SMC L-Plate riders' practice thread

[BANZAI]

On the after exam ride day anyone keen to go crusing?

Maybe something like half or 1/4 of coro loop or somewhere suitable for Learners and have nice scenary.

I think it's a good idea!?

[motorbyclist]

learners and open road? good idea?

well considering the amount of riding you've been doing maybe it could happen

or just have another ride on anther weekend for learners

[BANZAI]

learners and open road? good idea?

well considering the amount of riding you've been doing maybe it could happen

or just have another ride on anther weekend for learners

Ofcource we need you senior members to help us!!! Couple guys lead us, couple guys at the back maybe?


Maybe not an open road. I don't really know Auckland Roads so somewhere suitable for learners...

[rie]

Ofcource we need you senior members to help us!!!

i love the assumed plurality of learners when actually i believe he means...me and him. (feel free to correct me though. we may have a few nifty 250s learning to ride)

not to mention the cohort of senior riders he intends to escort the imagined gaggle of L-plate learners across the coro-loop.

giggles aside, i would be thrilled to go for another ride.

how are your tight u-turns banzai? i would like to practice those in a safe area where Friends and Riders alike can throw themselves to the ground to protect my fairings in the event of a slow-speed dump.

[rie]

learners and open road? good idea?

absolutely the most fun a person can have simultaneously shitting themselves as one rapidly approaches a head-on with a van.

so no, not a good idea. but if i were sensible i would have bought a scooter like my BHS instructor told me to. ("because then you can ride in heels, dear")

[BANZAI]

i love the assumed plurality of learners when actually i believe he means...me and him. (feel free to correct me though. we may have a few nifty 250s learning to ride)

not to mention the cohort of senior riders he intends to escort the imagined gaggle of L-plate learners across the coro-loop.

giggles aside, i would be thrilled to go for another ride.

how are your tight u-turns banzai? i would like to practice those in a safe area where Friends and Riders alike can throw themselves to the ground to protect my fairings in the event of a slow-speed dump.

You forgot about Dushy!!! He's still on his L-plate and gotta do practice to prevent him from further crash!

Do you mean you wanna use my GN for U-turn practice so that your shiny GPX's fairings won't damaged?

It's gonna cost you a lot

[rie]

Do you mean you wanna use my GN for U-turn practice so that your shiny GPX's fairings won't damaged?

hell no.

if my gpx starts to tip over all able-bodied men must throw themselves to the ground to cushion the fairings.

[ehab2weelr]

you guy should join us at the RRRS . look for the thread.

[BANZAI]

you guy should join us at the RRRS . look for the thread.

Stevo told me that's for more experienced riders. But could come along and watch what you guys doing???

[Ragingrob]

Yeah RRRS is more for intermediate riders and above from what I've heard, well some experience at least, and also we've already booked it all out. Dunno about the whole watching thing, I doubt it, would kinda be like just going to Uni without paying fees right?

[klyong82]

absolutely the most fun a person can have simultaneously shitting themselves as one rapidly approaches a head-on with a van.

Haha I wish I saw that in live action Rie ... well at least you now have first hand experience in squeezing through tight corners. You ride really well...keep riding ....and wait people should see you doing a 360 degree turn using the stand like what we saw at the Wellsford pump...

hell no.

if my gpx starts to tip over all able-bodied men must throw themselves to the ground to cushion the fairings.

Invest in a set of crash bungs/sliders like on my bike to protect your bikes fairings in the event of a crash.

[rie]

Invest in a set of crash bungs/sliders like on my bike to protect your bikes fairings in the event of a crash.

mm i looked them up but there are no standard crash bungs available for my particular bike so they have to be custom made.

bit beyond my means at the moment given i don't even own riding pants & currently bind the machine physically to my house disguised as a pile of rubbish in the absence of a suitable shed.

[Ragingrob]

mm i looked them up but there are no standard crash bungs available for my particular bike so they have to be custom made.

bit beyond my means at the moment given i don't even own riding pants & currently bind the machine physically to my house disguised as a pile of rubbish in the absence of a suitable shed.

Haha yeah get some pants first... If you were involved in a crash on the open road, you would definitely want some pants, especially on a one-way bridge with a van!

[Hanne]

you guy should join us at the RRRS . look for the thread.

The SMC RRRS day is booked out atm, they do have courses on every 3rd Sunday of the month though. Yes, it is aimed at people who have had some experience riding already but having said that I did it in May or so last year having had my bike 4 - 5 months (and for a good 4 weeks of that it was in the shop out of order) and found it REALLY useful, was able to put the skills to use right away.

So do look at it , and DO practice more low speed cornering etc before going near coro and tight corners and road works etc!

[klyong82]

mm i looked them up but there are no standard crash bungs available for my particular bike so they have to be custom made.

bit beyond my means at the moment given i don't even own riding pants & currently bind the machine physically to my house disguised as a pile of rubbish in the absence of a suitable shed.

Alright then I think the priority now is beefing up the security of your bike. Do you need help in finding security locks for your bike? Looking at your bike fairings I think you gonna have to drill a hole to mount the frame sliders....

Haha yeah get some pants first... If you were involved in a crash on the open road, you would definitely want some pants, especially on a one-way bridge with a van!

Haha....