sick, then pop the question and, um, settle down and be happy. It worked for my parents. Well, apart from the divorce and all that. :innocent:


Three weddings and a funeral quote...class.

[husaberg]

Three weddings and a funeral quote...class.

You missed one of the Weddings...1,2,3.4

[madbikeboy]

I'm still here madbikeboy. Good ta see ya agin.

Hope everything is going most excellently for you.

[slofox]

Hope everything is going most excellently for you.

Ain't dead yet!

[bluninja]

You missed one of the Weddings...1,2,3.4
Must have dozed off part way through the film :banana:

[gijoe1313]

Well MBB, it's like this - I got married, bought a house, got concussed for most of last year from a frisbee and now expecting a baby girl in March! During that time my poor bikes hardly got ridden! It's taken me 3 years to only do 44,000km on the Predator!

Dang, life is what happens when you are trying to ride your bikes! :doh:

As for KB, I've been lurking in the back (rather like when I was first learning to ride and just read the threads here!) Figures it takes you to bring me out and add a post now! (wait, that makes two now! :doh: :doh:)

[gijoe1313]

Blazing Saddles!!!:woohoo:

Welcome back to the loony bin. (run by the inmates)

Aye, I noticed it was pretty much business as usual, not much riding going on it seems! :rolleyes:

[caseye]

Plenty of riding still going on Justin, ya just gotta know which day and where to meet up.
SATNR is! still going 7pm ride off from BP southern motorway by Papakura every Thursday night, the old hands are coming outa da woodwork recently.
Concussed and then a baby aye, seems a bit suspect that one, but Congrats and hope to see you out there and of course on a bike.
Ratbag says Hi!

[Mom]

I actually miss the old KB, but I am in no place to bring it back, life has intervened.

I reckon those of us of a certain vintage got the best years out of this forum. We made some amazing friends that were actually REAL, not just an avatar. Best of all, our friendships for the most part remain to this day.
If WE (active members & lurkers) don't support this forum, I believe it will fizzle out. It is SO FUCKING TAME these days.

So, what to do?

Thoughts?

Face book is a FACELESS fucking forum, at least riding a bike, and inviting others to join you, you get to actually meet real people.

I really believe this is a special place to meet people that share a passion.

[unstuck]

So, what to do?

Thoughts?



More tits, less talk.:shifty:

[Mom]

More tits, less talk.:shifty:

I am NOT flashing my tits for fun!

[huff3r]

I am NOT flashing my tits for fun!

It's not about fun, it's for the greater good of KB.

[gijoe1313]

Heeeeyyyyyy! Justin - long time no see. Must catch up. You still at AC? (I'm still at MH) Still on school holiday? Let's go for a ride before the education system sucks us back into the daily grind!

Now that sounds like a goer! Monday sounds like a good excuse to go out on a ride - mayhap a fellow rider will join us once he finishes his early shift! And yeup, still at the sphesul skool that is AC!

Must make the most of the last week! :drinknsin

[gijoe1313]

Plenty of riding still going on Justin, ya just gotta know which day and where to meet up.
SATNR is! still going 7pm ride off from BP southern motorway by Papakura every Thursday night, the old hands are coming outa da woodwork recently.
Concussed and then a baby aye, seems a bit suspect that one, but Congrats and hope to see you out there and of course on a bike.
Ratbag says Hi!

Yes, I do recall the SATNR fondly - been a long time since I could actually get on one! :weep: SWMBO has declared a diktat at the moment, until bubba pops out, I need to stay close to home! :crybaby:

[Virago]

Forum sites bring strangers together. They become friends, then Facebook takes over as their preferred on-line socialisation media.

Sad fact of life. No way to stop it.

Three or four years ago KB had around 4,500 active members. Now it's almost half that. Par for the course.

The on-line socialisation world has changed since "the good old days of KB". Accept it and move on.

[Swoop]

I actually miss the old KB ... So, what to do?
Bring back WINJA!


:laugh:

[Virago]

There is some comfort to be gained from the knowledge that newbies joining KB now, will be posting wistful "KB has changed" threads in five or ten years. People come and go, but some things never change.

[gijoe1313]

:blink: What the 'effin bloom'n bloody 'eck? Cor lumme, seems this 'ere thread is a whacka-doodle gathering at the moment of ghosts-of-KB-past! Stone the flam'n crows!

'ee by gum, I was rock'n in my chair on me deck, tellin' th'neighbourhood larrikins to get orf' my lawn and this 'ere thread got me creakin' up and make me wave my stick atcha alls!

T'weren't like in my day! :angry:

Now leav'n me to my beauty sleep or I'll have your guts for garters begorrah! :mega:

[madbikeboy]

Well MBB, it's like this - I got married, bought a house, got concussed for most of last year from a frisbee and now expecting a baby girl in March! During that time my poor bikes hardly got ridden! It's taken me 3 years to only do 44,000km on the Predator!

