ATNR (Auckland Thursday night ride) - Discussion thread

[Morcs]

I wont be there this week.

My bike is in pieces getting some new paint

[Phenoix]

this is all a load of crap, your both useless at left handers, and right handers! LOL


ben can't hold a line for shit well if he calls it a line,

and dan is a compitant rider he just a bit slower but at least he has some form of line unlike ben.

ben ur muffler weighs shit all stop riding like a wuss

oh noes my muffler weigh's 2-3kg's

god man i had ur old zxr peg down almost every corner, commuting from panmure to botany!

in the wet!

Dude, you really need to make up your mind and stop lying.
Cos on here you say you have my peg down, but to my face when you want to ride my 6r you say you'd never do something like that.
And peg down on someone elses bike in the wet during traffic is bloody danergous, espially when you have no insurance.
You like to insault other people, but never listen to others.

[Morcs]

but to my face when you want to ride my 6r you say you'd never do something like that.

Because i dont think he would on someone else bike. I lent my bike to mark for an afternoon and it came back in a better state that when he picked it up.
You on the other hand dropped yours within 5 minutes of owning it...

Anyways, I dont know why people go on about getting a peg down. It happens by accident so easily... Get knee down instead

[Phenoix]

Because i dont think he would on someone else bike. I lent my bike to mark for an afternoon and it came back in a better state that when he picked it up.

Read above, he said he did do it on my bike.
And getting my peg down doesnt worry me, i ride for the fun, not the ego factor.
Congradulations if Dan does hold a better line. Its all about learning and incouraging riders.

[skidMark]

Dude, you really need to make up your mind and stop lying.
Cos on here you say you have my peg down, but to my face when you want to ride my 6r you say you'd never do something like that.
And peg down on someone elses bike in the wet during traffic is bloody danergous, espially when you have no insurance.
You like to insault other people, but never listen to others.

i listen, and btw you can get peg down in the wet on your bike, if you know how to ride, if there was any risk of crashing it i wouldn't have pushed it that hard, i know my limits,

and this is coming from the person who was drunk on new years and lowsided it into a drain?

mr responsible

and thats right you ddnt listen when everybody said...ben get a lowering kit for your bike or you will drop it " no i won't it's not worth the money" ...yet you own a $17,000 2007 zx6r?

2 days later you dropped it backing out of the garage,

and you say u won't carry pillions and you try not to stop because your feet are on tippy toes, and yet you still won't get the lowering kit.

i and many others have offered to teach you how to ride but you are too stubborn to listen.

that offer is still valid because i don't want to see you get hurt your a god guy don't get me wrong, but your riding is poor, and even i could teach you some things, don't make the same mistakes i did by not listening to others, theres alot of information and peoples time on offer if you will just read it and accept it.

if your angry after reading this read it again until you get it.

[Morcs]

Read your post again. Then read mine. Im talking about the 6r, and recently present, not past.

when you want to ride my 6r you say you'd never do something like that.

incouraging

Encouraging.

[Biggles08]

yeh, right handers feel less comfortable for me to.
i think this has somethign to do with being goofy or natural [skateboarding,snowboarding .. etc] these are just my opinion/thought.
when turning left, your right leg is in control [wieghting outside peg..etc] and if you hanging off bike, its your right leg hooked on the seat.
turn right, its the other way round. and your gumby left leg is in control and makes it all feel un-orthadoxed.

I agree. I believe it is to do with what is natural for 'right handers' whether it's to do with your balance at your feet in the corner, or control of the upper or lower hand while completing a corner. I really don't think the bikes can has any impact on how a bike handles in a lean...well at least not on a kwakka ;-)

[Phenoix]

Mark.
Once again, your posting up threads which you have no idea on.
Your saying I was drunk and riding on new years.
That is aload of bull and how dare you accuse me of it when you weren't even there. So start sorting your facts out before you post up here again.

And for your information, the lowering kit aswell as many other things have already been ordered. and the "everyone" wasn't actually everyone.

