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Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:16 pm
by lilyofthevalley
Hey people.
I'm Lily, newbie since Aug 2007. I have a GPX250 07.
Here to chat, meet new people, learn to ride better, etc,etc!!!

Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:36 pm
by MrWasabi
Hi Lily
Welcome to the club!
as a newbie myself i can tell you that this is the best place to meet new people and learn to ride better :D

Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:36 pm
by matt76
Gday, Im from Brissie too. I hope you enjoy the site :D

Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:40 pm
by cookeetree
G'day, Lily, I'm new to this site, too. I'm south of Brissie, near Beaudesert.

Welcome to the board. :D

Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:43 pm
by Benno
Welcome :) There's a few brissy members that I'm sure would love to go on a ride :)

Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:11 pm
by lilyofthevalley
Fantastic!!!!

hey, are there many other girls here?


i'll be up for a ride someday soon but you must promise to take it easy on the new rider! lol

I wanna get good and confident on this bike so I can upgrade mid next year!!!

I'm near Springfield.

Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 2:42 pm
by cookeetree
Benno wrote:Welcome :) There's a few brissy members that I'm sure would love to go on a ride :)

Most of my group rides are with QMRF, but I'm always happy to meet new people.


Lily, when riding with a good group, there's always someone who rides TEC (Tail End Charlie). Regardless of the speed of the slowest rider, TEC always stays at the back to make sure everyone gets to the destination okay. This makes for a very safe situation for beginners, as they don't get left behind. Also, it's common practice for whomever is directly behind the leader to stop at each intersection to let the group know which way to go. When TEC catches up, the corner marker heads off again.

BTW, I work at Darra, so I go past Springfield every day.

Look forward to seeing you all out on the road sometime! :D

Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 2:51 pm
by lilyofthevalley
thanks ct! it's good to know that there is a safe way of group riding lol.

what do you do at darra? i work in sumner park.

does your partner ride as well as yourself?

Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:02 pm
by Mojo67
Welcome aboard 8)

Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:16 pm
by Black Magic
Hey there Brisbanite! Welcome to the clan.

PM me if you ever want to go for a spin. :D

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Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:27 pm
by cookeetree
lilyofthevalley wrote:thanks ct! it's good to know that there is a safe way of group riding lol.

what do you do at darra? i work in sumner park.

does your partner ride as well as yourself?

I work at Boral Bricks, doing Quality Control. Been there about 14 1/2 years now, doing QC for around 11 years. Time flies when you're having fun! :shock:

Yeah, Mrs Tree rides, too. We actually got our RE licences at the same time, but she's happy to stick with the ZZR 250, while I moved on to much bigger pastures! ;)

Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:55 pm
by Blurr
welcome and enjoy the site

Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:52 pm
by shinnynoggon
welcome lily :D :D

Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:09 pm
by ozx6r
welcome lily!

Re: Hi from Brisbane, Australia

PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:29 am
by Possum
Hello and welcome... Great to see another female with 2 wheels on the road!!
If your after advice you have come to the right place....but be warned it comes in all shapes and sizes...lol
It's all good... enjoy the site.. and your bike

Happy trails
Poss