Dang, life is what happens when you are trying to ride your bikes! :doh:

As for KB, I've been lurking in the back (rather like when I was first learning to ride and just read the threads here!) Figures it takes you to bring me out and add a post now! (wait, that makes two now! :doh: :doh:)


Sounds like you've got a really great life mate, congrats on having a baby GI Joe (or Josephine) on the way - you're going to be an awesome dad. What was the deal with the frisbee? 44,000 k's is more than most of the clowns on here have ever ridden…

I've been traveling for work a fair bit, for a while I was back in NZ, then I was living between four cities (sunny nice places, where no one was shooting at me, for a change) - back in Auckland for a couple of months over summer while I pack up the house and sell a bunch of muscle cars - and then I'll be back in Sydney for more work.

[madbikeboy]

Forum sites bring strangers together. They become friends, then Facebook takes over as their preferred on-line socialisation media.

Sad fact of life. No way to stop it.

Three or four years ago KB had around 4,500 active members. Now it's almost half that. Par for the course.

The on-line socialisation world has changed since "the good old days of KB". Accept it and move on.


What's facebook?

[Big Dog]

What's facebook?
A place where good people go to share bad advice.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[bluninja]

A place where good people go to share bad advice.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

....in more than 140 characters

[madbikeboy]

A place where good people go to share bad advice.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

Isn't it just where narcissists post photos of their lunch?

[madbikeboy]

....in more than 140 characters

What's an albatroaz?

[bluninja]

What's an albatroaz?

No idea....but I may be one

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[husaberg]

Isn't it just where narcissists post photos of their lunch?

No you fool........ that's twitter:laugh:
If you looking for flying lesions its Tinder.
If ya looking for photos of knobs and tits that's snapchat.
Facebooks for stalking people you are no longer friends with, because you stopped being their friend in real life when you realised they were arsesoles.

[Tazz]

What's facebook?


http://files.explosm.net/comics/Kris/new.png

[Big Dog]

Seriously though, if Disneyland is the happiest place on earth facebook is the saddest.
Seriously. Look back through your feed if you have an account. Discount all the spammy send me a tractor crap, ignore all the so and so like x brand so you most too and I reckon most people will be left with at least 50% of the stuff in their feed is negativity. About 20% stupidity. About 10% feel goo stuff and the remainder is somewhere between useful and useless.

With a heavy bias toward useless.

Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Number One]

Well MBB, it's like this - I got married, bought a house, got concussed for most of last year from a frisbee and now expecting a baby girl in March! During that time my poor bikes hardly got ridden! It's taken me 3 years to only do 44,000km on the Predator!

Dang, life is what happens when you are trying to ride your bikes! :doh:

As for KB, I've been lurking in the back (rather like when I was first learning to ride and just read the threads here!) Figures it takes you to bring me out and add a post now! (wait, that makes two now! :doh: :doh:)
Congratulations on your impending sprogg Mr GiJoe

[speights_bud]

FROSTYS KB trackdays were always a good social gathering :yes:

[Mom]

FROSTYS KB trackdays were always a good social gathering :yes:

Hey Paddy! So were our little parties :2thumbsup

[speights_bud]

Hey Paddy! So were our little parties :2thumbsup

Haha yes, my house my rules!

[Mom]

Haha yes, my house my rules!

That was really funny!

[speights_bud]

That was really funny!
Even though most of the night was a blur, that part I do remember!

[Murray]

What's facebook?

It a place that in 5 years time people will be saying "where are they now?"

[madbikeboy]

FROSTYS KB trackdays were always a good social gathering :yes:

He's still around, his car yard keeps him busy (as does gawd know's how many kids). He yelled at me once at Taupo. I deserved it, and I still giggle at the reason for it, it was worth it.

[gijoe1313]

People yelling at MBB and Gremlin seems to be a common theme! :msn-wink:

[PrincessBandit]

People yelling at MBB and Gremlin seems to be a common theme! :msn-wink:

Superb ride today out to Port Waikato - was great to catch up!
Methinks peoples here need to chill and just RIDE more!!

[madbikeboy]

People yelling at MBB and Gremlin seems to be a common theme! :msn-wink:

It has happened once or twice. LOL. What's the predator like to ride?

[Fatt Max]

Face book is a FACELESS fucking forum, at least riding a bike, and inviting others to join you, you get to actually meet real people.

I really believe this is a special place to meet people that share a passion.

Well said mate, dont I know it bunch of over sensitive keyboard warrior type wankers

[Fatt Max]

I am NOT flashing my tits for fun!

I will...........

[Fatt Max]

I've been looking in a lot more recently, great to see some old faces. Some of the folk that crossed over to Facebook turned out to be a bunch of prissy little fuckwits

I even made a nice patch for them and got unfriended cos they got offended

Cunts

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[gijoe1313]

@MBB - The predator rides like it's meant to, a nice machine for those riders who aren't too inclined to bend over like a sprotsbiker but still like a bit of get and up go. I find it ticks all my boxes and the fact it's equally at home in the city or country (or even gravel roads) makes it ideal for me.

Obviously being a Honda, it's predictable, it's reliable and the build spec is good! The 17 litre tank is a bit more limiting than my Hornet but that only comes into when you want to keep riding to the back and beyond (as I used to do!)

The rear seat is made for a cute asian girl's arse and the storage beneath it is only for the manual and a tyre patch kit!

When you get it revving into the 10K range then you really notice how fast you are racing to your death! Kick off the aberration that is the stock can (most get rid of the catalytic converter) choose what fruit you what to spoil it with and the Preddy is always popular with their owners.

