General Bike Ravings

We are looking for a keen motorcyclist with good mechanical skills and good people skills to manage our branch in Takapuna over the months October-March.
The work will involve prepping , maintaining and renting out bikes and helping overseas riders with their touring plans.
Hours can be irregular depending on operational requirements. Weekends are just like any other day.
Some computer skills are needed. You will also need a high standard of personal appearance to be able to ...

Standing for the South Auckland Street Skills (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...-Street-Skills), it’s about practising your skills safely in a car park. Nope, not wheelies and what not, it’s more slow speed handling and braking. Free to come along and enjoy the practising, it’s opposite the Manukau Central Police Station every Wednesday… check out the thread.

I’d been to the one two weeks previous, but it was cold and rain threatening, so we headed ...

The above weekend was Ulysses Coordinators conference in Lower Hutt.
As I am Ulysses National Secretary I had to attend.

Having been overseas for the last week of July and most of August I needed a good ride on the ST. During the week I had it serviced at Hamilton Honda.

As secretary it was my responsibility to have minutes of the last meeting and agendas for approximately 45 people. I had almost everything done on Thursday evening. I was up early Friday morning. ...

This week I booked the bike in to have its 120,000Km Service on Monday, which apart from the usual oil & filter, is just a whole lot of inspections, but I did specify to do the air cleaner because that’s done over 24,000 and I also asked to have a look at the brake pads because the front set have done 78,000??? (this is only the 2nd set with the first set only managing 42,000Km) I suppose as I’ve got used to the ST and it’s lack of engine braking, I tend to brake a lot less and I am still more inclined ...

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HI ALL!

This is the first Post i have created so go easy

Alright, i've recently been inspired into turning my little Suzuki GN250 into a neat Cafe Racer, Mainly by replacing the Handlebars, New exhaust, and a back seat cowling and
a mean paintjob!
The idea has been in my head for a couple weeks and i've got it all planned out, although, it's a mess trying to find parts online, That's where you come in!
I created this Post mainly for people to ...

After yesterday’s delightful ride, it was easy to gear up again this morning for the Uly Long ride to Apiti, except today I needed the wets as well. I was up and away by 0900 to fill at BP Mana and when I got there, I received a text from Ken to say “My girl won’t start this am. Battery I think. If I get going I’ll catch youse up.” Needless to say, he didn’t, ....and as an ex teacher of teachers, I feel he needs a visit from the BDOTGNZA’s!! Really Ken, with an ‘e’ on the end, yous will end up sounding ...

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Forest’s Mum was right, sometimes you bite into one and it tastes like crap!

This time last week I thought I was about to get a new-beaut black beauty ST. I had requested the dealers bank account details to transfer the pingers, bought a new Shoei Qwest helmet in matching black and some scuff stuff to put straight on when I took receipt. I’d organised to get some reflective pin striping done on the bike and helmet and I was preparing for a prolonged diet of boiled rice...at least ...

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I now see the beauty of riding the perfect race as for those 8 - 10 laps your out giving it your all and you become lost in the simple task of riding your bike. Almost nothing else going on in your life matters.

I raced late last month for "one last time" before going into hospital for treatment for cancer. It was the first time my health really affected my riding as I couldn't breath.

Tomorrow I am being admitted into Wgtn Hosp for further tests and start chemo and ...