New dude....kinda long story

[Funkyfly]

Sup,

Great site, thought i would join.

Im fairly new to riding at 27 years of age, i have been riding for approx 2 years now.

Brought a motorcycle trader 2 1/2 years ago for no real reason, saw and fell in love with the Suzuki TLR (Yellow), that bike sparked it off, I got a TZR 250 to learn to ride (never ridden bikes before that) and get my license on, blew that up and then got a ZXR250 for both my wife and me to learn on (she got her license because she didnt like riding on the back). Got my full and brought a TLS (coundnt afford the TLR) my wife then got her full, i got a really good deal on a written off 2002 VTR250 which i brought and fixed, my wife rode it for a while before i gave it to my mum (devious plan to get my parents riding, dad would HAVE to get a bike if mum had one!) My wife went back to riding the ZXR which she hated after the comfortable VTR250.

In march this year we all did a south island tour, Dad had brought a VTR1000 by then. He used to ride a 250 suzuki 25 years ago! It was great to have the family together on the bikes, My wife was extremely slow on the ZXR, she had lost all her confidence, so we traded it in on a 2000 Ducati Monster 750. Wow, talk about a cool bike! Her confidence on the monster was noticable straight away as we left Christchurch heading south. Best thing we ever did was get her that bike! Spent 11 days down there, was way cool.

Sold my TLS a couple of months ago, and had plans to import a VTR1000 SP1 as it was the only way i could afford one, it didnt work out. I ended up offering a guy what cash i did have for his 2002 GSXR1000, to my utter surprise he accepted! i had two wikid weeks on this bike, then i decided to go to the test day at manfeild to learn the bike more, im still useless at leaning the bike over, anyway was great fun, heading home a car fails to give way and writes my GSXR off! bummer! I get my cheque this week and have hopefully sorted out a deal for another GXSR in Christchurch (long way to go to get a bike - im in Taranaki) which could be another steller deal!

So thats pretty much my bike history, theres a few tales about outrunning cops and being chased out of town up the east coast but they can wait!

Its good to see plenty of rides on here and hopefully will catch up sometime.

So if you see a poser on a GSXR give em a wave :spudwave:

FunkyFly

[sAsLEX]

Welcome to the site, as you can probally pick from my little pic I hail from the Naki as well.

[merv]

You've been there done that in just a couple of years huh!

Enjoy!

[duckman]

Welcome fella,

So ... if you've got enough to buy a Gixxer thou' , Why aren't you buying that TL1000R (in yellow of course) ??

[Ms Piggy]

Welcome - lotsa great people here with lotsa good stories...look forward to hearing a few more of yours too.

[Funkyfly]

Welcome fella,

So ... if you've got enough to buy a Gixxer thou' , Why aren't you buying that TL1000R (in yellow of course) ??

Well believe it or not i got the gixxer 1000 CHEAPER than the going rate for a TLR! It was to good a deal to pass up.

And after riding the GSXR..what can i say.. man its wikid, although im not a great rider i appreciated speed, well acceleration really, and the gsxr has it!

Plus the GSXR inspires confidence, the rotorary damper (rear shock) in the TLS freaked me out hitting bumps mid corner, it sucked and was going to cost $1600 for an ohlins unit!

Dont get me wrong i love t-twins! They got soul. Just had too much fun on the gsxr to go back just yet dude.

[duckman]

Well believe it or not i got the gixxer 1000 CHEAPER than the going rate for a TLR! It was to good a deal to pass up.

And after riding the GSXR..what can i say.. man its wikid, although im not a great rider i appreciated speed, well acceleration really, and the gsxr has it!

Plus the GSXR inspires confidence, the rotorary damper (rear shock) in the TLS freaked me out hitting bumps mid corner, it sucked and was going to cost $1600 for an ohlins unit!

Dont get me wrong i love t-twins! They got soul. Just had too much fun on the gsxr to go back just yet dude.

Ahhh well, I guess you can't complain about that now can you.

[Hitcher]

Funkfly -- a great story, I enjoyed it hugely.

Good to see another Taranaki boy represented here! I may have lived elsewhere for 30 years, but get back there at every available opportunity. As they say, you can take the boy out of the 'naki...

[White trash]

.....but you can't take the gargre outta' the boy.

[wari]

NIce intro F-fly ... welcome :spudwave:

[Mongoose]

From ine new boy to another, great sight, mixture of people is great too. Sounds like you have fitted a grat deal of experience into a short time.

[Mongoose]

From ine new boy to another, great sight, mixture of people is great too. Sounds like you have fitted a grat deal of experience into a short time.

And I gotta remember to proof read and correct BEFORE I post!!

[claire]

Hey Funkyfly

thought I'd better do the official welcome thing. Tell Nadine I think her bike is pretty cool too. I wanted a yellow 749 but not whether I'd be too disapointed after the R1. Looks like you're bringing all the x Taranaki people out of the woodwork too! Will definately have to catch up for a ride next time we're down

Claire

[Racey Rider]

.....but you can't take the gargre outta' the boy.

Would have been a but you spelt "boy" wrong! (boi)

We haven't heard from him for a while...
I Told him not to put that Hydrocillator so close to his computer!


Don't worry FunkyFly, in house joke, before you got here.

I do a bit of Race track stuff when I can. There's always room on my truck for another bike if your keen to head to Manfield again when your new one arrives.
Catchya

[k14]

Welcome funkyfly. I too hail from the naki, will be up in the summer holidays, nov-feb. Must go for a ride sometime when I am up there, don't really know anyone else that rides up there.