My first pillion ride... (Pics now added!)

[Deviant Esq]

Went for my first ever pillion ride today, on the back of Fat Tony's 2006 GSXR750 K6. In black. Shiny... Up until today I'd only ever been on my NZ250 (go the single!) and a CG125 (shaddup. Did my basic handling on one! :blink:), so I think it's safe to say that there was quite a big difference! Something along the lines of "holy shit!!" kind of difference... :pinch: :eek5:

Due to the road conditions around here this time of year - greasy and a fair bit of road salt - Tony was taking it easy. I could definitely tell in the corners, there was plenty of lean angle left, but on the straights, or when we wanted to get past a line of traffic... let's just say, it's the fastest I've ever been on the road, by quite some margin. Bloody quick. :pinch:

We fanged around for a while then stopped at a biker pub. Pulling into the car park I was thinking "where'd all these bikes come from?!" It's quite a large car park, and it was full of bikes - must've been a good 250 - 300 machines there. It was quite a nice day today. Naturally Tony says "It's quiet today - I've seen about five times this many here before. Can't move in the car park because there are bikes everywhere!" It's the biggest gathering of bikes I've seen. More than any bike shop I'd been in! :blink:

Bit more of a fang after we'd had a drink and a bite, as well as a look around the car park (there were no cars, only bikes) - almost everything was represented. Large numbers of Hondas, CBRs as well as VTRs, Kwakas, Yamis, a few Suzukis (including Busas), Aprilias, Dukes, Harleys, a Norton, trikes... you name it. Just very few small bikes, most were 600cc or over. Anyway, didn't take it quite as easy on the way back, but I never felt uncomfortable or worried about the pace, which as I mentioned, was quite a lot faster than I've ever been on the road before (over double the NZ limit in a few seconds...). Made me think, if it was that quick, with a pillion, on "only" a GSXR750... what the need for a thousand would be. Just. Stupidly. Mental. Quite a bike to have your first pillion experience on! :eek5: Got a whole new level of respect for guys who ride the thousand cc sportsbikes now. You're bloody loopy, the lot of you.

Crap, I think I've caught the bug. :shutup:
Thanks Tony. Bloody legend mate, awesome ride. So much fun! I don't think the grin on my face will be wearing off for a while yet! :D

Wish I had some photos to share, but I didn't have the camera with me. Maybe tomorrow? Tony? Can we canwecanwe?!? :eek:

[Fat Tony]

Anyway, didn't take it quite as easy on the way back, but I never felt uncomfortable or worried about the pace

I'm glad you weren't! :msn-wink: lol

Glad you enjoyed it mate, just a shame that the roads are so greasy. Can't really push it that much with them in this state... one bends dry and fine, the next is covered in grit, the next has a large damp greasy mess right on the line you want to take etc etc etc... managed to find a few decent ones though eh? :yes:

Have to say... I couldn't help but laugh at the look of relief on your face when you took the size 8 boots off your size 10 feet :clap: I'll keep searching for somebody who can help out with some a tad larger

Yeah, if the weather's dry tomorrow, should be OK for a wander out again. Only thing I'm tied in to is collecting my daughter around 3ish I think.

[Kendog]

Just wait till you first ride a bigger bike.

I spent a long time on a 150, then one day decided to go to some bike shops and tried a 250, then a 400, then a 600. The moment I pulled away from the bike shop on the 600 my life changed :gob: for the better.

[T.W.R]

Went for my first ever pillion ride today, so I think it's safe to say that there was quite a big difference! Something along the lines of "holy shit!!" kind of difference... :pinch: :eek5:


Crap, I think I've caught the bug. :shutup:
Thanks Tony. Bloody legend mate, awesome ride. So much fun! I don't think the grin on my face will be wearing off for a while yet! :D

Wish I had some photos to share, but I didn't have the camera with me. Maybe tomorrow? Tony? Can we canwecanwe?!? :eek:

:shutup: Redge :bleh:

young grasshopper is learning the ways of the force :shutup: :whistle:

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Make sure you take your camera and get a photo of fat tony some we all back here can put a face to the name.:yes:

[The Pastor]

awesome bro, we need a biker only pub in nz! Was it mainly crusiers and gang members? Or a fair ammount of sport bikes too?

[dawnrazor]

awesome bro, we need a biker only pub in nz! Was it mainly crusiers and gang members? Or a fair ammount of sport bikes too?

not that many biker gangs in the UK

[dawnrazor]

Went for my first ever pillion ride today, on the back of Fat Tony's 2006 GSXR750 K6.
We fanged around for a while then stopped at a biker pub.




