WAIKATO RIDE 2

[Quasievil]

Its not all about speed Aff man, I can ride fast if I want to but thats rare, just enjoy it you dont have to be the fastest all the time, relax and enjoy

[aff-man]

i know i know but it still annoys me that i know i was/could be better. i am not that into straight line speed anyway it's all about the corners baby yeh!!!

[Kwaka-Kid]

Thanks CK my recent decline into nana-hood has now been broadcast for all to hear. Maybe it was the bad rear suspension that was making the rear let go when coming out of corners or me becoming fully airbourne at a significant speed due to the suspension releasing after a a light dip in the road and it releasing on the way up. Or maybe it was the touring tyre on the front that does not roll and dip into corners really nice. Or the front end shaking worse then the parkinsens ward at the hospital under any sort of breaking (didn't have damper on) which didn't give me any confidence in the front end.

Or maybe i am just making excuses hahah

Prolly just the latter mate! but we all do it and im about the worst! So come join the club mate and admit ot it! :P

Aff-mate its all good just take it easy on the new bike for some time hey, i used to try give myself 3 months of riding/commuting a new bike everyday before i ever even tried any sort of sport riding.

Give your bike in its current state to someone like hayden fitzgerald and i bet hed rip out like sub 1:10's around pukekohe - if i was you i wouldnt be spending up large or changing anything too much just yet - give yourself a chance boy oh and not saying ud b spending up large as i suspect any student who just bought a new zxr couldnt exactly afford to :P

[aff-man]

Don't i know it the bank account says "negative a hell of a lot" on it so yeh. It's just that that was the first real ride i've had on it and now i gots to fix all the niggly bits i found before the rally. Hopefully i'll have the funds hahahahahaha, now where is that lotto ticket hahahahahaha.

[igor]

is that linear board on ya house or weatherboard

[Quasievil]

is that linear board on ya house or weatherboard

Why you asking that ??

[igor]

cause it looks bloody good and most houses of that error have the other horrible harditype panel. mine does

our house some colour and brick as yours but we wanna get rid of the hardipanel and put linearboard up to modernise the look

[Milky]

Thanks CK my recent decline into nana-hood has now been broadcast for all to hear. Maybe it was the bad rear suspension that was making the rear let go when coming out of corners or me becoming fully airbourne at a significant speed due to the suspension releasing after a a light dip in the road and it releasing on the way up. Or maybe it was the touring tyre on the front that does not roll and dip into corners really nice. Or the front end shaking worse then the parkinsens ward at the hospital under any sort of breaking (didn't have damper on) which didn't give me any confidence in the front end.

Or maybe i am just making excuses hahah

a few things:
rear suspension is an issue on all of them as far as i have heard - perfect for smooth track use, but bumpy roads do unsettle it, especially with the damping set too hard. In general, the suspension does have a reputation for being on the harder side.
New front tyre may well do wonders for you. The back is my worry - BT56Fss on front, D207 on rear - the rear is not confidence inspiring in the wet or when it is ridden anywhere below max temperature might just be a bit old, but I aint replacing it until it wears out...
I never had any troubles with shaking in the front end - i have no steering damper - Your brake lever isnt pulsing at all is it? Mine was slightly, until I took the callipers off and reconditioned them... Might also be an idea to check if your discs are floating properly too. There is a way to make them if they arent, but I havent explored that yet... The only other thing I could think of is worn/incorrectly adjusted steering head bearings.

Sorry if some of that seems like an affront to your intelligence/bike maintenence skills, but I thought it was worth mentioning anyway

[igor]

a few things:
rear suspension is an issue on all of them as far as i have heard - perfect for smooth track use, but bumpy roads do unsettle it, especially with the damping set too hard. In general, the suspension does have a reputation for being on the harder side.
New front tyre may well do wonders for you. The back is my worry - BT56Fss on front, D207 on rear - the rear is not confidence inspiring in the wet or when it is ridden anywhere below max temperature might just be a bit old, but I aint replacing it until it wears out...
I never had any troubles with shaking in the front end - i have no steering damper - Your brake lever isnt pulsing at all is it? Mine was slightly, until I took the callipers off and reconditioned them... Might also be an idea to check if your discs are floating properly too. There is a way to make them if they arent, but I havent explored that yet... The only other thing I could think of is worn/incorrectly adjusted steering head bearings.

Sorry if some of that seems like an affront to your intelligence/bike maintenence skills, but I thought it was worth mentioning anyway

whats this got to do with houses

[Coldkiwi]

the funniest part about aff-mans riding is that he used to be a real demon on the old zxr250! I'm sure he'll get back up to pace when he's used to the bike and gets it a bit more sorted.

[toads]

ok, I would just like to ask a few of you, what your favourite dance jingles are, eg titles, I am gonna bring some tunes with me in case we get the opportunity to get up and boogie at tokaanu, so wondered what you ppl liked so I can get a good mixture.

[igor]

me and Quaisinoodle got a house ything going on. go away and stop trying to hijack the thread

[Kwaka-Kid]

To be yet another who hijacks this thread- going off on milkys thing... BT56 = better then D207? have to say i would not agree... correct me if im wrong but a BT56 is a crossply tyre designed a few million years ago, awesome tyre when it came out, and compared to other crossplys the only thing that beats it is the sport demon... but the D207 a much more refined radial tyre designed for 400/600's i would have thought was a good tyre? I race on D207's (or at least have raced on 2 sets) yes they were the GP rated version which heat up and go super soft fast but still i dont think the road ones would be worse then a 56 - but it could just be yours is hard and old. Fully agree with ZXR400's rear suspension! HARD AS, awesome if you ask me, just set it all to softest settings for street commuting use. Regarding the front end shake id have to ask what front tyre your running as with my D207 front on my viffer it literally shakes the whole way around Old north road when gunning it.. yet the bridgestones have a much wider contact patch when upright (less triangular) which gives it a more solid and stable feel.

[jazbug5]

Great idea, Toads!

WHat are you bringing to play it on? I/we could do compilations of stuff on CD maybe?
Musically I'm pretty diverse, myself: only a few things cause me actual physical pain.

Cheerzzz

[toads]

Great idea, Toads!

WHat are you bringing to play it on? I/we could do compilations of stuff on CD maybe?
Musically I'm pretty diverse, myself: only a few things cause me actual physical pain.

Cheerzzz

well given the fact that I'll be travelling on a bike, I am rather hoping the pub will have something suited to playing cd's, I am in the process of making some compilations, just wanted to know other peoples preferences, but most of us seem to be in my age group, so we should all be fairly familiar with 60's,70,80,s and there's a few younger ones who will be probably happier with something more recent.I've consulted my kids, and they have that side of it sorted, eg given suggestions, just a matter of making sure there will be some music playing machine and some space to groove around in LOL