New Boy on the Block

[geoffc]

Hi
I've just joined Kiwi Biker. Not sure what's expected of newbees but here are a few details.
I ride a VTR1000F and live in Oamaru. My bike is a 2001 model with brother pipes. I have a Radar Detector (bel 946) fitted on the bike and Ventura Pack rack and bags, just the gear for decent trips on fast open roads. On that subject the roads down here on the Mainland are great for bikes and there are several active clubs at you can join here in town. Prior to the Firestorm I had a Honda CBX750. TeamRC17 is an awesome website for that machine and I still enjoy their forum chat and have pics posted up on the site of some of my earlier bike trips.
While on that subject I plan to head off next week for a tour of the South Island. Here's hoping for great bike weather! Cheers Geoffc

[scooterboynz]

welcome to the site! :headbang:

[N4CR]

Hey, welcome to the site mate. I'm sure there are a few Kiwibikers down there you can meet up with.

Take what is said on here with a grain of salt as it can consist of 50% shit talking and 10% drunken ranting, 10% flaming, 20% actual bike related usefull stuff and the other 10% is just 'other' ;)

[geoffc]

Thanx for the warm welcome guys.
Cheers

[skelstar]

Yeah, welcome to the site. Make sure you give us a yell if youre heading to Welly.

[SpeedyGirl]

Welcome to the mad house, pull up a chair :)

[sels1]

Welcome aboard geoffc

[T.W.R]

Welcome into the nut-factory, enjoy!

and hope the weather settles prior to your Southern tour :ride:

[zadok]

Welcome to K.B Geoff.:wavey: Post a couple of your pics here mate.

[phantom]

And g'day from me

[Bartman10]

Welcome! :woohoo:

I'm heading south next week too. Might see you on the road. Look out for yellow leathers on a blue gsxr750.

[Rashika]

ah gads not ANOTHER VTR rider :msn-wink:

welcome to the southern chapter dude :rockon:

[Ghost Rider]

New boy on the Block!!! :(

[DemonWolf]

Welcome to the site Geoffc.. hope your journey down south is a successful and enjoyable one!

[hXc]

Welcome to the site. Please enjoy your stay, but don't feed the members.

[Sniper]

G'day

Wheres Omaru?

[Virago]

Welcome to the site Geoff,

It's great to have another southerner on board. We're a small (but select) group down here. Looking forward to seeing you on-line and on-road.:)

[Virago]

G'day

Wheres Omaru?
Oamaru is on State Highway 1 - with your navigation techniques you'd never find it!:lol:

[Sniper]

Oamaru is on State Highway 1 - with your navigation techniques you'd never find it!:lol:
Fark, its like that damn rally aye

[T.W.R]

G'day

Wheres Oamaru?

Sniper, its the place you thought looked like Amberley:bleh: :bleh: :eyepoke: :laugh: :laugh:

[Coyote]

Wilkommen to the site :niceone:

[JWALKER]

welcome geoffc
hhmm . . oamaru, thats not far from chch . . hhmm maybe a ride down south might be in order

[Sniper]

Sniper, its the place you thought looked like Amberley:bleh: :bleh: :eyepoke: :laugh: :laugh:

Smartarse.

[geoffc]

Hi all. Great to have all the welcome messages. Cheers

[geoffc]

TWR Thanx for the good weather wish. The backpackers are booked & a fine spell of weather would be a great xmas treat. I head to Wanaka & the 'Pink Cow' on 28 Dec.
Bartman10 I will be on the lookout for your yellow leathers. Have a safe trip down.
Virago Hope to see yah about. Maybe next years Dunnas Toy Run or the Brass Monkey.
JWALKER Highway 72 through Rakaia Gorge & Geraldine is a regular trip of mine. Tend to avoid Ashburton north to ChCh. Too many men in Blue trying to generate revenue.
Merry Xmas & Happy riding all.

[geoffc]

Correction 'Purple Cow' backpackers in Wanaka. (Too many glasses of Speights Old Dark)

[Sniper]

Ride safe mate and don't rely on me for directions

[Jabez]

Welcome....:)

[judgeshock]

Welcome man, nice ride :Punk:

[In The Breeze]

Welcome along,enjoy the ride:scooter:

[geoffc]

G'day

Wheres Omaru? Sniper. Have you got where Oamaru is sussed out? Nice trip south from Chch. Do you come down this way for any of the bike rallies? (If you can remember..) Cheers.

