The worst first ride ever

[Brayden]

Really well, super confident with the bike now and have been going on huge rides every weekend through different areas of Wellington with mates. Just yesterday went from Kilbirnie along that coastal road to red rocks, then through town to Karori and through Makra on the way home. We also picked up a few cars following us the whole way, an Altezza and Alfa Romeo decided to follow us, was good fun.

Had to replace the front and back tyres to get the wof which set me back $350 which is kinda lame, however it feels good knowing I have fresh grip on the road. Also printed out the manual and did an oil change, a filter clean, chain lube, and gave the bike a wash. It's amazing how little work a mechanic will charge you $80ish for..

Getting the bike painted sometime in the next month or two going for the gloss black at the moment, should look sick. Also does anyone know any wreckers in Wellington that have motorbikes? Cheers

ps. Any luck with the Ducati robot?

[Jantar]

....Getting the bike painted sometime in the next month or two going for the gloss black at the moment, should look sick. ....

Ask around the Wellington crew and you should be able to find someone who will do you a great paint job at a reasonable price rather than have it looking sick.

[Ocean1]

Ask around the Wellington crew and you should be able to find someone who will do you a great paint job at a reasonable price rather than have it looking sick.

Talk to Crazefox.

[T'O'Neillanator]

Reading over this story again i just laugh.

Now i'm guessing you are wanting to know what happened to the bike, and yet again, it's another lesson learned.

Being this is the first time on a proper bike ride we lacked the preparation skills needed to prevent any of these mishaps, among these is me forgetting to replace the oil in the bike, which led to engine failure and a complete seizure of the engine.

Luckily the boys down at motorad recently got given a GN for 600 dollars, and as they saw no point wasting their time fixing it up and selling it for $1,200 he saw my bike in his shop and called me up offering me a rusted old bike with a brilliant engine.

I gladly accepted and drove this bike home the day i bought it, and started on a neat home projected to switch engines. After a week i have finally managed to replace the engines a take parts off both bikes to build a nice, new, shiny one!

I have only finished fixing it about three days ago and thought you boys and girls would like to hear the second half of the story.

[jaffaonajappa]

Reading over this story again i just laugh.

Now i'm guessing you are wanting to know what happened to the bike, and yet again, it's another lesson learned.

Being this is the first time on a proper bike ride we lacked the preparation skills needed to prevent any of these mishaps, among these is me forgetting to replace the oil in the bike, which led to engine failure and a complete seizure of the engine.

Luckily the boys down at motorad recently got given a GN for 600 dollars, and as they saw no point wasting their time fixing it up and selling it for $1,200 he saw my bike in his shop and called me up offering me a rusted old bike with a brilliant engine.

I gladly accepted and drove this bike home the day i bought it, and started on a neat home projected to switch engines. After a week i have finally managed to replace the engines a take parts off both bikes to build a nice, new, shiny one!

I have only finished fixing it about three days ago and thought you boys and girls would like to hear the second half of the story.

Mate, sounds like you have had a huuuuge increase in mechanical skills. From not checking/changing oil, to doing a full engine swap-out. If you are new to Spannering...can I suggest you get a 2nd (qualified) opinion on the installation - at a minimum confirm the drivetrain and running gear is Safe.

Now, to the OP.
This cop got your address details Im guessing? Just hope he doesnt have a bad week where he didnt get his Quota, and pulls out his other notebook.
I think finding a "GC" coppper would scare the hell outa me. Like....wow.