Last smc ride before exams... 4/10/1008 sat.

[Zim_Invader]

otherwise, does any1 else notice the half decent, not bad at all, and completely free-ish tail tidy he fashioned? looking good

[bomma]

That chain needs lubing Ehab, ya fucking nub.

and some honda stickers to match

[Choco]

for a ride to always have some1 carrying a first aid kit... i'd understand. but ductape? hahahah...^that's priceless.

you should see the rest of my tool kit!
Standard hornet tool kit, 2 shoe laces, a coil of wire (close to No. 8) small torch, 4 dollars, DUCTAPE and a first aid kit if i've got a backpack.

i'm pretty much sorted really.
Something falls off? ductape.
that something is hot? no. 8 wire.
that something wont allow ductape to stick to it? string.
wont go back on? wire/ductape/tie it to the back of the bike.

anything the above wont solve? probably got bigger problems.

[Choco]

anyway, ductape IS pretty much a first aid kit if you need it to be!
slings, bandages, splints... all can be done with ductape

[Slyer]

We should start a duct tape social group on KB! the stuff is legendary.

[Nivosus]

gaffer tape.

[motorbyclist]

yea u can post the pics cuz. i binned but this time i didnt do anything wrong, it was like what happened to the viffer just slipped from under me round a bend at like 20kh just like that i was sliding on my ars or more like tumbling all over the place according to kyle. not too much damage but still some money has to be lost some time....hahah

well it's a gixxer so we can only expect it to come off a corner every other bike does fine

but i have to ask what you were doing with the throttle at the time? me and ryan were both on wet tar bleed. you were on what i understand to be perfect tarmac

but it's pretty clear from the damage you weren't moving fast

I'm totally up for it I need moar practice and turns practice and practice and practice and practice! Hell it doesn't even have to be coro :P

how long have you been riding and what riding have you done? coro isn't for beginners due to the sheer size of the thing, and the pace most groups set

i might add hte GN doesn't give much warning before it's on the ground (or so i'm told)

I went home at...uh, I don't remember, Jafa will probably remember, I'm not particularly familiar with the route - I don't think it was actually half way either, maybe 1/4? 100km or so in. The little slice of country corners I did do was fun, but yeah, I was pretty much out of my league in terms of powar and skillz

we've seen some pretty impressive stuff done on a GN, but from what jafa tells me you need a LOT more practice

you never even got to the coromandel - bailed on the easy miranda backroads

by the way, where would you recommend to get the tyre changed? cycletreads?

yep they'll do fine, but go during the week or when they open on a weekend unless you enjoy a wait

Tell me MOAR!!!!

do a search on the forum/google, i can't remember the settings as i generally don't have the time to edit all the GB upon GB of footage i have

again.... i'm in for this ride. i'm no jaffa, so a blisteringly fast introduction to coro, sittign on a little 250 in amongst all the biggies, wouldn't have gone well.

besides... hondas always need to be represented! (becoz, they're just soo damn GOOODDDD!!!!

perhaps i'll run a full waitakere loop in the summer, or maybe a run up the kaipara south head

[Phurrball]

you should see the rest of my tool kit!
Standard hornet tool kit, 2 shoe laces, a coil of wire (close to No. 8) small torch, 4 dollars, DUCTAPE and a first aid kit if i've got a backpack.

(snippity).

anything the above wont solve? probably got bigger problems.

Only thing missing is a selection of cable ties!

Here's my crusty old man tip (stolen from a crustier, older man) - get a credit-card sized piece of plastic (old plastic card is good - I used an old B card) - transfer duct tape onto it - can take shitloads of tape in a really compact space.

This should be compulsory in all tool kits. It reduces the size of the tape massively, and means you're always prepared for anything. Cable ties too - and a cheap pocket knife (ya never know when you'll beed a cork screw or bottle opener, let alone a file, saw, or knife)

Preparedness FTW!!!

Glad you're OK Ehab - it was a 30km/hr crash that killed my Firestorm

No other vehicles and crash bungs make this a much better outcome.

(Just replace with a set of über-crash bungs like Kyles, and you're gixxer will survive a nuclear holocaust!)

EDIT - Does anyone else find themselves LEANING with the rider in videos? It must look odd, but it feels so right...

[aewilliam]

otherwise, does any1 else notice the half decent, not bad at all, and completely free-ish tail tidy he fashioned? looking good

Serious? thought it just got worn down in the more-than-vertical wheelie that pre-empted the slide?

kidding...

yeah, does look pretty decent - damn clean looking job that he should be proud of aye!
Did it get damaged...did the new left indicator indicator survive?

[aewilliam]

[QUOTE=Phurrball;1759082](Just replace with a set of über-crash bungs like Kyles, and you're gixxer will survive a nuclear holocaust!)
QUOTE]

When I spotted those R&Gs on, it looked like those boulders of delrin would do the same to his Hornet as those stubs on the R/C cars that can never be put down cos they makethe car roll themselves back up the right way!

EDIT - Does anyone else find themselves LEANING with the rider in videos? It must look odd, but it feels so right...

I didnt...my boss did...

hell yeah it is more than alllll riggghhhht...
they have (had?) Cinema180 (i think...) at Rainbows End (back when we was children...) that projected video onto a dome-shaped room's wall/ceiling - to a STANDING audience. If you watched people, youd see them leaning from their ankles, and even to the point of losing balance...
hows about one of youse kneesliders rip through the uber twisties with s camera? throw in some out-of-corner wheelies/drifts...youd have work-slackers falling off their chairs while leaning too far.

[Choco]

i might add hte GN doesn't give much warning before it's on the ground (or so i'm told)

LIES!
The old GN gives tons of warning if you're doing something stupid, unless its REALLY stupid (E.g locking both brakes and sliding into an intersection ) Just be sure to listen when you feel it wobble at the wrong times, the pegs hitting the ground or wheels feel 'odd'. Gn's will keep you safe if you work with them

do a search on the forum/google, i can't remember the settings as i generally don't have the time to edit all the GB upon GB of footage i have

Sweet, i'll look into it!

Only thing missing is a selection of cable ties!

Here's my crusty old man tip (stolen from a crustier, older man) - get a credit-card sized piece of plastic (old plastic card is good - I used an old B card) - transfer duct tape onto it - can take shitloads of tape in a really compact space.

yeah, my dad pinched them for his bicycle so i need to get some more

Preparedness FTW!!!

Were you a scout once too

EDIT - Does anyone else find themselves LEANING with the rider in videos? It must look odd, but it feels so right...

Yup.

[TOTO]

EDIT - Does anyone else find themselves LEANING with the rider in videos? It must look odd, but it feels so right...

Do you fall off the chair if the biker on the video crashed ?

[Magua]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...3&d=1223100274

What's that? Looks sweet.

[BANZAI]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...3&d=1223100274

What's that? Looks sweet.

Yes that's wat I was wondering too but no one replys...

I second Choco!!!! GN will tell me wat to do! Isn't it the rider who need to listen to what bike want them to do? Most GN riders don't that's why it betray them and throw them off from the seat!

[Squiggles]

LIES!
The old GN gives tons of warning if you're doing something stupid, unless its REALLY stupid (E.g locking both brakes and sliding into an intersection ) Just be sure to listen when you feel it wobble at the wrong times, the pegs hitting the ground or wheels feel 'odd'. Gn's will keep you safe if you work with them

Not true, they are very quick to tuck and will attempt to do so the moment the front loses traction
Also referred to here: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...72&postcount=5