Hey what was the name of the boozer, might know it - have been to leeds and yorkshire a good bit in the past, I love the roads in the dales - stone walls are scary as f*ck, get it wrong there and its goodnight and good luck...as plenty have done in the past...

I read recently that UK uses so much salt to grit the roads in winter that it has leeched into the soil and water table...and that now plants that only grow by the seaside, now grow hundreds of miles inland...that shit eats bikes overnight as well eh...

[McJim]

Yup - it's nice to live in a country without Winter. To a Scotsman the seasons go:

Spring, Spring, Spring, Summer, Spring, Spring, Spring, Summer.

Can't remember the last 2 foot fall of snow, 3 week frost or -15 degree night!

[MSTRS]

To a Scotsman the seasons go:

Spring, Spring, Spring, Summer, Spring, Spring, Spring, Summer.


Thought they went..AUTUMN W I N T E R spring summer

[Deviant Esq]

young grasshopper is learning the ways of the force :shutup: :whistle:

God yes. I have been enlightened. I crave more enlightenment! :whistle: I'll be looking for a bigger bike when I get back into New Zealand. Might start off with a VFR400 NC30, you know, just to step up slowly and get used to the extra power and pace... better keep an eye on the ZXR! :shifty:


awesome bro, we need a biker only pub in nz! Was it mainly crusiers and gang members? Or a fair ammount of sport bikes too?

It was amazing mate. Hell of a lot of sportsbikes actually, but at the end of the day there was a big collection of nearly any sort of bike, from a GS500E to R1s and R6s, CBR1000RRs (several of those), Hayabusas, a few Gixxers (less than I expected), ZX-12R with shiny attachments, Aprilia RSV-Rs, Ducatis, Harleys, scoots, a Vespa.... all intermingled and scattered all over, and a bunch of people all walking around checking out all the machines on display. Noone was picking on anyone's type of bike - there were just so many bikes and bikers from all walks that as long as you were on two wheels you could talk to anyone. It was really cool. Hopefully I can go there again tomorrow and take some pictures and a video or two. The amount of bikes flying past on the road was pretty cool too - more than one botched wheelie attempt drawing chuckles from the crowd. :Punk:

[90s]

Was it mainly crusiers and gang members?

erm, its the UK dude.
They would have all been accountants.






(leaves space for flames)



... and yes I'm a pom too and I've been to Matlock where the bikers next to me were accountants, a historian and a librarian ...

[90s]

Just wait till you first ride a bigger bike.

I spent a long time on a 150, then one day decided to go to some bike shops and tried a 250, then a 400, then a 600. The moment I pulled away from the bike shop on the 600 my life changed :gob: for the better.

Rode a very ancient 350 (a Honda K5, CB350-type '70s bike) in the late '80s early '90s. It was was muh slower accelerating than the RG150. Must say that stepping of the RG recently onto the GSX6 was no big deal, although maybe because it is such an unitimidating 6, even if it can pull 250.
Maybe I'm just a tame rider?

[Fat Tony]

Make sure you take your camera and get a photo of fat tony some we all back here can put a face to the name.:yes:

Hell, if Wiggum sees it he'll know where I left Springfield for.


awesome bro, we need a biker only pub in nz! Was it mainly crusiers and gang members? Or a fair ammount of sport bikes too?

Yeah, as said, we don't really 'do' the gang thing over here. The bike meet's open to anybody on two/three wheels or anybody interested in bikes. There's plenty of days at this time of year when people will turn up in there car and wander round rather than riding over due to the roads being so salty. There's no real snobbery over bike types, if you've an interest in bikes you'll fit in just fine.

There's people from all walks of life (including accountants, lol) with all sorts of machinery on all sorts of budgets but it's just one big happy bike family at the end of the day. Sure, you get the usual ribbing over bike types but I've never witnessed any real dislike from one 'group' to another... just good banter.

With regards to the balance of bikes over here, there's a strong showing by sportsbikes, but over the last couple of years more people are getting in to the likes of cruisers/nakeds/motards because of the stronger speed camera presence around, and with people having been caught doing high speeds and ending up spending time in prison, some are looking to bikes that give more pleasure at lower speeds.


Hey what was the name of the boozer, might know it - have been to leeds and yorkshire a good bit in the past, I love the roads in the dales - stone walls are scary as f*ck, get it wrong there and its goodnight and good luck...as plenty have done in the past...

It's 'Squires' mate. Out in Sherburn-in-Elmet. http://www.squires-cafe.co.uk/

Yeah the 'dales rock. Fantastic roads but like you say, those stone walls catch a few out... nearly me last year :innocent:


I read recently that UK uses so much salt to grit the roads in winter that it has leeched into the soil and water table...and that now plants that only grow by the seaside, now grow hundreds of miles inland...that shit eats bikes overnight as well eh...

