Hi (Chaos_ Warrior)

**Chaos_Warrior** · 24th November 2010, 12:18

Hi, my name's Carl, my mates call me Chaos (AKA The Chaos Warrior, originates from an old stage name from a band i used to be in), I joined this site today.

Not only am i new to this site but also to the NZ bike scene in general so through this site i am hoping i can find some answers to the many questions i have.

I came to NZ, this time on 10/10/10 and my bike (Aprilia RSV1000 Mille), arrives on 06/12/10 but that's just the start of this saga.

As soon as said bike arrives i shall be making it legal to use here ( W.O.F. Rego etc

), then delivering it to the bike shop where i have waiting for me a 2007 Honda CBR1000rr Fireblade (in red and black), and to say i can't wait is a massive f**king understatement !

Being as i am a newbie to all things here i have loads of questions, such as :- Where can i get a decent rear seat cowl. Where is the best place to get new tyres and what tyre is best to use. How can i get involved in rides/meets and events etc. Is it ok to use semi-synthetic oil in the Fireblade when my Aprilia has always used fully synthetic. Is it possible to get Avon Storms over here and are they suitable for my Fireblade. etc etc blah blah

Any help to all those would be greatly appreciated and i/we look forward to being a part of this scene just as soon as i can get on two wheels !

Cheers,
Chaos

**EJK** · 24th November 2010, 12:27

Welcome to KiwiBiker forum - The home of experts and geniuses. Got any questions? Just fire away! I gurantee you, you will find all the answers you need here.

Chaos Warrior aye? We once had a guy called Chaos Rider and he was well.... didn't go well. Hope you are not related to him by any chance? ;-)

**Chaos_Warrior** · 24th November 2010, 12:46

Ha ha ! Thanks for that. There is plenty of Chaos in this world, but i can guarantee you that I am not related to that one

Chaos.

**chanceyy** · 24th November 2010, 19:56

Welcome Chaos .. tons of great ppl and rides always being organised .. just have to turn up (check out meeting & events here n keep an eye out)

Along with the great ppl of course there are plenty of trolls, some do bite too

but enjoy and keep us updated on the new bike .. keep it shiney side up

.. btw where have you originated from?

**Owl** · 25th November 2010, 08:09

Originally Posted by EJK

Welcome to KiwiBiker forum - The home of experts and geniuses. Got any questions? Just fire away! I gurantee you, you will find all the answers you need here.

Ditto and you'll get those answers whether you like them or not

To address two questions - Semi- synthetic should be fine, but what exactly are you buying, 70%/30% or perhaps 99.999%/.001%? Mobil1 4T 15W-50 can be purchased at $55+gst, so probably the same or less than you'd pay for semi-synth.

Avon Storms are available here, although the Michelin PR2 is probably more popular in the ST line.

Welcome to KB!

**Mom** · 25th November 2010, 08:18

Welcome to KB.

Have a look here http://www.mag-nz.org/

We have rides and events all the time.

**Chaos_Warrior** · 25th November 2010, 08:25

Hi Chanceyy, thanks for that, will do on the keeping you updated about the Blade,

cant bloody wait to be back on two wheels !

i drove mine up to London (250 miles), to be boxed/crated up to be shipped out here on 08/10/10 and the only other rides i have had since were the two test drives we went on since being here.

I was going to keep mine seeing i went to the trouble/expense of shipping it over here as i have not had it long, but when i saw the prices of things here and the trade ins that people were prepared to give me I'd be stupid not to trade mine in.

I have already had to eat some humble pie since being over here

as we went to the bike shop in the first place to test a nice R1 i saw advertised ( the first test drive was for a Ducati 999 but after much research found the maintainence/service costs to be way too high to sustain ), I have always been a Yam man, mainly due to an unpleasant experience with buying a Honda CB250RS after passing my test and it " being a bad un "

so the shop owner told me and swapping it for a RD250LC, which i loved ! and while we were waiting for the sales guy to come over we spotted the Fireblade, which we eventually decided to take out instead, glad i did cos it was unf**kingbelieveable

to ride !
We decided to go for the blade instead, was a bit more money that the Ducati and the trade in was not so enticing but i have still more than double my money, going from an 03 to an 07 bike in the process so it's win win really.

