So I went out for a ride tonight...

[bosslady]

There was a mentors program through KB, just ask I guess. Sounds like someone riding along with you may help. I would normally head out but my lady had a crash and I spend most of my time looking after her.

I will see if I can make some time.

Sorry to hear that I'm sure I can find someone somehow, I think I would take quite a lot of someone's patience, lol... I had someone contact me a cpl weeks ago as a mentor but I haven't heard back for a week but I haven't seen them posting either. They must have that thing they call a life!

[FJRider]

I had someone contact me a cpl weeks ago as a mentor but I haven't heard back for a week but I haven't seen them posting either. They must have that thing they call a life!

Take a look in here ...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/fo...tors-Programme

[Maha]

All ''Mentors'' are in here at the bottom, just scroll down ----->> http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showgroups.php

[bosslady]

thanks guys, that second link I think didn't work for me cause of my stupid tablet but I found it eventually!

Went out for a very quick ride tonight. Didn't feel like it but sucked it up and went anyway, glad I did, was some good practice despite it getting dark, starting to rain a little and wind blowing me about a little, hate to think what it's going to be like when I eventually start going over the bridge?! lol.

[FJRider]

thanks guys, that second link I think didn't work for me cause of my stupid laptop, but I found it eventually!

Went out for a very quick ride tonight. Didn't feel like it but sucked it up and went anyway, glad I did, was some good practice despite it getting dark, starting to rain a little and wind blowing me about a little, hate to think what it's going to be like when I eventually start going over the bridge?! lol.

JUST BLOODY GO ... then tick it off the list of things to do.

The milestone of Bossladys motorcycling ... you CAN do it.


GO NOW ... even ...

[bosslady]

JUST BLOODY GO ... then tick it off the list of things to do.

The milestone of Bossladys motorcycling ... you CAN do it.


GO NOW ... even ...

bugger off I'm sitting on the couch in my jammies, eating chocolate, watching graham Norton! and I already went out so :P haha. Tomorrow morning if the weather's fine...

[FJRider]

bugger off I'm sitting on the couch in my jammies, eating chocolate, watching graham Norton! and I already went out so :P haha. Tomorrow morning if the weather's fine...

That mental image ...

I guess tomorrow will be ok ...

It really isn't that hard (or scarey) on the bridge ... at sunrise is cool.

[bosslady]

That mental image ...

I guess tomorrow will be ok ...

It really isn't that hard (or scarey) on the bridge ... at sunrise is cool.

yea it ain't a pretty sight...

[FJRider]

yea it ain't a pretty sight...

True ... you need jammies that match the couch covering ... jeeze ... don't girls learn anything in school nowdays .. ???

And turn the Web-cam off ...

[bosslady]

True ... you need jammies that match the couch covering ... jeeze ... don't girls learn anything in school nowdays .. ???

And turn the Web-cam off ...

hahaha oh dear

[bosslady]

went for a ride this morning and also just before. Tonight must have been the longest I've been out, only 17.8km, piss in the wind I know... but hey I'll get there. Stalled once at a set of lights, almost tipped over a cpl times turning at roundabouts. Good bloody lord there are so many damn hills, lights, roundabouts, corners. I'm not getting as good as quickly as I'd hoped changing down gears much to the dismay of my poor poor gn

[arcane12]

Good to hear you are keeping at it. It will come and I am sure that gn was designed for it!

[bosslady]

Good to hear you are keeping at it. It will come and I am sure that gn was designed for it!

thank you arcane

[bosslady]

Yep ... sounds about right then ... and I do know that feeling ...



In the first three gears ... try taking it up to 5 1/2 - 6000 rpm. (unless traffic numbers/road conditions/speed limit prevents it)

In the other gears ... (it may not be possible in top gear to get to red-line on the GN) try 6-7000. (open road only.

Yesterday and today I've kept the revs 4 1/2 - 5000rpm, 5 is when it starts to maybe sound a lil sick?

[nzspokes]

Yesterday and today I've kept the revs 4 1/2 - 5000rpm, 5 is when it starts to maybe sound a lil sick?

The rev counter will show the redline which is the limit it can rev to. Probably about 8k on a GN? Its safe to rev it that high. Sounds like your not reving it hard enough at times. But that will come with experience. I will try to pop over for a ride next week if we can work a time.