Motorbike Enthusiasts ..

This can be the spot on anthems for all us motorbike lovers to exchange stories, ask questions, and talk pointless dribble about another type of road vehicle.

So are there any others out there?

Speak up

.. and to start it all off - why not let us know what your dream bike is?

Mine would be the Yamaha R6, which is only a year out of reach.

.. my preciouusssesss....

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I wouldnt call myself an enthusiast but Ive ridden bikes before and they are heaps of fun on the farm....

My brother is a huge lover of motorbikes and has recently bought himself a new road bike (will have to check what he has).

I do, but i like the dirt!

i like the type that are bolted to a pole and they go round and round and up and down

weeeeee!!!

We have a 4 wheeler- i think its a grizzly!! keeps breaking though good for screaming across the paddock & sending flying over bull holes

i have a scooter....


alwaysridden dirt bikes, would love a road bike but think itsprob not feasable for a while.

i just went for my first ride last week with one of my friends, he has a Yamaha R1, and after 1 ride i've decided that i now need a bike.. what awesome fun!!!!

This post has been edited by teesha: Jan 16 2006, 01:39 PM

oh..a tombstone on wheels....


teesha... i know wat ur family is like when it comes to power in any vehicle:P

now dont make uncle crayfish tell u off:P

hows my shrimp going?

they killed their teddys yet?

no the teddies are still intact and reside on their beds.... lily won't go to bed without it....

and i probly won't go buying an R1, but something to ride at least....

yeah, i've been riding since i was 7 years old. always had a bike at hand to scare the living shits out of my self and pull some crazy arse shit... *looks at the ramp for loading sheep onto trucks* hehehehe

Even I'm not crazy enough to get an R1

Good to see you're hooked though

Ive just invested in getting a 1988 Harley Heritige Softail. Its basically a Fat Boy but with different wheels. I go and pick it up on Wednesday. Come this weekend me and about 6 other Harleys are going for a cruise to Pirie and back through Clare and the Barossa. I cant wait. Going to spend alot of time and money on this baby i think.

Harley

nice work harley, the softail's are very nice bikes.

my dad has a Yam FJ 1200, and she's a very nice beast. the throttle on it never ends, keeps goin and goin. lol

i love being on two wheels and especially with a big loud engine between my legs, but alas have not owned a motorbike for a few years now. i'm missing it real badly this summer. didn't help the other day when i got to sit on and start a friend's beast :



still one day i will get another one ... jutsin, the r6 is high on my list too, but is likely more than a year away

unfortunately some bikers have no respect:

Yeah, well he's one crazy guy!!

I hadn't even thought of getting a bike before, but after that ride, its definately high on the list now! Have to start off with something small of course seen as I'll be on my Ls.
At the moment I'm really liking the look of the Suzuki GSX-R

Im gona get myself a harley right after i burn that picture. thats if the bikers dont get im first. But R1 is a sweet bike i must admit.

I also have a posty scooter.. Its Aussie Posts ex training bike. Only 3400km on the clock... just run in, but i bought it for a bit of a paddock hack for my shack, just to get from shack to river and back.... via a bit of mud

A standard R1 is tame compared to this turbo two wheeled terror....

http://www.niceonebruva.org/Public/Other/turbo1.mpeg


I'll host it up on my website for a few days at least

ct 110, postie scooter! cost about 1500 or so, and usually live for ever!

there was a ride last year around australia i think all done on postie bikes, done for a charity,


due to finaces/space/where to park. i think the scooter will be staying for a while.

Its going to be sweet. The only prob is that the boys i will be ridding with have like $30,000 machines. One is a fuel injected duece and another is has an S@S motor in it. Ah its all cool i have plenty of time to customise it. I already have by putting $900 pipes on it. Should be a good cruise. If i get any pics i will post the suckers


Harley

Yeah i had dirt bikes as a kid also, mainly due to living on a property up in the Adelaide Hills. Then when i moved down to suburbia, I bought my first road bike an RGV250..

I have lost too many friends in motorcycle accidents, that I am still struggling with the fact that I want another road bike. This makes it hard to deal with..

I Would probably buy a GSXR600 or an R6. but will probably buy a dirt bike towards the end of year as its a little safer... and there are no cars to deal with...

I know what you mean mate. There was one day that i nearly got side swipped twice within 5 mins in the Port. The secound nearly copped me but he nearly copped a boot in his door. After that incident i hardly rode. Mainly because it was a small bike been a 250 and me been a big bloke like 6ft2 it just didnt work. Ever since ridding a bike im a different driver on the roads for sure. I have mates that had accidents because of idiot drivers but thay have hoped back on the bike. I wont be going cruising through the city much, my bike is mainly for touring to country places. I have been to alot of places in S.A in car and i thought on a bike will be a different way to see our great state.
Dirt bikes are great fun! I used to own a Kwaka 250 4 stroke and the thing just keeped going. Pelican point used to get a hard thrashing during the weekends. Thats how i learnt to ride was on a dirt bike.

Any way people Ride Safe


Harley

go the vespa.......
that is all

I'm thinking a Honda CB250RR, or CBR250 - the former is more expensive, and purely for how it looks, but overall the latter still looks pretty hot.

id be happy on a vtr 250 or a cbr 250, maybe an RGV or GPX, not rela fussed.. it has to be 250cc to begin with anyways... so many good L plate bikes available now

almost all those new 250's are dangerous - drop an inexperienced rider on something with that power-weight ratio and someone's gonna get hurt. in my humble and not-very-knowledgable opinion learners should not be allowed on something like an rgv or cbr cos they just go too hard and from my limited knowledge bikes like that have a nasty powerband that is not your friend while cranked over in a corner ...

i know it's boring but anyone who has not ridden a bike before should start with a cb250 (the bike parking inspectors are usually on) or the likes, or a trailbike that won't go over to within 15degrees of the road surface ...

anyone care to comment, or are we all immortal?

yeah, my trail bike has plenty of power and its a heap of shit. up on one wheel in no time, hehe.

on the otherhand my mate has a cbr250 and he hasn't had any dangerous inncidents yet, but he is a very sensible rider.

Keep in mind that a bike will not crash by itself - it is merely on the shoulders of the rider.

CBRs and CB250RRs are suitable bikes as long as you're not a tool when riding them.

If you know how to apply throttle around a corner then it won't matter what sort of power the bike has.

Then again, what I've just said is taking a personal perspective of it - the majority of riders would not know or abide by the safest way of riding, so in a neutral way I do agree, but for me personally .. I don't class it as too much power.

sssoooo when r u buying me that cb250???

mmm ... me neither me want power for pulling out of corners and the chance to wind the engine out on a straight flat piece of bitumen

but at least two people have already mentioned the dark-side of motorcycling, and anyone that has been on a bike knows that it is the four-wheeled demons that are often the killers

motorbikes rock!!
i miss not being on the farm and not being able to just fang it where ever and make your own tracks with jumps and shit *cooor i did some massive stacks* and the wind in your hair, the bugs in your teef... or if you wear a helmet that might not happen...

just taking risks and driving fast... and then getting on the main and behaving more proper *or not * but im so getting myself a speedy motorbike when i marry a rich man...
now thats a joke!! LMAO!

no actually i drove very responsibly but theres always those moments when you just want to be stupid...

BUT DRIVE SAFE PPL! its not pleasant to try and scrape ppl off the highway and roads you know...

mich, only you could look hot riding one of those things

i never wore a helmet on the property. had my fair share of stacks during my time. but now for some mysterious reason, for the past 2 months i have worn a helmet. *looks at tash*

that doesn't answer my questions... flattery will NOT get u out of buying me one!

Good boy mwah mwah mwah

flattery might give me a bit more time ... we'll get you a helmet first cos they're cheaper

Thay are changing the rules at the moment. Thay are going to change the system to power to rate ratio. So basically all the poket rocket bikes thay have wont be allowed to be used for learners but you can go up 600cc but as i said thay work it on power to rate. Its a pitty thay are doing that really as you can kill your self or seriously hurt your self doing 40 k's so really it doesnt matter if you have a wizz bang little poket rocket or a 50cc scoter the danger is there. What next curfews?

Harley

sounds like a worthy change to be considering in some respects - but in the end i have an unrestricted licence so hehehe ... there are so many things out there on the road to hit, from brick walls and cars to oil patches and gravel that we should all be very very careful out there on the roads and i in no way condone going over the speed limit


the fastest bike i have ridden was a ZX6-R and it rocked! made my suzuki across look like a scooter. i am now keen as mustard to get a 600cc sport bike but gonna be a while before it's a reality

Tash and Hannah tried to stop me from my cheating-death drives in the Skyline through the hills...... now Tash loves the drives as much as I do

Wait til she gets her own bike, and then she'll forget all about a helmet

yeah Dav that .mpeg looks scary to say the least
how fast???

you can see that the speedo goes over 200, way over it... i'd say atleast hits 260 min... could be in miles and not km also.



yeah, i had to pry her off the bike when she came over last. "no tash, off the bike, you can't go for a ride"




all this talk is making my thirst for a ride grow. be back in a bit. time for a hoon

what bike i think that was sabby u are refering to dear

that bike almost goes past the point of too much power. You could hear he was just feathering the throttle and the front wheel is pointing skywards hehe

It could go either way....mph or kph. Either way, he's got more balls than most!

hehehe, yeh just watch the revs as they jump up. insane. crazy basturd. can't say much more for myself, the crazy stuff i do in a apc, and seen my life flash before my eyes :|

i watched the vid too and he has balls the size of church bells. wonder if he (or she) rides it to work every now and then - hehehe doubt it! i like that you can hear the boost hit and yeah he is having a hard time keeping it on the road - woo hoo!

but too much for me ...

I thought this was already in place as of November last year? That's what all the reading material the Motor Registry place sent me indicates, and overall it doesn't change a great deal. The vast majority of 250cc bikes (including CBR and CBRRs) meet the standards, it's only a few which don't.



An R1 especially will raise the front wheel with almost every gear change, so it's not that rare for it to happen constantly.

.. of course on an R1 you need to give it a little more throttle than in the clip you posted

Its amazing the pick up the R1 has. You don't realise how fast these things are untill you hop on one yourself, i was stoopified . 100k's just goes whoosh...then...hehehe

I dont try to explain to people why i ride a Harley for those who understand no explanation is needed, for those who dont understand no explanation is possible


Harley

i haven't had a chance to ride a harley (yet) but definitely understand the appeal. I drive a big car so i know something of the feeling of brute power ... mmm torquey

i once saw a harley with a nos cylinder on it - asked the owner about it and was surprised to find that it was legit and he actually used it! freakish! i can't imagine trying to hold on when you hit that one ...

I better be able to pick mine up from the shop tonight, ive waited a week Mate about NOS my mates old man who has been ridding for like 50 yrs has a thumper of a harley with the S@S motor which pumps out some serious ponys he is putting a couple NOS bottles on it. He is just changing the pipes and then getting it set up. Farked if im going to ride the fuck but its going to be cool seeing him use it the 1st time. I think by memory he is getting the set up from Outlaw Speed shop.


Harley

Yeah i've heard of people putting NOS on bikes...our friend wants NOS on his R1 but his lady won't let him, hehehe. I'd like to see it if he ever does it though...it's quick enough now but fuck me it would snap your neck for sure when you 'push the button'

I've all but decided on a Honda CBR250 (not the 250RR, as for an extra $1000 there is almost no difference at all), or the Kawasaki ZZR250.

As far as the CBR goes...

*drools*

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two very nice bikes full fairings will cost alot to insure tho.
a 'naked' is alot cheaper.. hmmm

the VTR 250 im looking at is yellow aswell...


now if only i had a shed to keep it in or a car port atleast id prob have abike already.. i just dont like the idea of leaving it outside all night.
and no chance of riding it up the dlight of stairs round the corner to my place...

Insurance cost won't be an issue, and I don't like the look of naked bikes.

Fairings all the way

I realised the video Dav posted is quite likely (99% sure) from the first Ghostrider movie.

I just saw the second Ghostrider movie today.. holy moley it's insane. Weaving through cars on a freeway doing wheelies at 280km/hr heh.

There was also a scene where he rode a turbo-charged Hayabusa which did WAY over 300km/hr while dodging cars on the freeway and being chased by cops.

Crazy stuff

i would love to get a naked bike, but only if it's a duke i think i just like being naked ...

yeh, there are some very nice nekkid bike, and there are some very ugly ferring bikes!

just recently went for a ride on the back of a Yamaha 600cc...Wicked so wicked, i'm hooked..I can't wait to get back on...i want my bike license now

The R6 is my dream bike.

How good are they? I want to have babies with it, for sure.

Motorbikes are ok if they sit in the shed and u stare at them..

bek.. ur a good sorta chick to date a guy that rides.. ur small enuff to not add to much counter weight of shift the balance of weight

so ...

how YOU do`en

Wild stuff we should get all the anthems bike riders together for a cruze. i've had a few bikes over the last few years but only a year ago i traded my 2000 R6 and sold my 99 Wr 400 moto x er and bought a 03 R1 the liquid silver its my pride and joy. Oh so much power and fun, have modded it a bit for a few extra hp, fitted braided brakelines, wave disks front & rear, single seat cowl, micron muffler,tinted w/screen, clear indicator lenses, tank protector, and other minor bits & pieces here's a pic of it at work. Going to fit a set of micron headders soon with a power commander aftermarket programable computer. Eventually but still not 100% sure a turbo kit from U.S.A would be wicked then would push out over 230 hp @ the rear wheel. Its a bit crazy but nice to dream.

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Nice bike you have there Boosting. I bet the thing can make you shit your self at times. Silver aswell. Looks tuff as

Harley

*wipes drool*

just wat a gal likes to see when she's online for a moment!
i need to get distracted with the packing now
*has a purdeee image in her head now*

Very nice ride there boosting.... VERY nice

the beast..

haha, very nice craig, but i'm sorry I have to say I like Boosting's just a smidge more
My friend, Aaron has a black R1 and its awsome, definately gave me the taste for riding!! Love it Boosting, it's a beauty!!

well teesh.. ill just have to take my lil shrimp on it with me instead

it does the job i need and im having fun


but id like an R6 thank you

yea, me too!! and i think haylee will be up for a ride. Hayden just got one of those really mini motorbikes for xmas and she alredy wants to ride...... trouble is she can't ride a push bike without training wheels yet!

ahha monkey bikes hey... dangerous little things... poorly designed etc... illegal on roads aswell.. so much fun!

yep, it certainly looks like fun!
I've been checking out whats on ebay at the mo, altho I shaln't be able to afford any for sum time, but..... anyway.... heres a pic of what i'm liking at the mo.. it's a Kawazaki ZZR


This post has been edited by teesha: Feb 3 2006, 08:03 PM

the ZZR 250 is a bike a few of my mates have got.. very nice!

woudl be happy for a L plater to be riding on that!

The ZZR, and Suzuki GSXR were both bikes (extremely similar) I was looking at getting for the first year on my Ls and Ps.. but I knew if I got one of them, I'd regret not spending an extra 500-750 and just getting a CBR.

Thanks Harley, Ravvy,Scattered Teesha for the compliments. It is such a rush to ride even coming to work is a joy. I have ridden bikes for a while now and it has taken a few hops to upgrade to where i am now but its so worth it. Genuine 10-11 sec 1/4 mile out of the box with a top speed over 300kph. If your a power hungry speed nut like me once you ride its hard to go back. We should go for a coffee cruze one sun arvo and take as many passengers as we can, its always fun riding with a bunch of mates.

Going for bike cruises is one thing I hoped to inspire by starting this thread.. once I'm all biked up, there's a bunch of people from work who I can go riding with - but I'd love to head out with Anthemites as well.

Good to see such a decent amount are actually into bikes, or have bikes. Plenty of fun available for the future that means

For sure if its not raining cats and dogs or i'm recovering from a night out i'm usually up for a hills ride or even a quiet cruze through town for a hit of caffine.

motorbikes rule the roads, come on lets face it nothing beats riding on a bike. I love pillion riding, its fun being on the back.

I love riding pillions too.... Particularly the cute female variety!!

well i wouldn't pass on being your pillion! haha

hahahahhahaha

dam.. i need a real bike now.. just to keep up...

shame i got no where to store it scooter is fun.. but i miss my old dirt bike days... but a road bike would do me nice now

nothin like the ol dirt bike hoon. got this bit of a hill on my property and its like a bike jump... i swear one day i'll give it a bit too much and land in the olive tree and fence on the other side instead of dropping just short. lol

Well if your interested i ride most weekends and some fri/sat nights usually head down to the bay and chat to a few mates who all meet down there most warm nights. Your more thatn welcome to come along, just catch me @ venus and hit me up for a ride. My favorite ride is through strath to goolwa, victor, delamere, and home that way along the coast you get a nice sunset, its a good half day depending on pace but usually a tyre melting good time is had by all.

Went to Truro Sunday arvo with four other Harleys. Havnt been for a long rund before and thay made the pace. Sitting on 130 most the way give and take. Feels like we own the road when your travelling 2 or 3 across. Was nice to ride up there and have a beer then ride back. Well get some pics up soon of my bike

Harley

Yea its good to get out and just ride somwhere with a few mates have a beer or something to eat. I think of it like therapy, there's no phones, no hassles just you some mates and your bikes. Doesn't even matter what you ride bike riders are a pretty friendly bunch.

Well i was going to buy a new 06 R6 but i lost a good mate last Dec to a motorbike accident. I dont think i will ever own a road bike again... and i have had a few.

well Rich, I hope that you do end up on a bike again

condolences for your loss, and it's a damn shame when anyone has any accident, but i don't want to let that put me off riding forever ... i think it has to be said that at least part of the thrill of riding is the danger.

that cheeky feeling of cheating death once more, and the old adage that if you don't scare yourself once a day - you're not riding hard enuff! i don't think anyone buys a roadbike for anything other than speed, and with that comes extreme danger.

even the cruisiest of bikes can be pretty hairy

and thats my opinion

now this is the way to load a bike into a van...


http://dutch7.com/files/loading-a-bike.mpg

HA hahaha that is classic! damn they should have shown the tangled mess the guy and his bike were in after that fine dismount. lol top find.

Motorcycle Crash Collage - http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?f...27652&p=0&pl=wm

I'd just like to let everyone know I passed my motorcycle examination/practical/course for my Learner's Permit today .. I'll be buying the bike itself within the next month or so - oh how excited I am

Congrats Jutsin!! You'll have to post a pic of your bike when you get it!! I'm still a bit far away from getting a bike! I wish some one would leave me some money already!! *jokes*
Have fun and be careful!!!

I have all my leathers, helmet, kevlar jeans, blah blah .. everything but the bike.

I actually have enough for the bike right now .. but I want to wait until I have about 500-1000 excess cash.. I'm used to always having a lot of money to spend whenever I want to, I don't want to be broke for a month or so after I buy the bike. I want to still be able to easily afford big weekends and that sort of thing, even if it's the very day after I've bought the damn thing!

As far as pictures go.. don't you worry, this thing will be my pride and joy many photos will be taken.

teesha.... how is grumbles feeling of late... we in for a chance yet ??? u hear the latest... i bought MY OWN Airconditioner to stick in HIS unit...


congratulations Justin! would be pretty proud right nwo walking tall smiling away!

ill let u stick all your gear on.. and borrow my scooter tomorow i want photos

Holy crap, if I didn't have Uni tomorrow that would be quite a funny thing to do.

There was one guy in the course who used a scooter - so unfair, never had to worry about gears and so forth.. which actually made up about 30% of the "curriculum".

Yep, heard you bought your own... how crap is that!! Just coz your family.... Make sure if ya move to take it with you That'll get him!!!

My dream bike. Yamaha R1. which is WAAAAY out of reach at this point, but I've promised myself, as of next month, I'm saving up for my motorbike license. w00t.

Congrats Justin!

Finally found out what my brother rides - nice bike indeed! He wanted an R1 also but after riding the 600 knew that it was enough cc's for the city.

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im just a chick with no idea but nothing turnes me on more than a dirt bike got a couple of pocket rockets at home LOVE THEM dirt bikes are the way the only way!! nothing more sexy than a man doing jumps on a bike.

hehe i'm with ya there, so much fun on dirt bikes (not the sexy bit )

Im into motorbikes...had a 2000 r6 few years back...crashed it and it got written off. Had my full licence for bout 5years now.. Looking at getting a CBR1000 in a few months... Fingers Crossed
it all goes to plan...would be awesome cruisin the streets once again.

Dunno if this counts but ex-girlfriend was bit of a bike

Some pictures of the precious ..

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Nice pics there mate looking noice and clean as she should. . We must organise a hills ride once your ready, and the weather isn't so shit.

Oooo....noice looking piece of machine there Jutsin...
When i get mine...shall organise a cruise...YAY!

leave me out of this

Oooh, Jutsin..... nice bike.... makes me jealous.... why can't I be rich *sigh*

i think I'm gunna hav to start saving my pennies....

I haven't taken the precious for a ride for about two weeks now .. in 10 days exams are over and then I will be on the road every day, rain or shine

In the meantime though, I've been researching future bikes (in a year when I'm on my full licence) .. and I tell you what the CBR600RR and CBR1000RR are mighty fine, and now at the top of my list



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i like the black one

POOR POOR justin i try and try but this unhealthy obsessesion with honda must stop. you must join us be one of us buy an R1 you know you want to cos its the PRECIOUS.............BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Naaaa just kiddin mate if Yamaha decided to disappear off the planet i'd go buy a suzuki and if they did the same i'd buy a honda. If there is a lesson to be learnt within my incoherant rambling it is this" FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIEND'S RIDE KAWASAKI" lmao that is an actual sticker.

BOOSTING's 666'th post

I would kill ten thousand children for a CBR1000RR, and I plan to do so in a year.

.. either that; or I'll pay the 14 odd thousand for it.

ahem..... my Gippy is a kwakka....

heh im riding a kawasaki at the moment... family bike til i get the cash to buy my own which will hopefully be soon cause sharing a bike is hell

They're all the same bike, just different angles and color schemes .. but the black one is what I'll be getting if I go for this bike



What sort of bike are you after when you get the cash together?

Thats ok mate i'll have to let you off for that one. kwaka's are ok as long as it isn't painted Acid green he he. Can't wait till you get it mate will be wicked to go for a hoon bike style, cos i think we got the car hooning down pat he he go the FWD vs RWD drift he he he

yes well.. im a gonna come visit your work more often i think... that looks like a nice peice of rd

and i dont mind a few rear brake lock up enabled slides on the scooter int eh wet already... hmm might take a bit more care on the Gippy tho

im looking at an R6, hopefully ill get promoted to manager soon so ill be getting more money

It's been about 3 weeks since I'd been for a ride (because of exams, people dying, general headfuck stress) .. finished my last exam today and went riding for about 2 hours.

Tried my hand at really giving it heaps and splitting lanes/cars as much as I could.

Most.
Fun.
Ever.

Hopefully the weather is just as good tomorrow.

well to rub salt into our wounds... from the riseing fuel costs


the fees and charges are increasing from below 100$ to get your L's and then your P's to close to 300. its nearly a 200% increase in price.

it comes in on July1st. so for those keen to get your license... book it in and pay for it today or tomorow!

u will still get slugged the big one when u get your P's but it will save u 200$ to get your L's

Spewing.

