Pity...

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Top this for a speeding ticket...


Two Hunter traffic patrol officers from Newcastle LAC were involved in
an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the F3
Freeway. One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check
the speed of a vehicle approaching over the crest of a hill, and was
surprised when the speed was recorded at over 800Kph. Their radar
suddenly stopped working and the officers were not able to reset it.

Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar
had in fact latched on to a Williamtown FA-18 fighter jet which was
engaged in a low-flying exercise over Wyong, approaching from the
ocean.

Back at police headquarters the Local Area Commander fired off a stiff
complaint to the RAAF Liaison officer at Williamtown.


Back came the reply in true laconic RAAF style:

'Thank you for your message, which allows us to complete the file on
this incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical
computer in the Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently
locked onto, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a
jamming signal back to it. Furthermore, an air-to-ground missile
aboard the fully-armed aircraft had also automatically locked onto
your equipment.

Fortunately the pilot flying the Hornet recognised the situation for
what it was, quickly responded to the missile systems alert status,
and was able to override the automated defence system before the
missile was launched and your hostile radar installation was
destroyed.

Thank you for your enquiry’

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Onya bike...

Gerry

 

If only Honda could fit similar gear onto their Hornet's...

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Funny, when I googled, I found *identically* worded descriptions of
events such as this occurring in Canada, the United Kingdom, California,
and elsewhere. Interestingly it seems that air forces world-wide all
respond in "that true laconic style".

Also, snopes.com calls 'bullshit'. It's as old as the internets itself.


GB

 

and radars cant read over 480kmh

mh

 

Yeah - as soon as I read that I immediately thought "urban myth".

 

Urban myth, bullshit, or notes from all around the world....
who gives a **** ??

If it is a joke which beings a smile, then let it be and stop copmplaining
about someone posting something that you may have seen a year or so ago, not
everyone has the time and wasted space as you lot have to read internet
jokes all day everyday.

I enjoy a joke and even if someone starts telling me something I have heard,
I don't spoil their moment by saying that I have already heard it before or
even, finish the joke off for them, I let them tell it to the end without
interrupting

Geez, you lot are pathetic

 

Must be stuck in, uh, 8th.

-----sharks

 

George W Frost wrote:

So who is _making_ you hang around?

regards,
CrazyCam

 

I thought that you already knew that Cam

It is you.....
I am waiting for wonderous statements to spew forth from your mouth

 

Ah George, you must be really appreciated at parties. I don't recall
when I first read this story, but it was more than 20 years ago, so
I'm usrprised you hadn't seen it before. I think it was two days after
the first vehicular radar unit went operational. There are about a
thousand versions of this about from about a hundred countries. It's
no longer funny and it has so many technical holes in it as to be more
than silly.

Theo

 

Oh well, in that case....err.....um.....well....<looks at watch>
lunch time beer?

regards,
CrazyCam

 

George is a lighthouse. Divert your course.

-----sharks

 

Ah George, you must be really appreciated at parties. I don't recall
when I first read this story, but it was more than 20 years ago, so
I'm usrprised you hadn't seen it before. I think it was two days after
the first vehicular radar unit went operational. There are about a
thousand versions of this about from about a hundred countries. It's
no longer funny and it has so many technical holes in it as to be more
than silly.

Theo


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zx
Theodore,
I have seen this joke before, I did not say I hadn't.
I said that if someone hadn't seen it before and decides to post it for
others to enjoy, then let them do their thing.
But, as you had seen this and think it is boring and useless
then go and tell someone who cares, tell Gerry
he posted it.

this time around

 

Well, Theo, I'm not as savvy as you are. It was sent to me by someoen
who wanted to share a joke with me. I had a chuckle and thought
someone in here might like a chuckle too. Obviously I was wrong. I
won't be making this mistake again.


Onya bike...

Gerry

 

Get back up your bloody hill Gerry.

Theo
Beer?

