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    Question New bike. Massive grin. Small dilemma...

    YESSSSS!!!!

    The deposit is down on my new bike (first bike) and it gets delivered to Norjo in Chch middle of March.

    I've gone for a ninja 250r (despite Skidmark's advice against them in another thread!)

    I can't wait to get hold of her now, i'm so chuffed! but i'm having a dilemma...

    I'm not sure whether to have the guys at Norjo truck it down here to Queenstown for $350 or to get a bus up and ride it down.

    The thing is, i am a total newbie so i don't know whether a trip of that size is really the right thing for me to be doing.

    Also, i've looked at different ways of running in the engine and am not sure whether riding it that sort of distance is a good idea. Some running in methods say take it easy, some say go hard but i don't think any say to drive 300 miles straight off the bat.

    So, i was wondering what you guys think, should i wait with baited breath for her to arrive or go get her?

    cheers in advance....

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    Bus up and ride it down. Total immersion learning etc.

    If you think you can, you can...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ripperjon View Post
    YESSSSS!!!!

    The thing is, i am a total newbie so i don't know whether a trip of that size is really the right thing for me to be doing.

    but i don't think any say to drive 300 miles straight off the bat.

    ....
    If by total newbie you mean absolute beginner then I would be inclined to take a more measured approach to learning than "total immersion" 480K ride straight off the bat.

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    bus up ride back, In my humble opinion no better way to pop its cherry,
    with skydiveing, snowboarding, experience the open road should be easy,just be extra careful at intersections provided youve been driving cars for 10years+, and your nothing like skidmark, and remember everything! is trying to knock you off.

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    If you can find someone to pillion you to Christchurch then ride back with you I'd say ride it.

    If you do ride it the main things to remember when running the engine in is:
    • don't make it labour
    • don't over rev it
    • don't let it sit at the same revs all the time


    Constantly on then off the throttle in different gears is the way to run it in.
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    +1^^^^^ and the make sure the clutch is either in or out. not in between ie dont slip the clutch, after a 1000km slip it as much as you want to get the wheel up

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    ride it back!!!! got my mint perfect no scratch hornet up from christchurch really good guys the even scratched it droped it broke my mirror and cracked my fairing for me. oh and smashed my indicator and bent the foot peg i had payed for a crate to ( which consisted of a wooden crate and strops ) wtf

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy B View Post
    I would be inclined to take a more measured approach to learning than "total immersion" 480K ride straight off the bat.
    Assuming he actually has his license, he therefore has the necessary basic skills.

    Some consider riding on the open road easier than city riding.

    Oh and he's over 25 so probably doesn't think he's bulletproof.

    And there is such a thing as stopping. They have, like, hotels and shops and stuff in the South Island don't they?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ripperjon View Post
    not sure whether riding it that sort of distance is a good idea. Some running in methods say take it easy, some say go hard but i don't think any say to drive 300 miles straight off the bat.
    When's the first service due? 1000k?

    Ride it back. It's a great way to familiarise yourself with your new bike.

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    Ride it back.

    Picking up a new motorcycle in another town and riding it home on the open road is a grand and wonderful tradition. I've done it with my last three bikes, and it's been great every time.



    When it comes to running the engine in, just vary the load, don't sit at the same revs for ever, etc, and don't rev the tits off it until it's had its first oil change. You'll be fine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blue Velvet View Post
    Some consider riding on the open road easier than city riding.
    Translation: Blue Velvet thinks riding on the open road is easier than city riding, but has been working in a Government department for too long and is starting to talk like Hitcher.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mental-Trousers View Post
    • don't let it sit at the same revs all the time
    Especially that one! You might want to choose the route and time of day to make that easier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ripperjon View Post
    YESSSSS!!!!

    The deposit is down on my new bike (first bike) and it gets delivered to Norjo in Chch middle of March.
    way to go bro!! its an awesome feeling ay.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ripperjon View Post
    I'm not sure whether to have the guys at Norjo truck it down here to Queenstown for $350 or to get a bus up and ride it down.

    The thing is, i am a total newbie so i don't know whether a trip of that size is really the right thing for me to be doing.
    hrm well I did it - a five hour trip home on a bike that I was not remotely comfortable on, and a 650 to boot. From wellsford to whakatane.

    I had a fully dry mouth for the first 25 mins, but after that I was, well, not what I would call "ok" but at least I wasn't scared of it any more. After one hour, I was "ok" and flew along in traffic at the speed limit feelin' fiiiiine.. until I fucked one corner up and headed for the gravel, then I fucking behaved all the rest of the trip.

    IF you can get some roadbike experience beforehand then you will be more able to judge for yourself. If you put it down a bank then it will be the end of a dream and you are fully likely to snap off a part of you that won't grow back.. not easily anyway.

    If you decide to ride it, then get your steering fully sorted, get an escort cager, take a drink bottle and something to eat (not carbs), and follow your escort along at 3-4 seconds gap and try to relax. Take a break every hour, and BE CAREFUL and don't be a smartass. Get someone you trust (a careful driver) to drive the car in front of you as judging speeds and distances feels *different* on a bike.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ripperjon View Post
    Also, i've looked at different ways of running in the engine and am not sure whether riding it that sort of distance is a good idea.
    I was told by the local shop "that such a trip would be a good run for a new engine." It is unlikely considering your inexperience that you will be caning hell out of it, or idling it at 50km/hr all the way back either, so my guess is you will be fine. Just resist the temptation on the long straights.

    And BE CAREFUL and don't be a smartass.

    HTH,
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom View Post
    Blue Velvet thinks riding on the open road is easier than city riding
    I like dodging cars in the city. It's like a video game, but, like, real and stuff.

    I've heard a few new riders say they prefer riding on the motorway/open road.

    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom View Post
    Blue Velvet has been working in a Government department for too long and is starting to talk like Hitcher.
    WTF? Burn him!

    Heh

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    Quote Originally Posted by DangerousBastard View Post
    I was told by the local shop "that such a trip would be a good run for a new engine."
    Hmmm. I'm still a bit concerned about the constant-revs thing. Also, the Scorpio manual says to avoid long trips and, if you're doing one, stop every hour for 5-10 minutes to let the engine cool. (That may apply only to air-cooled engines, though, and I presume the Ninja is water-cooled.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badjelly View Post
    ... the Scorpio manual says to avoid long trips and, if you're doing one, stop every hour for 5-10 minutes to let the engine cool.


    Really?



    What utter bollocks.

    If it's brand new, just ride the snot out of it, and if it blows up, send it back for a warranty repair and then flog it and swap it for a bike that's fit for the purpose it was sold for.

    Betcha it wouldn't ever blow up, though.
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