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newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:44 am
by monaro427
Hi there my name is craig and i am new to this forum, i have just brought myself a 1998 vtr1000 and love it, sounds awsome with that v twin sound

Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:54 am
by simo
Hi,Welcome to the Fast Red Club. I see you already have the foot rest/exhaust hanger mod that's been a topic only this week.
Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:39 am
by lloydie
Nice bike but you look a little to young to ride !!!
Hello and welcome
Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:12 am
by sirch345
lloydie wrote:Nice bike but you look a little to young to ride !!!
And the boots and jacket look a little on the large side, but at least you can reach the footpegs
Welcome aboard Craig, luv the second photo
Your bike looks good
Chris.
Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 12:24 pm
by AMCQ46
welcome to the team Craig, good to see the family getting involved

Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:08 pm
by VTRDark
Argh you guys beat me to the boots comment
Welcome Craig, what's happened to the exhaust outlet. The bike also looks like it could do with a polish to get some colour back into it. Lovin the belly pan.
(:-})
Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:33 pm
by Watty
Welcome aboard mate

Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 4:12 pm
by Kev L
Welcome to the club mate

Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:02 pm
by macdee
hello and welcome to the club
kiwi person
i was in NZ a few years back Auckland Rotorua,Coromandels loved it
my sister lives in Whanganui with her husband and two boys

Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:23 pm
by darkember
Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:24 pm
by AMCQ46
is the Monaro tag a reference to your car?
Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:02 pm
by ChrisC
Welcome Craig, Good to hear from you, enjoy your VTR, some cracking roads over there too.

Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 1:23 am
by monaro427
cheers guys, should get some good reading from here, as for the tag, it is a car i would love to have

Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:00 am
by countrymick
welkom abord mate,were are you at in nz ive got a lot of family over there.great bike best colour

Re: newbie from New Zealand
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:06 am
by monaro427
countrymick wrote:welkom abord mate,were are you at in nz ive got a lot of family over there.great bike best colour

I am in the Bay of Plenty, not bad riding around these ways, can head up to the coromandel very scenic up that way.