I call my one Cindi ... pr0n star name I guess!

[gijoe1313]

@FattMax - I wonder who was eating all the bloody pies! Whenever I turn up to a place and there's no feckin' pies, I know it's you! Blardy beer guzzlin', pie-stealing, lecherous skeebo with a guitar! I blame MadBikeBoy for resurrecting the dead ... blardy KB-whisperer he be!

[madbikeboy]

I've been looking in a lot more recently, great to see some old faces. Some of the folk that crossed over to Facebook turned out to be a bunch of prissy little fuckwits

I even made a nice patch for them and got unfriended cos they got offended

Cunts

308188

That sound you heard a moment ago, was my ass hitting the ground after I laughed it off.

[madbikeboy]

@MBB - The predator rides like it's meant to, a nice machine for those riders who aren't too inclined to bend over like a sprotsbiker but still like a bit of get and up go. I find it ticks all my boxes and the fact it's equally at home in the city or country (or even gravel roads) makes it ideal for me.

Obviously being a Honda, it's predictable, it's reliable and the build spec is good! The 17 litre tank is a bit more limiting than my Hornet but that only comes into when you want to keep riding to the back and beyond (as I used to do!)

The rear seat is made for a cute asian girl's arse and the storage beneath it is only for the manual and a tyre patch kit!

When you get it revving into the 10K range then you really notice how fast you are racing to your death! Kick off the aberration that is the stock can (most get rid of the catalytic converter) choose what fruit you what to spoil it with and the Preddy is always popular with their owners.

I call my one Cindi ... pr0n star name I guess!

Mmm, cute Asian ass and pies.

It's an interesting proposition, it's a quirky looking bike, and I saw a tonne of them overseas near where all the Germans seem to invade each summer. As for getting old people talking on KB - I am feeling nostalgic for a time in my life that was filled with laughter and a lot of incredibly good people (of which you were one). My life now is a series of airports.

[gijoe1313]

Mmm, cute Asian ass and pies.

It's an interesting proposition, it's a quirky looking bike, and I saw a tonne of them overseas near where all the Germans seem to invade each summer. As for getting old people talking on KB - I am feeling nostalgic for a time in my life that was filled with laughter and a lot of incredibly good people (of which you were one). My life now is a series of airports.

Living out of a suitcase sort of thing? Time zones changing on ya? All part of being an international man of mystery innit? Yes, what did you do with your sexy beast? Is it in storage or did you sell it off?

[vifferman]

SkidMark. Carver. And the good people, GSXRTrace, Vifferman, etc etc? What happened to the Hornet Swarm? And that treasure hunt that I used to enjoy?
WTF are you on about? When was I good people? :eek:
I must admit, I haven't been on KiwiBiker (or other forums) as much as I used to was. Part of it's got to do with my Mum carking it, and me deciding to buy a car with the money I inherited. Then talking the vifferbabe into buying a VW Cabriolet, so now she has zero reason to go on the back of the VFR, so all the new gear and Sena stuff I bought is in the cupboard gathering dust (apart from the headset on my helmet, which I use every weekday during my commute).
Yeah... the commute; only time I ride now. So that's 2 x 15 minutes per weekday, and that's it.:(

[gijoe1313]

This thread is like the movie on TV now, The Expendables ... all the old names being dragged out into the painful light of day!

[caseye]

Talking about OLD names, i could have sworn i saw GI Joe and PrincessBandit heading north just past the BP on the southern this evening.
Waved, ( ewe no, the proper KB wave) but no response.
Bloody too tied up keeping their machines on the road i figure.

[Gremlin]

I remember years ago, a ride out to Kaiaua, Draco and Zapf were along. The three of us sat and looked at all the new faces we didn't know... and realised we'd become part of the old crew...

March will mark a decade of being on KB...

[Big Dog]

Something I have always thought odd of predator owners. They all seem to do a lot less kms than they used to. Especially true of former hornet riders.

All have good things to say, do it seems off that do less kms. I wonder if perhaps Honda haven't gone too far in refining the excitement out of a few of their post 2000 bikes.

CB1300 = brilliant bike but if it were not for the commute I probably not put big kms on it. 2 under 3 and renovations may not help but I just don't feel the urge like I used to. Oddly when I was shopping every example I came across was very low kms. Most belonged to riders it was not their only bike. Just the pillion bike and weekender.

Predator = gijoe1313 is the 3rd person I have heard say they ride it less than their old hornet.

Shadows = mostly guys returning to biking after a long absence. Brag about all then kms they will do. Actually do less than a service a year unless they do an SI trip.



Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Gremlin]

I don't think it's entirely about the bike. First year owning the BMW I did over 30k on it alone, with almost no commuting (done by another bike). Next year, 2xk, then something like 18k, and this year was more like 15k. No change in bikes, just not getting round the country like I was. Partially work, boss was touring Europe for 6-7 months in 2013, so I thought it prudent to reduce my risk. However... that's sort of continued.

Finished my drivers licence in 2013 as well, so some km are now being done in 4 wheels, plus I've picked up mountain biking... so time is split.

Also came to realise how small NZ is. Clocking up a few km meant I was covering a fair chunk of the country quite regularly... so achieving most of what I wanted... not much left...

[Maha]

Short-Circuit was fun, sold all his gear and bike then ...like a Genie, poof!

