Convincing the olds...

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

So that's why the back of a bus is so ugly!

Bling award

[Dave-]

my parents were suprisingly supportive of me getting a motorbike

infact they think it was their idea...

try that

try getting them to think it was their idea

[peasea]

Maybe your choice of username might have something to do with mum's concerns?

Yeah, go for ILUVYAMUM, that'd help. Otherwise just buy her flowers on Mothers Day (comin' up soon), give her a hug and say sweet things like "You know I'm sensible, you've brought me up right."

Sucking arse works, ask Scumdog, he'll tell you.

PS: I've got an FXR too, great bikes.
Oops. different FXR's, but the flowers work either way.

[breakaway]

No one in my family was happy about it.

Every time I go out for a ride I get a lecture from mum

[avgas]

TS185's are awesome

[Young&Stupid]

Cheers for the advice guys, something must of worked, rode the bike home this arvo

[Madness]

Cheers for the advice guys, something must of worked, rode the bike home this arvo

Congratulations!!

It was the Helen Clark reference that did it eh?

[Coyote]

RG's are great bikes. I want to upgrade now but I hope to hang onto the RG

Make sure you get one with working powervalves. If you can't tell, get someone who knows RG's to test ride one you're interested in. I made the mistake of buying a lemon, and it cost me a few hundred to get sorted. Now it's sweet, and with my new VFR400 shock it handles even better

Edit: oh, you've got it. Well good luck, hope it goes well

[Northpoint]

So that's why the back of a bus is so ugly!

Too true...

[Young&Stupid]

I've already bought the bike but I've got no idea about the powervalves, bike seems fine, any advice on how to tell if theyr shagged?

[Madness]

Don't tell Mum it has Powervalves

[avgas]

I've already bought the bike but I've got no idea about the powervalves, bike seems fine, any advice on how to tell if theyr shagged?

Take it to 12,000 rpm in 3rd or higher. If the powervalves are fine then you will know all about it atleast by 11,000

[breakaway]

Take it to 12,000 rpm in 3rd or higher. If the powervalves are fine then you will know all about it atleast by 11,000

Would like to try this also, but would probably get done for speeding

[Young&Stupid]

Gotta get a WOF an Rego first, then its out to the back roads...

[Arthur]

Third party references can be helpful too.

Helen Clark used to ride on 2 wheels.

Granted, but it was a scooter... Then again, so long as you've got your knees in the breeze...