BRONZ - Tuesday night learner/restricted rides

[Ratti]

Sure Anita, I've seen you out and about a bit. Good on you, you're looking great hon.

Still up for the preride reccy with me? Possibly Mondays as I am getting more and more work and Tuesdays are pretty solidly booked now. Or we could sneak out on a weekend maybe.

[Hawkeye]

Ratti, I am still stuck on the varsity course for the Tuesday nights. But I am really keen to go out on your excursion rides!!! Am happy to meet up. Have grown a lot more confident (and hopefully competent!) Let me know if you have the patience for another tag along ride. I am hoping to go for my resticted some time in March. Would love some pointers!

Hi Anita,

I'm also in Whitby so probably just around the corner from you. I'd be quite happy to give you some pointers if Ratti isn't available when you want to ride.

[Anita]

Hey Hawkeye and Ratti!
I am keen as!!! I am suprised you have seen me around Ratti! I would like to have been on my bike more often, but that was hard over the holidays with the kids. Any Monday would be great with me to go on that Pre ride. Call me/text me/PM me....
Hawkeye, I am on Longitude place. I would love to catch up with you too. But you do understand that I am an "L" plater? So 70 is my official limit and I do tend to stick with that. I am just keen to get out and about with people who know what they are about and have the patience to kindly point out where I can make improvements. Ratti did a great job! I want to go for my restricted as soon as possible and would love someone to tell me if that will work out for me or if I still have along way to go.
Pm me too if you are keen on an evening ride. I know I am!

[Quasi]

Hey Hawkeye and Ratti!
I am keen as!!! I am suprised you have seen me around Ratti! I would like to have been on my bike more often, but that was hard over the holidays with the kids. Any Monday would be great with me to go on that Pre ride. Call me/text me/PM me....
Hawkeye, I am on Longitude place. I would love to catch up with you too. But you do understand that I am an "L" plater? So 70 is my official limit and I do tend to stick with that. I am just keen to get out and about with people who know what they are about and have the patience to kindly point out where I can make improvements. Ratti did a great job! I want to go for my restricted as soon as possible and would love someone to tell me if that will work out for me or if I still have along way to go.
Pm me too if you are keen on an evening ride. I know I am!

hey anita - Hawkeye is definately a good person to ride with. He got me well and truely sorted on the Rimutakas when i was most fearful of the hill and my abilities (or lack of). You will learn a lot from him and ratti. we loves our rat

[Anita]

Thanks! You know what I just love about this whole new adventure in my life? The community! It is just awesome. I doubt that there is any other hobby/sport which would surpass this community! Thanks guys. I am so pleased I made the effort to get my motorbike licence. Hawkeye, I left you a pm with my details...

[Quasi]

you hit the nail on the head there Anita. we all come from differant walks of life but we all united by this passion. I love the riding community, the people, their energy and enthusiasm and most of all their unity of other riders. Look forward to seeing you on the road one day soon

[Anita]

So Ratti, are you likely to go for a ride this Monday? I am so keen to go again! Been sitting there looking at my bike for a while....I love going out on my own, but it is definitely better with another person!

[Hawkeye]

hey anita - Hawkeye is definately a good person to ride with. He got me well and truely sorted on the Rimutakas when i was most fearful of the hill and my abilities (or lack of). You will learn a lot from him and ratti. we loves our rat

awww thanks pet

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

awww thanks pet

Gee, take it easy Quasi...Hawkeye'll struggle to get his ego on the bike!

[Anita]

I iwllput everyone's mind at easy over Hawkeye's ego! It fitted perfectly on his big bike! hahahah, no honest, I went for a ride with him today. It was AWESOME!!! He definitely took me out of my comfort zone by going to Makara on the gravel and in the rain. BUt it was so worth it. Was given some great tips. Help with my tyre pressure....It was great! I hope I was good enough for a second date Hawkeye! I will shout you a coffee next time! We'll stop somewhere where it is not raining!

[Hawkeye]

I iwllput everyone's mind at easy over Hawkeye's ego! It fitted perfectly on his big bike! hahahah, no honest, I went for a ride with him today. It was AWESOME!!! He definitely took me out of my comfort zone by going to Makara on the gravel and in the rain. BUt it was so worth it. Was given some great tips. Help with my tyre pressure....It was great! I hope I was good enough for a second date Hawkeye! I will shout you a coffee next time! We'll stop somewhere where it is not raining!

It was my pleasure Anita. You done very well and as you said, that gravel will have taken you out of your comfort zone. That and the constant mist fogging the visor. All part of the leaning curve.
Just keep getting on the bike whenever you can. The more time you spend on it, the more comfortable you will get. Just send me a text if you're going out and if I'm free, I'll be happy to join you.
We will get you over the Rimutaka's one day (soon - when it's not so misty) and we can catch up with Quasi and maybe Katiepie and Ducatigirl will join us.

[Bald Eagle]

Good to see the community working together, nice one HE

[Eyegasm]

We will get you over the Rimutaka's one day (soon - when it's not so misty) and we can catch up with Quasi and maybe Katiepie and Ducatigirl will join us.

Geez, Do I have to put on a dress to ride with you now Hawkeye??

Or you want all the ladies for yourself!!!

[Hawkeye]

Geez, Do I have to put on a dress to ride with you now Hawkeye??

Or you want all the ladies for yourself!!!

That mental picture is just wrong on so many levels...

Nah Mate! Anita is a lovely lady. Just suggested I introduce her to the Chick Whanau.

[Gone Burger]

That mental picture is just wrong on so many levels...

Nah Mate! Anita is a lovely lady. Just suggested I introduce her to the Chick Whanau.

Yep... Quasi, Ducatigril and myself would love to take Anita out for a ride some time soon. No rush to get over those takas girl.. the first few times are very nerve racking. Then, over time, you learn to love them, and need them, and dream about them. Oops - did I just say that out loud?

Sounds like you are doing really well, that's great to hear. For all of us girls, motorcycling has completely changed our worlds, and for the better. Now got life long friends and confidence some of us would never have imagined we could have.

As hawkeye mentioned.. its all about more time on your 2 wheels. The more you get out there, the more you will start to settle into it ill. Heck - we are forever settling into it, I have been on my grown up bike for 8 months now... still very much settling into it. LOOOOVE the whole process.