Welly noob! (gummibear)

[gummibear]

Hi all i've just signed up to kiwibiker but haven't got a bike yet. I'm doing the roadsafe course in petone on the 26th and getting my learners soon after. I'm looking at buying a fxr150, any opinions on it?
I also want to meet the other girl bikers in welly, and maybe find a mentor too, any recommendations?

[Grub]

I'm looking at buying a fxr150, any opinions on it??

Welcome to KB, FXR's are great bikes! We had one for nearly a year. I rode it back from Gisborne where we bought it. SweetP did the KB 1000km ride-in-a-day on hers so they do road trips just fine. They have the greatest dashboard of any bike, especially for learners. Knowing what gear you're in is very useful. So is the fuel gauge - $20K bikes don't even have those

A couple of things to know
- get a brighter headlight bulb
- The speedo's all read +10kmh
- Check the quality of the tyres

[Number One]

Hi all i've just signed up to kiwibiker but haven't got a bike yet. I'm doing the roadsafe course in petone on the 26th and getting my learners soon after. I'm looking at buying a fxr150, any opinions on it?
I also want to meet the other girl bikers in welly, and maybe find a mentor too, any recommendations?

Howdy. I am on the road to getting back into bikes and keen to ride with other galz too. Hopefully I won't be too much longer waiting on my new wheels but keen to join ya when I do. Welcome to KB. The FXR150 will be a bit of fun and see you well through the yer learner stage :banana:

[Lissa]

Welcome to KB gummibear, might see you around on some rides. Sometimes we have 'Chicks rides' which are awesome fun.

[Number One]

Sometimes we have 'Chicks rides' which are awesome fun.

Cool! Take it these are advertised on here....

[Lissa]

Cool! Take it these are advertised on here....

They sure are, will talk to Mrs Kendog about organising another one of these soon!!

[koba]

Try to read into the future and think what you are going to do with the bike you buy, while some people may find an FXR ok for long distance I wouldn't but of course if your just running about on it with the odd social ride it would be ideal.
Most bikes are much more purpose specific than most cars.

oh yeah, and welcome :)

[Trudes]

Hi gummibear (the name reminds me of a mate who when she smiled all you saw was a mouth full of gum, gummibear! lol), anywayyyyy
welcome to KB and the crazy world of biking!! Have fun with it, don't be too nervous, just smile!
Chick ride will be soonish, do come along and meet the other loopy Welly angels!
Edit:: What's everyone up to on Monday (Wellington Anniversary day), wanna go for a ride girls?

[DingoZ]

All of the above, And Welcome Welcome Welcome...

Catch you around on rides....:)

:headbang:

[Blue Velvet]

Hi all i've just signed up to kiwibiker but haven't got a bike yet. I'm doing the roadsafe course in petone on the 26th and getting my learners soon after. I'm looking at buying a fxr150, any opinions on it?
I also want to meet the other girl bikers in welly, and maybe find a mentor too, any recommendations?

Welcome GB. RoadSafe are good.

And there are lots of female riders in Wellington :sunny:

[Number One]

Hi gummibear (the name reminds me of a mate who when she smiled all you saw was a mouth full of gum, gummibear! lol), anywayyyyy
welcome to KB and the crazy world of biking!! Have fun with it, don't be too nervous, just smile!
Chick ride will be soonish, do come along and meet the other loopy Welly angels!
Edit:: What's everyone up to on Monday (Wellington Anniversary day), wanna go for a ride girls?

I am keen...
what I lack is the machine.....:scooter:

:blip: I'm a poet....
AND I know it

[skelstar]

Welcome to KB!

[325rocket]

welcome to the site (not a club / gang / or mob btw)
im not by any stretch a mentor but i am very patient and dont mind slower rides if you want to go on slow localish rides for a while.

BuckBuckNo1 is a great guy to go on intro / noob rides with.

[quallman1234]

Welcome to kb.

My brothers actually doing that course on that date. You might meet him. He'll be the random ADHD guy :P.

