Kia ora

[Pommeroy]

Kia ora all, I yesterday bought a 2008 GSX. I only rode 25kms home, but the smile hasn't left my face 
After 40 years of riding sports bikes, my body protested more and more, really detracted from the joy of biking...so, the GSX has replaced my 02 R1.
The GSX reminds me so much of the bikes I fell in love with in the 70s, and the grunt of a TLS I owned 

[Roo]

Yeah mate found the same, GSXR1000 K6 was a beaut but the old bod suffered after a ride. So traded on my GSX1400 a few years ago .   
It reminded me of my 81 gsx1100 ET  which I also loved in its day .

Had a couple of Bandit 1200's as well.    Enjoy your bike   Gaz xx

[Tony Nitrous]

Very nice! One of my favourite colours.

Yeah, the 14 is a great middle ground between a proper Old Skool classic and a modern missile.

Mines a black 08, and whilst I love black or blue bikes that colour scheme is one I'd love to have.

[Pommeroy]

Thanks fellas...I'm hoping this one will see me to the end of my biking days.

[grog]

Welcome Mate, nice bike

[Pommeroy]

Thanks mate. They're lookers alright.

[KiwiCol]

Gidday Pommeroy, welcome to the forum.  Which bit of NZ are you in?  There's a few members up north but bugger all down south.

[Pommeroy]

Kia ora KiwiCol, thanks for the welcome.
I lived in mid-Canterbury for 15 years, until I moved to the Manawatū four years ago for work. I miss seeing the Alps on my way to work.

[grog]

For many years i just thought kia ora was opposition to Heinz, baked beans soup etc. Just didnt know any different. 🤷

[Kiwifruit]

Welcome Pommeroy. Have to agree that's a great colur scheme. Enjoy your new bike   

[VladTepes]

You'll love it here too - great bunch of people and LOTS of great info.

Check out, for example, the Downloads section in the menu. 

[seth]

 
To all things 1402
 

[Pommeroy]

  Thank you Seth, Kiwifruit, VladTepes and
Grog for your posts. This forum is one of the friendliest (of any kind) I've come across.

Grog, I know what you mean...before I met my kiwi-wife-to-be in the UK, I had only seen Kia Ora on bottles of orange squash (aka orange cordial)!

[GSXKING]

G'day Roy and welcome to the nuthouse 👍
We're a variety of people with similar views in a lot of cases. No wokeness here 🥳🥳

[Pommeroy]

  Thanks GSXKing