Our riding.

[DEATH_INC.]

I used to own that gixxer death. Bloody awesome bike. Had alot of fun on that one. Kerker can sound shit hot too.

Were you the 2nd or third owner?
I'm 1st and fourth.....

[jimbo600]

Were you the 2nd or third owner?
I'm 1st and fourth.....

Third. I got it of Bay City motorcycles in Tauranga. Then px'ed it on a 2003 gixxer 750 from Holeshot in Auckland.

Jeez you must love the thing buying it back.

It's definitely a good 'un though.

[DEATH_INC.]

Yeah,it's a great bike orright.
I traded it on a ZX12 at baycity,the next guy only had it a few months and did the same thing.
My mate spotted it in holeshots,I went and had a ride on the old girl(they gave it to me to ride when draco rode the cbr) and I had to have it back,so I traded the 12 on it....
Must compliment you on your bike care skills,she looks excatly as she did when I traded her all those months ago.Well done.

[Coldkiwi]

I like riding in groups because its more fun to have a coffee/lunch with someone else than sit on your own (got to do both on saturday when I accodentaly bypassed the group in whitianga and had lunch on my own in the field in coromandel while waiting!). Its also great to pace myself off other riders and machinery that might be faster than my own. if I find I can keep up with bigger bikes with good riders and not feel like I'm on the ragged edge, that makes me happy because it means I'm improving (there's that self-improvement thing again). Its my survival instinct and desire to get home in one piece (and praying for sensible thoughts and no bravado while Zed and Wkid are on the subject) that helps me to keep a lid on going nuts if I start to get left behind. I.e. When Andy came past me going up hunua on his 250, I realised he was a much faster (albiet somewhat crazier) rider than me and that I'd probably have an off if I got too bent out of shape and chased him. I'm certainly a little competetive on my bike but its a curiousity thing for my own benefit more than being able to brag about it.

as for slower riders being under pressure, I think all it requires is for them to know that the lead riders are going to stop at set intervals and wait for them. If people know the route and know they'll see the guys again, there should be no pressure to hurry beyond what people are comfy with. After all, I get pretty sore legs etc from pushing the GSXR hard so i'm happy to have a stop for a stretch and a bit of a nater. Also useful for checking luggage and to see if you damn bag has come open... grrrrrr!!

[Cajun]

I done the lost luggage before coldkiwi bit of a bugger, but i then went and claimed insurnace, household isnurance for me was like $200 excess, so i had been camping that night so had quite a bit of luggage full off the bike, and a bit that didn't fall that was still at home but i claimed for (c:<

I also perfer riding in groups, more the social nature of it i guess, riding by yaself gets boring after a while, espically if riding same roads day in day out like i did going backwards and forwards to hamilton from tauranga last year 3/4 times a week.

[Coldkiwi]

yeah. I'll be claiming on those lost items too I think

[jimbo600]

Yeah,it's a great bike orright.
I traded it on a ZX12 at baycity,the next guy only had it a few months and did the same thing.
My mate spotted it in holeshots,I went and had a ride on the old girl(they gave it to me to ride when draco rode the cbr) and I had to have it back,so I traded the 12 on it....
Must compliment you on your bike care skills,she looks excatly as she did when I traded her all those months ago.Well done.

I tell ya I loved the thing. If I wasn't riding it I was cleaning it. Put a new set of Chain and Sprockets on too. The rear has a couple of extra teeth. Had some fun at Manfeild on that gixxer.