I've belonged to a few model and brand-specific forums but never to this one of a general Kiwi biking nature, so about time to give it a whirl.
My first ride on a motorcycle was in 1946 when I was five and on my own bikes since 1958 and now I'm (literally) a greybeard on either the 2007 Buell XB12Ss I've owned since new or a 2014 Honda NC750 SD owned since Sept 2017. The Honda is a dual clutch transmission job bought because arthritis is making normal gear changing painful after about 30 minutes riding.
I ride weekly with a small group of other oldies and on my own as often as the mood takes me. Being retired has a lot to recommend it.
Organised group rides open to all-comers scare me so I never participate now, having been witness to deaths and serious crashes.
Once belonged to the IXION club in Wellington but never a club member since.
Author of The Bikers Bible and builder of the Allardice Hybrid now in the Southward museum.
My first ride on a motorcycle was in 1946 when I was five and on my own bikes since 1958 and now I'm (literally) a greybeard on either the 2007 Buell XB12Ss I've owned since new or a 2014 Honda NC750 SD owned since Sept 2017. The Honda is a dual clutch transmission job bought because arthritis is making normal gear changing painful after about 30 minutes riding.
I ride weekly with a small group of other oldies and on my own as often as the mood takes me. Being retired has a lot to recommend it.
Organised group rides open to all-comers scare me so I never participate now, having been witness to deaths and serious crashes.
Once belonged to the IXION club in Wellington but never a club member since.
Author of The Bikers Bible and builder of the Allardice Hybrid now in the Southward museum.
New to Forum but not new to bikes
