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Headbanger
26th April 2010, 18:21
The fucktard would be me
What's an unemployed bum meant to do on a lazy Monday?
Get on the bike and ride.
So I did, To Taupo, where I stopped for petrol, and noticed my rear tyre was totally fucked, There was a wear strip around the entire tyre nearly all the way through to thin air, the mesh in the tyre had been exposed and worn through in some places and exposed all the way round.:shit:
Which explained the erratic behaviour of the rear end over the last couple of hours, and cleared up how many Km's I would get out of a tyre on this bike. Damned luckjy I stopped when I did, Though I'm fucked if I know how I missed how worn the tyre was before I left for the day.
Couldn't go any further so I rang the Mrs and enquired how much money we had in the bank, Minus $8 is what I was told.
Bugger.
Rang me younger brother, He must have known something was up as he didn't answer his phone:blink:
Rang me oldboy, Asked him where he was, Invercargill Airport. Fuck me says I.
Nothing left to do but ring Taupo's most famous Kiwibiker.....Katman.
I explained my predicament (must have been a weird phone call, "Hello, My Name is Josh but you probably know me as Headbanger, And I need your help") and 20 minutes later he had picked me and my bike up, run me back to his workshop in Taupo, fitted a replacement tyre on my bike and sent me on my way.
An hour and a half after thinking I was fucked I was back on the road and heading home.
Champion:niceone::niceone::niceone:
I did take a photo of the damage but I got home to find my iPhone is dead, :shutup:wtf?
CookMySock
26th April 2010, 18:24
I did take a photo of the damage but I got home to find my iPhone is dead, :shutup:wtf?You have a grand worth of telephone but you dont have a rear tyre. :killingme
Steve
Kornholio
26th April 2010, 18:25
How does an unemployed man have an iPhone? :)
Elysium
26th April 2010, 18:28
Minus $8....I think you need to cut back on those expensive toys.
miloking
26th April 2010, 18:28
You have a grand worth of telephone but you dont have a rear tyre. :killingme
Steve
LOL i was just gonna say that...you either won that phone in some pub card game (in which case sell it and buy tyres) or you realy care about appearances not about safety. (Well at least you had a phone to call Katman with :rolleyes:)
Otherwise cudos to Katman...
steve_t
26th April 2010, 18:30
More props to Katman :niceone:
Headbanger
26th April 2010, 18:32
How does an unemployed man have an iPhone? :)
I wasn't always unemployed.
Nor did I buy the iPhone.
zahria
26th April 2010, 18:32
I went through the same ordeal on the TT2000... a rear tire is one of the more important things to check...
Elysium
26th April 2010, 18:33
Hope Katman gave you a lecture about rider safety when he was taking you to the workshop.
yachtie10
26th April 2010, 18:36
at least you found a use for Katman
Kornholio
26th April 2010, 18:37
I went through the same ordeal on the TT2000... a rear tire is one of the more important things to check...
That's a myth :p
One of the rears i had on once was full cords all the way round and it would spin up at 160ish, felt a bit squishy but should get you where you want to :D For the record I did get told off by a few people especially the person I passed and reckoned there were sparks coming out the back....
Smifffy
26th April 2010, 18:39
Cool! $-8 is a pretty sweet deal for a rear tyre. Glad you got there & back ok.
So out of interest how many K's did you get out of the tyre, and what did you put on?
Owl
26th April 2010, 18:43
"Hello, My Name is Josh but you probably know me as Headbanger
You don't look like a Josh?:blink:....................:laugh:
Well done Katman:niceone:
Katman
26th April 2010, 18:45
I did take a photo of the damage but I got home to find my iPhone is dead, :shutup:wtf?
Don't worry - I'll hang it on my Wall of Shame.
kevfromcoro
26th April 2010, 18:46
Well congrats to KM...
He helped you out of a bit of a sittuation there.....
Crazy Steve
26th April 2010, 19:10
...I did take a photo of the damage but I got home to find my iPhone is dead, :shutup:wtf?
Yeah mine did the same thing after 6mths of use..
They replaced it..;)
Crazy Steve.
Crazy Steve
26th April 2010, 19:11
You have a grand worth of telephone but you dont have a rear tyre. :killingme
Steve
Its not just a phone you Dork !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crazy Steve.
Crazy Steve
26th April 2010, 19:12
How does an unemployed man have an iPhone? :)
Easy, just buy and sell Meth ! !
Crazy Steve.
bogan
26th April 2010, 19:17
Nothing left to do but ring Taupo's most famous Kiwibiker.....Katman.
So did he utter his three favorite words to seal the deal? if you know what I mean!
Big Dave
26th April 2010, 19:21
'Kin a you is a tard.
Always visual check tyres, brake pads, chain and the obvious fittings before inserting the key on any decent ride.
Genie
26th April 2010, 19:23
Good story...thanks Katman for helping this fella out. Really nice to read something wonderful on KB...thanks.
