Another Hornet to the nest!

[SilentDtH]

Hello Everyone,

I have been reading the forums quite thoroughly over the past 2/3 days and have picked up quite a bit of very useful information! What a great resource I have been missing out on.

Anyway i'll introduce myself - I ride a metallic blue Honda Hornet 250 - lovely bike imported from Japan. Luckily I was put on to a great bike by Peter at emoto ( www.emoto.co.nz ) and the bike is in perfect condition - i absolutely love it and it is so very sexy. According to Peter I got a very good deal on the bike so i'm very happy with that.

The bike arrived at Littleton port in Christchurch, and I couldn't resist riding it up - so I did! I have some pictures for anyone interested, but i'll leave those for now. The desert road is fun!

This was not my first bike however I did own an oldie ( but goodie ) 1990 VTR 250 for a short period.

The trip from Christchurch was a great learning experience for me, I took it very slowly and at a nice steady pace stopping regularly for fuel/food/rest. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would consider selling my Hornet just to import another and ride it up again! Or maybe two Hornets???$$$????

I have since been on a few rides up to Whangarei, and love it. I had a bad experience coming back from Whangarei to Auckland on boxing day having think my motorbike was breaking down, when in fact i was out of petrol! 3 hours of sitting on the side of the motorway is not fun! ( some of you may have seen me, a few bikers drove past ). I tried quite a few things, talking on the phone to a mechanic, taking out the air filter/tapping on the carby's with my hands, etc etc before the AA finally told me that i needed petrol. What an idiot. I learned about the "ON" switch rather then the "RESERVE" switch that day.

A kind lady in a car exited an off-ramp, turned around, exited another off-ramp behind me and pulled over to see if she could help just as the AA showed up. I wish I knew her address I could send her a bunch of flowers or somethin ;)

Well that's a huge introduction I just wanted to say Hello, and make good use of the "ON" switch on your petrol line, NOT the reserve !!

[Lteejay]

Welcome aboard. Another hornet - ohhh they are beautiful bikes, I love my little red one. Hope to see you on the road.

[Trudes]

Hornet Hornet Hornet, Just got off mine from a ride up to Gisborne, around the East cape and back home, love the Hornet!
Welcome there mate,:sunny: they are great little beasties, sure you'll love yours too. Hook up with gijoe, he's madly in love with his little red one too!

[Kendog]

Welcome to the site.

And yes, Hornets rock.

[Hawkeye]

Mortien... Has any one seen the Mortien.


These bloody Hornets are everywhere :p

[Drum]

Welcome to the site.

Don't feel too bad, everyone has their own embarrassing tales (although yours is pretty embarrassing!).

[Ixion]

,, 3 hours of sitting on the side of the motorway is not fun! ( some of you may have seen me, a few bikers drove past ). ,,

No! No *bikers* rode past. A few posers on motorcycles may have ridden past. A biker ALWAYS stops. It is the Biker Law and the Unwritten Gospel. If a biker had seen you he (or she) would have stopped to see if he/she could offer any help. Anyone who didn't is no biker.

[elle-f]

Welcome and i too, learned that lesson a while back :laugh:

[SilentDtH]

Welcome aboard. Another hornet - ohhh they are beautiful bikes, I love my little red one. Hope to see you on the road.

Yes they are very beautiful :) I'd like to see a pic of yours! Hope to see you around as well!

Thanks for the welcome Mrs Kendog and Kendog - sounds like you had a nice ride up through Gisborne - did you go through the gorge?


Welcome to the site.

Don't feel too bad, everyone has their own embarrassing tales (although yours is pretty embarrassing!).

Yes it is very embarrassing, but thanks for the welcome! :yes:


No! No *bikers* rode past. A few posers on motorcycles may have ridden past. A biker ALWAYS stops. It is the Biker Law and the Unwritten Gospel. If a biker had seen you he (or she) would have stopped to see if he/she could offer any help. Anyone who didn't is no biker.

Hmmmm I have to say I was just over a hill, and most of the bikers who passed me were going fairly quickly so may have seen me too late... I also couldn't find a hazard light switch so perhaps some thought I was just resting? Anyway after this experience I will ALWAYS stop to help out another biker/cager ;)


Welcome and i too, learned that lesson a while back :laugh:

hehe bugger ;) thanks for welcome :)

[Trudes]

Thanks for the welcome Mrs Kendog and Kendog - sounds like you had a nice ride up through Gisborne - did you go through the gorge?




Yep through the gorge then round the cape clockwise, awesome ride, done the gorge so many times in the cars and round the cape once in our old Bedford housetruck, but a million times more fun on the bikes!

[Toaster]

Welcome! This is a great website - Hornets are indeed a nice looking bike too.

[Toaster]

No! No *bikers* rode past. A few posers on motorcycles may have ridden past. A biker ALWAYS stops.

Great point Ixion.

[SilentDtH]

Yep through the gorge then round the cape clockwise, awesome ride, done the gorge so many times in the cars and round the cape once in our old Bedford housetruck, but a million times more fun on the bikes!

Sounds awesome, i've only done it in a car!


Welcome! This is a great website - Hornets are indeed a nice looking bike too.

Oh yes they are. Thanks!!

[NighthawkNZ]

Welcome to KBer... ummm have fun and ride safe :yes: :scooter:

[Swoop]

Welcome to KB!:scooter: :scooter:

[gijoe1313]

:woohoo: The swarm grows! I hereby give you firm salutations and most heart felt greetings to a fellow Hornet rider. From your post, I can see you are another passionate and completely obsessed Hornet owner!

I know about getting on it and riding and riding ... and riding! It just doesn't want to stop! It'll put a grin on your face and when you park it up for the night, you'll hug it, pat it, speak to it and love it...oh yes :love:

Anyhow, join the www with http://www.hondahornet.co.uk/ and become a paid up member ... I have!

Any queries or probs, give me a PM - I am now the unofficial official welcomer and organiser of little two fiddy Hornets! Muwahahha! :whistle: :innocent: :o :doh:

[TerminalAddict]

I dunno you lot .. .why oh why would you buy a hornet?? I ask you!!

:nya:

oddly enough this thread is missing all the "honda's are gay" posts, that are normally posted by the envious ..

[gijoe1313]

I dunno you lot .. .why oh why would you buy a hornet?? I ask you!!

:nya:

oddly enough this thread is missing all the "honda's are gay" posts, that are normally posted by the envious ..

I think the people who've been reading posts by Hornet owners are shaking their heads and think we'll all pariahs! As an anecdotal observation, the owners of Hornets I've met, read about and other comments - Hornet riders are up there with the most fanatical and passionate riders! Able to endure any taunt about Hondas, the lack of fairings, the crippling wind blast, etc. etc.

I love my little ol'Hornet, I will pat it, I will hug it, I will give it a kiss and love it and love it....:love:

[TerminalAddict]

the most honest and hurtful comment I have heard about the hornet is that it is too predictable .. .this of course is coming from someone who likes to cut loose, and have the odd scary moment.

Mine is as predictable as sun coming up.
if there is fault, it is the rider not the bike.

However, I have been "playing" with my suspension setup this week, and boy did I cock it up in a major way.
I managed to set my suspension up so that the front felt like it had no weight, and absolutely no grip ... lucky for me I noted what I changed. So yesterday I promptly "un-fucked" it .. now its back to its normal predictable self :)

Might have to book in a trip to the naki, and a visit to our local hero Shaun :)

[sinned]

Hello Everyone,
I had a bad experience coming back from Whangarei to Auckland on boxing day having think my motorbike was breaking down, when in fact i was out of petrol! 3 hours of sitting on the side of the motorway is not fun! ( some of you may have seen me, a few bikers drove past ).


I am thinking of carrying a syphon tube. So petrol can be shared between bikes. Mustang suggested this and he is to get a tube as his fatboy drinks a lot and has a little tank. Any suggestions on what/where to get a suitable tube?

[gijoe1313]

Forget it! Go to Supercheep Auto and for a few bucks you can get a small and portable fuel pump system ... pipes and a little squeez pump all included! Small enough to stash under your seat!

My 2c anyways! (or should that be 10c now? :scratch: )

[buoy]

I just got my '96 250 hornet yesterday - it's lots of fun. I did have a VFR400R a few years back - and had wanted a hornet 600, but there seems to be a general lack of them around... and I couldn't justify spending much - wife has baby on the way etc.

So yeah - another hornet to the nest here too. :yes:

I should maybe start a separate thread - but anyone know of where to get a good/cheap bike computer for my new bike?

[SilentDtH]

:woohoo: The swarm grows! I hereby give you firm salutations and most heart felt greetings to a fellow Hornet rider. From your post, I can see you are another passionate and completely obsessed Hornet owner!

I know about getting on it and riding and riding ... and riding! It just doesn't want to stop! It'll put a grin on your face and when you park it up for the night, you'll hug it, pat it, speak to it and love it...oh yes :love:

Anyhow, join the www with http://www.hondahornet.co.uk/ and become a paid up member ... I have!

Any queries or probs, give me a PM - I am now the unofficial official welcomer and organiser of little two fiddy Hornets! Muwahahha! :whistle: :innocent: :o :doh:

Very passionate, and very obsessed! Everytime I leave my place i stop to check she is OK on the way out, give her a bit of a stroke, sometimes even start her up just to hear her ;)

I checked out the hornets nest, looks promising - some heavy modders there doing lots of cool things to their hornets! I'm not sure about the new hornet... kinda on the bench about that one - but overall a great site!


Forget it! Go to Supercheep Auto and for a few bucks you can get a small and portable fuel pump system ... pipes and a little squeez pump all included! Small enough to stash under your seat!

My 2c anyways! (or should that be 10c now? :scratch: )

Wow there is not much room under the seat, and if I can fit that, i'm gonna buy one today!


I just got my '96 250 hornet yesterday - it's lots of fun. I did have a VFR400R a few years back - and had wanted a hornet 600, but there seems to be a general lack of them around... and I couldn't justify spending much - wife has baby on the way etc.

So yeah - another hornet to the nest here too. :yes:

I should maybe start a separate thread - but anyone know of where to get a good/cheap bike computer for my new bike?

