250cc LEARNER Ride to Kai Iwi Lakes for a Swim - SUNDAY 25th JAN

**DUCATI*HARD** · 27th January 2009, 15:55

i know someone ,who knows some one,that got some footage off totos group riding,,,mite post it up if i can get my hands on it

**Xsasinator** · 27th January 2009, 17:25

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Then I managed to fall over when my foot slipped on the station forecourt, in front of everyone. A+ for effort

And afterwards you came over and let me know about my front light playing up, and gave me some good advice on cornering in the country, put it to use after that and felt better going round the corners, still a bit skeptical of those that i can't see where it goes - but nothing comes easy, got to work on these things, cheers mate.

**Gremlin** · 27th January 2009, 17:57

Originally Posted by Xsasinator

And afterwards you came over and let me know about my front light playing up, and gave me some good advice on cornering in the country, put it to use after that and felt better going round the corners, still a bit skeptical of those that i can't see where it goes - but nothing comes easy, got to work on these things, cheers mate.

Ah, so thats you.

No problem with going around corners slower you know, the key to riding is having fun, not being the fastest to a point. Over time, the lines will come to you, and things will become smooth.

**Cr1MiNaL** · 27th January 2009, 18:42

Originally Posted by Badger8

No worries cuz, always happy to chill out at the back and help out learners. We all gotta start somewhere, and it's nice to be able to pass on my learnings and experience to the new flock

i 'acquired' them, stuffed em in fizbin's pack. So if anyone left a pair of sandshoes behind, fizzy has them. If not, he stole someones shoes!

Originally Posted by TOTO

FIZBIN has somebody's sand shoes - ask him to give them back yall , or he will use them for when he rides squid style...

Originally Posted by fizbin

my sand shoes !

THOSE ARE MY SAND SHOES I WANT THEM BACK... WELL ACTUALLY THEY ARE RODNEY007'S SAND SHOES THAT I STOLE OFF HIM EARLIER THAT WEEK... I WANT THEM BACK... GIVE ME MY SAND SHOES plzzz

**EatOrBeEaten** · 27th January 2009, 18:56

Originally Posted by Xsasinator

And afterwards you came over and let me know about my front light playing up, and gave me some good advice on cornering in the country, put it to use after that and felt better going round the corners, still a bit skeptical of those that i can't see where it goes - but nothing comes easy, got to work on these things, cheers mate.

Yours the red Yamaha? If you're finding cornering difficult then I can't recommend asking about getting some mentoring enough. I've been out a few times with mine and it's made a huge difference to my skills and confidence cornering. I now love it!

**CB ARGH** · 27th January 2009, 19:45

Anybody have a pic of the white FZR250R?

**MarkH** · 27th January 2009, 20:28

Originally Posted by CB ARGH

Anybody have a pic of the white FZR250R?

This one? If not then describe the colours other than white and I'll look through my pics again.

**Badger8** · 27th January 2009, 22:28

Haahaha, your scooter wont beat anything off the line Mark! Pulled up next to you at the Mt Welly lights by the motorway this arvo on my way to work. Left you for dead in the mighty Ute-a-saurus

Said hi but i guess you didnt hear me (or were ignoring the cagers around you tryin to talk to you

)

**MarkH** · 28th January 2009, 06:14

Originally Posted by Badger8

Haahaha, your scooter wont beat anything off the line Mark! Pulled up next to you at the Mt Welly lights by the motorway this arvo on my way to work. Left you for dead in the mighty Ute-a-saurus

Said hi but i guess you didnt hear me (or were ignoring the cagers around you tryin to talk to you

)

LOL - nice take-off, but then you had to brake for the next set of lights, ever notice that those two sets of lights are in sequence? If you had taken off slower from the lights you could have gone quicker through the next ones!

**Badger8** · 28th January 2009, 14:11

Originally Posted by MarkH

LOL - nice take-off, but then you had to brake for the next set of lights, ever notice that those two sets of lights are in sequence? If you had taken off slower from the lights you could have gone quicker through the next ones!

i know those lights all too well... only messed up the timing once, i then proceeded to come to a stop on the front wheel as the light turned green

so i always touch the brake out of force of habit now. Besides, the most important thing was the initial drag

**fizbin** · 28th January 2009, 17:01

well i got to a mate place and here are the photos from the ride. i orginally had 200 of them but have wihittled it down to this for you. some of the better ones

Photo 1 - Redio's bike
Photo 2 - Redio's bike
Photo 3 - a Ninja 1100
Photo 4 - ditto
Photo 5 - a mint example of a Honda something
Photo 6 - ditto

**fizbin** · 28th January 2009, 17:05

and more photos

Photo 7 - Bikes at Westgate
Photo 8 - ditto
Photo 9 - People at Westgate talking shit
Photo 10 - Miss L and her bike
Photo 11 - The overgrown ~~lawnmower~~ scooter
Photo 12 - There were two of these. I can't remember what they were. Yamaha somethings.

**fizbin** · 28th January 2009, 17:09

and yet more photos

Photo 13 - bikes at Westgate
Photo 14 - Lookout before Wellsford
Photo 15 - Ditto
Photo 16 - Ditto
Photo 17 - ditto
Photo 18 - Kai Iwi Lakes

**fizbin** · 28th January 2009, 17:19

and on the second attemp more sodding photos a hint you cant post things with the exact same wording in the forum

Photo 19 - Badger, Redio and Toto (?) at Kai Iwi Lakes
Photo 20 - 'The Thinker'.
Photo 21 - 'The Poser'
Photo 22 - "The Shiverer' - Redio and Sharron
Photo 23 - Sharron
Photo 24 - Assorted people standing around talking shit