So how 'bout those Americans? (xevor)

[xevor]

Life was getting dull for me. So I have decided to move to New Zealand and got a 1 year holiday visa (for the moment, if I like it I will find a way to stay). I am 27 and would like to think I make friends fast but still I don't know a single person in New Zealand and am sure I will be the butt of many jokes for A) Being from America and B) Not knowing the slang / using my own.

I have decided that when I move there on April 15th (looking at Auckland) that I will want to buy a motorbike instead of a car.

I looked through the license regulations and saw that to get one there I would have to get a 250cc to start :( i'll probably just buy something used off trademe until the restrictions pass...

Anyways, if there is anyone on here who wants to make friends with a naive American who doesn't know slang or even how to ride a bike yet lemme know.

[Edbear]

Anyone who likes bikes is going to be welcome here! MAy I suggest seeing if you can get your licence before you come out here, as it will then allow you to drive/ride here on it for 12 months and then you simpoly convert it to an NZ licence, unrestricted?

A lot of Kiwis go to Rarotonga and for $20 or so, sit their licence on a scooter in a car park, then come back able to ride anything.

I do recommend a smaller bike to start with regardless, as it's very easy to kill yourself, and take a learner course as well.

Welcome to KB, and I'm sure you'll find a lot of people here ready to help!

[Bikernereid]

They are really nice peeps in NZ and that is one of the main reasons that I shall be heading there for good. You should make friends easily if you like your bikes and there are always rides that you can go out on which is a great way to meet people.

Good luck.

[xevor]

Rarotonga eh... that's an interesting idea I had not heard of.

It's not that I have any hate for 250cc and I know I should buy a bike that I am not afraid to beat up but I hate having restrictions on things I can do.

[Gubb]

I'm in Auckland, would be glad to have you round for a Barbie and a few Sangers.

Drop me a PM when you get here.

[Edbear]

Rarotonga eh... that's an interesting idea I had not heard of.

It's not that I have any hate for 250cc and I know I should buy a bike that I am not afraid to beat up but I hate having restrictions on things I can do.

I feel the same about speed limiters. Maybe I won't ever do 300km/h+ but it's the principle of it, eh?

There is an exemption available here for those who are too big to fit a 250cc, so if you're very tall, you may qualify...

Most 250 sport bikes will top the ton or close to it these days, so performance solo is rarely an issue for new riders. The most popular new bike here at the moment is the Hyosung GTR 250. A full size bike that seems to be building a good reputation.

[xevor]

is there a new zealand site similar to craigslist.org ? craigslist is a free classifieds site where you can post a classified for absolutely any reason with no cost.

If not what other NZ sites get used by a majority of people there?

[jrandom]

They are really nice peeps in NZ...

Well, some of us can be pretty annoying.

:o


Life was getting dull for me...

It's a piece of piss (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=piece+of+piss) (you did say you wanted to learn Commonwealth idiom) to make friends on motorcycles around these here parts.

Come on down.

[Edbear]

is there a new zealand site similar to craigslist.org ? craigslist is a free classifieds site where you can post a classified for absolutely any reason with no cost.

If not what other NZ sites get used by a majority of people there?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/ is a good place to start and probably the most popular site.

[WierNixie]

is there a new zealand site similar to craigslist.org ? craigslist is a free classifieds site where you can post a classified for absolutely any reason with no cost.

If not what other NZ sites get used by a majority of people there?

There is a New Zealand branch of Craigslist, but it is not as well populated or as popular as the rest of the world at the moment.

If you are able to get an American Motorcycle licence, it would probably be a good thing to do before you leave? Then you may not have do do your licence in New Zealand. A number of licences from many countries are recognised here.

I am sure that thru riding you will meet tonnes of people in NZ.

WN

[James Deuce]

Sweet! More victims!

[Edbear]

Sweet! More victims!

Don't listen to Jim2, as long as we take our medication, we're fine...:2thumbsup

[xevor]

If you are able to get an American Motorcycle licence, it would probably be a good thing to do before you leave?

Yeah, I thought about that but even here you have to have a learners permit for so long... granted there is no 250cc restriction here like there is there but still a permit is not a real license.

Besides I am on a road trip going all over the country to see my friends right now before I fly out so I won't really have much time. I just don't want to have to buy a car right when I get here. Would rather just buy a bike.

[James Deuce]

That fknAmerican guy is really entertaining (and really easy) to wind up.

I hope xevor will be able to cope with our oblique, sometimes inscrutable humour.

[xevor]

That fknAmerican guy is really entertaining (and really easy) to wind up.

I hope xevor will be able to cope with our oblique, sometimes inscrutable humour.

I run a site called The Smartass if that is any indication of my sense of humo(u)r.

[Colapop]

Rarotonga eh... that's interesting I had not heard of it.
Yep, Rarotonga is a small group of islands not in America.