Welcome welcome! You can start a new thread if you like, or you can jack onto mine it's fine :D

[Trudes]

I just got my '96 250 hornet yesterday - it's lots of fun. I did have a VFR400R a few years back - and had wanted a hornet 600, but there seems to be a general lack of them around... and I couldn't justify spending much - wife has baby on the way etc.

So yeah - another hornet to the nest here too. :yes:

I should maybe start a separate thread - but anyone know of where to get a good/cheap bike computer for my new bike?

Welcome dude, seems everytime someone deserts the nest 2 more take their place!!

[samwp]

I dunno you lot .. .why oh why would you buy a hornet?? I ask you!!

:nya:

oddly enough this thread is missing all the "honda's are gay" posts, that are normally posted by the envious ..

ok then I'll start it off.

Hondas are of the homosexual persuasion, you need a bike made by another manufacturer with a different kind of engine, V twin? and questionable reliability, which reminds me, anyone wana swap batteries? (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=41309)



:done:


Now thats outa the way welcome to the site SilentDtH.

Great place eh? meet joe today and he said you might be down round the 2nd - perfect for a ride (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2007-1-2&e=1058&c=1) hope to catch you and/or him there if it works out.

[86GSXR]

Well that's a huge introduction I just wanted to say Hello, and make good use of the "ON" switch on your petrol line, NOT the reserve !!

DOH:yes: Same thing happened to me years ago about midnight on the Te Rapa straight! Luckily I could just make out the lights of a service station -about a mile away - long push and the passenger wasn't too impressed either:yes: Welcome to KB!

[SilentDtH]

ok then I'll start it off.

Hondas are of the homosexual persuasion, you need a bike made by another manufacturer with a different kind of engine, V twin? and questionable reliability, which reminds me, anyone wana swap batteries? (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=41309)



:done:


Now thats outa the way welcome to the site SilentDtH.

Great place eh? meet joe today and he said you might be down round the 2nd - perfect for a ride (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2007-1-2&e=1058&c=1) hope to catch you and/or him there if it works out.

Hey, no Hornet bad speak :P I've heard some things about those Hyosungs... Good things that is! :Punk:

Darn i _was_ in Hamiltr0n but left this morning! How was the ride?

[SilentDtH]

DOH:yes: Same thing happened to me years ago about midnight on the Te Rapa straight! Luckily I could just make out the lights of a service station -about a mile away - long push and the passenger wasn't too impressed either:yes: Welcome to KB!

Oh no night time fuel-out, NO good at all! Funny thing was after I noticed the initial loss of power, I carried on past about 3 petrol stations before it cut out... :angry:

Sounds like you got lucky, near the petrol station! Did you know it was out of fuel?

[SilentDtH]

Welcome to KBer... ummm have fun and ride safe :yes: :scooter:

Thanks NighthawkNZ, pleasure to meet you :)


Welcome to KB!:scooter: :scooter:

Thanks Swoop!! What's with the scooters, are you trying to say my bike is small?!? Well, I guess it is!

[86GSXR]

Oh no night time fuel-out, NO good at all! Funny thing was after I noticed the initial loss of power, I carried on past about 3 petrol stations before it cut out... :angry:

Sounds like you got lucky, near the petrol station! Did you know it was out of fuel?

Yep, I was on reserve at the time and hoping and praying that I'd make it to that station! Ah well, it was a nice night:yes:

[WickedOne]

Welcome mate and great choice of bike!!!

[SilentDtH]

Yep, I was on reserve at the time and hoping and praying that I'd make it to that station! Ah well, it was a nice night:yes:

I bet that's what you told the pillion ;)

[SilentDtH]

Welcome mate and great choice of bike!!!

Thanks, i'm wondering what is a low flying bat?

[Swoop]

Thanks Swoop!! What's with the scooters, are you trying to say my bike is small?!? Well, I guess it is!
Nah mate, there are 2 bike emoticons in the list :scooter: and :ride: so I just grabbed the nearest!

[WickedOne]

Thanks, i'm wondering what is a low flying bat?

Ha ha ha, '05 CB900F Hornet!!!! Check out my profile pic

[samwp]

Hey, no Hornet bad speak :P I've heard some things about those Hyosungs... Good things that is! :Punk:

Darn i _was_ in Hamiltr0n but left this morning! How was the ride?

Oh no I was just trying to back up TerminalAddict, no offense intended, those hornets seem pretty cool, of course I would be more qualified to rate it if someone in the area let me take theirs for a little test ride :msn-wink: (600+ please)

Yea as a learner bike, the GT250 is great, apart from the hp but :whocares: and the batteries :p

the ride (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=40355) was great :D

[SilentDtH]

Ha ha ha, '05 CB900F Hornet!!!! Check out my profile pic

Hehe cooool! I think I observed you riding past Holeshot, Takapuna this afternoon? I was looking at getting a new disc for my rear wheel, even though I hardly ever use it...

The bat is very sexy !!!

[SilentDtH]

Nah mate, there are 2 bike emoticons in the list :scooter: and :ride: so I just grabbed the nearest!

Nice one, guess I shouldn't take those emoticons to heat so much :love: