carbonar1
....as a kite
I'm a noob here, but this is a good way to get to know each other so I'll join in.
I Started riding off road at 7...mostly trials and trails. I rode roughly once a month on borrowed bikes till I got my road license at 17, and my first road bike was a '70's Z200. Next was an RG250, followed by a GSXR1100J while I was still on my probationary license. My first new bike was a '96 Gixxer 750.
I've been a chef, a housepainter, a builders labourer, a bike mechanic and retail parts salesman, a welder and metal fabricator, and a jack of all building trades. I've done dozens of track days on NSR 250's, GSXR 750's and mostly R1's. But only on two tracks...my crappy, bumpy little local goat track, Mallala. And the majestic and mind blowingly fast Phillip Island GP circuit. (145.05's if you care)
I've crashed plenty as a young 'un, and got away with it...mostly. Until I had one mega crash about 9 years ago that I'll always suffer from. I spent alot of this year having bone grafts on old, unhealing broken bones! I'm 42 this year and I've had 25 bikes, and I still have 4 of them. I've modified most of my bikes, some of the current ones quite extensively.
I love bikes with a passion, I enjoy nurturing that passion in others. I've taught plenty of folks how to ride from scratch, and I love being taught new skills by older/better riders. And I'll help however I can, within the boundries of my experience. :thumbup:
I Started riding off road at 7...mostly trials and trails. I rode roughly once a month on borrowed bikes till I got my road license at 17, and my first road bike was a '70's Z200. Next was an RG250, followed by a GSXR1100J while I was still on my probationary license. My first new bike was a '96 Gixxer 750.
I've been a chef, a housepainter, a builders labourer, a bike mechanic and retail parts salesman, a welder and metal fabricator, and a jack of all building trades. I've done dozens of track days on NSR 250's, GSXR 750's and mostly R1's. But only on two tracks...my crappy, bumpy little local goat track, Mallala. And the majestic and mind blowingly fast Phillip Island GP circuit. (145.05's if you care)
I've crashed plenty as a young 'un, and got away with it...mostly. Until I had one mega crash about 9 years ago that I'll always suffer from. I spent alot of this year having bone grafts on old, unhealing broken bones! I'm 42 this year and I've had 25 bikes, and I still have 4 of them. I've modified most of my bikes, some of the current ones quite extensively.
I love bikes with a passion, I enjoy nurturing that passion in others. I've taught plenty of folks how to ride from scratch, and I love being taught new skills by older/better riders. And I'll help however I can, within the boundries of my experience. :thumbup:
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