Yeah it's bloody awful. The bikes take quite a beating at this time of year. My black bike's now more of a grey following the ride yesterday. Bloody salt! I spray it with ACF-50 which should keep the corrosion at bay, and usually wash if after every ride during the winter... didn't get a chance yesterday... hopefully it'll still be in one piece this morning, lol. It's a pain in the ass though.

And to make things more interesting, last year some authorities started adding some sort of malasses(?) to the grit to make it last longer/go further. The result being that it leaves a really greasy, horrible mess all over the place. Ahhhh... cost cutting excercises making life more dangerous...

[dawnrazor]

It's 'Squires' mate. Out in Sherburn-in-Elmet.

Had to look it up on google, more familiar with NW of Leeds as it happens, but it did sound familiar :innocent:



Yeah the 'dales rock. Fantastic roads but like you say, those stone walls catch a few out... nearly me last year :innocent:

Yeah NO ROOM for error



Yeah it's bloody awful. The bikes take quite a beating at this time of year. My black bike's now more of a grey following the ride yesterday. Bloody salt! I spray it with ACF-50 which should keep the corrosion at bay, and usually wash if after every ride during the winter... didn't get a chance yesterday... hopefully it'll still be in one piece this morning, lol. It's a pain in the ass though.

You won't have to worry about that shit over here:yes:



And to make things more interesting, last year some authorities started adding some sort of malasses(?) to the grit to make it last longer/go further. The result being that it leaves a really greasy, horrible mess all over the place. Ahhhh... cost cutting excercises making life more dangerous...

Thats bloody criminal:angry:

[Deviant Esq]

Had such a good time yesterday, that we decided to go for another ride again today. Another nice day, though a little colder, and the roads were in better condition which was good, less chance of a bin... and with me more comfortable on the pillion seat, we went a little quicker today. :blip: Managed to get a few photographs, but they're not very good - my camera has a tendency to over expose in bright light. It's a real pain, it was expensive. :(

Anyway, someone requested a photo of Tony, and he's begrudgingly agreed. I've also got a couple of photos of his bike and Squire's Cafe & Bar. Click the thumbnail to see the full size image. I haven't put them up as attachments so as to save space on the server. :niceone:

<a href="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/SiRedge/Bike%20Stuff/TonyJacobsYorkshire.jpg"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/SiRedge/Thumbnails/TonyJacobsYorkshireTN.jpg" alt="Tony"/></a> <a href="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/SiRedge/Bike%20Stuff/TonysGSXR750Yorkshire2.jpg"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/SiRedge/Thumbnails/TonysGSXR750YorkshireTN.jpg" alt="Tony's GSXR750"/></a> <a href="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/SiRedge/Bike%20Stuff/TonysGSXR750Yorkshire.jpg"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/SiRedge/Thumbnails/TonysGSXR750Yorkshire2TN.jpg" alt="Nurbergring Badge"></a>

<a href="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/SiRedge/Bike%20Stuff/SquiresPubYorkshire3.jpg"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/SiRedge/Thumbnails/SquiresPubYorkshireTN.jpg" alt="Squires"/></a> <a href="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/SiRedge/Bike%20Stuff/SquiresPubYorkshire2.jpg"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/SiRedge/Thumbnails/SquiresPubYorkshire2TN.jpg" alt="Bikes at Squires"/></a> <a href="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/SiRedge/Bike%20Stuff/TrikesatSquires.jpg"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/SiRedge/Thumbnails/TrikesatSquiresTN.jpg" alt="All sorts come..."/></a>

Hopefully all those work out alright! I've got a few more pictures if anyone wants to see them, but the quality isn't so flash. The first two pictures were actually blue sky and much brighter, but the stupid camera over exposed them. :oi-grr: Cheers.

[Mrs Busa Pete]

[QUOTE=Fat Tony;923082]Hell, if Wiggum sees it he'll know where I left Springfield for.

Ok now that we have seen the photo i have to ask why fat tony.

[dawnrazor]

See who says the UK is grey and that the sun doesn't shine there...I can clearly see blue skies....good collection of bikes mind

[Fat Tony]

Ok now that we have seen the photo i have to ask why fat tony.

Anorexia ;) Just a nick that some of the lads I ride with tagged me with due to me being on the skinny side.

