This is me.....

**R00T** · 8th December 2004, 22:31

Hi There, moved to NZ in 1997 from England.
Yes I miss the road surface, Prawn Cocktail flavoured Walkers Crisps (chippies to you), and accessories.... Don't matter how hard I try, look, drool over brochure/catalogue, nothing ever seems to be available full stop, or in the right size/colour/anything.

Other than that, NZ Rocks and I aint going back there to live.

1998 saw me break my back in two places and about 11 other bones on the Rimutaka's (my own fault, not reading the vanishing point and completely failing to notice the second apex....) Since then I have got into bikes even more (go figure) and I started riding off-road late 2000.

I find off-road more fun than road simply because there aint no ignorant fucktard dibble throwing tickets at me for pulling wheelies, stoppies, burnouts, and any other fun behaviour that they hate and have laws against.

Have done some track work and a little bit of not-too-serious racing on a CBR600F2 and F4, a bit of Formula 3 on an RG250, Bucket Racing and Supermotard (again nothing too serious, its all about fun for me) and I do a few North Island and Cantral Enduro's and Hare Scrambles (Cross Country) every season.

I swap my bikes around a fair bit every year to keep things nice and interesting and so I can keep learning stuff about them, and I mod them heaps too, mainly for looks and some mild tuning end-cans/airfilter/air ducting/dyno etc, the rest is all about tyres suspension and gearing.

Gone off big road bikes, they are heavy, expensive, don't corner, and have eaten my license 3 times already....

Sometimes I ride like the perfect most advanced riding instructor in the world (usually when I have pillion), other times I ride like an enraged lunatic who's sole purpose it to seek out cab drivers that dont give way or abide by the road rules and I take out their mirrors (usually every morning)

18 years in the saddle now and currently riding: 1994-RVF400, 1988-CBR250, 2002-FXR150 (lol), 1986 AX-100 1997-YZ250

**SuperDave** · 8th December 2004, 23:19

Welcome, that was a good introduction

**Holy Roller** · 9th December 2004, 01:13

Great intro
I know what you mean about the gear. When I was in London the gear avaliable was mind blowing. Tough not cheap when the exchange rate was taken into account but good if one earned pounds instead of dollars.

**avgas** · 9th December 2004, 05:54

great to see you here mate, yeh the missus is from Shanghai. Those fairings are all custom built for the fxrs - but ive been told they arent cheap. This site is really helpful for guys like us. Cant wait to hear more news about your fxr as the project goes along

**wari** · 9th December 2004, 06:34

G'dday mate ...

... wellcome ... :spudwave:

**Joni** · 9th December 2004, 06:37

Hello & Welcome :spudwave:

**Riff Raff** · 9th December 2004, 06:46

Welcome aboard.

**Ms Piggy** · 9th December 2004, 06:53

Welcome along - lots of good Wellington people here. :spudwave:

That's an "interesting" avatar.

**Blakamin** · 9th December 2004, 07:02

Hi & welcome.... got some photos of the bikes we can see??? that way I'll recognize ya when I'm working on farqin weekends and travelling around

**bungbung** · 9th December 2004, 07:47

Hiya,

Walkers Crisps are available from 'Cool Brittania' on the corner of Wakefield and Taranaki streets. (At a premium price)

Welcome

**Hitcher** · 9th December 2004, 07:52

Welcome to our gargre! We may see you on the road sometime.

**rodgerd** · 9th December 2004, 09:02

Originally Posted by R00T

Hi There, moved to NZ in 1997 from England.
Yes I miss the road surface, Prawn Cocktail flavoured Walkers Crisps (chippies to you),

There's an shop in the Hutt that sells imported British stuff - weird crisps and Irn Bru and all the rest of it.

**Biff** · 9th December 2004, 13:24

Hi Root from a fellow Pom - albeit a Welsh one. I know what you mean about missing stuff. Skips crisps....mmmmmmmm. Crap customer service, overpriced everything, the weather and the traffic jams.

In all honesty, do you know what I miss about the UK, absolutely bugger all. Thank you NZ for being such a top place and for you Kiwi's for not being able to say your vowels properly , oh yeah, and for being top drawer people.

**duckman** · 9th December 2004, 13:43

Originally Posted by Biff Baff

Hi Root from a fellow Pom - albeit a Welsh one. I know what you mean about missing stuff. Skips crisps....mmmmmmmm. Crap customer service, overpriced everything, the weather and the traffic jams.

In all honesty, do you know what I miss about the UK, absolutely bugger all. Thank you NZ for being such a top place and for you Kiwi's for not being able to say your vowels properly , oh yeah, and for being top drawer people.

Who's boots them shoes ?? ......