55,000km just for fun

**beyond** · 5th November 2008, 20:19

55,000kms just for fun

Well, time for some ramblings here.
31 years ago I sold my last motorbike to cover
a mortgage, pay for kids and generally just survive.

I managed to scratch up enough dough to buy a Kawasaki
CSR250 belt drive single for "commuting" purposes and
well, I was lucky the missus accepted that excuse

Would you believe I clocked 25,000kms in one year and
sold the sucker for more than I paid for it? Awesome!

Then life hit home. No bike till three years ago and
I go out and buy a K2 GSX1400. Lost my boy at the age
of sixteen from a genetic disease and still have a
daughter who just hit 25 years old this year. That loss
hit home real hard and hurts like hell twelve years after
he's gone. I try not to think about it and I'm a Kiwi
Bloke but when the subjects brought up it's still darn hard
not to go soppy and shed a tear

But, shit....I love riding. Please tell me where I can
get a good paying job just riding/test driving/running in/
motorbikes or exotic cars but mainly bikes....please.

I traded my K2 on a K6 GSX1400. If you've never ridden
one of these bikes than I can honestly tell, you don't know
what you are missing. They are the most under-rated value
for money bike on the market today and they are just.....
well bloody awesome!

I love the 1400. I've just clocked 55,000kms on these bikes
just for fun and loved every second of it. I've been off
road twice on the K2 involuntarily of course, but it managed
it well till I came to a dead stop.

I've been down hard on the K6 which run up $5500 in repair
bills and it bounced back fine. It runs with the sporties
when ridden hard and smooth and can cruise all day without
a sore neck if you keep it under 200kmh.

I can ride it all day long and feel fresh enough to
do it all over again. It's an awesome bike and fun to
ride.

I loved the ZX14 and was sorely tempted to buy barbenders
ZX when he was selling it for some crazy price with all the
extras but just couldn't bear to part with the GsX. This
bike has me by the short and curlies....it just does all I
want from a bike without any fuss and bother.

I'm working on another video and yep, I expect some flack
on KB as usual when it comes out (youtube user "beyondkiwi"
8 vids up now)

But, I admit....I push the envelope for this bikes design
and yes, I think often of our mortality:-
See my mortality series starting with part one:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=39808

We are fragile little beings in the scheme of things and
man, when we hit something hard, our fleshy little bits get
hurt a lot and it isn't fun. Broken bones take a long time
to heal and in cold weather it feels like they never did.

But, man, it's so worth it. I've said over and over again
and so have others, that five minutes in "the zone" on a
nice bit of road, going for it, means you live more in five
minutes than many will in a lifetime.

There's not much more in life that can give you such a buzz
in a moment of time than riding a motorbike on your favourite
stretch of road, throwing your machine from side to side,
throttling out of the corners, hitting the warm patches
and cold zones, smelling the grass, the cowshit, the silage
and some farmers wife's cooking. We are free!

Pure and simple, we are one with our bike, the road and
our own company. Free to concentrate on taking that next
bend perfectly without any other care's of life crowding
our minds.

Shit: I love motorcyling.

**Grahameeboy** · 5th November 2008, 20:25

Then life hit home. No bike till three years ago and
I go out and buy a K2 GSX1400. Lost my boy at the age
of sixteen from a genetic disease and still have a
daughter who just hit 25 years old this year. That loss
hit home real hard and hurts like hell twelve years after
he's gone. I try not to think about it and I'm a Kiwi
Bloke but when the subjects brought up it's still darn hard
not to go soppy and shed a tear

I know where you are coming from dude.....

**Katman** · 5th November 2008, 20:30

Originally Posted by beyond

We are fragile little beings in the scheme of things and
man, when we hit something hard, our fleshy little bits get
hurt a lot and it isn't fun. Broken bones take a long time
to heal and in cold weather it feels like they never did.

But, man, it's so worth it. I've said over and over again
and so have others, that five minutes in "the zone" on a
nice bit of road, going for it, means you live more in five
minutes than many will in a lifetime.

Fuck you talk some shit Paul.

**Grahameeboy** · 5th November 2008, 20:32

Originally Posted by Katman

Fuck you talk some shit Paul.

It takes one......

**gijoe1313** · 5th November 2008, 20:35

Good on ya matey, let your next 55000kms be just as much fun if not moreso!

**beyond** · 5th November 2008, 20:36

Originally Posted by Katman

Fuck you talk some shit Paul.

I know mate

Enjoy your riding.

**Katman** · 5th November 2008, 20:37

That's not a smile on that dead guys face.

It's more likely a grimace of agony, mixed with a sense of self loathing for being such a stupid fuck, mixed with a sense of despair knowing they'll never see their family again, mixed with a sense of shame knowing that seconds before they sucked in their last breath they shit their pants - literally.

**dino3310** · 5th November 2008, 20:37

shit bro you almost brought a tear to my eye,
Ride on

**kiwifruit** · 5th November 2008, 20:39

**stify** · 5th November 2008, 20:48

Originally Posted by Katman

That's not a smile on those dead guys faces.

dead men can't smile ya wanker...

men an women who live to enjoy the freedom that is only limited by our imagination deserve to be free to be...ride hard and flow with the road...fuck the arse's that wish to squash that sprit...

**beyond** · 5th November 2008, 21:06

Originally Posted by Katman

That's not a smile on those dead guys faces.

It's more likely a grimace of agony mixed with a sense of self loathing for being such a stupid fuck mixed with the despair of knowing they'll never see their family again mixed with the shame of knowing that seconds before they sucked in their last breath they shit their pants - literally.

Katman, I'm sure that deep down you are a really nice bloke. People die all the time and most of them die doing things they do not enjoy. No one wants to leave this world before their time and certainly all would like to choose their time and place. We don't have that luxury. The choice is not ours.
All we can do is enjoy those we share our lives with, our experiences, our sad times and our happy times.

When the lights finally go out, we can only be thankfull that we lived and shared our life with others and hopefully in some way enriched them. No one leaves this world without leaving something behind and no one is in control of their own destiny. I'd rather die riding my bike than screaming in agony for months from some wasting disease. I've had a melanoma cut out already and have no idea if bits have floated off to start chewing away at me somewhere else.

**AlBundy** · 6th November 2008, 02:28

Originally Posted by beyond

Katman, I'm sure that deep down you are a really nice bloke. People die all the time and most of them die doing things they do not enjoy. No one wants to leave this world before their time and certainly all would like to choose their time and place. We don't have that luxury. The choice is not ours.
All we can do is enjoy those we share our lives with, our experiences, our sad times and our happy times.

When the lights finally go out, we can only be thankfull that we lived and shared our life with others and hopefully in some way enriched them. No one leaves this world without leaving something behind and no one is in control of their own destiny. I'd rather die riding my bike than screaming in agony for months from some wasting disease. I've had a melanoma cut out already and have no idea if bits have floated off to start chewing away at me somewhere else.

Well said!

**Storm** · 6th November 2008, 06:27

Originally Posted by Katman

That's not a smile on those dead guys faces.

It's more likely a grimace of agony, mixed with a sense of self loathing for being such a stupid fuck, mixed with a sense of despair knowing they'll never see their family again, mixed with a sense of shame knowing that seconds before they sucked in their last breath they shit their pants - literally.

How about if you've got nothing nice to say, you fuck off back under your bridge eh?

**snuffles** · 6th November 2008, 06:56

Originally Posted by Katman

That's not a smile on those dead guys faces.

It's more likely a grimace of agony, mixed with a sense of self loathing for being such a stupid fuck, mixed with a sense of despair knowing they'll never see their family again, mixed with a sense of shame knowing that seconds before they sucked in their last breath they shit their pants - literally.

Its twats like you that make me want to stop coming to this site.......The only problem is, if we all left, you would be here wanking by yourself.......Ah no change from normal then.