Motorcycles "Legends" in your area?

**Funkyfly** · 17th February 2005, 20:33

I have head two stories in the last week of a guy on a Busa in Taranaki that rides full tit for what i hear is most of the time, i havent ridden with him myself but from what i have heard hes certainly a good rider, albeit maybe one with a death wish.

Either way i would class him as a bit of a legend from what i have heard.

Stories like monos at 180 plus, riding under an SP1 on a 160kph sweeper and a few other interesting tidbits.

Taranaki's version of the ghost rider maybe?

**Mongoose** · 17th February 2005, 20:40

Originally Posted by Funkyfly

I have head two stories in the last week of a guy on a Busa in Taranaki that rides full tit for what i hear is most of the time, i havent ridden with him myself but from what i have heard hes certainly a good rider, albeit maybe one with a death wish.

Either way i would class him as a bit of a legend from what i have heard.

Stories like monos at 180 plus, riding under an SP1 on a 160kph sweeper and a few other interesting tidbits.

Taranaki's version of the ghost rider maybe?

Hell, for a moment I thought you meant legends, not wankers.

**Sensei** · 17th February 2005, 21:00

No Mongoose " Legend " Chased him the other night on a group ride .Told
FunkyFly about it . Some great skill with what he was doing on a Busha .Not just the speed he was going but the cornering angles & speed for such a large bike was Topshelf riding . Was left to chase & watch which I didn't mind
Called it quit's after sitting on 270+ for a while & let him going on to do his own thing . From what I'm told this is how he rides most of the time .
SENSEI

**Mongoose** · 17th February 2005, 21:08

Originally Posted by Sensei 509

No Mongoose " Legend " Chased him the other night on a group ride .Told
FunkyFly about it . Some great skill with what he was doing on a Busha .Not just the speed he was going but the cornering angles & speed for such a large bike was Topshelf riding . Was left to chase & watch which I didn't mind
Called it quit's after sitting on 270+ for a while & let him going on to do his own thing . From what I'm told this is how he rides most of the time .
SENSEI

Must admit my comment was mainly on the undertaking at 160kmh on an open road on a sweeping corner.

**SPman** · 17th February 2005, 21:13

Sounds like a certain ZX12R rider up this way...ran his bike in - 1600 k in just under 10 hours...only speed he seems to know is throttle pinned.....but hes not that great on a track...!

**Sensei** · 17th February 2005, 21:40

Yea Mongoose must say if he did that to me while riding there would be teeth
missing when we stopped .

SENSEI

**PhilBilly** · 17th February 2005, 22:41

A guy Chris (i think its his name) some sundays rides a 150cc 2 stroke up the rimutakas kicking ass, dosent even look like he is going hard. He beats some of the 1000cc, they are half way down and he is at the bottom. Its like a walk in the park for him lol.

LB · 18th February 2005, 04:00

Originally Posted by PhilBilly

A guy Chris (i think its his name) some sundays rides a 150cc 2 stroke up the rimutakas kicking ass, dosent even look like he is going hard. He beats some of the 1000cc, they are half way down and he is at the bottom. Its like a walk in the park for him lol.

He used to have a CBR600 with a 900 engine in it. Not sure what's happened to that, I think he may have crashed it?

**Jackrat** · 18th February 2005, 06:48

I'm a legend mate,in my own mind.
Pity nobody else seems to get it,I could'a been famous I tells ya'

**White trash** · 18th February 2005, 06:52

Originally Posted by Lynda Blair

He used to have a CBR600 with a 900 engine in it. Not sure what's happened to that, I think he may have crashed it?

....repeatedly.

Chris is a nice young bloke but there is a huge difference between hooning up and down the same road 20 times a week and riding quickly on unfamiliar ones.

There's a group of four or five guys who "hide" at the cafe at the bottom of the hill, lying in wait for other riders heading up the hill. All in the hope of showing off how small their brains are and how bigs their egos are. It gives me the shits.

I've said it before but I'll quietly mention it again to those involved.

You are a bunch of cock suckers! Grow up, fuckheads and come join some real riders on a race track!

**Ninja51** · 18th February 2005, 07:12

[QUOTE=White trash]....repeatedly.

There's a group of four or five guys who "hide" at the cafe at the bottom of the hill, lying in wait for other riders heading up the hill. All in the hope of showing off how small their brains are and how bigs their egos are.

They will more than likely end up as leg ends sooner or later! geddit??

**ManDownUnder** · 18th February 2005, 07:13

Originally Posted by Mongoose

Hell, for a moment I thought you meant legends, not wankers.

Agreed entirely. 20 years ago I would have said legend.. today (having survived) I have seen the error of my ways.

There used to be a record (12 mins from memory) from the northern roundabout in Stratford through to the top of Egmont Rd (Lepperton turn off near Waitara, coming down through the back way into Inglewood then down the main drag to Stratford.

Whoever held that record was a leged... I'd also be very surprised if he still hold the title of "living"

Fast is fun, I don't disagree... but save it for tracktime.
MDU

**FzerozeroT** · 18th February 2005, 07:27

Most legend guy I know around this area rides an RG500, MINT AS! He rides it gentle, doesn't speed in group rides, and even installed a warmer to warm the bike up before he starts it, so far has 40,000km on the clock with current build (and it has 100+hp rear wheel). He's real nice to newbies (me) and is an all round great guy.

**R1** · 18th February 2005, 07:50

Im a legend

ask my kids, in their eyes im the Rossi of Chch.
but allas one day they will grow up and they will realise im just a prik who spent their college fund on tyres