North Auckland Street Skills - NASS

**Badger8** · 15th January 2009, 14:41

Great turnout indeed, biggest one i think i've been there for.

Was good to take it back to basics too. There is definitely something funny going on with my front brake though... Stoppied un-intentionally on the first run, then next time i squeezed just as hard and she rolled for a long way... Think she needs another bleed

varying brake response isnt so much fun...

**Gummie** · 15th January 2009, 15:05

Ahhhh man, i make a big deal about coming and work calls me in from my holidays dam it.

Ahh well there is the whole rest of the year.

Sounds like a great night missed.

**iangee** · 15th January 2009, 15:26

It was a great night, shouldn't have hesitated for the last couple of months about coming along. So, how many people have been emergency braking at every set of lights today?!?!?

**fizbin** · 15th January 2009, 16:09

Originally Posted by iangee

It was a great night, shouldn't have hesitated for the last couple of months about coming along. So, how many people have been emergency braking at every set of lights today?!?!?

is there any other way!

**Nagash** · 15th January 2009, 16:11

Originally Posted by iangee

It was a great night, shouldn't have hesitated for the last couple of months about coming along. So, how many people have been emergency braking at every set of lights today?!?!?

I was still mucking around with fish tailing.. does that count?

was a good night indeed, a farwell to EJ and welcome to helll of alot more people then i've ever seen at the Nass.

Se you folks next week, 5:30 at the secret meeting spot for those in the know

**discotex** · 15th January 2009, 21:38

Originally Posted by Devil

The KTM supermoto

I like your taste in tyres and helmet graphics.

Now you need a red 600rr (or maybe I should get a KTM) and we can be twins

How many km do you get out of the tank on the supermoto? They sure look like fun bikes.

**Devil** · 16th January 2009, 09:57

Originally Posted by discotex

How many km do you get out of the tank on the supermoto? They sure look like fun bikes.

hah.

The KTM is awesome on the gas. It's a 13.5 Litre tank. I haven't been able to get it UNDER 20 km/L. So thrashing the tits off it till the fuel light comes on (11 litres used) will get me at least 220km. But cruising on the open road will get me 275km ish off the 11L. So will quite happily do 300km on the tank if you want to do a couple of k's with the light on!

It is for sale at the moment...

**discotex** · 16th January 2009, 10:55

Originally Posted by Devil

hah.

The KTM is awesome on the gas. It's a 13.5 Litre tank. I haven't been able to get it UNDER 20 km/L. So thrashing the tits off it till the fuel light comes on (11 litres used) will get me at least 220km. But cruising on the open road will get me 275km ish off the 11L. So will quite happily do 300km on the tank if you want to do a couple of k's with the light on!

It is for sale at the moment...

That's not toooo bad actually. Not quite as much as my 600rr but still better than a lot of MX converted motards from what I understand.

What's the deal with services? Nothing major?

Don't have the cash right now or I'd be sorely tempted to turn my 600rr into a track bike and take your KTM for road riding/commuting.

**Devil** · 16th January 2009, 11:24

Originally Posted by discotex

That's not toooo bad actually. Not quite as much as my 600rr but still better than a lot of MX converted motards from what I understand.

What's the deal with services? Nothing major?

Don't have the cash right now or I'd be sorely tempted to turn my 600rr into a track bike and take your KTM for road riding/commuting.

Services every 5k.
The 5 k services are about $165, the 10k services are about double that (check valve clearances etc).
Pretty good value. I was pleasantly surprised. Although everything is cheap after owning a Triumph heh.

**Nagash** · 20th January 2009, 16:15

Right, the times almost here again, any suggestions for tommorows session?

Weather oracle's say it's gonna be sunny tommorow, which is a shame. No emergency braking in the rain..

I was upfront on the ride over last week but if anyone in the middle saw anything that may need working on let us know about it.

Whether it be cornering, correct lines, decreasing radius' (which we didn't see any of..), predicting when a rubbish truck in the wrong lane to go round a round-a-bout leading it right on top of you forcing you into the island... you know. Whatever.

**thehovel** · 20th January 2009, 17:06

Originally Posted by Nagash

Right, the times almost here again, any suggestions for tommorows session?

Weather oracle's say it's gonna be sunny tommorow, which is a shame. No emergency braking in the rain..

I was upfront on the ride over last week but if anyone in the middle saw anything that may need working on let us know about it.

Whether it be cornering, correct lines, decreasing radius' (which we didn't see any of..), predicting when a rubbish truck in the wrong lane to go round a round-a-bout leading it right on top of you forcing you into the island... you know. Whatever.

Cornering & staggered riding, Every-one that I saw blindly followed each other down the middle of the lane. Also less than 2 seconds gap!!!!!!

If anything happened it would be one down all down!!

Regards Richard

**fizbin** · 20th January 2009, 19:14

why don't we get mark and dawn to do what happened last year were they took us though a serious of sessions that followed on one after the other progressing up to a ride in say 4-5 weeks?

or something like that.

We did breaking last week so cornering would not be a bad step but Mark and Dawn if you have any suggestions...

hope the weather plays ball this week and everyone comes out again. see you all there. PS: might be a little late to the meeting place josh i have to pick my wife up from work at 5 so will prob be more like 6 for me to get there. but will see you all there.

Steveo

**Badger8** · 20th January 2009, 19:50

Originally Posted by fizbin

PS: might be a little late to the meeting place josh i have to pick my wife up from work at 5 so will prob be more like 6 for me to get there. but will see you all there.

Steveo

I'll most likely be there from shortly after 5. It is soooo much nicer to pootle across in light traffic and chill out before the meet than it is to split from mt wellington to westgate in nasty traffic. Too many cagers getting antsy and trying to take out their frustrations on a poor defenseless biker