Journeys of a 250

[Meekey_Mouse]

Well,
Yesterday I rode to Hamilton, my first time in a city. It was REALLY windy all the way, I was thinking that it was a bit of a tough ride. That night I watched the Last Hurrah (great movie!), after watching that it made wind seem a piece of cake :p. Big thanks to Warr and his wife ,Clare, for their hospitality and letting me stay at their place, also for taking me to the movie (Didn't break the 10PM thingy:D).

This morning I headed off to Thames. That was a really nice ride, hardly any wind :yes: fun little bumps in the road that make you sort of lose your stomach a tiny bit! Met up with MrPeanut, saw Thames then rode home :scooter: . By the time I got home I had done about 510Ks (not much I know, but the most I've done... so far).

Hopped on the computer and Kiwifruit asked if I felt like going for a ride... what other answer was there but yes!! Went for a fun little ride through the back roads, KF taught me how to do emergency counter-steering and by the time I got home Cookie (the bike) and I had done over 600kms!

Any way, that is our little journey for the week :)

Jas

[gijoe1313]

On ya! Good for you getting out there and learning about your ride and getting the feel of the road beneath the tyres - sounds like you are an excellent student and putting into practice all the things you should be doing! And it's great you're enjoying it! Keep it up! :niceone: :rockon: :scooter:

[ZeroIndex]

sounds like fun.. where did you ride to Hamilton from?

[Mr. Peanut]

Nice to meet you Jas :)

It's a shame I didn't have my bike. I would have liked to show you some of the roads around here.

I trust you had a safe journey, and I'll be seeing you at the next track day :yes:
Georgina loves her present :p

[Trudes]

Good one Jas, good to hear you're still loving your bike and having some adventures!!

[McJim]

Good to hear you're getting some serious miles in - that helps.

Tell Car I said hi when he pops down your way...I hear he'll be there soon!

Well done.

[TerminalAddict]

good fun jas.

Was good to meet you at the movie.

I'm starting a "teach my friend to ride" month, in december . .got any tips ?? :D

[ZeroIndex]

good fun jas.

Was good to meet you at the movie.

I'm starting a "teach my friend to ride" month, in december . .got any tips ?? :D

when you want to corner like a crazy mofo (without always having to hop off your seat), 3 words from Mr. DMNTD that help a lot: Kiss your mirrors.....

[Meekey_Mouse]

good fun jas.

Was good to meet you at the movie.

I'm starting a "teach my friend to ride" month, in december . .got any tips ?? :D

Nice to meet you too!

Lol, show him the technique of how to pick a bike up :yes:

[Unforgiven]

Sounds like a good day.

600 km isnt a bad run for a days riding, most ive done on the GSXR250 is a bit ove 800 km (Whangarei - Auckland - Bay of Islands - Whangarei) and i was pretty tired by the end of it.

[frogfeaturesFZR]

:yes: Well done Jas. Try the Karanghake (?) gorge some time. Great ride

[Meekey_Mouse]

:yes: Well done Jas. Try the Karanghake (?) gorge some time. Great ride

Where is that?

[Bangbug]

oooh, quick reply is cool.
Sounds like a fun ride.... 600+kms when you're green? Man i'd be sleeping and getting a cairopracter for the next day booked! i remember those days, the pain! lol. Then again, a gsx250 looks more comfy than that cbr250. Gooooood workings

[emaN]

He he...
i fully understand the "first windy trip on a 250" thing!!!

Sounds like a great trip y'had!
I'm surprised you managed to hear anything KF was saying, with that pipe getting in it's 2c worth!

[Meekey_Mouse]

Thanks every one for all your support! :rockon:

He he...
i fully understand the "first windy trip on a 250" thing!!!

Sounds like a great trip y'had!
I'm surprised you managed to hear anything KF was saying, with that pipe getting in it's 2c worth!

LOL! KF's bike sure does sound nice :innocent: we pull over to talk, usually with his bike off, so I can hear what he is saying :D

[frogfeaturesFZR]

Karagahake Gorge is between Paeroa and Waihi. Now only 80 k speed limit but some real nice twisties.

[TerminalAddict]

and the occassional tourist running across the road ;)

[Quartermile]

Do the GSXR 250's have plenty of go because I've heard that against CBR's and ZXR's there a bit slugish ??

[rookie]

Do the GSXR 250's have plenty of go because I've heard that against CBR's and ZXR's there a bit slugish ??

My mate has a gsxr and he keeps up no worries under acceleration...although he does weigh 20 kilos less than me!!!Not sure about top speed though.

[Snowcarver04]

:yes: Well done Jas. Try the Karanghake (?) gorge some time. Great ride

Yea I did that ride today. Thats the gorge before Waihi isnt it.

Bought a 04 gsx250 from te puke a little south of Tauranga and rode it up through the gorge through Paeroa up to Auck.Was a good ride.Heaps of other bikers to tag along with.
:sunny:

[Satch]

Do the GSXR 250's have plenty of go because I've heard that against CBR's and ZXR's there a bit slugish ??

Yeah i think judging by the bike meeky mouse rides you mean the GSX 250's not the gsxr's theres a big difference.

Yes the GSX features roughly 15hp less than its 4cyl friends

[Zukin]

Hey there

Well done on getting out there, regardless of the cc rating of your bike :)

I have ridden my ole 250 around East Cape, Coromandel, Wairarapa and just about everywhere in between and I still enjoy it :yes:
Its not the fastest bike, but I have more fun than some of the others (especially on gravel :yes: )

Next year we are taking our 250's around NZ :gob:
Looking forward to it too :yes:

Again well done and enjoy