Mentor's a great idea and there are plently of good ones around wellington.
There's also many biker ladies. But not many your age (I woulda sweeped em up already!).

Hope to see you out on a ride (Dont be afarid everyone's nice as!)

[gummibear]

Wow everyone sounds so nice on here!
I'd be using my bike for commuting mostly, and casual riding so fxr seems good for it, but i'm open to suggestions. I'm also a little bit tiny though 155cm and 50kgs.
Are the girls rides ok for total newbies?
Thanks so much for replying everybody!

[Trudes]

Are the girls rides ok for total newbies?


Absolutely doll!! We'll look after you *mwahahahahaha mwahahahaha*
I'm sorry, no honestly, we'll keep an eye on you, you're probably safer with us for your first group ride than the boys, we won't leave you behind or ride too close behind you because we're trying to get a peek at your bum:bleh:.
I would suggest riding around home etc a little bit before coming on any of the group rides though, we normally ride over the Rimatakas and that can be a little daunting if you're a bit green.
Where abouts in Welly do you live? Maybe we could hook you up with someone who lives near by to go for a few rides with you until you've got your confidence and skills up a bit.

[Slicksta]

Wow everyone sounds so nice on here!
I'd be using my bike for commuting mostly, and casual riding so fxr seems good for it, but i'm open to suggestions. I'm also a little bit tiny though 155cm and 50kgs.
Are the girls rides ok for total newbies?
Thanks so much for replying everybody!

Have a look at the CBR125R (link) (http://www.honda-motorcycles.co.nz/bikedetails.asp?BikeTypeID=4&ModelID=229&type=) looks the part and will do the around 130kph (not that you wanna do that on the road :msn-wink:). Oh and welcome to KB

[skidMark]

Welcome to KB, FXR's are great bikes! We had one for nearly a year. I rode it back from Gisborne where we bought it. SweetP did the KB 1000km ride-in-a-day on hers so they do road trips just fine. They have the greatest dashboard of any bike, especially for learners. Knowing what gear you're in is very useful. So is the fuel gauge - $20K bikes don't even have those

A couple of things to know
- get a brighter headlight bulb
- The speedo's all read +10kmh
- Check the quality of the tyres

fuel gauge?

it's called a trip odometer lol

[gummibear]

I live in brooklyn, so when I finally get a bike i'll probably just ride up and down ohiro rd, until I get some confidence. Then I want to try ride round the bays (ohiro, island, houghton, princes, lyall). The takas sounds quite hard, it'll be a while before I try them but it sounds like fun! Where do the wednesday night rides go?

[Drum]

Welcome to riding, and to KB Gummibear.

mmmmmmmm Gummibears.

[Grub]

The takas sounds quite hard, it'll be a while before I try them but it sounds like fun! Where do the wednesday night rides go?

Over the Takas ... lol

[Blue Velvet]

I'm also a little bit tiny though 155cm and 50kgs.
Are the girls rides ok for total newbies?

You're the same height as me.

I'm in Northland (Wellington) if you want to ride with someone local.

[Pwalo]

Wow everyone sounds so nice on here!
I'd be using my bike for commuting mostly, and casual riding so fxr seems good for it, but i'm open to suggestions. I'm also a little bit tiny though 155cm and 50kgs.


Your not tiny! You're only 1 cm, and a few kilos less that me. The FXR would be a great first bike, especially for commuting.

I would suggest that you only go out for rides with one or two others to start with. Personally I found it was easier to ride on my own when I was learning. It all gets easier with practice.

[Blue Velvet]

Your not tiny!

But you are! Heh :dodge:

Good luck for Jan 26 GB. If you have any questions pre-Basic Handling Skills send me a PM. Happy to help.

[C_A]

I'm in brooklyn too. giz a pm when you get your licence or a bike if you're keen to take a ride round the local bays or similar. would offer my ol' cbx for you to muck round on but she's got a few issues at the moment that would be a pain in the ass if it decided not to start on you

[gummibear]

I feel dumb for asking this, but do you need to be able to ride a pushbike to ride a motorbike? I'm pretty hopeless on push bikes due to slightly wonky knees that throw my balance off when trying to pedal, but have good balance otherwise. Also how hard is the basic handling? Can you pass it even if you've never been on a motorbike before?