Money well spent though, I reckon

Took the precious for another ride today. Got home not long ago, now I'm doing some upkeep on it .. cleaning, WD40ing and chain waxing.

I also scraped my boots on the pavement while going around a corner today .. freaked me out a bit because I thought it was part of the bike to begin with

well ist $103 till tomorow.. pay and Book ASAP!!!!

200% fee increase is criminal!

i spent an hr on the phone trying to get thru to book in. paid my money.. now to spend all day tomorow on hold!

For those who have been telling me you can't pull a wheelie on a 250 .. it's very possible.

It was done today quite by accident - but now I know the laws of physics and so forth aren't against me.. they will be done far more often

hahah justin it is VERY much possible to pull a wheelie on a 250

hell i did one on the 50cc milan they loaned me last time my scoot was in for a service.. wasnt the most graceful tho

the current owner of my GPX has demonstrated to me its charactoristics well

few more revs slip teh clucth a bit and up she goes!

Yeah .. I normally take off between 4-6k .. this time it was about 12-16k though.

The front came up all but vertical too, so I think something like 10-12k will be more efficient as far as wheelies go haha

hahah yeah lower the revs.. keeep it at a more maintanable angel

hahah good ot hear your having a bit fo fun tho... soon... i be joining ya!

Get my Ls at end of the month

yeh i can do it on my 250 pos trail bike.

Yeah ......HELL YEAH you can do wheelies on 250's and also there are a bunch of dudes that cruze the moana to christies esplenade on scooters and its funny to see like 5 of 6 of them all up on tha back wheels doing like 40 kph wheelies up the hill. you can do wheelies on pretty much anything as long as it has the grunt/ clutch grip to get it up but the hard thing learning is holding it there, thats why bigger bikes are easier. I am by no means an expert on doing wheelies for long distances i can do small ones. But stoppies are my forte, pulling up to a set of lights with the back of the bike way up in the air looks pretty trick you get a few cheers usually he he. Sopunds like the anthems stunt crew ain't far away...........WOOOOOT

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I use to have an RGV250 when i was on my "L's" and that did awesome wheelies..



yeah I've seen those guys too... they are funny as!

Hey justin, nice dream bike!!!!

My Partner has a 2004 R6 and i love it.
It runs rings around the CBR 250 he used to have.

I had an 2000 R6 before my 03 R1 i loved it to death. It was such a fun bike to ride and a very willing performer. The only reason i don't have it now is i did a shit load of km's on it and wanted to sell it before it de valued too much. I just couldn't get off the thing he he not a bad problem to have mind you....... should get a few of us out for a ride i recon once this crap weather buggers off.

Oh Justin not far off getting my rear tire replaced either Pilot power here i come.We may as well make this informative also i guess........ i got quoted 270 for a pilot power sport tire from G.C motorcycles at edwards town. Which is not a bad price, I like these guy's cos unlike some others they take CARE when removing wheels etc as some back yarders fit tires with hammers NOT GOOD as it fucks rims. one of the better palaces around for price and service too. they also have another shop out on main north road.

This post has been edited by BOOSTING: Jul 14 2006, 10:20 AM

took a mates GPX 250 for a ride tonight.. been a while since i was last out on a bike... came back 15 minutes later... LOVED IT!!!!


ahh yesss soon my precious.... i shall be back out n about again on two wheels... and not a scooter!

just liek this one.. except for black wheels.

http://www.moto.ge/DIDI%20suratebi/KAWASAK...20250%20(2).JPG

well i got my bike


its a '91 Kawasaki GPX 250 in othe rocuntrys known as the baby ninja, same engine as the smaller ninjas here in aust. just a different frame




so up for sale will be my scooter..

a 04 model Vmoto Monza with 5000kms on it.

warning to all bike riders... if you try and ride between my car and anyone next to it at the lights... i will clothesline you with a piece of H iron. pick a lane and stick in it... the white line between cars is not a lane.

some fucker on a ninja decided my car needed a pinstripe once...

just a warning... and yes i do carry a piece of steel in my ride just for this purpose.

:end rant:

and lane splitting is LEGAL in SA, so id cut that crap before u find 20 bikes surroudning ur car one day.

its alos proven to be safer for bikes to be at the front of traffic at the lights.


i lane split on the scooter and on the bike. and i will keep doing so.

scooter death in SA.. at a set of lights but a guy in a van who failed to stop adn slammed into the back of the staionary scooter.

im going ot the front of the line fuck staying in traffic when uhave the ability to clear it.

halves ur travel time and increases ur saftey and when done properly poses no risk to anyone.

start shit like u just implied and u will find your mirrors broken off or your panels dented in and there aint no way u will out run a mad bike rider.

This post has been edited by DeL: Aug 13 2006, 08:49 PM

jeez, del, your counter rant gives me the willies...hit my mirror and i'll know where to find you...lol anyhoo, i've only had one bike in my lifetime, tho i want to get another once i've got some cash, was a ducati monster 600s my uncle lent me for a year....sigh... i miss rocking up on a phat ducati, such image potential...

if some one swung a pole out a window at me id be more than happy to smash a mirror or kick a a panel in as i went past. and i sure as hell wouldnt be afriad to stop and get off and put a studded reinforced kevlar lined carbon figre knuckled fist thru a mirror/panel/face of the offender. as that shits just fucked up.

its attitudes like that that cause alot of issues on the road.

and frankly i thought far higher of marche than that.




that said... today was a awesome day for a ride.

ok let me rephrase my comment.. people who SPEED between the cars and do so recklessly get on my nerves. bikes have just as much right to be on the roads, no argument there. and i didnt realise that "splitting" was legal, that is ignorance on my behalf.

however you must agree that being reckless when riding between side by side cars resulting in damage to someone's vehicle would severely piss off some drivers.

lane filtering is not illegal in SA even teh police bikes do it. and u can lane filter past cop cars with out getting stopped.

fast paced reckless lane splitting is wrong. as is HIGH speed filtering on free ways between two moving cars etc.

but deliberatly ASSAULTING a bike rider for the fact u are stuck in traffic and he has the ability to go past you to clear the jam is just fucked up. so a 1 bike scraped the side of your car. so if one car driver scraped yoru car woudl u beat them with a metal pole too?


the rider should of stopped if he damaged your car. and i can undertsand anger towards him if he did not do so. but deliberately carrying an item of metal to intentioanlly hurt others that split past you... seriously..... its no wonder road rage happens!


then again.. i own an sports car, an old one.. one i take alot of pride in. and if i see biek riders coming up thru the traffic i move sidewas and give them room. i mean what right do i have to inpeded someone elses travel?

car drivers who deliberatly block bike riders or deliberatly provoke them really need to look at what they are doing.

my bike and me way 200kg, my protection is some plastic armour in my jacket, ( or leathers if u got em) jeans boots and kevlar lined gloves and a helmet.

your pushing 1-2ton of steel at a 60km an hr.. do the maths.. who is better off??
and then u go and swing a metal bar at a riders head???


i think alot fo drivers out there need to look at their own driving and their attitudes towards others on the roads.


i also find when im driving trucks that motroists dont give a shit cut u off and fail to give way alot.

and they wonder why there is deaths on the roads...

This post has been edited by DeL: Aug 13 2006, 11:02 PM

ok here is the parth where i admit that the carryin an object in my car for the sake of inflicting damage to people is a crock of shit i said to try n talk myself up. stupid move by me. it has caused a lot of shit and im a dick for even saying it.

pent up emotion got the better of rational thought. im hardly the sort of person who initiates violence and even if i did, my physique is similar to that of a preying mantis....

i am not an agressive driver, i have seen too many car accidents and known too many people who were killed in them to risk it anymore. and i have experience driving a heavy vehicle and having motorists cut into your braking zones.

15 mins prior to the damage to my car i WAS driving a 1956 MGA mk1 that my dad and i both own and have been restoring for the last 7 years. and whould have been devastated to have that even relotely damaged as you would understand how difficult the bodywork is to correct on such vehicles.

i was more attempting to make a point about recklessness than a threat to all riders.

so your saying, you like Bruce Lee then?

ok. good thats cleared.

speak to Jase about MG's my ex had a MGB aswell.. lovely vehicles.


coming from a detailing and previously from a panel beating working back ground, and owning my personal pride, im particuler with the paint and panel condition

PaulHamon and Mich can both attest to my enjoyment of working on cars, as one is the owner of a car i detailed prior to sale.. the others mother bought the said car..

i think quite highly of you as aperson as i have mentioned in previous threads. so to read what u had written took me back abit.

ive lost a few mates on bikes, and being back on a bike again myself i didint take kindly to seeing what was said.

glad its cleared and over with.

for now.. im off to sleep

safe driving..


and more so


safe riding!

ok bad ref again... can someone please throw me a jackhammer... i've dug a hole hit rock bottom and managed to keep going. im out.

can anyone recommend a good learning bike for me (keeping in mind that i have some experience with motorcycles) but something above 250cc please?

Suzuki GS500 is learner legal

or do some search on google for the LAMS list of Learner approved motobikes

SA has just coem under hte LAMS aproval scheme so u can ride nayhting up to a 660cc bike if the power to weight ratio is in the figures.
theres a list of the bikes u can and cant ride.

such obviousl ones are your aprillias and NSR's the high performance 2 strokes etc..

what are the "classic" and "vintage" ages for bikes in the bay to birdwood run, does anyone know off the top of their heads?

we are thinking about putting a mate's old triumph (he will be riding it) in and were wondering about the age brackets.

cheers.

Phew there's been some action on here since i last looked. I was gonna add to Del's comments that if i was swung at while riding i'd park the bike and tear the person out of their car right there and then and make damn sure he would seriously reconsider his actions before ever trying that sort of stuff again. I've aleady punched mirrors off the sides of cars and put big boot dents in doors to people who just are too lazy to stop at intersections and fly out of side streets cutting my off and nearly running me off the road and abuse me for using my horn.


Well done March E it takes real caracter to admit when your wrong.


Safe Riding everyone!

This post has been edited by BOOSTING: Aug 21 2006, 03:59 PM

Craig, do you know how recently the oil, oil filter and brake fluid has been changed on your bike? If not, we should (even Paulie if he wants) get together and change that all over one day so you know you're all set for the next 1-2 yrs (10, 000km).

Don't forget to get some chain wax/chain lube, and find the best tire pressures for your bike too!

Craig came over a week or two ago and i changed his front and rear brake pads and also drained and flushed his brake fluid front and rear also. I'm not sure of the intervals for brake fluid but i think its every 6 months. This is mainly due to brake fluid being Hydroscopic ( dilutes in water). So if you get some on your paint make sure you use plain water to wash it off, no problems. Brake fluid its self has a high boiling point and can cope with heat reasonably well but once it absorbs moisture over time the water content lowers its resistance to heat and the water evaporates into steam. This causes brake fade and you don't stop in a hurry. Best not to leave it too long. Most fluid these days changes colour once it gets old, you can see this through the little window in the side of the fluid resivoir. If any of you get stuck pm me i'll lend a hand.

oil oil filter where done a few thousand KM ago, but yes im gonna do that too

started with the brake pads and fluids. as those where low and old.. few cosmetic things.. im gonan be firbre glasing a broken fairning today.. and ive made use of some nice black paint... to tidy up the old paint work..

removed a icky purple sticker that doenst go well with the red n black scheme of things...

and she is lookingh nice now


also degreased the engine and the insides of the fairings. basically cleaning her all up and making her mine!

Wicked weather today.

I'm skipping uni and going to do Gorge Road.

I'll be leaving in about 20 minutes

BRILLIANT ride ..

The beginning of Gorge Road is only 5 minutes from my place .. the ride took about 1 hour, it was 75km from my house and back (so cost about $5 in petrol) - and there's a nice little cafe half way through the journey.

