Saturday Winter (not the WNR)

[dangerous]

I tried briefly to hang on to dangerous down from the hilltop but that wasn't going to happen, so I've still got some work to do too.

on a on a 20+ yr old 600 and with pilion.. Id hope not, had you then I woulda been worried.

[neels]

on a on a 20+ yr old 600 and with pilion.. Id hope not, had you then I woulda been worried.

True, but I think even solo on a brand new R1 I'd still struggle to keep up. It is a bit hard to get your arse off the seat when there's a leg in the way though.

[helenoftroy]

Stunner of a day!

Enjoyed that very much,the GNs and their riders did well!

Life aint half bad when we get a beautiful winters day like today AND get to be out on our bikes

Great ride and good company

[Flip]

I also had a brillant day. Cheers all.

It was great that there was very little grit on the road. The learners did very well, how did the ride home go?

[robertvi]

great ride today! it felt much easier than my first ride to akaroa a while back. i think i leaned the ol' zimmerframe further into the corners today that ever before. thanks everyone for the company

[JellyBellyKelly]

what an awesome day! sounds like you all had a great ride......

looks like i've sold the wee scorpio (thanks cruza) just waiting on $$$$ then off to get my new baby..... hoping it's gonna be a hot wee orange 650 but this week will tell all....

[Transalper]

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ps: IMHO the GN aint the best to learn on anyway so

Totally agree, last time I jumped on a friends GN250 I found it totally not confidence inspiring.
IMHO you have a better experience on a VT250 Spada or earlier VT250F if you can fit on one.
We tried a couple of other bikes (CBX250RS and GSX250) but when I found l the V twin Janet made huge improvements in her riding in a very short time. She even started following me into the shingle roads without hesitation on it.
The CBX250RS had shot suspension and was too revvy, the GSX was too revvy too.

[Flip]

Totally agree, last time I jumped on a friends GN250 I found it totally not confidence inspiring.
IMHO you have a better experience on a VT250 Spada or earlier VT250F if you can fit on one.
We tried a couple of other bikes (CBX250RS and GSX250) but when I found l the V twin Janet made huge improvements in her riding in a very short time. She even started following me into the shingle roads without hesitation on it.
The CBX250RS had shot suspension and was too revvy, the GSX was too revvy too.

Well good on you both for going into print and criticizing the learners bikes.

You are both showing the real kiwi biker spirit.

Good on ya.

[Transalper]

lol, no offence intended. You could take from it that they are indeed doing really well, better than they realise considering their rides.
But yes the GN is probably still one of the most common choices, other than possibly the seat height I just don't know why. Marketing perhaps?

[Kickaha]

Totally agree, last time I jumped on a friends GN250 I found it totally not confidence inspiring.

A change of handlebars can make a big difference on those bikes, if the later GN still have the same bars as the earlier model they sit you to upright and to far back, lower flatter bars make a big difference to the feel of them

[robertvi]

"My GN don't like people laughin"



lol, but seriously, it's good to hear your opinions about it - I can say it's a docile bike. as for general handling, I guess I will be able to comment on that when I upgrade to a different bike and get an impression of the difference.

[caz83]

I also had a brillant day. Cheers all.

It was great that there was very little grit on the road. The learners did very well, how did the ride home go?

brrrrrrrrrrrr lol longest ride i been on, sore and cold but i made it....

[schrodingers cat]

Encountered some very courteous car drivers on the ride yesterday.
I was actually quite happy to sit behind them on the way home til a long(ish) clear bit of road appeared but for the most part the drivers made quite an effort to pull over and let me through. Nice work car driver types!

[Flip]

Encountered some very courteous car drivers on the ride yesterday.
I was actually quite happy to sit behind them on the way home til a long(ish) clear bit of road appeared but for the most part the drivers made quite an effort to pull over and let me through. Nice work car driver types!

Probably the locals who know the bikes on this road are going to pass and let hem through.

They even let me through. There was a 4wd that pulled right over, but there was a audi who sped up to 130 as we came up behind him to try to stop us passing.

[dangerous]

Well good on you both for going into print and criticizing the learners bikes.

You are both showing the real kiwi biker spirit.

Good on ya.

lol, no offence intended. You could take from it that they are indeed doing really well, better than they realise considering their rides.But yes the GN is probably still one of the most common choices, other than possibly the seat height I just don't know why. Marketing perhaps?

Gezzz Flip... as TA says, our posts were an incouragment, shit dont get me started or Ill mention that the GN is a beter handler than your Hogley, I never saw the GNs going wide

Now the GN is awesome to learn the basics on, but IMHO not the best at learing to corner at speeds in the twisties, I reccon they dont have enough weight on the frount end, thus many have lost the frount in shingle, this also means not a lot of bike feed back through the frount end, a must to get to know ya bike.

Kickaha's idea of different bars is a mint idea, eg: he races a GN125, a F4 classic thats handles aswell as the best, bars are one thing he changed.

"My GN don't like people laughin"

lol, but seriously, it's good to hear your opinions about it - I can say it's a docile bike. as for general handling, I guess I will be able to comment on that when I upgrade to a different bike and get an impression of the difference.

funny shit man, you got the attude keep it up and the motorbike will take you a long way.

brrrrrrrrrrrr lol longest ride i been on, sore and cold but i made it....

bloody oath, and that ride aint easy at the best of times, all conditions are throughen at ya, repeat, repeat again and then we will head for Jacksons on the coast aye?