Greeting all (Cruisin' Craig)

[Cruisin' Craig]

Greetings all.

Returning to motorcycling after a ten year break, I figure this is a good first step to becoming a genuine part of the motorcycling community again.

I hope that this forum will help me establish a good understanding of what has changed in motorcycling in the last few years, and that I in turn can make some positive contributions to the discussions on the Kiwi Biker Forums.

Oh, and I ride a 1985 GSX-R750 that I suspect is a few hp down on the 100hp it used to have twenty three long years ago. Regardless; it flies, and makes me smile as it does so.

Looking forward to speaking with you:

Craig.

[Kittyhawk]

Nello and welcome....watch out for some of us we are totally newbies!:whistle:

[awayatc]

Welcome,welcome...:clap:.returned riders there are many, and yes I am very familiar with the smile on your dial routine..:niceone:
Sift through the rubble to find the gems...:banana:
Enjoy, nothing has changed apart from the price of petrol...

[Cruisin' Craig]

Thanks. Hopefuly the gem to rubble ratio isn't too bad. Nice looking bike by the way awayatc. Which reminds me, best I go find a picture of mine to use as my own avatar.

[johnnyflash]

Good time to come back to motorcycling there Craig, especially as you now have all summer to ride those Hawkes bay roads.. :-)
welcome, enjoy the ride.

[MSTRS]

Never saw your location in the tyre request thread...don't be a stranger. Head on over the the HB Rides thread to find out what we are up to locally.

[Macktheknife]

Welcome to KB, you don't have to be nuts but it helps, so does a thick skin and a lot of patience! lol
Look in on the HB crowd, there are some good folks down there.

[Trudes]

Hi Craig, welcome back to the fold and welcome to KB, have fun!

[Cruisin' Craig]

That's one nice lookin' Boulevard you have there jonnyflash. A friend of mine has just bought it's 750cc baby brother, the C50 if I recall correctly.
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I've got a warm fuzzy feeling all over:hug:.

[tri boy]

Welcome CC.:niceone:
Early Gixxer's have a bit of a following around here.:headbang:
I'm sure you will get heaps of help, and met some decent people, (plus quite a few weido's):laugh:

[Swoop]

Gudday from the tyre thread!

"Gem to rubble ratio"... Hmm. You'll need a sieve and a lot of water!
Unfortunately the humour has diminished a bit around here, but there are good laughs nevertheless.

:ride:

[Cruisin' Craig]

Trust me, relative to the few other forums I've visited this place seems to be paradise. And with a good number of gixxer riders which is great for me. So far it looks like all the trolls haven't found it yet.

Hey riding an F-117 is a great idea. You must be totally immune to radar guns yes?

[vifferman]

HI, Craig! :spudwave:
Welcome to Kiwi Bikerer.

[buellbabe]

Wecome! I have a regular riding buddy who has an '86 version of yours.
And YEP! It FLIES!
Goes like a cut-cat.
Oh yeah, he has a radar detector that has saved us on more than one occasion!
:niceone:

[Cruisin' Craig]

Wecome! I have a regular riding buddy who has an '86 version of yours.
And YEP! It FLIES!
Goes like a cut-cat.
Oh yeah, he has a radar detector that has saved us on more than one occasion!
:niceone:

Nice to meet you Buellbabe. Any idea how much your friend paid for that radar detector?

[buellbabe]

Nope but I will find out what brand it is cos it WORKS!

:yes:

[Cruisin' Craig]

Cheers, that'd be great. It's funny that you mentioned it as I had just spent the previous hour or so researching radar detectors in an effort to find out if they are worthwhile.
A beautiful machine you have there by the way :yes:

[MSTRS]

General wisdom has it that the X50 is the best for bikes

[jrandom]

And bear in mind that the Beltronics STi is apparently the only radar detector on the market with successfully-independently-tested anti-detector-detector technology.

Given the recent mutterings about a future banning of detectors in NZ and investment by the Highway Patrol in detector detectors, that'd be my choice.

:yes:

Welcome to KB, Cruisin' Craig!

[Cruisin' Craig]

Cheers, I'm looking them up now.
Well here's hoping that the X50 has better reviews than the Beltronics STi, 'cos it's a shite-load cheaper!

[Bikernereid]

Welcome to the asylum!!