What a convenient ride - I know where I'll be from now on when there's a nice day

Be on the look out for white lancer's pushing hard through there also...

nice fast road that... just be on the look out for uniforms!!

dam u justin! if u had yelled out i would of joined you!

i just did some city and traffic riding today.. dint have time to enjoy the sweeping curves... i do freeway/eagles or old green hill... down free way... up eagles down free way circuits...

closet nice riding roads around me.. tho at one stage back of belair i thought i was lost! lol so much fun!

i miss not having a bike any more..

does any body want to buy me a 04-onwards GSXR600 for my birthday... PWEASE.......

heheh my lil kwaka GPX 250 will do me for a 12 month period.. then its onward n upward... lol....

dam cars first.. then bikes.... sheesh.... money!!!

bahahah gotta live life to enjoy life!


so Jutsin, when is u me and paully heading out?? tho our 2fiddys aint got much chance against his R1....

Good question .. the weather is just getting better and better, so the next 4-5 months are going to be very promising. We'll have to figure out when we all have a weekend free and spend a day hooning about.

Paul should have his new back tire within the next two weeks, so anytime after that I reckon

yeah can only get better!!

im going to have to play catch up on skills and on power i think... but im loving being back on a proper bike.. scooter was fun.. and had its advantages.. i dont think id be back on a bike if it wasnt for the scooter....

i wanna get bike

I want to buy these flashing red LED valve caps for my bike ..

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/WHEEL-LED-NEON-LIGH...1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm not sure of the law though? Surely you can't have neon red flashing valve caps on your car/bike??

Anyone know for certain?

no idea.. id gather that they would be classed as a distraction to other drivers. and there for probably not legal..

Mitsymad, get one!! then join us

there was a girl in my Ls course onlyabout 5'2" she had a CBRR 250,

we need more anthems bike riders

A maintenance question for Paulie when he gets on:

How often should I degrease my chain? I know waxing/lubing is every 2-3 rides .. but my chain looks dirty as all hell, and I've heard (on the motorbike grapevine) that degreasing it every once in a while is necessary. If so, tell me about it also, is it a good idea to take off the fairings and degrease the whole thing every once in a while? (ie: give it a good and thorough clean)

.. and in terms of leathers: what upkeep should I be doing with leathers? Leather conditioner or some such? How often and what are the products I should be using?

Many thanks

.. and one more thing .. rear-wheel race stands, where could I pick one of those up? Hopefully a second hand one so it's not super expensive. I've been looking, but can't quite find one

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Aug 31 2006, 01:22 AM

yes... chain wax/grease... and dregreasing of my chain is an issues to me aswell...


ive done the main engine and front fairings.. probably should degrease the lot... ive been told theres probably too much grease on it... and i dont have chain oil/wax yet ... hmmm Shopping time paullie....

Ok with the chain i usually leave it a coupple of weeks before i clean it. I've never degreased it at all before. I just use a old t shirt or somehting like that with a little solvent on it like petrol or somehting that will dry fast. I don't like degreaser as if you don't get it all out your next application of chain lube will be slightly affected by left over degreaser. So i scrub the chain all over just to remove the excess gunk on the chain, then re lube. thats about it. Just remember to lube the chain at least once a week or after riding in the rain as rain blasts off the lube on the chain.
On 250's and even my old R6 i noticed a power increase whenever i lubed the chain up really good as the friction is so much less felt like an extra 8 hp or so gain. so thats why i keep mine pretty well serviced i like free power he he he.




***** SAFETY TIP*******
NEVER and I mean NEVER clean the chain with the bike going and in gear. My mate did this just before he was due to race the next day hid rag got caught in the sprocket and his thumb got pulled through the rear chain and sprocket it was severely fubar. So now you know how to do it DON'T DO IT LMAO

This post has been edited by BOOSTING: Aug 31 2006, 09:46 AM

Getting some Plexus tomorrow for cleaning under the fairings and the chain and sprockets .. some Dubbin to condition my leathers .. some specky looking andonised red valve caps (bike bling ) .. a race stand most likely (or I'll at least be ordering one off eBay) .. and I'll be spending most of the day doing all the maintenance junk for it too.

Gotta love days off work

I've also decided to start timing my runs up and down Gorge Road to kinda chart my progress over the coming months - I'll make an attempted effort at posting them here after each run so you can all heckle or congratulate me too. o_o

* Edit: the whole point of this post was to say that the Gorge Road run today was wicked fun, except I got side-tracked and went off on a tangent :@

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Aug 31 2006, 04:18 PM

OH NO YOUR DOING IT AGAIN lmao
Always with the tangents with you isn't it lmao

Can't wait to get the rear tire on dude and come up gorge road for a bit of a run it will be good this summer oh yesssss.

oh yess it will be good...


hahahha i can actually hear u saying that in my mind!

and picture that evil mischievious grin!

Took me 6 hours to clean the entire thing .. and it looks so good now.. Check the before and after pictures below

I'll be taking it up Gorge Road again today, I'll time myself this time I reckon



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yeah im keen on a ride!! i think ill ride ot gawler tomorow instead of taking teh car!

Just got back from Gorge Road.

12:37 Start
1:23 Finish

46 minutes (it's the third time I've ridden it, so this will be a good starting point )

I start timing a few km up Gorge Road (away from suburbia, and closer to the actual fun part).

Oh, and there was a cop set up with a radar on one of the first corners as you get further up into the hills. Three bikes high-beamed me on the way up, and I'm glad they did, as the cop was positioned right after a blind corner at the very end of a long straight :S

Watch out for the fuzz while riding, that's my tip *_*

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Sep 2 2006, 03:07 PM

aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrhhhhhhhhh I WANTA BIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! show of ppl

damn this nice weather, and damn for needing new tyres otherwise i will be out there now

Got some Dubbin today and just coated my leathers with it .. I had no idea how dry and faded my leathers were until I put this stuff on.. now they're all shiney, dark and flexible again

going for a ride out thru barrossa sunday...
meeting burnside town hall at 9:30 or so...

anyone else keen?

http://www.netrider.net.au/calendar/?action=details&id=936

Zoe has Sunday off, otherwise I would jump at the opportunity for my first bike cruise

Next time though

shame shame shame....


im going for a ride....


and ur not!


doh!!


next time mate next time!

I stacked it today while riding on Gorge Road.

Luckily it was low speed (20-30km) while turning around as the rain started to come down too hard for my liking.

The left fairing is a little fraked up, the left rearset and footpeg is snapped - and apart from rolling across the road a little ways (banged my right knee and the back of my head a few times) I'm all but fine.

The precious is not so precious on the left side now

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ah yes...... very lucky

glad youre ok though

but the precious!! the preeecccciooouuuuusssss!!!!!

good to hear your ok mate.

howd u scratch the left?
thought a U turn would of been the right side...

and fall that u get up and ride home after is a a good fall...

This made sense as I was doing it.

There was an overtaking lane on the opposite side of the road which I crossed over to perform the U-turn in; as it seemed the safest option (because the point in the road I wanted to do a U-turn at was right at the apex of the corner, so it looked precarious).

ok.... i think this may need inperson describing...

ahhwell... u will probably not do it again


i hope!

those CBRRRRRRRRRRRS costa bit to fix far as i know...


my GPX is a tad cheaper

well im off to the bike ride.... should be a good day for it!!!

nice ride out to the barrossa valley...


first time ive been there in about 6 yrs of living here... and im doing it on the bike!

In person description is definitely needed.

It's only costing $25 - 75 to fix, and I should have it done by mid next week at the latest.

I'll be out once more next weekend, oh yes, and it will be good

* Edit: I spent today using a slightly abrasive rubbing compound on the scratches, and it's looking a lot better .. I also re-attached my left indicator, and also had to flex the frame of the bike a bit as the left side mirror was completely disaligned (the metal frame where the mirror and visor are attached was bent inwards :S).

The broken precious is slowly becoming excellently precious again.

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Sep 10 2006, 06:52 PM

bugger to hear dude, at least ur ok

awesome day for a ride!!!

did over 250km in total.. and rode with some very mixed companions!

from my 250 GPX to CBRs and GSFX's R6s Harleys KTM super Dukes, R1's, GSXR BMW's

was a good pack of riders and a good day to be had!

Braver than I am.....I launched myself off a bike once...never again!

kaboom.. why u think my left leg is fcuked???

Dirt bike accident... they ended up lifting my knee cap up and scraping rocks out from under it with a spatula...

then a few yrs later.. half way thru a second op on it to fix damage.. ( coudlnt drive a manual car as knee was so fraked) i flat lined and was resussitated on the table.. so the knee has never been fixed...

permanetly fcuked! so i play to do wat i can do while i can.. as in all honesty, i have no idea how much longer ill be walking on it

Fullcrum, Funklylilprincess and a few others have seen me when my knee plays up real bad... and it aint a sight i like

so days like this... i frkn love!!! was such a buzz!

Wicked to hear your loving your bike Del.
Justin was sorry to hear you dropped your precoussss but i'll do what i can to get these prices and get back top you asap with parts etc. Glad your ok mate.

Most of the scratches on the side came up fairly good after using the rubbing compound.

The before/after pics give a good indication

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nice work mate! shame bout the drop.. but good to see your nto too dis heartened!
i took gorge home the other day after the barossa ride!

nice.. but yes.. careful careful..

saw paullies beast last night! great to see the R1 back out to play mate!

cant wait for the nice weather for us three to go ride!


any other bike owners on here now?

I'm the exact opposite - the moment I came off and found out I'd messed up the peg and the bracket, I was angry that I'd have to wait a week or so before I could ride again LOL

I even enjoyed myself riding home with no footpeg (although it became fairly painful on my leg just clutching it against the bike ).

I give us about a week until we're out riding together

heheh yes next free day i think

ive taken some pretty large ones over the years.. and i keep getting back on.. wether its stupidity or.. ok.. stupidity.. love it!

Oh dude you have no idea how good it is to ride it again. its been so long it feels so powerful now . i reset my injection computer something i never did after my last mods ( K&N pannel filter and cold air induction duct) feels good now with a fresh batch of premium in the tank. The old stuff was 2 months old. Went for a little scoot last night still gaining confidence with the new tires and scrubbing in my new rear. won't be long before i can let loose and see how sticky these things really are. You can leave fingernail impressions in them they are that soft he he can't wait to heat em up and let loose.

This post has been edited by BOOSTING: Sep 14 2006, 12:53 PM

i wouldnt mind wanting one of these tuffffff

http://allclassifieds.com.au/c/ac?a=vm&i=1160577769

Tough looking bikes those, Basically a hotted up harley engine in a frame that can actually handle. I know chick in adealide who has a white one about 2 years old now. Nitce tough sounding bikes thats for sure.

Mate just got one from Desmos.... Thay are a Sporty motor done up from Eric Buel...... Thay go hard and sound nice... But when ive finnished my house im wanting to buy a Harley Davidson Street Bob its a fuel injected with a 6speed and thay handle very well. Obviously ill get one with different pipes and has cash spent on it rather going new

There are so many i want




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Yeah i know what you mean buying a new bike we quickly revert to our child hood " a kid in a candy store"

im scared at how much power that bike has...

whats the figures?

Just ordered the footpeg and bracket - should have it by Monday or Tuesday - oh yes

sounds good for a sunday ride!!! hang on... hrmm.. anything happening next saturday to prevent us being at our best condition next sunday?

wat time off during the week u have ?
im free wednesdays..

hmmmmm i cant wait for my next good ride!

I'm on "holidays" for the next two week.

