Coro GP, Sat 2 May

[motorbyclist]

Swallow pride; ride the 250 and absolutely thrash it. It gives you an excuse if you fall behind and justified bragging rights if you keep up the front.

im on my restricted, on a 600cc... u got more insurance than i do lol

There is a fine line between brave and stupid.

At the best you'll lose your $15k bike and/or what licence you do have. (and if you get caught trying to get to work/uni/home while disqualified the vehicle you are caught driving is impounded plus over a grand in fines and/or jail time)

At the worst you'll be another statistic, victim to some simple mistake you could have avoided given more experience on a smaller, cheaper and more forgiving <250cc bike. Meanwhile we pay a higher acc levy to pay for your rehabilitation (or funeral).

Not saying licence=skill, but there is a strong correlation between experience and bin rate. There's a further correlation between attitude and bin rate. The odds aren't looking good.

now there is the SMC mentality coming through thick and fast - ride a bike higher than license permits, without insurance and therefore saying cant crash it, but talk about riding the twisties faster than everyone else... you've adjusted fast! At minimum you have picked up their abilities to talk shit quickly!

bling awarded

tel me honestly.... if u had a gsx250 and a zx6r sitting in ur garage... which would you ride? any self respecting biker would of course go for the zx6r and not care bout which licence... and of course ur gona try go as fast as u can thru twisties :P screw being conservative lol

you're talking to a guy who has twice now turned down an r6 in favour of a v4 400, and has a reputation for thrashing poor wee FXR150s around scenic drive and kaiauia.

After nearly a decade riding I fully agree with the old saying that it's more fun to ride a small bike fast than a fast bike slow
(of course it isn't a small bike until you've ridden a bigger one lol)

I've also lost a bike due to lack of insurance - it was my brother riding and an unlicenced cager that caused it. Several successful trips to small claims and never got a cent. Never again.

[Grahameeboy]

Swallow pride; ride the 250 and absolutely thrash it. It gives you an excuse if you fall behind and justified bragging rights if you keep up the front.



There is a fine line between brave and stupid.

At the best you'll lose your $15k bike and/or what licence you do have. (and if you get caught trying to get to work/uni/home while disqualified the vehicle you are caught driving is impounded plus over a grand in fines and/or jail time)

At the worst you'll be another statistic, victim to some simple mistake you could have avoided given more experience on a smaller, cheaper and more forgiving <250cc bike. Meanwhile we pay a higher acc levy to pay for your rehabilitation (or funeral).

Not saying licence=skill, but there is a strong correlation between experience and bin rate. There's a further correlation between attitude and bin rate. The odds aren't looking good.



bling awarded



you're talking to a guy who has twice now turned down an r6 in favour of a v4 400, and has a reputation for thrashing poor wee FXR150s around scenic drive and kaiauia.

After nearly a decade riding I fully agree with the old saying that it's more fun to ride a small bike fast than a fast bike slow
(of course it isn't a small bike until you've ridden a bigger one lol)

I've also lost a bike due to lack of insurance - it was my brother riding and an unlicenced cager that caused it. Several successful trips to small claims and never got a cent. Never again.

Knock knock, is anyone there...

[motorbyclist]

thats coz no1 else was dumb enuf to wait this long 2 get a bike!!1

surely a twenty-something year old has more maturity and patience than a 16 year old?

Rob was actually referring to Jafa having bought and ridden his VFR before applying for his exemption.

I might add jafa was incredibly lucky when he was rear ended that the other rider had insurance and that he had gotten his exemption. If YOU were to rear end jafa (or another uninsured rider) you would be putting BOTH parties out of transport until you could both muster enough cash to get a new bike. Don't be That Guy.

[Grahameeboy]

make ambiguos/meaningless comments much?

I was referring to the nob you were referring to...

[gavjn]

surely a twenty-something year old has more maturity and patience than a 16 year old?

Rob was actually referring to Jafa having bought and ridden his VFR before applying for his exemption.

I might add jafa was incredibly lucky when he was rear ended that the other rider had insurance and that he had gotten his exemption. If YOU were to rear end jafa (or another uninsured rider) you would be putting BOTH parties out of transport until you could both muster enough cash to get a new bike. Don't be That Guy.

is the immaturity pointed at me or the 16 year old? or both....

but yes i do agree with al that uve said, gues il have to learn the hard way then hopefully it jst wont come to that

[Squiggles]

After nearly a decade riding I fully agree with the old saying that it's more fun to ride a small bike fast than a fast bike slow
(of course it isn't a small bike until you've ridden a bigger one lol)

I love 250's.... I think ill change the title of the thread, GP this will not be.

[motorbyclist]

is the immaturity pointed at me or the 16 year old? or both....

but yes i do agree with al that uve said, gues il have to learn the hard way then hopefully it jst wont come to that

well us who didn't wait as long as you to get a bike have had to go through the exact same licencing system on the exact same bikes. i was 16 when I was riding restricted and I spent my money on an IL4 250 to keep myself amused.

didn't bin it once either. dirtbike exerience had a large part to play. so did luck and a few miracles/glitches in the matrix.

I was referring to the nob you were referring to...

lol yeah picked up on that after posting, sorry.

[Squiggles]

tel me honestly.... if u had a gsx250 and a zx6r sitting in ur garage... which would you ride? any self respecting biker would of course go for the zx6r and not care bout which licence... and of course ur gona try go as fast as u can thru twisties :P screw being conservative lol

That brings a big what the fuck, how about ya learn to ride the fucken thing without stalling first.

[motorbyclist]

I love 250's....

well if gavjin perhaps had a 2-stroke 250 he'd have as much performance as the 600 in a lighter and more funnerer package and it's be much cheaper to buy (and insurable too)

[Grahameeboy]

is the immaturity pointed at me or the 16 year old? or both....

but yes i do agree with al that uve said, gues il have to learn the hard way then hopefully it jst wont come to that

Are we talking mental age...why learn the hard way when you can learn the easy way...some people

[gavjn]

hmmm... looks lyk ive been put heavily in my place... fair enuf

[Slyer]

I would ride the 250 this time.
I say this because of:

1. Your lack of experience with the bike will put yourself in danger.
2. The risk of getting a huge fine and demerits.
3. The lack of insurance in the event of a crash puts you at great finanical risk.

Not going to object or act all shocked if you turn up with it, I'm not that sour. Just a bit of friendly advice.
The VFRs are going to thrash you either way.

[Ragingrob]

As long as you ride sensibly and know your limit (and not even ride to it on the public road) then I for one would be happy to ride with you.

In my opinion it's all about attitude and if someone comes along to an SMC ride with the wrong attitude then they can fuck off, they are a danger to all of us. If you've got the right attitude however then we will all have a wicked day!

[gavjn]

As long as you ride sensibly and know your limit (and not even ride to it on the public road) then I for one would be happy to ride with you.

In my opinion it's all about attitude and if someone comes along to an SMC ride with the wrong attitude then they can fuck off, they are a danger to all of us. If you've got the right attitude however then we will all have a wicked day!

lol dw i dont have the balls to keep up with the 400s >< so no doubt they wil beat me

but yea i kno my limits and il stay in the middle/back and keep out of every1s way dw

[Ragingrob]

I would ride the 250 this time.
I say this because of:

1. Your lack of experience with the bike will put yourself in danger.
2. The risk of getting a huge fine and demerits.
3. The lack of insurance in the event of a crash puts both you at great finanical risk.

Not going to object or act all shocked if you turn up with it, I'm not that sour. Just a bit of friendly advice.
The VFRs are going to thrash you either way.

You my friend are becoming cooler by the minute

Especially if you haven't done the coro before, I would bet that you'd have a way better time on the 250, you can work on your lines and braking as little as possible, looking for that smooooooooooth ride