I need a riding partner + here's a short review about me

**Hawkeye** · 17th November 2010, 22:04

Originally Posted by Emilio

Haha everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
I know that something i find fun is easy and boring to some of the more experienced riders and i admit that i have a shit tonne to learn but i want to have fun while i can.

Thanx guys for the constructive critisism, i will definatly tag along on the learner rides etc.

Hey! Good on you Emilio for taking the advice of joining in with the Tues night learner ride. And good to see you teamed up with one of the more experienced riders tonight on the Wednesday cruisey ride over the hill. With an attitude like that you will get to enjoy riding a bike for a long time. Just take it easy out there and remember one thing, Even the most experienced are not invincible.

**Edbear** · 18th November 2010, 06:22

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Hey! Good on you Emilio for taking the advice of joining in with the Tues night learner ride. And good to see you teamed up with one of the more experienced riders tonight on the Wednesday cruisey ride over the hill. With an attitude like that you will get to enjoy riding a bike for a long time. Just take it easy out there and remember one thing, Even the most experienced are not invincible.

Damn! Aren't we..????

Must remember that...

**Hawkeye** · 18th November 2010, 12:05

Originally Posted by Edbear

Damn! Aren't we..????

Must remember that...

**Drew** · 19th November 2010, 16:39

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Even the most experienced are not invincible.

I'm far from the most experienced, but I bloody am so invincible!

**Katman** · 19th November 2010, 16:47

Originally Posted by Ratti

God you lot can be a bunch of tossers...get off your prickles and go ride your bikes. For goodness sake, that's the one love we all share here right?????

Who poured sand into your gusset?

When I hear an 18 year old who's new to motorcycling regaling us with stories of how he "hits the corners hard (double exclaimation mark)" I'll readily tell him to pull his head in.

Stiff shit if you don't like it.

**psycho22** · 19th November 2010, 23:34

Originally Posted by Katman

Who poured sand into your gusset?

When I hear an 18 year old who's new to motorcycling regaling us with stories of how he "hits the corners hard (double exclaimation mark)" I'll readily tell him to pull his head in.

Stiff shit if you don't like it.

I can't remember you ever telling me to pull my head in.

Maybe thats because I was 16 when the world was being told of my unprecedented skill ...

**doko** · 20th November 2010, 00:46

Ill ride with you... but I am a complete noob so not hitting corners hard... I tend to be quite afraid of Sharpe turns and take them slow then floor it coming out of them (lol not sure if that is how you should do it but I do anyway).

I have a kawa 250... if you wanna ride with me that would be cool. Just take it easy ok? No rush..... enjoy the slights.

**hellokitty** · 20th November 2010, 07:01

Originally Posted by doko

Ill ride with you... but I am a complete noob so not hitting corners hard... I tend to be quite afraid of Sharpe turns and take them slow then floor it coming out of them (lol not sure if that is how you should do it but I do anyway).

I have a kawa 250... if you wanna ride with me that would be cool. Just take it easy ok? No rush..... enjoy the slights.

I think that guy is in Wellington -

**Katman** · 20th November 2010, 07:29

Originally Posted by doko

I tend to be quite afraid of Sharpe turns and take them slow then floor it coming out of them (lol not sure if that is how you should do it but I do anyway).

There is a frightening number of motorcyclists being given their BHS certificate while still unable to tell shit from clay.

Clearly we need far better initial rider training before newbies are let loose on the road.

**Drew** · 20th November 2010, 08:51

Originally Posted by doko

I tend to be quite afraid of Sharpe turns and take them slow then floor it coming out of them (lol not sure if that is how you should do it but I do anyway).

Originally Posted by Katman

There is a frightening number of motorcyclists being given their BHS certificate while still unable to tell shit from clay.

You feel that this is an appropriate response to what doko said?

Because although you are right in what you say about rider training, your approach means that most of your posts will be ignored from that dude as he will likely be writing you off as a cock.

Classic case of lack of people skills getting in the way of a good idea.

**Owl** · 20th November 2010, 09:13

Originally Posted by Katman

There is a frightening number of motorcyclists being given their BHS certificate while still unable to tell shit from clay.

Clearly we need far better initial rider training before newbies are let loose on the road.

Very true!

I failed spectacularly and passed with flying colours

I was unable to contain my stoppie in the braking distance required

**Ratti** · 6th December 2010, 20:23

how is it different now to when I got my license 30 odd years ago? I could have gone out and bought something wildly unsuitable at that time with no more experience than the noobs do today. Nothing has really changed

**BMWST?** · 6th December 2010, 20:35

Originally Posted by Ratti

how is it different now to when I got my license 30 odd years ago? I could have gone out and bought something wildly unsuitable at that time with no more experience than the noobs do today. Nothing has really changed

not me my actual riding test was really hard.i was about to get the "go down the end of the street and do a u turn and come back.Just then a motorcycle cop turned up.He too k over. I swear we went on a ride for 30 minutes over half of the hutt valley,including hill starts and u turns up Normandale!

**Ratti** · 6th December 2010, 20:45

Sounds more effective than what I did back in Paeroa back in the late 70's. I had to ask what a 3 point turn was when he told me to do one by the dairy factory...sheesh....