Quasi gear and assorted amusements show

[Trudes]

Yep thanks, Col, Quasi and Pete, you guys are magic!! Had a fab day, cheers!

[Clivoris]

Top gig Col, Quasi, Crasher and others. Enjoyed the ride too svs. Great to see people giving some different bikes a go. There'll be few people dreaming of new bikes now. I enjoyed that Buell Pete.

[et al]

My thanks also to all involved, was a great venue and event. I had a quick spin on the 675 - this is a bike I had long wanted to get a closer look at so now my curiousity is definitely satisfied. I was very impressed with the Quasimoto gear and purchased some knee sliders and a back protector.

[wilber]

Thanks again Quasi, Pete and WMCC helpers great event an lastly Colapop for putting it all into place ,very good day .

[Kendog]

What a great day.

Rode the long way round to Palmy in the morning.

Got to the event just as quasi was setting up so had a good chat and perused the goods before the masses arrived, picked up a back protector.

Then the bikes arrived, this is what I was looking forward to
Bikes in order of riding:

Daytona 675
First impression; very aggressive body position. My feet felt really high and I was pretty hunched over with a lot of weight on my wrists.
The ride; very very smooth engine that loved to be revved. But I had this almost bored feeling riding it, a bit strange.
Overall; nice bike that looks hot!! Not one for commuting and probably needs to be given a bit more stick.

Suzuki SV650
First impression; a more familiar riding position to the hornet, pretty comfy.
The ride; felt like I was hardly moving but when I look at the speedo I was on 110. This bike was so quiet I struggled to get a sense of the speed I was doing. Did corners well and showed me the difference a v twin engine can make, especially the engine braking.
Overall; not bad, not a bike I would buy.

Suzuki SV1000
First impression; the sound, oh the sound. This bike had Youshi (I think thats what they were) pipes and it sounded fantastic. I could have sat there revving it all day.
The ride; Still can't get over the sound while riding. I was changing gears just to hear it sing. Got a good sense of the speed on this bike but found it heavier through the corners than the 650 (funny that). Got to the turn around point and sat there revving the bike, that sound
Overall; This is a nice bike. Tons of power and a great engine. Have I mentioned the sound?

Buell XB12ss
First impression; this bike is weird (Mrs KD calls it the Massey Ferguson tractor)
The ride; shake shake shake, shake rattle and roll. This bike is literally alive. Once moving it really is nice and it has a super soft comfortable seat. I didn't feel confident on it round corners however, especially as I could sense the amount of power it had waiting to unleash.
This bike gave me my only fright of the day. I went to pass a car (we were both doing well under 100k) and I was wondering why I was not really accelerating. A glance at the rev counter showed I was on the 6,500 limit so I changed up a gear. Now on the hornet doing this I go up a gear and flick the gas back on again, no worries. I did this on the Buell and wow shit, I almost went off the back. This bike has so much torque its not funny.
Overall; As I was riding back I thought if there was one word to describe this bike it would be Chaotic.

That was the Wellington motorcycles bikes done and I was a happy camper, still comfortable with the bike I have. But then I had a chat to LBTW and he kindly agreed to let me take his bike for a spin.

Suzuki GSXR750
First impression; The bike seat height is pretty low and the body position is far less aggressive than the 675.
The ride; Like the 675 the engine is smooth and likes to be revved. Then I got to the corners. Oh my god, have I been converted? Is it possible I like Suzuki's? This bike felt perfect to me. Smooth engine and gearbox along with great body position made the corners come alive. 'Is this what I have been missing?' I was thinking to myself. Got to the turn around point and had the big grin going. Off we went back to the function and with the only bad bit being this ride had ended. That bike is a really great ride.
Overall; I had so much fun in that 10 minute ride, that it is making me think about trading the trusty Hornet

So a huge thanks to Quasi, Col and CFWB What a fantastic day and I hope it happens again.

I would say thanks to LBTW too, but because of him I am probably going to have to spend some money But I still love my Hornet.

[Korea]

Do it KD, do it!

Ahem! Yes, just made a brief cameo and didn't stick around long enough to meet everyone proper so 'Hi all' from me - I wasn't snobbing you!

Great to finally get a gander at these Quasimoto gears that I've heard so much about and I wasn't disappointed. Kicking myself now that I didn't snap up that armour vest I was hankering after (all in good time grasshopper).

Thanks to all the organisers, Col, Quasi, CFWB and anyone I missed out.

Highlight of the gathering was the trip home when wifey gave me the go-ahead to fund my getting back on two wheels - it must have been seeing that KB comraderie that did it. Cheers all.

[James Deuce]

I'm going to buy a GSXR750

Everyone should own at least one sportsbike for a year.

I very nearly wandered off to Pete after I rode LBTW's bike too.

You look after your bike too, so the GSXR won't do the furry-fastener/watch-my-plating-fall-off thing in your care.

[James Deuce]

Highlight of the gathering was the trip home when wifey gave me the go-ahead to fund my getting back on two wheels - it must have been seeing that KB comraderie that did it. Cheers all.

