Women on bikes.

[martybabe]

hehe, we hauled her out from under the bike, and stood the machine up. Yep, mirror, brake lever.. So I raided my bike for bits, swapped them over and on she lept and she was gone into the night!

I was a little surprised myself. Didn't see hide nor hair from her for two days after that.

DB

aint they something.

[BiK3RChiK]

Damn BC I sorry .... promise not to over take DB ever again ... in the dark

cos would hate him to spit one ... heh!!!!

Would have to say you are definitetly one of the loveliest woman on a bike I have met so far ... If only I was that way inclined

We've only met briefly eh!

[BiK3RChiK]

Man that got confusing fast ,bloody printed word, I was quoting you and your fall off, get up and ride down to new plym attitude. Course we've met, your my only kbeer to date but you are the best one I've met.

Stop teasing I'm all confused now.

Yes I live here already but it's a great idea that man, a greet and ride, keep me informed someone ,I've lost the plot.

Aww... poor Martybabe! Here, have another It's all good! and I can't believe I'm the only KB'er you've met so far! A greet and meet/ride sounds like it's looooong overdue!

[fire eyes]

Innocence! what innocence??

Choccy .. are you trying to suggest something inappropriate? LMAO It wasnt me.

[scracha]

Apologies for any generalisations but generally speaking there appears to be far more women into bikes down under than up above and I think that's firkin brilliant.

Martybabe, there's a lot more girlies on bikes in the UK than you think. Just over 10% of motorcycle license holders in the UK are female and the estimated number of "active" riders brings this up to about 15%.

[CookMySock]

Choccy .. are you trying to suggest something inappropriate? LMAO It wasnt me.

She will be, again.

aint they something.

Yeah I love them hot MILFs heaps. All of them, lol.

Innocence! what innocence??

Hah, yeah thats all gone lol.

your my only kbeer to date

cmon then, grab teh mrs, onyer bike you two.. Isn't there a regular NP KB pub night ?

DB

[merv]

As for chicks on bikes, who saw the cute Japanese chick on a 4 wheeler down on the farm with her dog where she has become a finalist as the Dairy Farm Manager of the year having been in the country only 7 years?

She said she was looking for a bloke and even asked could she put her phone number on screen, but that got treated as just a joke. Sounded a bit like the opposite of Middlemarch where its the blokes looking.

I liked that TV story.

[Mikkel]

Has proven to be amazingly useful over the years, i assure you. My Cunning linguism is often underestimated but has never disappointed to date.

The ladies love sneaky multi-lingual people...

'Sweet Nancy was so fancy
To get into her pantry
Had to be the aristocracy
The member that she toyed with
At her city club
Were something in diplomacy
So we put her on the hit list
Of a common cunning linguist
A master of many tongues
And now she eases gently
From her austin to her bentley
Suddenly she feels so young'

[judecatmad]

I've noticed a hell of a lot of differences between the land of my birth and Kiwi land in the 10 months I've been here, far more than I could ever have imagined but the biggest eye opener is the amazing women on two wheels.

In England a woman pilot on a bike is a rare sight, sure they exist, everybody knows (of) one but they're as rare as a fall in the cost of petrol.

I wanted a bike from the age of 10, when one of my dad's policeman colleagues came round on his BMW. The main reason I never got a bike in the UK was a lack of a garage and living in an area where any other anti-theft devices simply wouldn't have been enough (Manchester - great place but vehicle crime was terrible). The weather also didn't lend itself to a bike being stuck outside 24/7. I also struggled to pay my car insurance so god only knows how much the insurance on an ungaraged bike would have been!

Unfortunately I've now left it a bit too late from the money side of things and the family responsibilities to be able to replace the bike I finally got (thanks to hubby - go Dave!) and then wrote off

Such is life.....

[martybabe]

Martybabe, there's a lot more girls on bikes in the UK than you think. Just over 10% of motorcycle license holders in the UK are female and the estimated number of "active" riders brings this up to about 15%.

Interesting figures, dunno where they all hide then, maybe London small bike commuters. Do ya have any figures for godzone? Then again, I suppose those racing and farming don't need licences.

She will be, again.

Isn't there a regular NP KB pub night ?

DB

Dont think so but .

As for chicks on bikes, who saw the cute Japanese chick on a 4 wheeler down on the farm with her dog where she has become a finalist as the Dairy Farm Manager of the year having been in the country only 7 years?

She said she was looking for a bloke and even asked could she put her phone number on screen, but that got treated as just a joke. Sounded a bit like the opposite of Middlemarch where its the blokes looking.

I liked that TV story.

Wasn't she an endearing person, yes lovely, warmed to her straight away.

See another rootin tootin down under bikey lass.

[martybabe]

I wanted a bike from the age of 10, when one of my dad's policeman colleagues came round on his BMW. The main reason I never got a bike in the UK was a lack of a garage and living in an area where any other anti-theft devices simply wouldn't have been enough (Manchester - great place but vehicle crime was terrible). The weather also didn't lend itself to a bike being stuck outside 24/7. I also struggled to pay my car insurance so god only knows how much the insurance on an ungaraged bike would have been!

Unfortunately I've now left it a bit too late from the money side of things and the family responsibilities to be able to replace the bike I finally got (thanks to hubby - go Dave!) and then wrote off

Such is life.....

Aw babe, ya still qualify as a DUYBMOG to me.We've all had a finances stop play period.

[007XX]

So 007XY is a master debator?????? You two must be a dream team.... (don't worry, not hitting on you either) - happy to stick with !

You got it! C'mere you

To get back on topic...I actually owe a lot to my husband for the fact that I ride, and do so reasonnably successfully.

Many reasons: moral support, offering me my first track day as a Christmas Presie, advice and feedback on my riding, and sticking by me on long rides even if I'm only going slow...

And I think he's not the only one like that...so I reckon that Kiwi blokes can be thanked for their open mindedness of chicks on bikes, because without that support, we probably wouldn't feel so much like giving it a go.

[Pussy]

And I think he's not the only one like that...so I reckon that Kiwi blokes can be thanked for their open mindedness of chicks on bikes, because without that support, we probably wouldn't feel so much like giving it a go.

Thanks for your support, Veronique, but you girlies are the ones deserving the kudos.
After Gassit Girl's accident in 2002, she never once said "if I get back on a bike", it was "when I get back on a bike". Her left knee was very badly damaged, and it took about ten months, and then she followed up her statement. When Annie was recovering, she used to go out to the shed and sit on her bike... one day I was supporting the back of the bike while she was sitting on it, and she managed to get her left foot on the footpeg, next thing she goes inside and emerges a few minutes later with her bike gear on, and off out she went for her first ride as pilot in command since the accident. A few guys I know would have kicked motorcycling in to touch after such an horrific injury... not Annie, she only saw it as a set back.
In my observation, I reckon most girlies are more thinking riders than blokes. And I would be bloody rapt if I could ever be as fast on a track as Flame, Rossi Gal, Keystone 19 etc etc.
Go you girlies, you make me proud to be fellow motorcyclists!

[BiK3RChiK]

I actually owe a lot to my husband for the fact that I ride.

And I think he's not the only one like that...so I reckon that Kiwi blokes can be thanked for their open mindedness of chicks on bikes, because without that support, we probably wouldn't feel so much like giving it a go.

Right on there, 007XX!

I don't think I'd be back on a bike if it wasn't for the hubby giving me the 'push' I needed! So, thanks, babe!

[martybabe]

I'm collecting names for a DUYBMOG of the year competition. The prize will be a pak n save fuel docket with 4c a litre off petroleum distillate, redeemable between 1 oclock and three minutes past 1 on the 26th of may at the caltex in New Plymouth. I know!

Nominees must be female riders that have overcome some knock-back to keep riding. , judges decision is final and the judge can be bribed.