Newbie Rider got a Bike.

[Yangsta]

just got a bike today, a zxr-250.
i live around remuera and meadowbank.
does anyone know of any good places
where i can practise the basics more?

[John]

tristank is around there so I guess he will know some places, welcome and keep safe.

[oscar the cat]

welcome to KB

[Yangsta]

cheers guys,
yea its kinda scary on the road now,
not too confident.

[N4CR]

just got a bike today, a zxr-250.
i live around remuera and meadowbank.
does anyone know of any good places
where i can practise the basics more?

Oooooohhhh another person close by. I'm in meadowank on Gowing drive... 190.

Good place to practise is Tamaki campus uni carpark. Just don't go fast or spend ages or security can get pissed off. The industrial area around there is great on sundays when there are no cars - you can do 140+ easy on the no exit roads there. There is also a sort of course as such where you can go around on the sideroads. If you want to meet up some time I can show you all the cool places. There are some nice twisty roads in st helliers as well. (Fern Glen and Riddell rd)

I'll be on the big huge ride tomorrow, but in the afternoon I'm free afterwards. I might do a photo session (get my dad to help) in the uni carpark. If you want to give me a private message with your cell# or some form of contact details I can get in touch with you and organise something. This monday I start a 2 week intensive theory course at ardmore so only my sundays will be free for a while.

[Yangsta]

shot , the man.

[Coyote]

shot , the man.
Who shot the man? :scratch:

[SlowHand]

its a figurative speech, "the man" - you stick it to "the man". so it's like he stuck it to "the man" by shooting him. make sense? :hitcher: :spudbn:

welcome by the way

[Sniper]

Welcome mate, ride safe

[Yangsta]

shot, people.
figure of speech one... don't get me wrong haha

[DemonWolf]

Welcome to KB.. Yangsta.. enjoy =)

[Jabez]

Welcome...:)

[old farts]

Welcome to the site Yangsta :niceone:

[Charlie]

cheers guys,
yea its kinda scary on the road now,
not too confident.
Welcome - I remember saying that not too long ago. Confidence comes with practice; just be honest about your limitations!
Good luck and have fun!

[martyo]

Welcome Yangsta. I have recently mounted two wheels again and can't think why I ever stopped.

[Leong]

Good to see another newbie here, congrats on the bike...

[Yangsta]

been riding heaps these 2 weeks, done around 850km??
road aint so bad after all, loving it, even in this hopeless weather..
thx for all the welcomes. biking community is great! holla to
everyone i see on the road, btw, my avatar is my bike.
so you know who, when u see it haha. keep safe everyone!

[Leong]

I've done about 1000km and loving it too. Lucky enough to live on the edge of Howick, so the country roads to Maraetai, Clevedon etc are very close, and great to practice on!! Seen lots of bikes on these roads too, and most either wave or nod!! I have a friend who lives in St Johns who comes out riding on Sunday mornings... doesn't take him long to get out here!!

Have Fun!!

[Yangsta]

sounds fun, maybe we could go riding together some day.
roads around here kinda lame, i'm mainly riding around mission bay etc.
yea, its great how ppl wave or nod etc.

[Zapf]

850km? me thinks you need to come and do some big long rides now.. :)

when I started riding.. I had done all of 50km on my then NEW VTR250 before heading to AutoBahn.... before following the senior KBers to do the coro loop...

Do come out on a weekend ride. you'll love it and its a great challange.

Cya.
Zapf

[Leong]

sounds fun, maybe we could go riding together some day.
roads around here kinda lame, i'm mainly riding around mission bay etc.
yea, its great how ppl wave or nod etc.

We normally go quite early Sunday morning, about 7am before the traffic, and back by 9am. I'm guessing this might be a bit early for you....PM me if you're interested

[Yangsta]

haha, reached the 4 digit mark... 1000 whole kms!!
haha, 7am on a sunday?? ... sorry man, only go to bed at like 5am.
dunno anywhere to go for a 'long' ride... any suggestions?

[_Gina_]

Welcome to the site...have fun!

[Leong]

haha, reached the 4 digit mark... 1000 whole kms!!
haha, 7am on a sunday?? ... sorry man, only go to bed at like 5am.
dunno anywhere to go for a 'long' ride... any suggestions?

Just what I thought!! ... a bit too early for you young ones!!

Went to Kawakawa Bay tonight .... I think the roads around here are great.... if you want to do a loop you could go to Kaiaua or Miranda and head back from either via SH2.... or even just do the Twilight Road / West Road "circuit" a few times if you want to stay closer to town..

[thehollowmen]

oooh nummy hawt bike
welcome to the madhouse

[judgeshock]

Welcome along man nice first bike by the way :spudwave:

[Zapf]

haha, reached the 4 digit mark... 1000 whole kms!!
haha, 7am on a sunday?? ... sorry man, only go to bed at like 5am.
dunno anywhere to go for a 'long' ride... any suggestions?

You'll find that if you love riding enough and are thrilled by going on long group rides, you'll turn your life around and get up early for it no matter what.... well I did that. :love:

[Yangsta]

well, i'm on study leave now...or have been for a week now.
been doing heaps of riding. almost 2000km now. haha, yea i'll see, maybe someday i'll wake up early and go riding. i've actually done it once... it was so cold!!
getting my restricted license soon, cant wait.

[inlinefour]

welcome to the site, enjoy, please leave it as you found it and watch out for the trolls. Enjoy that bike :niceone: