Another hello from a newbie (Minnie)

[Minnie]

HI everyone, time for me to say g'day, have been lurking on the site for about a week now, reading and lapping it all up:yes: I am a real newbie to road biking bought my first bike last week, bought the riding gear today, who hoo im so excited.....now just need to get my liscence.booked in for basic handling skills in the weekend then hopefully come monday down to do the scratchie test and will be away, Oh im a late starter by the way, well i learnt to ride farm bikes when i was a kid....but now... married....kids, i decided i was having my mid life crises this year, thats my excuse for buying a bike and im stickin too it:woohoo: well thats it from me, ride safe everyone, i look forward to meeting some people on the rides when i get confident enough, in the meantime if there is anyone in the pukekohe/waiuku vicinity , newbie or otherwise that wants to hook up for a ride and teach me some skills that would be cool:done:

[Maha]

i decided i was having my mid life crises

I was in the same place about 4 years ago, started on a GN, cos' wanted a spankin' new bike and it was a spankin' price, it wasnt long till i was looking for a bigger bike. Always rides happening Minnie, just keep an eye for them in the Meetings/Events Forum, there's a 250 ride every other weekend, run by Maverick, you can view the thread by clicking on Forums and scrolling down to club 250 (i think)....welcome to KB...:rockon:

[ManDownUnder]

welcome Minnie!

Look up Mad Cow... she's down your way (Puke). Same ride as you and still learning.

[Switch]

Welcome along to the site :)

[Maha]

welcome Minnie!

Look up Mad Cow... she's down your way (Puke). Same ride as you and still learning.


I know a MadDuck but not a Mad Cow......now isnt that wierd?.....:mellow:

[Scorpygirl]

Welcome to KB Minnie. Hope you enjoy the madness around here and your new found love of biking.

[vixter]

HI everyone, time for me to say g'day, have been lurking on the site for about a week now, reading and lapping it all up:yes: I am a real newbie to road biking bought my first bike last week, bought the riding gear today, who hoo im so excited.....now just need to get my liscence.booked in for basic handling skills in the weekend then hopefully come monday down to do the scratchie test and will be away, Oh im a late starter by the way, well i learnt to ride farm bikes when i was a kid....but now... married....kids, i decided i was having my mid life crises this year, thats my excuse for buying a bike and im stickin too it:woohoo: well thats it from me, ride safe everyone, i look forward to meeting some people on the rides when i get confident enough, in the meantime if there is anyone in the pukekohe/waiuku vicinity , newbie or otherwise that wants to hook up for a ride and teach me some skills that would be cool:done:

hey i live papakura if ya fancy a girlie ride out some time pm me

[WickedOne]

Welcone to KB Minnie

[Macktheknife]

Welcome to the madness of KB, please don't feed the animals.

[Mom]

i decided i was having my mid life crises this year, thats my excuse for buying a bike and im stickin too it:woohoo:

What a fantastic way to celebrate your mid life crisis.........welcome aboard!

[Trudes]

Hi and welcome to you Minnie.

[gijoe1313]

Yeehaa! Freedom on two wheels is all yours! :yes: Great to see so many people in the South Auckies area coming into KB! If'n ya need a hand with anything, I'd be happy to help out too - I'm always pootling out that ways and back agains. Check out the 250 learner rides organised by Maverick - great newbie friendly place to start once you get some confidence on your ride! :woohoo:

[ManDownUnder]

I know a MadDuck but not a Mad Cow......now isnt that wierd?.....:mellow:

I know them both and they're both deserving of their respective names. I'd hate to be VERY drunk in their presence... I reckon there'd be shaved eyebrows, green hair and all manner of "changes" made to one's person during those hours of unconsciousness.

Lovely people though.

[Roj]

Welcome to the site, a great way to celebrate mid-life, no crisis at all, everyone should try it

[buellbabe]

i decided i was having my mid life crises this year, thats my excuse for buying a bike and im stickin too it:woohoo:

hahaha no excuse needed:yes:

Welcome Minnie.
Enjoy!

:scooter:

[kiwifruit]

welcome to the site :)

[Lteejay]

Welcome Minnie,


Welcome to the madness of KB, please don't feed the animals.

