Who reads the forums?

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:49 pm

Neka79 wrote:...
umm i thinki if other ppl put serious posts up where they really dont need my serious input, i revert back to class clown (hey ive dun the class clown thing since i was 6)...but if a real, serious, usefull answer is required, i try to help..

maybe ur just not reading enuf of me posts Ponti??..i been putting sum serious ones in of late...

Does that count towards your community service?

Plaz · Post by **Plaz** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:00 pm

Neka79 wrote:
Strika wrote:
Neka79 wrote:so i guess u dont wanna hear how good i am and how ill kick all ur asses and how i can outride u lot??

so for that reason..i wont...this time...
Your riding over next week right????
yea mate i am, want me to give u a few tips??

Awesome Neka, so next time we're out riding I'll be able to take it out of second and might actually need to put both hands on the bars

Plaz · Post by **Plaz** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:03 pm

No fear of any of us crow eaters getting knicked, we all ride at the speed of nana, and as for that pic of Neka, you wouldn't beleive how long it took to rig the ropes to hold his front wheel up and paint all that blurry background

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:27 am

If you guys ride at Nana speed Plasma, maybe I should move down there, sounds like my style

The guy didn't get booked, the cops accused him of doing it, he denied it, they tried to get him to admit that it he'd done it, he was smart enough not too, didn't get booked.

Another person in qld recently got booked becasue the cop said he *heard* him doing 200kmh, so he booked him for it. Didn't see him, just heard! He's taking it to court.

Pabs · Post by **Pabs** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:25 am

Pontikat wrote:
MHO A GOOD ride report is'nt about the roads or Speed or the authors bike/riding skill. It's about the People, the comradary, the pisstaking/laughing, about making others feel welcome & good about themselves & THEIR bikes/riding skills.

I totally agree here Brett
I have only written a few of ride reports,not the best read,but after thoroughly enjoying my ride ,I felt this was the place to share it.

So what if the cops read these forums.
ps
maybe not mentioning speeds would be a good thing

Post by **MadKaw** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:55 am

Strika wrote:. I also understand about giving back to an organisation, which I do whenever I can or am asked.

I haven't seen your name on any t-shirt or hat orders..

Anyways, I'm not going to buy into this as I don't write many ride reports but I usually read those posted by others. I don't mind Strika's reports and take a lot of it with a grain of salt as I do with others..
I'd think the chances of the cops reading any of this very slim so let ppl post what they want...
Having said that, I would like to think most ppl on here would act "somewhat" responsably on a ride and there wouldn't be too much to report that gets ppl in trouble.
So lets all put our ego's away until after the next track day..

balanse · Post by **balanse** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:25 am

I for one enjoy the read of a fully descriptive ride report and I dont think that there is much harm in being explicit about the details.

Detailed descriptions and insights into the wonderful world of Kawasaki sports bikes is what the site offers. It is good to hear the ravings of those who might have had a good day out and feel the desire to put it up as a post. if this means that you have to mention the first person several times then WGAF.

Without this the posts would become an endless list of *Hi, I'm new here and....* or *Do you think I should get the red one or the green one...*

So lets keep it up.

MickLC · Post by **MickLC** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:18 pm

Strika wrote:
Mick C wrote:
Strika wrote:I knew you were just sensitive about this whole competitive thing Gosling.....I know you're a better rider than me so just calm down OK
Talk yourself up and you're gonna get shot down...it's the Aussie way

...plus you missed your chance to settle the score Pyka
OK I am gunna shoot from the hip here. I am getting comments that people have the opinion that I think I am some sort of riding "Expert"! That my ride reports are about ego, and not a reflection of how I enjoyed the ride . Well let's just get a few things straight.

I write reports that are factual. What is written happens (although this may change a little in as far as how candid I now am). I write in a very matter of fact manner I understand. But I do not have a belief that i am in any way shape or form a riding "expert". Far from it. I have some experience. More than some others, lots less than loads more. I have some skill. More than some, less than lots of others.

If for some reason, you choose to read my ride reports, and interpret my comments as anything more than just a reflection of the fun that I have had on that ride, then so be it. But please, I would respectfully request that you keep your erronius comments to yourselves until you get to KNOW me. Then by all means judge your little heart away, as you will have some factual basis.

If I was, on a scale of 1-100 a rider in the bottom 10% in terms of skills and ability, and I wrote about passing another rider, then you would all be Woohooing and congratulating me on my improvement. Now I am not looking for praise in any way, but what i would like is just for you to read my ride reports or posts and leave it at that. I am sure I don't run around poking fun at others in this way, and certainly don't take too kindly to being referred to as conceited. Those who actually know me, know that I am as down to earth as they come. So therefore I take offence to being reffered to in this vein!

If posting a pic of my bike is conceited, then so be it......I just thought that part of what a forum was for, was for people to share there Motorcycling thoughts, Ideas, experiences, trials and tribulations?

If you enjoy my ride reports or posts, read em and hopefully share some of the experiences with me, or pull your head in and shut the fuck up!

