How many real bikers out there?

**placidfemme** · 20th June 2005, 17:18

Originally Posted by SpankMe

I would like to know how many full time bikers are in NZ. Riders like myself who have never, ever driven a cage and never will. It almost feels like a lifestyle choice in this cage driving world.

So if you have never been behind the wheel of a car and never wish too, let us know by voting option 1.

If you have driven a cage in the past, but currently only ride a bike and never wish to drive a cage again, vote option 2.

If you currently only ride a bike but will buy a cage someday, vote option 3

Everyone else vote option 4.

I've never driven a cage, nor do I ever plan too

*uses my bike as my sole form of transport and when the weather is too bad to ride I bus

*

**zeRax** · 20th June 2005, 17:22

haha nice poll, nice #4 too HEHE

bikes my fulltime mode of transportation rain or shine~ cold or hot, have driven car, will probably drive again, but i wont spend money on a car, i own a car, but it was free, i dont think ill ever buy a car thou unless its a van or low deck ute for transporting bikes!

O_O!

**Drew** · 20th June 2005, 17:25

Originally Posted by placidfemme

I've never driven a cage, nor do I ever plan too

*uses my bike as my sole form of transport and when the weather is too bad to ride I bus

*

Guess you really are perfect.
Eat shit and die!

**Ixion** · 20th June 2005, 17:28

Originally Posted by placidfemme

I've never driven a cage, nor do I ever plan too

*uses my bike as my sole form of transport and when the weather is too bad to ride I bus

*

To bad to ride ? In Auckland ? Is that a confidence thing , or a "can't turn up at werk looking messy" thing . or ? (not taking the micky, just wondering)

Don't get black ice or tornados in Auckland. At most a bit of rain , some windy days.

**Badcat** · 20th June 2005, 17:29

Originally Posted by SpankMe

I would like to know how many full time bikers are in NZ. Riders like myself who have never, ever driven a cage and never will. It almost feels like a lifestyle choice in this cage driving world.

So if you have never been behind the wheel of a car and never wish too, let us know by voting option 1.

If you have driven a cage in the past, but currently only ride a bike and never wish to drive a cage again, vote option 2.

If you currently only ride a bike but will buy a cage someday, vote option 3

Everyone else vote option 4.

spank - you're a ladyboy.
your poll don't change a thing.
oh, and i'm a 4, pusscake.

**placidfemme** · 20th June 2005, 17:35

Originally Posted by Ixion

To bad to ride ? In Auckland ? Is that a confidence thing , or a "can't turn up at werk looking messy" thing . or ? (not taking the micky, just wondering)

Don't get black ice or tornados in Auckland. At most a bit of rain , some windy days.

Usually it's the wind... I don't mind rain... and don't really give a shit if I'm messy for work... I'm the first person to get to work, and I'm alone for about an hour before anyone shows up... so plenty of time to tidy up...

But yeah the wind freaks me out... possibly a confidence thing, before I started biking (before I even had a bike) I was bussing to work, and it was a windy day, looking out the window of the bus as we were going over the harbour bridge... saw a kawasaki and started drooling, next minute the bus shook from the wind and the biker was down sliding one way... the bike the other... That freaked me out... and I've riden once in heavy wind on the motorway and nearly blown into the barrier, cars weren't even passing me in the lane next to me because the wind was throwing me around...

But I'm getting more and more confident and still riding when it's windy... on the rare occasion when I think it's too windy to ride home I just leave my bike at work (24 hour security, security gates and cameras... safer at work then at home lol)

**Ixion** · 20th June 2005, 17:46

Originally Posted by placidfemme

Usually it's the wind... I don't mind rain... and don't really give a shit if I'm messy for work... I'm the first person to get to work, and I'm alone for about an hour before anyone shows up... so plenty of time to tidy up...

But yeah the wind freaks me out... possibly a confidence thing, before I started biking (before I even had a bike) I was bussing to work, and it was a windy day, looking out the window of the bus as we were going over the harbour bridge... saw a kawasaki and started drooling, next minute the bus shook from the wind and the biker was down sliding one way... the bike the other... That freaked me out... and I've riden once in heavy wind on the motorway and nearly blown into the barrier, cars weren't even passing me in the lane next to me because the wind was throwing me around...

