Maverick 250 ride 5/8/07

[Sleepr]

But but, how about you organise one for just us noobs, I am sure no noobs will weelie and they will stick to the rules. I know I will .

[zeocen]

oh I seeee, I planned to turn up for the ride, but donor informed me of the bins so I headed to his house and waited for him to arrive with the poor broken bikes to see if I could lend a hand.

Well with my 6'1ft, 90kg frame, I don't think there'll be much wheelie'n happening on the ninja 250! hehe

[Cr1MiNaL]

Just a bit of a knee jerk reaction on my part to hearing that people were popping wheelies and stuff on Mav's ride. I wasn't witness to these events and hope it was somewhere straight and with good visibility...

Yea Jamie I be one of the "few" that did some urr.. rather unimpressive wheelies... but it was with the fast group (remember where gremlin and u went back to get the lost group) yea on that straight sitting there getting bored... 5 ks of straight smooth tarmac with no one but spectators around...cudnt resist the urge sorry. But yea was pretty safe (for others) well there weren't any others anyway. BTW when we were stopped and the L group passed us in the 50 zone I distinctly remember 2 "L" bikes pulling off some badly timed wheelies and almost going into oncoming traffic.. and I wasn't the only witness to this.

But yea man u did a heck of a job organizing 50 bikes... I know I cud neva! But good on ya mate was heck of a ride...

[ehab2weelr]

imkeen for a gud noobes ride, somthing nice and cruzy dont wana push my bike too hard i finally fixed up what ever i can on her, let us know bout the next ride and i hope that this time no low braking shall take place

[Hellraiser]

Cool - meetcha next trackday round Pukekohe. I'll race you on my missus 150! good enuff?

Only cause a ducati isn't likely to do a full lap of puke without breaking down ..........

[discotex]

On the way back, I was purposely slowing down way before the corner to compress the group (6 of them) so they all slow down to a reasonable speed before reaching the tight corner. Also to some of the beginner riders the issue is the changing conditions. E.g dry good roads and then suddenly changing to wet and slippery the next. They need to learn to watch out for them and react before they get themselves into a panic.

Having made it out the other side I learned heaps about reading the road condition. Never seen so much moss and shit and gravel and mud etc let alone with rain thrown in for fun. Glad I was in the right gear when the heavens opened! Pity my nice waterproof winter gloves were under the seat haha!

[Brett]

Just a bit of a knee jerk reaction on my part to hearing that people were popping wheelies and stuff on Mav's ride. I wasn't witness to these events and hope it was somewhere straight and with good visibility but it reflects badly and is part of the reason I ain't organising another ride.

I own up to lifting the front wheel 2 or 3 times on that particular straight - more halfhearted wheelie attempts than decent wheelies however, (did much bigger ones on my 250!) it is a long walk home to be really hoisting the front up in the air. And yes, it was us in the fast group, so no one for us to be setting a bad example for

I agree on your comments about the frequency of stops. If it was to be a true mentoring environment, each slow/new rider should be paired up with a more experienced rider who can follow them, comment on road positioning, braking points and corner lines etc and provide a bit of feedback.

That idiot who wheelied past us in the fast group just leaving Clevedon nearly hit that cage. Whoever you are, I am sure your a top bloke...but as a rider you need to think more when you are riding.

[Zapf]

with rain thrown in for fun.

Ya kidding me? If you can ride that stretch of road and SH22 well then you should be able to ride every sealed road around the country.

Even I hate some of that really tight twisted forest & moss covered part..

Also, positioning correctly on the road will give you more time and options depends on how the road condition changes.

[Cr1MiNaL]

.... If it was to be a true mentoring environment, each slow/new rider should be paired up with a more experienced rider who can follow them, comment on road positioning, braking points and corner lines etc and provide a bit of feedback.

And what if the mentor rider binned it? rofl lol Hey ! it can happen to anyone ! that would just be a funny 'bin situation'.... he'd be like and whatever u do, don't do what I just did !

[bomma]

And what if the mentor rider binned it? rofl lol Hey ! it can happen to anyone ! that would just be a funny 'bin situation'.... he'd be like and whatever u do, don't do what I just did !

lol sounds like experience talkin there bro hehe

[discotex]

Ya kidding me? If you can ride that stretch of road and SH22 well then you should be able to ride every sealed road around the country.

Even I hate some of that really tight twisted forest & moss covered part..

I bet it's evil fun in the dry over summer though! Seriously considering a trackday to get some lean and learn to trust the bike more.

Hope to get heaps of riding in over the next few months on the ZXR so I'm ready for endless summer riding, full licence and a new bike. If only I wasn't house hunting every nice weekend

[Zapf]

I bet it's evil fun in the dry over summer though! Seriously considering a trackday to get some lean and learn to trust the bike more.

Try not to do that in that mossy patch even in the summer. It is usually in the shade and will still have water running across the road

If you don't find moss you'll find mud / gravel .... simple really. Its just that section of the road.

If you want something similar but slightly better try Twilight road, or the Coro loop or 22 if you want unpredictable corners

[Maverick]

If you want something similar but slightly better try Twilight road, or the Coro loop or 22 if you want unpredictable corners

Actually I wouldnt reccomend Twilight as a learner road as it is very unpredictable also in terms of not only conditions (one time there were easily a dozen nolonger-possoms on one straight of road ) but also reckless cagers around some of those blind corners can create very dangerous mix.
As some of the riders on KB can attest to, just a moments laps in concentration can end up with you and your bike sliding 30ft down a steep bank into the undergrowth where noone will even know to look for you. (if you are lucky you might get snagged on a Punga a few feet down and be able to climb back out! )

[Cr1MiNaL]

Geezzz where've u been all my life Twilight?

[Zapf]

Actually I wouldnt reccomend Twilight as a learner road as it is very unpredictable also in terms of not only conditions (one time there were easily a dozen nolonger-possoms on one straight of road ) but also reckless cagers around some of those blind corners can create very dangerous mix.
As some of the riders on KB can attest to, just a moments laps in concentration can end up with you and your bike sliding 30ft down a steep bank into the undergrowth where noone will even know to look for you. (if you are lucky you might get snagged on a Punga a few feet down and be able to climb back out! )

sounds like New Zealand to me. I can attest to my 1st KB ride with 50km's on the clock on my new VTR250. It was going to the Coro loop. So yes I can do it... so can 'some' of you

If you think Twilight is bad now, it was worse before it had nice corners put in. And 22 is even worse