I found one!

[Geeen]

I think you would be dragging your bike along the road before you got lent far enough over to get your knee down... But there is bound to be someone who has tried on a cruiser

If you have a search on here you'll find a pic or two of Crasherfromwayback dragging his knee on a Harley

If you are wanting someone to ride with Im on the TA side of hams

[MystikEagle]

If you are wanting someone to ride with Im on the TA side of hams

That would be great! I was thinking of going for a ride next weekend. I have fri, sat, sun off. But I might be going out to my mates for a hunt instead, not sure yet...

[Drew]

mates for a hunt instead

Is that what you crazy kids are calling it these days.

[Geeen]

That would be great! I was thinking of going for a ride next weekend. I have fri, sat, sun off. But I might be going out to my mates for a hunt instead, not sure yet...

Keen for a cruise out to Rags for a coffee

[ducatilover]

Is that what you crazy kids are calling it these days.

Makes sense, I always get moar pig with a gun

[MystikEagle]

Keen for a cruise out to Rags for a coffee

Coolies PM your number and I will text you when I know whats happening

[scumdog]

Photos!!!

Watch out for the shiny parts! You may need glasses...

(Hopefully that worked...)[/SIZE]

Nice 1st bike, ideal for somebody getting into road riding after doing off-road riding

And a Garth Brooks fan are you?

[MystikEagle]

Nice 1st bike, ideal for somebody getting into road riding after doing off-road riding

And a Garth Brooks fan are you?

No one seems to have anything bad to say about them and I just love riding it so much. It will be great for me to learn on and I think it will be simple enough for me to learn how to service etc...

Garth Brooks, Rascall Flats, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw... The list goes on. I love country but listen to The Rock due to lack of a country radio station in NZ. I have a very wide taste in music

[chasio]

Thanks heaps guys! I was half expecting a lecture over the whole "in the wrong lane" thing...

Had an awesome ride out to my mates place in the country yesterday. Nice, quiet, twisting, hilly roads. Bugger all traffic (I think I met two cars). The sun was shinning and there was almost no wind. I seriously enjoyed myself and am getting much more confident with my turns. A little more interesting riding home today as the wind was much stronger. (It took me just over an hour to get there, one and a half to get home). It is a pretty amazing feeling riding this bike. It turns so easily, just lean it into the corner and round it goes. And I feel so safe and stable on it.

I am starting to wonder why it has taken me so long to get a bike in the first place

So now I just need to get some more practice in towns and then I should be fine to book in for my restricted!

Well done on getting home safe and sound and enjoying your ride. Brings back memories of when I started riding

Now, about this wind. Thinking back, did the wind put you on the other side of the road, or was it more your reaction to the wind? I'd bet a couple of bucks that it was more to do with the latter.

Did your arms involuntarily stiffen up, for example? A bike like yours should track remarkably well in quite a strong cross-wind if you can keep your arms relaxed. Also, did you brake at all? You probably already know what the effect of front or rear braking will have in a corner.

But the best advice I have seen in this thread is to do the riding skills course as soon as you can. It will be absolutely the best money you ever spend on motorcycling.

Keep on enjoying your riding

[arcane12]

Next weekend (10th, 11th Nov) is looking fan-freaking-tastic in an d around the 'tron. A bit early to making a call, but fingers crossed. Are you following the Laxed Out Riders thread? They do group rides, might be worth a look in. Of course that would mean heading into town for a ride out of town.

Well either with them or not, I think I will be headed out for a ride that weekend. I will just have to make sure I can do whatever it is in nice small 100km hops! The good thing about living in the Waikato is it's not too far to get to yet another good place... a good excuse to get out on the bike!

[MystikEagle]

A bit of an update on how things are going with the bike...

Went for my first group ride yesterday. Went to Raglan for a coffee with some people from the LOR group, I enjoyed myself alot and got a bit of feedback on my riding which was very helpfull.

So, I had been getting sore wrists and loosing feeling in my hands. I adjusted the position of my levers, had another approx 2 hour ride and had only slightly sore wrists. Now that I have the lever angles better, I just need to concentrate on being more relaxed,especially through the corners.

Speaking of, my cornering is getting better. I am still slow but feeling much more confident. I think that once I understand turning lines better (thanks to the twist of the wrist books), as well as throttle and brake control, confidence and speed will slowly increase.

So now I need to study the manual for my bike and work out how to get my rev counter working again...

[arcane12]

That was a fun run over to Raglan, even with a bit of gravel thrown in! It was great to meet a whole bunch of people from on here.

Taking it carefully is a great way to learn your bike and get it all sorted out. And if you haven't been on the road before (I had not been that way to Raglan before, via Huntly, who knew?) it's good to take it slow - not all corners marked 45 are the same!

A few of us popped over to Kawhai on Sunday. My goodness the twisties! The sign I saw after 20 mins of bends that said "series of curves ahead next 11 km's"

Turned out it was an epic road, well worth another go sometime soon!

[Maha]

That was a fun run over to Raglan, even with a bit of gravel thrown in! It was great to meet a whole bunch of people from on here.

Taking it carefully is a great way to learn your bike and get it all sorted out. And if you haven't been on the road before (I had not been that way to Raglan before, via Huntly, who knew?) it's good to take it slow - not all corners marked 45 are the same!

A few of us popped over to Kawhai on Sunday. My goodness the twisties! The sign I saw after 20 mins of bends that said "series of curves ahead next 11 km's"

Turned out it was an epic road, well worth another go sometime soon!

That is a good road into Kawhia...that first view when you finally get to see the water way in the distance?....

[BigAl]

A bit of an update on how things are going with the bike...

Went for my first group ride yesterday. Went to Raglan for a coffee with some people from the LOR group, I enjoyed myself alot and got a bit of feedback on my riding which was very helpfull.

So, I had been getting sore wrists and loosing feeling in my hands. I adjusted the position of my levers, had another approx 2 hour ride and had only slightly sore wrists. Now that I have the lever angles better, I just need to concentrate on being more relaxed,especially through the corners.

Speaking of, my cornering is getting better. I am still slow but feeling much more confident. I think that once I understand turning lines better (thanks to the twist of the wrist books), as well as throttle and brake control, confidence and speed will slowly increase.

So now I need to study the manual for my bike and work out how to get my rev counter working again...

Yeah good to meet you ME, as for your rev counter problem have a look here http://www.gs500e.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=9003

[MystikEagle]

Yeah good to meet you ME, as for your rev counter problem have a look here http://www.gs500e.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=9003

Thanks for that! Great site. Will definately have to go explore after work...

Sounds like my next day trip might have to be to Kawhia then aye...?