https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/blog.php/2785-Kittyhawk-s-Blog Kiwi Biker - New Zealand motorcycle community en Thu, 21 May 2026 06:33:57 GMT vBulletin 20 https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/images/BP-Brown/misc/rss.jpg https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/blog.php/2785-Kittyhawk-s-Blog https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/231-Kittyhawk-s-Blog Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:47:59 GMT You wake up and think its a lovely sunny summers day. Great lets go for a ride, hmm who to go with not much of a choice as I didnt really know many bikers. I arranged to meet Phoenix, and Skidmark *(didnt know what his reputation was like on KB at that point as I was a newbie)* We left Akl and... You wake up and think its a lovely sunny summers day. Great lets go for a ride, hmm who to go with not much of a choice as I didnt really know many bikers. I arranged to meet Phoenix, and Skidmark *(didnt know what his reputation was like on KB at that point as I was a newbie)*

We left Akl and the destination was Kaiaua. Both them were on ZXR 250s and I was on my ZX6R. Great I had the upper hand and power hahaha!
Anyway, Mark left me for dust, as I didnt know the roads, and was still getting used to my bike. Phoenix, well he was tail end charlie by a good few kms! plus more.

Both Mark and I got to an interstection, and waited for quite some time for Phoenix to catch up. It was late afternoon, the sun dappled on our gear and bikes, between the trees which was nice and refreshing. Then it was on, we left, Mark was close behind me, I couldnt get rid of him.

He over took me approaching a sharp 35ish corner. It was a dangerous overtake but I held my line. The adrenline kicked in. I cautioned myself, slowed down for the innocent road ahead. Then there in front of me was a bike shooting past, around 70km and went straight!

There was a sliding noise of a nice bike and evil Mark, clouds of dust everywhere. I took the corner and glided to a safe stop. Putting down the stand on my bike I fell off after that, I was laughing so hard! I ran back up the hill to check the bike. Thought to myself it can still be ridden so thats ok, as for Mark apart from a broken ego, he was attacking the roadsign.

He was lucky he wasnt going faster because there was a steep drop not far from where he slid to a stop. Im glad he was ok.

Where was Phoenix during all this? well he eventually caught up.

Lesson for the day: You decide :yes: ]]> Kittyhawk https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/231-Kittyhawk-s-Blog https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/115-Kittyhawk-s-Blog Wed, 09 May 2007 04:35:59 GMT *scratches head* - thinking of a topic to write about. Ok so bikes will be a good way to start this off ...how I got into bikes. Prior to the dream of owning a bike the ride on mower was the way to go. After I realised what the turtle and rabbit symbols ment on the mower it was time to try... *scratches head* - thinking of a topic to write about.

Ok so bikes will be a good way to start this off ...how I got into bikes.

Prior to the dream of owning a bike the ride on mower was the way to go. After I realised what the turtle and rabbit symbols ment on the mower it was time to try it out. Grew up on a farm so riding this 4 wheel beast at max speed was still a real snail pace. And managed to crash it into the grapevine.

My brother and I made the worlds best dirt jump (spent a good half day shoveling dirt etc) then it was time to try it out. We started up the ride on mower and I jumped on and went top speed aiming for it. Well it really didnt work. The jump was too steep and the mower went straight into it not up and over. Dirt flew everywhere.

At the time the reverse wasnt really an option so I held full power on at the time creating more of a dust storm. Well, we did ruin our jump and as for the mower, we dug it out and it was fine.

After this dad decided it was time to get us a real bike so he said, but ended up buying a go kart. It had a fibreglass shell and a pullstart engine at the back. We thought we were made. However, we spent more time trying to start it than drive it. The fibreglass frame only sat on top of the kart so if you went over a bump it landed on the front tires. As a result you couldnt turn the wheel which ment you crashed. I recall one time this happend to my brother, and he bounced off the 4wd tire then crashed into the side of the house. It brought alot of laughs. But the lawnmower was faster.

After we out grew the kart... we were greeted with an old Honda XR250 1985 and also a Suzuki LT125. The honda weighed a tonne and I couldnt touch the ground. Because our house had alot of stairs I'd park the bike next to them and use them to get off and on the bike. There were times when I forgot this and the bike fell over on me.

I tried wheelstands only once on the XR.. First was on a gentle hill, I opened the throttle up to as much as it would go and held it there then dropped the clutch real fast, bike jumped out from under me and landed in the trees. I had to confess and get my parents to help me get the bike down.

As for the suzuki? well being a 4 wheeler with no suspension bouncing around on this was alot of fun. My brother and I made jumps, and getting air was always a must with this bike. There was no grass left around the house in summer it was dirt because of all the riding we did.

My cousin too was into moto x and had a Honda XR250. Seeing this bike was a dream. Flying off the back of his bike while he was showing off doing jumps was a reality. I loved it .. seeing that pull up on the back of the ute the day he got it was awesome.

I have grown up with bikes, and they will always be a part of my life. I never thought I'd end up on road bikes, never thought I'd live in a city. The only reason why I got into road biking was because I left the farm and missed riding. ]]> nzcruzer https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/115-Kittyhawk-s-Blog