Hell, so this is where you all are

[johnnyflash]

:gob: Ive spent 30 years riding, but been off the bikes for the last 10 years (travelling O/seas etc) and couldnt help but notice the number of great rides on the road, which drove me to the bike shop of course, hell its like Ive never been off em.. Boulevard C90T VL1500 does it for me at the moment. But most impressive is the great Kiwi Biker website, just a wealth of info and interest to an old biker..:rockon:

[Madness]

Glad you found us, We've been waiting ya know.

[wilber]

Welcome to kb and yes if you want to know or find something anything about bikes you will find it here

[Trudes]

Welcome to the funny farm!!:yes:

[Colapop]

Welcome to the fluffy fun!

[Grahameeboy]

Welcome to the funny farm!!:yes:

Any one seem my camel............

[Grahameeboy]

Welcome to kb and yes if you want to know or find something anything about bikes you will find it here

amd anything else.........!!

[MotoGirl]

Welcome dude! This place is like Hotel California - you're stuck here now :bleh:

[Grahameeboy]

Welcome dude! This place is like Hotel California - you're stuck here now :bleh:

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... .........

[Toaster]

Welcome to KB fellow cruiser rider.

[MSTRS]

Any one seem my camel............


amd anything else.........!!

No, but I know your 'n' is working...

[RC1]

welcome back to riding once you learn you never forget, welcome to kb enjoy

[jtzzr]

Welcome ,yes indeed Welcome:shutup: :shit: :gob: ,you know their watching us:shifty: :shifty: :confused: :confused:

[johnnyflash]

Thanks for the welcomes, see you on the hiway..

[Edbear]

once you learn you never forget,



Forget what...?:mellow:


Welcome to the site! You have been warned!:yes:

My Sister and her husband have a C90, done about 4,000km now and with the custom pipes the only mod aside from adding backrest and bags, it sounds amazing and of course they love it! Dennis doesn't like screens though I do prefer them. A mate and his wife in Whangarei have a C90T and it's currently down the SI.

I got the C50T as it was 70 kilo's lighter, water-cooled, (yes I know that should read, "liquid-cooled"), and $5,000 cheaper. We love it too and I doubt it's much behind the 1500 for performance if at all. Just run it in and had its first service and it's running sweet! Have been reminded a couple of times that it's not a sportsbike... The underside knobs are a bit grazed but fortunately it has folding footboards...:innocent: Guess I just have to slow down a bit...

[Macktheknife]

Welcome to the nuthouse! and of course welcome back to riding. Hope to see you on the road sometime, well you know what I mean.

[johnnyflash]

Forget what...?:mellow:


Welcome to the site! You have been warned!:yes:

My Sister and her husband have a C90, done about 4,000km now and with the custom pipes the only mod aside from adding backrest and bags, it sounds amazing and of course they love it! Dennis doesn't like screens though I do prefer them. A mate and his wife in Whangarei have a C90T and it's currently down the SI.

I got the C50T as it was 70 kilo's lighter, water-cooled, (yes I know that should read, "liquid-cooled"), and $5,000 cheaper. We love it too and I doubt it's much behind the 1500 for performance if at all. Just run it in and had its first service and it's running sweet! Have been reminded a couple of times that it's not a sportsbike... The underside knobs are a bit grazed but fortunately it has folding footboards...:innocent: Guess I just have to slow down a bit...

Gidday Edbear, Yep, I was close to buying the C50T also, (started out looking at the M50) but as we are mostly 2up and being a typically lazy beggar I thought a few extra horses wouldnt go amiss, hence the C90T, and I must say it does mean fewer kick downs :-) Only shortcomming is tank only 14L (Im getting between 230-280kms per tank) which aint bad economy wise but one has to watch the gauge :shit: Hehehe, yep, I did same thing while running in the tyres, tried to lean a bit far and left a few sparks behind, gotta watch it on those cambered corners :-) but hey, if we wanted sports we would have bought one eh WOT !

[Edbear]

Gidday Edbear, Yep, I was close to buying the C50T also, (started out looking at the M50) but as we are mostly 2up and being a typically lazy beggar I thought a few extra horses wouldnt go amiss, hence the C90T, and I must say it does mean fewer kick downs :-) Only shortcomming is tank only 14L (Im getting between 230-280kms per tank) which aint bad economy wise but one has to watch the gauge :shit: Hehehe, yep, I did same thing while running in the tyres, tried to lean a bit far and left a few sparks behind, gotta watch it on those cambered corners :-) but hey, if we wanted sports we would have bought one eh WOT !