.....they dont seem that bad.......yet:dodge:

[Minnie]

Thanks for the very warm welcome everyone...will be great to see the faces behind the names oneday, im sure you will have all got a chuckle if you could have seen me last nite , having given my two younger daughters a bit of a blast up and down the road (its nice and straight and no cars....im brewing up some Angel babes for the future you see.......) any hoo decided to practise tight corners and going real slow on a different type seal...well actually a paddock all togged up in me new riding gears going slowly thru the cowshits in the paddock.....i was so hoping no one would drive past and think what the hell..........:gob: ha ha i didnt fall in any cow pats so that was good. catch you later:bye:

[dnos]

HAHA good stuff.
I've done that before, actually i was lazy and moved dad's cows on my bike on my way home - watch it on the grass tho can be slippery.

Welcome to the site and enjoy your mid life crisis.

[andrea]

Hi welcome to kb:) those GN's are nice bike aye.
:niceone:

[TerminalAddict]

hey i live papakura if ya fancy a girlie ride out some time pm me

don't you need a license for that :shifty:

and : Welcome Minnie :D

[blackkatana]

Welcome Minnnie, two wheels is a good way to start the treatment for ML crisis. Take care out there.

[jtzzr]

Welcome Minnie ,enjoy the site ,but embrace the madness!!!:confused: :shifty: :shit: :shutup:

[Minnie]

If'n ya need a hand with anything, I'd be happy to help out too - I'm always pootling out that ways and back agains. Check out the 250 learner rides organised by Maverick - great newbie friendly place to start once you get some confidence on your ride! :woohoo:

Thanks for that , might take you up on that, best get my license first tho huh:yes:

[frogfeaturesFZR]

Welcome Minnie, some great bike roads down your way.....:yes:

[Squeak the Rat]

Hey hey Minnie! Welcome aboard!

I have a question for you; Why do people pronounce Waiuku without the last U (ie. Waiuk)? Is it laziness? is there a silent U in the maori language? Or is something more sinister going on out there........?

[Ixion]

Cos that's how it's pronou8nced. My Great great grandmother pronounced it taht way and thats a good many years ago. So it's always been that way. Why - uk (rhymes with chook)

[Toaster]

welcome!!!!!!!!!! enjoy riding and keep safe out there.

[Toaster]

Or is something more sinister going on out there........?

You watchin' the x-files again? My home area (Kaukapakapa) is generally pronounced "cow-coppa-coppa"... not even close to the proper version, but all the locals call it that or is often called "cow-cop".

[Chickadee]

Hi Minnie,
Welcome to two wheels! How old are your girls? I've got kids too, 2 wee fella's (1yr old and 2 & 3/4 yrs old) and had a turning 30 crisis, love my RG150! Pretty liberating getting a motorbike. I'm an L also, if you're up for a girls ride sometime pm me (I'm in Botany Downs).

Hope to see you on the next newbie run on the 16th of December, hopefully we can get babysitters. It was my first KB run on the 3rd of December.

Ride safe and hope to see you out there!

[McJim]

Hi there, Congrats on yer bike. Take Vixter up on her offer - she's a good lass and a great rider too - In fact there's no reason why you fellas shouldn't meet up with Chickadee (my wife) as well. Chickadee could ride to Vixter's house and then they could come out and meet you - it's a nice ride up to the lighthouse at Manukau heads and back.

[Minnie]

Hi Minnie,
Welcome to two wheels! How old are your girls? I've got kids too, 2 wee fella's (1yr old and 2 & 3/4 yrs old) and had a turning 30 crisis, love my RG150! Pretty liberating getting a motorbike. I'm an L also, if you're up for a girls ride sometime pm me (I'm in Botany Downs).

Hope to see you on the next newbie run on the 16th of December, hopefully we can get babysitters. It was my first KB run on the 3rd of December.

Ride safe and hope to see you out there!

Hi chickadee, ive got three girls, age 15, 12 and 7 about to turn 8 next friday, yep i can rember my 30th crises now my 40th:dodge: is looming next year...he he seems to be something to do with the numbers with 0 in them:yes: yep would love to catch up for a ride with you, actually going for my bike handlers course in manakau this avo, so guess i should really get off this site and get ready ( bit addictive this site isnt it) hpoefully sit learners on monday. will pm you about a ride when im legal. dont think ill be up to the learners ride on the 16th yet thinking that will entail motorway:eek: :eek: not ready for that yet. take care:done:

[Minnie]

Hi there, Congrats on yer bike. Take Vixter up on her offer - she's a good lass and a great rider too - In fact there's no reason why you fellas shouldn't meet up with Chickadee (my wife) as well. Chickadee could ride to Vixter's house and then they could come out and meet you - it's a nice ride up to the lighthouse at Manukau heads and back.

Thanks for that, yep i pm'd vixter already,( think it went thru) yep a ride up to the litehouse sounds like my scene as i was thinking anywhere round here and perhaps as far down to pokeno and around for a start would be good for me good icecream shops down there too:yes: )

wot a great bunch of people you all are for offering , now i really must get off this computer and go and do my basic handling esle ill be buzzing around illegally a bit longer :done:

[vixter]

don't you need a license for that :shifty:

and : Welcome Minnie :D

hey u!!!

they not took it yet so still holding out will have to hide behind the settee i think when someone comes round to take my licence!!
so i can hold on to it as long as i can

[vixter]

Thanks for that, yep i pm'd vixter already,( think it went thru) yep a ride up to the litehouse sounds like my scene as i was thinking anywhere round here and perhaps as far down to pokeno and around for a start would be good for me good icecream shops down there too:yes: )

wot a great bunch of people you all are for offering , now i really must get off this computer and go and do my basic handling esle ill be buzzing around illegally a bit longer :done:

yeah got ya number girl thanks. keep us informed on the licence looks like we got a few kbers for when u get that piece of paper..

[Swoop]

Welcome to KB Minnie!

Good on ya for getting onto 2 wheels!!!:yes:

:scooter: :scooter:

[TerminalAddict]

hey u!!!

they not took it yet so still holding out will have to hide behind the settee i think when someone comes round to take my licence!!
so i can hold on to it as long as i can

get dover to answer the door
"Do I look like a vicky to you? you daft fat bobby! ... now piss off!"

lets see how many times you guys can get away with that tactic ;)

[Hawkeye]

Hi Minnie, Welcome to the madhouse. Midlife crisis, what crisis!

[heyjoe]

Welcome to kb Minnie.
You will enjoy it here. Have fun.

[FROSTY]

maybee we nood to do a south auckland newbee ride like the westy one we just had

[Minnie]

maybee we nood to do a south auckland newbee ride like the westy one we just had

that would be great, someone said the 250ride is heading this way on the 16th but cant make it , daughters birthday, but hope to make the next one if it isnt too far away for me to ride there.

Have just been out for a practise, clocked up another 50 km or so , makes about 130kms for the last three days, practised quick stops, parking in town, and hill starts using front brake, instead of back brake. stalled once as i was trying to exit quickly from an intersection, had in wrong gear....oops.

have a great day all and ride safe:scooter:

[_Gina_]

Hi Minnie

I live out Waiuku too, would be happy to catch up for a ride sometime, go hard and get that Licence!!

We have three kids 10/9 & 7 1/2, so maybe we can catch up and get stify (my partner) to look after the kids while we go on a weekend blat sometime.


Cheers
Gina

[terbang]

Your daughter goes to school with my daughter and I hear they are good mates. Rach knows yer as well. Small world eh.. Perhaps a ride for the south westies some time eh..

[Minnie]

Your daughter goes to school with my daughter and I hear they are good mates. Rach knows yer as well. Small world eh.. Perhaps a ride for the south westies some time eh..

Hi Terbang, yes its a bit hard case isnt it, never know who you will meet, i think poor Ashleigh might have got a bit of a shock to see me in my bike gears and not usual PTA school form, ha ha ha. shame i didnt get to meet you yet, but now doubt i will, and your mate Blair gave me a few skills to work on so that was really neat. yep would love to do some south westie rides , might need to work on my fear of having cars on the rd with me though before i head too far..............
ride safe.

[Minnie]

Hi Minnie

I live out Waiuku too, would be happy to catch up for a ride sometime, go hard and get that Licence!!

We have three kids 10/9 & 7 1/2, so maybe we can catch up and get stify (my partner) to look after the kids while we go on a weekend blat sometime.


Cheers
Gina


Hi Gina, sounds great, i'll pm you.:yes:and thanks!!!!!

[Animal]

Welcome to the madness of KB, please don't feed the animals.
What the hell are you saying? I'm bloody starving!