Newbie having 2nd thoughts

**Str8 Jacket** · 19th February 2008, 10:04

Where do you live chick?

**skelstar** · 19th February 2008, 10:14

Yeah, get to one of our rides and we can show you a good way to move the bike around a bit (when you are off the bike that is).

**Str8 Jacket** · 19th February 2008, 10:17

Originally Posted by skelstar

Yeah, get to one of our rides and we can show you a good way to move the bike around a bit (when you are off the bike that is).

Yep, I was thinking that. I was also thinking that maybe one of us who live nearby could go to her place and help her out with the basics.... A bike is so much less "daunting" when you can manouvere it easily!

**skelstar** · 19th February 2008, 10:23

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Yep, I was thinking that. I was also thinking that maybe one of us who live nearby could go to her place and help her out with the basics.... A bike is so much less "daunting" when you can manouvere it easily!

I used to hate moving my bike around, until I learned that its miles easier to get off the bike, put the stand up (*shock horror*) and lean the bike against yourself as you move it around. MILES easier...and you're far more unlikely to drop it.

Now if I could just get that into M's head so I don't have to ride over there to move hers around

**Str8 Jacket** · 19th February 2008, 10:26

Originally Posted by skelstar

and you're far more unlikely to drop it.

Can you please try and remember that you are talking to ME here, lol!!

Originally Posted by skelstar

Now if I could just get that into M's head so I don't have to ride over there to move hers around

Maybe its just an excuse to see you

**skelstar** · 19th February 2008, 10:30

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Can you please try and remember that you are talking to ME here, lol!!

Thats why you get off the bike Hels

Originally Posted by Str8

Maybe its just an excuse to see you

Hey, I give her plenty of excuses to see me

**Kiwi.in.transit** · 19th February 2008, 21:50

I live in Mt Cook at the mo, which is a bit of a hassle actually, because to get anywhere without traffic to practise I have to ride through town. For once I think I'd prefer to live in a quiet surburban area

**n0regret5** · 19th February 2008, 21:55

you must be rather tiny to find it heavy..when i had mine, our shed had to hold my flatmates mitsi emeraude and my bike, barely..literally used to lift the bike up and move it, and i'm NOT a fit guy..haha.:-) promise you'll get used to it, if you worry like this everytime you'll never move up in the power stakes. for example, a cbr250rr is about 150kg fully wet, my TL1000S is a bit over 200kgs..

**Livvy** · 19th February 2008, 22:17

Kiwi, don't worry, I'm exactly the same... A tiny little 50kg at best, and I have a Ninja GPX which I feel fairly confident on.

I'm just lazy and haven't bothered to get licenced yet.

**skidMark** · 19th February 2008, 22:44

Originally Posted by SEAMINFuk

Rather have the cbr over your kawasucky.!!!!!!!!

Good on ya.

**Livvy** · 19th February 2008, 22:56

Originally Posted by skidMark

Good on ya.

You were asking for that one SM.

**skelstar** · 19th February 2008, 23:01

Originally Posted by Kiwi.in.transit

I live in Mt Cook at the mo, which is a bit of a hassle actually, because to get anywhere without traffic to practise I have to ride through town. For once I think I'd prefer to live in a quiet surburban area

Yeah thats prob not too bad. I had a hill, crappy driveway, and impaired vision of my street when I started riding! You'll get used to it!

**Mikkel** · 19th February 2008, 23:36

Originally Posted by skidMark

You rang?

CBR's are gay.

not heavy though, you will get used to it.

you need a ZXR though, soooo much better cus of USD's anything else is obsilete.

I was tempted to make my first post: CBRs aren't heavy, they're... CUE skidMark

I wasn't disappointed...

Originally Posted by Kiwi.in.transit

Thanks everyone for the advice. I'll stick with it then and be zipping around in no time.

Yeh, I know it's a little bike, but it's heavy for me!! I only weigh about 50kg, give or take a couple. Once it's moving it's all good, it's when I'm pushing it around or going really slowly (or trying to pick it up

) that it seems heavy. My dad's very very apprehensive about the weight thing too, which is rubbing off on me a little. But s'all good. Practice, practice, practice seems to be the message here. Er... but if anyone if welly sees a me standing next to a MONSTER of a cbr on it's side... wanna stop and help pick it up again? hehe

If you get an

make sure to lift with your knees - and preferably get someone to help you! I'm sure there'll be someone around willing to help a lady lift something heavy ...

Truth be told - when my girlfriend tipped over my ZXR250A in the garage

- I found it a lot more heavy to get up again than I had expected.

Originally Posted by Livvy

You were asking for that one SM.

...it wasn't SM asking for that one...

**Livvy** · 20th February 2008, 06:04

Originally Posted by Mikkel

...it wasn't SM asking for that one...

My apologies.

Didn't read thoroughly enough. Buuut he chose to reply to it and seemingly act somewhat offended.

I own a Kawasaki and I didn't care... But then again my bike does suck at the moment.

**Mikkel** · 20th February 2008, 09:40

Originally Posted by Livvy

My apologies.

Didn't read thoroughly enough. Buuut he chose to reply to it and seemingly act somewhat offended.

No no. I guess you'd have had to be around for a while to appreciate the "Hondas are gay" campaign that skidMark is running more or less on his own. He wasn't being offended - just smug that SEAMINFuk had just said he'd rather have the CBR than the kawasaki (spelling is beside the point) - which in Marks reality equals admitting that he'd rather have a guy shove a big cock up his ass than kiss a woman...

I own a Kawasaki and I didn't care... But then again my bike does suck at the moment.

That's too bad! I enjoy my Kawasaki that's for sure.