But I'm getting more and more confident and still riding when it's windy... on the rare occasion when I think it's too windy to ride home I just leave my bike at work (24 hour security, security gates and cameras... safer at work then at home lol)

Yeah, it's a confidence thing. Doubt the wind actually blew the Kawa rider off. Never heard of that happening. Probably he made the classic mistake, got scared when the gust hit him and overreacted into it , maybe even braked.

I've ridden the Harbour Bridge in all weathers, including some very high winds. One time the old Bridge Authority was actually stopping bikes and taking them across in their Austin Gypsies. They couldn't get the Velo aboard though (and I didn't want them messing it up) so I rode over. Wasn't too bad.

If you do a search theres some thread's here about riding in high winds. Trick is to relax, and keep speed and revs up. High winds, keep it on the redline. And relax. Big mistake is tensing up, trying to force the bike to go straight.

You'll be fine once you've got a bit more confidence and experience . (Bigger heavier bike helps too . Time you had problems on the motorway, was it the 150 ?)

**N4CR** · 20th June 2005, 17:48

Well I don't plan on having a car, I wouldnt be able to support both bike and car.

Does getting a commercial pilots liscence count as #4 :P ?
I'm looking at my CPL and jet/multi engined stuff as a career in the airline industry.. screw uni

Bikes and planes it is.

**motobob** · 20th June 2005, 17:49

He he he

Yeah I thought like this when I was 20 as well. Sometime later the brain cell found some others

. I've this Kool HSV with that awesome V8 rumble, it sure don't handle like ma CBR but it sure flys down the road. But then again I'm not the "real biker" type, I just like to hoon around scaring little old ladies. Yeah s'pose it comes from growing up in West Auckland. I'm nearly 50 and have owned a bike most of my life so reading this thread was funny and puts a grin on ma face.

Enough of the I I I and I (oops) hope all you real biker types were out there riding in that rain on Saturday morning

Cages have other reasons for being there than just to run some of us over. Like creating traffic jams for those poor buggers who have to get to work, and so on.

Oh and the CBR doesn't have any coffee cup holders either.

Motobob

Or should that be Clubbiebob (undercover tintop agent)

**placidfemme** · 20th June 2005, 17:50

Originally Posted by Ixion

Yeah, it's a confidence thing. Doubt the wind actually blew the Kawa rider off. Never heard of that happening. Probably he made the classic mistake, got scared when the gust hit him and overreacted into it , maybe even braked.

I've ridden the Harbour Bridge in all weathers, including some very high winds. One time the old Bridge Authority was actually stopping bikes and taking them across in their Austin Gypsies. They couldn't get the Velo aboard though (and I didn't want them messing it up) so I rode over. Wasn't too bad.

If you do a search theres some thread's here about riding in high winds. Trick is to relax, and keep speed and revs up. High winds, keep it on the redline. And relax. Big mistake is tensing up, trying to force the bike to go straight.

You'll be fine once you've got a bit more confidence and experience . (Bigger heavier bike helps too . Time you had problems on the motorway, was it the 150 ?)

Yeah I suppose I shouldn't say the biker fell off due to wind... at the time I just assumed that seeing as no-one else was involved, it looked like he/she has just fallen off... I assume it was due to the wind...

Yeah when I was nearly blown into the barrier was on the 150. My partner rides it now and doesn't complain about the wind... I've noticed I don't get blown around as much on the 250

But still get freaked out sometimes

*will do a search for riding in high winds*

**Ixion** · 20th June 2005, 17:52

Originally Posted by motobob

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Enough of the I I I and I (oops) hope all you real biker types were out there riding in that rain on Saturday morning

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Yep

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**motobob** · 20th June 2005, 17:54

Hopefully more than 1. That Peak road and Riverhead road were empty of Bikes when I was out there drowning on my pushie.

Motobob

**Firefight** · 20th June 2005, 17:56

[QUOTE=motobob]He he

Enough of the I I I and I (oops) hope all you real biker types were out there riding in that rain on Saturday morning

Yep

F/F

**Gremlin** · 20th June 2005, 18:16

Being 21, and lazy, I've only got the bike license anyway, but I know once you have a family etc, a car will be needed, so option 3 for me.

But for the moment, its bikes only, rain or shine. Coming from bicycles, I'm used to rain anyway, and the bike and I are close to 300kg, so I just lean into wind.