First solo... (a ride report, of sorts...)

Sounds good.

At that price, it would want to.... :-|

I had a bit of a problem when I had the blue chain on the Hornet. Every
time it put the bike in for service, the guys would cover the chain in
some gungey lub. :-|

I can relate to that type of thinking.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

(BT Humble) wrote in

I thought it pretty much *is* a GPX, but with bigger
plastic bits!

Oh yeah, I've noted that thread. Right now it has a
chain looped through the back wheel, locked to the
furniture in a storage room which is in turn locked
with a car parked up against the door.

You gotta open the car, do the steering lock and the
engine immobiliser on the car then the locked door then
the chain. She'll be right there until I come up with
a disk lock!

It scared the shit of me.

No, not at all. She rode it home from the shop, then she
had to travel a lot for work, and it rained all the time,
and... yeah, I think it scared the shit out of her!

*sigh*... well, I guess 'Kwak Boy' is better than what they
call me over in the other group.


G

 

No! No! I *drove* it. Didn't get the tacho over about
six grand... that's *driving*, right?!?! It's gotta
hit at least twelve before it's 'riding' I reckon!

G

 

To be honest, I'll be happy if they just wanna practice.
The actual having children bit is really quite optional!

G

 

Awww *shucks*... Thanks, all-o-ya

G

 

well you just eliminated half the bikes in the world

 

My first Solo....I slammed it down fast....not too many girly bubbles...

--
Conehead
"A fellow i see at the auction yards every one and a while has just designed
a real smart safety device (he won't be sell then at auction-yards he is
negotiation with the big "houses" read AutoBarn/Repco/K-Mart/SuperCheapAuto
etc etc to sell them excl. for him)."

Hatz, in aus.cars, in gibberish mode

 

Now get fucked

--
Conehead
"A fellow i see at the auction yards every one and a while has just designed
a real smart safety device (he won't be sell then at auction-yards he is
negotiation with the big "houses" read AutoBarn/Repco/K-Mart/SuperCheapAuto
etc etc to sell them excl. for him)."

Hatz, in aus.cars, in gibberish mode

 

Before or after you paddled a bright yellow canoe
off a waterfall?

G

 

Eh?!!? [gobsmacked look]

I thought you were an old hand, Iain. (Damn; I would've patronised you if
only I'd realised!!)

Still; when you average 200,000km per year I s'pose you catch up pretty
quick!
Clem

 

~~>


Big's a newbie!!!!!!

 

Well yeah; but I've gotta' actually get one to answer yes to "a" first,
before I start to worry about the intricacies of "b"!!
Clem

 

Do you feel betrayed too Coney?
It's like when ya' found out Rock Hudson was a homo! (Or that Vanilla Ice
wasn't really a motocross champion!)
Damnit; we treated him like ONE OF US!
Clem

 

Not quite as much training involved to go solo though, but still an
achievement

There are a few of us around that understand it

Better yet, you can graduate to twins !!!!! or if you are really keen later
on, try the motorcycling equivalent of a jet fighter.

Me grounded a long time ago - economics

Remember to use your alerons at speed, and err theres no rudder dude.
Although Im sure with a bit of oil you can get some good yaw happing or
maybe sideslip like I did, into a commodore.

 

And a preload adjustment on the rear suspension.

 

Anyway a fantastic comeback, I must say.

j

 

Ya reckon? Took it out for a spin again this morning
(figured it might be smart to go out before the muggles
get out in their cages). Was a little surprised to find
that there is absolutely no need to back off for speedhumps,
etc. That preload still leaves it way too 'comfortable'
methinks. Soft as.

G

 

....and 17" wheels, and an alloy frame, and an extra $1000 in the price tag. ;-)


BTH

 

Bleedin' 'eck. And all these years I thought you had been riding longer than me. Turns out it's the
other way around (just - about 6-7 years riding here). :-/

 

"CrazyCam" wrote

I see a pink chain in your future.

No point for me. Can't tell the colour behind the cam cover.

Theo