Where are they now?

[Big Dog]

@Bigdog This of course is not by choice! Ever since I have found domesticated bliss, my forays into the usual at my whim pootles have been curtailed! Also a concussion last year meant for the first time ever, a year where I did not replace any tyres nor service any bikes! In this last week, I have done more km's than the entire of last year!

Now that I am able to ride a bike with more confidence that I won't just black out or have a "moment", it's like being a returning biker - re-riding old familiar roads like they were new for the first time (I normally rode roads like they were "first time" for the safety thing but this was like "oh yeah, I had forgotten that little cool bit")

44,000km in 3 years is a long way from doing 95-100, 000km years

I guess I was making hay while sun shined knowing that who knows what the future might hold in store for me!

And since I wasn't riding as much, not much to blather on KB about!

I know the feeling.
Pre meeting my wife 30,000 was a slow year mostly adhered to due to the cost of servicing rather than the lack of destinations. Post would be more the 20 k. Mostly due to a lack of time and in a small way an increase in scrutiny over spending.

Mind you, my kms are back up. 25,000 for the last 12 in spite of 6 weeks non riding ( christmas, maternity leave etc.) but in all honesty I would trade a home based job and a drop to 6,000 pleasure any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

I recall a couple of holidays in the 04-07 era that the Hayabusa needed a pair of services a week apart. Fond times.

Almost as fond as chucking 1100 kms on a scooter one weekend.

Speaking of which, do you still have the twins?


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[gijoe1313]

Hehe, Yes I do recall averaging 2000km a week, bikes always in for servicing and tyres needing sorting all the time. Still have the two A100s, still have the RZ250 and RZ350 and enough parts to make two more RZ250s! Wifey says no more bikes unless I sell off some of the others ... my evil plan is to fix up the other RZs, sell those off and get myself another bike! The last two vehicles I've bought haven't been bikes ...

A MPV ...
A Toyota Raum ...

Future proofing for new sprog unit to join family circle!

[Big Dog]

The epic begins!


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[madbikeboy]

Living out of a suitcase sort of thing? Time zones changing on ya? All part of being an international man of mystery innit? Yes, what did you do with your sexy beast? Is it in storage or did you sell it off?

98 hotels in a row this year, a record for me. I generally travel light, I have a suitcase for longer trips (meaning two weeks or more), but normally it's a small carry on jobbie. International travel sounds great, but sucks ass. I spent the majority of weekends this year in airports.

I sold Scoot. Worst mistake ever. I mean, I lie awake at night and think about that bike. It got sold on to another guy, and I met him and asked to buy it back - but then I lost his number when my phone got destroyed… I miss that bike more than anything. I've owned others since, but none are my scoot.

I've been in NZ for a few weeks, I've sold four cars (fifth goes to the new owner tomorrow), mothballing the rest, and then I'm back to Sydney again.

[madbikeboy]

WTF are you on about? When was I good people?
I must admit, I haven't been on KiwiBiker (or other forums) as much as I used to was. Part of it's got to do with my Mum carking it, and me deciding to buy a car with the money I inherited. Then talking the vifferbabe into buying a VW Cabriolet, so now she has zero reason to go on the back of the VFR, so all the new gear and Sena stuff I bought is in the cupboard gathering dust (apart from the headset on my helmet, which I use every weekday during my commute).
Yeah... the commute; only time I ride now. So that's 2 x 15 minutes per weekday, and that's it.

You've always been good people. Sorry to hear about your mum.

[madbikeboy]

I remember years ago, a ride out to Kaiaua, Draco and Zapf were along. The three of us sat and looked at all the new faces we didn't know... and realised we'd become part of the old crew...

March will mark a decade of being on KB...

I make a grunting noise when I sit down sometimes. I'm now part of the geriatric crew.

[gijoe1313]

Scoot sold! Say what!? Why!? Brain fart?

[SPman]

I remember years ago, a ride out to Kaiaua, Draco and Zapf were along. The three of us sat and looked at all the new faces we didn't know... and realised we'd become part of the old crew...

March will mark a decade of being on KB...

I remember when Draco and Zapf were the new crew.......

[mstriumph]

only ride I did with you lot was when I was over there back in '05 (?) - SPman, Frosty, Sixpackback & the lovely Jackie, Sarge and Yoshi, Juzzer, Pinkhoggirl, Rhino, Scorpygirl, Pyrocam

*sigh* good times

[Gremlin]

I remember when Draco and Zapf were the new crew.......

Yes well, that makes you the really old crew then Mr #29 on KB

Some old names coming out now (ta mstriumph), makes you remember way back to all those past rides... aff-man was around recently.

My first KB ride was down SH22 as a newbie, the likes of Death and motoracer in attendance. Zapf (little did I know at the time, but my future and current boss) on a CB400 with a GSXR750 at home... didn't make sense at the time, but with experience, it does. Motoracer flying past (at uh, totally legal pace of course) with the TLR making that fantastic rumble...

Oh, another, bugjuice...

[sidecar bob]

I sold Scoot. Worst mistake ever. I mean, I lie awake at night and think about that bike. It got sold on to another guy, and I met him and asked to buy it back - but then I lost his number when my phone got destroyed… I miss that bike more than anything. I've owned others since, but none are my scoot.
.

I feel for you. 25 years ago I sold the first Gsxr1100 (we didn't call them slabbies back then) NZ ever got to buy my first house. I have bought & sold many bikes since & promptly forgotten them, but last weekend I brought the identical looking bike (not the same actuall bike) back from Timaru after a very long search. It was a great day!

[madbikeboy]

Scoot sold! Say what!? Why!? Brain fart?

A lot of reasons, none of them good. I had a lot of cars and a couple of older bikes still here, I should have just stored scoot as well. I just about cried when it went up the driveway on a transporter.

Anyone seen 92WAW lately???

[hayd3n]

Skidmarks on the 300zx forums trolling as usual

[oldrider]

Princess Bandit is the one who got me thinking this morning, where are they now? After a break from KB of a few years, I'm (sort of) back (although I'm mostly living in Sydney now).

SkidMark. Carver. And the good people, GSXRTrace, Vifferman, etc etc? What happened to the Hornet Swarm? And that treasure hunt that I used to enjoy?

Skidmark - is masquerading as a (trailer-sailor) yacht in Timaru - saw him tied up at the Lake Aviemore boat harbour marina over the weekend!

Seems to be keeping a low profile but otherwise is in reasonably tidy condition for Skidmark I thought!

[scumdog]

Skidmarks on the 300zx forums trolling as usual

How can you tell when he's trolling????