Hornet Swarm Night City

[gale_wolf]

I only watched it to see your little whoops... and it wasn't even an impressive whoops!

Yeah but any time the rear really steps out and then bites back in it just feels massive, and then you think you're a legend for saving the bike from a nasty high side!

I only queried it because Wanpo described it exactly like that to me at work. It 'felt' massive at the time but on viewing the vid it didn't look massive. Maybe it didn't look like a huge whoops but I can totally believe that it felt like one.

[wanpo]

I only watched it to see your little whoops... and it wasn't even an impressive whoops!

Ok, you can show me a bigger one on a Monday night swarm.

[gijoe1313]

Weather looks good for tonight! Usual riding and kibbitzing I should think!

[Interceptor]

I won't be able to make it tonight.

Also, Darrell's R1 side stand broke so his riding is curtailed until he can get it fixed. Luckily he has a track stand at home!

Have a good ride guys!

[gale_wolf]

I've got the in-laws here from overseas so I'm out for tonight. Shame, looks like good weather too

[Sharry]

Three days marshalling at Taupo for the Nationals and I now need a week to get over it. Will someone please invent a memory disk so I can down load the weekends memory onto the computor??

[gijoe1313]

Well the ride was over around 9.30pm! Baffa and I with the girl on the back was the swarm ride! We did the Mission bay to St Heliers GP, off around Whitford and Maraetai and then back via Twilight road to Meadowlands for some Momotea.

Baffa scoffed some grub, whilst my girl and I consumed a variety of milk and tea and yoghurt drink products!

So, once finished, we said goodnight and god bless!

Spot you all next time!

[baffa]

So I think I've discovered why I didnt feel 100% comfortable diving into corners on Monday night.

The bike Dr has almost finished servicing my bike.
He has found several things that need doing unfortunately.
Steering head bearings, like the VTR (sigh). Front wheel bearings as well. This would explain why it feels a little funny diving into corners, I thought it was just me.
Tyres. I knew they would need doing at some stage, but this is depressing.
Chain and sprockets. They fitted a new chain before I bought it but didn’t change the rear sprocket, which is badly worn, and because they didn’t, the front and rear sprockets and chain all need to be replaced together. Oh and he said he thinks the chain is some cheap Chinese make.
So not exactly happy, the bearings will cost hundreds in parts and labour, the tyres will be over $200 apeice, chain and sprockets will proably be another $150.
I’m guessing at least $600 to get everything in order, and that still leaves the crack in the front fairing. QQ

[wanpo]

Waa~h Waa~h

Welcome to the world of owning a big-boy bike

But yeah, that sucks. Things tend to get more expensive and frequent as you go up the bike ladder

[baffa]

Haha
I dont mind the cost, it's just that it all needs doing at once is a pain.

[Timmeh:P]

Cry... sob... sob...

$600 to get everything in order... hell ill spend that much on new tyres every 4 - 6 months to keep the trumpys on the road!

[zeocen]

So I think I've discovered why I didnt feel 100% comfortable diving into corners on Monday night.

The bike Dr has almost finished servicing my bike.
He has found several things that need doing unfortunately.
Steering head bearings, like the VTR (sigh). Front wheel bearings as well. This would explain why it feels a little funny diving into corners, I thought it was just me.
Tyres. I knew they would need doing at some stage, but this is depressing.
Chain and sprockets. They fitted a new chain before I bought it but didn’t change the rear sprocket, which is badly worn, and because they didn’t, the front and rear sprockets and chain all need to be replaced together. Oh and he said he thinks the chain is some cheap Chinese make.
So not exactly happy, the bearings will cost hundreds in parts and labour, the tyres will be over $200 apeice, chain and sprockets will proably be another $150.
I’m guessing at least $600 to get everything in order, and that still leaves the crack in the front fairing. QQ

Look on the bright side, now you have a reason to buy some Pilot Road 3s which are SO FREAKING AMAZING!~
Get them from Cycletreads too, nice discount and free coffee BOOM! Sorted.

Seriously I liked my bike beforehand with shitty OEM tyres but with PR3s.... ooooomg. I just want to go in a continuous corner forever.

[gijoe1313]

Ah well, I guess you will know that it'd be sorted and your riding will be smoother (and not those gulp moments going into a corner!) Yes, I do recall you saying you weren't comfortable going into them! Glad you went and checked it out!

$600 ... money well spent on your ride, considering you got it for a good price (I guess the previous owner must have known these things were going to come up soon!)

And yes, I think Wanpo can speak from experience about the big bike cost equation (and the maestro of them all, Gremlin!)

[Timmeh:P]

And yes, I think Wanpo can speak from experience about the big bike cost equation

Yeah not only can it cost you $$ to keep a big-boys bike running, but can cost you your license, your manhood (if it is a honda) and if you also own a hoyobag... well... you will be fixing something after every ride.

[wanpo]

Yeah not only can it cost you $$ to keep a big-boys bike running, but can cost you your license, your manhood (if it is a honda) and if you also own a hoyobag... well... you will be fixing something after every ride.

I was quite surprised it got through the hour endurance race. It makes a case for Hyosung reliability that it can be wrung out hard for an hour and still be wanting more.

Also you'll know what it feels like to be a big boy one day, when you finally decide to take the training wheels off and get a real bike.