off topic/ place to chat

P.S. SNELL WILL NOT TEST FLIP-FRONT HELMETS AS OF SNELL M2000 testing!!!! In fact, I think they only test full-face helmets, but I may be wrong on that. They might test 3/4 helmets, but since I don't want my face gettin messed up, I only look at "true" full-face helmets.

Z: I'd prefer to teach algebra, trig, or other maths like that. Maybe linear algebra. I hate calculus and abstract algebra, so I hope not to teach them. Speaking of which, if anyone knows of any districts ANYWHERE looking for 7-12 math teachers next year, let me know! ;)

lol. Come down to South Florida, you're bound to get one in a high school or community college.

I hate Florida... I forgot to mention... The Mason Dixon line is as far south as I go... except maybe VA

Why's that, some old, retired couple tried to run you off the road?

No, I hate heat... At least when you're cold, you can always put more clothes on... only so far you can take clothes off before you get arrested ;)

Whoa, I completely agree. Most Northerners come down here to beat the cold. Where as I despise the constant 80-100 degrees F. I've been pushing my parents ever since I can remember to relocate up North. But they like the tropical climate. I hate not having a winter. The only positive side to it now is one can ride motorcycle all year long. And of course, the all year long access to beaches and water sports.

I've got alot of respect for anyone who can stick it out at the tertiary level of maths. I did the highest level at my high school and when it came to uni, i kept confusing my calculus tutorial for tha pub. no wonder i got suspended and asked to leave.(18 of us got booted after first year at universty)

huh? You got kicked out of college because you failed (??) one class?

no. we had only just enough credits to continue but were told to re-evalute our position. goota go now. wife just came home and we have corporate box tickets to some weird thing called WWF.

wish I had a wife like that.

EwwwWWww... wrestling?? man, theres gotta be something better than that you can do... although, id go to ballet if i got free tix for a corporate box!!

ok its the next morning and i don't want to go off topic but wrestling is not my thing. The tickets were free and it was a box with free booze and food until it started and then we were 10 rows from the front. it was a good show for free but not worth the 300 bucks(oz) a ticket(we had 6).
that john sene block was a nice guy to talk to but thought he would have been bigger

It beats watching ballet with her or accompanying your girl at the mall while she spends and spends.

true. hey back to bikes for a short time, saw a 'busa the other day that was a trike and i think it had a V8 in it. only got a glimpse but saw 4 headers out one side

Creative and different, but what's the point? lol. I rather put two Busa engines in that trike or a four-wheeled go-kart chasis. Do you think it could've been faster than the original design?

given the paint job and wheels , i'd say it was purely show but it would be bloody quick in a straight line

true. hey back to bikes for a short time, saw a 'busa the other day that was a trike and i think it had a V8 in it. only got a glimpse but saw 4 headers out one side
Dude, that's like... one of those badazz Tomahawks, mang! I want one for my first bike!!!

tangie, i wish you'd post more often. you crack me up. my wife is so jealous. lucky she can't see your taco!

anyhoo, lyndon, i went to the bike shop this morning and looked at some gear for you. basically price wise from least to mid price, Lazer helmet not good, KBC better but i really liked the HJC AC11 for the money. RRP of $499. it fit me well with no obvious annoyingness (i just made up that word)
saw a good Suomy jacket that was half leather and half Gortex that was ok for the money but nowhere near the quality or style of the Alpinestars.

my guy said that if you work out what you want he will ship it to you free of charge and you'll pay my discounted price (mates rates). this could be good but you could probably get similar discounts yourself and develop a relationship with a shop for future discounts.

Aussie you're totally lost man, she doesn't have a taco anymore. Instead there is a picture of Bush with a comical message. Get a Dell ASAP. hehe.

Tech talk:

What is positive neutral finder?

Positive Neutral Finder is gear box technology developed by Kawasaki which simplifies finding neutral while at a stop.

If you are at a stop just shift down all the way to first gear and the next shift up will always be Neutral.

My question is how is it any different than most bikes? When you shift all the way down, it's obviously first gear, and then shift up, it's N, 2, 3, etc. And then switching from neutral to 1st gear is down, but to go back up is shift up twice.

oh shit really. i can't see any smilies or avatars or rep stars. doesn't matter wether its my Toshiba laptop ot 256kbs or tower on 36kbs. i only get it rarely.

after a quick fiddle between computers i think that my norton anti virus is the reason for me not seeing the avatars and smilies. does anyone else run norton and not have troubles? :banghead:

as for tech talk Fknows. i always just click away till the little green light comes on

oh shit really. i can't see any smilies or avatars or rep stars. doesn't matter wether its my Toshiba laptop ot 256kbs or tower on 36kbs. i only get it rarely.

after a quick fiddle between computers i think that my norton anti virus is the reason for me not seeing the avatars and smilies. does anyone else run norton and not have troubles? :banghead:

as for tech talk Fknows. i always just click away till the little green light comes on
You get a green light??? Wow, lucky! :)

Sometimes I can find neutral by feel, especially if I miss a shift!

