So I went out for a ride tonight...

[FJRider]

hmm well see... watch this space.... haha

When's the Taranaki ride ??

[bosslady]

When's the Taranaki ride ??

taranaki? hmmm what's there?

[FJRider]

taranaki? hmmm what's there?

Mom and Maha's ride ..

[bosslady]

Mom and Maha's ride ..

you know bloody well I'm geographically challenged

[FJRider]

you know bloody well I'm geographically challenged

That is no different to most other bikers ... you're fitting in nicely ...

(put that map book at the top of your "things to get" list)

[bosslady]

That is no different to most other bikers ... you're fitting in nicely ...

(put that map book at the top of your "things to get" list)

I looked for that motorcycle atlas blah etc in whitcoulls and paper plus no luck. Can by online but will wait till I feel rich haha

[FJRider]

I looked for that motorcycle atlas blah etc in whitcoulls and paper plus no luck. Can by online but will wait till I feel rich haha

Look here ..

http://www.trademe.co.nz/books/nonfi...-546589751.htm

[bosslady]

When's the Taranaki ride ??

to answer your question, mid Feb.

[FJRider]

to answer your question, mid Feb.

We'll have you doing wheel stands ... by then ...

[bosslady]

We'll have you doing wheel stands ... by then ...

Puhlease ;-) don't fill my head with nonsense :-P

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Thanks Kiwi Graham for a great mentor-ing session this afternoon. Great confidence booster and have some things I can work on, great stuff!

Hey no worries, as I said your riding better after a few weeks than I've seen some ride after far longer.
I love your approach to this bike riding milarky and time in the saddle is only going to improve your confidence further.
A great day for a ride today, should see at least a whole tank of gas used

Give me a shout when your up for the next step and we can work on a few more aspects of the mystic art of motorcycling.
Enjoy the ride today, me I'm out on my boat with the other half of Auckland at a guess

[bosslady]

I actually realised it was 2 weeks ago yesterday that I got my gear and could finally ride so its only been that long minus the couple of lessons I had in a car park. Woo hoo for me lol. Don't know about a whole tank of gas Haha but have already been on my bike to the a&e currently waiting to have the stitch in my hand looked at and dressing changed after that who knows?!

[nzspokes]

Sorry ive not been over for a ride yet, my kids ended up staying a day later than normal and my beloved needs some me time. Will try for next week. But I see you have found a mentor who will know more than I do.

[bosslady]

Sorry ive not been over for a ride yet, my kids ended up staying a day later than normal and my beloved needs some me time. Will try for next week. But I see you have found a mentor who will know more than I do.

Spokes, don't apologise, for having a life and family! I'm still keen and next week is just fine, even later if that's what works for you too. Just holla when you have the time but don't sweat it

[Grashopper]

Great thread. I've been learning lot's of useful things from it and it is good to hear that I'm not the only one having problems figuring out how to shift gears smoothly or how to do a slow turn without dropping the bike

I'm riding for about 2 month now, but trying to do U-turns on roads still freaks me out, even though I can do tight ones in big parking lots.

I usually shift up at about 4000 and down at 3000 with my GN, but all bets are off if i have to accelerate or decelerate quickly. But I don't think I go beyond 5000 unless I'm in 5th gear. Love it that the GN shows you which gear you're in. That is really helpful for a beginner. The guy I bought the bike from mentioned that it's rear cog is smaller than the usual GNs have. Not sure why they would have changed that and what difference it could make in terms of the revs.

Have you tried going up to 100 km/h yet, bosslady? Mine gets there, eventually, but I've also heard people saying that their GN250s only did up to 90.