I just won a bike!!!

[MrMeow]

hey all,
after months of searching and unsuccesful bids... i have just won a bike on trademe.
Im driving to Hawera from auckland to pick it up...and then all the way back.
Im so excited, I cant wait. Hope to see you all soon on the newbie rides

[Madness]

Post a link to the auction?

[merv]

On TradeMe I presume you won it in the fashion that you still had to pay for it.

What ya get?

[Colapop]

Show us the bike! Pics, links, something...

[yungatart]

Ok! Well done! but what sort? How big? pics???

[nadroj]

Did you win the Spada?

[Nasty]

Congrats .. enjoy the ride ... wanna see pics :)

[shafty]

I can't believe that in this age of information overload, you DID'NT SAY WHAT SORT OF BLOODY BIKE IT IS!!!

[kiwifruit]

nice work :yes:
now, what sorta bike is it? :scooter:

[Dafe]

It's my cousins old bike. It goes real well. He's gonna love it, It's thoroughly enjoyable. Great for long trips and great for a blast.
I'm not overly keen on the pipes or colour, but it's still a good enough machine for a newbie.

[sinned]

It's my cousins old bike. It goes real well. He's gonna love it, It's thoroughly enjoyable. Great for long trips and great for a blast.
I'm not overly keen on the pipes or colour, but it's still a good enough machine for a newbie.
Can you tell us what it is?

[MrMeow]

oh yeah...sorry
Heres the bike
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=87043742

suzuki gf-250

[Dafe]

Oh yeah - I almost forgot......

Here's a pic.

It's not a Suzuki SV though.

[Dafe]

oh yeah...sorry
Heres the bike
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=87043742

suzuki gf-250

Oh you put the original fairings back on - Thats much better!

[MrMeow]

got the bike home last night after a mammoth 10.5 hour drive...started her up and took my sister for a ride round the back lawn. EDIT: brought the bike home in the back of a transit.

Just suited up to go out for my first road ride on my first bike and BAM!! rain.
So i flagged it for the day. Looking forward to a ride after work today...
Counting down the minutes. not long now :Punk:

[Madness]

Well done. Now please update your user profile.

[mstriumph]

you gonna have sooooooooooooo much FUN!!! :yes: :rockon:

[MrMeow]

Updated profile.

I just went out on my first ride. Unfortunatly my biker mate bailed on me because he had sports training. So i took it slow to start.
Cruised around a couple of quiet roads and then proceeded onto Bucklands Beach Road (scary stuff :shit: )
Visited a couple of friends to show off my pimp as ride, probably rode about 10-15 kms just around the bucklands beach peninsula.

Light started to fade so i packed it in for the day. (not before attempting and succeding in doing a standstill on my back lawn)

Stalls : 3
Misjudged corners : 2
Times i left indicator on : ~

Couple of times i looked in the wrong area, like coming round a corner and looking at the curb, then coming within 15 cm of curb and freaking out. But im learning quickly.
Overall a succesful first ride i think.

[Colapop]

Don't beat up on yourself too much. You gotta start somewhere and starting with stalls and misjudging corners (without binning) is ok. More time riding = more experience. Don't forget to use the resources available with KB mentors (as well as your mate)

[samo]

yes yes i did have sports training but out to keriotahi was a mean cruz ay brotha!