NSW to act against bikie gang violence

He does have a point though. I see a lot of wankers ^H^H^H^H^H^H riders commute
to work on overly large bikes when a simple step-thru would do.

--
"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!"
- Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.

"Silly old bugger!"
- Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke
responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.

"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor
general!"
- Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his
appointee for Governor General John Kerr.

 

OK a far as it goes, but the mystical and psychological aspects remain
a bit up in the air.
Let face it, the whats and hows of the question get aired to death, so
to speak, but to me it's the whys that are interesting.

Mr H (well not that interesting really, but it beats watching concrete
set)

 

How about beating dodgy knees with set concrete?

P

 

The whys? Hmmm... That's a big one...

I'll get back to you on that..


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Onya bike

Gerry

 

That's being a bit unfair
A person buys a bike because that is the one he or she wants to ride, not
because of the economy of it
That is like saying that all Rolls Royce owners should not be driving them
because Toyota Echos would do.

 

Yeah, probably.

Not quite. If you're in Sydney, have a look at Lang St. some time. Its probably
the largest bike parking area in town. Almost every bike is either a step-thru
or 500cc and below. Every now and then I notice one that stick out like a sore
thumb. If it belongs to an office worker then its probably a guy with penis
issues. So its more like driving a truck when a car will do.

--
"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!"
- Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.

"Silly old bugger!"
- Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke
responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.

"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor
general!"
- Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his
appointee for Governor General John Kerr.

 

Or he only owns one bike and he commutes and does weekend rides on it so
he's bought one that suits the fun rides, and trudges in and out of work
on it

Most people I know don't buy a second bike specifically for commuting,
they use the one they have. Most of the scooter riders don't own another
bike

JL
(I catch public transport personally despite having 3 bikes, it's not
worth the hassle to ride in)

 

Not to mention that not everybody fits on a small bike. I found Harleys
to be great commuters. Economical, cheap on parts and tyres, belt drive.
Weight low down, etc.

The DR650 is great as a commuter for me. It's physically large. (But it
tells me to do bad things...)

 

up with you.

Hmm, you obviously don't know me.

Hint: Who _else_ do you know that rides a Honda Z50?

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Louxury! Try getting around on a V-Moto Milan. I rode the beast to
work from home twice (having confiscated it for repairs) doing 55 in a
110 zone is a bit scary.

Theo
One died last year due to failure of the oil pump, but we still have
one.

 

Yes, its quite likely.

I know one guy who migrated here from UKemenistan last year. He found a nice
place near bushland that he liked but it was a fair way from the train station.
He couldn't get his wife to give him a lift every day so he bought a scooter.

But you're correct. Most wouldn't own more than one.

That's a shame. It is a problem if you wear a suit. Although a scooter does go
well with a suit.

Why don't you ride to work anyway?

--
"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!"
- Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.

"Silly old bugger!"
- Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke
responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.

"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor
general!"
- Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his
appointee for Governor General John Kerr.

 

I live 4-5Km from work in the CBD, the bus stop is 500m away, I work
in a suit. By public transport it's 15-20min door to door.

By bike, it's about the same (Vic Rd/Anzac Br isn't very lane -
splittable), but then you have to add in extra time to change out of
the bike gear into the suit and vice versa, plus having to haul the
office gear with you to change into, and it always looks a bit second
hand after you get it out of the top-box.

Just not worth it really. Then you can add in the pain in the arse
factor of riding in peak traffic amongst the homicidal morons and the
chauffeur driven mercedes or volvo looks pretty good (1)

When I worked at Nth Ryde and lived at Nth Sydney by bike was the only
viable option - no public transport worth mentioning and by car it was
45-60mins - by bike 15mins (lane split through stationary traffic the
whole way)

JL
(1) there are downsides - like when it rains heavily and the traffic
grinds to a halt so the buses don't get back out of the city and you
wait 45mins for a bus to turn up, and then 3 do.

 

Fair enough.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

I note that hire cars (HC- license plates) are allowed to drive in the bus lanes
in NSW. Would be nice if they allowed car poolers to use the lane too.

Rain is also the bane of any bike commuter. I don't particularly like wet
weather gear.

--
"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!"
- Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.

"Silly old bugger!"
- Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke
responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.

"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor
general!"
- Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his
appointee for Governor General John Kerr.

 

JL wrote:

Hi John.

Aye, memories.... when I used to live down there, close to where you are
now, I used to walk to Milsons Pt.Station and get the train (free, I
worked for the PTC) across the bridge into the station under York St.
where the PTC offices were.

I could have just walked over the bridge, but, I enjoyed the jam packed
train much more.

Ah, the joys of frotting!

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Could be wrong, but I thought that bikes could use the bus or express
lanes?

 

Yes, buses, taxis, bikes and hire cars. But I don't see why cars with at least 3
passengers can't use it either considering that bikes are usually just one rider
and taxis are often just the driver.

--
"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!"
- Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.

"Silly old bugger!"
- Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke
responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.

"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor
general!"
- Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his
appointee for Governor General John Kerr.

 

Then you would get the car with just the driver and three blow-up dolls for
protection when they pass the cameras

 

Heavy fines should take care of that.

--
"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!"
- Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.

"Silly old bugger!"
- Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke
responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.

"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor
general!"
- Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his
appointee for Governor General John Kerr.

 

This might interest you:
http://www.cityrail.info/ecrl/stations.jsp
http://www.cityrail.info/ecrl/for_customers.jsp

Although I can't say I'm impressed. For all the money they spent, there's only 3
stations on the line.

--
"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!"
- Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.

"Silly old bugger!"
- Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke
responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.

"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor
general!"
- Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his
appointee for Governor General John Kerr.

 

<grin> I know what you mean.

JL
(but I'm back in Balmain where I belong now, Kirribilli was a momentary
aberration)