Rant ends here. Normal service will now resume

I've tried thinking of all sorts of long winded responses to this mate, and in the end they are just rewordings of my original post, complete with its

and

...plus a bit of Madkaw's and Ponti's posts, as well as a bit about if you really gave me the shits I wouldn't be having a dig at you I just wouldn't bother posting

...and maybe a bit about hooks, lines and sinkers...and shitstirring

...just remember mate, it's only my opinion, and opinions are like arseholes...everyones got one

...I think that covered it

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:22 pm

Mick C wrote: ...just remember mate, it's only my opinion, and opinions are like arseholes...everyones got one

and sum are real stinky.....

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:58 pm

Mick C wrote:
Strika wrote:
Mick C wrote: Talk yourself up and you're gonna get shot down...it's the Aussie way

...plus you missed your chance to settle the score Pyka
OK I am gunna shoot from the hip here. I am getting comments that people have the opinion that I think I am some sort of riding "Expert"! That my ride reports are about ego, and not a reflection of how I enjoyed the ride . Well let's just get a few things straight.

I write reports that are factual. What is written happens (although this may change a little in as far as how candid I now am). I write in a very matter of fact manner I understand. But I do not have a belief that i am in any way shape or form a riding "expert". Far from it. I have some experience. More than some others, lots less than loads more. I have some skill. More than some, less than lots of others.

If for some reason, you choose to read my ride reports, and interpret my comments as anything more than just a reflection of the fun that I have had on that ride, then so be it. But please, I would respectfully request that you keep your erronius comments to yourselves until you get to KNOW me. Then by all means judge your little heart away, as you will have some factual basis.

If I was, on a scale of 1-100 a rider in the bottom 10% in terms of skills and ability, and I wrote about passing another rider, then you would all be Woohooing and congratulating me on my improvement. Now I am not looking for praise in any way, but what i would like is just for you to read my ride reports or posts and leave it at that. I am sure I don't run around poking fun at others in this way, and certainly don't take too kindly to being referred to as conceited. Those who actually know me, know that I am as down to earth as they come. So therefore I take offence to being reffered to in this vein!

If posting a pic of my bike is conceited, then so be it......I just thought that part of what a forum was for, was for people to share there Motorcycling thoughts, Ideas, experiences, trials and tribulations?

If you enjoy my ride reports or posts, read em and hopefully share some of the experiences with me, or pull your head in and shut the fuck up!

Rant ends here. Normal service will now resume
I've tried thinking of all sorts of long winded responses to this mate, and in the end they are just rewordings of my original post, complete with its and ...plus a bit of Madkaw's and Ponti's posts, as well as a bit about if you really gave me the shits I wouldn't be having a dig at you I just wouldn't bother posting

...and maybe a bit about hooks, lines and sinkers...and shitstirring

...just remember mate, it's only my opinion, and opinions are like arseholes...everyones got one

...I think that covered it

Ok cool I understand all that. So I can call you an arsehole as long as i end with a wink

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:08 pm

I think the

or the

or even the

or the

can be taken as *yes I am either taking the piss / not fully serious* ......*so don't get your knickers in a twist*......

Its far better to get feedback about your ride reports, and feedback can be both ways, if you take it on the chin and learn from it, then your ride reports (and I am referring to *all* ride reports submitted, not any specific *individual* reports), your ride reports will only improve.

This is a good thing - there were a lot of members in the old Z Owners branch I used to ride with, who always wanted to do ride reports, but just couldn't write them...........so it always ended up with only 1 or 2 members doing them.

If some of the newer members to the Club, and biking in general can learn from the forum how to do a decent report, then everyone is a winner..

midorioni · Post by **midorioni** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:56 am

Been reading intently on this thread and to me no one ride report is the same in taste and style but for those who read them will either learn of something new to polish up their skills from someone who has done it better before or learn fom information gathered like road types,places to stop and places to enjoy with your mates,emergency plans,spots to look out for plods,types of riding effected by weather and condition of rider during the rides.

Me and my mates here usually write ride-reports into scrap books which includes maps,hotels,activities done,distance covered/time and $ spent on the trip for future ref.We don't usually write about the speed we're travellin at but for those who read and calculate the time taken to cover the distance they will know

So it all depends on who reads them and we compare info with other ride groups and share the info.

Some info is better than no info and yes we to disagree but later we laugh it off cause no matter what, that is what makes us interesting as riders of a two wheeled motorized machine

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:37 am

Well, I think this ego trip, who's better than who needs sorting out once and for all.

Now I like Gos, he's funny and all, but I haven't ridden with him. But, anyone who can scrape the fairing on a 12 is doing OK.

Marty (Strika) is down to earth, knows his bikes (sorts suspension for people etc) and leaves me standing at every corner. He's also a bloke I consider a friend.

I also wouldn't want anything out of hand or illegal on the road, so everybody book into MotoGP in September and we'll throw it all on the line. Balls out, hard line racing on controled enviroment...

Go carting anyone?

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:48 am

photomike666 wrote:Well, I think this ego trip, who's better than who needs sorting out once and for all.

Go carting anyone?

we can sort it out now...im better than all of u...done..dusted...

hell yes...good idea..if we can stay sober long enuf...

MickLC · Post by **MickLC** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:31 pm

Strika wrote:Ok cool I understand all that. So I can call you an arsehole as long as i end with a wink

You can call me whatever you like mate, I try not to bite on the internet anymore...just make sure you come and get pissed with me at the MotoGP this time