Has anything you have read on Kiwi Biker changed your mind about something? [Archive]

cowboyz

14th June 2008, 16:50

Was thinking if kiwibiker and all the opinions that come across on it actually change anyone elses opinion on anything or do people just come here to voice theirs and either agree to disagree or think everyone who disagrees is a dumbarse.

Anything from riding styles, ie, you might be doing something, discussion had and you decided you were doing it wrong and someone else had a better idea so you adopted it to choice of tyres/equipment for bike, etc.....

scumdog

14th June 2008, 16:52

Yup, shitloads on KB changed my opinion of how bright a lot of people posting their 'knowledge' are(n't).

Toaster

14th June 2008, 17:14

Yup, shitloads on KB changed my opinion of how bright a lot of people posting their 'knowledge' are(n't).

Nice :shifty:

MSTRS

14th June 2008, 18:13

Spending time in the Scottish thread has not changed my mind on those matters...
And there are still a bunch of rabid Labourites here, so those other threads aren't working...
:bash:

98tls

14th June 2008, 18:19

I dont look at washing machines in the same way anymore.:doh:

Steam

14th June 2008, 19:05

I learned about countersteering and was motivated to practise other bike-handling skills.
It was suggested I go to a RRRS course, and so I did.
I didn't know what the dohickey was on my bike and someone told me.

A lot of people said ATGATT, so I do too.

I started biking with KB, so all my attitudes and beliefs about biking have been taken from here. 90% of the bikers I know are KB'ers.
So it hasn't changed a lot of my opinions, but it has formed them.

Ixion

14th June 2008, 19:22

Formed, informed, advised, questioned, revised and changed. But there are very few left here now that can debate robustly.

BIHB@0610

14th June 2008, 19:23

alanzs

14th June 2008, 19:50

This isn't the site to see chicks tits... Oh well....

McJim

14th June 2008, 19:57

This isn't the site to see chicks tits... Oh well....

Right site, wrong forum....try L.O.A. :rofl:

It was thanks to KB that I chose a VTR250 for my first bike so it changed my opnion there.

It was reading a thread on KB that persuaded me to go on RRRS which was money well spent.

KB has pretty much been there for me throughout my motorcycling career so far and I've learned which opinions to trust and which ones to ignore. Sometimes I act on advice from KBers I don't actually like and sometimes I dismiss advice from friends. I think if you know where to look there are some really good nuggets of info among the bullshit.

The main thing for me is it has really helped me get in touch with other bikers and forge some solid friendships.

FJRider

14th June 2008, 19:57

I dont look at washing machines in the same way anymore.:doh:

Me too... I curse my vivid imagination... I leave the house when the SPIN cycle startts...

AllanB

14th June 2008, 19:59

Formed, informed, advised, questioned, revised and changed. But there are very few left here now that can debate robustly.

I can sir, however there is little point in debating as I am always correct. :niceone:

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes::rolleyes:

I like the hornet mod threads.

Dakara

14th June 2008, 20:33

Being still somewhat of a n00b in terms of "Riding" (spent far too long commuting on my learners), I've filtered out the useful from the BS :niceone:

Probably the biggest impact is reading about peoples bins... I've always been told by naysayers "Bikes are so dangerous" blah blah blah, but none of them were ever riders. And I remember when I was younger, thinking I'm bulletproof, heading off to the gym on the bike in shorts with nothing but a Helmet and Jacket for safety gear. :stupid:

Now I always wear a Leather Jacket regardless, and at the very least I'll wear Kevlar sliders round town, but always full Leathers when I go for a proper ride.... Guess I'm an ATGATT convert, but I learnt from others experiences rather than the hard (painful) way :clap:

ManDownUnder

14th June 2008, 20:39

Formed, informed, advised, questioned, revised and changed. But there are very few left here now that can debate robustly.

KB - debating en masse?

Steam

14th June 2008, 20:53

KB - debating en masse?

Massdebate!

nallac

14th June 2008, 21:13

oh hell yes..
i learn new things every day on here..
like you have to have USD forks to ride fast.

and lots of useful/useless crap like that

Pussy

14th June 2008, 21:32

I dont look at washing machines in the same way anymore.:doh:

Same here, walked past the laundry today, saw the F&P, and thought "you DIRTY Jezebel!!"

98tls

14th June 2008, 21:35

Same here, walked past the laundry today, saw the F&P, and thought "you DIRTY Jezebel!!" Xactly,mine says "fill me up" every time i go past to the loo:mellow

Swoop

14th June 2008, 21:50

It has made me wonder about bastards painting their roof.

Hitcher

14th June 2008, 21:58

I used to think that dickheads were a fictitious sub-species of humankind.

I once believed that countersteering was an obvious phenomenum explainable by known physical laws.

I once thought that logic and sound science could erode prejudice and ignorance.

