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Thanks Doc. I'm a big fan of his writing too. Cheers

Thanks mate. Thats the first thing I checked when I got to the office.... Both rims seem to be good! I did have the same scenario on my GSXR 1100 back in the 80's which bent the front rim! I do wonder how these latest light weight rockets cope with these shithouse roads though. I guess it's good to be a little er hefty and able to cope a bit better eh. Cheers

I replaced the taillight lens on mine... Reason...I was riding into work a couple of Fridays ago when I hit a bloody huge pothole just before peeling off to the servo for gas. Christ it felt more like a crater, but anyways whist I'm fumbling with getting my helmet off ( hands were freezing and fingers numb ) a bloke comes over and tells me he was right behind me when I hit the pothole and saw my taillight explode and fly off everywhere! What the...? Sure enough I look behind me and all I've got is two screws left where the lens should've been! Shit so all I could do was ride on as is and hope there no rozzers about! Once home I ordered another with my mechanic Rob which took a week or so to arrive and I could pick it up and install. So,I was able to ride into the office again yesterday with a taillight again without any dramas other than it was fookin FREEZING! I later found out it was 1 degree on our balcony and minus 1 ish on the Longwarry flats....Arghhhh. Glad I had the thermals on but it was murder on the hands. Oh well at least it was better on the ride home.. a balmy 8 degrees! Be glad to see the arse end of this cold snap and more so the inept state government fixing these goat tracks they call a national highway! Although no one's holding their breath on that! Anyways glad to report the green one is back to her glorious good- looking self again. Cheers Ps forgot to mention that the lens was actually cracked in a couple of places and being 21 years old and with UV exposure the pothole was just the last straw! Anyways it gave ole mate Dave and Rob a good laugh!

Bugger. Oh well mate hope everything goes well and you have a great trip! Cheers

Bugger, I thought it was but not so! Don't know how to get in touch but if we can you're quite welcome here mate! Cheers Ps I'll be at work but on a/leave from the 4th August and hanging round the house till the Friday before we head off ourselves!

Mate If you're coming through Drouin, give me a yell.. Pretty sure my email address is on here but will check! Cheers

Cheers from Oz too... Well, a Kiwi in Oz, but I'm sure all of us down here wish you well folks! Ps I even got a ride in yesterday myself! ( rare at the moment )

Mistral cans are almost mandatory to let her sing...... Just sayin

Surprised the hammer doesn't get a little steamed.....

My Hyperpro one has been on for years and only ever touched when I was trying the settings... Been on +4 for years now. Sorry no idea about greasing it but mine doesn't seem to need any or maybe I'm distantly related to Luigi in Mandello? Cheers

Took mine into work on Friday. Bloody hell, zero to 2 degrees on the Longwarry Flats was BRUTAL. Couldn't get my helmet off at the servo as hands wouldn't co-operate, so the re-fuel took a bit longer ha ha. Anyway, it was a lovely 20 degrees for the ride home and even managed to get round the four wheeled fun barriers to ENJOY the twisty bits.... Cheers

Good luck and welcome mate. Cheers Ps would luv a mini me Green V11 Sport to go with my big un...

Italian tune-ups have been known to work wonders.....

Heh he. I got to ride a mates PE400 ( detuned mx for enduros ) and that was a torque monster with quite the Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde personality too.... Great times!

Ha ha My CR 125 motocrosser was the same... Nothing and I mean nothing below 7500 then all 20 horsepower at once thru to 10,500 ... Doesn't sound like much but it only weighed 80 kilos and I would've been 10 stone wringing wet back then too. Loved it! Geez I would've loved to have had a go on a TZ back in the day as no way in Hades I'd fit on one now!