Greetings from another newbie (puppykicker)

[carbacca]

damn nice. now get a good can for it to bring out the Vtwin power hahhaha. or at the very lease debaffle it.

[puppykicker]

new tyres, new can, braided brake lines, new pads, pillion seat cover, fender eliminator, i think im going to be broke for a very long time....

[carbacca]

new tyres,

wouldnt worry about that for a wee while, the stock tyres arent great but no point in throwing out a perfectly ok set of rubbers just to get new ones

new can,

get a long drill bit and debaffle it in the mean time, works quite well

braided brake lines,

havent looked at this myself, seems a bit costly though but probably worth it

new pads,

not THAT expensive, but you do have to get two pairs

pillion seat cover,

havent even found any of those for sale actually. there is a company in wellies i think that does race fairings (check trademe) and they have the mould for a whole rear section

fender eliminator,

go all the way and get an LED tail assembly, though it will set you back 250USD + shipping. or you can do a hackjob on the existing fender

all in all it might not costs as much as you think, just work it up slowly

unless you want it to look like this

[karmakillernz]

Welcome and congrats on the new bike! I got the same one myself just on a week ago now (black and also from TSS) and it's been awesome. Hope to see you on some of the Welly rides.

[avgas]

buy a bike

[puppykicker]

haha, not planning on getting it all at once, not that rich yet

[tri boy]

Enjoy your new wheels puppykicker.(can i in future abbreviate it to pk?)
Heard only good things about the Hyosungs. Just stay alert, as black bikes are difficult to see, especially at night.

[puppykicker]

pk is fine by me. went for my first ride on the road last night, im bloody nervous of traffic, but ive got the feel for the bike now, its great fun to ride, plenty of power to get my slightly overweight ass moving, and real nice and smooth. im sore today though, think its gonna take me a while to get used to the riding position on a sportsbike.

i do have one problem though, i have a jacket with quite bulky shoulder armor, and between that and the chin of my helmet i cant get my head around far enough to actually see directly behind me without taking my hand off the bars. i can see the lanes on either side just fine, and i can see if anything is behind me as long as its 15m or so away, but not directly behind the bike. is this normal?

[carbacca]

you shouldnt have to look directly behind; dont know about other but yeah i cant do that either :P. only time its probably acpplicable is when youre backing your bike but that will be at lot speeds anyways so its not a problem. i find that if i want to get a better view behind be i tend to shift my head left and right a bit so i change the viewpoints in the mirror a bit so i can see better

[one-speed]

maybe time for a change
welcome to kb

[puppykicker]

change to what?

thanks carbacca, good to know im not too dangerous

[Rosie]

I've discovered that I can look directly behind me if I make an effort to stretch my neck out and tilt my chin up a bit as I turn my head, to keep my helmet out of the way of my shoulder. But that was on a bike with no mirrors, under normal circumstances you probably don't need to turn your head quite that far. Could be a useful skill though. I would recommend practising it stationary a few times. It was less than ideal having to learn on the open road on an unfamiliar bike.