It's a small world afterall!

**StoneChucker** · 24th February 2005, 21:15

I went into Sawyers after work today (friend bought the sporty Sawyers scooter) and I saw 2 KB'ers. Turns out I "knew" the one, who rides past me every morning when I'm in the cage (giving me thoughts of accelerating into the barrier to flip the car onto 2 wheels, stunt style!)

For those that haven't been out of NZ, you have no idea how small the city / country is. In Cape Town, you can see someone in the city, and you can be almost certain you'll never see them again. I often see the same people whilst on my travels (Obviously the one I'm stalking doesn't count)

Thats also why it's best to keep dirty laundry inside

**Sparky Bills** · 24th February 2005, 21:18

I agree!!
Its a small world in NZ!!

We are our own little world in this corner of the earth.

Its great isnt it!!!

**bugjuice** · 24th February 2005, 21:21

that's another thing I love about NZ.. you try having even a community as close as the KB world in the UK.. I just can't see it happening as well.. I often see the same people going to work etc, and the real scary thing is when you see heaps of peeps you know while shopping etc (not that I do much.. in fact any lately, I just remember it from the sheep days..)
Tis a small world after all

**jrandom** · 24th February 2005, 21:30

Yup, four million people isn't really very much in the grand scheme of things.

I'm always running into people I know, in the most unexpected places.

Like, who woulda thunk that I'd randomly turn off SH1 to buy a bag of lollies at Candyland outside Ngaruawahia a couple of weeks back, and run into ajturbo and son, up from Tauranga, as I was pulling back out of the parking lot? It was, like, middle of the working week, nothin' goin' on, dead as anything, and HELLO, two KBers living 400km apart just randomly meet in the middle. These sorta things just *happen* around here.

*And* another thing... it never pays to annoy your employer too badly when you leave a job here if you want to work in the same field again, because the contacts between people in all of the companies in most of the industries in New Zealand are completely, utterly incestual.

**jrandom** · 24th February 2005, 21:31

Originally Posted by bugjuice

that's another thing I love about NZ.. you try having even a community as close as the KB world in the UK.. I just can't see it happening as well..

Hmm, uk.rec.motorcycles comes close. Most of the geographical distances between regular contributors are similar to what we have here on KB, and social events/rides happen on a similar frequency with similar attendance.

You certainly don't get anything like that in the USA, though.

**bugjuice** · 24th February 2005, 21:36

Originally Posted by jrandom

Hmm, uk.rec.motorcycles comes close. Most of the geographical distances between regular contributors are similar to what we have here on KB, and social events/rides happen on a similar frequency with similar attendance.

You certainly don't get anything like that in the USA, though.

yeah, I guess after 3.5 seconds more thought, does make sense.. still wouldn't be sure if it'd be as tight as us friendly lot

I don't really know any bikers from the UK tho, but there are a few around the KB place, so can you lot fill us in..??

The US? Nah, way too big.. but I'm sure there must be something.. more regional (state) I guess

**Waylander** · 24th February 2005, 21:37

Originally Posted by jrandom

Hmm, uk.rec.motorcycles comes close. Most of the geographical distances between regular contributors are similar to what we have here on KB, and social events/rides happen on a similar frequency with similar attendance.

You certainly don't get anything like that in the USA, though.

Most places like this in the states are to elitist. Such as you have to ride a certain bike or have to be a certain age ect, ect. Just pointless to me, you're either a biker or not no matter what you ride.

May have seen a few KBers on the roads but no way to tell till I actualy meet peaple in person.

**jrandom** · 24th February 2005, 21:43

Originally Posted by bugjuice

yeah, I guess after 3.5 seconds more thought, does make sense.. still wouldn't be sure if it'd be as tight as us friendly lot

Compared to your average UKRMer, most KBers are blinding rays of love and sunshine.

Must be the weather up there that makes the bikers such miserable grumpy cunts.

Originally Posted by bugjuice

The US? Nah, way too big...

Yeah, wot AD said. For some reason most of the American bike forums are either all wanky and "My bike spanks your bike", "No it doesn't! And anyway, my daddy can buy out your daddy's stock options!", or dedicated to technical stuff rather than the actual riding part.

**ajturbo** · 25th February 2005, 08:21

yer .. about 15 years ago i was on a ride with the nelson road turing club, to the wangani races...

there were about 15 bikes on the trip,

after the races my wife and i left them and went on our own little trip around the country.... about a week later we were heading into taupo,, and decided to pull over in the middle forrest (side of the road!!!) to ajust something....
when in the distance we could hear a duc....... coming at speed..
..
..
then around the corner he came... one of the guys we were with ....
he pulled over to say hi... and told us where the rest of the group were...
but (if i can remeber corectly) the duc rider wasn't even suppose to be still in the north island!! and we were suppose to have been on that road a day earler!!!!

small world!

lucky he did stop.. we didn't have any where to stay then... ie there were NO computers around then..

**Wolf** · 25th February 2005, 09:01

Originally Posted by alucard_draken

*SNIP* you're either a biker or not no matter what you ride..

Yep.

Used to wave to the scooter riders I encountered when commuting to work even tho' some bikers I've met would deem them "not real bikers" because they're not roaming around on 250cc-or-bigger bikes.

Way I figure it is: Any bugger willing to risk life and limb in the pissing rain or freezing cold is a "real biker" - even if (s)he rides a moped.

You could argue that they have a better claim to the title than someone who hangs up the helmet at the first hint of inclement weather and only rides on nice fine summer's days.

Not dissing fair weather bikers, either - they risk life and limb out there with the rest of us.

NC · 25th February 2005, 09:04

Wellington IS small though...

I can go out and see people I know on the street and I know fuck all people in Wellington.

**MSTRS:Me** · 25th February 2005, 09:09

Originally Posted by StoneChucker

I went into Sawyers after work today (friend bought the sporty Sawyers scooter) and I saw 2 KB'ers. Turns out I "knew" the one, who rides past me every morning when I'm in the cage (giving me thoughts of accelerating into the barrier to flip the car onto 2 wheels, stunt style!)

For those that haven't been out of NZ, you have no idea how small the city / country is. In Cape Town, you can see someone in the city, and you can be almost certain you'll never see them again. I often see the same people whilst on my travels (Obviously the one I'm stalking doesn't count)

Thats also why it's best to keep dirty laundry inside

The downside to the 'Small world' thing is that sometimes you run into people you'd rather not. That big hairy neanderthal on the HD that you dissed at the lights last week. The pretty young one-night-stand. SD & spud.

**sAsLEX** · 25th February 2005, 09:12

http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/fo...s&pagenumber=9

here is a group in the states who seem to have a little community like KB, mind you it is just in our area not nationwide like KB

NC · 25th February 2005, 09:12

Originally Posted by MSTRS

The downside to the 'Small world' thing is that sometimes you run into people you'd rather not. That big hairy neanderthal on the HD that you dissed at the lights last week. The pretty young one-night-stand. SD & spud.

Don't you mean the pretty one-night-stand that got off the back of the HD :spudwhat: