There IS a second childhood

[clmintie]

Monday morning.....eurrrggghh........heavy, sore arms........I'm feeling it in places most people don't even have places.......

[Storm]

But its all worth it, especially in the face where you are sore from all the smiling eh?

Welcome aboard the site mate, and congratulations on having such an awesome family

[takitimu]

Welcome aboard & well done on the ride & an awesome gift !.

[Richard Mc F]

Hi Phil

hehehehe watch out like carbonfibre bits too we must catch up even though you have gone over to the dark errr dirty side

[clmintie]

Hi Richard.... Dark side eh?.....Hmmmm, I have a lime green bike and matching green and pink riding gear, yours is all black, so who's gone to the dark side????

I had to make a choice between a track bike (was favouring gixer 750) or a dirt bike and figured I'd live longer and get more riding off road. I've never been keen on commuting on a bike, I have tools to cart around and don't know how to go slow, bikes are for sport, I'd loose my license in a jiffy on Auckland streets.

With a bit of luck, I'll still get a track bike a bit later on and am thinking along the lines of an early 750 Katana to relive the the glory days at Manfield.......

Cheers, Phil.

[CM2005]

Good onya getting back into bikes!! I'm off to the airforce and leaving my dad with my KDX!! great bikes! keep it up!

[Wellyman]

Eureka...!! I’ve discovered there IS a second childhood..... Had to leave the first one behind when we had twins, mortgage etc, but I just had my 50th and bugger me, my family gave me a shiny new KDX200 (and a bright green cake.....). I’m off up to Woodhill tomorrow for the “Power” ride, can’t wait... So, if you see a greying, elderly gentleman lying on the ground, panting and sweating profusely, with “OLD FART” (thanks kids) on the front number plate, please ride carefully round him.....

Welcome back mate. The KDX'ers are like tanks mate ya cant break em. See ya at a ride sometime.
WM

[clmintie]

Thanks Wellyman, I had an E1 KDX back in '89, transplanted the motor in to a '91 KX125 and rode that for a couple of years until a busted shoulder put me out of action for a while. Sold it to a mate, who still rides it, it's been to the moon and back 10 times, but is still on it's original bottom end and cylinder. Bullet proof? you bet......

[Wellyman]

Thanks Wellyman, I had an E1 KDX back in '89, transplanted the motor in to a '91 KX125 and rode that for a couple of years until a busted shoulder put me out of action for a while. Sold it to a mate, who still rides it, it's been to the moon and back 10 times, but is still on it's original bottom end and cylinder. Bullet proof? you bet......

I had an early Steel tank KDX 200 a couple of years ago. and was pretty damn unbrekable, but was hard to ride with the amount of weight that the steel tank and steel frame had.
WM

[mbazza]

Welcome to KB, you could say your new Kwaka has 'one (happy) senior owner', great people kids! Cheers

[Reckless]

Hey good on ya! New KDX200 see ya on the Mr Motorcylces rides they are great fun!!

Oh by the way the "2nd child hood" is called "mid life Crisis" and it is the best fun a bloke could have. I'm stuck in the middle of it and I hope it never ends. Bloody near killed me B4 xmas on the VTR1000 but a shit load of fun all the same. Still on the Z1 though and riding the Cr twice a week. Awesome fun!!!

Went to Thunder X today (Kimis was closed), its bloody bloody muddy or Sicky slippery clay. Like walkin/paddling your bike up alot of the tracks. Mud up past the axles in the holes and "slick as" on the clay tracks. After flyin through the air every Wednesday at Ardmore, it wasn't fun. 3 of us took an hour to do the B track alone. I was 2 hours at the bikes B4 dark and only cleaned 1 1/2 and the gear out of 3. Please God shine some sun on that place! Should have gone to the Woodhill ride. Still I wanted clay and got it 10 fold.
Cya all!!

[675trippy]

hey there welcome back to the fold so to speak. Must agree kdx are a good trail bike alright almost got one myself but settled for drz. How do i convince my kids to buy me another bike damn it ?

[clmintie]

Yeah, the Mr Motorcycles trail rides were the main reason for getting the bike (bought it from them too) Enjoying the Woodhill rides at this time of year, but prefer wide open spaces. Roll on summer. Been riding mountain bike at least once a week at Woodhill as well, trying to get into shape...Well "round" is a shape...