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    Freedom at last

    I Just passed my final stage for my motorbike licence and what a huge relief and satisfaction it is. I was a bit surprised because the whole test was conducted in 50km zones, I was expecting to do mostly open road riding but not to be. Anyway just glad to be free with no more conditions.

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    Awesome !!! Well done ..
    "So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."

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    Well done! It's like reaching age of 18. You can watch porn legally all you want! (I mean no limit to riding bikes )

    Celebrate by test riding a Ducati Panigale!


    If you can make it on Kiwibiker you can make it anywhere.

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    Nice going!! Thoughts about what you'll do next?

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    ...reading the thread title, I thought your wife had just left you...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ellipsis View Post
    ...reading the thread title, I thought your wife had just left you...


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    no point in going on the open road, they can assess your riding skills from lower speed capability and interaction with traffic...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ellipsis View Post
    ...reading the thread title, I thought your wife had just left you...
    Hahahahaha

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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    no point in going on the open road, they can assess your riding skills from lower speed capability and interaction with traffic...
    Not sure if sarcasm, but lol.

    Oh, and congrats Swivel. Now you can ride after 10pm, and carry a pavilion passenger, yay!

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    Quote Originally Posted by OddDuck View Post
    Nice going!! Thoughts about what you'll do next?
    Bandit 1200 Mk2 looks good

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    Quote Originally Posted by Swivel View Post
    Bandit 1200 Mk2 looks good
    Seems a bit overpowered for 50km zones, but whatever floats your boat

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    Quote Originally Posted by 5ive View Post
    Seems a bit overpowered for 50km zones, but whatever floats your boat
    I live in a rural town, haven't even got a single traffic light. My commute to work is mostly 100km zones, 24km return. Plus come the weekends the only 50km zones are the towns I'm passing through. If I lived in the city Id look at something more appropriate if the purpose was to commute. Not quite sure the reason why you mentioned 50km zones for. I don't intend on riding in 50km zones, sort of defeats the purpose.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Swivel View Post
    I live in a rural town, haven't even got a single traffic light. My commute to work is mostly 100km zones, 24km return. Plus come the weekends the only 50km zones are the towns I'm passing through. If I lived in the city Id look at something more appropriate if the purpose was to commute. Not quite sure the reason why you mentioned 50km zones for. don't intend on riding in 50km zones.
    Haha, I was only just having a laugh at the licensing test you described, and other peoples posts. There's no fucking way anyone with a fully-functional brain would give someone a license to operate a motor vehicle at 100km on New Zealand's open roads without fullly testing someone, but you've indicated otherwise outside of International Drivers license conversions.

    Don't fuck it up for your fellow, small town community members If word comes out, that shit will be cracked down on. "My dad went down the block with the copper to buy a pie and, came back with a drivers licence".

    I'm not any different to you. I also live in the country, and not even in a town, fully rural on a life-style property, the road is barely tar-sealed past my driveway up the road.

    My commute is 100km each way, Mostly 100km speed zones. I'm still riding a 300cc. Perfect for the open road, and also the inner city of Auckland. Have been on a full motorcycle licence for a while now, just waiting to pay some more of the (tiny) house mortgage off, and to also convince the wife that having two bikes is cool. I'm halfway there I think... I'm just anal with money

    Have fun test-riding your new bike, make sure whatever bike you end up choosing matches your riding style, and enjoy!

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    Suzuki bandit? sweet choice man.

    And don't sweat about the test, he knew you couldn't do 100kph on an HMX

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    Quote Originally Posted by 5ive View Post
    Not sure if sarcasm, but lol.

    Oh, and congrats Swivel. Now you can ride after 10pm, and carry a pavilion passenger, yay!
    Nah I don't think it is sarcasm. It makes sense. I guess its up to the discretion of the assessor weather its on the open road or not. At the end of the day all the competencies were met to ride safely on NZ roads.

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