New member (hmmmnz)

**hmmmnz** · 16th February 2007, 08:59

hey there guys, i thought i would join up to this forum,
although im currently living in scotland, im a kiwi

i have been over here for just over a year and have a year to go untill my visa runs out, then i plan to ride across europe through russia into china and then down into the lower asian countries untill i reach singapore where i will kick my bike into a ditch and fly home.
i currently have 2 bikes over here,
the first is my suzuki gs500 commuter that i have butchered into an unrecognisable mishmash with a gsxr1100 twindisc front end, sv650 shock (to lift her to fit my 6'4") a bandit 6 rear wheel (a 130 just isnt wide enough)
and a srad subframe and plastics (seemed like a good idea at the time

)
and a modified r6 link pipe with a quill race can (just because all motorbike should be offencivly loud)
heres what it looked like after i had done the r6 exhaust and the sv650 shock

and after all my bodging

my second bike is a zxr750 h1
im in the process of streetfighting it at the moment, as its like a torture rack to ride,
i have lifted the rear and have new digital clocks, still waiting on the headlight, the new tail section (from speed triple)
i have added risers which lift the bars just over 6" from the standard height,
so new braided lines have been ordered as well (i got sent the wrong ones so the have been sent back and am waiting for the replacements)
im fairly happy with the bikes proformance and have upgraded the carbs from 36 to 38mm kehins im getting about 97hp at the wheel so thats not to bad for a 18 year old bike.
here are a couple of pics whemn i first bought it,
ill post some more when my streetfight has been completed

well thats me bikes,
oh yeah,
im originally from taupo,
but have lived in waiouru (army days)
auckland (apprentiship days)
wellington,wanaka, stewart island, hamilton, and a bunch of other places as well

taupo will always be home though

**Guitana** · 16th February 2007, 09:04

Och aye the noooo

Good on ya mate hope you're enjoying your OE whereabouts in Scotland are ya????

**hmmmnz** · 16th February 2007, 09:10

im living on the outskirts of edinburgh
and i work in the borders as a spark for the council
so its a 40 mile commute each direction (sometimes in the snow)
but the gs loves it

i swear that bike will never die

**Guitana** · 16th February 2007, 09:46

Nice bikes!
I'd love to do a trip around Europe you lucky bastard my mates did it on Guzzis a few years back during the breakout of war in yugoslavia got stopped at a military checkpoint and the bastards took all their gear and told them to fuck off at gunpoint HA HA HA thats what you get for not inviting me Fuckers!!!!!!!!

**hmmmnz** · 16th February 2007, 10:20

lol,
ill probly get a mz or an apprila pegaso to do my europe trip,
dunno what im gunna do with those 2 bikes, (i cant help but buy bikes, they are stupidly cheap over here, the gs cost me 300 and the zxr cost 700 and a mate over in glasgow bought a vtr1000 with 24000 miles on it for 1400.

i may send the zxr home, and just give away the gs.
who knows,

**Deviant Esq** · 16th February 2007, 10:24

Hey mate, welcome to KB. Nice machines

I'm also a Kiwi doing my (probably won't be the only one though, I have a UK passport) OE, except much shorter than yours and currently in Leeds - though we're actually headed up to Edinburgh this weekend for a bit of the usual - sightseeing and catching up with people we know.

God damn, don't remind me how cheap bikes are over here, it's just too damn tempting to hold off and not buy one. But I have to wait until I'm back in New Zealand. I miss my bike

**u4ea** · 16th February 2007, 10:26

welcome to kb

Im in tears

after what you said you paid for ya gs....

but hey enjoy youre riding ........thats what its all about !!!!!!!

**placidfemme** · 16th February 2007, 10:26

Hey! Welcome to KB... great bike you have there

**hmmmnz** · 16th February 2007, 10:43

Originally Posted by Deviant Esq

Hey mate, welcome to KB. Nice machines

I'm also a Kiwi doing my (probably won't be the only one though, I have a UK passport) OE, except much shorter than yours and currently in Leeds - though we're actually headed up to Edinburgh this weekend for a bit of the usual - sightseeing and catching up with people we know.