Sorry to hear you are unemployed and the bank is sad...hope things change for you in the future.
And, you are so right, what would someone do on a day when they don't have to work....ride.
Man you be one clever clogs.
Headbanger
26th April 2010, 19:25
'Kin a you is a tard.
Always visual check tyres, brake pads, chain and the obvious fittings before inserting the key on any decent ride.
The worst part is I did do a visual check, and in my infinite wisdom deduced the tire was getting near the end of its usefull life but easily had enough meat on it for a squirt to Taupo and back.
Seems my infinite wisdom may need tweaking.
HenryDorsetCase
26th April 2010, 19:27
Good story...thanks Katman for helping this fella out. Really nice to read something wonderful on KB...thanks.
Sorry to hear you are unemployed and the bank is sad...hope things change for you in the future.
And, you are so right, what would someone do on a day when they don't have to work....ride.
Man you be one clever clogs.
the bank won't be sad. they will be charging you "honour" fees and interest and penalty interest on your overdraft and a fee for you ringing up and another fee for having an account and another fee for the reaming they are about to give you, and then fees because. well just because. then there's the "question " fee "Why are y ou reaming me?" " cost you $25 to find out, its OK we'll just debit your account" "OK now why are you reaming me?" "um, because we can, hope thats cleared that up"
Big Dave
26th April 2010, 19:28
Experience is a good school, but the fees are high.
davebullet
26th April 2010, 19:28
Kathmandu! (too good just to be a tag)
Headbanger
26th April 2010, 19:43
So out of interest how many K's did you get out of the tyre, and what did you put on?
7400km
The new tyre was a used tyre, Only put on to get me home.
Bike will have to be parked up while I mull over a way to get tyres, at the moment the phone is a bigger stress, Was negotiating with 2 companies for employment, and hoping to hear from 2 others in regards to job interviews.
Maha
26th April 2010, 20:08
Well congrats to KM...
He helped you out of a bit of a sittuation there.....
Kat T Man would help most out given the chance, sorry to blow your cover Steve!...:innocent:
But dont go all soft on us.
miloking
26th April 2010, 20:13
Its not just a phone you Dork !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crazy Steve.
Its also a dildo....fucking giant one...
Clivoris
26th April 2010, 20:15
It wasn't a Continental tyre by any chance was it? I got caught out by one of those. The final 200 km chewed out bloody quick on a tyre that looked serviceable in the garage.
peasea
26th April 2010, 20:17
Its also a dildo....fucking giant one...
Sounds more like a lemon.
MIXONE
26th April 2010, 20:19
Its also a dildo....fucking giant one...
For the price of the fucking thing I would expect it to cook me breakfast in the morning too!
Mully
26th April 2010, 21:18
Look out Katman - people will start saying nice things about you.
DesmoDAZ
26th April 2010, 21:32
Shit when I read the thread title, I thought it was someone else having a bash on motards and their riders. LOL
This thread reminds me of when I was 16 and real fresh. He He.
Ocean1
26th April 2010, 21:37
It wasn't a Continental tyre by any chance was it? I got caught out by one of those. The final 200 km chewed out bloody quick on a tyre that looked serviceable in the garage.
Likewise. A Road Attack, I swear it went from perfectly serviceable to totaly fookt somewhere between Featherston and home.
marty
26th April 2010, 22:42
I've had a rear go from visible (I considered it WOFable) tread to full canvas showing in 1/2 a coro loop.
Muppet
26th April 2010, 22:50
The fucktard would be me
What's an unemployed bum meant to do on a lazy Monday?
Get on the bike and ride.
So I did, To Taupo, where I stopped for petrol, and noticed my rear tyre was totally fucked, There was a wear strip around the entire tyre nearly all the way through to thin air, the mesh in the tyre had been exposed and worn through in some places and exposed all the way round.:shit:
Which explained the erratic behaviour of the rear end over the last couple of hours, and cleared up how many Km's I would get out of a tyre on this bike. Damned luckjy I stopped when I did, Though I'm fucked if I know how I missed how worn the tyre was before I left for the day.
Couldn't go any further so I rang the Mrs and enquired how much money we had in the bank, Minus $8 is what I was told.
Bugger.
Rang me younger brother, He must have known something was up as he didn't answer his phone:blink:
Rang me oldboy, Asked him where he was, Invercargill Airport. Fuck me says I.
Nothing left to do but ring Taupo's most famous Kiwibiker.....Katman.
I explained my predicament (must have been a weird phone call, "Hello, My Name is Josh but you probably know me as Headbanger, And I need your help") and 20 minutes later he had picked me and my bike up, run me back to his workshop in Taupo, fitted a replacement tyre on my bike and sent me on my way.
An hour and a half after thinking I was fucked I was back on the road and heading home.
Champion:niceone::niceone::niceone:
I did take a photo of the damage but I got home to find my iPhone is dead, :shutup:wtf?
Great story!!!!