[Mom]

Short-Circuit was fun, sold all his gear and bike then ...like a Genie, poof!

Dont think he would appreciate you calling him "poof" though.

[gijoe1313]

@Bigdog This of course is not by choice! Ever since I have found domesticated bliss, my forays into the usual at my whim pootles have been curtailed! Also a concussion last year meant for the first time ever, a year where I did not replace any tyres nor service any bikes! :shit: In this last week, I have done more km's than the entire of last year!

Now that I am able to ride a bike with more confidence that I won't just black out or have a "moment", it's like being a returning biker - re-riding old familiar roads like they were new for the first time (I normally rode roads like they were "first time" for the safety thing but this was like "oh yeah, I had forgotten that little cool bit")

44,000km in 3 years is a long way from doing 95-100, 000km years :weep:

I guess I was making hay while sun shined knowing that who knows what the future might hold in store for me! :violin:

And since I wasn't riding as much, not much to blather on KB about! :msn-wink:

[nodrog]

WTF!!?? G I Joe has had sex? OMG!

[Big Dog]

@Bigdog This of course is not by choice! Ever since I have found domesticated bliss, my forays into the usual at my whim pootles have been curtailed! Also a concussion last year meant for the first time ever, a year where I did not replace any tyres nor service any bikes! :shit: In this last week, I have done more km's than the entire of last year!

Now that I am able to ride a bike with more confidence that I won't just black out or have a "moment", it's like being a returning biker - re-riding old familiar roads like they were new for the first time (I normally rode roads like they were "first time" for the safety thing but this was like "oh yeah, I had forgotten that little cool bit")

44,000km in 3 years is a long way from doing 95-100, 000km years :weep:

I guess I was making hay while sun shined knowing that who knows what the future might hold in store for me! :violin:

And since I wasn't riding as much, not much to blather on KB about! :msn-wink:

I know the feeling.
Pre meeting my wife 30,000 was a slow year mostly adhered to due to the cost of servicing rather than the lack of destinations. Post would be more the 20 k. Mostly due to a lack of time and in a small way an increase in scrutiny over spending.

Mind you, my kms are back up. 25,000 for the last 12 in spite of 6 weeks non riding ( christmas, maternity leave etc.) but in all honesty I would trade a home based job and a drop to 6,000 pleasure any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

I recall a couple of holidays in the 04-07 era that the Hayabusa needed a pair of services a week apart. Fond times.

Almost as fond as chucking 1100 kms on a scooter one weekend.

Speaking of which, do you still have the twins?


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[gijoe1313]

Hehe, Yes I do recall averaging 2000km a week, bikes always in for servicing and tyres needing sorting all the time. Still have the two A100s, still have the RZ250 and RZ350 and enough parts to make two more RZ250s! Wifey says no more bikes unless I sell off some of the others ... my evil plan is to fix up the other RZs, sell those off and get myself another bike! The last two vehicles I've bought haven't been bikes ... :eek5:

A MPV ...
A Toyota Raum ...

Future proofing for new sprog unit to join family circle! :wacko:

[Big Dog]

The epic begins!


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[madbikeboy]

Living out of a suitcase sort of thing? Time zones changing on ya? All part of being an international man of mystery innit? Yes, what did you do with your sexy beast? Is it in storage or did you sell it off?

98 hotels in a row this year, a record for me. I generally travel light, I have a suitcase for longer trips (meaning two weeks or more), but normally it's a small carry on jobbie. International travel sounds great, but sucks ass. I spent the majority of weekends this year in airports.

I sold Scoot. Worst mistake ever. I mean, I lie awake at night and think about that bike. It got sold on to another guy, and I met him and asked to buy it back - but then I lost his number when my phone got destroyed… I miss that bike more than anything. I've owned others since, but none are my scoot.

I've been in NZ for a few weeks, I've sold four cars (fifth goes to the new owner tomorrow), mothballing the rest, and then I'm back to Sydney again.

[madbikeboy]

WTF are you on about? When was I good people? :eek:
I must admit, I haven't been on KiwiBiker (or other forums) as much as I used to was. Part of it's got to do with my Mum carking it, and me deciding to buy a car with the money I inherited. Then talking the vifferbabe into buying a VW Cabriolet, so now she has zero reason to go on the back of the VFR, so all the new gear and Sena stuff I bought is in the cupboard gathering dust (apart from the headset on my helmet, which I use every weekday during my commute).
Yeah... the commute; only time I ride now. So that's 2 x 15 minutes per weekday, and that's it.:(

You've always been good people. Sorry to hear about your mum.

[madbikeboy]

I remember years ago, a ride out to Kaiaua, Draco and Zapf were along. The three of us sat and looked at all the new faces we didn't know... and realised we'd become part of the old crew...

March will mark a decade of being on KB...

I make a grunting noise when I sit down sometimes. I'm now part of the geriatric crew.

[gijoe1313]

Scoot sold! :shit: Say what!? :shit: Why!? :shit: Brain fart? :shit:
:no:
:crybaby:

[SPman]

I remember years ago, a ride out to Kaiaua, Draco and Zapf were along. The three of us sat and looked at all the new faces we didn't know... and realised we'd become part of the old crew...

March will mark a decade of being on KB...

