Edbear
25th May 2007, 19:28
Since I got the old GSX-F600 back in Nov. '03 quite a number of friends and family have decided to get either back into biking or to take it up! I sorta started a roll!:yes:
Now far be it from me to surrepticiously promote such a thing by speaking enthusiastically about the joys of motorbicycling but it seems that everyone I speak to becomes somewhat keen on the idea...:innocent:
Now that the Missus has also rediscovered the fun and comraderie she is seriously considering getting her own bike and I'm afraid I'm not really doing a very good job of discouraging her. :bye: I keep seeing adverts for 250cc cruisers that would suit....:shutup:
Anyway, one of our young friends whom I had "influenced" to get his licence and who then subsequently found a Hornet 250 at a good price, came around this afternoon to see if we could go riding together tomorrow. My dear wife, innocently (!) suggested I ask our No.2 Son-in-Law if he'd like to go pillion.
Now Rudy is from Germany and at 29, had never been on a bike before. He was keen to have a go and fortunately he's only a shorty, so just happened to fit my wife's gear, (although the helmet was a bit tight), and we had do dig out some old gloves as well.
With apologies for the quality of the pics as my wife isn't used to my camera -phone, we set off for a cruise to Warkworth and back. Was just getting on dark so was just straight there and back with quite a bit of traffic. Apart from startling him a couple of times by scraping the footboards...:innocent: he absolutley loved it, especially the sensation of power when overtaking...:shutup: By the time we got back he was buzzing! Had a sore head from the tight helmet but is now determined to get himself a bike! Oops! Looks like I've done it again!:sunny:
Now far be it from me to surrepticiously promote such a thing by speaking enthusiastically about the joys of motorbicycling but it seems that everyone I speak to becomes somewhat keen on the idea...:innocent:
Now that the Missus has also rediscovered the fun and comraderie she is seriously considering getting her own bike and I'm afraid I'm not really doing a very good job of discouraging her. :bye: I keep seeing adverts for 250cc cruisers that would suit....:shutup:
Anyway, one of our young friends whom I had "influenced" to get his licence and who then subsequently found a Hornet 250 at a good price, came around this afternoon to see if we could go riding together tomorrow. My dear wife, innocently (!) suggested I ask our No.2 Son-in-Law if he'd like to go pillion.
Now Rudy is from Germany and at 29, had never been on a bike before. He was keen to have a go and fortunately he's only a shorty, so just happened to fit my wife's gear, (although the helmet was a bit tight), and we had do dig out some old gloves as well.
With apologies for the quality of the pics as my wife isn't used to my camera -phone, we set off for a cruise to Warkworth and back. Was just getting on dark so was just straight there and back with quite a bit of traffic. Apart from startling him a couple of times by scraping the footboards...:innocent: he absolutley loved it, especially the sensation of power when overtaking...:shutup: By the time we got back he was buzzing! Had a sore head from the tight helmet but is now determined to get himself a bike! Oops! Looks like I've done it again!:sunny: