https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/blog.php/36433-aimee Kiwi Biker - New Zealand motorcycle community en Mon, 04 May 2026 16:35:14 GMT vBulletin 20 https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/images/BP-Brown/misc/rss.jpg https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/blog.php/36433-aimee https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2744-Things-I-ve-learned-learning-to-ride Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:43:55 GMT Image: http://media.tumblr.com/df8b77f03234d1436c250cb361066229/tumblr_inline_ml9vg9esAP1qz4rgp.jpg This post is dedicated to my lovely friends, the gorgeous Lina and her marvellous Johnny. Lina’s in the process of learning to ride a motorbike, and I thought it would be good to write some down...

This post is dedicated to my lovely friends, the gorgeous Lina and her marvellous Johnny. Lina’s in the process of learning to ride a motorbike, and I thought it would be good to write some down of my experiences thus far as an encouragement to stick with it.

Hopefully, it’ll be useful to others too!

Also: boo sucks to boys having all the fun! We need more ladies on bikes…

Some background - I've never been interested in learning to ride a motorbike but, following my return from the Mongol Rally last year, I bought a wee GN125H (a cheap and fabulous learner bike, although I've since moved up to something bigger) on impulse.

I’m 30 and female and not even a hectic bicycler, all of which means I am a) not brilliant on two wheels and b) not possessed of the recklessness/fearlessness one sees in younger/maler people :) I’ve never thought of myself as having excellent balance, either.

So! 6 months in, and what I’ve learned (so far). Enjoy! And there’s a special treat for people who get to the bottom…

Read More ]]> aimee https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2744-Things-I-ve-learned-learning-to-ride https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2732-Bikers-Against-Child-Abuse-(BACA) Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:53:32 GMT OK, so, we're all into motorbikes, right? And we're (at least some of us) tough mofos, yes?

And NZ has terrifying child abuse stats, correct?

So, READ THIS. RIGHT NOW.

Please. Maybe we can all do something to help...

http://mymotocyclette.tumblr.com/post/46984004048

]]> aimee https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2732-Bikers-Against-Child-Abuse-(BACA) https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2698-Nitro-Circus-awesomeness Mon, 11 Feb 2013 03:46:36 GMT So, we went to go check out the Wellington Nitro Circus show on Saturday night. Awesome stuff! Lots more pics, and and video of the final, epic train, at http://mymotocyclette.tumblr.com/post/42795495652 :) Image:... So, we went to go check out the Wellington Nitro Circus show on Saturday night. Awesome stuff!

Lots more pics, and and video of the final, epic train, at http://mymotocyclette.tumblr.com/post/42795495652 :)

]]> aimee https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2698-Nitro-Circus-awesomeness https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2696-An-open-plea-to-the-drivers-and-riders-of-New-Zealand Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:44:21 GMT So, I got angry today after yet another cager drove like a complete arsehole, and I wrote this. Note - motorcyclists can be arseholes, too... *An open plea to the riders and drivers of New Zealand (http://mymotocyclette.tumblr.com/post/42480194908)* Oh, also, I went out on gravel for the... So, I got angry today after yet another cager drove like a complete arsehole, and I wrote this. Note - motorcyclists can be arseholes, too...

An open plea to the riders and drivers of New Zealand

Oh, also, I went out on gravel for the first time ever on Wednesday. Nope, not far, but still! Details here

]]> aimee https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2696-An-open-plea-to-the-drivers-and-riders-of-New-Zealand https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2695-New-bike! Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:57:37 GMT Oh, man, it gives me great joy to introduce my new bike, tentatively named 'the monster' :)

Bought on impulse, as I do, but not entirely - I knew I needed something like this, and soon.

Anyway, more details on me blog, here: http://t.co/CZBr5LuM

Also, Mort is for sale! Check the classifieds right here, on the KB forum. He's the wee 2012 Suzuki GN125H for sale...

]]> aimee https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2695-New-bike! https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2691-photos-from-this-year-s-motocross-grand-prix-at-woodville Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:59:43 GMT We were only there on Sunday afternoon*, but I took a bunch of pictures, some of which (and a link to more) can be found here: http://bit.ly/WqNXdO

SO COOL.

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* We couldn't find a programme online ANYWHERE, so just had to guess about turning up, meaning we missed the river enduro race. Ah well!

]]> aimee https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2691-photos-from-this-year-s-motocross-grand-prix-at-woodville https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2685-New-blog-posts-and-courses-and-woodville-so-happy! Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:57:45 GMT GORGEOUS couple of days - Mort has been having great fun photobombing people and seeing pirates and whatnot. Newest posts are here http://t.co/7mhOo6FP and here http://t.co/yOngL0YA :) Oh yeah, and SUPER excite for advanced rider class on Saturday, AND WOODVILLE ON SUNDAY! woooooooooooot! ... GORGEOUS couple of days - Mort has been having great fun photobombing people and seeing pirates and whatnot.

Newest posts are here http://t.co/7mhOo6FP and here http://t.co/yOngL0YA :)

Oh yeah, and SUPER excite for advanced rider class on Saturday, AND WOODVILLE ON SUNDAY! woooooooooooot!



]]> aimee https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2685-New-blog-posts-and-courses-and-woodville-so-happy! https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2683-New-posts-about-Mort! Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:13:18 GMT w00t! New posts up on my blog about me bike :) Latest ones are about offroading (http://mymotocyclette.tumblr.com/post/41248187547/offroading-on-monday-jan-21st-i-got-to-try), injuries, going around the peninsula more, and so forth! Huge shoutout to Broxy Rider Coaching for doing a splendid job... w00t! New posts up on my blog about me bike :) Latest ones are about offroading, injuries, going around the peninsula more, and so forth!

Huge shoutout to Broxy Rider Coaching for doing a splendid job of teaching me some offroading skillz.

http://mymotocyclette.tumblr.com/

]]> aimee https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2683-New-posts-about-Mort! https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/entry.php/2650-oh-it-s-such-a-perfect-day Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:16:02 GMT Today in Wellington is GORGEOUS! So Mort (my bike) met up with Beefcake (Partner's bike) down on the South Coast.

Images and more on Mort's blog, here:
http://mymotocyclette.tumblr.com/

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