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[Lazmo]

I’ve ridden both the RG500 and the RZ500… bike magazine test bikes… and they were both good fun, but I was sort of expecting more. My memory is hazy, but I think the Yammy was my fave. Dog knows. I’m often wrong.

One thing for sure… I love love loved the lack of engine braking, with both bikes. Allowed a much higher post turn point entry speed… the bikes just did not decelerate on over-run. So it was up to you how hard you threw it in. Awesome. They have slipper clutches on 4 strokes to get there these daze. On my gixxer trackbike I had the idle set really really fast, to get close. No such problem on a two stroke.

 

[Minlak]

Whelp!!! - that was a short and fast experiment that failed dismally.
SO was doing her Pre-Learner course today and I get a call 2 hours later - "Come get me" - So now I have a CBR 500r to sell LOL

Currently trying to find an angle that allows me to trade it on Z900 or maybe a 636 - Consider a KLX 650 too not bad at $11k with panniers and lights and stuff.

OR

Trade both bikes and get the H2 SX instead

 

[dancaseyimages]

@Minlak
What about something like this?

 

[Minlak]

@Minlak
What about something like this?
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Not horrible but would probably get this instead of that

 

[Chriso_29er]

Whelp!!! - that was a short and fast experiment that failed dismally.
SO was doing her Pre-Learner course today and I get a call 2 hours later - "Come get me" - So now I have a CBR 500r to sell LOL

Currently trying to find an angle that allows me to trade it on Z900 or maybe a 636 - Consider a KLX 650 too not bad at $11k with panniers and lights and stuff.

OR

Trade both bikes and get the H2 SX instead



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What happened?

 

[Minlak]

What happened?

She just plain got too scared and froze and could not do the basics at all - that’s ok it’s not for everyone - I feel bad as I feel my excitement to get her riding may have carried her into this instead of an actual desire to ride on her behalf.

 

[Chriso_29er]

She just plain got too scared and froze and could not do the basics at all - that’s ok it’s not for everyone - I feel bad as I feel my excitement to get her riding may have carried her into this instead of an actual desire to ride on her behalf.

At least you / she tried.
My missus got on the back of my bike once, that was it, Never again lol.

 

[boyracer]

I took the missus for a ride when we first met...On a tuned reverse cylinder Yamaha TZR 250 around the Adelaide 500 track after it closed for the day.
In 20 years she has never asked for another ride.
Saw this the other day too. Not sure if serious but 39K? It had wanna have freakin wings for that!
Salt motorcycles

 

[link1896]

A friend was taken for a belt by Cameron Donald 20 years ago. Isle of Man TT riders are born mad. She came back with shock, burst into tears 20 mins later.

 

[Minlak]

At least you / she tried.
My missus got on the back of my bike once, that was it, Never again lol.

She did at I am proud of her for having a go - She is still happy to ride with me as pillion so that’s all good still.

 

[Minlak]

I took the missus for a ride when we first met...On a tuned reverse cylinder Yamaha TZR 250 around the Adelaide 500 track after it closed for the day.
In 20 years she has never asked for another ride.
Saw this the other day too. Not sure if serious but 39K? It had wanna have freakin wings for that!
Salt motorcycles

Yeah that’s the problem with custom stuff - I am sure they will sell some so people can say they have one

 

[Dales Cannon]

She just plain got too scared and froze and could not do the basics at all - that’s ok it’s not for everyone - I feel bad as I feel my excitement to get her riding may have carried her into this instead of an actual desire to ride on her behalf.

Good for her to realise it isn't her thing and call it quits. Too many riders keep at it with no or little confidence and have accidents. I saw this first hand at work, luckily no big stacks but some close calls. One guy did it to be with mates who had ridden for ever, he was keen but had zero confidence and was just plain ungainly on a bike. Managed to get his licence and ultimately stepped up to a 1000cc tourer. Still looks like a baby taking first steps in and around traffic.

 

[Lazmo]

My Wife loved going pillion, on the road and the track... she had zero fear, and loved it. The faster and the more lean angle, the better.

At the track I could get knee down with her on the back no problem. On one Ducati Owners Club ride day at Broadford, where they allowed pillions in C group... we actually got black flagged by the Marshall (he was laughing) for... "passing too aggressively" ...then promptly sent back out.

 

[Ultra Lord]

My Wife loved going pillion, on the road and the track... she had zero fear, and loved it. The faster and the more lean angle, the better.

At the track I could get knee down with her on the back no problem. On one Ducati Owners Club ride day at Broadford, where they allowed pillions in C group... we actually got black flagged by the Marshall (he was laughing) for... "passing too aggressively" ...then promptly sent back out.


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She’s much braver than me. I cannot stand riding pillion haha.
Let me be the master of my own fate thank you very much!

 

[Lazmo]

She’s much braver than me. I cannot stand riding pillion haha.
Let me be the master of my own fate thank you very much!

100%… me too. Absolutely hate going pillion.

 

[Ultra Lord]

A little bike TLC day. Wheel bearings, new tyre.
Remount blinkers and horn to get a pink slip next week.

 

[Minlak]

Looking forward to the ride tomorrow - there is a crew from Brisbane staying in Hervey Bay tonight and doing the Paradise Dam run tomorrow - the Maryborough peeps are joining them and the Bundaberg peeps are going now as well - should be around 50 odd bikes for the ride - will be awesome.

 

[Ultra Lord]

Looking forward to the ride tomorrow - there is a crew from Brisbane staying in Hervey Bay tonight and doing the Paradise Dam run tomorrow - the Maryborough peeps are joining them and the Bundaberg peeps are going now as well - should be around 50 odd bikes for the ride - will be awesome.

Jealous. No riding for me this weekend, I’m not risking losing a blinker haha.

Just remembered I need mirrors too. Fml.
This whole rego thing was much easier when I could phone a friend and get it done over the phone.
Bloody bike gets trailered around anyway, all this just so I can ride in state forests.

 

[SummitFever]

She’s much braver than me. I cannot stand riding pillion haha.
Let me be the master of my own fate thank you very much!

Pillion is like horse riding. Too many brains are involved.

 

[Beaker74]

Looking forward to the ride tomorrow - there is a crew from Brisbane staying in Hervey Bay tonight and doing the Paradise Dam run tomorrow - the Maryborough peeps are joining them and the Bundaberg peeps are going now as well - should be around 50 odd bikes for the ride - will be awesome.

Was that you lot at the Shell at Childers around 1030 this morning?
There were a heap of nice bikes there.