I remember when Draco and Zapf were the new crew.......

[mstriumph]

only ride I did with you lot was when I was over there back in '05 (?) - SPman, Frosty, Sixpackback & the lovely Jackie, Sarge and Yoshi, Juzzer, Pinkhoggirl, Rhino, Scorpygirl, Pyrocam

*sigh* good times

[Gremlin]

I remember when Draco and Zapf were the new crew.......
Yes well, that makes you the really old crew then :D Mr #29 on KB :laugh:

Some old names coming out now (ta mstriumph), makes you remember way back to all those past rides... aff-man was around recently.

My first KB ride was down SH22 as a newbie, the likes of Death and motoracer in attendance. Zapf (little did I know at the time, but my future and current boss) on a CB400 with a GSXR750 at home... didn't make sense at the time, but with experience, it does. Motoracer flying past (at uh, totally legal pace of course) with the TLR making that fantastic rumble...

Oh, another, bugjuice...

[sidecar bob]

I sold Scoot. Worst mistake ever. I mean, I lie awake at night and think about that bike. It got sold on to another guy, and I met him and asked to buy it back - but then I lost his number when my phone got destroyed… I miss that bike more than anything. I've owned others since, but none are my scoot.
.

I feel for you. 25 years ago I sold the first Gsxr1100 (we didn't call them slabbies back then) NZ ever got to buy my first house. I have bought & sold many bikes since & promptly forgotten them, but last weekend I brought the identical looking bike (not the same actuall bike) back from Timaru after a very long search. It was a great day!

[madbikeboy]

Scoot sold! :shit: Say what!? :shit: Why!? :shit: Brain fart? :shit:
:no:
:crybaby:

A lot of reasons, none of them good. I had a lot of cars and a couple of older bikes still here, I should have just stored scoot as well. I just about cried when it went up the driveway on a transporter.

Anyone seen 92WAW lately???

[hayd3n]

Skidmarks on the 300zx forums trolling as usual

[oldrider]

Princess Bandit is the one who got me thinking this morning, where are they now? After a break from KB of a few years, I'm (sort of) back (although I'm mostly living in Sydney now).

SkidMark. Carver. And the good people, GSXRTrace, Vifferman, etc etc? What happened to the Hornet Swarm? And that treasure hunt that I used to enjoy?

Skidmark - is masquerading as a (trailer-sailor) yacht in Timaru - saw him tied up at the Lake Aviemore boat harbour marina over the weekend!

Seems to be keeping a low profile but otherwise is in reasonably tidy condition for Skidmark I thought! :rolleyes:

[scumdog]

Skidmarks on the 300zx forums trolling as usual

How can you tell when he's trolling????

[Big Dog]

How can you tell when he's trolling????

Well duh! Because he posts.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[scumdog]

Well duh! Because he posts.



Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

Doh!
Shoulda known....:laugh:

[Brett]

Yes well, that makes you the really old crew then :D Mr #29 on KB :laugh:

Some old names coming out now (ta mstriumph), makes you remember way back to all those past rides... aff-man was around recently.

My first KB ride was down SH22 as a newbie, the likes of Death and motoracer in attendance. Zapf (little did I know at the time, but my future and current boss) on a CB400 with a GSXR750 at home... didn't make sense at the time, but with experience, it does. Motoracer flying past (at uh, totally legal pace of course) with the TLR making that fantastic rumble...

Oh, another, bugjuice...

Death and Motoracer...what characters. Still message Sudeep every now and again on FB...not sure if he frequents these forums anymore...

I will never forget riding with those two as a learner on my little ZXR250...Sudeep cranked over like a demon or up on the rear wheel...

[ajturbo]

guttered... no one asked where i have been..:no:

[caseye]

guttered... no one asked where i have been..:no:

sorry, where ya bin boyo?

[ajturbo]

sorry, where ya bin boyo?

I hate it when people pry into my life... what's it to ya? :devil2:

[Flip]

Bring back Dangerous Bastard!

[Maha]

Swantiger (Anaru) disappeared all of a sudden, he hit the forum with a hiss and a roar in 06', then early 09'.. nothing. He last had a look at the forum in 2013.

[Swoop]

Bring back Dangerous Bastard!
Why? We now have a replacement fuckwit called cassina.

[240]

Dover is another whatever happened to him?He was a crack up at times

[caseye]

I hate it when people pry into my life... what's it to ya? :devil2:

Well FUCK EWE an all! lol, be nice to catch up me ol mate.
South Dorkland Thursday night rides still actually happem you know.
Same time, same bat channel.
6-7pm at Autobahn BP Papakura motorway off ramp.

[WNJ]

Met DUCATIHARD a couple times, he not on for a while

[madbikeboy]

Met DUCATIHARD a couple times, he not on for a while

DucatiHard was an awesome bastard. I went on a ride with a bunch of KiddieBikers up north (I mean, waaay up north), and he was the only one brave (stupid) enough to ride with me (I waited for him before the corners, and he waited for me after the corners).

[madbikeboy]

Why? We now have a replacement fuckwit called cassina.

If you mention its name, the fucker will turn up on this thread.

