Geez! I hate that!

[OneMadMan]

Originally Posted by OneMadMan

Yep, can relate to your comment... and I'm still alive to prove it!Did an oil change on my R1, (long time ago) no probs. Fitted sump plug. Check.Phone rang.. c'mon man, where are you? he says...15 minutes later, put the new oil in it, turned the key and headed to the hills for a Saturday arvo blast.Got to one of my favorite straights and saw a victim in the distance and new I could be in front of it by the next 25Kmp/h corner. Done.When turning into the sweeper before the 25Kmp/h corner the back stepped out, the handlebars went to the stop... and I thought, bugger, back tyre has a puncture...Slowed down to investigate, the fairing filled with acrid blue smoke.. hit the kill switch. Like WTAF????Stopped, got off, had a look down the road I just came from to discover an oil trail... leading to my bike.. Hmmm, must a forgotten to tighten the sump plug. BUGGA!

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Cheers,

One 'lucky to be alive' Mad Man

[Crazy Dazz]

Why is it that when telcos and airlines boast of an "Australian Service Centre," what they really mean is an East-CoastService Centre.

In all honesty, I think it's a pretty simple concept, and it applies to all goods and services: If you are going to market and sell your product, in any given market, then you need to service that market. And yes, that includes flaming Perth. So sick of dealing with companies where I can't contact anyone after 1~2pm.

If it makes economic sense to have ALL your staff in Melbourne, fine, but if you're going to sell into other time-zones, then you to have some staff work later.

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by OneMadMan

Found the pictures that go with the story...

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Cheers,

One 'lucky to be alive' Mad Man

180 or 190 rear tyre? When the yzfr1000 came out in 1998 it was considered the first go out and try not to kill yourself bike. My uncle still has his 98 r1, it has some kays on it, as in 28k and agrees the front end is light for what they put down

[DFB FGXR6]

For some reason, my street has become the go-to location for driving instructors to teach 3-point turns. It started out as an occasional occurrence by one or two operators, but it's to the point where a never-ending stream of them pull up in front of my house, and always my house.

Out in the garage for a couple of hours today, no joke, at least 8 different drivers/operators made a visit today in that time. I know I don't own the road, but its pain in the ar.e that it happens all day long and always in front of my house. I even waited 3 - 4 minutes to get into my own driveway a week back.

[OneMadMan]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

180 or 190 rear tyre? When the yzfr1000 came out in 1998 it was considered the first go out and try not to kill yourself bike. My uncle still has his 98 r1, it has some kays on it, as in 28k and agrees the front end is light for what they put down

Hey, thanks for askin..

180 Metzeler mate. I like going around corners to...

I've had 3.. the 1st one was a new 99 R1. The 2nd, a 12,000Km 2000 model, and my last one, pictured, was a rare find indeed. I bought it in 2006 in Chadstone, Victoria with... wait for it,
3624 original kms on it. Not an ex race bike. I was the 4th owner believe it or not. Paid $12500.

Still had the original 207 Dun rocks on it... with 3/4 tread! I sh it you not.

The 1st owner scared himself (500kms added). Second owner also scared himself (750Kms added). Third guy who I got it from, put the rest of the kays on it, and wasn't scared of it at all.
He was / is an interstate train driver that was never around long enough to enjoy it properly.
No bugs in the radiator, no hammered steering stop, not one stone chip on the headlights / fairing etc. Just a mint super low as new example... in 2006! No Fscken way! Yeah!

I had been looking around for one for about 6 months .. during that time my bike mechanic said to me, before I found it, "mate, you'll never find one. The only place you'll find one is in a museum"!

Love proving people wrong. (in a good way)

When I left the sellers house, I turned right out of his driveway nursed it to 20 kays an hour.. clutch in, revved it to 8000rpm, flicks the clutch and did a 200+ metre burnout, as I used to like doing on all my R1's.

I encountered road works for a few kays on the way back, and I couldn't believe my nose. It had the new bike smell when the thermo fan came on!
GOLD.

The thing was gutless tho (to me), had been pussied all it's life.. I rode it back to Adelaide on a Sunday night in winter and gave it a mega hiding (if you can thrash an R1 that is). I must've done 100+ 110 kay an hour to 240 kmp/h full throttle 'pulls' in 5th gear to run it in... so to speak.
And by the time I got to Bordertown, it had regained it's 'pep'.

Happy days.

It's long gone now, but I still think about riding... but also have a permanent reminder why I stopped doing it...

this is what they took out of my leg:



how it looked in my leg:



That's when I decided to stop riding and get a car that was just as fast as my bikes were. And yes, going around corners to....

2 Turbs, 6.2 litres of stroker heaven making 556 RW Kw's, back in 2006 mind you... (2003 CV8 II).

Funny how a simple question opens the memory banks.

Happy days my friend,

One Mad Man

[OneMadMan]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

For some reason, my street has become the go-to location for driving instructors to teach 3-point turns. It started out as an occasional occurrence by one or two operators, but it's to the point where a never-ending stream of them pull up in front of my house, and always my house. Out in the garage for a couple of hours today, no joke, at least 8 different drivers/operators made a visit today in that time. I know I don't own the road, but its pain in the ar.e that it happens all day long and always in front of my house. I even waited 3 - 4 minutes to get into my own driveway a week back.

By a couple of dungers and park them on the street in front of your house for a week, then sell them..
That'll learn em...


One Mad Man

[Citroënbender]

It doesn’t work, they use them for parallel parking practice.

[Tonz]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

For some reason, my street has become the go-to location for driving instructors to teach 3-point turns. It started out as an occasional occurrence by one or two operators, but it's to the point where a never-ending stream of them pull up in front of my house, and always my house.

Out in the garage for a couple of hours today, no joke, at least 8 different drivers/operators made a visit today in that time. I know I don't own the road, but its pain in the ar.e that it happens all day long and always in front of my house. I even waited 3 - 4 minutes to get into my own driveway a week back.

give Franco Cozzo a buzz, he has a few vehicles he could spare for driveway protection.