God damn, don't remind me how cheap bikes are over here, it's just too damn tempting to hold off and not buy one. But I have to wait until I'm back in New Zealand. I miss my bike

well if your coming up to edinburgh and fancy taking the gs out for the day(the zxr is off the road untill my brake lines turn up

)
give me a call,
its slow but if your itching for a ride, anything is better than nothing
i have a couple of helmets if you are bringing your mrs up as well

my number is 01316632114
my name is logan

**Deviant Esq** · 16th February 2007, 11:09

Mate, you're a bloody legend... and I'd love to. But I really couldn't do that to you. In reality I'm just some guy you've never met in person and don't know from a bar of soap, including important things like how much riding experience I have, what I've ridden, how good a rider I am or anything. So as much as I appreciate the gesture, I shouldn't take you up on it. I've got leathers over here which is handy - being lent them because of riding pillion with Fat Tony sometimes, but I'll settle for a pint on Saturday night if you like! I'll only have the cellphone, and unfortunately it's got no credit on it until Monday, but the number's 07748 719 969. Unless you're wanting to ring tomorrow night - we jump on the train Saturday morning.

Cheers
Ryan

**Guitana** · 16th February 2007, 11:17

Any chance of filling a container full of cheap bikes before you leave the UK??

**Deviant Esq** · 16th February 2007, 11:40

Believe me, I've thought pretty seriously about doing that. I've got enough cash with me to buy a good half a dozen as long as they're cheapish. It's very tempting. So not fair discovering the price of 2nd hand bikes over here. Like a redneck between two pints, too confused to do anything

**hmmmnz** · 16th February 2007, 12:04

Originally Posted by Deviant Esq

Mate, you're a bloody legend... and I'd love to. But I really couldn't do that to you. In reality I'm just some guy you've never met in person and don't know from a bar of soap, including important things like how much riding experience I have, what I've ridden, how good a rider I am or anything. So as much as I appreciate the gesture, I shouldn't take you up on it. I've got leathers over here which is handy - being lent them because of riding pillion with Fat Tony sometimes, but I'll settle for a pint on Saturday night if you like! I'll only have the cellphone, and unfortunately it's got no credit on it until Monday, but the number's 07748 719 969. Unless you're wanting to ring tomorrow night - we jump on the train Saturday morning.

Cheers
Ryan

ill give you a ring on saturday,
its a gs500, if you crash it pull the plate off it and leave it on the side of the road

its basically worthless over here

i was very much considering sending a few bikes home, but havn't managed to get any prices on containers yet.
ill seriously have to follow up on it

i just had a look on trademe eek prices are mad in nz arnt they

**Deviant Esq** · 16th February 2007, 12:12

Originally Posted by hmmmnz

ill give you a ring on saturday,
its a gs500, if you crash it pull the plate off it and leave it on the side of the road

its basically worthless over here

i just had a look on trademe eek prices are mad in nz arnt they

Hell yes. That's why the prices of bikes here are so tempting. Mate, if you're going to get a crate, split it with me and we'll biff as many decent machines in there as we can fit. Whee... much fun!

If you're really not worried about it I'll happily take it for a blat in that case! Only trouble is I don't know Edinburgh at all having never been there - I'll probably wind up getting lost and that won't do. Still, I guess we'll see what happens. I'll bring the leathers up with me if my partner doesn't make too much noise about it, but might need to borrow a lid if you've got a spare. Nice. Gonna be a good weekend after all!

We'll be on the train just after 7am, arrive just after 10 I think. Staying Saturday night and heading home Sunday around 6.
Cheers

**u4ea** · 16th February 2007, 12:19

Originally Posted by Deviant Esq

Hell yes. That's why the prices of bikes here are so tempting. Mate, if you're going to get a crate, split it with me and we'll biff as many decent machines in there as we can fit. Whee... much fun!

If you're really not worried about it I'll happily take it for a blat in that case! Only trouble is I don't know Edinburgh at all having never been there - I'll probably wind up getting lost and that won't do. Still, I guess we'll see what happens. I'll bring the leathers up with me if my partner doesn't make too much noise about it, but might need to borrow a lid if you've got a spare. Nice. Gonna be a good weekend after all!

We'll be on the train just after 7am, arrive just after 10 I think. Staying Saturday night and heading home Sunday around 6.
Cheers

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