Who are we chatting to?

[Tink]

Hi, my name is Maha, my drinking is starting to....opps wrong thread.

damn time to start one then its friday

Profession: Operations Manager (Aviation Engineering type shit)
Age: 48
Bike: 2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX10R
First bike: Raleagh 20
How many Years riding: Lots
First/best bike memory: Riding around Dargaville when 10 on a moped of some description picking up and dropping parts off for the old mans bussiness.
Estimated km to date:Heaps...19,000 in the last 8 mths

You lived in Dargaville... when?

Profession: Do I have to say!
Age: 40
Bike: I can't decide
First bike: Moped of course
How many Years riding: pillion 37 yrs
First/best bike memory: My dads BSA...
Estimated km to date: As a pillion, endless... I will let you know when I get a bike.

[Katman]

Profession: International Man of Mystery.

[Beemer]

So how is the Beemer F650CS? Planning on riding the Nullarbor with a mate of mine once I get my full.

Sold the F650CS back in 2006 after buying the Goose. Hope you're not planning on taking a CS across the Nullabor - it's the road version of the GS, with a belt drive so not really suited to off-road adventures!

[Dare]

Profession: 2nd Year Student (Bachelor of Creative Technologies), Design & Photography, Bum
Age: 21
Bike: 1993 GSF250 Bandit
First bike: ^
How many Years riding: Just over a year
First/best bike memory: Riding Taupo-Auckland in snow the day after buying el bandito (3rd ride ever)
Estimated km to date: ~8000kms on 2 wheels, gazillions on 4

I'm liking the huge diversity of people on here (:
Kind of explains the 100+ page arguments...

[Tubbsy]

Sold the F650CS back in 2006 after buying the Goose. Hope you're not planning on taking a CS across the Nullabor - it's the road version of the GS, with a belt drive so not really suited to off-road adventures!

Sprung. Yep, I'm talking about the offroad one.

[Mikkel]

Profession: International Man of Mystery.

Gee, that sounds dangerous you bastard.

[GOONR]

Profession: ex- Systems Engineer (Was made redundent two weeks ago and loving it)
Age: 39
Bike: 1997 250 Bandit
First bike: DTR125 (UK)
How many Years riding: Rode for a couple of years... about 20 years ago, just getting back in to it!!
First/best bike memory: being pillion on my uncles home made chopper thingo when I was about 7.
Estimated km to date: Not enough.

[SARGE]

oh well this is lovely isn't it!

Profession: Bsc student - physics major (nerd )
age: 23
bike: Hornet 250 - picking it up next week!
First bike:tu250
how many years riding: ~3
first/best bike memory: Riding me gramps' 3 wheeler around the orchard in napier with me lil bro and sister in the trailer.
Estimated km to date: 25,000

nerrrrds!!!

[PrincessBandit]

Profession: International Man of Mystery.

Not an evil doctor then?

p.s. and I thought you'd left your nerdy glasses behind at high school - do you still have them hiding somewhere for special dress up occasions along with a white ruffly cravat?

[Ixion]

.. Does anyone else recall the motorway stopping at the top of Sunset Road? Was it just us who used to race to the end of the motorway and back again? I have this sudden balst of nostalgia... I can recall doing a million miles an hour up Parnell Road on an RGV that was almost brand new). I'm old.........

Actually it used to finish at Northcote Road. Before they built Akaranga Rd Wasn't until MUCH later that it was extended to Sunset Road. No reason to, nothing in Sunset Rd but bush and orchards. You're young. Very young.

[shafty]

Name: Pete

Profession: Semi retired I guess - but soon to live in Bahrain for 2 years

Age: 49 who cares!

Bike: 2006 ST1300 PAn Euro and a TS185ER (Bikes 22 and 23)

First bike: 1975 GT125 Suzy (Ram Air and disc brake, - chur)

How many Years riding: 34

First bike memory: Punting an RV125 Suzy across a wet padock and learning what happens when you smack the rear brake on!

Best bike memory:
So many - riding a new Goldwing across the USA, 1000 Miler in 24 hrs in NZ, Rusty Nuts Grand Challenge, riding the worlds best bike roads in the South Island..... all bliss

Estimated km to date:Geez...chasing 500,000km?

[Tink]

nerrrrds!!!

hehe... no kidding.. u noticed.. clever boy!!!!!!!!!

[LaytonNZ]

Profession:Apprentise motorbike mechanic
Age: 17
Bike: ZX6
First bike: GN 125
How many Years riding: 1.5
First/best bike memory: The only one i can remember was just before i crashed i thought f**K! This is gonna hurt. "But it didnt"
Estimated km to date: 20k~

[madbikeboy]

Profession: International Man of Mystery.

Profession: Trying to hold a mirror in front of us and keep us safe - giving too much of a shit.
First bike: Don't know about KM's first bike, but his best bike is a Katana. Needs a modern front end on it
Best memory: Not four years as a MC courier in hell (London).
Miles: More than most of put together, hence the reason, while I may not like the way the message is delivered, I still listen to it.
KatMan is actually a good bastard in real life, PM him for work on your bike in Taupo / central north island.

As you were.

[madbikeboy]

Actually it used to finish at Northcote Road. Before they built Akaranga Rd Wasn't until MUCH later that it was extended to Sunset Road. No reason to, nothing in Sunset Rd but bush and orchards. You're young. Very young.

I'm only 35. Young enough to relate to hot 18 year chicks. Old enough to know it's a waste of time... LOL!