 

Here Johno, have a GET

 

Well, Johno, since you asked.... bloody great!

I am very well pleased with it.

Since I got it, in February, I've done just a smidging under eight
thousand kilometres on it, and enjoyed all but about 20 kilometres of it.

From new, out of the box, it was a really nice bit of kit to ride, the
only immediate problem was that it was pretty harsh on bumpy roads, thus
the 20 kms that I didn't enjoy was from Weismans Ferry to Spencer.

The other "problems" that it caused weren't the fault of the Triumph,
but I did have to review my garage of bikes.

The Street Triple is much more of a hooligan bike than the Hornet was.
The Hornet wanted a deliberate decision from the rider to go fast, while
the Triumph sort of sneaks up on you in the speed department.

So I disposed of the RZ250, since having two hooligan bikes seemed a bit
OTT.

Anyhow, back to the Trumpy.... after only a few weeks of ownership, it
got recalled for a rear suspension unit change... it was still pretty
harsh after that, so I assume mine hadn't failed in whatever way they
fail. <shrug>

The track day at Phillip Island, still in stock condition, brought to
light another slight niggle. The footpegs are just a wee bit too low for
enthusiastic cornering. Otherwise, all went well, with it feeling really
good on the track.

After that, the new rear shock arrived, a Penske, which got duly fitted
and set up. (This was at the peak of the Ozzie to US dollar, so an
Ohlins was just too silly!)

That certainly improved the comfort level, and, being set up just a bit
taller than the original, helped quicken the steering.

Before Angie and I went off for our Greek trip, Craig, at MMT, had had a
feel at the bike and recommended stiffer front springs, so we worked
out what he was going to do, and I left the bike with him for two months.

I had asked Craig to try and maintain the slight rear up, attitude, and
he had done that by sliding the front forks a wee bit higher thru the
triple clamps.

Anyhow, once I got back, I was supper happy with the suspension.

I also got very lucky in a Daytona 675 owner, who had fitted flash rear
set pegs to his Daytona, very kindly gave me his left over standard
pegs, which just bolted straight onto the Striple. This moves the pegs
up a bit...maybe an inch or so, giving a bit more ground clearance.

I was pretty nervous when I bolted them on, in case it would be too
uncomfortable for me, but was pleasantly surprised to find the higher
pegs were comfy.

As a token nod to "customising" I did fit a bit of bling, a pair of gold
anodised CRG short adjustable clutch and brake levers.

In the electronics department, I had got a TuneBoy set up, and loaded
the Triumph Off-Road mapping to the ECU. This seemed to make the bike go
even harder, rolling on the throttle from 4,500 to 7,000.

Subsequently, I got this tune fiddled with on a Dyno, and improved on it
a wee bit.

Off to Eastern Creek, to check out progress, and I was stoked.

It felt absolutely great. The only "moments" that I had there were, I
think, caused by the back tyre which seemed to have had enough when it
got hot.

All the new fiddles seemed to work just as planned.

After the garage rearrangement, and the acquisition of the BMW R850R,
and Angie giving here approval to said BM's back seat, I removed the
passenger pegs from the Triumph, purely for cosmetic reasons.

Passenger accommodation is a bit of a joke on the Striple.

Anyway, still absolutely wrapped.

Bought new tyres, liked the Qualifiers it came on, but, apparently we
don't get the same Qualifiers as the pommie factory, ours are US sourced
and, supposedly, not as good, so I'm going to try BT016r Bridgestones.

Did I mention that I'm very happy with the Triumph?

regards,
CrazyCam

 

[applause]

betty

 

I first heard this as a Harrier in the UK.
If only it were true.....

 

[sigh] Yes we all know how new and interesting this all is for you George
but for those of us who HAVEN'T had our heads up our arses for the last
couple of decades it's so, so dull to keep seeing rehashes of the same old
stuff....

Why don't you go to log in to alt.jokes or something so you can catch up
without having to make us all sit and wait for you?