https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/blog.php/18265-Freshh2o Kiwi Biker - New Zealand motorcycle community en Sun, 03 May 2026 14:47:07 GMT vBulletin 20 https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/images/BP-Brown/misc/rss.jpg https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/blog.php/18265-Freshh2o https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2453-Riding-Across-Oz Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:14:16 GMT http://www.facebook.com/MotorcyclesAcrossAustralia http://www.facebook.com/MotorcyclesAcrossAustralia ]]> Freshh2o https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2453-Riding-Across-Oz https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2416-Riding-in-OZ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:46:06 GMT Now living and riding a VStar in Western Oz, and about to embark on a 6000K epic ride from Sydney to Perth with 3 mates. http://stefford.wordpress.com/ Now living and riding a VStar in Western Oz, and about to embark on a 6000K epic ride from Sydney to Perth with 3 mates.

http://stefford.wordpress.com/ ]]> Freshh2o https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2416-Riding-in-OZ https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1027-Riding-in-Fiji Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:12:40 GMT I brought my CBF 250 with me to Fiji for a 2 year contract. Shit, the way things are going I will have to ship it back without riding it (legally) here. Talk about bureaucracy. Anyway, in no doubt vain anticipation of such a felicitous eventuality, does anyone know about these tropical mesh... I brought my CBF 250 with me to Fiji for a 2 year contract. Shit, the way things are going I will have to ship it back without riding it (legally) here. Talk about bureaucracy. Anyway, in no doubt vain anticipation of such a felicitous eventuality, does anyone know about these tropical mesh armoured jackets? Even with the liner out mine is too warm... Not that I have ridden in it yet, of course....

A bit of the story, in episodes and some photos here...
http://thricehanged.spaces.live.com/ ]]> Freshh2o https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/1027-Riding-in-Fiji https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/799-useful-site Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:19:45 GMT Rideforever (http://www.rideforever.co.nz/) This excellent site provides intelligent and sensible advice for riders. As well as arming riders with the means to ride to survive, the site is great reminder to us all about the risks and responsibilities we bear for ourselves and for others; our... Rideforever
This excellent site provides intelligent and sensible advice for riders. As well as arming riders with the means to ride to survive, the site is great reminder to us all about the risks and responsibilities we bear for ourselves and for others; our families and friends as well as other road users.

i really liked the practical advice on cornering
and the zen of riding ]]> Freshh2o https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/799-useful-site https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/798-Things-I-sort-of-knew-but-did-not-know-I-knew Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:56:22 GMT I noticed some time ago that when cornering on my bike, I seemed to do it a lot better on some days than others. I started to pay attention to my technique and discovered a strange thing that at first seemed quite counter-intuitive: I found that when turning right (for example), I had really good... I noticed some time ago that when cornering on my bike, I seemed to do it a lot better on some days than others. I started to pay attention to my technique and discovered a strange thing that at first seemed quite counter-intuitive: I found that when turning right (for example), I had really good control if I was pushing down and forward on the right handlegrip. Vice versa for left, of course. The bike went into a firm lean and I cornered smoothly, and definitely more sharply than if I just threw my weight over. This seemed odd to me because it seemed that I was effectively attempting to steer the bike the other way. I guessed that what I was doing was pushing the bike down into a lean. As it turns out, that is not the entire explanation.

By chance I happened upon a comment in one of the threads on Kiwi Biker the other day. The writer mentioned, in passing, mastering "countersteering". This piqued my interest. So I went Googling... Connection!

The most useful thing I have picked up this year!!! I had wondered why sometimes I corner like a pro and other times I falter and stray wide. This is something everyone should know before they get a licence. And I really appreciated the explanation for why I fell off when I first tried to ride a bicycle on the farm in Ohariu Valley back in 1957.

Now I am concentrating on mastering the art of consciously countersteering.
Countersteering (Wikipedia)
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