[Maha]

Met DUCATIHARD a couple times, he not on for a while

He exposed himself as a fuckwit some years ago after a death on an organised group ride, calling the ride organiser a Murderer.
He came under fire prior to that after he loaded a video of himself and his mates on ride, which included a passing manoeuvre on a left hand bend causing the oncoming car driver to make a decision where he wouldn't kill the rider.

D/halfhard couldn't deal with the comments so .........left, bye bye.

[scumdog]

spudchucka

Anybody mention him in this thread??

[speights_bud]

Don't think so. I remember Stonechucker had himself a nasty accident not long after I joined KB. I think from memory he did get another bike but decided not long after it didn't feel right?

[Maha]

Don't think so. I remember Stonechucker had himself a nasty accident not long after I joined KB. I think from memory he did get another bike but decided not long after it didn't feel right?

Inline4 was the same, had a massive crash while riding on a beach, ended up in a wheelchair, started posting again a few months after the crash, but with a very bad attitude. Stop posting soon after.

Sniper also disappeared abruptly after being the first to reach 10,000 posts.

[BuzzardNZ]

whatever became of that religious nutter Edbear?

[James Deuce]

Don't think so. I remember Stonechucker had himself a nasty accident not long after I joined KB. I think from memory he did get another bike but decided not long after it didn't feel right?

That would be unlikely given that he still can't use his right arm and struggles to get out of the house.

[scumdog]

whatever became of that religious nutter Edbear?

You obviously don't hang around here very much....

[bluninja]

whatever became of that religious nutter Edbear?
Funny that you posted this...I was just thinking yesterday afternoon I hadn't had any JWs at the door. Then Lo and behold, 3 came along to my gate, looked at the large dogs on the other side of the gate and wandered off. Clearly they knew there was no chance of converting the dogs :innocent:

[speights_bud]

Funny that you posted this...I was just thinking yesterday afternoon I hadn't had any JWs at the door. Then Lo and behold, 3 came along to my gate, looked at the large dogs on the other side of the gate and wandered off. Clearly they knew there was no chance of converting the dogs :innocent:
Must be the season, had some come while I was cleaning the rifle, the bloke was pretty quick about his business....

[Akzle]

DB, cookmysock, scissorhands.

not old old fullaz, but riotous.

and what happened to smokey?

[rustyrobot]

and what happened to smokey?

I heard he moved to Syria to fight for ISIS.


... and I honestly thought DB and cookmysock were the same person

[Akzle]

I heard he moved to Syria to fight for ISIS.

FOR?

it would be a cool story, either way.

[Swoop]

... and I honestly thought DB and cookmysock were the same person
They are.

10 chars.

[Maha]

Just saw Speedy on TV's Rapid Response, haven't seen Glen since a certain Westpac ride that ended in torrential rain about 6pm.

[ajturbo]

Just saw Speedy on TV's Rapid Response, haven't seen Glen since a certain Westpac ride that ended in torrential rain about 6pm.


Thought it was him..!! there was this one time.. on the Coro loop... we get to the gas station at whangamata (SP).... he had a cool treed to his rear tyre... it had all these nice threads showing, i was sad, mine only had black rubber...

[Brett]

Must be the season, had some come while I was cleaning the rifle, the bloke was pretty quick about his business....

Haha...living in a rental while we build our new house, have JW's next door! 4 of them. No door knocks yet. Maybe the term "don't shit where you eat" applies?

[Brett]

Dover is another whatever happened to him?He was a crack up at times

Dover was a nut-job! An interesting cat for sure, but a mental man no doubt.

[PrincessBandit]

Can anyone remember the name of the dude that was arrested for doing bad things then appeared to drown or go missing in a boating mishap?

[sidecar bob]

Can anyone remember the name of the dude that was arrested for doing bad things then appeared to drown or go missing in a boating mishap?

Yeah, he called himself Dpex on here. I met him once at Taupo circiut. He was an interesting one.

[PrincessBandit]

Yeah, he called himself Dpex on here. I met him once at Taupo circiut. He was an interesting one.

That's right. Rather unpleasant on the one occasion I met him on a group ride.

[Madness]

That's right. Rather unpleasant on the one occasion I met him on a group ride.

I don't think you're his "type".

[sidecar bob]

That's right. Rather unpleasant on the one occasion I met him on a group ride.

You were probably too old for him. ;)

[PrincessBandit]

You were probably too old for him. ;)

Indeed. In fact anyone old enough to hold a licence...

[Maha]

Dover was a nut-job! An interesting cat for sure, but a mental man no doubt.

He had the same demeanor as some on here, a big gob online but not a lot to say in public, use to push his missus around a bit also.

[bluninja]

He had the same demeanor as some on here, a big gob online but not a lot to say in public, use to push his missus around a bit also.

That's sad...was she in a wheelchair? :crazy:

[Laava]

I see Big Dave is not really visiting anymore. Maybe all the antijew stuff from our resident trollbert.
Great shame

[husaberg]

I was looking at something rather old the other day I think it was cockmysock (sorry if it wasn't) but it appeared whoever it was had a former ego merged with it how the heck does that work two forum names merged together.
I must have hit rep comments because it went to another user name?

I just looked for cockmysock on the user list and I couldn't find him?

[Virago]

I was looking at something rather old the other day I think it was cockmysock (sorry if it wasn't) but it appeared whoever it was had a former ego merged with it how the heck does that work two forum names merged together.
I must have hit rep comments because it went to another user name?

