Christchurch: I need help setting up suspension

[Kickaha]

we need to speed you up.

What you need to do is let him ride at a pace he is happy with

[dangerous]

What you need to do is let him ride at a pace he is happy with

Yes W....agree BUT like I just posted, he was a dangerous nuisance, I did not know who it was at the time this thread had the penny drop... We came close to coliding, and Thunder was muttering when he cought me up to, and that is unusual from him.
Hey gota start somewere I know, how ever a 600 as a learners bike is dumb shit, luckly in this case SU is showing the bike resepct... for now.

[SMOKEU]

quite impressed with that attude, considering your usual behaivour, avatar and general boy racer bullshit... thus why Im more than happy to help out.
next sunday you up for a lesson a tune up (bike not you) and a beer (reads coke for rookie)?
Besides last w/e's pass was to close for me we need to speed you up, shit if you got in the way of Thunder on the B king, somethings wrong LOL.

I need all the help I can get with riding, so I'm up for that.

Yes W....agree BUT like I just posted, he was a dangerous nuisance, I did not know who it was at the time this thread had the penny drop... We came close to coliding, and Thunder was muttering when he cought me up to, and that is unusual from him.
Hey gota start somewere I know, how ever a 600 as a learners bike is dumb shit, luckly in this case SU is showing the bike resepct... for now.

It wasn't my fault as I wasn't doing anything illegal or dangerous. I was keeping within my own lane and not holding any other traffic up on purpose. Better slow and safe than to try and out ride my own abilities and end up in a ditch, possibly taking someone else out in the process. You would have been the first to complain if I tried to ride like Rossi and wiped you out as well.

[onearmedbandit]

Yes W....agree BUT like I just posted, he was a dangerous nuisance, I did not know who it was at the time this thread had the penny drop... We came close to coliding, and Thunder was muttering when he cought me up to, and that is unusual from him.
Hey gota start somewere I know, how ever a 600 as a learners bike is dumb shit, luckly in this case SU is showing the bike resepct... for now.

You're fucking having a laugh right d? He was a 'dangerous nuisance'?? Doing 80km/h? And you admit you're the one that came around a corner at speed and obviously passed very closely? If you're not taking the piss mate my opinion of you just changed a great deal.

[onearmedbandit]

I need all the help I can get with riding, so I'm up for that.

Hey Chris I just replied to your PM, I'm more than happy to head out with you and help you with some pointers. Ride at a pace that's comfortable for you and help with your road craft. More speed will come with time once you've got the road craft sorted. Oh and don't worry about d criticising your riding if you had been going hard, I've watched him cut corners and tailgate other riders.

[DMNTD:Me]

I'm just taking it easy at the moment as I don't want to bin it.

Great post but think I liked ya better as a troll

[gsxr]

I'm just taking it easy at the moment as I don't want to bin it.

Kudos to you Smokeu. Finally someone that is prepared to admit they will ride WITHIN their own perceived abilities. Enjoy your new bike.

[SMOKEU]

I will admit that I'm a slow rider, and I will admit that I need all the help I can get from more experienced riders in order to improve my riding. However, I don't think it's fair for people to be criticizing me or to pressure me into riding faster than what I am comfortable doing.

I know how dangerous motorbikes can be (go to www.bestgore.com to see pics and videos of bikers with their brains scattered all over the road), and I don't want to be another statistic. I have mates who tried to out ride their abilities, and they have ended up crashing and fucking themselves up. I have learnt from the mistakes of others, and wish to have many years of happy riding.

I broke my hand in a dirt bike crash in November 2010, and my hand still isn't completely right. I know too many people who have suffered life long injuries (like my mates dad who fucked himself up many years ago on a bike, now he can't even ride any more). I'd rather be mocked for being a slow rider than to end up with a life long injury, or worse. I have nothing to prove to anyone else by trying to be a fast rider, and I don't feel the need to show off to other people in order to prove how big my dick is.

I know where my limits are, and I am going to slowly build myself up to becoming a faster rider rather than to take a huge leap and become another statistic.

[onearmedbandit]

I will admit that I'm a slow rider, and I will admit that I need all the help I can get from more experienced riders in order to improve my riding. However, I don't think it's fair for people to be criticizing me or to pressure me into riding faster than what I am comfortable doing.

I know how dangerous motorbikes can be (go to www.bestgore.com to see pics and videos of bikers with their brains scattered all over the road), and I don't want to be another statistic. I have mates who tried to out ride their abilities, and they have ended up crashing and fucking themselves up. I have learnt from the mistakes of others, and wish to have many years of happy riding.

I broke my hand in a dirt bike crash in November 2010, and my hand still isn't completely right. I know too many people who have suffered life long injuries (like my mates dad who fucked himself up many years ago on a bike, now he can't even ride any more). I'd rather be mocked for being a slow rider than to end up with a life long injury, or worse. I have nothing to prove to anyone else by trying to be a fast rider, and I don't feel the need to show off to other people in order to prove how big my dick is.

I know where my limits are, and I am going to slowly build myself up to becoming a faster rider rather than to take a huge leap and become another statistic.

Best post I've ever seen from you mate. Love your trolling (been a great fan ever since) but it's great to see an attitude like this to riding. Don't get sucked into what others think or expect of you mate, and you'll ride for a long time.

[dangerous]

It wasn't my fault as I wasn't doing anything illegal or dangerous. I was keeping within my own lane and not holding any other traffic up on purpose. Better slow and safe than to try and out ride my own abilities and end up in a ditch, possibly taking someone else out in the process. You would have been the first to complain if I tried to ride like Rossi and wiped you out as well.

I know man... on ya, well done, critasisem isent always ment as something bad.
LOL had you been riding like rossi... then all you would have seen is the arse end of a Guzzi and breated my dust

You're fucking having a laugh right d? He was a 'dangerous nuisance'?? Doing 80km/h? And you admit you're the one that came around a corner at speed and obviously passed very closely? If you're not taking the piss mate my opinion of you just changed a great deal.

Shit man... you know me beter than that
My 1st post in this thread states it was MY BAD... short memorys you lot.
Now by dangerous I mean wrong lines bad braking, ecalorating etc and yes again it was wrong of me to have asumed such a bike would be going so slow.

I'd rather be mocked for being a slow rider than to end up with a life long injury, or worse. I have nothing to prove to anyone else by trying to be a fast rider, and I don't feel the need to show off to other people in order to prove how big my dick is.

!st of all, I dont need to see you dick, not now not ever... we good with that?
2nd... do not think for one minute I am mocking you for riding slow, I already said resepct for that, what I did say is noting that attude you are ready to lern more which means riding quicker, not racing, but tidy road riding.


FUCK you lot make it hard at times

[gsxr]

I will admit that I'm a slow rider, and I will admit that I need all the help I can get from more experienced riders in order to improve my riding. However, I don't think it's fair for people to be criticizing me or to pressure me into riding faster than what I am comfortable doing.

I know how dangerous motorbikes can be (go to www.bestgore.com to see pics and videos of bikers with their brains scattered all over the road), and I don't want to be another statistic. I have mates who tried to out ride their abilities, and they have ended up crashing and fucking themselves up. I have learnt from the mistakes of others, and wish to have many years of happy riding.

I broke my hand in a dirt bike crash in November 2010, and my hand still isn't completely right. I know too many people who have suffered life long injuries (like my mates dad who fucked himself up many years ago on a bike, now he can't even ride any more). I'd rather be mocked for being a slow rider than to end up with a life long injury, or worse. I have nothing to prove to anyone else by trying to be a fast rider, and I don't feel the need to show off to other people in order to prove how big my dick is.

I know where my limits are, and I am going to slowly build myself up to becoming a faster rider rather than to take a huge leap and become another statistic.

For a troll This is one of the best posts ever on KB. Hopefully more will adapt to your attitude. Happy riding.

[cruza]

quite impressed with that attude, considering your usual behaivour, avatar and general boy racer bullshit... thus why Im more than happy to help out.
next sunday you up for a lesson a tune up (bike not you) and a beer (reads coke for rookie)?
Besides last w/e's pass was to close for me we need to speed you up, shit if you got in the way of Thunder on the B king, somethings wrong LOL.

will get you too sort dr suspension out too dangerous.........

[dangerous]

will get you too sort dr suspension out too dangerous.........

thats not the suspension... more the owner

[cruza]

thats not the suspension... more the owner

bugger , so theres no hope at all

[brp]

Found the riding info on the Flames On My Tank website really useful.

Plenty of great youtube videos on setting up suspension, if recall standard sag rate on rear for a dirtbike is around 100 mm - could go less if doing more road riding.