Dedicated to the memory of our Mentor, Uncle B. Lissa’s Selection:This week I pick Rosie. Originally Posted by Rosie Two focuses for today were being aware of, and riding at, the speed limit, and trying to keep my revs above 5k (ie. Changing gears more often). Shows she is getting comfortable on her bike, and learning to change up/down gears according to the road.. ie cornering etc. Originally Posted by Rosie Lake ...
Dedicated to the memory of our Mentor, Uncle B. Originally Posted by chanceyy I have selected Steam for this weeks pick. Steam has proven that the cost of attending a course is money well spent. Originally Posted by Steam Near Miss #154 Today (waitangi eve) I practised emergency braking in a Real Life situation, when some lunatic cut me off on purpose! It was good to have been practising this during the weekend. I didn't lock up either ...
Dedicated to the memory of our Mentor, Uncle B. Originally Posted by Lissa This week I pick Steam's post as the winner.. for a varity of reasons. I love the fact you have a ginny as well.. takes a special type of person to handle one. Also the fact you really do seem to love it. Cornering I can relate too... and going over the Takas.. awesome even after you crashed! I havent done that as yet myself. Well done! My sunday ride... just ...
Dedicated to the memory of our Mentor, Uncle B. Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog Practised today... One handed riding, at speed for once; smoother cornering lines and throttle control; and being "tail end charlie", man, the responsibility nearly made me act like an adult for a while!! Originally Posted by gijoe1313 The night riding was excellent....Only hairy moment was when I hit a tar-snake and my front end "squiggled" for a few ...
Dedicated to the memory of our Mentor, Uncle B. Extracted from the following forum: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=30010 21 March 2007 Following the tragic loss of our Uncle Bruce, I decided to open up the BuckBuckNo1 Newbie Training Update and get it moving as an inter-active thread whereby contributors to the ‘Where Did You Ride and What Did You Practise?’ could participate. Each week we have had the ‘legacy’ passed ...
Dedicated to the memory of our Mentor, Uncle B. Extracted from the following forum: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=30010 1 September 2006 As At Friday 1 September Elapsed Time Since Last Update: 7ays Riding days completed since last update: 5 days Distance Travelled 419km Total Distance 5273km [since 12 May] Riding Focus: As for previous week - Pivot Steering and Two ...
Dedicated to the memory of our Mentor, Uncle B. Extracted from the following forum: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=30010 28 May 2006 Sunday Evening - completed 400km in Stokes Vegas this last fortnight, and haven't ventured outside the valley yet. My commitment to myself is to do 1000km at least until the end of June, here in the Vegas [probably driving the locals crazy thinking they have somebody casing their street ...
21 March 2006 Following the tragic loss of our Uncle Bruce, I decided to open up the BuckBuckNo1 Newbie Training Update and get it moving as an inter-active thread whereby contributors to the ‘Where Did You Ride and What Did You Practise?’ could participate. Each week we have had the ‘legacy’ passed on - two people as selectors each chose a post in the thread and this was copied across to the Newbie Update. In addition, I as the facilitator would include other entries in the Newbie ...