n00b here

[menace]

Anyway this is my first post so i might as well say hi. :spudwave:

Im a motor (car mostly) enthusiast aged 22 studying at AU, i like long walks on the beach, and candle light dinners.

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But seriously I am very very sersious about selling my car or as ive seen some of you here reffer to it as a "cage" and getting a bike for a few reasons; but mostly as i cant really afford to run a car anymore particulary my car (blody trubo rotaries)


But anyway im just here to learn as much as posible as i know NO ONE who owns a bike.

So yeah first question what are fairings (sp?)


Anyway thanx in advance...

[Zed]

A warm hearty welcome to ya menace!

I hope we can steer you in the right direction with your new endeavour on two wheels. You would do well to search through previous threads on good advice for learner riders, etc.

Oh, and fairings are the plastic/metal surround parts on motorcycles designed to produce a smooth outline and reduce drag. Bikes that don't have these are referred to as "naked"! eg Harley-Davidson.


Zed

[k14]

Hey welcome to these forums.

A fairing is the plastic panels that go on bikes, sportsbikes mainly.

So wat u run? 13B?? That would scoff the gas.

[Andrew]

But anyway im just here to learn as much as posible as i know NO ONE who owns a bike.

So yeah first question what are fairings (sp?)

Fairings are those plastic/firbreglass shells or covers which cover the whole bike giving it looks as well as providing minimal wind resistance.

I'm a student over the road at AUT. If you're not busy say over lunch, I'm more than happy to talk/show you about bikes from a students point of view. So now you know at least one person who owns a bike!

[matthewt]

So yeah first question what are fairings (sp?)

Welcome to the site.

Fairings are the plastic panels that cover our bikes. Usually 4 main parts, 1) headlight fairing 2) main side covers 3) Lower fairing, sometimes called the bellypan and 4) tailpice.

I've attached a picture of my previous bike to show you. My current bike is "naked" which means it doesn't have any fairings.

[MikeL]

i cant really afford to run a car anymore particulary my car (blody trubo rotaries)

Hehehe...
You think you'll save money by selling your car and buying a bike ????
Hehehe...

[jrandom]

Hehehe...
You think you'll save money by selling your car and buying a bike ????
Hehehe...

Well *I'm* saving money by using a bike instead of a car.

So - meh.

[jrandom]

Well *I'm* saving money by using a bike instead of a car.

And if anyone subsequently uses the phrase "real bike" in this thread I will hunt you down and put mud on your alloy wheels.

[Indiana_Jones]

And if anyone subsequently uses the phrase "real bike" in this thread I will hunt you down and put mud on your alloy wheels.

Bro it's cool, we own REAL bikes

-Indy

[Firefight]

welcome to the site mate, yeah for a student Andrew is not a bad sort,

tends to have a pretty warped sense of humor , but is a good rider

and not a bad sort of mate , what are you studying (hopefully not computers shit).?

this site is a pretty good place to get info.



Firefight

[wari]

So ... you wanna bike eh? ...

Good onya mate .. welcome

[Ms Piggy]

But seriously I am very very sersious about selling my car or as ive seen some of you here reffer to it as a "cage" and getting a bike for a few reasons; but mostly as i cant really afford to run a car anymore particulary my car (blody trubo rotaries)

Just sell it mate - bikes are the way to go Welcome btw.

[menace]

Whoa so many replies, heh thanx everybody.


WEll yeah i own the red rx7 in that link there, http://atom.no-ip.org/squeez/


And yeah i do study some computer shit.. :P BSc CompSci to be exact...


but im out a tamaki for the semester, but yeah. I found out that one of my exgirlfirends dad owns and rides so wohoo i sort of know 1 bike person.

But first i want to flick off my car and that might take a while as im not gonna sell it for pennies... Ill be sad to see the baby go though :confused2


Just one more question... I mean ive got a full car driver liscence, do i still have to pass the genereal theory again to get the bike learners?

[Motoracer]

nice pics lol

Welcome Mr Rot8

You still start from scratch even if you have a full car licence. On the positive note, its almost the same anyway. Oral questions might be slightly different. Equipe yourself with a motorcycle road code and have a read through it.

Oh ya, if you wana save pennies, get the FXR150. Great bikes they are

[merv]

Oh, and fairings ... Bikes that don't have these are referred to as "naked"! eg Harley-Davidson.

... and with Harleys, especially at Daytona during bikeweek, the chicks on them are just about naked too. http://daytona.bikeweek.com/Gallery/ladies.asp