MY gargre is your gargre - Newbees.

**FROSTY:Me** · 5th December 2004, 15:19

After a conversation with a KBer new to bikes its just been rammed home that some of us older guys need to be helping you guys out with basic setups and oil changes and stuff .
His comment that he diddn't know good from bad scared the shit outa me.
AS of Now My gargre is open to ANY KB member I'll check ya bike over and suggest to ya anything that glaringly NEEDS to be done.
I ain't gonna stamp on the toes of the guys that do this stuff for a living but the workshop mechanics will assume (and quite rightly) that you like your brake lever dangling down there or the clutch cable is loose cos you like it that way.
Ya won't get me doin tuneups for ya or changing ya oil -But I show you how to change it and you can use my tools amd ill tell ya if I think it needs doing.
I will make sure the bike is setup as I think it should be.
Basicly I just want you newbees to be as safe as ya can be out there.
I hope --HINT HINT that perhaps the more experienced guys in other areas will offer the same

**Bonez** · 5th December 2004, 15:26

Originally Posted by XJ/FROSTY

Basicly I just want you newbees to be as safe as ya can be out there.

Well done. It's scary alright. I've help a few folk into m/cs in my past life.

**2_SL0** · 5th December 2004, 15:47

That is a very nice offer dude. I take my hat off to you for making it.

**Firefight** · 5th December 2004, 16:58

Originally Posted by XJ/FROSTY

I hope --HINT HINT that perhaps the more experienced guys in other areas will offer the same

hardly a new concept Tony, has been happening for a long time.

F/F

**aff-man** · 5th December 2004, 18:20

yip i may not be that experienced but i know my way around a bike so i'll help where ever i can.......

**FROSTY:Me** · 5th December 2004, 21:42

Originally Posted by Firefight

hardly a new concept Tony, has been happening for a long time.

F/F

yea well like all good ideas it needs refreshing from time to time

**R6_kid:Me** · 7th December 2004, 18:32

i might bring the zxr round for a quick checkup before i get it vin'd and all the other legal neccesaries are done. Does you mate alex do that kinda of work???

**DEATH_INC.** · 7th December 2004, 19:23

I'm willing to help out the young fella's too.
My shed looks like Iraq at the moment,but if you can find a spot big enough to fit yer bike in,I'll help you out.I'm not really into doing the work,but I'll keep an eye on you and tell yer how to do it when yer stumped or I spot you doing something wrong.....
I'm also a pretty busy person,so i'm not always around,but if you're flexible and gimme a holler I'm sure we can sort something out......
Good on ya frosty!

**chaos rider** · 16th May 2009, 22:17

hey frosty i might take you up on that, i can tidy up the mess for ya as a thanks.

id like to get my hands on my dads 89 250gs to turn into a bucket racer or pre 89 250 class racer.

**tigertim20** · 16th May 2009, 23:46

Originally Posted by FROSTY

After a conversation with a KBer new to bikes its just been rammed home that some of us older guys need to be helping you guys out with setups.
His comment that he diddn't know good from bad scared the shit outa me.
AS of Now My gargre is open to ANY KB member that can get in -over all the rubbish.
I'll check ya bike over and suggest to ya anything that glaringly NEEDS to be done.
I ain't gonna stamp on the pro's toes but the workshop mechanics will assume (and quite rightly) that you like your brake lever dangling down there or the clutch cable is loose cos you like it that way.
Ya won't get me doin tuneups for ya or changing ya oil -But I will tell ya if I think it needs doing.
I will make sure the bike is setup as I think it should be.
Basicly I just want you newbees to be as safe as ya can be out there.
I hope --HINT HINT that perhaps the more experienced guys in other areas will offer the same

We on Southernrider already do that. Even bi-weekly maintenance evenings with a BBQ, a resident plastic welder and everything!