Outside looking in.

[scumdog]

Buy a tassled leather jacket, ride a Harley and become a cop and you'll be so IN! People will be begging you to stay in the KB site if you do that.!
(and spouting a lot of religious stuff will give you an added edge!)




AND DON'T FORGET TO TYPE IN CAPS.

[Kickaha]

Shouldn't you be out persucuting innocent motorists or something

[Krayy]

My parter actually said to me after reading through the thread that she was quite surprised I'd posted what I had in a public forum. After reading through it again, I sort of wonder what'd gotten into me a little, if I'd thought about it rather than just type what was going through my head, I probably would have just let it stew....

Dude, just having an interest in bikes makes you one of us, so welcome aboard :spudwave: Doesn't matter to most of us if you don't have a bike just yet, but this place can offer a world of advice when you get closer to making a purchase and the Online trading forum can sometimes show up some good deals. Being a pillion on a short ride is also a good way to get into it.

Now heres the kicker....when you go out on your first few rides it can be tricky as hell not knowing anybody and feeling like a bit of a fifth wheel, but thats okay. You all share a common interest, so find someone your own age and ask them about their bike and how they got into riding. Instant conversation! If it's a KB ride, you have 2 things in common!

Just don't be put off if you see all the sprot bike riders (600cc+), cruisers and 250 riders all milling about in their own groups. It's just an experience thing, but the 250 crowd is who you want to hang with. (Sprot riders are a weird bunch. Doesn't matter if you've had your license for almost 20 years and the wife will only let you have a 250 (doesn't sound like a whinge does it?), chops don't mean jack if you aint got 100hp+ under your bum)

Good luck!!

[MSTRS:Me]

i think it is because you don't meet people face to face i have the same problem that if they don't know your face they forget your name, it's like talking to a call centre person on the phone Do you remember their name?

Yea. It was 2 years ago. And his name was Jeremy.

[MSTRS:Me]

Anyone got any useful advice?

Just stick around and post. It won't happen overnight, but it will happen...
I've been here just over a year & I'm now officially an old hand

[thehollowmen]

Yea. It was 2 years ago. And his name was Jeremy.

That sounds like the start of a story you'll tell to your grandkids..

[Posh Tourer :P]

feeling like a bit of a fifth wheel

You mean like you are attached to the ar in artic?

[**R1**]

prozac, P, pot, beer, cocain, and av-gas I hear works...but im not sure ask Dangerous..

[buellbabe]

Wow! You were obviously have abit of a verbal spew... nothing wrong with that and good on ya for being man enuf to admit how yr feeling.
When I was younger I had issues with fitting in... during my teens all my friends were older than me and went to other schools or were already in the workforce... When i discovered motorbikes my whole outlook/world changed. Suddenly I could be me and not be judged cos I was 'different'. Bikers tend to be really open-minded and the people I have met during my years of riding have remained my closest genuine friends!
I haven't been on this site long and I have already met some nice people and been for a few rides, even tho you are currently bike-less you still have the shared interest. The ChCh KB community sounds to be a really friendly lot so get out there and meet them!

[dangerous]

prozac, P, pot, beer, cocain, and av-gas I hear works...but im not sure ask Dangerous..

why ask me drugs are a loosers sport, and ave gas works very well.... in the bloody bike.

Deviant Esq............... since you have joined there has been a BBQ and rides in Chch also we meet up at race events and rallys.... dont mater if you rock up in a cage, but if ya are a no show then ya not going to meet anyone now aye.

Ps: tonight @ the loaded hog @ 8 there will be a few KBers, couple of us Chch members are going to show a couple a N/Iers how to drink.

[Deviant Esq]

Thanks again for all the good messages guys and girls, plenty of good advice hidden away there! I've read through all of them, and realised just through the amount of messages and general helpfulness of most of them, KBers mostly do give a shit about other members, even newbies, even if they don't always show it. So I really had nothing to worry about. Silly me.

[**R1**]

why ask me drugs are a loosers sport, and ave gas works very well.... in the bloody bike.

I just assumed to sell a nice jappa for that thing you have now you must be wasted on summin

[APPLE]

thats pretty out there bro?sounds like u need some dam good advice?so here it is?jus b cool.. dont feel left out, neglected,or think no ones listening 2 yah,coz we are?keep posting.....Talk about anythin man.i think that az u get out and do more rides with the KIWIBIKER whanau u would feel alot better mate?