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....

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!!!!

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 :

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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:

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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 ...