Name the time and destination

oh yes.. this could be good... well im free wednesdays so far.. and sunday... so if u wnatt o catch up im up for it!

havnt seen ur bike before, u should also come downt o our wednesay coffee nights with the www.netrider.com.au crew
only a few of us there most weeks... ut nice n sociable

ok ppl, the car will be sold on monday, some one made a offer and i said yes.

now my next prob

i am looking 4 a road bike only, dont care how old, just good mech will be good.

only got budget of bout $2000, but i need a heltmet and jacket 2

so if any one had one for sale, drop me a line or pm

Will keep an eye out for you mate and let you know as soon as i hear of anything. All i know is up for sale at the moment is a 2 month old R6 damn silly boy thought it would be cool but they are basically a road ridable race bike and not ment for learners. He scared the bejesus out of himself.

well iv never riden a motorbike in my life, iv always admired them, and after i save enough mulah i will have the priviledge of getting a motorbike lisence!!!



YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

I've seen that before on netrider - at the moment though I'm more interested in the riding aspect than the socialising part Wednesdays and Sundays are great for me though, especially this week. The weather should end up being pretty wild as well




I'll keep an eye out. I'd suggest checking the trading post parts/accessories section for helmets and jackets that are on sale. They have some wicked stuff in there .. the week after I bought myself brand new leathers, there was a two piece Dainese suit in perfect condition, my exact size, for 500 bucks (they're normally about $1500-2000) - so check out the classifieds for sure!




Oh wicked, the motorcycle crew is expanding let me know if you need any help in the buying process, Monica.. or even research, general questions, etc etc.

That would be great justin im going for my car lisence on the 3rd or 4th of october so any time after that im gona be going fro the bike lisense, need a bike, helmet... have a leather jacket at my mums i just remembered i need to ask her to hang on to it...

i will be truthful, havnt done much research YET, so im not sure what i should be asking..


Ah i cant wait!!!!!

I just went through the whole process of getting my L's (soon to be getting my P's in a month), as well as finding out what to buy, where to buy it, where to look, what's best, what's not, etc .. so I'll hit you up on MSN, or next time I see you and we can go through a few things

You can get cheapies around and good ones if you no the rite people. I sold my Harley for $14,000 and using that cash to do my house. My mate has lined me up a Honda 750/4 for $800. Its black and chrome and done stuff all k's. Apparently its all done up and i dont have spend a cent on it. At least i can get back on two wheels for some fun and when i finish doing my house im hoping to get back onto a Harley. Hopefully im getting it in the next few days.

well if you get your Ps in a month and wana get rid of your L plate bike you know i will need one i know there are power restrictions on L platers, does that change when you get to Ps?

i wana get a laptop or something but untill then i probly wont have msn.. might see you some thursday arvo.. or PM during weekdays.

Power restrictions until your full licence.

So I'll have another year on my current bike before I can even look at getting a bigger one!

Oh hell yes.

Just got the left bracket and footpeg - put it on the bike, and then went for a quick burn up to the BP on Hampstead to fill up .. then it started raining so I came home

I gave it hell though, and enjoyed myself thoroughly

Can't wait to head out properly now

Thats wicked harley would be great to see more anthems people out and about on bikes. would be good to put a face to the name as i don't think we have met yet.

yes.. soon.. shame bout the wearther! i was thinking of anice ride tomorow to clear my mind.. now it could be a brap in the wet... *evil grin*

Bloody got sold Oh well just have to keep on looking and scraping through the papers

Shit yeah!

Sorry if it was super secret, Joker, but:

Joker got his bike today, and we got to have a spur of the moment ride.

Good way to kill an hour or so, and extremely convenient.

This is well wicked

damn striaght!!!!!!!

i love it!!!!!!!!!!

i got a Suzuki across x913 1991

cant wait till some cruises and the warmer weather

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I just learnt that a friend's cousin died in a motorcycle accident just a few hours ago. I think it would be rude of me to post any specific details here without their consent, so I'll leave it at that.

It makes you think though; be happy for the things you've got, and ride safe, lads.

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Sep 20 2006, 11:39 PM

nice hand bag there joker!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

be riding with you soon!

i was also out on thebike tonight...
rundle street cafe SCOOZI;s for coffee and some food,

CBR600, GS500, Zzr250 VRX200(scooter) and my GPX250

the normal guys i meet each wednesday night...

so simon, (justin has already been extended this invite) if ur interested come down and say hi to the guys and join us while we work out weekend rides etc

Pssh.

You sophisticates can work out weekends rides via one or two SMS or MSN messages, you don't need to sit down over coffee to do it

I will join you at some stage soon though!

its the social aspect!!!

always nice rocking up with half a dozen bikes.. sitting and chatting bout things!!!


be good ot have ya down with us some time mate

also

NETRIDER forums <<<<<< CLICK

for rides meets and general chat

This post has been edited by DeL: Sep 21 2006, 12:10 AM

I've been meaning to sign up.

All my time is used up with uni, http://www.ozsportsbikes.com/ and anthems.

NetRider is much bigger than Ozsportsbikes.com too .. plus more people in Adelaide on NetRider it seems.

I'll have to do that soon too, haha..

thanks del 4 the invite, i will take u out on that, keep me informed

and "hand bag" is the affectionate ( or not so ) nick name the Suzuki Across has by other riders as u got the helmet space up front!

my boss had one for a while...

over all spose to be good bikes tho!

keen to check it out and talk soon!

Power restrictions are only for the first year on your p's... im still on my p's but have no power restrictions

I was under the impression P's only lasted for one year?

hmm i had some good advice i should stick with about getting my bikie liscence..

everyone has been telling me to get a scooter.. like my mum... but no one could give good enuf reasons why i shouldnt get a bike..

until!


some good friends told me to wait until i have enough experience on the road with a car its true.. i want to be able to enjoy riding a bike, as well as the extra hours i could work...
i want a bike SO much but i know i should wait that little bit longer... I CANT DECIDE ..

Experience on the road is a good thing, it's true.

I say if you're not a confident driver, it's not a good idea for you to be hopping on a bike - as it is a dangerous sport (even if you're not taking it as a sport and are only riding to and from work, etc).

There's a guarantee when you buy a bike - it's that you're eventually going to drop it.

Motorcycle accidents happen less frequently and in less proportionate numbers than car accidents - but on the flip side of the coin; when bike accidents happen they have a MUCH HIGHER chance of being severe injury or fatal accidents.

Think safe first, ride safe later - unless you're comfortable on the roads already, then there's no reason to delay the inevitable

hehe iv driven an old carolla while sitting on my sisters lap wen i was 8, i just steered,
ive driven a mazda protoge 323 up a STEEP driveway without anyone in the car ( my mum was standing next to me) that sucked... and iv spent about half an hour driving a silvia turbo around the bi lo carpark in prospect.. my biggest problem with cars is how wide they are.. im good with speed.. but iv never driven on the road, and iv never been on a moving bike..

as much dissapointment it is to me i think ill wait a few months on my CAR l plates before gettin my bike

Perhaps... i was only 17 when i got my p's so ive only just turned 19. Maybe thats why my p's have lasted longer. But anyway i only had the power restrictions for one year

That would be it

I'll only be on my P's for 12 months, so it's obviously linked with your age (or possibly the status of your car licence).

That's good to know at least

shame bout the weather.. was really looking fwd to catching up with joker boosting and jutsin tonight!!

soon fellas

cant wiat for hte nice weather to be upon us!

Hey i'd love to come for a ride with you guys sometime if its cool.

Hey Craig... I'm borrowing your bike...

Dont worry i wont get thrown into it and break it like Matt did

*walkks back out to his work place and checks the bike is still there...*

Lost in , would be great to have you join us! im sure as u would of noticed upon anthems already anything discussed on here is generally an open invite to anyone with a similer interest!!!

Monica, Scooters u can ride on your L plates. finding a bike that u can ride comfortabley may be hard because of your size, you litle but im sure there are a few options. a scootrer would probably make good sence to start with. pick up an older second hand one for about a grand or so and see hwo u go out an about on it. if i still had mine id lend it to ya for a day... but we all know how that ended up last time an anthems girl rode it

id recomend anyone to get a scooter as they are so much fun!! and great for around town usage ( which is exactly what they are desigfned for) maybe move up into a motor bike a bit further down when u have road confidence and skills

more of us on bikes the better the world is!

so who is up 4 a ride today ""(sunday), IF the weather is good........MMEEEEEE

did u end up going for your ride simon?

if so hope all went well!

nah not really, it was to damn windy. just road up 2 my mates place thats all

well i am now on hoilday for 2 weeks, so.... if ANYONE is up 4 a ride, just yell out

caught up with a bunch of victorina riders that rode across on the weekend.. had dinner with them at teh Earl of Leicestor,

good snitty!

i ate the full size!!!

should be wicked riding weather again soon!

Joker and I are going for a ride tomorrow, Craig, if you're interested.

It's up our side of town though.

Meeting at 4pm at the Hungry Jacks just a little ways up North East Road from Tea Tree Plaza.

ie: you're travelling up Nth East Road .. you pass TTP on your right, and then soon after is Hungry Jacks (on the left I believe).

Like I said - we'll be there about 4pm, gimme or Joker a buzz if you wanna come too so we can get extra excited

Ride should take about 1.5 hours, and it will be good times for all

ok will do wat i can!!!

sounds great! shame i finish work at 5:30.....


if this was wednesday....!!!!

next tiem mate! after tomorow... im freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Damn left blinker globe is blown.

Will be picking up a new one tomorrow or Thursday from Bills or Yamaha Pitmans!

Went for fair bit of a ride to and from places today as well - yesterday too.

It was thoroughly enjoyable

Joker and I still need to do our hills run though

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Sep 26 2006, 09:03 PM

should be readily accessabvle from most places...

i replaced my Tail/Stop with a Tail/Stop from one of our 12volt trucks last week... SAME GLOBE!!!

got two weeks ahead of me... and looking to ride...


tho a mate Simon came off today and broke his foot...

was riding with a group of victorians that rode across here for a few days. had dinner with them last night..

so will be out with them abit aswell i think...


ill be at SCoozi's cafe about 6ish... gonna try n get some car parks for us bikes to park in when the rest of the guys n gals get there.

should be a big coffee crew if anyone is keen!

should be readily accessabvle from most places...

This post has been edited by DeL: Sep 27 2006, 12:44 AM

WTF is up with ya post, u have repeated ur self a few times over

bug in firefox i think....

time for reinstall.

seems to be when i refresh computer.... it repposts....

This post has been edited by DeL: Sep 27 2006, 12:42 AM

going for a ride with joker....

should be fun

we r doing a hills run, it should be good, if any one would like to come, fill free, tho leaving soonish

just wiating for this washging to finsih and behuing out.. and ill be on teh road!

Going for a hills thrash tonight and will try to catch up with craig and his net rider crew at scoozi's at about 6 if i'm out that way.
Ride safe boys.
stay upright
burn rubber not your soul etc.

This post has been edited by BOOSTING: Sep 27 2006, 04:42 PM

wasa wicked day for a ride!

cheers joker! some sweet sweet roads up there!!!

Gorge, kersbrook, one tree hill,

then came home did some shopping bnack on the bike down to scoozis where we had 16 bikes parked out front, and a few mroe down the road for dinner and coffee,

great night for a ride!!!

didint see ya flaoting round Boosting?

how did ur ride go>?

what a great ride 2day, thanks del, can wait to get a few more out and riding

MY RIDE WAS FKN GREAT..........Decided to ride a road i've been traveling the last few weekends in the car to see how much quicker the R1 is compared to the EXA...... oh man it was fun. From the top of bains road to the begining of mt barker it took me about 24 ish min. There was a bit of traffic etc and my rear tire was still not scrubbed in properly. I turned around straight away so the tires didn't even get a chance to cool down. On the way home ha ha it was a different story only took me 19 min to get home lmao THAT was what i call fun And funny thing is i'm still re learning how to ride my bike after loosing 30 kg's so it's possible to beat this time i think that once i get used to the bike again and get used to these new Pilot power sport tires i had fitted i should be able to get it down to around the 15 min mark( traffic permitting ) THATS DAMN FAST IN ANYONES BOOK.