I just looked for cockmysock on the user list and I couldn't find him?

Cookmysock. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/member.php/15804-CookMySock

He used to be Dangerous Bastard - had his name changed.

[husaberg]

Cookmysock. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/member.php/15804-CookMySock

He used to be Dangerous Bastard - had his name changed.

Explains why I couldn't find him cookmysock whoops........Freud.

[Virago]

Explains why I couldn't find him cookmysock whoops........Freud.

You wouldn't want to find him anyway. In the three and a half years I served as senior mod on KB, he was one of the biggest dickheads I encountered. He constantly demanded that we protect him from the anti-social effects of his own big mouth, in the end we gave up. I see he still pops his head in occasionally.

[speights_bud]

Haha...living in a rental while we build our new house, have JW's next door! 4 of them. No door knocks yet. Maybe the term "don't shit where you eat" applies?

We are 1 Suburb away from their fancy-pants church, and the general demographic here is 50years old+ and reasonably well off financially. We get a visit every 2 months minimum. and shit dropped in our mailbox fortnightly.

Funnily enough before we bought our house and lived in a "less financially well off suburb" we never got any door knockers...

[eldog]

I see Big Dave is not really visiting anymore. Maybe all the antijew stuff from our resident trollbert.
Great shame

theres a few like that. I noticed it too. Maybe we should also talk more about bikes, riding etc that would interest him/them again.

Sometimes things happen in peoples lives that changes the direction they are headed, or the people they associate with move on too. I am on this list, work and other activities mean that I will never become a full time rider.

[Big Dog]

We are 1 Suburb away from their fancy-pants church, and the general demographic here is 50years old+ and reasonably well off financially. We get a visit every 2 months minimum. and shit dropped in our mailbox fortnightly.

Funnily enough before we bought our house and lived in a "less financially well off suburb" we never got any door knockers...

Oddly we bought into the poorest neighbourhood in a not terribly affluent township with no local chapter. We get a knock about once a fortnight.
Mailbox stuffed every week.
Different people but same people mover.
Always newbies.
Maybe we are a training ground where they send first timers so they don't waste the good people on our hood?


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Big Dog]

theres a few like that. I noticed it too. Maybe we should also talk more about bikes, riding etc that would interest him/them again.

Sometimes things happen in peoples lives that changes the direction they are headed, or the people they associate with move on too. I am on this list, work and other activities mean that I will never become a full time rider.

Devotion to my emotional well being is why I will never again not be one. Lol.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[eldog]

Devotion to my emotional well being is why I will never again not be one. Lol.

a rider I am, its always been in the blood, just the opportunities haven't been present.
Strangely thought if I had kids they would be riders to and I thought they would be girls too. Funny what you suddenly think of while riding.....
Yes I was concentrating on riding too.

[Big Dog]

I have 2 boys who want to be riders but lack the commitment.
I have a girl who has no interest beyond the occasional pillion.
I have two more girls who are not yet at school who really want a bike and make motorbike noises on anything they can throw a leg over including chairs they ride backwards, their ride on train and the ever obligatory plastic motortrike. They are however both frightened any time I start a bike.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[eldog]

I have 2 boys who want to be riders but lack the commitment.
I have a girl who has no interest beyond the occasional pillion.
I have two more girls who are not yet at school who really want a bike and make motorbike noises on anything they can throw a leg over including chairs they ride backwards, their ride on train and the ever obligatory plastic motortrike. They are however both frightened any time I start a bike.

My young nephew is a Thomas nut (aren't they all) But go anywhere near a real train OMG

Its the effect but they don't understand the cause.
Gradual leading them up to starting the bike will help.

Loud noises will always do that. I have grown up around loud noises so no worries.

Its only when you are concentrating and something startles you (noise or sneaking up behind you - I have pretty good pheriperial vision compared to most) when its quiet that gets my goat.

Had a few large engines and electric motors here at work in the passed few years upto 250 kW under no load, when I started that it used to raise the hairs...... used too.

[speights_bud]

Worked on a lathe as an apprentice that drew 120A on start up, big gear box noise and had a 3foot chuck on it. Gave me the shits for quite some time.

[speights_bud]

Oddly we bought into the poorest neighbourhood in a not terribly affluent township with no local chapter. We get a knock about once a fortnight.
Mailbox stuffed every week.
Different people but same people mover.
Always newbies.
Maybe we are a training ground where they send first timers so they don't waste the good people on our hood?


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.
Their flash church is in a less desirable suburb, and funnily enough those who can't afford it are usually the ones giving the $$ they really should be using to pay off all the Hire purchase loans.

"But look how good the deal is, it's only a few dollars a week! "

[Big Dog]

Their flash church is in a less desirable suburb, and funnily enough those who can't afford it are usually the ones giving the $$ they really should be using to pay off all the Hire purchase loans.

"But look how good the deal is, it's only a few dollars a week! "

Kind of like life insurance in that you have to die to receive the benefit.
Unlike life insurance you can't cash out early.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[SPman]

theres a few like that. I noticed it too. Maybe we should also talk more about bikes, riding etc that would interest him/them again.

