The first 3 days

[Leong]

Congrats on the new bike and hobby... Like the others, I'm pretty sure your'e addicted too. The k's you've done is a giveaway!!

I just hope I’m not taking things too fast, everyone else (buckbuckno1 etc) seems to do ?? in carparks for a while before venturing out anywhere. I definitely want to do a course at some stage to make sure I’m not developing any bad habits.

All depends on your confidence. As someone else said, do what you're comfortable with, and yes beware the downhill corners. I'm sure you'll enjoy the courses - very good idea to hear different opinions from different instructors and decide for yourself whats right for you!

[gijoe1313]

Welcome Sanchez, I was in the same position as you about two months ago. Can't get enough of riding, it's so addictive. I live 2km's away from my workplace but manage to put about 150-200km's on the clock per week by taking a detour home each day.

Enjoy your new ride!

hear hear! Takes me about five minutes to ride to work... two hours to get home! I've just checked my km's to date so far

7 weeks : 9400kms (just as well I lube my chain every 500km, changed the oil and filter and checked over the brake pads!) ... a rear wheel stand is a must!

I think the worst detour I've taken is a four hour trip up north (not including the return) when I was meant to be heading south! I was buying a magazine from Sylvia Park ... and decided to have a little ride to mission bay...ending up with me heading over the bridge and towards Whangarei...

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

I use to go to hamilton for a packet of chips or an ice cream... errr from the north shore...

now its to Timaru

[XP@]

7 weeks : 9400kms (just as well I lube my chain every 500km, changed the oil and filter and checked over the brake pads!) ... a rear wheel stand is a must!

One word "Scotoiler"

[gijoe1313]

One word "Scotoiler"

Yep! Was looking into one of those - but I like sticking my bike up on the ol' rear wheel stand When I head to the South Island, will definitely have one on!

[gijoe1313]

I use to go to hamilton for a packet of chips or an ice cream... errr from the north shore...

now its to Timaru

Good on ya! I'll be doing a trip up to Cape Reinga this weekend ... just to go North of the North on my two-fiddy!

[sanchez]

Good on ya! I'll be doing a trip up to Cape Reinga this weekend ... just to go North of the North on my two-fiddy!

You're brave, from memory a decent chunk of that road is shitty gravel?

[Wasp]

i did white rock out the back of martinborough on a vtz after only riding for 2 months, 30 kms of course gravel.

if you can do the takas you'll be fine for the wednesday night rides that are on.

see you around sooner or later.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

One word "Scotoiler"

yeh i been meaning to get me one of them myself... as well as heated grips and new pipes and rejeted, new forks, and and and I have a few problems...







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