New biker from Auckland (biketimus_prime)

[The Reibz]

Welcome bro, nice choice of bike.

Swing by NASS on a Wednesday night sometime if your after a few pointers. Phil loves helping out newbies

[biketimus_prime]

No need to let off the front break when you downshift, you should probably start off with a rider training day or Auckland Street Skills session if they still do em, better to get into the right habits from the start, rather than try and change bad habits later.

Yeah I think I should attend some of those training days for sure. I got this bike so I can learn how to ride one and get as skilled as possible rather than as a toy
I have to learn to hold the front brake at the right position so it doesn't jerk while I rev then... New skill to practice I guess haha

Welcome bro, nice choice of bike.

Swing by NASS on a Wednesday night sometime if your after a few pointers. Phil loves helping out newbies

Hey thanks man I saw it on trademe and got it ASAP. I'll be honest I didn't ride it before I got it but I inspected it all over from what I knew about cars and from reading up about what to check on bikes. I did take a friend who rides with me before I finalised the sale though and he said it went well so that's good!

Cool as I just found the NASS thread but there's so many pages! Can you please tell me what page to look at for when the next training night is? Is it just the first post being updated all the time or is it in between the 300 other pages haha

[biketimus_prime]

Oh also I'd like to ride to uni sometime soon and I will be in 9am traffic or 8am at worst, from north shore to city. How can I practice lane splitting? I'm scared I'll knock wing mirrors or scratch cars, and how fast should I go? I'm thinking like 20kph max? Anyone got tips?
Thanks

[bogan]

Oh also I'd like to ride to uni sometime soon and I will be in 9am traffic or 8am at worst, from north shore to city. How can I practice lane splitting? I'm scared I'll knock wing mirrors or scratch cars, and how fast should I go? I'm thinking like 20kph max? Anyone got tips?
Thanks

Don't. Lane splitting should only be done when you have the confidence/experience not to need to ask those sort of questions to begin with.

[biketimus_prime]

Don't. Lane splitting should only be done when you have the confidence/experience not to need to ask those sort of questions to begin with.

Alright very sound advice, thank you

[Akzle]

... I feel a statistic coming on...

[The Reibz]

NASS starts at 7pm every wednesday at the Z petrol station in Westgate. Carpark training starts at 730ish outside Shantons and Rebel Sport in Albany.
If you feel confident trying country roads go to the first meeting. If you would rather just carpark drills then go to the 2nd one.

[DanielM8]

Yeah I think I should attend some of those training days for sure. I got this bike so I can learn how to ride one and get as skilled as possible rather than as a toy
I have to learn to hold the front brake at the right position so it doesn't jerk while I rev then... New skill to practice I guess haha



Hey thanks man I saw it on trademe and got it ASAP. I'll be honest I didn't ride it before I got it but I inspected it all over from what I knew about cars and from reading up about what to check on bikes. I did take a friend who rides with me before I finalised the sale though and he said it went well so that's good!

Cool as I just found the NASS thread but there's so many pages! Can you please tell me what page to look at for when the next training night is? Is it just the first post being updated all the time or is it in between the 300 other pages haha

There's another guy on a GSX250 that attends NASS most weeks, too.

[biketimus_prime]

... I feel a statistic coming on...

Don't be rude!

NASS starts at 7pm every wednesday at the Z petrol station in Westgate. Carpark training starts at 730ish outside Shantons and Rebel Sport in Albany.
If you feel confident trying country roads go to the first meeting. If you would rather just carpark drills then go to the 2nd one.

Thanks for the info I will make it to the carpark drills hopefully from wednesday next week. I have already ridden on some country roads out in Albany and I don't mind them, however I would rather practice drills as that is the kind of riding I'll be doing day to day.

There's another guy on a GSX250 that attends NASS most weeks, too.

Cool! I haven't seen many around actually.

Also I went for a ride to my mate's place in whangaporoa and rode back along east coast road when it was dark, all I can say is that the road is laid down by satan himself. Worst road ever to choose as my first night ride, so much different on a bike compared to a car!

[DanielM8]

Don't be rude!



Thanks for the info I will make it to the carpark drills hopefully from wednesday next week. I have already ridden on some country roads out in Albany and I don't mind them, however I would rather practice drills as that is the kind of riding I'll be doing day to day.



Cool! I haven't seen many around actually.

Also I went for a ride to my mate's place in whangaporoa and rode back along east coast road when it was dark, all I can say is that the road is laid down by satan himself. Worst road ever to choose as my first night ride, so much different on a bike compared to a car!

My first open road ride (and it was at night too) was up east coast to a bit past Whangaparoa. It's scary the first time, but east coast rd is so much fun (and almost relaxing) when you've ridden it before.


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[george formby]

Yeah I think I should attend some of those training days for sure. I got this bike so I can learn how to ride one and get as skilled as possible rather than as a toy
I have to learn to hold the front brake at the right position so it doesn't jerk while I rev then... New skill to practice I guess haha

Can you enlarge on that bold statement? I'm confuzzled by the jerk when you rev bit & what it has to do with the brakes.

Yup, correct training & plenty of practice is paramount.

Oh. Hello.

[bogan]

I'm confuzzled by the jerk

That's just akzle, you'll get used to him...

[Akzle]

That's just akzle, you'll get used to him...

rep sent!

[biketimus_prime]

My first open road ride (and it was at night too) was up east coast to a bit past Whangaparoa. It's scary the first time, but east coast rd is so much fun (and almost relaxing) when you've ridden it before.


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Yeah I rode it towards silverdale in the daytime and it was fine, but so much more different at night. Good training though I guess.

Can you enlarge on that bold statement? I'm confuzzled by the jerk when you rev bit & what it has to do with the brakes.

Yup, correct training & plenty of practice is paramount.

Oh. Hello.

By jerking when I rev it I mean as I pull back on the throttle my fingers pull on the brake as well and it clamps on haha. But I managed to get it down last night anyway, I use my index and middle finger to hold the brake nicely while other fingers rev the throttle

Oh also is it normal for the bike to be jerk when I pull the throttle in first and second gear? Especially at low revs like say I take off from the lights, then I let off a bit, then I get on it again, it jerks at the initial pull unless I pull it reeeeally slowly, my mate's bike never did it noticeably like that, it's really annoying! Also if I cruise around in second and get on the throttle it'll jerk initially. Throttle cable adjustment?

[release_the_bees]

Funnily enough that sounds like what can happen with a loose chain!

Could possibly also be a worn cush drive.

I'd wait for someone with more technical knowledge than me before reaching a conclusion though.

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