A Thank You

[McJim]

Hi There,

Just like to say a big thanks to all out there in Kiwi Biker Land for the great info in the forums.

I always wanted a bike since watching the British Superbikes at Knockhill in Scotland as a Nipper. Somehow life got in the way and I never really got round to it. Moved to NZ about 2 years ago having started a family and have finally (at 36) got myself a bike.

Searching your forums has sorted me out as I had little idea of what was available and no idea of what was any good.

So thanks again to all out there for your fantastic advice - all I need to do now is actually learn how to ride properly!

Cheers

[scumdog]

Welcome to two wheels, it's never too late.

Practice,practice,practice - and watch everywhere for idiots.

[Squeak the Rat]

I see you're from Auckers so Squeaks golden rules doubly apply:

Rule #1: The car drivers can't see you.
Rule #2: If they do see you they'll still try to kill you.

Understand those two rules and you'll be grand. Ride safe and enjoy.

[Biohazard]

I see you're from Auckers so Squeaks golden rules doubly apply:

Rule #1: The car drivers can't see you.
Rule #2: If they do see you they'll still try to kill you.

Understand those two rules and you'll be grand. Ride safe and enjoy.

What he said...they are a bit fucking nutz over here at times...Enjoy ya new found freedom m8, try and do a track day or two...Good way to understand ya bike...and they have NO cars on the track the same time as you :blip:

[andrea]

yeah welcome to the site,

[Macktheknife]

Welcome to KB, you dont have to be mad to frequent this place ...but it helps.

[RantyDave]

Welcome to the site. Nice wheels, man.

Dave

[Maha]

A big highland welcome to ya Big McJim, nice bike to start on btw.....:yes:

[bladez]

welcome to the bike comunity and nice bike ya got :yes: have fun and you will start to wonder why you didnt get one sooner:rockon:

[raster]

I see you're from Auckers so Squeaks golden rules doubly apply:

Rule #1: The car drivers can't see you.
Rule #2: If they do see you they'll still try to kill you.

Understand those two rules and you'll be grand. Ride safe and enjoy.

Sums it up nicely.

Practice as SD says and don't try and keep up with others that are more experienced than you.

Welcome by the way.:first:

[far queue]

Welcome aboard mate and have fun

[frogfeaturesFZR]

:blip: Welcome to the site... it helps if you're already insane

[Swoop]

Welcome mate!

There's good info on this site if you look??? :rockon: *goes off to find out*:yes:

[fozz rock]

nice :first: bike mate

[McJim]

Nice advice on watching out for cars - but I already had a little incident at the end of May where I was knocked off my bike by a people mover driven by an uninsured individual that made me slide along the tarmac using my knee, elbow, footpeg and gear lever instead of the more traditional rubber that's supposed to be stuck to the road. This was due to their imaginative (but completely incorrect) interpretation of the give way rule. The real bugger is I only got 3rd party insurance (coz the damn VTR cost so much I can't afford full insurance!) and I'm not covered for being hit by uninsured drivers. Totally Gutted but have learnt loads about sanding, filling, sanding again and respraying. Also found a cheap and reasonable company in the UK doing fantastic Decals online (postage about $6 - the picture in my profile is After the accident). Gonna claim household insurance for damage to lid, jacket, pants and 1 seriously munted boot (probably be able to claim for 2 boots coz they come in pairs). After some physio can bend my knee again without pain - got back on the bike the day after the accident - hurt like hell but if I'd left it too long would have been difficult to get the confidence back.

[Keystone19]

Those VTRs are lovely bikes (not that I'm biased having learnt to ride on one myself) so good on you for repairing the damage yourself.

Good to see you have regained your confidence after the off.

[ManDownUnder]

Welcome aboard mate

Stay safe and don't be scared to ask the dumb questions - those are usually the ones that keep you alive

[McJim]

Well bugger me sideways if I haven't come on a bit since I started this thread.

Actually managed to meet a fair few of the folk that replied back in the early days.

I'm amazed in fact at the number of people that have been really helpful in the past 6 months.

I've done the RRRS, I've done a Taupo track Day and I've got myself a Mentor (who wouldn't show me how to lanesplit on SH1 ...coz he was driving a cage at the time!).

Some people might think I've learned a lot..I probably have but what I have really found out is just how ignorant of a lot of stuf I really am. We never stop learning.

