Laxed out rides

**awa355** · 20th January 2011, 22:07

Originally Posted by \m/

Anyone else interested in going for rides on weekdays? My shift roster means I can't go on a lot of the sunday rides.

I will be keen on this. Work midnights to 8, so any afternoon would suit me. Every 2nd Weds/Thursday are my days off.

**ckai** · 21st January 2011, 07:49

Originally Posted by rideon

ACC Okoroire run is March 13th & will be a MAG-NZ ride from Hamilton, joining up with other MAG riders from North, South, East & West. Looks like its going to be a great day- More details to come. Could be looking at a largish group so set aside the date & join MAG-NZ & LOR in an awsome day

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This is gonna be a massive day. There are several bike brands displaying their goods, ACC are giving out stuff, and the first 500 get a hotdog. There's gonna be safe riding demonstrations and all that jazz as well.

**\m/** · 21st January 2011, 19:59

Originally Posted by awa355

I will be keen on this. Work midnights to 8, so any afternoon would suit me. Every 2nd Weds/Thursday are my days off.

I'm off work on the 25th-27th January (Tuesday - Thursday) then 2nd-4th February (Wednesday - Friday), 10th-12th (Thursday - Saturday) and so on.

**awa355** · 21st January 2011, 22:10

Originally Posted by ckai

This is gonna be a massive day. There are several bike brands displaying their goods, ACC are giving out stuff, and the first 500 get a hotdog. There's gonna be safe riding demonstrations and all that jazz as well.

As youngsters, we would cycle out to Okoroire and sneak along the river bank by the pools. Then peek through the holes in the corrogated iron fencing to see if anyone was in the pools naked

Parking is going to be at a premium. A ride down thru French pass either there or back would be the most interesting route there from Hamilton, I think.

**wysper** · 23rd January 2011, 08:39

I am pretty sure I am not riding today LOL, swimming maybe

**Autech** · 24th January 2011, 22:06

Originally Posted by awa355

Mike I've found that no matter how often you hear the phrase " ride at your own pace" it never happens when on a small bike in a group. Been there on a 250 on group runs and it always finishes up trying not to hold up the bikes behind, or trying to keep up with the guys up front. Usually it starts with trying to take corners quicker than you would riding on your own, then wringing the bikes neck getting to the next corner.

You have to teach yourself to ride within the bike's performance , and within your own confidence. Nice theory, but hard to do. unfortunately, men are born with this tetestorone stuff. Kinda blows the common sense theory out the window.

I suppose it would be the same as turning up at a prostitutes picnic with a small dick.

You might go all day but never stand out from the crowd. so just pace yourself and the fun will be the same.

I've never really had too much trouble holding the bigger bikes on a ride unless I'm heading up hill, that is when the lack of cc's really shows its ugly ugly ugly neck.

The best advice (coming from a 250 pilot who has done 20'000ks since November '09

) is to not wring it that little bit extra unless you really really have to (ie over taking a muppet car or racing a Hyosung

). The Hyo red lines at 11k, most the time I shift around 7k and really focus on holding a good speed through the corners. The only time I've really given her a good thrash time after time was on Pukekohe when I was battling my mate on his Hyo.

Basically if you need to push it that little bit extra just to keep up, don't, it's not worth it, but don't be a Nanna either cause we all know a 250 ridden well aint that bad at all. And anyway, bring on the full license!!!

**awa355** · 25th January 2011, 07:41

Originally Posted by Autech

I've never really had too much trouble holding the bigger bikes on a ride unless I'm heading up hill, that is when the lack of cc's really shows its ugly ugly ugly neck.

The best advice (coming from a 250 pilot who has done 20'000ks since November '09

) is to not wring it that little bit extra unless you really really have to (ie over taking a muppet car or racing a Hyosung

). The Hyo red lines at 11k, most the time I shift around 7k and really focus on holding a good speed through the corners. The only time I've really given her a good thrash time after time was on Pukekohe when I was battling my mate on his Hyo.

Basically if you need to push it that little bit extra just to keep up, don't, it's not worth it, but don't be a Nanna either cause we all know a 250 ridden well aint that bad at all. And anyway, bring on the full license!!!

For quite a while, I rode a KR250. and boy that thing would fly if you knew how to make it go. In top gear it was just coming into the powerband at 120k's, at 140 was so smooth. On that Kawhia/ harbour road, we went on, it would have kept the bigger bikes honest. The fuel consumption was the biggest drawback.
As Autech says, it aint worth flogging the smaller bike, as I said, it's hard not too.

**mikemike104** · 25th January 2011, 11:20

It's not good news for the wee white rocket (or not so rocket as what would have seemed to have contributed to the issue at hand).... looking at a top end rebuild now as one of the piston heads is damaged, but the concern then is that if the top gets rebuilt the bottom will get stressed and so why don’t we do that at the same time?

Good question I asked, why we don’t do that at the same time... so I'm waiting on prices now, good times... good times.

**Murray** · 25th January 2011, 11:50

Bummer - now its whetehr its worth it or get a new one with the costs. Feel real sorry for you!! Come have a beer tomorrow, sounds like you need one!!

**wysper** · 25th January 2011, 12:28

Originally Posted by mikemike104

Good question I asked, why we don’t do that at the same time... so I'm waiting on prices now, good times... good times.

Man that sucks! Time for a new ride. Good time to buy.

**sil3nt** · 25th January 2011, 12:48

Anyone got a loser plate the girlfriend can use? Shes too lazy to get one.

**awa355** · 25th January 2011, 12:57

Originally Posted by sil3ntwar

Anyone got a loser plate the girlfriend can use? Shes too lazy to get one.

Make one, Yellow plastic, black tape. or better still, a plastic tie looped thru a no.plate hole then cut thru. " buggar, it has come off officer"

**Murray** · 25th January 2011, 13:05

$2 shops have them

**insomnia01** · 25th January 2011, 13:19

Originally Posted by mikemike104

It's not good news for the wee white rocket (or not so rocket as what would have seemed to have contributed to the issue at hand).... looking at a top end rebuild now as one of the piston heads is damaged, but the concern then is that if the top gets rebuilt the bottom will get stressed and so why don’t we do that at the same time?

Good question I asked, why we don’t do that at the same time... so I'm waiting on prices now, good times... good times.

I would be looking at purchasing something else in the 250cc range OR wait till you have your full license & buy something bigger cause that little rocket will start to cost you a bit like it has already, where does it stop ?? It is a 89' model after all & personally I think your $$$$ is best spent else where....