This bloody L-plate!!! First ride...

**justsomeguy** · 4th July 2005, 02:10

Hey - John - I just clicked the link in your sig - why do you need all those parts??

I thought your bike was mint - looking at the pics and all????

**John** · 4th July 2005, 02:14

perfection is all I ever strive for

**rfc85** · 4th July 2005, 05:43

I have a major problem with fu#k heads that tail gate and piss me off-I also have an attitude and have been known to follow and "talk" to said fu#kheads usually young males with a veh that will kill them one day. It gets a bit tricky some times but I have my share of wins.

**SPman** · 4th July 2005, 06:39

Might stick an L plate on my bike to check this phenomena out!

**WildBoarMouse** · 4th July 2005, 06:42

Originally Posted by rfc85

I have a major problem with fu#k heads that tail gate and piss me off-I also have an attitude and have been known to follow and "talk" to said fu#kheads usually young males with a veh that will kill them one day. It gets a bit tricky some times but I have my share of wins.

I was definitely tempted! What held me back was the knowledge that if I needed to get away in a hurry I'd either stall it, or probably fall sideways and make an ass of myself. hahaha Still, that was a fun 65km... Pity these days aren't longer... I have to wait until the weekend before i can take her out again.

**Antallica** · 4th July 2005, 06:51

Congrats on the nice ride, road rage becomes much more clear when 'L's are involved.

Also do your bike a favour, take off the MotoOne sticker and deny all knowlege you know of them. Then take her to Colemans for the treatment she deserves

**WildBoarMouse** · 4th July 2005, 06:57

Originally Posted by Antallica

Congrats on the nice ride, road rage becomes much more clear when 'L's are involved.

Also do your bike a favour, take off the MotoOne sticker and deny all knowlege you know of them. Then take her to Colemans for the treatment she deserves

Hey! Another early riser...

Hahaha... I might have to do that. Haldanes is about 90 seconds walk from my work so I'm tempted to take it there... anyone have any good/bad experiences with that crowd? So far they've been *really* helpful in helping me look for stupid size 15 boots... No luck... but very helpful non-the-less.

**Waylander** · 4th July 2005, 07:24

Originally Posted by SP

Might stick an L plate on my bike to check this phenomena out!

Thought about doin the same with mine as kinda a protest of the idiocy of it. Doubt I would get all the morons doin all that stuffto me on my bike though, I tend to look a mean bastid ridin my bike.

Only reason I havn't done it yet is that it would attracked more attention to a bike that really isn't road legal at the moment. Once I fix it however...

Anway yea front brake works for hill starts. Just roll on the throttle as much as your letting the clutch out and your sweet.

**SuperDave** · 4th July 2005, 08:04

Originally Posted by Pathos

lol

been riding 2 months without a plate and licence with no problems. I even stalled my bike (died in second gear with the cluth fully in ?)

Hey mate, I might be wrong but I would suggest checking out your clutch cable. I have an FXR and stalling with clutch in was the first sign that the cable was worn and trust me, its not fun having a clutch cable snap on you.

**GROOMER** · 4th July 2005, 08:25

Originally Posted by SP

Might stick an L plate on my bike to check this phenomena out!

Do that, and ride at the speed limit down pretty much any residential street...won't take long!

**Beemer** · 4th July 2005, 10:34

Originally Posted by Pathos

Passed at least 6 coppers so far, some times 10k over the speed limit. I'm probably just lucky.

But who travels at the speed limit ? I've hardly ever come across a car doing 55 in a 50 k zone.

You'll probably find your speedo is reading a little high - a lot do nowadays, it's something to do with the makers not wanting to be taken to court when you get done for doing 100kph but the cop says you were doing 110! My RG was notorious for it - it would show 120 but my husband reckoned his speedo was only showing about 105.

Also, if you're riding safely and not doing a ridiculous speed in a 50kph zone, I doubt they would even notice you, let alone pull you over for doing a little over the limit. But if you get pinged by a speed camera, they don't have the same kind of discretion!

I think using an L-plate today would be more dangerous than when most of us learned to ride - more idiots with Jap imports who like to take on other road users. I used to get people overtake me and pull in right in front of me - thankfully I was usually going slow enough not to have to brake, but it still gave me a fright!

**N4CR** · 4th July 2005, 14:28

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

YOU BASTARD

........

You went for a ride down scenic drive without me???

I thought we were friends!!!!!

Good thing - Erik and I went down there at 2:30....... to Helensville and back......

So how did you find my favourite road in the whole wide world???????? Please tell

By the way - any time you want to cruise Scenic Drive PLEASE give me a yell!!!

I can never get enough of it - it gets even better at night too..... guessing the road gets that much more fun - everythings pitch black as there are no streetlights and the trees shade the road from Moon or starlight

Heheheh! Its blardy awesome.. definately one of my favs. I have been down in a cage and a bus before (I used to live on atkinson rd.. so I was pretty close).

It was a little moist so no pushing to hard... some pea gravel cus they are doing roadworks on it in some sections.

Sure next time I will tell ya... although you will cane me with your knowledge of how it all works

**MagicMarker** · 4th July 2005, 18:57

I ride with an "L" plate, just needa put up with it. I rode for a week without one, and got caught, that was $400 not even speeding, just caught randomly. If you have any other questions ask tristank, he's very experienced in that field