This post is for all the noobs that are currently in the same position as I was 6 months ago.

Do the RRRS, Get a Mentor, Do a Track Day, ask questions, learn from better riders.

KB is a great place for all this.

[gijoe1313]

Has the Mysterions gotten to you McJim? You've come over all sentimental like! But yes, know what you mean - I still haven't managed to do the RRRS yet nor a track day! :crybaby: When I think back about how much I didn't know, and now realise how much more I still don't know, I know that you all know what I know!

So big ups to you McJim! Meeting you and the all the other mad passionate bikers out there makes me realise how scary society can be! :msn-wink:

[Trudes]

Yeah, so are we gonna see you two mad buggers (gijoe and McJim) down this way over the break? Either of you goning to make your way to Manfield for the trackday on 13th of Jan? Love to catch up with you again Justin and meet you McJim, couple of caracters from Dorkland.:sunny:

[gijoe1313]

Like a homing pigeon, I always come back to the nest! The grassroots that is Wellington calls to me ... and any excuse for a bike ride! It seems my whanau have made plans for me :doh: Granny is a bit ill and parents seem keen to marry me off ASAP ... I will need to flee for the hills and far away! So..watch out for a speeding little ol'Hornet loaded up with gear and a Pikachu in your neck of the woods soon! :chase: :sweatdrop :crazy: :Pokey: :msn-wink:
And JimmyMcJimJimmyJim should be rolling those scottish burrs and brogues when he can (he gets around he does!)

[andrea]

Like a homing pigeon, I always come back to the nest! The grassroots that is Wellington calls to me ... and any excuse for a bike ride! It seems my whanau have made plans for me :doh: Granny is a bit ill and parents seem keen to marry me off ASAP ... I will need to flee for the hills and far away! So..watch out for a speeding little ol'Hornet loaded up with gear and a Pikachu in your neck of the woods soon! :chase: :sweatdrop :crazy: :Pokey: :msn-wink:
And JimmyMcJimJimmyJim should be rolling those scottish burrs and brogues when he can (he gets around he does!)

Hmmm <_< i have heard about this pikachu will he be your pillion on the next ride:)

[McJim]

Yeah, so are we gonna see you two mad buggers (gijoe and McJim) down this way over the break? Either of you goning to make your way to Manfield for the trackday on 13th of Jan? Love to catch up with you again Justin and meet you McJim, couple of caracters from Dorkland.:sunny:

Characters from Dorkland or Daracters from Corkland (which is in Ireland I think)?

Haha. Unlike gijoe I'm trying to retain the resale value of my VTR (could be ready for a big bike by the beginning of Feb!) I can't afford the mileage of visiting Welly.

However once I've got myself a large capacity bike that I will keep for a decade or more I won't care about piling on the k's and will make an excuse to visit the missus' rellies.

When are the Kendog's visiting Auckland?

And what is the easy way to flick between 2 identities on one pc? I share this computer with Chickadee.

[MattRSK]

Hey McJim, welcome to the site. :P

[gijoe1313]

Figgers, everyone wants to give away their poor ol'two fiddies so they can get a "proper" bike! Shame for shame McJim! I've said it before, and I'll say it again - this little ol'Hornet will be mine, mine and mine - forever and ever, and I will hug it and wash it and talk to it and polish it and change it's oil and reoil it's forks and love it and ride it and .... :whistle: :o you get the idea ...

I'm not your normal run of the mill nutter, I've been told off by my pillion Pikachu that my eccentricities will get me disbarred from being a "proper" biker. Anyhow, I have more insane ideas for my poor little ol'Hornet and will be working on it to completion!

Now...where can I get my hands on a two-stroke engine? :innocent:

[Steam]

And what is the easy way to flick between 2 identities on one pc? I share this computer with Chickadee.

You go to Control Panel and then click Users, then set up a new user. It will ask you to choose every time you log on and it'll remember your passwords and all.

Or you can just use a different browser. For example I use Firefox and my brother uses Explorer, and the firefox one recognises me for KB and explorer my bro.

[Trudes]

When are the Kendog's visiting Auckland?

And what is the easy way to flick between 2 identities on one pc? I share this computer with Chickadee.

Kendogs are back in Auckers at the end of Jan (Auckland anniversary).

And we discovered that if we open KB in Firefox, we can both keep our id's if one uses Firefox and the other uses Netscape.