Hello West Island!
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Hello West Island!
Ulsterkiwi Mon 22 Sep 2014, 4:16 pm
Hi there from Kiwiland,
Thanks for 'letting me in'
I hail from Ireland originally, have adopted New Zealand as my home almost 7 years ago now.
I have only been riding for a couple of years but love it. I have a 2104 GSX1250FA which I use for my 150km round trip daily commute and as many weekend fangs and longer trips as I can get time (and permission!) for. My most recent was just under 3000kms in 6 days on the road with a 1 day layover in the middle. I know Aussie is a much bigger place but in NZ, I believe thats a respectable distance
The GSX is a recent development. I had a 98 BMW F650 as my LAMS bike and have just recently moved up to Black Magic. Farkle wise I have a Skorpion muffler, oxford hot grips, a Scottoiler, Aux power outlet, Ventura headlight protector and a SHAD 47 litre top box on a Givi bracket. I also got the rider seat customised to raise it, widen it and firm it up significantly. Am considering bar risers as well. New brake and clutch cables?
Some of you may have been in NZ and know the kind of roads we have here. Some very fun twisties but we have some interesting surfaces and generally low speed limits.
There isnt a specialised Bandit/GSX forum here in NZ so I am really hoping to pick up some tips and advice about how to get the best out of this machine as its a huge investment for me and I intend to hang on to it for quite some time.
Looking forward to my time here. Cheers.
Thanks for 'letting me in'
I hail from Ireland originally, have adopted New Zealand as my home almost 7 years ago now.
I have only been riding for a couple of years but love it. I have a 2104 GSX1250FA which I use for my 150km round trip daily commute and as many weekend fangs and longer trips as I can get time (and permission!) for. My most recent was just under 3000kms in 6 days on the road with a 1 day layover in the middle. I know Aussie is a much bigger place but in NZ, I believe thats a respectable distance
The GSX is a recent development. I had a 98 BMW F650 as my LAMS bike and have just recently moved up to Black Magic. Farkle wise I have a Skorpion muffler, oxford hot grips, a Scottoiler, Aux power outlet, Ventura headlight protector and a SHAD 47 litre top box on a Givi bracket. I also got the rider seat customised to raise it, widen it and firm it up significantly. Am considering bar risers as well. New brake and clutch cables?
Some of you may have been in NZ and know the kind of roads we have here. Some very fun twisties but we have some interesting surfaces and generally low speed limits.
There isnt a specialised Bandit/GSX forum here in NZ so I am really hoping to pick up some tips and advice about how to get the best out of this machine as its a huge investment for me and I intend to hang on to it for quite some time.
Looking forward to my time here. Cheers.
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madmax Mon 22 Sep 2014, 5:05 pm
Welcome to the Forum Ulsterkiwi
Bloody hell an Irish speaking Kiwi!!
Bloody hell an Irish speaking Kiwi!!
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paul Mon 22 Sep 2014, 5:46 pm
Welcome to the forum Ulsterkiwi ........................2104 model eh .............have they changed much ? 
........................2104 model eh .............have they changed much ? _________________
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Ulsterkiwi Mon 22 Sep 2014, 5:48 pm
nah, after the repulsor drive and new grade dilithium crystals were fitted at the turn of the century they had it pretty much sorted. Gotta love time travelling motorcycles!paul wrote:Welcome to the forum Ulsterkiwi
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paul Mon 22 Sep 2014, 5:51 pm
Ulsterkiwi wrote:nah, after the repulsor drive and new grade dilithium crystals were fitted at the turn of the century they had it pretty much sorted. Gotta love time travelling motorcycles!paul wrote:Welcome to the forum Ulsterkiwi
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Ewok1958 Mon 22 Sep 2014, 6:30 pm
Dia dhuit, Ulsterkiwi, Fáilte romhat isteach! Sláinte mhaith! Kiwi - Glaoigh ar na gardaí/póilíní!
On ya matey. Cheers.
On ya matey. Cheers.
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paul Mon 22 Sep 2014, 6:31 pm
Have you been into the red wine again Ewok ?Ewok1958 wrote:Dia dhuit, Ulsterkiwi, Fáilte romhat isteach! Sláinte mhaith! Kiwi - Glaoigh ar na gardaí/póilíní!
On ya matey. Cheers.
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Ulsterkiwi Mon 22 Sep 2014, 6:36 pm
Ewok1958 wrote:Dia dhuit, Ulsterkiwi, Fáilte romhat isteach! Sláinte mhaith! Kiwi - Glaoigh ar na gardaí/póilíní!
On ya matey. Cheers.
Go raibh maith agat 
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kewwig Mon 22 Sep 2014, 6:47 pm
Hey, Ulsterkiwi. Greetings from a fellow Kiwi (Wellington). Where are you based?
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Kiwisteve Mon 22 Sep 2014, 7:22 pm
G'day Ulsterkiwi, welcome along from far west Tauranga
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Bosco15 Mon 22 Sep 2014, 8:32 pm
Welcome to the forum, Paddy.
Lots of great humor and advice, a great bunch of people on here.
Post some pics of your bike and your local scenery when you can.
We all love pics.
Lots of great humor and advice, a great bunch of people on here.
Post some pics of your bike and your local scenery when you can.
We all love pics.
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2wheelsagain Mon 22 Sep 2014, 9:01 pm
Welcome aboard.
Please don't go to the jokes section :lo:
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paul Mon 22 Sep 2014, 10:58 pm
2wheelsagain wrote:Welcome aboard.
Please don't go to the jokes section :lo:
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madmax Tue 23 Sep 2014, 7:12 am
2wheelsagain wrote:Welcome aboard.
Please don't go to the jokes section :lo:
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Ulsterkiwi Sat 27 Sep 2014, 5:53 pm
Kapiti, but commute to work in Wgtnkewwig wrote:Hey, Ulsterkiwi. Greetings from a fellow Kiwi (Wellington). Where are you based?
Kiwisteve wrote:G'day Ulsterkiwi, welcome along from far west Tauranga
Have just been up that way!
good to know its possible to be from Aotearoa and survive this joint
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