It's not that I have any hate for 250cc and I know I should buy a bike that I am not afraid to beat up but I hate having restrictions on things I can do.
HA!! Americans are never afraid to beat on things smaller than them (or ones that they perceive to be). That's why they get so wound about about having restrictions placed on them... "Nobody's going to interfere with MY rights...." (though I can interfere with theirs quite happily)

[James Deuce]

It may help, but I do intense political satire, so bear that in mind when I say something generic about US foreign policy and we'll be all good :)

[Colapop]

Good Lord Jim!! No, Really?? Satire?? Thinly veiled rhetoric, that is...

[xevor]

HA!! Americans are never afraid to beat on things smaller than them (or ones that they perceive to be). That's why they get so wound about about having restrictions placed on them... "Nobody's going to interfere with MY rights...." (though I can interfere with theirs quite happily)

haha... that's great..


It may help, but I do intense political satire, so bear that in mind when I say something generic about US foreign policy and we'll be all good

politics never interested me... though to fit in around America you need to know how to make fun of our President... Every election we pick a bigger idiot than the previous year just so we will have things to bitch about.

[Edbear]

Yep, Rarotonga is a small group of islands not in America.

HA!! Americans are never afraid to beat on things smaller than them (or ones that they perceive to be). That's why they get so wound about about having restrictions placed on them... "Nobody's going to interfere with MY rights...." (though I can interfere with theirs quite happily)

Just a word about Colapop... It's hard to find anyone who's actually bigger than him. He has a rep on KB for being the "King of Hugs". Apparently, and I can't speak from personal experience, so going by reputation, a hug from Colapop means that you'll never view a hug from anyone else as a real hug anymore...:rolleyes:

[Colapop]

Aww Gawsh! Ya might jus' be makin' me blush some... There are plenty bigger than me round here (Big Dog, NZ Sarge Mcduck5n ManDownUnder (Hehe)), plenty with larger personalities (DMNTD... umm...) and plenty with more 'issues (Skidmark, Disco (reads as Desperate) Dan, Renegade Mastur)...

I suppose there just aren't as many who as charming as I...

Don't worry EdB I gots one for you ... just waiting... :love:

xevor - Come on down. If you can last in Iraq (ALL Merkins have been there haven't they - rode roughshod over the locals rights and shit on their flag...) then you'll survive here. All you'll have to do is actually learn how to ride a bike. We have corners, bends, twisties and bits of road that aren't straight even! We don't have a G Dubya but we do have pretty fckn useless politicians all the same...

[TLDV8]

I have decided that when I move there on April 15th (looking at Auckland) that I will want to buy a motorbike instead of a car.


Don't forget NZ will be heading for Winter around that time. (not that winter is bad but you will get some rain)

A newbie rider,riding on the opposite side of the road (than they are used to) in the wet. :confused:

Enjoy your stay. :niceone:

[xevor]

Don't forget NZ will be heading for Winter around that time. (not that winter is bad but you will get some rain)

A newbie rider,riding on the opposite side of the road (than they are used to) in the wet.


I figured a NZ winter will be better than an Arizona summer (it gets to be 123f... I think that is 56 celsius).. but the other side of the road will make it interesting..

[tri boy]

Welcome xevor.
Hope you get down this way, and get to see/ meet some of KB's fine inmates.
Theyr'e actually pretty decent people, well, sort of, actually, not many.
Ok, then a small group in short time slots are.........
Who am I kidding. They are absolute weirdo's of the highest order.:hug:

[Waylander]

There is a New Zealand branch of Craigslist, but it is not as well populated or as popular as the rest of the world at the moment.

If you are able to get an American Motorcycle licence, it would probably be a good thing to do before you leave? Then you may not have do do your licence in New Zealand. A number of licences from many countries are recognised here.

I am sure that thru riding you will meet tonnes of people in NZ.

WN
Not anymore. Every state now has the graduated licence system. So getting it here or there makes no difference.


That fknAmerican guy is really entertaining (and really easy) to wind up.

I hope xevor will be able to cope with our oblique, sometimes inscrutable humour.
I got used to it. No reason he can't

[pete376403]

haha... that's great..
... Every election we pick a bigger idiot than the previous year just so we will have things to bitch about.

Ya reckon you'll be able to picker a bigger idiot than the current incumbent?

[Ixion]

I got used to it. No reason he can't

But you still don't understand it. Except on Tuesdays .

[xevor]

Ya reckon you'll be able to picker a bigger idiot than the current incumbent?

If asked that last year I would have said no, however seeing the choices we have I think we will succeed. Best to escape the country before it happens :)

[gijoe1313]

Good stuff, when you get over drop us a PM and like Hubba Gubba said, we can sully your untouched American pysche with the madness that is in the land of the long white cloud!

And when you get your bike, you can ride with me to places everywhere! :innocent: A nice little pootle ... oh yes... :devil2: Don't forget to bring a stash of Reese pieces and Hostess devils chocolate cupcakes! :innocent: