So I went out for a ride tonight...

**Subike** · 29th December 2012, 19:10

See.
We told you you could do it. Taking fear by the neck and throwing it over your shoulder, Yee Haa and away we go.
I think that by the new year we will have a report from you about your first out of town trip on the big open road.
Good on ya girl. rep given

**bosslady** · 29th December 2012, 19:17

Originally Posted by Subike

See.
We told you you could do it. Taking fear by the neck and throwing it over your shoulder, Yee Haa and away we go.
I think that by the new year we will have a report from you about your first out of town trip on the big open road.
Good on ya girl. rep given

*By* the new year? now, now let's not get too excited, that's only a few days away, I'm not THAT brave, lmao. I was thinking if I got up ridiculously early tomorrow I could try the motorway. There's heaps of on and off ramps just after the bridge so I could get on then get off after a k or 2 if I'm not all too comfortable... depends how optimistic I feel when I wake up tomorrow!

**FJRider** · 29th December 2012, 19:25

Originally Posted by bosslady

*By* the new year? now, now let's not get too excited, that's only a few days away, I'm not THAT brave, lmao. I was thinking if I got up ridiculously early tomorrow I could try the motorway. There's heaps of on and off ramps just after the bridge so I could get on then get off after a k or 2 if I'm not all too comfortable... depends how optimistic I feel when I wake up tomorrow!

Get on the motorway. First exit off ... turn around and go back. Done.

A half hour or less.

then ... tick ..

**cmoore** · 29th December 2012, 19:28

your slow motion fall is all about balance (sorry but i havn't read the entire thread)..any new bike i get i spend time in the local empty carpark doing figure eights at slow speed for hours until i feel confident..every bike is different...good luck with your learning...hitting the road with cars is hard..writting about it on KB is almost as risky!!

**nzspokes** · 29th December 2012, 19:31

Motorways are easier than normal roads in that everybody is going the same way. Just go do it, in a few weeks you will wonder what you were worried about.

**bosslady** · 29th December 2012, 19:33

Originally Posted by cmoore

your slow motion fall is all about balance (sorry but i havn't read the entire thread)..any new bike i get i spend time in the local empty carpark doing figure eights at slow speed for hours until i feel confident..every bike is different...good luck with your learning...hitting the road with cars is hard..writting about it on KB is almost as risky!!

So far, *fingers crossed* everyone's been nothing but awesomely supportive, I must be lucky! In saying that though, I'm all ears and open to constructive criticism, at the end of the day I don't know shit compared to everyone else, lol.

**bosslady** · 30th December 2012, 21:22

So I can now cross motorways of my list... but does it count if it was kinda by accident? lol

Thought I'd take the back way to Albany from Birkenhead cause there's a stretch of road that's 70kmph so I can practice going just that little bit faster. Ok now I'll take a ride through the industrial area.. cool... wait where am I now? oops... keep going, maybe I'll come across a familiar place so I can get my bearings? yup, Albany shopping centre except that now I don't know where the "back way" is (get your mind out of the gutter) to get back home... umm umm fuck it, bit the bullet and got on the mway and strangely enough I'm still alive to tell the story? got off at northcote and got another *nod* from a bikie except I dunno wtf he was on, some weird bike with four wheels?

Anyways... TICK!

**unstuck** · 30th December 2012, 21:29

You sure it wasnt one of these??? Well done on your motorwy jaunt.

**bosslady** · 30th December 2012, 21:31

Originally Posted by unstuck

You sure it wasnt one of these??? Well done on your motorwy jaunt.

hmmm.. I didn't want to stare too much but yes I think it were something like that?

**FJRider** · 30th December 2012, 21:42

Originally Posted by bosslady

So I can now cross motorways of my list... but does it count if it was kinda by accident? lol

Anyways... TICK!

A tick is a tick whatever the reason. Well done.

**bosslady** · 31st December 2012, 05:33

Harbour Bridge = TICK

Got on at Onewa this morning, off at St. Lukes for work this morning. Before 6am this morning so not much traffic, also of course it's almost all 80kmph for that whole ride except for a k or two before the st lukes off ramp where it's 100kmph. Going home will be interesting esp with the roadworks and it cutting down from 5 to 3 lanes. Anyway, yay for me!

**nzspokes** · 31st December 2012, 06:17

Originally Posted by bosslady

Harbour Bridge = TICK

Got on at Onewa this morning, off at St. Lukes for work this morning. Before 6am this morning so not much traffic, also of course it's almost all 80kmph for that whole ride except for a k or two before the st lukes off ramp where it's 100kmph. Going home will be interesting esp with the roadworks and it cutting down from 5 to 3 lanes. Anyway, yay for me!

Good work! Just enjoy it not worry about it.

**unstuck** · 31st December 2012, 06:38

When I was 15 I bought a gsx550 from papakura and had to ride it home to long bay in rush hour traffic. Fuckin shit myself I did, but the feeling of confidence it gave me was awesome. Mind you, the motorway only went as far north as tristram ave back then too.