Ryan, shame the photos are a bit over exposed mate. Sorry about it being bright, I'll sort out some cloud cover for next time :yes: God, I hate having my photo taken... almost as much as seeing the bike with the pillion pegs and seat back on :lol:

It's amazing how quickly you forget how well the bike handles when you've spent the weekend with a pillion. The ride back from yours was ace. If I get a ticket... I lent *you* the bike. OK? You'll be pleased to know it's clean again.

[Deviant Esq]

Nothing wrong with the fact that it was bright... just that my camera, despite being stupidly expensive, is absolutely shite. My girlfriend's $350ish Sony I bought her for christmas has out performed my Panasonic quite easily. I take good photos with the Sony so much more easily, and it's pretty well the cheapest digital camera on the market. Sigh! They came out hideously over exposed, didn't they? :angry: Ah well. All the more excuse to go out there again, right?! :dodge:

Yeah I bet the bike felt quite a bit better without me on the back. Glad I could be of service to re-remind you of how much fun it is. :innocent: I had a lot of fun being pillion though. As I've said it's quite a lot faster than I've been before! By GOD the NZ is going to feel slow when I get back on it!

[dawnrazor]

Nothing wrong with the fact that it was bright... just that my camera, despite being stupidly expensive, is absolutely shite. My girlfriend's $350ish Sony I bought her for christmas has out performed my Panasonic quite easily. I take good photos with the Sony so much more easily, and it's pretty well the cheapest digital camera on the market. Sigh! They came out hideously over exposed, didn't they? :angry: Ah well. All the more excuse to go out there again, right?! :dodge:

have a similiar problem with my digital camera, found I have to pull down the stop by up to 2 stops on bright days...I run it all the time now on manual, 'cus automatic is shite.....try that, if you haven't already

[Beemer]

Thanks for posting the photos - nice bikes! And we are SO glad to see that Fat Tony does not actually mean that! We only have a double bed in the spare room and we were thinking that your missus and daughter may have to share the bed and we'd have to clear a space in the back paddock for you!:dodge:

Bit like the nicknames you get here - I once knew a Maori guy called Rowdy who was the quietest person I've ever met! Mind you, I never had the guts to ask why another guy was called Donkey...

My nickname is Gorgeous - you'll see why when you get here...

[Fat Tony]

Thanks for posting the photos - nice bikes! And we are SO glad to see that Fat Tony does not actually mean that! We only have a double bed in the spare room and we were thinking that your missus and daughter may have to share the bed and we'd have to clear a space in the back paddock for you!:dodge:

A paddock eh? All to myself you say? Hmmmm... I'd better get some more pies ordered... sounds cushty


Bit like the nicknames you get here - I once knew a Maori guy called Rowdy who was the quietest person I've ever met! Mind you, I never had the guts to ask why another guy was called Donkey...

:lol:

See you soon Gorgeous :)

[Beemer]

A paddock eh? All to myself you say? Hmmmm... I'd better get some more pies ordered... sounds cushty

:lol:

See you soon Gorgeous :)

Mmn, not quite all to yourself, we do have some sheep and a rather large ram called Sarge...!

Oh, and I have a new nickname now thanks to my friends on KB - Troller. Still want to come and stay?

[Deano]

Fat Tony eh ?..........no chicken strips whatsoever on the front tyre and a Nurburgring sticker on the guard..........Mmmmmmm, sounds like someone I'd like to meet.

Nurburgring............Mmmmmmmmmm

[Fat Tony]

no chicken strips whatsoever on the front tyre and a Nurburgring sticker on the guard....

I think the chicken strips on the front must be masked out by the road salt :lol: Plenty of evidence of them on the rear unfortunately... the roads are just shit at the moment so no choice other than taking it fairly steady (though we got a few chances to speed things up a notch yesterday... Deviant's been introduced to the other half of the throttle now, lol)

The Nurburgring still ranks as one of my life's scariest but best moments. If you ever get a chance to do it, grab it... but not at Easter weekend... it was mental... 35 crashes on the Saturday alone so dodging the debris made life interesting :dodge: The two days following the mad weekend were awesome though. Hoping to get back their with the lads around August :)

[Fat Tony]

Mmn, not quite all to yourself, we do have some sheep and a rather large ram called Sarge...!

Ahhhh! I had a bit of a butting experience with a ram as a child... I'll leave the pies and hope to squeeze in to the double bed then ;)


Oh, and I have a new nickname now thanks to my friends on KB - Troller. Still want to come and stay?

See you soon Troller :)

[klingon]

God, I hate having my photo taken...

Dunno why... :love: ... :o ... CAUTION Deep water

[Fat Tony]

Dunno why... :love:

Well Hello... :blip:

:lol: