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GSXR1000
24th February 2005, 20:02
hello ppls...
I'm living in Melbourne, Australia and I ride a Suzuki GSXR1000.
i've been in living in Melbourne for the last 20yrs, before that I lived in Dunedin,
so it will be good to get some feedback on whats happening back in NZ..


cheers
Graeme
TonyB
24th February 2005, 20:11
Hi :spudwave:
It's gonna be a tad difficult to tee up a ride with you :spudwhat:
I think you've come to the wrong place to check the pulse of the Kiwi biking scene, because we're all nuts. But welcome anyway :niceone:
crashe
24th February 2005, 20:33
Kia ora and Welcome to KB land....

Well at least ya still admit that you are a kiwi.... which is good.
Never cross over to the dark side....lol.

Maybe ya can tell us about ya rides that you have over there....
so if we get over there we will know what to expect etc etc....

Surely ya will head back home at some stage... and ride the NZ roads again. :spudwave: :wari: :banana:
dangerous
24th February 2005, 20:35
yeah welcome to KB, I'll be over your way in October no guessing why... then I'll ride up to Brissie... used to live there, looking forward to it.
Waylander
24th February 2005, 20:37
Welcome to the site mate,:niceone:
have a :apint: ,
and dont feed the banana:wari:
StoneChucker
24th February 2005, 20:37
Hi Graeme

Welcome to the site. I agree, we don't hear alot about the biking scene in Aus. How about some stories, pics and other biker tales from down under, and over :)?

Ride safe, thats a nice bike you got there. I'm not a convert yet, I'm happy as is, but they are fun :banana:
Dave.
sAsLEX
24th February 2005, 20:54
Welcome to the site,

A fellow expat of the site Gixxer http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/member.php?u=118
has moved to melbourne recently drop him a pm, sure he would be up for a ride!!

Alex
GSXR1000
24th February 2005, 21:30
yeah welcome to KB, I'll be over your way in October no guessing why... then I'll ride up to Brissie... used to live there, looking forward to it.

mate...October..mmmm...GP I hope...let me know if you are, I go every year,,,World Superbikes and MotoGP, great fun



Welcome to the site,

A fellow expat of the site Gixxer http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/member.php?u=118
has moved to melbourne recently drop him a pm, sure he would be up for a ride!!

Alex

Alex...interesting may have to give him a call,,let him know for me please, i'll be up for a ride..

:niceone:

cheers
Graeme
Sparky Bills
24th February 2005, 21:35
Welcome!!!
You know there is still alot of Ozzy bashing to come!?
Just a warning for ya buddy. :niceone:
Drunken Monkey
24th February 2005, 21:40
Bloody good places to ride in Victoria. Grew up in Melbourne, but wasn't into bikes back then (hell wasn't even old enough to drive a cage). Want to go back and do a bit of a motorcycle tour one day.
Will definately browse the bike shops in the city next week during my F1 trip :banana:

[edit]
bleurgh, me forgets, that was before the evil speed camera days...
wari
25th February 2005, 08:23
GIdday mate ... :spudwave:

I WEnto dat MotoGP last yearr .. ya can read about my ex-plooits somewhere on herre ... dunno .. furrgott where I puttit .. :spudwhat:

YOur compli-mentarry ==> :moon:
MSTRS
25th February 2005, 08:27
GIdday mate ... :spudwave:

I WEnto dat MotoGP last yearr .. ya can read about my ex-plooits somewhere on herre ... dunno .. furrgott where I puttit .. :spudwhat:

YOur compli-mentarry ==> :moon:
Well done Wari, you beat me that time. Nice scoot that Melbourne bloke.
White trash
25th February 2005, 08:46
so it will be good to get some feedback on whats happening back in NZ..


cheers
Graeme

Hi Graeme.

Well, it's like this.

People are buying Gixxers, and doin' stupid shit on them.

Welcome to the nuthouse, Gixxer brother.
vifferman
25th February 2005, 08:46
will be good to get some feedback on whats happening back in NZ..
Nothing.

There - now you know.

Anyway, welcome to Kiwi Biker, Graeme!:spudwave:
GSXR1000
26th May 2005, 12:48
sorry haven't been around for a while......anything happened while I was away......lol :ride:

weather in Melbourne has turn to shit, cold and wet....



cheers
Sensei
26th May 2005, 16:54
Just the usual People crashing / taking the Piss / Crying over nothing / & even a Death of one of our KB riders Very sad !! .
Yarg
26th May 2005, 17:01
maybe you give us a rough outline of a two day ride from melbourne. may be looking to hire a bike over that way next year. :ride:
FROSTY
26th May 2005, 17:12
onya mate --is the great ocean as good now as I remember it.
The old HP seemed not too bothered once ya got 100 odd km up the coast.
Matt Bleck
26th May 2005, 19:18
Hey dude, welcome aboard.

I might see you at the Moto GP in Oct. :Punk:
Biff
26th May 2005, 22:28
Welcome :niceone:
Zed
26th May 2005, 22:47
...I ride a Suzuki GSXR1000.Hi Graeme & welcome to KB. :D

So tell us, why do you ride a Gixxer1000?? :mellow:
GSXR1000
27th May 2005, 17:46
Just the usual People crashing / taking the Piss / Crying over nothing / & even a Death of one of our KB riders Very sad !! .

we're getting a lot of that over here at the moment, must be the weather..
its always sad to here about fellow riders crashing and being killed..

cheers

Graeme
GSXR1000
27th May 2005, 17:52
maybe you give us a rough outline of a two day ride from melbourne. may be looking to hire a bike over that way next year. :ride:

what riding from Melbourne to ???? or just around Melbourne??
have a look at http://gixxer1000.info ...just put this web page together last week, has a few weekend ride day events that I have been on around Melbourne...maybe even have a look at doing a track day at Phillip Island when you come over,,check this site out http://www.superbikeschool.com.au they hire bikes/and gear for the day...
let us know when you think your coming over....

cheers
GSXR1000
27th May 2005, 17:56
Hi Graeme & welcome to KB. :D

So tell us, why do you ride a Gixxer1000?? :mellow:

hmm let me see...they do good mono's...nice to ride, used to have a zx9r shit of a thing to get up on 1 wheel,,did I say they do good monos... :rofl:
Zed
27th May 2005, 18:03
hmm let me see...they do good mono's...nice to ride, used to have a zx9r shit of a thing to get up on 1 wheel,,did I say they do good monos... :rofl:So it keeps you smiling then! That's the main thing!

And the most important question: Are you going to take it to the track? Once or twice maybe just to find out the beast within the animal! :shit: :Punk:
sels1
27th May 2005, 18:03
Welcome to the site GSXR1000. And thanks for the link to the superbike school. Hmmm, ride day at Phillip Island, sounds like a good reason to plan a holiday in Melborne....
GSXR1000
27th May 2005, 18:13
And the most important question: Are you going to take it to the track? Once or twice maybe just to find out the beast within the animal! :shit: :Punk:


i've been on the track with it and its awesome..gotta love ride days.. :niceone:
GSXR1000
28th May 2005, 01:29
This was on a Honda Ride day at Phillip Island, one of my mates has one of the new blades and every now and then he drags me off to one of these ride day...great fun :ride:

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/360883/
Zed
28th May 2005, 07:40
This was on a Honda Ride day at Phillip Island, one of my mates has one of the new blades and every now and then he drags me off to one of these ride day...great fun :ride:

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/360883/ Nice pic - you looked the part! So does the Phillip Island circuit allow you to take the Gixxer up to full noise, an indicated 299kmph on the clock?

Checked out your BikePics pages and really like the look of your '04 1000, especially with the carbon Yoshi. What on earth did you do to your poor '02 model?? Talk about a write off! Did you walk away unharmed? :cool:
GSXR1000
28th May 2005, 17:26
What on earth did you do to your poor '02 model?? Talk about a write off! Did you walk away unharmed? :cool:

weekend ride up a set of twisties, coming up to a blind right hander, layed the bike over for the corner, next thing I see is a busa coming around on the wrong side of the road, straighted the bike up but he just hit the back of my bike, by the time I realised my front wheel was in the gravel on the side of the road, so down went the bike and over the bank we went, bike hit a tree, putting a hole in the bottom of the engine and I walked away.....my mates caught the guy who didn't stop down the bottom of the hill checking his bike for damage......a bit of a twist to this story is a few months after this he did the same thing to a car(head on)....poor guy...only a young guy as well.....wouldn't wish that on any one.... :no:

anyways what a hell way to get a new bike....... :ride:

cheers
Wellyman
28th May 2005, 17:30
YOur compli-mentarry ==> :moon:

Hello. You haven't missed alot maybe Wari's welcome. don't worry all the newbies get it from him.