As for Norton, I have the latest version of Norton and it's fine with all avatars and smilies. Did you pay your $19.95 and download this years version? (Yeah, yeah, they really lock us in, don't they?)

my guy said that if you work out what you want he will ship it to you free of charge and you'll pay my discounted price (mates rates). this could be good but you could probably get similar discounts yourself and develop a relationship with a shop for future discounts.

yeah true that'd be the way to go, but i think until im a fair bit older im just going to be looked down at as a punkass teenager..
unfortunately, respect seems to come with age, not wisdom..

well ive saved all my money for my security guard licence, so the next thing to save for is the bike and gear, and im not getting the bike till ive got the gear, coz i know ill wanna ride it straight away! so yeah ill DEFINATELY keep your offer in mind, and thanks for helpin me out dude!
:D :D :D :D :D :D

also, whats the bike that Todd Colbert rides in the dvd you sent me (awesome by the way) coz thats the bike ive been trying to find out! the best naked bike ive seen

thanks magic, i've got the latest version on my tower (Internet Security Pack) and work put a coprorate pack on my laptop. as soon as they did it the goodies disappeared. with it disabled it works fine. i'm going to try to configure my firewalls. i've heard XP and norton firewalls conflict.

as for the dvd, i'm not that good with nakeds but it looks like a kawasaki. check out z1000 or z750 on www.kawasaki.com.au
these are the new models and i think Todds bike is the ZR9 based on the old ZX9. Any one else seen Urban Assault with Todd Colbert and his misses?

ok, i can log in and not see the goodies. then disable norton. refresh and they appear. enable norton and keep surfing and they go only sometimes. weird huh
at least now i can see tangies Bush.

hey Lyndon, i've ordered some redmax jeans. the new ones. i'll let you know how it all turns out. This is my first purchase over the net.

This reply is from the thread 'witness to accident' regarding kiddies in beemers....

Not sure about your yankee rules but down under, once you're off your learners permit, you go to a provisional licence ('P' plater).
You can then drive unsupervised to a max speed of 100kmh or 60mph.

Most kids (17yr olds) either buy their own shitboxes like Ford Escorts (pre 80's) Ford lasers or worse Geminis. Some can afford better cars but insurance is a killer. Nissan Pulsar's and Toyota Corrolla's are popular for small cars or the most popular larger car is the Holden Commodore. Think family car, four door sedan that has its own race series down here. then you get the wankers in mummy or daddy's car's. Around me that means either BMW 3 series or a 4WD tank. due to inexperience they tend to want to race anything on the road.

WHATS WRONG WITH GEMINIS!?!?!!?!?!?!? much better than a ford laser or an escort

blayne, VERY SEXY... naked bikes are definately me! :D still trying to find colberts exact bike, i tried to look for zr9 on bikesales.com.au but no luck :(

i knew that'd get a response from you. lol roll on floor. any excuse to give you shit.

Blayne, you mean that my precious Primera isn't a prime pick in Oz like it is in Kiwiland?

Anyhoo, back to the 'neutral' conversation, most bikes should have a neutral light. Every bike I've ridden has had one... usually green.

hahahaha, well, mine is a piece of shit really, its the 1.8 diesel version.. but i still like gemini's out of the smaller 80's domestic sedans

what the hell is a primera?

Are you serious? You don't know what a Nissan Primera is? I know Oz doesn't use the "yuppy" Infiniti name.... Oh well.

tried searching for photo's but got nothing after a half arsed try. got one photo but didn't recognise it. we have pulsars, bluebirds and maxima's that look similar. going by the motor choices, it may be a bluebird that we never got. but i have no clue

it's got the SR20DE engine in it... same as the early 240SX's, but FWD... it looks like a smaller crossbreed between a maxima and an altima. I have a pic of Sophie and me in my gallery, I think.

looks similar to a puslar sedan but we haven't got anything that is exactly the same. the motor is also in our pulsar i think but the SSS version. also that motor and a turbo version is in the blue bird(i think) but don't quote me on it. not a big nissan expert. my sister in law tried to reverse park her pulsar into a tree at 75mph one day!

AHEM..........


BIKE FORUM...... BIKE.....

blayne the SSS hosts an SR20DET, i think the SR20DE came in the standard pulsars

yes dad. anyway the t on the end is for turbo i think. back to bikes.ummmmm nup nuthin.

hahahah indeed it is
SR=engine series,
20=2.0 litre,
D=double ohc,
E=EFI (Electric Fuel Injection
T=duhh! (twirls his hair like bimbo mall-goer blonde)

like totally man wow rad

SEE WHAT YOU DO BLAYNE!

on a more bike note, i finally got to sit on some bikes, its not that bad actually, i dont know what this 'back aching' bs is all about, but i didnt sit on it for an hour, and it wasnt bumping all over the place so yeah.. but my point is i think there pretty damn comfy, some a little more than others... sat on a 80's GPX250, wasnt too bad, but i like the peace of mind of having that back bit there so i know i cant slide off the seat.. im sure theres a technical bike word for it :)

saw a bike today and thought of you (play soppy music and it'll get weird)
it was a skorpion sports by mv i think. half naked learner legal with a big bike twin sound. it was COOL!

i'm surprised you haven't given me shit for stacking my bike yet lyndon

hahahaha, sif i would man...
1) atleast youve GOT a bike
2) when i get one ill prolly spend more time picking it up than riding it
3) HAHAHAHAHAH SUCK SHIT! heheheh jk dude :D

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! excuse me while i print this picture and dissapear with some kleenex!!!!!
(the bike i currently want to get when im done learning)

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/212264z1000_YUMMM.jpg

Z1000? Just as a note, it's a bit downgraded from the ZX-10R, so the latter would kick ass and handle better. But if it's the uncoventional yet sexy look of the naked you want, make sure you get a bigger windscreen for the 1000.

