New Member, New Biker, New Bike.

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New Member, New Biker, New Bike. - bazzaric - 18-06-12

Just wanted to say hello to all here. I will be more a lurker until something goes wrong!

Seems a good community forum. I'm new to biking through DAS last month and picked up a 1999 Fazer FZS600 in immaculate condition locally. I was torn between getting a CBR 600 or a Fazer for my first bike but so glad I chose the Fazer.

I'm based in Portlethen, near Aberdeen and will be out and about as much as possible trying to learn everything I can. May try and come to some of the Scotland ride outs but the missus and baby are not agreeing Wink

Love the Bike. Pics to follow.

Re: New Member, New Biker, New Bike. - bazzaric - 18-06-12

test

Re: New Member, New Biker, New Bike. - AdieR - 18-06-12

Hello, welcome, and watch out for them bloody cagers (car drivers) with an IQ as high as their finger count.

Re: New Member, New Biker, New Bike. - Gingernutz - 18-06-12

Welcome mate, Fazers a great first bike but practice those emergency stops - the brakes are bit better than you will have used in training

Re: New Member, New Biker, New Bike. - bazzaric - 18-06-12

Cheers folks. For some reason my instructor taught me to use Back break all the time and only front in an emergency. I have since learnt I should use front a lot more.

Re: New Member, New Biker, New Bike. - bazzaric - 19-06-12

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I got the 'money shot' wrong on one of the pictures and should have had the hill in the background and not the foreground Wink

Re: New Member, New Biker, New Bike. - JZS 600 - 19-06-12

Use the gears to slow down and only use the brakes for pulling up to a stop.

Makes you smoother and makes you look a lot further ahead.

Re: New Member, New Biker, New Bike. - bazzaric - 19-06-12

I use the gears to slow down as often as possible. I can go my commute to work (11 miles) without using the breaks usually.

Re: New Member, New Biker, New Bike. - robby boy - 19-06-12

welcome to the site, good to see more N.E. foccers on here, I,m out on Speyside so who knows might bump into you sometime.

Re: New Member, New Biker, New Bike. - MadDogMcQ - 19-06-12

That instructor wants sacking! :eek

Love the photo through the door-glass Big Grin

Re: New Member, New Biker, New Bike. - bazzaric - 25-06-12

(19-06-12, 10:36 PM)MadDogMcQ link Wrote: That instructor wants sacking! :eek

Love the photo through the door-glass

It was a 'first day' photo, I kept checking to make sure it was still on the driveway!