Just don't buy a Honda, and you'll be welcome in these hallowed halls.

[James Deuce]

I was very impressed with the Quasimoto gear and purchased some knee sliders and a back protector.

You've just put back the purchase of that 1098 by the price of some knee sliders and a back protector.

Focus man!

[elle-f]

They are great reviews Kendog but you forgot to ride my bike

[RantyDave]

Hey, thanks again to all involved in organising yesterday's bash. It was truly surreal to be in a "hang around, chinwag" type thing and be so busy - trying stuff on, whizzing bikes around ... great afternoon. I got me some Quasi leathers, finally, so I can feel a little more assured at the next trackday.

Quickie bike reviews (IMHO, of course):

**Buell XB12ss

Hysterical. I was expecting it to be significantly more twitchy than it was, but it actually needed a fair quantity of enthusiasm to get it round corners. Very comfortable, best seat ever with a nice lip to catch you as you start to fall off the back. But try as I might I can't like the engine. The rev limiter kicks in hard - like "go over the handlebars" hard - and low. True it has plenty of torque, but it's the only bike I've ever ridden where you need to change _up_ to overtake, or you'll hit the limiter at an inappropriate moment. It seemed to splutter at low torque too. Build quality was excellent. I did enjoy riding it.

**Daytona 675

Awesome if you're a lanky git. Which I am. The bike feels like it's hewn from a single block of aluminium. Engine is smooth beyond belief and despite being "only" a triple has a healthy redline and spins up quickly. Again appeared to take some effort to get into corners, but very stable once it's there and inspired confidence. Engine has plenty of torque down low and a just amazing "fuck off into the distance" top end ... a deafening wail while being launched down the road. Much like I imagine being fired out of a rail gun would be like. Would be interesting to try and commute - hard work to U turn with 'wrists crunching into the tank' - although fuelling, clutch and gearbox were just wonderful. By far the best ride of the day. By far.

**SV1000

Rode after some goading and the polar opposite to 675. Felt like it was made from eight badly fitted pieces of plastic which gave the impression they were going to fly off under acceleration. Handling and suspension were better than I thought they would be and it didn't do things like stand up under braking. Which is nice because it gives you plenty of opportunities to get on the brakes. Definitely fast but acceleration is spoiled by the sound of bits of plastic vibrating. Mostly comfortable although the tank had some nasty square edges in some bad places. The fairing actually worked. I found it quite boring, to be honest, but seemed to be alone in this.


All in all I think that I like bikes to feel like beautifully made marvels of engineering and that the whole "BLAAAAARPPPP!" thing is lost on me. My growing Triumph fanboyness could be starting to get out of control, although I suspect I might like 636's and perhaps even CBR600RR's.

Again, an awesome afternoon. Thanks guys.

Dave

[Colapop]

A huge thanks to all who showed up and enjoyed themselves - I know I did!

Pete and your team - awesome. The line for rides was only long coz you brought out some pearlers! The highlight for me was seeing Str8 J riding the SV1000. Watching her come round the corner and think for a split second about coming in, then nailing it and screaming off down the road... And Alex after he got back (pillioned) - A happy kid he was!

Quasi - once again the quality of your gear and prices blows my mind. I still think I should've got those steel glove beasties! Very "I'm going to hurt you now" type gloves... Good for accident scenes...

Sparky B, John, Aaron and ... I forgot (the other one) These guys were all starting school after I'd joined the Army but they still showed us a fun night (sorry about the garden, the seat, and waking y'all up this am... ok I'm not sorry about waking you up.) Alex is only young but he's easy to hassle....
And Martin... top effort not many are even allowed to lift me - or can!

So, yeah, thanks all. Next one will probably be Septemberish or summat... Quasi is back and forward from here to there quite often so just PM or email him through www.QUASiMOTO.co.nz for anything you want.

[Colapop]

Here's a photo's from my day yesterday.. some are even from the show! (They're pxt phone pics so don't farkin' complain - if you do I don't care)

1. I spent the early part of the day lazing under this tree...
2. Kendog tries the Trumpy 675.
3. The Buell 'Chaotic' XB12ss or 'Stubby' as I liked to call it...
4. Str8 Jacket's new bike - the SV1000
5. Left to right - Wasp, Skunk (back turned), Hawkeye, Clivorus & Sels1
6. The happy chap is Limbimtinytimwim & the lovely Laura

[Colapop]

...some more...

7. Clivorus tells Mikey G to 'get prepared' for a 'ride' (a bit of slap and tickle???)
8. Great range of jackets and armour
9. Some of the suits available
10. Paul in NZ and Tiny Tim.. oh no sorry that's Vicky his Mrs.... of on the Trumpy
11. If you see this van - call him, he's got good gear!

[Colapop]

Oh and these are a couple of aftermath shots...

1. Alex ... see? I'm not so mean as to have removed his hair... like I wanted to...
2. And the smallest bear said....
3. You're real sexy in the morning Quasi... AND he smells bad too! He's a catch ladies.