Sometimes things happen in peoples lives that changes the direction they are headed, or the people they associate with move on too. I am on this list, work and other activities mean that I will never become a full time rider.
Dave's got his own website and is having too much fun riding everyone else's new bikes to bother coming on here much these days.....catch him on FB sometimes.....

[MIXONE]

That's sad...was she in a wheelchair? :crazy:

No she rode a moto guzzi.

[vifferman]

I have 2 boys who want to be riders but lack the commitment.

My Dad had a bike when he was young, so I worked on him to let me get one when I was a teenager, as Mum was against it. Strange thing was it was my oldest friend who got me interested in bikes, as his father did the racing circuit thing in Yurp, and my mate's two older brothers had bikes, one of them going racing for a time. Now, as far as I know none of them ride - my mate gave it up in the late 70's and took up bicycling...:weird: Much more dangerous, as it turned out - he got a bad leg injury mountain biking.
Now I have three sons, none of whom are interested in bikes, although one was keen for a while, and even worked at a bike shop (the old incarnation of Motohaus).

[eldog]

Dave's got his own website and is having too much fun riding everyone else's new bikes to bother coming on here much these days.....catch him on FB sometimes.....

thats nice to hear, he sounds like a nice guy and I like his writing style.
makes me feel like I should be out riding....

[Big Dog]

My Dad had a bike when he was young, so I worked on him to let me get one when I was a teenager, as Mum was against it. Strange thing was it was my oldest friend who got me interested in bikes, as his father did the racing circuit thing in Yurp, and my mate's two older brothers had bikes, one of them going racing for a time. Now, as far as I know none of them ride - my mate gave it up in the late 70's and took up bicycling...:weird: Much more dangerous, as it turned out - he got a bad leg injury mountain biking.
Now I have three sons, none of whom are interested in bikes, although one was keen for a while, and even worked at a bike shop (the old incarnation of Motohaus).

Definitely a link there with the racing. Only a passing interest in dads bikes. But yet act like they just arrived in the promised land in the pits.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[awa355]

What happened to Bosslady?? Probably still trying to adjust the rear brake. :eek::eek:

[Maha]

What happened to Bosslady?? Probably still trying to adjust the rear brake. :eek::eek:

The attention waned and so did she.

Mikkel? who started the Association picture thread, last posted in 2013 but last visited the site March 28th this year.
I remember drinking/singing with him at a certain party until the wee hours, then the home owner marched into the scene wearing someones dressing gown and closed the party down...never did figure out what 'Pigeon Pie' was all about.... don't ask, you had to be there.

[eldog]

Bosslady
The attention waned and so did she

I never did meet her, she was/is/has more balls than me.
She asked almost the same questions I had about bike things.

She seemed to do everything and cover all aspects regarding riding that I had ever thought about.
While I am still at the beginning :brick:

Its was good to see questions she posed and get decent answers back on KB.

[Indiana_Jones]

Where all 'dem white wimmen at?

http://i.imgur.com/uRGrg5W.gif

-Indy

[BuzzardNZ]

Funny that you posted this...I was just thinking yesterday afternoon I hadn't had any JWs at the door. Then Lo and behold, 3 came along to my gate, looked at the large dogs on the other side of the gate and wandered off. Clearly they knew there was no chance of converting the dogs :innocent:

Wow, I had the opposite experience. I was walking my English bully and was accousted by two very pushy JW's at the park. I was kinda hoping my somewhat fierce looking dog would put them off, but no joy there. In fact, the dog seemed to love them ( I sure fucking didn't ). It's bloody hard trying to fob those cunts off without appearing to be rude.:crazy:

[Smifffy]

Wow, I had the opposite experience. I was walking my English bully and was accousted by two very pushy JW's at the park. I was kinda hoping my somewhat fierce looking dog would put them off, but no joy there. In fact, the dog seemed to love them ( I sure fucking didn't ). It's bloody hard trying to fob those cunts off without appearing to be rude.:crazy:

I'm of the opinion that accosting someone in the street, not taking 'no' for an answer and pushing religious views to a disinterested person is extremely rude. So after a polite "No thank you", I stop worrying about appearing rude myself, and make it exceptionally clear just how disinterested I am.

Other times, I might listen to them for a bit, if I'm feeling particularly magnanimous.

[Smifffy]

Whatever happened to Tank? I remember he had a way of writing that was either incredibly funny or incredibly sad.

[BuzzardNZ]

whatever became of that religious nutter Edbear?


question still stands. Plus I kinda miss the dude!

[Grumph]

Has Imdying...well, done it ? last post Oct 2015 after being a regular. noticed the absence the other day.

[Madness]

And SmokeU, did he get smoked?

[WNJ]

Mossy been quiet also

[WNJ]

question still stands. Plus I kinda miss the dude!

Forgot to take his meds I think:

[JimO]

what about Steam

[BuzzardNZ]

Forgot to take his meds I think:

Either that or sulking about his Shorai thread going to PD.

[scumdog]

Again Winja - where is the grumpy little wanker?

He was fun!

[oldrider]

Again Winja - where is the grumpy little wanker?

He was fun!

Maybe Winston got him a job over in Fiji fixing roofs ready for painting! :blip:

[MrMarko]

Well that was a good read.

*the artist formerly known as skidMark*

Can i get my forum name changed into a symbol?