ATNR (Auckland Thursday night ride) - Discussion thread

[The Stranger:Me]

You're young and due to license restrictions on a 250, fortunately.
No you can't keep up with the 600 and litre bikes, no matter how much you would like to think you can.
Making dickhead passing manouvres through the pack when it's just cruising isn't going to prove your manhood.
Your balls aren't any larger because you finished near the front by overtaking on the left through a 50k area. You may have noticed things getting a little uncomfortable, think about why, take clue.
Sure people notice that you finish near the front, but for all the wrong reasons. By all means show us your awesome skills - but not your stupidity.

[nodrog:Me]

You're young and due to license restrictions on a 250, fortunately.
No you can't keep up with the 600 and litre bikes, no matter how much you would like to think you can.
Making dickhead passing manouvres through the pack when it's just cruising isn't going to prove your manhood.
Your balls aren't any larger because you finished near the front by overtaking on the left through a 50k area. You may have noticed things getting a little uncomfortable, think about why, take clue.
Sure people notice that you finish near the front, but for all the wrong reasons. By all means show us your awesome skills - but not your stupidity.

did you get the learn by a 250 bro?

[jrandom]

It doesn't count if you pass in a etc etc etc

A win's a win bro!

[vifferman]

A win's a win bro!

Is that like "any hole's a goal"?

[jrandom]

Is that like "any hole's a goal"?

Yup!

[nodrog:Me]

Is that like "any hole's a goal"?

im into Aural

[The Stranger:Me]

did you get the learn by a 250 bro?

Yeah, fuck he woz fast, I just couldn't keep up.

[El Dopa]

With christmas coming I'm sure he will have a little something for the 'special' ones

Oh! You better watch out,
You better not cry,
You better not pout,
I'm telling you why:
The Ginger Cunt is coming to town!

He's making a list,
Checking it twice,
Gonna find out who's naughty or nice.
The Ginger Cunt is coming to town!

He sees you when you're speeding,
He knows when you're awake.
He knows if you've been bad or good,
So be good for goodness sake!

Oh! You better watch out,
You better not cry,
You better not pout,
I'm telling you why:
The Ginger Cunt is coming to town!

[Devil]

You're young and due to license restrictions on a 250, fortunately.
No you can't keep up with the 600 and litre bikes, no matter how much you would like to think you can.
Making dickhead passing manouvres through the pack when it's just cruising isn't going to prove your manhood.
Your balls aren't any larger because you finished near the front by overtaking on the left through a 50k area. You may have noticed things getting a little uncomfortable, think about why, take clue.
Sure people notice that you finish near the front, but for all the wrong reasons. By all means show us your awesome skills - but not your stupidity.

So I guess you ran into the guy I was talking about a couple of weeks ago...

[aewilliam]

Had a mate with ye olde fxr150 who gave the 2fiddys and 4hundys a good run. by nailing corners, not the straights. Aforementioned 2fiddy-er should drop a few cc to see if he can do the same.

I was perplexed/disappointed to see a BIIIIG bike passing on the left on a single lane though. Or is that kinda thing expected/accepted on the (W)ATNR.

All in all good ride though...esp the first half
Excepting the oooh-twisty-one-way-road-hoooly-f*ck-its-not-road

thanks heaps guys!

[R6_kid:Me]

So I guess you ran into the guy I was talking about a couple of weeks ago...

He should consider himself lucky so far.

Showing up in full leathers with long white socks and 'cool' shoes looks stupid for a start.

Then there is the passing that Noel mentioned. A couple of other things he did lead to no less that 5 riders wanting to 'put him in his place' when we stopped at Diary Flat - luckily qkchk did the talking and all was fine afterwards.

There's no doubt he's 'fast', but he's doing it where 'it doesnt count', and to be honest I dont think there was anyone that was impressed (as in WOW that was awesome) with the way he was riding.

pot-kettle-black, sure, but better to tell him to pull his head in now, than to have to read another RIP thread and be saying 'told ya so'

[Qkchk:Me]

So I guess you ran into the guy I was talking about a couple of weeks ago...

If you can imagine Skidmark on a new blue Ninja 250, then you'll understand the scenario........

[Morcs]

If you can imagine Skidmark on a new blue Ninja 250, then you'll understand the scenario........

In a nutshell.

Even has bad hair like skidmark.

I never saw anyone try and ride an old style ninja 250 like a dick, all of a sudden, because it 'looks' more like a sports bike, people think it actually is, and try to ride with the proper sportsbikes, and fail.

[The Stranger:Me]

I was perplexed/disappointed to see a BIIIIG bike passing on the left on a single lane though. Or is that kinda thing expected/accepted on the (W)ATNR.

Common courtesy and NOT endangering others is generally expected. That said, everyone makes a mistake now and then or does something that upon reflection they perhaps shouldn't have done.

No reason why you can't raise it with the rider at the next stop either, most people are receptive to constructive criticism when approached on the quiet and will readily acknowledge and error of judgement.

The issue raised in this recent series of posts is not however about an isolated incident and could well lead to endangering others, not to mention himself.
Though in my view, his well being is his choice and it's not my place to tell others how they are to live (or not) their lives, provided they don't endanger others.

[racefactory]

Don't understand what the fuss about 250's is? It's not like it's 180kph here...... there's no reason why a 250 cbr or zxr couldn't keep up right? if you've got some decent tyres on you can reel the big boys in on the turns and under braking- that's if you somehow can't keep up on the straights?

It's not a race track so why can't a 250 keep up?

Or are we talking GN250's here??