This post has been edited by BOOSTING: Sep 28 2006, 10:46 AM

ride safe mate.. ride safe....

ivehad 3 mates come off in the last 3 days!!!

i swear its the victorian riders that are here that are Jinxing us!

or just the SA boys getting tooo confident and trying to show off on our local roads..

will be heading up past lindoch this afternoon.. if anyone is keen to join us.. prob starting from pooraka area.

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awesome day for it! a group of 8 of us departed pooraka headed up into teh hills and actually followed a similar road to that me and simon rode yesterday,

stopped at the lyndoch bakery for a refreshment, then back onto the bikes down thru the same roads as simon an i took.... hahahhaha i was having a strange dejavu experience!!

i know the Vics wont read this.. but good to have u guys across here. and one day i would love to ride across to melb. and do the Great Ocean Road with you!


simon/paul/justin. we got a long summer of rides ahead of us

dont wanna argue with you jutsin.. but i got my bike license be4 my car license.. i also lost it b4 i got the car one.. heh.. point of the story thou.. i feel a hell of alot safer on a bike then i ever have/will in a car. its completely a preferance thing
unfortunately for most people they dont have the joy's of being brought up on one.. so they dont kno the difference until they get both. i was lucky

gonna get back out on a bike bec? would be nice to have a few more riders

Then you're not arguing with me, you just have one of those outlying examples which doesn't fit into what the majority of people are like

What I said still applies to 99.9% of people

Yes there is and now i've made changes to my imediate surroundings i'll surely have time to my self to actually go on a ride too. Bikes to me are more than just a THRILL MACHINE they give you time away from the shit you have to deal with your own and everyone elses. They give you time away from phones, people, crud. Just you and the bike and the open possibilities of where you want to go. Its a type of unbridled freedom we experience and i for one FKN LOVE IT. There are things recently that have made me think the risk of owning such a powerful machine and cutting life short arern't really worth it. To a point i can still see the logic in it and there are things now that make me think twice whenever i'm doubbling or trebbeling the recomended corner speed signs and leaving black lines out of corners. I Love to ride but i now know there will be a day where the risk of loosing loved ones or them loosing you will be just too much to risk. A mate of mine told me this once and i never could understand........Would hate to admit it but he's right. Until that day comes though i'll be riding, enjoying, loving the freedom that comes with these wonderful machines and the friendships you build. Bike riders are like a community if you stop with a bunch of others usually they are only too happy to strike up a convo and even go for a ride. So even if any of you are contemplating getting a bike DO IT even once just try it, I did and never looked back.

Fukin A.

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Sep 29 2006, 12:50 PM

AMEN



in regards to the top post..

the victorians rode their bikes across from melbourne sunday last wek to spend a week riding here in adelaide.. they rode 700km across here, just to go riding! i mean how bloody awesome is that!

they are members of the netrider community, and afterhearing us SA people talk about our roads and hillls and barossa valley etc.. they decided it was worth the trip across to expereience it themselves.

after owning a RX-7 for a few years now. i can see the comradary that is shared amongs mazda ownners as Rotary vehicles are not all that common, and owning one makes u stand out straight away. ive since found that owning the bike has given me that acceptance and comradary on the road the same as the RX-7 does!

its an awesome feeling to drive/ride the 7/bike and get "the wave" or " the nod" from anothe person enjoying the same thrill you are.


i concur wiith boosting, i bought my bike not just as an upgrade from my scooter, but for the time it gives me to think, to try n sort msyelf out.. some of u would of noticed my absence at partys events nights out and also my not drinking, ( tho thats kinda broken now ) that was mostly due by to the bike.. no alcohol when riding, and the fact its giving me the time to really try n get myself sorted out after these last few weeks.

i used to go surfing to achive the same thing, the time th silence.. the complete lack of anything but u and nature. and the love and exhilaration of the ride...

i now find that in racing the 7 at mallala or thru the hills, or taking the bike out.. more so the bike of late as its opening a whole new world of persoanl time for me.

if anyone at all is interested in riding... do it.

and remember.. its not just a ride.. its a memory a life style and a feeling that cannot be explained fully.

just look at the smile of any rider when they have taken their helmet off at a local country bakery for a snack and see the smile on their face... try and put that smile in to words!!

i know i cant...


so ill just smile and let u work it out!

going for a short ride with joker.. gotta love this weather!

go do some work you bums.....

Not fair, I want to go riding on nice sunny days instead of sitting in an office

Am looking at a 1985 black kwaka GPZ1000 Thursday. Mate knows the bloke and basically already have knocked off $1000 of the job. Good to know the rite ppl. Lets just hope its a good one and i like it

the guy i bought my GPX250 off, picked up an GPZ750 as a replacement. he loves it!

i kinda liek this range of bikes, comfortable to ride.. sporty when needed.. yet still old.. and has charactor...

was a sweet day. been down henley beach for lunch and a bit of a ride up the espy,

cant fault this weather!!!

tho i think ill be inline to purchase a summer jacket as my normal one even with the winter lining zipped out... is a tad to warm still!!

ok guys, we r having a cruise on 2morrow, i cant remeber what time we made it?

after jutsins uni work...

im keen

let em knwo if anything changes ill meet at ur place bout 3ish?

can we make it earlyer, i was thinking bout lunch timeish

im free.. dunno when he finishes.

usualy dinner/coffee with some netrider mates tonight

Scoozis cafe 7pm onwards.

they do good food and good coffee..

and some entertaining chats!

had a short ride with joker today.. dam windy!!

and i think i need a dedicated summer jacket my " all weather jacket" is stilll tooo dam hot and sweaty!!

Sorry, guys. I was at Uni for longer than expected today - and my battery has mysteriously gone flat.

Sorting it out over the next few days with a charger, or a possible new battery.

Will keep you all updated

sweet, be good to catch up on those roads joker has lined up for us!!

was a smaller than usual turn out today.. probably due to the adverse conditions. 7 bikes in all and 1 scooter.

dinner as always was exceleent i suggest anyone try the calzone from scoozis on rundle.. LOVE IT!!!

and a mugamochachino!

ill be back at work next week. so mid week rides will be wednesdays only for me..

Charging the battery over night. I'll find out tomorrow whether or not it's the battery itself, or if it just needed a charge. If it's the battery, I'll get a new one on Friday - but I have a feeling it just needed a charge

i always had issues with the scooter. same problem, always running flat.. turns out the generator/alternator are tiny on most bikes/scooters so if u do alot or short rides.. it never really charges the battery. the fact u have a light on all the time etc. can drain them some what.

hope its just a charge!

i use to charge scooter at work once every couple weeks at one stage.. then rode it a heap and had no issues!

This is the first issue I've had .. having said that, on Sunday I didn't start the motor, but I had the battery running for a good 1-2 hours (while I was fixing my problem with the blinker).

So essentially the blinkers were going on and off for a good 1-2 hours, but the battery never got any charge. That would explain the battery suddenly dying today out of nowhere!

Lesson learnt I'll scope it out tomorrow, anyway.

good to hear u got a handle on it

looking fwd to the coming season of rides we all got ahead of us!

anyone heard from harley if he picked up the other bike???

Checking at this Kwaka tonight.... A real mad max bike...... Just call me the toecutter

well good luck with it, it wil be great to have anther rider out there to cruise with.


Well as 4 me, had a little misshap with me and the bike yesterday, a driver cut me off, and i came off at 60km.

im ok, just a sore right knee, not a scratch anywere else tho.

the bike needs a new RH miror, indicator, and foot peg, and a bit of scraches on the right side, nothing 30min sanding back and a qiuck touch up of paint wouldnt fix

the bike still rides fine, no other problems.

Glad your ok thats the main thing

Whos fault was it??

The indicators and mirrors etc wont cost to much just go to a bike wreckers and source the parts. There is a good one on Churchill Road and another up near T.T.P cant remember the name of them but youl find em in the fone book

Glad that your ok but!

i was the other person fault, the where pulling into arndall from the other side of the road, traffic was banked up in the right lane, i was riding down the left lane, and she turned in front of me, and so i put the front brakes, but then it felt like the ass end came out from under me uummmm????
so i just let my self rol to a stop got up, checked all my parts, lol yep all there, picked up the bike, waited 5 min, and then rode off. not a sratch on the jacket or helmet either uumm?? all good.

my right knee is still a bit sore this morning, after sitting on a bus all nite with no leg room heading to melb, nothing a bit of panadol wont fix

good to hear your well mate.

enjoy melbourne!!

we can suss ya bike out later when uget back.

if u hit fornt brakes i cant work out why rear slide out...

my high side was rear brake induced lock and release.

as mentioned scored some cheap parts via melb and a great web site called

www.findapart.com

High sides are pretty much always initially caused by the rear.

The bike tends to low side if you do something wrong with the front.

You sure you didn't have your foot instinctively on the back brake as well when you were slowing down, Simon? That's happened before; it's why I've cut my back brake in half, so I only touch it if I make the conscious decision to

Bike battery is fine, by the way - all sorted

nah, i have never used the back brakes yet, im still larning how to do every thing else to worry bout the back lol

yah from the looks of the damaged was more a low slide.. than a high side,

i still dont like hte idea of cutting my break.. emergency breaking etc...

and good to hear bout teh battery justin.

I hardly use my rear brake. I only use it for emergency breaking as Del sad above, and some times use it to pull the bike round a tight bend by trailing the slightest bit of pressure on the rear. Basically just resting my foot on the pedal its a racers trick, but if you use it too much it will lock on lean causing a slide then the tire will grip again causing the bike to " buck" so be careful,use the breaks carefully if you have to while on a lean as your traction is a lot less cos most of the traction of the tire is used in the cornering and breaking while cornering can cause problems of exceeding the grip of the tire. This is why i always go for the stickiest tire i can.

Well i got the GPX1000 last night. Picked it up for a a mac donalds meal that how cheap i got the sucker. Not a bad unit for a 1986 bike. Hear is a pic of a bike the same. Ill post one up of mine when i get the chance. Am going to clean it tonight and learn how to ride it



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nice bike dude, will be great 4 ya to come out riding when we do, and when u fix up my bike bbahaahah

You can still use the back brake if you cut it, it just means there's no chance of you hitting it accidentally.

ie: when I hit my back brake, it's done 100% on purpose, and there's no possible way my foot can ever accidentally lean on it, or stomp on it too heavily in the event im in an emergency, etc.

When I say cut it.. I don't mean cut the actual brake lines or something, I mean the brake pedal itself - it's cut in half, so I can only use it when I specifically try to safest thing to do, seeing as the back brake is only decent <20km unless you're really a bike pro and know how to use it to tuck you tighter into corners, etc.

Nice ride too, Harley

Perfect day for it today and yesterday - I enjoyed riding to BC and such

thats my bikes big brother,

mines a GPX250

good to see you got it!

cant wait till we are all available to catch up.

the GPX be a bit different to ride than your harley

Um just a tad different to my old harley, when i got on the sucker i couldnt find the back brake. Im use to it been up the front

Boy does this thing have abit of power i read on the bikez.com site that it has 125hp@ 9500rpm Scares the be gebers outa me. Im taking it easy for a while thats for sure

Went for a leasurely ride last night down outer harbor with my mate on his Buel had some fun and got to no a couple things i need to do with the sucker just like plugs, filter etc......

Will be keen to catch up in the future for a ride ill get me mate with his Buel to come also

lower revs than mine... mines peak is at about 12500, red line at 14000 and once ur up above 10 its all fun n games! even for a 250!

would love to see wat its liek in a 1000!!

might take mione for a ride today. as i cant talk at moment might aswell do somthing that dont require my voice!

