On the road again!

[Str8 Jacket]

Crumby metallurgy used to be a prime cause of 2 stroke failure, but that hasn’t been the case for eons, stop scaring the girl.

You are telling a relative beginner (I presume) to thrash their bike for all it’s worth. OK they work well if they are revved out but I wouldn’t want to give the impression you need to push the envelope in every gear for some crazy reason. Sounds dangerous, ‘specially for a newbie.

Cheers for looking out for me Dave, however I have now experienced first hand what riding above your level can do. It's good to know what the bike does and doesn't respond too etc and how it goes best, but at the end of the day I don't have the experience or skill to "thrash" any bike (again) ATM. And don't worry I don't scare easily!

[Wolf]

And don't worry I don't scare easily!

True, she sat and talked with me when we were down in Wellington and didn't even look like she was preparing to run for the hills.

[Charlie]

Welcome back Str8 - great to see youve got another bike so quick. Congrats!

[F5 Dave]

Cheers for looking out for me Dave, however I have now experienced first hand what riding above your level can do. It's good to know what the bike does and doesn't respond too etc and how it goes best, but at the end of the day I don't have the experience or skill to "thrash" any bike (again) ATM. And don't worry I don't scare easily!

Well don't be afraid to repeat a training course, I'm sure most Bike Schools would be glad to run you through the course, or even just the practical part of it to help you get to grips with a new bike & get you over the accident fears. Might even give you a discount for a repeat run if you explain. Always best to calibrate yourself to a new bike so you know what it is capable of. May help ally your mother’s fears if she can see you’re doing some more. Hope you’ve taken the chance to upgrade the riding gear if any was under spec.

Have fun. I rode a friend’s RG150 & had a great time on it, the KR will be much the same I’m sure. Hard to get me back on my 750.

[froggyfrenchman]

good to hear ur back on two wheels