Mine ( Aprilia RSV thou ), lands on 06/12/10 so after clearing all that crap and me making it legal to ride here

we should be looking at the 13th / 14th of December before being able to pick the Blade up.

Just in time to get some nice rides in on these cool as f**k roads you have here.

Hope to catch you then.

Just in case you aint guessed, I'm originally from the UK.

Cheers,
Chaos.

**sinfull** · 25th November 2010, 08:25

Your trading the prilla for a honda, choke !

**Chaos_Warrior** · 25th November 2010, 08:36

Originally Posted by Owl

Ditto and you'll get those answers whether you like them or not

To address two questions - Semi- synthetic should be fine, but what exactly are you buying, 70%/30% or perhaps 99.999%/.001%? Mobil1 4T 15W-50 can be purchased at $55+gst, so probably the same or less than you'd pay for semi-synth.

Avon Storms are available here, although the Michelin PR2 is probably more popular in the ST line.

Welcome to KB!

Thanks for that Owl

I don't know exactly what the oil grade is yet, I am picking the bike up from a dealer ( Cyclespot ) and have been told it will be serviced and that they use semi-synthetic and not fully synthetic as they get it in a job lot, to keep costs down i assume, I'll be sure to get what grade it is when i collect it though.

So where do you think the best place is for tyres please ?

Cheers,
Chaos.

**Chaos_Warrior** · 25th November 2010, 08:40

Originally Posted by Mom

Welcome to KB.

Have a look here http://www.mag-nz.org/

We have rides and events all the time.

Hey thanks for that Mom !

Cheers,
Chaos.

**Chaos_Warrior** · 25th November 2010, 08:52

Originally Posted by sinfull

Your trading the prilla for a honda, choke !

Ha ha ! I know Sinfull, i have a few mates back home giving me stick about it,

especially seeing how much noise i made about " always wanting a V twin and how good it was/is, what i paid for it etc etc and seeing as i aint had it that long.

Couldn't resist it when we took the Blade out though, it was soooo f**king responsive no matter what i asked it to do, i was blown away !

Please forgive me ?

Cheers,
Chaos.

**Owl** · 25th November 2010, 09:08

Originally Posted by Chaos_Warrior

So where do you think the best place is for tyres please ?

Drury Performance have a good rep by all accounts. http://www.tires.co.nz/accessories.htm

Cycletreads. http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...ort_tyres.aspx

If you're hooked on Storms, any bike shop should be able to get them, as Dold Industries are the wholesaler.

**Chaos_Warrior** · 25th November 2010, 09:28

Originally Posted by Owl

Drury Performance have a good rep by all accounts. http://www.tires.co.nz/accessories.htm

Cycletreads. http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...ort_tyres.aspx

If you're hooked on Storms, any bike shop should be able to get them, as Dold Industries are the wholesaler.

Thanks for that Owl, I'll have to do some digging and compare prices, i do like the Storms, have them on the RSV at the mo and they are outf**kingstanding be it wet or dry, have great durability too.

**Chaos_Warrior** · 25th November 2010, 09:56

Originally Posted by Chaos_Warrior

Thanks for that Owl, I'll have to do some digging and compare prices, i do like the Storms, have them on the RSV at the mo and they are outf**kingstanding be it wet or dry, have great durability too.

Ok, after a bit of digging the best i can come up with so far are Michelin Pure's (think that's what he said, haha !) from Cycletreads at 600 bucks on the bike! (:gulp

Now i just gotta get butt whipped

on a rear seat cowl as all the yank online things i found won't ship international, selfish bar stewards.

Cheers,
Chaos.