Geriatric hoon
Nice first post.
Don't get hooked on fiddling with carbs, chances are you''ll never see another one. Circumstances, and Euro emissions laws, have consigned them to the dustbin of history.
And if you get a new bike, don't let step dad anywhere near it with a screwdriver or spanner...
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
Po ta toes
Hi, welcome to KB and your new obsession...bikes!!!!
The Ginny is a great beginner's bike, and it's awesome you're learning where all the bits that make it go BRRRRMMMMM are and what they do, half the fun is stuffing about with the moving parts!
Hope you get yourself out on the road soon, deserted carparks are great for learning basic and slow speed handling ie U-turns, emergency braking, slow speed manouvering, so go and practice. Get yourself some good gear too, skin looks best on your body not on the pavement
Good luck, ride safe and have fun with your Ginny!!
Moped rider
Sounds familiar.... I wonder how many on this site can relate to your first experience Burtha...Originally Posted by Burtha
good start & welcome.
My first experience wasn't quite so exciting but was a old farmbike and I throttled it too at the last minute and rammed it upright between two windbreaker trees. Thought I was going to be in the shits for busting the bike but when I turned around I just saw my cousin rolling on the track laughing his arse off!
This is how I park all my bikes now .... (not)
The trials bikes sounds like fun daniely .... loved that you tube video of Dougie Lampkin riding through Goodwood House...
wild piggies unite!
Yes, probably quite a few.
is not a trout
Nothing to compare really - they're the same bike! Well, the same bike apart from a few minor differences, mostly in the styling. I do prefer my curves to the ginny's straight lines, but the Volty is a bit rarer so you usually end up paying more.
I recently replaced my Volty's engine with a GN one after I had a little mishap with the Volty's... and it had only done 50,000 km! They don't make them like they used to!Anyway everything just swapped right over. I now have a Chinese engine in my Japanese bike, so I hope they manage to communicate ok.
L-Plate Rider
If I knew you better I'd insert a cheeky comment like "so do I".too late!
Anyway, the swap sounds interesting, knew they were more or less the same but didn't realise they were that compatible! Maybe just the frame etc.. will last longer than the engine? who knows!
Yer, hadn't seen that one, awesome entertainment. for the benefit of others:
Thanks Jaxi!
Did that today! The Gixxers at the stand looked a little intimidating, but signed up anyway!
Not as many as in Spain I guess! He imports them over for kiwi riders from the GasGas factory, and loves his Raga replica!Nope. Strict enviromental regulations on half the world have led to this. My '93 GSXF also has sealed carburetors.
P.S.: Nice to see you have GasGas' over there
Yer been feeling that, raked back quite a bit. We loosened them up and rotated them forward a bit, but still not a complete solution. Might either get a new set as you say or heat them up (gas torch & furnace at his school workshop (engineering teacher) - lucky us!). Will see, that's another thing on the list.
I probably look like a bit of an idiot replying all the time but hey, anything to get the post count up!
Thanks to all the rest of ya too. Will take it round the school carpark when it's back together.
Shame I was only just getting into this whole carb business.... I've missed out all these years!
Anyway thanks again, feel very welcome now!
is not a trout
OMG I hadn't seen that video either! All those cream-coloured carpets and priceless artworks!Oh the humanity!
Funny thing is after seeing him going through there and thinking "I wouldn't let him in my house on that thing!" I suddenly realised that my brother probably does a lot more damage trying to get his wheelchair around a place like that than this guy on his bike. Not that I've ever seen my Bro go up a ladder in his wheelchair...
jeg elsker honda
Hi Daniel, nice to meet you today!
I know a garage that sounds just like your stepdads.... (think Squiggles is DOWN to bike #9 after selling 2...)
See you round uni, and hopefully out on the roads too in not too long
-Hanne
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education ~ Mark Twain
Vegetarian Motorcyclists Unite
Hmm.
Coming to the next Friday Night Chiller?
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