And offer of help and guidance have been offered and taken from people who's opinons I hold in high regard for. You are not one of them for your inability to politly explain things, not be condensending, and have a proven record of knowing what your talking about.
So whos bike was it that your wrote off into the back of a van showing off for a camera ?
Who also wanted to show off again trying to beat a 600 and crashed then too ?

So Mark, when you actually have my respect I'd listen to you. But till then, keep this topic about Thursday night and be incourgaing and helpfull instead of rubbishing everyones ideas and riding abilitys

[Kittyhawk]

AND ONCE AGAIN THE NERD BASHING!!

Come along to the wed night practises, and see who has skills and can manage their bikes.

I did an exercise tonight which took quite a few goes. But hey I can now control my bike in a straight line with someone walking next to me. And the straight line was on a firehose 4 inches wide.

[skidMark]

Mark.
Once again, your posting up threads which you have no idea on.
Your saying I was drunk and riding on new years.
That is aload of bull and how dare you accuse me of it when you weren't even there. So start sorting your facts out before you post up here again.

And for your information, the lowering kit aswell as many other things have already been ordered. and the "everyone" wasn't actually everyone.

And offer of help and guidance have been offered and taken from people who's opinons I hold in high regard for. You are not one of them for your inability to politly explain things, not be condensending, and have a proven record of knowing what your talking about.
So whos bike was it that your wrote off into the back of a van showing off for a camera ?
Who also wanted to show off again trying to beat a 600 and crashed then too ?

So Mark, when you actually have my respect I'd listen to you. But till then, keep this topic about Thursday night and be incourgaing and helpfull instead of rubbishing everyones ideas and riding abilitys

as i said i can help so you don't make the same mistakes i did.

ive only ever crashed when i'm pushing well beyond my limits, my limits can be pretty high and i can feel comfortable with that but once i push beyond them trying to get faster too quick, then i crash.

as anybody would.

but whatever go bin your bike then.

i mean shit by the time you pay it off it's only gunna cost you 22 grand.

waste of a fucking nice bike.

[hedgier1]

Hey guys I have my bike back. YIPPEE

[The Stranger:Me]

Hey Skidmark.
Name for me please the 3 fastest riders you have had the pleasure of actually meeting.

[slinky]

I agree. I believe it is to do with what is natural for 'right handers' whether it's to do with your balance at your feet in the corner, or control of the upper or lower hand while completing a corner. I really don't think the bikes can has any impact on how a bike handles in a lean...well at least not on a kwakka ;-)

no no, not your hand.. - its what leg your most comfortable with. tho most righties would be right footed as well. but some left hander right footer and vice versa combo's out there.

The Stranger... any comments on this [and my prev post]

[Pumba]

Hey guys I have my bike back. YIPPEE

Sweet as mike, are you in any state to ride it yet?

[The Stranger:Me]

no no, not your hand.. - its what leg your most comfortable with. tho most righties would be right footed as well. but some left hander right footer and vice versa combo's out there.

The Stranger... any comments on this [and my prev post]

Can't give you a straight answer there. You may well be onto something with that. I have always put it down to 3 things. But hey, I could be wrong.

1) You can look further through a right hander and across the centre line. As the bike tends to go where you look that can make you slice too close to the centre line and you feel the need to correct mid corner.
2) Right handers are more likely to be off cambered (as is the case with Disco corner) the crown in the road thus means you are actually closer to the road when you are leaning and the tyres are at an unnatural angle to the road wanting to slide down hill.
3) I use my inside hand for all steering inputs deliberately and just relax my outside hand and arm. I suspect that many do this subconsciously anyway as they are pushing the right bar to countersteer into and around the corner. As the throttle is on your right, you tend to loose a bit of dexterity and thus throttle control on a right hander.

You may well have a point with your leg, however many whom stay planted on their seats have a problem with right handers too.
My experience is that you tend to grow out of it.