Yeah my sucker red lines at 14,000rpm. Am just going to take it easy for a while and get to learn to ride it as its completly different to my old Harley that i had

Have to clean the carbs this week as its folloding so im going to give it the once over. Oil, filters, coolent etc.... Then i know its all done and i shouldnt have any worries

I am going on the H.A poker run on November the 4th. Went last year but in car and was a blast. Not just harleys but jap also. If you can make it go. There would of been 200 + bikes last year. Check out the ponde site.

well done harley will be wicked to see you out and about soon i recon an anthems bike day shouldn't be far away. Looks like a real nice bike. My first big bike was a GPZ600R so very similar in shape just smaller. Ride safe but most of all ENJOY

Been riding back and forth to a few places recently, and it's a whole lot of fun

The day is beautiful, and I'm seriously considering cruising down to Glenelg in a few minutes.

Just got back .. good 1.5 - 2 hours worth of riding.

Funny story too; Davin in his Skyline was pretty much side by side with me all the way down South Road (he turned off at Richmond Road though, I kept going to Anzac Highway).

That wasn't planned, it was completely random, and he's not yet aware that it was me

nice day to ride to work today that was for sure..

tho after a sweet ride the other day, in the heat.. im definitely buying a dedicated summer jacket!

good to hear the lads are getting ready...

hows the bike going nwo justin??

Joker for repairs soon?

Harley, take it easy " sports vs" harley" u gonna learn to corner now knee scraping peg sliding!


Boosting.. new back tire nicely worn in id assume by now


*rubs hands together in glee*

Perfect

Having some forced time off from riding actually gave me a little peace to reflect on riding style, techniques, etc .. and I honestly feel like a better rider for it

Well i dont think thats going to happen in a long time. To bloody scared to lean it over and plus the dude i got the bike from (my mates work mate) said i should go out and invest in some softer tyres as the ones on it are hard tyres. Thats fine as i wont be doing anything like that as yet.

Rung up bout an air filter. Nearly a $100 and needle and seats..... $60 a peice. hahahahaha the joys of owning a bike. I knew things where expensive especially owning a Harley but come on!!!

If anyone has a work shop manual for my bike id be keen to buy one or do you no where i can get one from? Can you get em of the net for free

When my house is done i will be getting another cruiser but i will defintly be keeping the sports bike for sure. Never no i might even "upgrade"

Yeah worn in nicely but nearly written off me and the bike, was in a fowl mood last night so thought i'd go take some fustration out on the road BAD IDEA....... nearly hit a roo doing in excess of 260 kph . night rides through willunga are not a good idea. Be careful lads its not us we have to worry about half the time its other shite running into us. But other than that i'm alive and ok. will be looking forward to some rides with you guy's DAY TIME prefferably.

my parts habe now come in, but at $110, its going to have to wait 2 weeks i wanta ride now

I want to ride now as well.

In fact, I'd go for a ride if I didn't have Uni - or if your bike was operational and I had someone to go out with

I want to ride now as well . If you all ring my boss and hassle him oe me to have a day off we can go riding

i have the day off... and want to ride... hmm this is good..

gotta get a summer jacket first tho...

thats gonan hurt!

Two words: Trading Post.

The jackets and leathers that are constantly in the Trading Post are wicked brands for beyond wicked prices.

Just find out your size by going to Peter Steven's or something and trying a few things on .. that way you can just reply to ads with the right size!

eg: Size 54 Dainese Maiko 2-piece suit (new condition) - $500 (normally $2000 or more).

That's what I missed out on .. as I bought my leathers without first checking the trading post

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Oct 11 2006, 11:48 AM

sweet ill check online now...

but that wont help for today

or do i ride squid....

jutsin dont email it, i havnt set up my email account at jokers yet coz im not sure how so i dont know how long it wuld be till i get it, just pm it if you can that would be really helpful



lol dont say that harley! trying to keep a budget of $3000-$5000 on the bike.. never been on a moving one in my life so i might start with a 150 or 250... keepin it legal

there are a few Honda NSR150 s
$3300 out at exeter
$4000 out at victor harbour
$3750 from Plympton, near my sistas place, LMAO she wuld absolutly freak if i rocked up at hers on a bike! havnt told my family yet

Kawasaki GPX250R
$4800

or a Suzuki RGV250
$4000

justin do u think i could get any of those? if i could i wuld buy a bike today!

This post has been edited by Monica: Oct 20 2006, 03:27 PM

I really REALLLLY dont like bikes.. but I still want to say this (dont hurt me Craig)

I so want to ride on the back of one for that xmas toy run thing!!

I know this is completely irrelevant but I had to add my 2 cents in

i could see u on the back of a big black harley cayla

hmm dont thik id be off my Ls by then to be able to take a pillion

Mate is getting his wide ass for his Harley done this week. Costing him around $10,000 should look the goods when its done. Its a fuel injected 14500 stroked out to i think 1600cc and goes like a shower of shit.

Hoping to get another Harley early next year after i have finished with my house. Im thinking of a Street Bob (Dyna) a V Rod, Springer or a custom soft tail.. So many choices not enough dosh

id love one..

would be teh ultimate cruiser!

power horse they may be.. but its a diff ride to a sports bike.

i never thought id get a sports bike either tho..was always into dirt.

how things change!

grr just got a phonecall asking if i culd wrk today..i dnt think so!! also have been asked to come to the unit asap bcoz ppl are moving in in a few days and everything must be out.. tomoro i will be in the city for a while, i could make my way to richmond once im done, will you be free tomoz craig?

nah i only get wednesdays off durinig the week.

Michael, at Vmoto Richmond Rd. stop 4a i think, on the 167/168 ( unless busses have changed)

i want to go for a ride.. but i have a head ache

aw hope the headache wears off soon

thx for telling me about the jacket, ill tell you how it goes

just took a cold n flu tablet, some vitamins a berocca, and my hay fever and athsma medication and a nurofen plus..

now i rattle when i walk..

but im gonan go for a ride..
seeyas!!

Lost In has a bike too .. only lives about 5 minute walk from my house - not sure what bike he has though

cool, must get him posting in here,

just went for a short ride n stopped at the deli for lunch.. realised the winds quite chilled today..

i might actually go buy the inner liner for this Dririder Airmesh jacket, love it in hot weather.. but airmesh... means air mesh! lol, can feel the cool breaze very well!

monica, i took a photo of the red jacket for you. its an Rjays armoured jacket, sentt o the number that i had for you.

hope the pics works.

its a Size M, so could be a tad too big for you as your tiny!!!

now... im off again.

seeyas

oh.. and if u was keen for a trip to melbourne..

this is avail for $3300

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www.netrider.net.au check it out monica u can find lots of bargains for gear and bikes on there.

the SA contingents pretty small still but slowly growing!

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heres a couple on ebay mate

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/KAWASAKI-GPX-250-PE...1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/kawasaki-zzr-250-ro...1QQcmdZViewItem

harley, mine is a GSX250F Suzuki Across

loving it when im riding it

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was bout 8 of us last night out for dinner and a ride, glad i picked up the quilted liner for my dririder airmesh jacket as it got quite cold!

as customer service goes,

Brad from bills motorcylces has my business.

so far has discounted everything i have purchased, replaced 2 pairs of gloves with out a second thought, one was a size too small and after an hrs ride the reinforced knuck;les where digging in, the second pari, stitching had come loose in the thumb joint webbing area between mesh n leather, both times he was happy to swap/replace on the spot!

Passed my R-Date test today, so I'm officially on my full licence .. just restricted to the learner legal bikes for the next 12 months ..

But I can now drink and ride (which I won't) and go the max speed limit .. and I can get rid of the sissy L/P plate

Well done bro

Noice one BRUVA!!

congrats justin!! thats great


craig i didnt get that photo of the jacket,ddnt get to check it out today coz my appt went a little later than i expected...

the kawasaki gpx i was keen on for $4800 was a 2001 model, never been dropped, they had the full history of it, twas the second owner and he sold it will keep looking.. tradingpost might have some new bikes up, will also keep an eye on ebay, netrider etc..


this one was up last wk, never replied so i might call, theres also no piccy, cant hurt to check it out..

Kawasaki 1995, GPX250, 53000kms, great learner bike, just serviced, 2mths rego, $3300 THZ-196 MORPHETT VALE

monica, check this link out.


http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/licences_ce.../lams/index.asp


and this is the listing


http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/lams_g...ist_current.pdf

Any one going on the King of Clubs poker run sat??

anyone going on the King of Clubs Poker Run saturday??

Anyone going this weekend?

I had hoped to, but I have a 21st on that evening - and I need to do a lot of running around throughout the day to pick up sound equipment, people, and probably booze for the party

hahahaha i tried posting the pamphlet but didnt work but it posted my writting 3 times?? hahahahah stupid computers or is that me?

Pitty you cant go it should be a tops day ridding

This post has been edited by Harley: Oct 30 2006, 02:56 PM

I'm considering getting a bike now

Do it.

Apart from the increase to the cost of the Rider Safe courses (which I still think are affordable and worth it), there are basically no downsides.

Unless you crash and die; but you can do that in a car too.. I personally give it the thumbs up, and would suggest it as a hobby for anyone over the age of 5. Do it, and keep it sticky side down.

(PS: Most of the above is sarcasm; but the general direction is true: it's a great hobby and lifestyle, especially for someone already into motorsports).

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Oct 30 2006, 04:11 PM

I personally think the increase in fees by 300% to get your motorbike liscence is Ludicrus... It is nothing more than more government revenue raising. As none of this extra money will be spent on improving roads or safety..

The only thing it will do is, make less people get their liscence. Which means some will probably ride unlisenced as they cant afford to pay that sort of money.

This post has been edited by scattered: Oct 30 2006, 04:52 PM

From what I understand .. the Rider Safe ranges, courses and instructors are no longer Government funded - that is why the fees went up, as it needs to operate on it's own, without help from the all-powerful ever-full-of-money Government.

It makes sense too; the Government wouldn't be so cheeky as to increase rates by 300% - it'd cause too many ripples .. a body independent of the Government which NEEDS those increases to survive would happily do it though.

I'm not saying I like the increases; I had to pay $270 + the additional licence fee just a week ago .. so I know how crappy it is; but I really don't think it's the Government just trying to "get us", you know?

weird thing is.. it cost me 16$ to get my Ls, then 100$ in log book lessons to get my Ps,


and thats in the car,

it cost me a further 900 for my Medium Ridgid Truck licence

and for my bike potentially 600!!

this cost just cant be balanced!

i mean the government claims every year of having a 13 billion $$$$ excess... then they with draw grants and support from so much stuff in the community,

prices go up, taxes go up, excise's go up....


wheres it all going???

Yep thats the only downside



Well i aint getting a cent of it so it sux!!

Apparently the rider safe course on Bridge road had shut down and thay are building a new one up at St Agnes..... Still what a crock. If you no some one that live in the country go do it there. Thay still do ill follow you around the block and you will get your lisecence hahahahaha

I addressed this above your post:






The one at Bridge Road is already gone, and the one at St Agnes is already up - that's where I did my Advanced test .. it's a WICKED looking facility too. It's got more shiney spots than you can shake a stick at

yes justin, but what justifycation did they give in withdrawing government funding in the courses, when they tout every budget that they have billions in excess funds ( excess to them, but drained from our pockets by every Devious way they can)

if ride safe was run as a seperate entity, as a business, then can they really demand that you go thru the course to get your STATE based licence?? if its not a government course then how can they demand that u go thru THEIR course??

justin your just stating the facts fed to you in gernalistic reports and government releases, not really answering the real question behind it all.

if Car licenses went up 300% there would be hell breaking out. but as we are a minority group with NO OTHER choices we are held to ransom for what we enjoy and love??

motor bikes cause less damage to the road, use less fuel, create less green house gas and polution, but we are charged far higher to obtain legal use of such clean efficient transport??

in the end.. ill pay wat it takes, but.. that is what the are depending on.

im considering getting another traily

I'm not sure what justification they had - anything I say will just be as wishy washy as everything you're saying. The big bad Government is trying to siphon out all our money, OH NO!!!!!!!!!! Call the police!