HenryDorsetCase
26th April 2010, 22:53
I've had a rear go from visible (I considered it WOFable) tread to full canvas showing in 1/2 a coro loop.
Yeah but nah but yeah. that'll be fine. ride sidesaddle for a while and kind of lean over a bit.
sinfull
26th April 2010, 23:48
Kathmandu! (too good just to be a tag) Awwwww bling bling !!!
7400km
The new tyre was a used tyre, Only put on to get me home.
Bike will have to be parked up while I mull over a way to get tyres, at the moment the phone is a bigger stress, Was negotiating with 2 companies for employment, and hoping to hear from 2 others in regards to job interviews. No way, will i see you park a triumph up ! Pm me your address man, If Steve trusts ya credit's good then who am i to argue !
Kat T Man would help most out given the chance, sorry to blow your cover Steve!...:innocent:
But dont go all soft on us.Funny that !
It wasn't a Continental tyre by any chance was it? I got caught out by one of those. The final 200 km chewed out bloody quick on a tyre that looked serviceable in the garage.Hehe whats wrong with em (dont tell HB)
Look out Katman - people will start saying nice things about you. Never not !
marty
27th April 2010, 07:35
I rode the whole way home from Whiti doing sweeping curves :)
imdying
27th April 2010, 09:58
Won't be able to do that with an American or Australian website with 'really good prices'.
R-Soul
27th April 2010, 14:23
For the price of the fucking thing I would expect it to cook me breakfast in the morning too!
after the blowjob...
Clivoris
27th April 2010, 18:15
Hehe whats wrong with em (dont tell HB)
I wouldn't say there is anything wrong with them. It just suprised the bejeezers out of me as it hadn't happened before. It seemed that once it reached a centre tread depth of marginal legality, it dissappeared mega quick and I rode home on the steel belt in pooring rain. I poood shoe-strings for a week after, my sphincter was so tight.
EJK
27th April 2010, 18:18
Thumbs up for Katman. Great stuff.
shafty
27th April 2010, 19:50
I've had a rear go from visible (I considered it WOFable) tread to full canvas showing in 1/2 a coro loop.
Bloody Hell Mate!
98tls
27th April 2010, 19:56
Ive seen a perfectly good TLS1000 tyre go bad after a sleeping bag wrapped round the rear wheel at 140ish.
peasea
27th April 2010, 20:29
I've had a rear go from visible (I considered it WOFable) tread to full canvas showing in 1/2 a coro loop.
This happened to me between Point A and Point B.
Go figure.
Smifffy
27th April 2010, 20:53
This happened to me between Point A and Point B.
Go figure.
A being Sydney, and B being Perth? :rofl:
peasea
27th April 2010, 20:56
A being Sydney, and B being Perth? :rofl:
No; Atawhai and Brightwater......:woohoo:
DMNTD
23rd May 2010, 11:34
Kat T Man would help most out given the chance, sorry to blow your cover Steve!
Yep...Steve saved the day for me at the Taupo track when he offered to take my bent rearset back to his workshop and attempt to fix it.
FFS...it came back better than new!
breakaway
23rd May 2010, 18:38
Holy crap, maybe some of you guys need to lay off the rolling burnouts!
Road-rash
24th May 2010, 12:57
What a champion katman. Love the tags for this thread
PrincessBandit
24th May 2010, 14:30
:laugh:Stop saying such nice things about him - you'll make him blush, and I haven't known of that to happen for many many years! He's going to have to up his unpopular and comfortzone-challenging campaigns on here in order to reestablish the cyberspace perception of him that people expect.
madbikeboy
25th May 2010, 12:38
Okay, I've said this 1,061 times - KatMan is a good bastard. He is an important part of this here community, and despite having the people skills of a pitbull with PMS, his heart is actually in the right place. And for the record, I'm glad someone is here to balance to Yang of the Craver's etc.
As for the Conti's - yeah, I've had the same experience, but it seems to happen on the meaty part of the tire, not in the centre, so I get two bands of wire showing. For some reason they go from having a good amount of tread to wire showing with a single heat cycle. It's happened to me when the road is cold, and I've been trying to keep heat in the tire. I get about 800 k's out of a Conti Attack on the road.
madbikeboy
25th May 2010, 12:39
Okay, I've said this 1,061 times - KatMan is a good bastard. He is an important part of this here community, and despite having the people skills of a pitbull with PMS, his heart is actually in the right place. And for the record, I'm glad someone is here to balance to Yang of the Craver's etc.
As for the Conti's - yeah, I've had the same experience, but it seems to happen on the meaty part of the tire, not in the centre, so I get two bands of wire showing. For some reason they go from having a good amount of tread to wire showing with a single heat cycle. It's happened to me when the road is cold, and I've been trying to keep heat in the tire. I get about 800 k's out of a Conti Attack on the road.
Okay, I've said this 1,061 times - KatMan is a good bastard.
I've told you 1,000,000 times to stop exaggerating!
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