Got Learners licence, bought new jacket, boots & gloves plus 89 Ninja all in 8 hours!

**mikemike104** · 20th March 2010, 14:04

Hi all

GREAT FORUM PPL !

Am about to go get above bike from current owner, passed learners licence this morning at 9:30, bought all new gear (ex pants) at lunchtime, woop, bring on the challange !!!!

Before BHST 2 weeks ago I hadnt been on a bike in 4 years, so this afternoons mission to ride said bike home (bout an hour from ham's) will be a big ask... Am up to it. geared up.. mentally ready... have licence ROCK ON..

calm, collected, responsible.... but what about all the other traffic?

Will post once I is back safely to advise you all of my learnings

mikemike104 . out

**Bren** · 20th March 2010, 19:19

Hey mikemike105...Welcome to the forum and watch out for all the mad bastards here (thats 99% of us...)

I do hope you got your new bike home....Let us know how the first ride went...

I have 2 of the older Ninjas, one is an 88, the other is a 89...Hopefully they will eventually make a good cafe ninja soon

Anyway good luck

**Genie** · 20th March 2010, 19:23

Hi and yeeehaaa, four years is not much of a gap, i'd been about 12 and that was a quick blast in the rain so before that was , ummmm, 23 years. it never leaves ya.

congrats on the new blue licence. pretty blue and that bright yellow 'L' plate is pretty special too.

ope the trip home was smooth and don't forget to wave (or at least nod) to all the others bikers on the road.

**DJSin** · 20th March 2010, 19:27

welcome to kb

hope the trip home went well

**Bikemad** · 20th March 2010, 20:05

good on ya mike and welcome to KB..........be careful out there

**sinfull** · 20th March 2010, 20:20

Hi mike mike mike , we've met alan alan and steve steve

**Tink** · 20th March 2010, 20:32

Originally Posted by Bren

Hey mikemike105...Welcome to the forum and watch out for all the mad bastards here (thats 99% of us...)

erm does that put me in the 1% ha

**Tink** · 20th March 2010, 20:37

Originally Posted by sinfull

Hi mike mike mike , we've met alan alan and steve steve

Now this dude is another story...completely mad!

**crazyhorse** · 20th March 2010, 20:44

Hi and a big welcome.

Make sure you get your pants too - they are important. Always good to hear another biker has got their licence. May you have many happy years of riding

**Bren** · 20th March 2010, 21:34

Originally Posted by Rocketgal68

erm does that put me in the 1% ha

well, you could be a mad b**ch....who knows, I dont know you well enough to work that one out

**mikemike104** · 20th March 2010, 21:39

Made it !

Matamata to Hamilton at a nice easy pace.... all went well till I stopped in Morrinsville to have a chat to the wife who was my ride there, when the bike conked and was NOT so keen to continue :-(

I had been motoring along since Matamata (not giving it heaps) so it was well and truly at operatng temp and I figered it had flooded ! and it bloody had too !
Gave it some time to sort it's s*!t out and it was cool cool and home time.

No issues with other traffic, only the above hiccup and the ear to ear grin the whole ride, I'v been waiting a long time for that first journey on my own bike.

Cheers for the above posts, am planning on some Draggin Jeans asap.

HAHA, just caught myself planning to ditch said wife to go for a quick spin to rag's tomorrow, wonder if iI'd get away with it.

**sil3nt** · 20th March 2010, 22:36

Good too see another GPX in Hamilton! Too many of those new ninjas around

We shall have to ride sometime

**Tink** · 20th March 2010, 23:26

Originally Posted by Bren

well, you could be a mad b**ch....who knows, I dont know you well enough to work that one out

food for thought there... !

**howdamnhard** · 20th March 2010, 23:42

Welcome to KB Mike,mike104 . Enjoy your new (to you) bike , take care and enjoy. Riding is good for the soul. Beware of all the other mad bastards on the road and don't become one yourself.

**CookMySock** · 21st March 2010, 06:28

Originally Posted by mikemike104

a quick spin to rag's tomorrow...

Watch it for the first few weeks. You will have at least one scary moment, probably to do with steering the thing, so just make sure you keep some space around you and don't go crackling into corners way too quick - thats the biggest thing for now. Google "countersteering" please, and read-up.

Remember, a full day on taupo race track is only 100bux.

Hey and welcome to KB and to biking!

Steve