Bikes have changed my life....

[Two Smoker]

Hey everyone,

This is a bit of a rant about myself, but i thought i would show how bikes have changed my life, and that you could add you own personal "bikes have changed my life" 2 cents in too....

Well 12 months ago, i couldnt even ride a bike/hadnt ridden a bike. I was interested in them because my Dad rode and i knew KK rode bike and had a keen interest.....

So i wanted a bike and had for a while. I had a car to get me around and had thrashed it too its limits (and passed them sometimes too ) and was wanting a turbo (like VR-4 etc). Then working at the farm, my boss said that his son had a RG150 for sale, i didnt know of this bike and was sceptical of what it would be... Well i said i would have a look, and when i saw it i fell inlove with it and wanted to buy it... So i chucked over the $1900 and bought it.....

Milky and Posh Tourer then taught me how to ride it, i sat my basic handling and got my licence.... My L-plate didnt last long and spent a while blating around the waitakere's. I was hooked line and sinker, i couldnt stop riding. I rode everyday, learning things, and enjoying it. Then i finally joined KB in early Feb of 2004 after KK kept telling me about it...

Went to my first track day and had a blast, didnt get my knee down, but people were saying i was going quick.... I spent ages trying to get my knee down and finally did it in the middle of 2004 on lower domain drive.... I was now saving all my money and instantly spending it on the RG with engine rebuilds, tyres etc.....

I went on my first road ride with the famous MR and a few of his mates, they were impressed with me sort of keeping up, but i still wanted to do better and keep up...

This continued and KB was becoming a major part of my life, i was riding with heaps of new people, meeting great people everywhere... I then went on a ride with Firefight, who (i dont know what he was thinking) ride his R6 which was my first time riding a big bike...... MAN THE POWER, THE SPEED, THE WHEELIES.... i thoughy i was addicted before but now i know i am hooked for life...

I then decided to save up for a bigger bike... Started racing and had a blast, even though i was in clubmans getting my arse kicked because no one raced SS150 anymore... Got my times down to a 1:20.52 around Puke (which is about as fast as they can go) and wanted a bigger bike for racing...

XJ, told me about a ZXR400 which i bought and now race, having shitloads of fun.... I know have my K5 GSX-R600 (owning 3 bikes in total now) and am still pouring all my hard earned dollars into all three bikes.....

I am not going to the army until 2006, so now i can concentrate on learning more about riding bikes and racing....I wish to thank SpankMe for creating this site, and all of you guys that use it and that i have met through this site you guys have changed my life for what i think is the better.

Man was that a Oscar speech or what....

So i have now been riding for just over 12 months, have my restricted licence, a road bike (gixxer 600), a race bike (ZXR400) and a 50/50 road/race bike (RG150), and a shit load of great friends all because of motorcycles... I am now in the 1:12's at Puke and am looking at 1:10s at the next meet, and 47's at taupo looking at 46 and 45's at the next meet.... I wont stop riding ever noe

Live you life to its fulliest and ride happy and safe

Thanks for reading my rant, can i read your guys rants now???

[thehollowmen]

good lil rant, was an enjoying read.

feeling exactly the same way... today I was riding home from work in the dark in heavy rain and caught myself thinking "this is fun, this is challanging riding" and then I thought "hey shouldn't I be pissed off that it is raining?"

I haven't been riding long either and my cage gets very little use, pity I'm getting a new cage soon

Biking really does mellow you out a bit...
Good for the soul...

[Antallica]

Dude it's really impressive to see you've come this far. You've shown constant passion all the way in your 12 months. Me?, I'll continue to ride like a granny with the odd 'rush'.

w3rd!, see you 'round brother.

[jrandom]

That's way cool, Chris.

My own story is far more muted and uninteresting, but hey, I'll spew it forth anyway.

See, I always wanted a bike. When I was a kid I hid posters of FXDWGs in my bottom drawer (my mum wouldn't let me put them up on the walls, because bikes were, you know, for dodgy people).

Then I went mad going to uni, getting a job, got married, phew! No time or money for anything but a few cages as necessary transport.

Then, two years ago, I realised that I needed another vehicle to get to work every day. A couple of other guys at work rode, and commuted on their bikes. The old dream raised its head and waved at me.

So, being a sensible family man, I bought the most reliable, easy-to-ride learner's bike I could. It was so, so good. So good. Riding. Even on the wee 150.

Of course, I stuffed around with the licencing, so I don't have a full yet. But I'm very happy with my Zeal in the meantime. I don't plan on going the same way as Mr Smoker up there and buying a mad rocket, mostly because I don't trust my reflexes and judgement in general. Not in my usual state of permanent toddler-induced sleep deprivation.

I'll buy myself something big and lazy, next. Or maybe something a little smaller, and a little less lazy. We'll see.

Riding is, indeed, good for the soul. I'll never be without a bike.

[Madmax]

I have been on bikes all my life,
so buy now i have a few broken bones, ETC.
I have had a few bones removed (proximal roe?)
Its in your blood as near as i can tell,
A form of addiction as such,
but there is no methodone for this one

[SuperDave]

Would never have thought that you have only been riding for 12 months, based on what I saw on that one group ride you're a natural

I really felt ill the other day and unfortunately had to turn up at work, was really not looking forward to going to work in the terrible weather, but the moment I set off on the bike until I got off, I felt much better. The ride to and from work was the best part of the day, the rest of the day was shit. I love riding

[VasalineWarrior]

RG 150 aye? that was my first road bike as well. ive got a bit of a soft spot for those dirty 2 strokes. first bike i managed to crack the ton on. howzit that you manage to ride a gixer 600 on a restricted aye? not that i can talk-i got sick of gay 250's and bought a 400 on my restricted. i dont understand why some fag boyracer can go buy a souped up impreza on his restricted and hoon round on his risky while i have push a damn 250 about for another 18 months, even though ive been riding since i was 10. meh. go hard bro and stay away from from those four wheeled cages aye!

[Jase W]

Ive barely been riding for a month now so my story is just beginning. Basically Ive been wanting to get my bike licence and a bike ever since i got my car licence and a car back when i was 15 (Im 18 now). I finally got into when my dad got back into riding after about 15years. Im currently riding a honda gl145, which does the trick for me for the moment (even gets me to napier and back - although it gives me a sore arse). At the moment im saving my cash for when I get my full (early 2006) and then upgrading to something a bit more badass.

I love riding

[Motu]

I rode a bike once...35 yrs ago - now that were a silly thing to do eh?

[Jsn]

Heh, My stories just beginning as well. I finally got the Tzr a wof and reg the other day, even tho i've had my learners for 5 months!
I've only ridden it on two long rides so far but its w1ck3d! even faster than my friends turbo supra
But yeah riding is easily 5 or maybe even 10 times as much fun as driving.. I've definately got the bug now hehe.
(wow this makes a total of three times i've ridden a bike ever..)

[simo]

Rode me first bike in 1970 - farm bike on an airstrip with no fences, that bike got so crashed, and I'm sure it's the reason after 34 years, that I still own a bike, and haven't crashed that much, well now and then........only a broken collar bone in 1985, the open road just gets into your blood, enjoy it before the safety NAZI's ban motorcycles, and they will if the current trends in protecting you from yourself gather momentum...

[Da Bird]

So i have now been riding for just over 12 months, have my restricted licence, a road bike (gixxer 600),

Great to see you guys enjoying biking so much and sounds like you are having a lot of fun but please dont complain if/when you get tickets for breaching your restricted licence....

[Motoracer]

Nice one Chris!

My bro got a GN125 cause he was always interested in bikes. I was a boy racer wanabe little shit back then at 13 yrs old. He taught me how to operate it (the basics). It was something new and I found it quite exciting.

Couple of years later, I bought my own bike, the mighty SRX250 bikini faired model when I was 15 yrs old. I thought that it was the shit back then (felt real cool too :cool2: ). I used to love going to school in it to show off even though school was just 5 mins away! Then some idiots started making fun of me cause the SRX was too "skinny" and shit.

