playing on my new motorbike

[parsley]

I tried on a Nolan N101 yesterday - the only one I've found that will fit my head.

[LED]

Sound advice.....but don't get sucked into filtering/splitting for a while! And if you're like me the hardest decisions on a fine day will be do I surf or ride!! Watch out for the black buell on the peninsula! Ride safe.

[magnum]

hi and welcome

[Sparky Bills]

oh but wait till you get a barrel then you can make the call! however, i'm in the same boat as i never raced... so now i can't make the call.

both are lovely lovely adrenalin sports. lovely. all of it is better than field or team sports... (now i'm in trouble)

Now whats wrong with feild sports!! YES YOU ARE IN TROUBLE NOW!!
I have done everything! and i mean every sport there is! And have to agree with MR,
Nothing much comes close to racing (specially on a ducati! )
But all are great fun, apart from when your knee gets hit by a hockey ball and puts your knee cap 90degrees round the outside of your knee!
Thats not much fun.

Welcome to the club anyway.
Just remember...
When riding slow, Look straight ahead. You will stay straight up then.
Happy riding.

[surfchick]

Now whats wrong with feild sports!! YES YOU ARE IN TROUBLE NOW!!
I have done everything! and i mean every sport there is! And have to agree with MR,
Nothing much comes close to racing (specially on a ducati! Happy riding.

yeah- well you see I got a bike 'cause i snapped one day last month in gridlock traffic. I bought a bike then did my handling cert & learners the next week. So I've been shocked at how fun they are to ride- and am starting to understand that bikes might...grrr...might be as almost good as surfing. racing one all tipped over on the bends does look pretty cool...mmm candy sweet g-forces. Might work up to a li'll tootle on the track if they ever do a racing for dummies day

[Motoracer]

yeah- well you see I got a bike 'cause i snapped one day last month in gridlock traffic. I bought a bike then did my handling cert & learners the next week. So I've been shocked at how fun they are to ride- and am starting to understand that bikes might...grrr...might be as almost good as surfing. racing one all tipped over on the bends does look pretty cool...mmm candy sweet g-forces. Might work up to a li'll tootle on the track if they ever do a racing for dummies day

Give yourself a bit of time on your bike. When you upgrade to your next beast, you'll be ready to do a track day. Not dissing your ride or anything cause it's got that cool retro look and must ride pretty sweet but you might find that you'll want something with a wee bit more grunt than it, for the race track. Once you've done that, you'll gain even more skills from track riding to use on the road or where ever. After that, if you think it's your thing, you can do more track days and become a non-racer track expert or even start racing.

Though, I'll tell you one thing. Surfing is one of the most fun sport out there, that doesn't demand a lot of financial input from you. Bikes in the other hand? Well that's a whole different matter... (It doesn't have to be but if you wana go latest and greatest, the amount of money you'll end up spending is CRAZY!)

[avgas]

Welcome to KB, lovely bikes those SRV's - i still have dreams of SRX's and SRV's

[surfchick]

...you might find that you'll want something with a wee bit more grunt than it, for the race track. ...

I'm going to spend a fair bit of time with me srvvvvvv me thinks cause it takes so long to get to be allowed anything else- but even tho me bike is loverly for its 250cc size- I'd definitely like a bike that has more power just for the open road never mind the race track...I'm patient... will look at lots of other people's bikes along the way as when you are new to the whole thing you can't amke sense of all the diferent types of bike. I started with a preference for cruisers and have swung completely the other way with current favourites being the buell style meanie bikes. Yes- surfing is one of those cheap as sports- in that way its very inclusive 'cause nearly anyone can scrape 300 together for a board and away they go... I take it racing bikes is more for the sport and rush of it than winning money to keep the bank balance out of the red?

[Sparky Bills]

Yeah, If you want money, dont start racing

[parsley]

i went for a ride today in the sun shine with the girles to port waikato & it was soooo much better than in the skittering rain storm we played in yesterday. corners were actually fun. It's all about sunshine!!

Went for a nice long run up SH16 to Wellsford then back down SH1 today. Lovely weather, very little traffic, some excellent twisty bits on big hills between Helensville and Wellsford. I still seem to be doing the same speed as my gran would but I'm not quite as jumpy when I see a car, gravel, trees, etc. Another couple of years and I might be okay!

[Storm]

Sound advice.....but don't get sucked into filtering/splitting for a while! And if you're like me the hardest decisions on a fine day will be do I surf or ride!! Watch out for the black buell on the peninsula! Ride safe.

Easy. Go surfing when the tides are right, then when the waves turn shyte, go riding

[LED]

Easy. Go surfing when the tides are right, then when the waves turn shyte, go riding

hear ya....wish it was that easy, is anyone still bothering out a tangi' or going out west to castle....bit of a trip though......take it easy

[surfchick]

hear ya....wish it was that easy, is anyone still bothering out a tangi' or going out west to castle....bit of a trip though......take it easy

yo- did you just ask about tangimoana and castlepoint?? i used to live in palmerston north and those were the nearby grovel spots!!

[flyin]

I'm not quite as jumpy when I see a car, gravel, trees, etc. Another couple of years and I might be okay!

It's not about time m8, experiance is all about km's and the curcumstances under which you ride them.......... sure if ya keep to the sunny weekend cruise around the hills it shall be a few years till a Track day becomes appealing...... but get out there everyday, use your bike as transport in all conditions wherever you go and before ya know it you'll having a ball throwing your toy around the twisties like a pro!

[parsley]

It's not about time m8, experiance is all about km's and the curcumstances under which you ride them.

Actually I'm not short on experience. I used to ride a bike in England years ago, but the last time I was on it I flipped over someone's bonnet and screwed up my pelvis. My problem at the moment is every time I see a potential hazard (cars, gravel, turns, etc) my brain goes PHUCK YOU'RE GONNA DIE! The more time I spend in the saddle the less twitchy I get.

But yes, I need to start riding the bike every day.