[JWALKER]

TWR Thanx for the good weather wish. The backpackers are booked & a fine spell of weather would be a great xmas treat. I head to Wanaka & the 'Pink Cow' on 28 Dec.
Bartman10 I will be on the lookout for your yellow leathers. Have a safe trip down.
Virago Hope to see yah about. Maybe next years Dunnas Toy Run or the Brass Monkey.
JWALKER Highway 72 through Rakaia Gorge & Geraldine is a regular trip of mine. Tend to avoid Ashburton north to ChCh. Too many men in Blue trying to generate revenue.
Merry Xmas & Happy riding all.

back roads i like that idea. the ride down is sounding better and better. look out for another st of yellow leathers on a corona gsx600r k3

[geoffc]

JWALKER. Hi, will be @ Glentunnel (inland from Darfield) next to the guesthouse over New Year. If you are up that way look out for me. Bound to have a beer in the fridge for yah. Cheers

[JWALKER]

JWALKER. Hi, will be @ Glentunnel (inland from Darfield) next to the guesthouse over New Year. If you are up that way look out for me. Bound to have a beer in the fridge for yah. Cheers


lol, hehe:not: BEER!!!:not: might have to take you up on that, i will let you know man

[geoffc]

Hi team
Back from a tour around the South Island. We took 5 days out to complete this with a bit of sight seeing and the usual R & R.
Weather was fine and settled with just 15 minutes light showers for a short part of our journey. Temperatures in the 15 to 20c range (maybe 25 c in Alexandra as we passed through). Bikes behaved well except a minor mishap with the Suzuki 250cc Katana some 7 kms from home. The CBX 750 needed a new battery but otherwise ran sweet. We were prepared for the push starting. It was cheapest to run on fuel, followed by my VTR1000 Firestorm then the Suzuki which had to rev hard to keep up.
Have posted up just a few pics to show some of the scenery and inexpensive Backpackers or YHA that we stayed at. You can find them at http://gallery.teamrc17.net/view_album.php?page=1&set_albumName=album11
West Coast and Haast Pass was my favourite part for the trip with Native Bush on both sides of a great road and very little traffic to slow you down. Saw very few 'Men in Blue' and had a Radar Detector on my bike as insurance.
Nice to get home safe an sound.
Cheers

[Rashika]

pics look good! Sounds like you guys had a *mostly* pretty good trip. :whistle:
Damn lucky with the weather....I'm a little bit jealous.
Ah well heading south on friday to the Glenorchy rally...here's hoping the weather is kind to us. :sunny:

[Leong]

Stunning pics Geoff, looked at the ones from last year too, very nice

Cheers

[Maha]

The south Island is a way cool place fur sure, was down the in Oct" last year and mentioned to Anne '' would love to bring the bikes down here ''. Stayed in Oamaru over night, went there to check out Waitaki Girls Collage cos sending my 16 yr old there this yr.....and maybe next. We were both really impressed with your town, went to Wanaka also, just for one night, a local told thier are 54 place's in Wanaka to buy booze :clap: Your pic's are fantastic mate, enjoy the site, theres a bit of :bs: and alot of :rofl:

[thehollowmen]

welcome to the madhouse
you're gonna see me running through your town a lot

Question : radar detector ... hard wired in? are ya worried about it getting nicked?

[geoffc]

welcome to the madhouse
Question : radar detector ... hard wired in? are ya worried about it getting nicked?

Hi :wavey:

Got two speeding tickets in quick succession on the bike a few months back. What with the demerit points & fines.... I don't want any further attention from the boys in blue!
And I don't speed ....that much. Yes it is hot wired. The Bel 946 radar detector I have runs on batteries as well but it seems easier to have it hard wired and not need to be replacing batteries.
cheers

[geoffc]

.....
Ah well heading south on friday to the Glenorchy rally...here's hoping the weather is kind to us. :sunny:
Hi
Sent me a PM if you plan to pass through Oamaru. You would be most welcome for a pit stop. I plan to be a round on Friday. Have a family commitment so can't go to the Glenorchy rally.:no:
Weather forecast doesn't look too bad either. Have fun & enjoy.

[Rashika]

Hi
Sent me a PM if you plan to pass through Oamaru. You would be most welcome for a pit stop. I plan to be a round on Friday. Have a family commitment so can't go to the Glenorchy rally.:no:
Weather forecast doesn't look too bad either. Have fun & enjoy.
nah...heading the inland route this time via geraldine and the lakes...but will def bear that in mind for future trips :spudwave:

[geoffc]

Stayed in Oamaru over night, went there to check out Waitaki Girls Collage cos sending my 16 yr old there this yr.....and maybe next. We were both really impressed with your town..... Your pic's are fantastic mate, enjoy the site, theres a bit of :bs: and alot of :rofl:

Hi Thanx for your comments maha man. Send a PM next time you are down this way. :scooter: With a girl @ WGHS u are bound to be in town at some stage.
Cheers

[oldrider]

Hello and welcome to KB geoffc but then I think we know each other already don't we? :eek:
Well that's two at least from North Otago that I know of. We are growing.:headbang:
Takes a bit of getting used to but once on board, KB'r forever! You meet such a lot of nice folks here too.:moon: Cheers John.

[APPLE]

welcome 2 the ''twilight zone'' man?enjoy....

[babyB]

hay ya welcome and enjoy