[C_A]

lol. if you can balance swet as then I guess you could be sweet.
In palmy the basic handling skills thing is done on a step through scooter if you don't take your own bike. I'm sure you've mates that have scooters that you can hammer round on? only need your car licence/learners.
possibly a wise option to check that out before you sink $$$ into a bike?

[quallman1234]

Are you doing the 'learn to ride' course as well?

[Gummie]

cant believe there is another gummie bear out there. lol. welcome to KB. doing my bht on sunday. jump on and just ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gummibear]

Yes i am doing the learn to ride, but still worried about it.
Unfortunately none of my friends have scooters or motorbikes that I can muck around on. I am very motivated to learn and a good listener, hopefully this will help with the course, but i'm not so good at actually doing things:confused:

[jrandom]

You're the same height as me.

And a whole kilo fatter...

[325rocket]

Yes i am doing the learn to ride, but still worried about it.

if you are doing the roadsafe course with Andrew and Lynne Templeton, dont worry you will be fine.
if your using one of his bikes it will not be a scooter, would you really want to pass the course the easy way then hit the road on a real bike (like a hyosung ;) ) and not know whats going on with it?
you will be riding bikes like this (http://www.roadsafe.co.nz/generalpics/IMG_0229.JPG)
youll be fine.

[Sparky Bills]

Welcome!

The FXR's are a fantastic bike!
PLEASE DONT BUY A HYOSUNG!!:no:

The FXR would suit you FAR FAR better.

Or theres always a brand new Honda CBF250 for $5K :niceone:
Just stay with a Jap bike. You cant go wrong.

[Shadows]

Welcome!

The FXR's are a fantastic bike!
PLEASE DONT BUY A HYOSUNG!!:no:

The FXR would suit you FAR FAR better.

Or theres always a brand new Honda CBF250 for $5K :niceone:
Just stay with a Jap bike. You cant go wrong.

Hehehe you're working late aren't you?

[skelstar]

Hey GB, some of the 'around the bays' stuff is ok, but honestly some of its quite narrow and twisty. I don't love it.

Up Aro Valley, through the tunnel towards Karori, head under around to Wilton, Ngaio Gorge etc is good practice. I used to head out from Ngaio at stupid o'clock on a Saturday/Sunday morning when I was learning. Do as many kms as possible/you can afford... esp early in morning/late at night so you can get used to riding the bike before learning to deal with other traffic.

BTW - Rimutakas need not be daunting. Its a wide/twisty=fun road with plenty of slow cars to hide behind. Just keep your eyes on your mirrors and let the fast bikes go past :yes:. The fast bikes usually know what they are doing.

[Pwalo]

Hey GB, some of the 'around the bays' stuff is ok, but honestly some of its quite narrow and twisty. I don't love it.



And whatever you do don't do the J'ville, Ohariu, Karori, J'ville loop! I did on the SV over the break. I think my drive way is wider, and more fun.

[Bikernereid]

Some awesome people on here, check Biker Angels. xx


Hi all i've just signed up to kiwibiker but haven't got a bike yet. I'm doing the roadsafe course in petone on the 26th and getting my learners soon after. I'm looking at buying a fxr150, any opinions on it?
I also want to meet the other girl bikers in welly, and maybe find a mentor too, any recommendations?

[gummibear]

basic handling tomorrow! I'm so excited, but also a bit nervous, any helpful hints and tips?

[DingoZ]

Relax, you will do fine. Nothing in the BHS that will catch you up. And everything is explained and demonstrated for you.....Plus lots and lots of practice.....

You will do fine.....:)

:niceone:

[quallman1234]

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[Skunk Control]

basic handling tomorrow! I'm so excited, but also a bit nervous, any helpful hints and tips?

So how did you do? Oh yer, welcome to KB.

[quallman1234]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=65765

She'll get there. Its not the easiest step going from never riding a bike to being confident.

Keep at it!