Offtopic:

While joyriding before I headed for campus on Tuesday, I saw a kid, probably 18-22 driving around in his new, black Ferrari 360 Modena with xenon headlights. He had the window rolled down. Surprisingly enough, he was following the legal speed limit, so I got a real close look at the car from the side, back, front, in my rear view mirror. And I had to envy, I like many others going to college for pursuit of whatever, and this kid already had it made.

If ever I make that much money doing whatever, I'd probably be passed my prime, and definitely be above 35. Life is a bitch. So I had a clash of values, what was more important to me? Bust my balls all my life just to get a hot car? But neither am I so bent on wasting my life just to make some money that I can't keep when I die.

So I figured patience is a virtue, my next probable bike could decimate that Ferrari everyway in terms of performance. HEHE.

But Ferrari is a Ferrari, damn I wish I win a lottery.

Moral of the story: sell drugs!

here's food for thought:

ex mate of mine (he went weird after this incedent). his dad had one of 5 evo 6's in aus. one night 3 men armed with guns came to his house and took it. in the process they smashed his knees with a 4lbs hammer. the dad had to have both knees replaced.

is it worth having really nice things if some crackhead is going to kill you over it. or worse you live and your family is traumatised for life.

heres the bike i saw the other day for you lyndon.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/171274MuZ-Skorpion-Sport-1996-med.jpg

learner legal italian classic worth around 5k

awwww spew, bit outta my price range, not planning on keeping my first bike for all that long anyway :)

sexy but...

here's food for thought:

ex mate of mine (he went weird after this incedent). his dad had one of 5 evo 6's in aus. one night 3 men armed with guns came to his house and took it. in the process they smashed his knees with a 4lbs hammer. the dad had to have both knees replaced.

is it worth having really nice things if some crackhead is going to kill you over it. or worse you live and your family is traumatised for life.

My remorse sentiments to the family. I always thought we had it bad, for instance, people got killed over $5 bucks or pack of beef jerky.

Anyway, Hurricane Frances is coming for us, hehe.

Biketalk: After hearing the rumble of my Suzy V-twin for a while now, I've really come to appreciate and miss at some odd level since never having owned one, hearing/riding when a 4-cylinders fire. I don't know what the whole deal is about guys having orgasms over the sound of v-twins or Ducs.

awwww spew

Did you just wank-off, wankaa?? :eek7::D

just a bike from LVX 3 - Urban Assualt.. my bro pointed it out and likes it, im taking a rough guess (and yes i mean rough) but my very brief experience tells me its a suzuki gsxr or some kinda of kwaka....

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/212264whatsthis.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/212264whatsthis2.jpg

I should know this, but the name escapes me... looks like a Yosh can, though.

thanks for the try tange :D ...
anyone else?


p.s. LYNDONS GOT A GIRLFRIEND!!!! whooooooo! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
PLUS.. she likes BIKES! but the dirt kind with freestlyle tricks, but still, there BIKES! hehehehehehehe gimme some time, ill change that! *evil eyes*

If ever I make that much money doing whatever, I'd probably be passed my prime, and definitely be above 35. Life is a bitch.
So I figured patience is a virtue, my next probable bike could decimate that Ferrari everyway in terms of performance. HEHE.

But Ferrari is a Ferrari, damn I wish I win a lottery.
Sorry to interject, folks, but as a 39 year old, I found this amusing.
Age really does not matter when it comes to 'prime' Its attitude and physical condition. Besides the chicks dig guys with a positive attitude and some dough, even if they are old farts.

Ferraris are for egocentric posers with too much money and not enough imagination. Bikes share a trait with snowmobiles, fine guitars and hunting frearms. The best ones made are within the financial reach of the average reasonably-paid person.

gday all

just read this entire thread! damn
thought id grace every one with my presence

(cough, cough)

tumbelweed rolls by.......

oh well maybe next time

howdy y'all. hows my american accent?

lyndon the bike in question is a kawasaki zx7r from 98 ish. similar in design to the 96-99 gsxr.

and to Magic, woohoo someone older than me. i thought i was the old fart or the forum. but your only as old as the woman you feel. he he

cheers blayne :D

Update: My parents and I are literally homeless/workless thanks to Hurricane Frances. I'll post a longer explanation later, but for obvious reasons, I won't be here for days to come.

shit eh. i hope it all works out for you. keep us updated and our thoughts are with you. i though i had it tough with an aiport closure due to hail and a trashed car.