Year later, I bought the GSXR250 at 16yrs old. Took that to school and that as well. I also went for my 1st ever road ride on it too. I scared the shit out of myself by just going at the speed limit (or below it) at that time. The dudes at school then thought that my GSXR was alright (specially for a 16 year old to own).

Then just a few months later, that same year, I bought the coolest bike ever!! My first ZXR400! It was an ex-race bike with full on race pipe, braided brake lines, fiberglass race fairings with even the race numbers and shit loads of other extra race gear on it! Everybody at school were gobsmacked (including some hot female teachers) when I got that thing. I didn't care about what went on during the day at School but the best bit was turning up with my loud as big phat race bike into the car park and leaving school by leaving all my boyracer mates behind at the lights. Fuck that used to be the meanest coolest feeling ever!!! The chix at school used to love sitting on my bike as well and most used to beg for a ride at the back. I have attached a pic of it below:



Well, that is what really got me into bikes initially. The whole image thing, then the uniqueness. During my high school years, My bikes (ZXR mainly) gave me the confidence boost I needed to tackle most social issues that teens have to go through. It made me a cool/popular dude from someone who used to be one of the geeks. At this stage, I was still a wanabe little shit, drag racing people at the lights within the city.

Then later on, my brother took me to some road rides. I binned a few times almost writting off the bike. I learnt about how to fix them back up which was good as well. Then I met some more cool people through some of my biker mates. We then started going on road rides a lot. I started liking riding bikes for the first time (I mean real riding through the back/open roads, not just city riding/commuting). By then, I picked up another mint ZXR 400 (later to be the "Mella Yella" of Frosty). Then I did my first track day at Pukie on it and just fell in love with riding at the track. I knew that that's what I wanted to do.

I sold my 1st ZXR to a dude who saw the add in T&E. This gentelman's name was Logan. Yep, you guessed it. I had sold my bike to the one and only KK! (actually Chris, the fiber glass tail fairing that you have on your race bike right now that KK gave you is the same one that is on the pic above). I met Logan at the track again, he then told me about this cool site called Kiwibiker.

I joined the site and started going on the site quite often. I started to go on the Kiwibiker rides and started to know more and more Kiwibikers in real life as well. This changed my life dramatically as well. I have made friendships here that will last for a lifetime. Through this site ofcourse, I bought my GSXR600. Through this site ofcourse, I met Frosty, who encouraged me and basically got me into racing. Otherwise, I had only bought the GSXR cause it would have been a cool road bike to have. If it wasn't for bikes and Kiwibiker, I wouldn't have known F/F, who I consider to be my best mate. Basically through bikes and this site, I have been given the chance to meet shitloads of awesome people who I wouldn't have otherwise met/known. Racing (in any form of motorsports) was always a dream of mine and if it wasn't for Kiwibiker and motorbikes, it probably would have never become a reality.

Through motorbikes and mainly Kiwibiker to be exact, I have matured (I think lol) from a wanabe little shit to someone who has a purpose, who has real goals and real aims in life (about self improvement). Honestly, if it wasn't for bikes, i'd probably be at Queen St right now, driving a riced up car with a brain dead car hoe sitting next to me, doing continues laps wasting my life/time away.

I think bikes have been the best thing to ever happen to me. Also of course, Kiwibiker has played a big role in my life as well because of all the help I have gotten from everyone here.

So thank you to Spankme, all the other people responsible for the creation of this site and of course, thank you to all of you who are active members of Kiwibiker who help keep this wonderful website alive! Also, most of all, a big thank you goes out to my brother who first got me started on bikes. Cheers bro!

Fuck it's getting late. Goodnight/morning

[Teflon]

Well i still havn't got my car license after 10yrs, so motorcycling is a major part of life for me.

What sealed this life style for me was my fathers gsxr1100.

[SPman]

(my mum wouldn't let me put them up on the walls, because bikes were, you know, for dodgy people).

And she was right!

So i have now been riding for just over 12 months, have my restricted licence, a road bike (gixxer 600),..........sounds like you are having a lot of fun but please dont complain if/when you get tickets for breaching your restricted licence....

Those thoughts crossed my mind as well - just take it carefully, Chris.