And stating facts fed to me by gernalistic (sic) reports and Government releases?

Actually, it was from the two instructors at Rider Safe; I figured seeing as they're people actually INVOLVED in the situation they would have some viable information.

.. but please, feel free to keep the speculation and conspiracy theories going - the Government is out to get us, afterall.

PS: I personally think that an increase in cost will keep only dedicated riders on the road (at least it's more likely to than having the cost of licencing dirt cheap, which means essentially anyone can save up a few bucks and then legally hop on a bike); I also like the fact that instead of waiting 14 weeks for my course to be booked in - I only had to wait 2. Why? Less people signing up as a result of higher fees. Like I said, dedicated riders will pay it - and that's what we should have on our road by majority .. dedicated riders.

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Oct 31 2006, 03:09 PM

dedicated riders on our roads

and DEAD unlicensed untrained riders in the morgue or beside the road.


i didint have to wait 14 weeks for my course, i got in with in weeks or calling. and that was BEFORE the fee changes, its only weekend courses that where so far lagged, due to high demand.

as for dedicated riders???? Dedicated riders ride every day rain hail or shine...

Mine were on a Tuesday and Wednesday, and it was 2.5 months, mate - and everyone else I've spoken to has had a similar experience.

If we're going to get into our personal definitions of what a dedicated rider is; mine would be that practicality and safety far surpass the need to ride ALL THE TIME.

Two of the first things you learn, especially at Rider Safe is that a) you don't ride in hail unless you're retarded, riding at night or in the wet (or on a wet night) is the unsafest time to ride.

So being a "dedicated rider" has nothing to do with riding 24/7, and sleeping while you're on your bike and having a shower with it, eating breakfast on it, etc etc. It has to do with the motivation for riding, the dedication for riding. That is: no amount of fees anyone puts on a compulsory safety course for me to ride is going to stop me, nor is a stack here or there (as it will happen).

But riding rain, hail or shine can very easily be considered unecessarily unsafe - which is raising the odds of being a dead rider in the morgue. It may make you a constant or all-round rider, but saying you ride in the rain sooner makes you a risk taker than it does someone with dedication.

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Nov 1 2006, 12:33 AM

so in reality the only thing the increase of fees has done.. is Cut the waiting list by trippling the price to make majority of those who where applying now unable to afford it...
there for cutting the waiting list to improve the figures.

ok. i see the sense in that.


wats next...


increase price of petrol to 4.20$ a litre ( triple of what it was only a short time ago)

to lower the fuel usage?? i see the logic!!



goodnight.




how bout we cut the water off to house holds.. so we can save the river murry!!

The government has already said they didn't increase the fees to cut the waiting time.

I said specifically: "I personally think", and you've somehow read "the Government"?

Unless this is some underhanded way of saying I'm a sneaky Government conspirator

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Nov 1 2006, 12:47 AM

You dont have to be a dedicated rider to be keen on bikes. Every one of age has the right to have a liscence but making it expensive to get it is crap. Its a conspiracy i tell you. The reason the government has put up the fees as more and more people want to use bikes due to the increase in fuel and making cars more expensive to run. There for thay will save on a bike on fuel and the government will loose out. So thay up the anty for the liscences to deter people so thay dont loose out on fuel tax and make more cash in the meantime for the liscence fees. Its that simple. The government are just greedy farkers

AMEN to the above on which Harly wrote,

one of the main reason why i wanted to get a bike, is the cost to run it day to day. i was spending $100 a week to fun the 280, and that was just on petrol. so some offed me more that i paid 4 the car, so i jumped at it. i was thinking bout gettin a bike b4 this had happen due to the petrol prices anyway, and now since hopping on one, and riding, its great!!!!!

tho i think is bullsh@%t the cost of getting ur licence now!!!!!!
fair enough $50=100 jump, but not to $305 what i paid, personly, i think it will result on ppl not paying 4 the course, and just jumping on the bike and riding with no licence. and im no fault of this my self.

well im off 2day to go get mine, today and 2morrow. i had to wait bout 2 weeks only cause of work, i cant do weekend, cause i work just bout every weekend. if it wasnt 4 that i could have had it in one week.

good luck mate, wat course u doing it at??


im bout to go for a ride myself.. unsure wat direction...

but should be fun none the less.

and as usual wednesday night ill be at scoozi's with a few fellow bike riders havinga social drink/eat and probably a ride again afterwards

Very well put in my opinion!! Hit the nail on the head!

They have actually denied this exact line of thinking before.

.. but it seems most are happy to label it a conspiracy and move on, so I'll do the same

Good luck with the course, Joker.

What instructors did you get?

Marshall, Mark or Grady/Greg?? (can't remember that last one, but he looks like a German Nazi General

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Nov 1 2006, 01:43 PM

governments deny alot of things justin...


they also claim they require more money to do a better job,

" pay peanuts get monkeys" line of thinking...

im still trying to work out wat happens when u pay a monkey LOTS of peanuts... does it change???


no its still a monkey... just a fat lazy one!

my biggest beef, as ive said, is the fact we have no option but to pay this increase.
we have no competition in training, no other people out there and no other way to get our licenses.

so there for... as they have shown... they will do as they please. and Harley is bang on the money.

This is pretty much the only thing you've said which I think I even need to address, and it's simply to state that it's a ludicrous perspective to simply discredit everything the Government says because "[they] deny a lot of things".

Fees have increased, everyone thinks it's sux, let's get over it and move on - as opposed to continuing on a debate about the Government which actually has nothing to do with fact, and moreso just opinion.

*shakes head*


its pointless some days to even have an opinion in here.

Exactly, because there's people like us who simply discredit it every time it's brought up.

Don't be a hypocrite, read above - you've dismissed every opinion I've had with your own.

That's not having an opinion, mate, that's forcing your own onto others.

An opinion is: "i think the government did this to frak us over"

What you're saying is: "the government did this to frak us over, and whatever argument you bring up against me i'll just discredit by making general statements regarding how shady and deceitful the government is, without providing any facts"

but u havnt stated an opinion, u have repeated what u have been told by others. then by being condecending towards all other replys tried to discredit that which we have all expressed and felt as riders.

no one is carrying on about a conspiracy. we are voicing our concerns of the injustice of paying 300% increase on fees for nothing back in return, are we getting trained better??? nothing has changed...

this all started back here



and our combined agreeance followed on through this..




and then the agreance from a person who chose to ride unlicenensed due to not being able to afford the fees...





yet you keep your condesending replys coming, bout conspiracys and " big bad goverment"

there is no conspiracy they arnt out to get " us" they have blatantly over charged a minority market knwoing full well they controll us in every way possible and can do as they please.

that is all we are trying to get at.

we are expressing our thoughst and feelings BASED on our own experiences.

if that is not allowed. then why the frk are we on a forum.


you can express how happy u are with it all day mate. but it wont change the fact thousands of motor cyclists out there are feeling the sting and thinking and feeling exactly like the above quotes.

i see no point in continuing this because its pretty clear we disagree.

theres a reason we wear helmets... its to prevent us hearing each other to argue


so lets just ride our bikes n stfu

I haven't stated an opinion, and only repeated what I've been told by others?






What's that then? Someone else typing on my computer?

.. and as far as no mention of conspiracy theories:







That was on a quick look - I'm sure more can be found if it was really necessary

Anything else, Craig?

PS: You'll find my whole standpoint in this was not really minding the fee increase, it was done for a reason, and I'm more than happy to pay it to do what I love. The fact that the majority have an opinion different to mine does not in any way mean I'm going to back down - if that's what you're getting at

This post has been edited by Jutsin: Nov 1 2006, 05:09 PM

now, now ladys

anyway course was ok, i had peter/peter, lol, no bull. the first guy came out and said, "im peter", then the other guys said the same thing lol.

now the final dahy 2morrow!!!

Hahahah.. good guys, or what? Most of them seem pretty laid back.

You'll laugh your ass off when you see what the "test" consists of

it all seams ok, fairly easy, we will see 2morrow

how'd u go mate??

i went for a ride out to ingle farm tonight, then down to parafield gardens then back home,
saw the olds, and the younger brothers.

wasnt a bad night.

finding the nights still cold, but my summer gloves still warm enuff

how not to get away from the police on a motor bike.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mviy6NiiaMw&mode=related&search=

yer went well, passed, all ok
now 4 some riding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ITS A CONSPIRICY GOD DAMN IT lmao


I Love a good debate ....so many people have lost the skill of debating they get through one or two valid points then degrade into ...so and so is a poo poo head and so forth


It is borderline criminal the fee increase that has been thrust upon us bike riders with seemingly no reason what so ever. I remember paying 75 bux for my learners and about 85 for my bike date ( restricted license). From our perspective there is no real reason for this as we see no value for money. Its the same corse in the same venues with the same instructors. I know cos i ride with the instructor Greg justin mentioned above. Its a joke but so many of the thigs our government does is a joke but we are too laid back to stand up and smash shit up till they back down. i wish us as a people would stand up and demand changes to certain issues but the government likes their money and we as a people like our easy hassle free life style. i'm just glad i got in when i did or i might ride un licensed too. as not many cops can catch a big bike through the hills

i dnt know wat to say about that little dispute.. whats done is done,
i paid $305 because it will mean i will have more availability hours at work which i desperatly need, i have no one to drive in a car with on my L's.. its cheap to run, iv always admired them and fudge i cant wait for the feeling of freedom.. wen i pass it will be another $25 for the actual licence card, $270 for my P's and wateva other costs im willing and wanting to pay them. i could have had my ridersafe course within a week, but i was pretty booked up for a few weeks and im going next monday and tuesday 8am at st agnes..

i bought my helmet a few days ago, cant upload piccys from the puter im using atm but im sure you know what they look like its pink, has wikid white, gold and black designs on it and i cant wait to use it also bought my gloves wen i got my helmet, i paid $310 for the both of them.. next iv gotta find a cool jacket and iv gotta remember to buy some sorta locking for my bike..

next friday (9th) im checking out a Kawasaki GPX
53,000km, 1995 model, 2 months rego, needs both new tyres, its prety comfy, rides alright (joker took it for a short ride ) its a young male driver so theres the suspicion its been thrashed and he wants $3300..
unless he sells it b4 then..

monica on a motorbike? wow... never thought you had it in you, mon, i'm distinctly impressed...
i was going to buy a motorbike and get a licence when i finished up school...but my parents promised to chuck me out if i did...groan

monica, sounds good!! new tyres can be expencive, i do belive Boosting has a contact that may be helpfull there,

as for lcoking buy an Xena alarm disk lock. 110 decibel alarm and motion/tilt sensors in it.

its wat i use. and alos a cable lock, from my vmoto shop down the road.. costs about 20$ for them..

Just use a massive chain that you carry around you neck and shoulders and use a stainless pad lock. Mad Max style Then you have a self defence weapon if anyone trys to go ya hahahahahaha

rofl to both of these!!

ike before you met me i was an opinionated, spontaneous angry teen.. im lettin my wild side out again

harley




i wish!!!! what a B E A U T I F U L bike!
i brought my camera to take some photos wen i checked out this GPX im keen on, but didnt take any photos its not as colourful as this stunner.. ah i cant wait to check it out, i hope my mate approves it.. ill be able to drive it away