Newbie...dealing with a#*hole driveway....arggghhhh (Stirts)

[Lteejay]

And here's another offer of help! From a bona fide little ol'Hornet rider! Anytime you need a hand, I'll see what I can do - seriously, just an excuse for me to go visit another little ol'Hornet!

Heck, I haven't even been able to see Lteejay's one yet!

Thanks for that. I have actually finally got my arse into gear and PM Lteejay to see if she wants to meet up for ride/practice...if this pans out you welcome to cruise along.....go hornets go!

OK peoples - how about Saturday, about 1pm?
PM sent to you Stirts with ph no. GIJoe think you have my no. already.
Lets go cruisin

[gijoe1313]

Stirts has done us all proud! She has conquered her driveway and made it look easy!

I've never seen someone with the same enthusiasm for using cleaning products and lubing chains like me!

I got lost on the way to Stirts place ... was riding to the Busa's place I think! (Damn SMAPS ... Weiti Toll Road doesn't exist yet! )

Back around and found a little black hornet parked outside a steep driveway. To be honest, I saw a previous driveway that was narrow, had gravel and a blind corner ... thought that was Stirts and thought
"Blimey! Now I know why she's having problems!"

But then, I saw the hornet and the lovely concreted driveway (steep as it may be). A quick coo-ee, some quick lessons in throttle, revving and tips and away Stirts went!

Bumpity-bump-bump went the little black hornet
Gosh that was easy said Stirts!

We went for a little ride, up and down some hills
Stopped, start and a little fang for thrills -

As her final test, she rode the hornet up the driveway
And Stirts turned with a smile, that made my day!

Good on ya Stirts - ya learnt and caught on fast! With those twisties you have you'll be blipping your throttle and scrubbing off your chicken strips in no time!

Now, remember... chain lube, autosol, acid free mag cleaner, washing mitts and always pat and talk and hug and kiss and look after your cute little black hornet!

Hmmm ... time for another pootle I say!

[Babelfish]

Nice work T, onwards and upwards

[Stirts]

.....has conquered her driveway and made it look easy!

Hee hee heee heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

After you left, I prompty got on me bike and went to Supacheap and purrrchased all the goodies so I can clean, and hug and kiss and pat and talk and...

"lovely driveway"....my arse....twas certainly not lovely to me.....had managed to psych myself out completely ...pfft such a drama qeen!

After Gijoe1313's absolutely AWESOME training sesh it was soooooo easy ......have to say Mr Gijoe1313 meesa u! You are bloody fantastic!

I have not stopped smilling since....tee heeeeeeeeeeee

And the driveway?...pfft...is now broken and beaten and beaten some more!

[Disco Dan]

Ya could hold 5 grand and use the clutch as a throttle
Or of course --wait for desperate dan to offer to run it up and down the drive for ya
Um seriously Id STRONGLY suggest giving Madduck a Pm and ask her advice---shes 5 foot tall rides a SV650 and has the driveway from HELL ---so shes pretty well qualified to answer.

Ha ha haaaaa....I have seen the warnings re: "desperate dan"

Ive looked... I cant find a warning label on me anywhere. So I must be ok.

[Stirts]

Ive looked... I cant find a warning label on me anywhere. So I must be ok.

You've looked huh.....do you need a map?.....Innocent?....you?.....Nooooooooooo....Sor ry, I have been reading posts on here for a wee while now.....but I will have to draw my own conclusion when I finally turn up2 a AWNMR

[Disco Dan]

You've looked huh.....do you need a map?.....Innocent?....you?.....Nooooooooooo....Sor ry, I have been reading posts on here for a wee while now.....but I will have to draw my own conclusion when I finally turn up2 a AWNMR

aww, your more than welcome

Macktheknife and the strange keep me on the leash, so you will be fine

[Stirts]

aww, your more than welcome

Macktheknife and the strange keep me on the leash, so you will be fine

Hee heee.....hmmmm....man on leash....what have I been missin out on?....will def see me on Wed now

[Disco Dan]

Hee heee.....hmmmm....man on leash....what have I been missin out on?....will def see me on Wed now

*Match Point*

[NotaGoth]

Congrats on mastering your driveway...

Isn't that difficult to do these things once you have that much needed bit of confidence...

[Stirts]

Congrats on mastering your driveway...

Isn't that difficult to do these things once you have that much needed bit of confidence...

True words you speak ....once I had beaten the driveway I got on my bike and went up the road....v.twisty...corners are marked at 25k, 35k etc, had been v.cautious previous rides...overly cautious infact....and quite frankly shit scared....but yesterday I had a suprisingly smooth ride through those corners. Things in my head just clicked together....felt farken awesome....I still have the goofy smile on my face.

[Stirts]

Did I mention how AWSOME Gijoe1313 is....

[NotaGoth]

True words you speak ....once I had beaten the driveway I got on my bike and went up the road....v.twisty...corners are marked at 25k, 35k etc, had been v.cautious previous rides...overly cautious infact....and quite frankly shit scared....but yesterday I had a suprisingly smooth ride through those corners. Things in my head just clicked together....felt farken awesome....I still have the goofy smile on my face.

Haha I know what the smile is like... I get the meanest dimple smile after I've had my bike out..

I also found the more I worried, and the more I pushed myself to do things right the first time the more mistakes I made.. Huge confidence knock..

Now I've just learnt to laugh at myself.. Even when I have my leg pinned under my bike and petrols leaking everywhere...

Obviously you have found someone who you are comfortable having around, to teach you things...

My partner taught me the basics with what he knew..

Now I'm out on the road and I have CBobR riding with me when I have time off work and showing me/explaining things to me... Its easier when your comfortable around the person... I've even suprised myself and he's tricked me into doing things that I didn't think I could do..

I bet you now feel like your driveway is "easy" right?

Bling coming your way.. Congrats..

[gijoe1313]

True words you speak ....once I had beaten the driveway I got on my bike and went up the road....v.twisty...corners are marked at 25k, 35k etc, had been v.cautious previous rides...overly cautious infact....and quite frankly shit scared....but yesterday I had a suprisingly smooth ride through those corners. Things in my head just clicked together....felt farken awesome....I still have the goofy smile on my face.

Awww wasn't me! After all, you're the one who has to ride your little ol'hornet! I can't ride it up the driveway for you ... you have to! I could feel your grin when you got everything down to pat! I was afraid your helmet would crack open because you were smiling so much!

And yes... those corners you have as part of your ride home has me so jealous! Out of respect for your location, I will never divulge it to others - but it is so good, I will be making special pootles out your way just to do them! I was grinning so much just riding through them!

Oh yeah ... as for those items, I was instructing zeozen today when we were at Donor's getting his mancove ready! He was cleaning his bike and I was saying "now, you don't want to be doing it like that!"

But I digress, get yourself to that Disco Dan thingymabob and learn even more stuff! Now, I'll have to catch up with Lteejay to make sure she's looking after her little ol'hornet good!

And I will bring mine after I have hugged it and washed it and polished it and talked to it and patted it and refueled it and checked it's tyre pressures and topped up it's oil and aligned it's lights and armourall it's plastic bits and lubed it's chain and ....

[lanci]

Hi there,

Noticed you guys have CB250Hornets as well! Where abouts are you guys located? If you wouldn't mind letting me have nosey at them as my one is not in top shape and I need to see a good condition one to work up to.

Thanks,

Lance