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Ticket to ride

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Created by Greenroom > 9 months ago, 28 Mar 2008
Greenroom
WA, 7608 posts
28 Mar 2008 12:05AM
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299kmh on the freeway and 200kmh wheelies!
Check out the first opening seconds where all you can see is blue sky and clouds. Then look at the speedo.
HOLY SH!T

knot board
QLD, 1241 posts
28 Mar 2008 9:56AM
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I think you'll find he was doing 300+ but the speedo didn't register after that.
I recall reading something about a gentlemans agreement between the major manufacturers to not produce bike capable of more than 300km/h.

I used to watch this crap all the time, Urban Assualt, Ghost Rider, Mach III, you know the type of movies full of wheelies, burnouts and stupid speeds on public roads. You grow out of it if you live that long.

GreenPat
QLD, 4083 posts
28 Mar 2008 2:10PM
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There's a heap of squids over in kiteboarding talking about street bikes at the moment:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36590

I'd rather something you can take places like this really:



It's not going anywhere at the moment though:

evlPanda
NSW, 9202 posts
28 Mar 2008 4:19PM
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GreenPat said...

There's a heap of squids over in kiteboarding talking about street bikes at the moment:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36590



What is about youth and death wishes?

Still I'd love a fast bike, if only I didn't have that wee mistake every 3 or 5 years that'd likely see me killed if I were on a bike (I've done a great Peter Brock impersonation, but I added backwards down a cliff, Ill post it if i can find it).

monster
TAS, 495 posts
28 Mar 2008 4:47PM
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this is what happen at 200 kays the rider and the two people in the car were all killed they cleaned up what was left of every body and put it on display to try and get message through flickr.com/photos/21412347@N03/

monster
TAS, 495 posts
28 Mar 2008 4:49PM
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GreenPat said...

There's a heap of squids over in kiteboarding talking about street bikes at the moment:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36590

I'd rather something you can take places like this really:



It's not going anywhere at the moment though:



greenpat whats rong with the ktm not terminal i hope

GreenPat
QLD, 4083 posts
28 Mar 2008 5:36PM
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No, should be sweet, just seems to be getting some combustion gas into the coolant at extremely high loads (ie. Me, a 40 degree day and Dakar style from Lancelin to Wedge the back way). Head gaskets are tested and seem to be good, and there is a TSB on the cylinder head nuts that doesn't seem to have been done, lack of which has caused this symptom before. New nuts and washers, torque them up and put it back together and we'll see.

big gill
WA, 649 posts
28 Mar 2008 4:54PM
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yeah its pretty quick!!!!

getfunky
WA, 4485 posts
28 Mar 2008 5:00PM
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GreenPat said...

There's a heap of squids over in kiteboarding talking about street bikes at the moment:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36590

I'd rather something you can take places like this really:



It's not going anywhere at the moment though:






That Katy chick seems to be high maintanence Pat.

Thought about trading her in on a more submissive Jap ride?

Hope you weren't having a swig of beer just then... no-one likes beer on their screen

poor relative
WA, 9089 posts
28 Mar 2008 5:42PM
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What crap.
Mine is better than yours

NotWal
QLD, 7428 posts
28 Mar 2008 7:33PM
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evlPanda said...

GreenPat said...

There's a heap of squids over in kiteboarding talking about street bikes at the moment:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36590




Still I'd love a fast bike, if only I didn't have that wee mistake every 3 or 5 years that'd likely see me killed if I were on a bike




So not evlKneval then.

That could be me speaking. I'm sure I've said that. I have the same feeling about kiting (possibly misguided).

GreenPat
QLD, 4083 posts
28 Mar 2008 8:31PM
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getfunky said...


Thought about trading her in on a more submissive Jap ride?

Hope you weren't having a swig of beer just then... no-one likes beer on their screen


No, but you reminded me to go and get a beer so I could come back, read that again and spit it everywhere.

In fairness it's been the same problem the whole time, just no-one in Perth knew about the TSB and kept trying different things.

Well, there was the blown head gasket, and a seized thermostat, but this is probably the underlying cause behind both of them.

Even if it does poop itself I'd get another Katie, it's such a nice ride. Jap????.... Yeah NO.

knot board
QLD, 1241 posts
28 Mar 2008 9:24PM
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Pat,
What is this TSB you speak of?
Torque Sensing Bolt? Something uniquely European?

GreenPat
QLD, 4083 posts
28 Mar 2008 9:59PM
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Technical Service Bulletin. For fixable manufacturing errors (ie design flaws) not worth a product recall.

GreenPat
QLD, 4083 posts
28 Mar 2008 10:01PM
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poor relative said...

What crap.
Mine is better than yours




Well yours does have a bigger luggage rack I suppose...

Greenroom
WA, 7608 posts
28 Mar 2008 9:10PM
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poor relative said...

What crap.
Mine is better than yours



This is the Rolls Royce model.
Reli couldnt afford it so he opted for the poverty pack edition...
just doesnt come with a seat...
but he likes it that way

monster
TAS, 495 posts
29 Mar 2008 12:50AM
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im still a big kid and like draggin the knee, this is my stead

Dawn Patrol
WA, 1991 posts
28 Mar 2008 11:10PM
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Monster i have a sneaky suspicion as to why your username is monster. Nice bike.

Greenroom
WA, 7608 posts
28 Mar 2008 11:35PM
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I wish this was mine

Dawn Patrol
WA, 1991 posts
29 Mar 2008 12:05AM
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How about this puppy

greenleader
QLD, 5283 posts
29 Mar 2008 1:14AM
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message for you guys!

Dawn Patrol
WA, 1991 posts
29 Mar 2008 12:18AM
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I think we will all find the only thing you actually ride is one of these
http://s7ondemand6.scene7.com/is/image/Mothercare/lc4609
They are great fun. When you are watching a 4yr old trying to beat you down a really steep hill when your on a bike, and hes bare foot and no helmet, and he absolutely gets owned by the road.HAHAHHAAHHAHA what a day.

monster
TAS, 495 posts
29 Mar 2008 10:53PM
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Dawn Patrol said...

How about this puppy




yer thats nice , jap bikes just dont have any sole plus i like italian gear they make great bikes and even better firearms

greenleader
QLD, 5283 posts
29 Mar 2008 10:52PM
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here's a real bike!



monster
TAS, 495 posts
30 Mar 2008 12:43AM
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greenleader said...

here's a real bike!






good one greenleader

knot board
QLD, 1241 posts
30 Mar 2008 8:06AM
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monster said...

Dawn Patrol said...

How about this puppy




yer thats nice , jap bikes just dont have any sole plus i like italian gear they make great bikes and even better firearms


I would have thought that Triumphs are more bangers and mash with a pint of ale than sushi rolls with saki

GreenPat
QLD, 4083 posts
30 Mar 2008 10:20AM
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I think he's got you there.

I must say though, I agree that Ducatis are the shizzle for road work anyway.

Richiefish
QLD, 5610 posts
30 Mar 2008 2:31PM
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I want one of these, with a milk crate on the back.

greenleader
QLD, 5283 posts
30 Mar 2008 3:53PM
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and here's an insane bike!

monster
TAS, 495 posts
30 Mar 2008 5:59PM
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Richiefish said...

I want one of these, with a milk crate on the back.



did you know the old postie bike is the most reliable bike ever built , id like to do the postie run they have every year last year they went up through the red centre with the only prob being a puncture

monster
TAS, 495 posts
30 Mar 2008 6:02PM
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greenleader said...

and here's an insane bike!




nar ill leave this one alone , some model just dont work right regardless how many recalls



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