Goblin

14th June 2008, 22:07

Yes, I read a whole bunch of race reports and gave it a go. Will race again when my bike is back in one piece, hopefully. Have met a lot of people, done trackdays and been on rides I never would have done if I hadn't read about them here.:2thumbsup

Pussy

14th June 2008, 22:08

And don't you fuggin forget to wave to other bikers, Hitcher ;)

tri boy

14th June 2008, 22:20

Tonight, KB taught me the difference between grogan, and dingleberry, n turd.
My thirst for knowledge is complete.
I may never need to return to the web. (who am I kidding)

Hitcher

14th June 2008, 22:24

And don't you fuggin forget to wave to other bikers, Hitcher

Thank you. That's something I've changed my mind about as well, thanks to Kiwi Biker.

CookMySock

14th June 2008, 22:50

I started biking with KB, so all my attitudes and beliefs about biking have been taken from here. 90% of the bikers I know are KB'ers.
So it hasn't changed a lot of my opinions, but it has formed them.yeah, same for me. I owe a lot to KB for this.

I have had my faith in people renewed somewhat - also a result of meeting people from KB. I have worked with the public too long I think, and I was feeling pretty burned, so I owe KB for this also.

Yep, I trust what I read here. I don't jump off cliffs when told to though.

DB

Pussy

14th June 2008, 22:53

Yep, I trust what I read here. I don't jump off cliffs when told to though.

DB

Go jump off a cliff, DB! :niceone: (p/t)

Renegade

14th June 2008, 22:56

yip educated me and formed opinions, i was on here to learn about bikes before i even bought one, great decision that was.

gijoe1313

14th June 2008, 22:58

Yep, that owning two stroker smokers s'kewl and not the un-PC non-green, fossil burning relic they be (oh alright, I don't care!)

And that there are heaps of useful gits out there that have forgotten more about biking and bikes then I have learnt so far ...

That Scotsmen really do speak like scotsmen ...

and that lots of people like hawt chicky babes in uniforms like me! :o

Also, I realised that I am out on a limb on the furtherest tree away from the loneliest forest in a forgotten place when it comes to my attitude to riding ... and riding ... and riding ... and collecting mayhemacycles! :innocent:

cowboyz

15th June 2008, 10:07

not surprising there are alot of well formed ideas that have been spurred by kiwibiker.
What I was getting at was an example of I always thought that this was the best way to do something but then got into a debate on kiwibiker and someone convinced me to try something else and now I realise I was wrong and there is a better way.

I have a theory that no one ever really changes their mind. Sure you can learn new things and meet great people but once an opinion is formed it is a very rare thing that that opinion gets changed.

alanzs

15th June 2008, 14:17

Sure, I have learnt a lot here:
That I can see more guys posting their girlfriends tits at www.labusas.org and learn more about handguns there,
Some people don't need clutches to shift (someone did it for three whole weeks),
There is a guy that I think seriously is trying to improve the image of motorcycle riders,
That said guy thinks it will happen here,
People really think waving at other riders is important, or at least some asshole concocts a thread about it all the time,
That other posters still respond to "waving at other rider" threads no matter how often its posted again and again,
Some people really think countersteering has a basis in physics other than just common sense and fear,
That they can explain the physics, not the common sense, of countersteering,
Not everyone carries an extra large condom when riding.
Other than that, I am still learning. :Pokey:

cowboyz

15th June 2008, 17:05

sorry, I am just not smart enough to work out what the fuck you just said.

HornetBoy

15th June 2008, 17:28

Yea,i think i could safely say ive "seen the light" in terms of KB changing my views on something.Nothing recently tho :zzzz:,but a while back i had a few debates on riding style which i originally disagreed on but have now taken on board and applied with good results :yes:

Forest

15th June 2008, 19:43

I used to believe that a million monkeys banging away randomly on typewriters could, given enough time, produce the greatest works of literature ever written.

Thanks to the KiwiBider I now know that this is not true.

doc

15th June 2008, 20:00

The Stranger

15th June 2008, 21:35

What I was getting at was an example of I always thought that this was the best way to do something but then got into a debate on kiwibiker and someone convinced me to try something else and now I realise I was wrong and there is a better way.

I have a theory that no one ever really changes their mind. Sure you can learn new things and meet great people but once an opinion is formed it is a very rare thing that that opinion gets changed.

I think in general you are right.

If my mind is made up, there is no easy way for someone to change it. However I like to think that I generally have a fairly open mind on most matters, so yes, KB has changed my perspective on a lot of things.

It's the old storey - when the pupil is ready, the teacher will appear. Unfortunately, most haven't a clue what the hell that even means.

surfchick

15th June 2008, 23:11

I esp like the bike reviews on here, and even bike rants... I'm always shopping with my eyes and imagination :) good to get a mix of opinions on dif. bikes

Big Dave

15th June 2008, 23:13

I think in general you are right.

If my mind is made up, there is no easy way for someone to change it. However I like to think that I generally have a fairly open mind on most matters, so yes, KB has changed my perspective on a lot of things.

It's the old storey - when the pupil is ready, the teacher will appear. Unfortunately, most haven't a clue what the hell that even means.

If you can snatch the wock fwom my hand gwasshopper...I must be drunk.