My little ride report

[Two Smoker]

Glad you had a great time Placid... As one of the "medium paced" (im not allowed to say slow anymore ) One of the best tips i can give the slower riders is, dont pull over to the side, if someone comes up behind you fast, they are the ones that have to pass safely. Best thing for you to do is hold your line and keep riding as you were by yourself. I rather you do that and i can pick the place to pass safely. I dont care if i get stuck behind a slow rider, it generally gives me time to look at how they are riding, and give tips if wanted...

Another thing, its not all about top speed... its about carrying speed through corners... I can keep up with many a rider on a big bike that goes fast on the straights on my RG150 just due to having a higher corner speed ( aye DSS3 hehehe)...

Hope that breaks the ice and you come on more KB rides

[Sutage]

I had the same 'problems'. prob not the right word.. on those twisties

i rode off the road to avoid the gravel and a big ditch, didnt fall off tho

[SPman]

What TS says - if there's someone behind you, just be aware they are there, then push it to the back of your mind and get on with your cornering and stuff - concentrate on what YOU are doing.

and yep, those corners are shitty in the wet....

[aff-man]

yip you were doing well.... i was following you and some of the other 250's just out of howick and was quite content to sit behind you.... for a while at least..

them little zxr's can give the 600's and bigger a bloody good run for thier money in the twisties........ and after a bit more experience you'll be the one coming up behind them

[mini_me]

yip you were doing well.... i was following you and some of the other 250's just out of howick and was quite content to sit behind you.... for a while at least..

them little zxr's can give the 600's and bigger a bloody good run for thier money in the twisties........ and after a bit more experience you'll be the one coming up behind them

haha, i remember my little 250 with much happiness, that last ride i took it on thru to paparoa and i managed to stay on aff's ass almost the whole way

and i was thinking the other day that we should do that ride again and see if we can actually make it to the lakes this time and not end up sitting in maungatapere for a couple of hours waiting for everyone to arrive.

wat you say john/ant?

mini_me

[John]

haha, i remember my little 250 with much happiness, that last ride i took it on thru to paparoa and i managed to stay on aff's ass almost the whole way

and i was thinking the other day that we should do that ride again and see if we can actually make it to the lakes this time and not end up sitting in maungatapere for a couple of hours waiting for everyone to arrive.

wat you say john/ant?

mini_me

Yea pitty we ll couldnt stay together would have been awesome to take the roads out to the lake .

As soon as Ant gets his A into G and gets his bike going sweet, and I get my new suspension all on I'll figure sum'in out, I gotta check out that damn tidy VFR you got yourself (ps there is a 17" rim on tardme).

[mini_me]

(ps there is a 17" rim on tardme).

eh! say wot?
*runs to check trademe*
m/m

edit: i wouldnt exactly call my vfr real tidy atm (had an argument with gravity, i lost)

[John]

eh! say wot?
*runs to check trademe*
m/m

edit: i wouldnt exactly call my vfr real tidy atm (had an argument with gravity, i lost)

actually looks like its gone already sorry, I was look'n at it about 2 hours ago.

[mini_me]

actually looks like its gone already sorry, I was look'n at it about 2 hours ago.

lol, you know what they say. you snooze you loose.
getting one sent over from japan, it'll be at least a month or so. give me time to completely shag my new gpr-70
m/m

[roo]

I also noticed that our group (The KBers) were the best group I saw... When we stopped at Kaiaua there were heaps of other bikers and they were all the same (guys on big bikes that all looked the same and dressed the same). Our group was awesome... big bikes... small bikes... sports bikes... cruisers... trail/road bikes... guys... chicks... leathers... kevlar/cordura... no leathers... old... young... mohawks and so forth... such a diverse group of people sharing thier passion of biking no matter the other bikers sex/age/bike. And that to me was one of the best parts of the ride.

Yep, you got it and thats what it's all about: Passion
It doesnt matter a bean what or how you ride, or how you're dressed... hell, the best times I ever had were on my yamaha AG100 with no clutch, no front brake, and no 3rd gear. I was 14 and stumbled into this world of limitless entertainment... of course, over the years, many broken bones, a bit of 'skin versus road' action, and a few bumps on the noggin have taught me what is prudent to wear and *cough* how to act on the road *cough*, but thats a side issue.
The only thing that counts, is that you're a comrade biker, with a goofy grin inside your helmet whilst you carve yet another corner, or shoot over another crest into a breathtaking view... no words can describe why we ride, it's just who we are and the KB gatherings reflect that brilliantly.
We dont ride to be bikers, we just ride - and that happens to make us bikers.

[N4CR]

The whole ride I think I only saw one 250, the others were either way ahead or somewhere behind Still had the best day ever.

*love bikes way too much*

You were with the group of 4 ZXR's for most of the whole first leg right!? Thats Gareth, Myself and Brett. There was a cbr or gsx or two scattered around us as well I thaught!

Good to see everyone was enjoying it - 'Twas definately one of my favourite rides ever.

PS that mohawk (and affmans) was blardy visible LOL

[placidfemme]

lol thanks for all the comments... I was behind the ZXR with the blue rims through some of the twisties... but then after that I wasn't really paying a hell of a lot of attention to the bikes infront of me... Was trying to teach myself the right Rev's to change gears in to keep upright in the twisties and to get faster take off out the twisties onto the straights... I think I change gears too soon... but I've started to get the hang of it a lot better now after that ride

I love my mohawk I'm going to wear it on every KB ride from now on... it can be my signature... hehe and that way you guys can tell when its me holding everyone up in the twisties...

*oh theres that bloody yellow mohawk again...*

lol

I'd love to go on more and more rides, and gain more experience... but at the same time I don't want to push myself and try do things I'm not 100% comfortable with (like going even slightly fast through those twisties lol). So I'll be keeping my eye for rides on Sundays that are moderate speeds

*is still buzzing after Sundays ride*

[John]

lol thanks for all the comments... I was behind the ZXR with the blue rims through some of the twisties...

That would have been that loser tristan his bikes lame and he cant even ride a pushbike, ignore anything you may have learnt from this loser - and he emits a funny smell...

Glad you enjoyed the ride, nothing like the first, and the next one you get faster - then faster - then faster, then you start scaring the 1's

[placidfemme]

That would have been that loser tristan his bikes lame and he cant even ride a pushbike, ignore anything you may have learnt from this loser - and he emits a funny smell...

Glad you enjoyed the ride, nothing like the first, and the next one you get faster - then faster - then faster, then you start scaring the 1's

I think another thing that makes me hold back.. is that I don't know the roads... you're gonna laugh at this....

I've been in NZ for 5 years now... and this ride on Sunday.... was the furtherest South I've EVER been... Up until Sunday the most South I'd been was the airport

I've up North to Cape Reinga (sp) and Spirits Bay and generally a few places up SH1 but yeah...

*hasn't seen much of NZ*

So I tend to hold back because I don't know whats around the next corner or over that hill... so I'd speed up on the straights, then slow down near the corner just to find it's a small bend and I could have held my previous speed through there no problem... then I have to build up speed again just to slow at the next corner that didn't need a reduction in speed

lol

*will get there one day*

[aff-man]

Was trying to teach myself the right Rev's to change gears in to keep upright in the twisties and to get faster take off out the twisties onto the *oh theres that bloody yellow mohawk again...*


*is still buzzing after Sundays ride*

as i said don't ride her below 12k revs. It makes the bike really scream but you'll be surprised how much more speed you can get through/out of the corners