Yeah I still wonder about the C90T, but having the C50T I think I made the right choice for our needs. The wife loves it too, and that's the reason I bought a cruiser, so we could go riding together! The C90T does have more torque, though as I said, I doubt there'd be much difference on performance. We had no trouble overtaking when we did the Cancer Toy Run the other weekend, and once in top gear, that's where it tends to stay unless we get down real slow. Just wind on the throttle and go!

Was concerned at the small underseat tank of the C90, though fuel injection means the others get good mileage from them and range doesn't seem to be a problem. The C50 has only a 15.5lt tank despite being in the conventional place, compared to my GSX-F's 20lts, but I get an easy 50mpg on the Boulevard compared to a gentle best of about 45mpg on the GSX-F. Again, I find range is no issue with the C50T.

Two-up and 150km/h was easy on the C50T though reports suggest a top of about 160km/h. Maybe one day I'll find out, but as you say, if we wanted a sports bike we'd have got one! Check my thread, "Where does this go?"

As Mack said, maybe we'll meet on the road.

[mstriumph]

hi
and welcome
..... and wat they all said [mostly]:yes:

[Swoop]

We have been waiting for you to show up...

Welcome to KB, and also welcome back on 2 wheels. Watch yourself out there... the roads are much more congested now, with even worse drivers!

:ride:

[kiwifruit]

welcome to the site :)

[johnnyflash]

hi
and welcome
..... and wat they all said [mostly]:yes:


We have been waiting for you to show up...

Welcome to KB, and also welcome back on 2 wheels. Watch yourself out there... the roads are much more congested now, with even worse drivers!

:ride:


welcome to the site :)


Thanks Guys n Gals... great to see such an active and diverse website, cant get over the diverstity of the members and the rides..

[Colapop]

You calling me a Member??!!??

[gijoe1313]

And another merry welcome to a fellow two wheels of freedom rider! Looks like you've been hauled in and gone through the ol'KB two step :yes:

Have fun reading through the threads and better yet, getting out there and doing some riding! :woohoo:

[Swoop]

...cant get over the diverstity of the members and the rides..
That is a fact!!!
Such a large slice of society in one site.

[johnnyflash]

You calling me a Member??!!??

heheheh, If I called you a "user" then one would ask "of what"? :dodge: , btw, nice bike on your profile Colapop,

[heyjoe]

Another cruiser! Welcome to kb.
Lots of great stuff here. Something for everyone. Enjoy.
Any pics of the bike?

[johnnyflash]

Another cruiser! Welcome to kb.
Lots of great stuff here. Something for everyone. Enjoy.
Any pics of the bike?

Thanks heyjoe, yep, pici under my profile

[ManDownUnder]

Hey chap - wlecome along.

Lots of fun online, and lots of fun in the flesh too. Thu night rides are a starting point. Meet the people etc.

We form up at Shell westgate Thu nights, 6:30 roll up for a 7:00 departure. Up and around - ending up at the pub in Albany. What you ride is secondary to the requirement you make it safely to the end.

The weather's not going to be too inviting this week (if that heavy rain warning is anything to go by) but... it's a weekly thing. 35+ bikes each week and good fun.

Don't underestimate the strength of community in here either. There are a lot of plenty good people in here.

[johnnyflash]

Hey chap - wlecome along.

Lots of fun online, and lots of fun in the flesh too. Thu night rides are a starting point. Meet the people etc.

We form up at Shell westgate Thu nights, 6:30 roll up for a 7:00 departure. Up and arou....CLIP.

Thanks for that, will keep it in mind, we are away on a week cruise to wgtn so might just see how we are placed later in april...

[heyjoe]

hey johnnyflash,

Nice bike! Looks very tidy and well looked after.

[johnnyflash]

hey johnnyflash,

Nice bike! Looks very tidy and well looked after.

Heheheh, thanks heyjoe, its easy to have the bike looking like that when its only a couple months and 2000kms old, eh wot, but yeah I do like keeping it looking and running 120%, figure if I look after her, she will look after me ... as they say :laugh: btw thats one sleek lookin Kawa... looks to be good in the corners too..