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- Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:01 pm
- Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
- Topic: parking your bike
- Replies: 58
- Views: 44841
I am not glad that I am the only one but it is absolutly freeking amazing that people think it is OK to do this. My bike costs more than some cars and yet people have no qualms about sittting on the bike, never mind that I only have a side stand and if that falls over I am in for some serious money...
- Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:50 pm
- Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
- Topic: Should we insist on demo ride
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17067
We have a street in Auckland where there are 6 bike shops within a km of each other and they all expect you to take the demos for a hoon.. When I brought my bike and the paper work was going thro the dealer was still asking if I wanted to take another bike out 'to pass the time while the computer ca...
- Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:23 pm
- Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
- Topic: ZX1200 VS 1300 Busa Wad ya think
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6191
Has he looked at the Honda VFR800??? The bike is plenty sporty, roomy for a pillion and even comes w/ bags. lol.. I'm on a VFR800 and I'm looking at both these bikes now.. The Busa has more room than the VFR, for the rider anyway.. and the idea of not having to reset the suspension from 1 up to 2 u...
- Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:01 pm
- Forum: The Soap Box
- Topic: scooter!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6331
I get paid to ride on the footpaths going as fast as I possibly can. It is a great job but I definitely have to keep an eye out for kids, dogs and morons charging out of their driveways in cars. Postie ?. hate dogs beside the road.. cost too much to repair the plastic when you hit them.. 2 dogs in ...
- Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:50 pm
- Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
- Topic: What is you riding speed?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8451
- Tue Aug 16, 2005 2:50 pm
- Forum: The Soap Box
- Topic: Price of gas?
- Replies: 91
- Views: 37613
Stuff like this cracks me up.. with the conversion from litres to gallons and the dollar rate we're paying about $10 US for a gallon.. please remember the oil companies are just that, companies that want to make as much money as possible.. other wise why would they be in business, to make the world ...
- Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:47 am
- Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
- Topic: Sweet Justice
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18272
I heard that the reason that it is legal in California is so the CHP can split lanes in an emergency.. don't know if that is right or not. Also remember that while it might be legal, most people might know that it is. It's legal to 'filter' in NZ, move to the front of traffic that has stopped, but a...
- Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:40 am
- Forum: Beginning Bikers
- Topic: Which Ducati to get?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7276
IMHO..
God, I wish I could have afforded a 9xx Duc when I was 20.. This is just my opinion and no more (here be monsters..).. you might want to start with something smaller and easier to ride.. the 999 can send you to jail, in NZ, for a maximum of 18 months, without changing gear.. It has enough pull to ta...
- Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:50 pm
- Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
- Topic: New Bike
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5684
- Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:39 pm
- Forum: Beginning Bikers
- Topic: Vstar 650 on the interstate?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7838