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    Smile OK so I'm new

    but don't hold that against me. I've only been riding motorcycles for a couple of years so hopefully thats not a sin either. I've just inherited my partners R1 (a bit scary really) and had to part with my lovely YZF600R so hopefully I've made the right choice with which one to keep. Chris has ordered a new R1 and is being very patient waiting for the call and say it has arrived. Was cruising round the internet when I found this site, after cleaning my bike for a track day tomorrow, (still unsure how) and hopefully it doesn't become to addictive as there is always riding to do and sometimes sleep is good!!! The best thing is I've finally found a Kiwi site for Kiwi riders - defiantely sounds like I'll be spending time here. Claire.

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    Welcome, of course and yes it is easy to wast the night on line doing next to nothing constructive here. I see that you are the second female to join up today I hope you lot arnt planning to take over here and on the streets
    A NZ forum is good, I find that I have more to say here than what I do on the Oz / US Guzzi sites and the UK VTR Firestorm site.
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    Welcome to the site claire what track day are you goin to??? You better be coming to the track day at puke on the 23rd of april

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    Thanks for the welcome. Going to Taupo to the Honda Riders Club Rider Training Day. Never done one before so am nervous. Don't know whether the boss will let me have another day off to go to a Track Day - especially if his new bike hasn't arrived!

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    Quote Originally Posted by claire
    Thanks for the welcome. Going to Taupo to the Honda Riders Club Rider Training Day. Never done one before so am nervous. Don't know whether the boss will let me have another day off to go to a Track Day - especially if his new bike hasn't arrived!
    Tell the boss to come along too lol its a good month away.... can you apply for leave?? We need more lady riders on the track.

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    Thanks also for the welcome "dangerous", have never used one of these message board things before so hopefully I'm replying correctly!!! I don't think women are planning to take over (or thats what we'd have you believe anyway) it just seems to be a whole lot easier for women to get out there and ride. When I decided I was going to get my own bike I had heaps of support from friends who ride and even the local bike shop. Especially my partner who no longer had to carry all my stuff around as well as me when we went away on bike trips!!!

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    I'll have to talk nicely to the boss!! He might do the Track Day and leave me to work.

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    Hi Claire and welcome to the group.

    Yep, I can just see it now. Heaps of blokes with testosterone levels going through the roof trying to impress a woman on a R1... and coming back to the pits on the back of a ute or trailor with sorry arse faces... seen it all before
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    Thanks for the welcome Marknz. You're probably not to far from the truth even if I've only ridden on the road. I quite often ride with a couple of chicks that live in the same area as me we do coffee at the Mount etc whenever we see blokes out and about on their bikes they either stop and chat or ride faster and more reckless than before they spotted us!!! All good fun.

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    Hey there- welcome to the club! nice bike u've inherited

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    Quote Originally Posted by claire
    but don't hold that against me. I've only been riding motorcycles for a couple of years so hopefully thats not a sin either. I've just inherited my partners R1 Claire.
    Welcome in Claire the waters warm.
    Its not how long ones been riding its that you are just doin it
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    Hi Claire - welcome to KB. We're a pretty friendly lot!

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    Quote Originally Posted by paco27zim
    Hey there- welcome to the club! nice bike u've inherited
    Thanks for the welcome paco, its a great bike I've inherited. Rode to work on Friday and one of our suppliers thought it was new not five or six years old!!! Hope it stays looking that way!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Holy Roller
    Welcome in Claire the waters warm.
    Its not how long ones been riding its that you are just doin it
    Thanks for the welcome. Some nicer weather and I'd be out there more

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lynda Blair
    Hi Claire - welcome to KB. We're a pretty friendly lot!
    Thanks Lynda. I'm only up this early cause I'm sooo nervous about the track day I'm going to today. When my partner goes to a track day he's excited not terrified. I suppose one I've done one I'll settle down?!!?

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