Greetings (Mikkel)

[Mikkel]

Hi there,

My name is Mikkel (do call me Mike, I insist) and have moved to Christchurch from Denmark together with my partner.

Realising that time flies by at an ever increasing rate I decided to finally go out and get myself that bike license. Thus, I got my learner's license on the 17th of september and, not being reknown for my patience, bought myself a nice Kawasaki ZXR250RR the next day(see piccie). Now, I have been driving fairly powerful cars for the last 8 years and have enjoyed myself thoroughly doing so... but I must say: These two wheelers are a LOT of fun - and a bit scary too.

Anyway, I'm still finding my wheels running around the area but am already starting to realise that it's going to be 6 very long months before I can get rid of the "yellow fever"...

See you around the forums - and the roads maybe...

Cheers
Mike

[Maha]

Welcome to NZ mike, my Great Grandfather was from Denmark and was one of the first Settlers in Bunnythorpe (by Feilding just outside Palmerston North)...He married a girl called Alice Cleverly (there is a road in that area named after her family)..anyway, enough of my family history. Dont worry about the 'L' plate mate...i had mine behind the number plate...it was on the bike, no arguing with that....enjoy the site Mike...

[Edbear]

Welcome to KB and NZ! Somewhere back in our past, we're related to the Danish royal family.

Nice little bike! Hope you can keep it looking that good!

[kiwifruit]

welcome to the site

[T-Thunder13]

i love danish women. thats about the extent of my danish roots!
welcome to the site, nice bike!

[MyGSXF:Me]

These two wheelers are a LOT of fun - and a bit scary too

Welcome to your new addiction Mike!!!

Keep an eye on the "Survival Skills" pages.. you'll pick up all sorts of great tips to help keep ya alive on 2 wheels!!!

Oh, & watch out for that ChCh lot.. they're a bit



Jen

[Mikkel]

Thanks guys. Seems to be a friendly and active forum you've got here - looking forward to hours of procrastination on this account

Welcome to NZ mike, my Great Grandfather was from Denmark and was one of the first Settlers in Bunnythorpe (by Feilding just outside Palmerston North)...He married a girl called Alice Cleverly (there is a road in that area named after her family)..anyway, enough of my family history. Dont worry about the 'L' plate mate...i had mine behind the number plate...it was on the bike, no arguing with that....enjoy the site Mike...

Yes, there were some danish settlers who left for New Zealand - although not nearly as many as went to Australia and Tasmania. IIRC the towns of Dannevirke and Norsewood east-northeast of Palmy were respectively danish and norweigian settlements(Dannevirke was a long fortified wall in northern Germany(then Denmark) which protected the southern border of the danish kingdom for more than 500 years until around 1864 I believe(Not too bad - I must have paid attention in history classes since I'm almost correct - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danevirke).

And also, there are hardly any families in Denmark that can not trace their lineage back to the royal family... How to put it - the kings enjoyed their position and had quite an appetite

And yes, as for the motorcycle - I've got my fingers crossed that I won't mess it up too badly. So far the worst that has happened was that my girlfriend pushed it over in the garage... I was slightly upset.

[SDU]

And yes, as for the motorcycle - I've got my fingers crossed that I won't mess it up too badly. So far the worst that has happened was that my girlfriend pushed it over in the garage... I was slightly upset.

Maybe you should tell her to get her own bike to push around.

Welcome to Christchurch & KB nuthouse. Don't forget to watch the meetings forum for stuff happening. The KB birthday bash is on the 27th Oct, grab your girlfriend & join the crew for drinks.

[Mikkel]

I'll see if I can come along. Although I might leave my woman at home - wanna check out what kinda seedy characters these bikers are without corrupting the mind of my innocent little flower (yeah right)
However, a dedicated driver wouldn't be a bad thing. I certainly won't take my car if there's alcohol involved and even less so the bike. Might take the unmotorised moped - it's easy enough down the hill and the flat is a piece of cake as well. Otherwise I guess there's always the bus...

[007XX]

Welocome Mike!

Wait til Colapop hears you're Danish...He likes big hugs and long walks on the beach. He's very friendly, you'll see!

It's always to chat with a new addict, so have fun around here, and hope to meet you someday!

[Mikkel]

He likes big hugs and long walks on the beach. He's very friendly, you'll see!

Sounds incredibly danish... I'll make sure to try and avoid him, I left home for a reason right!

But seriously, quite a few kiwi blokes seems rather uncomfortable with the whole concept of giving your good mates a hug and a squeeze
Mostly the younger ones though, mind you.

In terms of speed I wouldn't call myself a new addict - that liability has been there for quite a few years by now. That being said - this seems to be a friendly place!

[Rashika]

But seriously, quite a few kiwi blokes seems rather uncomfortable with the whole concept of giving your good mates a hug and a squeeze
Mostly the younger ones though, mind you.

yeah they're a funny bunch over here alright

anyway welcome to the Chch rabble ...errr... KB crew.
Enjoy the riding, take ya time, and do some miles, you'll get there! From your other posts it sounds like you are well on the way
Maybe catch you at the Wed nite ride.

[gijoe1313]

Hehe, I see the usual fruitloops and welcoming band have done KB proud - hope you have a ton of fun cruising the threads and remember to walk away from the screen and ride your bike!