First blat today!

[Irontusk]

My parents won't stop nagging me if I leave the plate off.. Might take it off later.

Yeah the VL250 is smooooth

Oh and the salesman was apparently sick yesterday, so no one knew what was going on with the bike.. apparently. That's their story. But I have it now, yay.

Waiting for it to come in must be irritating! I think Holeshot just got another shipment, the guy who dropped it off said something taking the owners manual from one he assembled today. I had to wait to get my licence and everything, while it was sitting on the shop floor.. while you guys wait for them to come into the country, lol.

[Ehgreiz]

nah mine is sitting in the shop, its just i cant afford it yet, i get a nice big annual bonus from work next week, hence the 21st lol

the one i took for a test drive was a second hand one, same colour as the one im getting though (grey)

8 days!

[newby]

Its nice huh! I had to wait for both, for it to come in, and to get enough money, luckily they both happened at exactly the same time!

Maybe we should all meet up for VL250 cruise sometime

[Ehgreiz]

yeah that would be fun! hehe

i have a mate who has a new ninja 250 too, in for repairs tho (he came off it on a corner where he should have given way ) so hes waiting for it to get replacement fairings from jap - poor bastard

but yeah a vl250 cruise would rock, 3 of those beauties on the road...

[Irontusk]

Lol I'd have to get my confidence up first, especially to go very far for it I just went for my first ride though, fun fun fun. Just 985km to go for the first run in period

But yeah, when I feel ready.. VL250 cruise would be classy as.

Oh, are you taking the pillion seat off yours? I already have.

[Ehgreiz]

Lol I'd have to get my confidence up first, especially to go very far for it I just went for my first ride though, fun fun fun. Just 985km to go for the first run in period

But yeah, when I feel ready.. VL250 cruise would be classy as.

Oh, are you taking the pillion seat off yours? I already have.

dunno about mine.

i plan on having saddlebags on mine so the seat will prolly say - imo looks better than mounting rack lol

[Irontusk]

Yeah I don't know how I'm gonna carry stuff around.. but I like the rear guard all exposed. I'm gonna have to leave a pair of shoes at work or something

Well I'm planning on getting out for a ride every night this week (dependant on weather) and then go out to a flat carpark on Saturday/Sunday morning to practice emergency stops and that. There's not really anyone else just starting out with riding on the Shore is there??

[Ehgreiz]

not me, im more or less central, been doing some short blats on the motorway on my scooter but will take a bit for me to get confident enough with my bike otherwise id come join ya

[Irontusk]

I want to start riding to work (all 50k zones..) but I won't until I'm confident.. must be completely different from the ride I had tonight, only saw a few cars tonight, just getting out of my driveway in the morning would be pretty stressful. Motorway sounds interesting

What licence are you on, Ehgreiz??

[Ehgreiz]

just my learners, can go for restricted next month.

scooter is a lot easier than a bike, its kinda like a free ride in comparison, but in a way its a good way to start, cos when i went for my test ride the other week handling was no problem at all, just getting the hang of clutch control.

when i took it for the test ride it was around k road/ponsonby and mayoral drive in the center of town at 5pm - i think riding to work wont be too much of a problem if i can handle that without dying lol - stalled a few times but only once with a car behind me.. the main thing that freaked me out was turn into traffic either right or left (right is worse) - no problem on my scooter, if i see a gap i take it, but with the bike i was panicking a little lol - just need to get the hang of take-off and it will become much easier hehe

the thing that i need to get into the habit of doing is putting my left foot down when i stop so that i can rest my right foot on the rear brake pedal - on my scooter i have always been putting my right foot down - right foot on rear break is important, especially for hill starts - that way you dont have to juggle throttle/front break leaver when starting to move heh

[Irontusk]

Yeah it's those take offs that I'm rough on, just being able to twist and go sure would be easy, but where's the fun in that?

Yeah I seem to juggle between my left and right foot.. bad habit probably.

And, I have a hard time keeping an eye on my speed, have to look right down, which isn't good.. maybe easier for short riders?

Oh the other problem on my ride was, the loan helmet I have until my proper one arrives is budget and has no vents, it fogs up instantly (and the air is pretty dry tonight!) and a fogged up TINTED visor is impossible to see through at night, so I had to have it open the whole time.

[Ehgreiz]

oh mate i understand the pain of a fogged up visor..

i have this visor insert thing for my helmet that you stick on inside the visor - fogless. its great

they are a bitch to put in properly though - first one failed and my second one is starting to as well - works well enough but eventually will leak and start fogging up inside it - maybe 3rd time will eventually be the charm there lol

i used some rainX treatment but it didnt seem to work for me at all heh

[Irontusk]

Yeah I'll look into getting something for it once I have my own helmet, won't worry about this one.

Well.. the weather looks pretty shit today so I doubt I'll get out tonight.. I want to go show people

[newby]

Maybe invest in a better helmet? So far ive done 300kms and it hasnt even looked like fogging up, and ive ridden in both sunshine and rain....?

[Ehgreiz]

shrug i spent 280 bucks on my helmet and its an HJC - decent brand.
even breathing just through my nose, and slowly, it will still fog if its raining without the visor screen lol