Who are we chatting to?

[carver]

Sure, I'll bring the micrometer to measure yours... But you can do your own measuring, anything that small that's been up so much ass must be diseased...

you know what they say about assuming!

[madbikeboy]

you know what they say about assuming!

I sure do - they say assumptions, like Carver, are the mother of all fuck ups.

[DarkLord]

Profession: Sales rep for Telecommunications company.
Age: 25
Bike: Hyosung GT250R '07
First bike: Hyosung GT250R '06
How many Years riding: 1.5
First/best bike memory: Probably my most epic day trip to date - Palmerston North to Wanganui, then Stratford, then Taumarunui via the Forgotten World Highway, then Hamilton, then back home to the North Shore. 820 k's in one day... yeah boi!!!
Estimated km to date: Oh gawd, I hate to think by now. Probably nearing 40,000.

[MotoKuzzi]

Profession- helping people enjoy their stay at her majesty's pleasure.
Age 55
Years riding, about 15 accumulated.
First bike '67 Trophy 650
Best bike memory, riding from ChCh to Harihari on the west coast. ( Worst memory riding back with no alternator )
Km to date 70,000 approx.

[Insanity_rules]

IR, what's the 900ss like to live with? There are a few coming up on TradeMe at the moment...

Pretty good, bar risers are a must. More reliable than people will lead you to believe. Parts arent that bad to get. Not a stealth bike, stands out in any crowd. Sharpest handling bike I've ever ridden so you have to be pretty definate when you throw it around but its reasonalbly forgiving.

A lot of bike for not a lot of money. PM me if you want to know more.

[Brett]

Profession: Construction Project Manager, Budding Entrepreneuer
Age: 24
Bike: K5 GSXR 600
First bike: ZXR250c
How many Years riding: 5
First/best bike memory:
First moment - riding a little FXR150 and having to concentrate on all the things you have to do at once on a bike, down shifting, while braking etc.

Best riding moment, was back a while ago before reality of my own mortality dawned on me. Thank goodness we sometimes get to do really crazy shit and still live to tell the tale...
Racing a guy on a ducati 999 (i think) and over took him through a gulley, came up over a ridge at about 200kph with the throttle wide open in 4th gear and the lip of the ridge had a bit of a vertical lip, went airborne and landed in a wheelie which went on a bit followed by a small tank slapper...scary shit. Stupid shit really. But it was a helliva blast at the time.

Estimated km to date: 300,000 or so.

[-easy--rider-]

Age: 16
Bike: rote off my cbr a few months ago, got no lisence.
First bike: xl125 with cg110 engine
How many Years riding: 2-3
First/best bike memory: riding alot of stupid places with my mate on a 125 dirt bike when we were about 14. from hororata to lake lydon, lake coleridge and right round, also to lees valley.
Estimated km to date: 40,000

[Macros]

Profession: Mechanical Engineering Student. Work part time at the Retro Scooter Company.
Age: 24
Bike: RG150
First bike: Honda Pal
How many Years riding: >1
First/best bike memory: Group riding down to Paeroa earlier this year.
Estimated km to date: about 4k.

[buellbabe]

WOW Brett!!!!!

Are you for real????

Only 24 and only been riding 5 years yet you have done 300,000kms????

YIKES! Thats approx 1154 kms per WEEK.

Given the way our licencing laws work you had to have spent 1.5-2 of those 5 years on a 250cc...thats a shitload of mileage on a 250...

Do you live in one city and work in another???

BTW I am not doubting you, I'm just amazed...(ok I'm wondering if one of the zeros was a typo LOL)

[bones135]

Profession: Production Manager
Age: 50
Bike: Ducati 900ss
First Bike: sl125
How many years riding: On & off for 30yrs
First/best bike memory: First Coro loop with some local guys
Estimated Ks to date: Would not have a clue

[SARGE]

Sure, I'll bring the micrometer to measure yours...

i have a digital one on the truck..

[unrealone]

Profession: IT Support
Age: 20
Bike: 2000 Aprilia RS250
First bike: 2002 Suzuki FXR150
How many Years riding: 4
First/best bike memory: Feeling the full acceleration of a 1000cc sport bike (namely an R1) - I giggled in my helmet for the next few ks :P
Estimated km to date: 40,000

[Brett]

WOW Brett!!!!!

Are you for real????

Only 24 and only been riding 5 years yet you have done 300,000kms????

YIKES! Thats approx 1154 kms per WEEK.

Given the way our licencing laws work you had to have spent 1.5-2 of those 5 years on a 250cc...thats a shitload of mileage on a 250...

Do you live in one city and work in another???

BTW I am not doubting you, I'm just amazed...(ok I'm wondering if one of the zeros was a typo LOL)

No no, that is combined mileage Car + Bike

Motorcycling mileage would be about 60,000kms or so

Should have probably noted that !!

[GSXR Trace]

Profession: full time student (6th year at it - 5th year up in auckland)
Age: 22
Bike: K7 GSXR 600
First bike: FXR 150
How many Years riding: 7 years
First/best bike memory: first bike memory of my own riding is around the school fields, but i grew up on the back of my dads bike (plenty of great memories!) and best memory, well there are too bloody many to pick just one!
Estimated km to date: no idea (as cannot remember how many i did on my first three bikes) but in the last 7 months i have done a solid 20,000 (largely all done in the months before starting uni again (march)). That is thanks to getting my gsxr.. first two months on it I did over 12,000 delightful kms!

edit: but i agree with whoever said it in the first couple of pages - best way to actually meet someone is to go on group rides... everyone's persona on here is bullshit!

[The Pastor]

Profession: Civil Eningeering Technican by day, Student By night.
Age: 22
Bike: Custom 250
First bike: zxr250
How many Years riding: 5 or 6 (on road)
First/best bike memory: First - learning to ride a 50cc dirt bike, best - every time i hit the coroGP / being overtaken on 90mile beach at 90mph by a cb1300
Estimated km to date: 100 000+ easily