Rotovegas ride

[twinkle]

my bad, i can't count that was supposed to be 32 hours
thats aaaaages

[bomma]

she was huggin motorbyclist alot on the way back, ya sure she's his?

aint mine that's for sure!!! wudnt have ditched her if she was my gf

dnt think ill be taking pillions anytime soon....all they do is slow you down....dnt see any fun in going slow...if i wanted to go slow ill just ride to uni and back everyday...

oh wait i already do

[bomma]

where is nish anyway? he hasn't posted even once yet today
thats like... a whole 19 hours he hasn't posted lol

lol man reading this cracks me up!!!

hey twinkle you shud read my post about the ride on sunday (ull enjoy it)

to set things straight:

1) hillsborough is awesom!! we have our own "gangsta homie" protection barrier (aka hillsborough road)

2) olga aint my gf and she does haf a bf (thats not me or ehab ), i used to teach her to ride back when i had the vtr

3) im awesom

4) hey ej cheers mate looks like ive taken your spot so ill be owing you $20

5) yes that does mean im going on the ride this weekend

6) Ewen you should definately come along man, this sounds like an awesom weekend out in rotovegas

7) James is buying first round of beers (ill have the 24bottle pack thanks )

[Macstar]

dnt think ill be taking pillions anytime soon....all they do is slow you down....dnt see any fun in going slow...if i wanted to go slow ill just ride to uni and back everyday...

I've taken quite a few passengers including my dad and 100kg cousin. Some passengers are mongrels, trying to keep the bike upright, twisting your torso in an attempt to assist you through the corners, slamming into you on braking, putting their feet on the ground at traffic lights etc etc.

I've become so used to riding with Mei on the back that I don't even notice the extra weight anymore and I don't think she slows us down.

But the goal now is to get her on to her own bike (keep up the "So when are you going to get a bike Mei" questions guys)!

[klyong82]

I've taken quite a few passengers including my dad and 100kg cousin. Some passengers are mongrels, trying to keep the bike upright, twisting your torso in an attempt to assist you through the corners, slamming into you on braking, putting their feet on the ground at traffic lights etc etc.

I've become so used to riding with Mei on the back that I don't even notice the extra weight anymore and I don't think she slows us down.

But the goal now is to get her on to her own bike (keep up the "So when are you going to get a bike Mei" questions guys)!

Last girl sat behind me loved it. She was only 40kg's (whoops should not have said that-yeah model body) and I did not find it hard to steer on the fireblade only thing I had to adjust was to brake earlier and not accelerate all a sudden. Everytime I went faster than usual she will pinch me ...but I suppose it is just about getting used to it.

Yeah Mei when ya getting a bike? Buy a CBR250RRRRRRRRRR or an NSR250

[EJK]

4) hey ej cheers mate looks like ive taken your spot so ill be owing you $20

No problem, enjoy the weekend

P.S. Planning a two day trip to Coromandel next weekdays. Maybe Thur-Fri tour. Thread comming up soon on "Club 250"

[ehab2weelr]

Mei get a bike!!!

i really wana go this weekend but i just cant..
but i might come along for the ride and head back half way threw...

c how things go....

ps kim ur only 40kgs and the pillion was 40kgs that macks a total of 80kgs..
thats me having a pillion whos only 15kgs ......
thats why u had no probs......

[Squiggles]

i prefer riding with pillion, makes the rear feel more planted

[bomma]

i prefer riding with pillion, makes the rear feel more planted

lol but steven i thought u luved having your bike rear swing wildly like a fish's tail?!?!

lol thats what you get for buying a tl and not a cbr1000rrrrRRR :P

GO THE HONDAS!!!! (and also the kwakas coz i got one )

[Squiggles]

lol thats what you get for buying a tl and not a cbr1000rrrrRRR :P

GO THE HONDAS!!!! (and also the kwakas coz i got one )

If the 1000's are anything like the 900's they wouldnt've made it to the ride!

[klyong82]

If the 1000's are anything like the 900's they wouldnt've made it to the ride!

Now that's not true

[motorbyclist]

I've taken quite a few passengers including my dad and 100kg cousin. Some passengers are mongrels, trying to keep the bike upright, twisting your torso in an attempt to assist you through the corners, slamming into you on braking, putting their feet on the ground at traffic lights etc etc.

yeah, olga and my little brother know what they're doing and actually help a bit, whereas some passengers fidget (and let go at lights, so i have to make sure they're holding on before i move - KYLE)

i prefer riding with pillion, makes the rear feel more planted

i feel i can't corner/brake as much, i have to learn what they're up to skill wise for corners, i have to act responsibly cause i don't want them hurt, i can't lean right over in corners, and i always catch them offguard with the vfr acceleration when i go to pass

i do like to carry them, but i don't find they help handling at all

[motorbyclist]

aint mine that's for sure!!! wudnt have ditched her if she was my gf

dnt think ill be taking pillions anytime soon....all they do is slow you down....dnt see any fun in going slow...if i wanted to go slow ill just ride to uni and back everyday...

oh wait i already do

taking pillions around the likes of scenic drive requires both of you to work together - that's what i like about it... and olga did say that you're a bit wobbly into corners, like you don't quite know how to handle pillions - hint: don't fight them, work together (all three of you, pilot, pillion and machine)

and who said the commute to/from uni/work had to be slow?

[HungusMaximist]

6) Ewen you should definately come along man, this sounds like an awesom weekend out in rotovegas

Ah fuck, I told ya I got responsibiltiies!

Unlike the rest of you pencil pushers... haha!

looks away and mumbles "I am missing out big time...."

[HungusMaximist]

Just on the whole yarn about carrying pillions.

I gotta give it to Issac for being brave enough to do those corners with his women on the back (especially at those speeds).

If you have grown up riding bikes by carrying passengers then you definitely have an advantage over people the mid life crisis chums, who take them the bikes up fresh,

The hard part is that you are now riding for two people and you'd always have to to consider the comort of your passenger (or not).

Some of my experience has been if you brake too hard you get your pillion smacking it's helmet on to your back

It's definitely a skill and mental thing, and big ups to people who do it 'SMOOTH'.