BANZAI's TO DO list for GN250!!

**xwhatsit** · 24th September 2008, 12:21

Originally Posted by BANZAI

I never been to Waiheke before, what is it like(or whats the road like) there? Is it worth going with bike??

Definitely worth going with a bike. Especially small slow ones like ours. Can happily pootle around the whole island, exploring all the little windy roads which disappear into the hills, visit four different beaches in half an hour. There's some fantastic gravel roads, takes a little time, but you get out to these old WWII tunnels and gun emplacements, really remote.

It's a lovely place to have a bike. Went there for three days or so with the girlfriend, we explored most of the island.

Oh, in terms of parking your bike on the ferry, best off putting it on the side stand and in first gear. More stable than the centre stand; we came home in pretty horrible weather, the ferry was pitching and rolling, but the bike was fine.

**BANZAI** · 4th October 2008, 11:05

GN400 Cafe Racer!!!!

**motorbyclist** · 4th October 2008, 13:47

holy crap!

**xwhatsit** · 5th October 2008, 15:30

I love the Manx type. S'what I want for the RS, but the tanks are so damned complicated, usually insanely expensive and I'm fucked if I can ever make something that complex.

I'm coming around to the idea of high pipes though. That is exceptionally tidy.

**Squiggles** · 5th October 2008, 20:10

Originally Posted by BANZAI

GN400 Cafe Racer!!!!

Note how little GN is present in that bike...

**BANZAI** · 7th October 2008, 07:38

TO DO list:

Get lid of L-plate

I'd like to donate my broken L-plate and not broken but dirty L-plate to SMC!!

Thanks heaps to Gijoe who helped me prepare doing U-turns and gave me stuff to polish my bike! It looks shinier than what it used to be!

**gijoe1313** · 7th October 2008, 07:57

All good

nothing like that extra bit o'bling when you do the Meguiar's 3 step plan of polishing perfection! And autosol ... and a large automatic buffing machine ... and rags ... plenty o'rags

You did well on the u-turning practise, got your radius down to the width of a small country lane (huzzah! no more 3 point turning!

)

Now go and ride, be free and enjoy t3h moar fr33dom of 6R-ness!

**bomma** · 7th October 2008, 09:02

hehe it was nice waking up to "no more l-plate

"

congrats banzai, you're well on your way to the gn140000 you always wanted

**BANZAI** · 7th October 2008, 09:47

Originally Posted by bomma

hehe it was nice waking up to "no more l-plate

"

congrats banzai, you're well on your way to the gn140000 you always wanted

Hehe sorry thought everyone was awake

**xwhatsit** · 7th October 2008, 09:56

Originally Posted by BANZAI

Hehe sorry thought everyone was awake

Feckin' 8.20am you sent that! I think not!

Congratulations, well done. Now you can do 100kph on the Harbour Bridge offramp a lot cheaper

**Slyer** · 7th October 2008, 18:39

I got dibs on that L plate!

**BANZAI** · 17th November 2008, 12:53

Changed Sprockets finally!

one up in front and standard rear.

Now I can use each gear slightly longer so I can corner with 1st gear without shifting to 2nd in the middle of corner because it tops out.

Also now I can cruise 100kph@5800revs!!! Wow no vibration!

There are less engine braking so if I shift down before corner, less locking especially 3rd to 2nd and 2nd to 1st.

I do need to get used to it because taking corner slightly lower revs feels bit scary in some places.
Also down hill speeding and then red light is not a good thing as well because brake is poor and less engine brake!

Accerelation haven't really changed probly thanks to my featherlight body

Overall I like how it is now and can't wait to see beat the Chocos GN land speed record