Good for you. I hope it all goes well.
Choice !
Well done. Now there are no excuses ...
Hehe. Makes me homesick. Great plan Mr MT. Don't take too long, I want to see it go.
Fantastic! Look foward to seeing you out there again.
Simple elegance = less is more. Will be a lovely sight, Shane.
Awesome Shane, looking forward to hearing the progress, and even nicer to have a budget to do what you want
Well done Shane, Have fun in that man cave putting it all together mate. Min is all back together now ready for running in next weekend.
The mighty CBR, who could ask for anything more!
Well done Mr Trousers, a great bike, and a list of VERY well thought out mods, enjoy both the build and the ride
Velly interestink me thinks! Vill have to see vat I can do to also improve mine own ridink ya? Good on ya gremlin, always knew you were in a class of your own!
Just completed the Advanced Riding Training Course on the weekend. Great course, really recommend it and exceptional value at just $20 being subsidised be the Hutt CC.
Good on ya!
Just noticed your achievement Roger in your blogs this evening, when I went hunting for some more IAM related experiences to read. Congratulations, I know you've come a long way, as Tricia said you had had a few sessions As I said to Tricia, friends might say you ride well, but who are they to say so? (Not bashing them, they're simply in the same position as me). Going to Tricia was about getting comments from someone qualified to comment. I've only been riding 7 odd years, which is nothing compared to others, but who knows how many bad habits you might have picked up? The only difference is that I've done 230,000km+ in those 7 years, on everything from 50cc loaners to 1L sportsbikes to 1.8L cruisers, and now some adventure riding. There have been a few lessons handed out, the odd ones painfully, but thankfully mostly learnt safely and healthily. The other thing I'm quickly finding out, which I don't think has been commented on by you or Geoff is the role the bike plays. Most are normal setups, but my GSA with linked braking, ABS and BMW suspension changes the rules a bit. Simple example is my bike won't pitch into corners if I'm hard on the brakes, and rear brake comes on with the front. Will be interesting to see if this comes into play during assessment etc.
Well done Allan, Having seen you ride i was sure you had done some advanced rider training. I actually passed my test a few weeks ago, after a long slog also. One of the biggest things I have learnt is smoothness in cornering, I did chuckle at your comment about breaking in the corner, exactly the sort of thing tricia will pull you up on. I am also determined to push on and become an observer. I think this is some thing that you would be excellent at. Well done Allan, and good on you for doing some thing, regardless of how many miles we travel we can always learn some tthing.. There is a big difference between an experinced rider and an Advanced rider.
Ah, Ok. When I looked in the mirrors I thought you were far back, so slowed behind the vehicle in front (plus the road offered nowhere to pass). I commented on following closely in the first section as you seemed to fill my mirrors, which felt rather close for my comfort, as I know the BMW has very good brakes. Still, if I was still able to be observed, then it's the whole point isn't it As I mentioned in PM, my progress into IAM has been delayed slightly after burning my leg in an adventure ride. You'd think I'd know well enough to keep fleshy human bits away from hot motorcycle bits, but apparently not, and have been off my feet for pretty much the last 2 weeks giving it time to heal. Itching to get on with it however...
Nah, You didn't catch me on the hop, silly. You had said, that you weren't too sure about me being so close to you, when riding at speed...so I killed two birds with one stone, so to speak. Gave you a bit more breathing space, and even had a chance to enjoy the corners myself- still where I could see you though.....
We left Wanganui at 7am & got in as soon as the gates opened parking in the front line by the heavyweights. Didna see ya as after a wander thru the Macchi hanger the Hunter arrived pinning me to the flightline till the shows end (that piece of tubing coming in handy).
come mate what is it whats the new ride
Originally Posted by gijoe1313 Its always amusing to see how ol'gremlin has got used to the idea of dropping his bike now ... And the pangs of KTM ownership still runs deep in his veins! It's got more crash bars than most bikes I've come across... makes it easy to be "happy" to drop it... After all, you can't have fun on a garage queen can ya? Yes... my heart still hankers after a KTM, but my head tells it to stop being stupid and that's it's only good for certain things, while the BMW is the better all rounder. Stay tuned, I'll put up the blog for Poronui in due course, and knobblies helps the bike greatly
