No bikes allowed!

[Charlie]

Had thought about this before and Dawnrazor's thread on great books has sparked these 2 questions:

1) What hobbies and interests do you have EXCLUDING your passion for bikes?

2) And do you love materilistic toys? If you had an unlimited budget to spend on ONE item EXCLUDING a bike - what would you buy?

I'd have to answer:

1) Sport - watching or playing. I love hockey and play all year round.

2) My big spend... (is kinda cheating as it's more than one item)... a Tim- the-Tool-man-Taylor garage/workshop! I love powertools and DIY but lack anything that resembles a garage at the mo. I dont want some battery power drill though. Has to be meaty!
Then I guess I'd need a shitter of a house or car to pull to bits....

[The_Dover]

1) Music and sport. I love playing the guitar and drums.

2)A fully furnished studio with a shite load of instruments and recording gear (and preferably someone who knows how to operate it!)

[skelstar]

Well its in my profile, but love Apple Macs and doing web-dev stuff, so I would say a full-on Mac G5 setup would be sweet. I love gadgets full-stop so PSP's, DVRs etc are the go too. Thanks for asking.

[SimJen]

1. Motorsport involving bikes, Minimoto, Web-dev stuff, making shit and RC Helis.

2. My big spend would be following the Motogp guys around for a year, country to country & hanging with one of the teams :)

[Finn]

I'm a bit of a car nut and spend far too much on ridiculous cars. Am about to do it again. In fact if it has a motor, I want it. I just counted my total garage horse power...

SUV 290hp
Car 320hp (soon 350 hp)
CBR 170hp (crank)
CRF 40hp
TR50 5hp
Boat 240hp
Leaf Blower 1hp
Generator 3hp

Total 1069 Hp. Fuck that's ridiculous. Eat your heart out Greenpeace.

[N4CR]

Music, Hifi, Overclocking/computery crap, Things that go, Lasers, Pyro stuff and making Texmo his larrtays.

Big spend. Hrmm... something geeky like a small movie theatre or a supercomputer. Something that would be fun to tinker with. A private railway/ roadway would be cool too :niceone:

[Charlie]

...Leaf Blower 1hp


Cute. I love extravagant power tools! I chopped firewood at a guys place a few weeks back, wasnt like the ol' days. He has toys for everything!
We pulled the tree down with a wee mini digger. Chain-sawed it into rings. Carted the rings up onto the driveway in the trailer on the back of the 4 wheeler. Split the wood on the hydraulic splitter, then cleaned up with the multcher!
Hardly raised a sweat!!

[Grahameeboy]

Kayaking
Gym
Mountain Biking
Music....from Opera to Acid Jazz, anything that sounds good.
Catching up with mates.
Church

Biggest spend if I could..............not materialistic.....cannot think of anything

[Finn]

Cute. I love extravagant power tools! I chopped firewood at a guys place a few weeks back, wasnt like the ol' days. He has toys for everything!
We pulled the tree down with a wee mini digger. Chain-sawed it into rings. Carted the rings up onto the driveway in the trailer on the back of the 4 wheeler. Split the wood on the hydraulic splitter, then cleaned up with the multcher!
Hardly raised a sweat!!

STOP!!! I getting aroused.

I forgot to include my chainsaw (2hp?) and the generator (5hp)

[Colapop]

I'm a gym junkie. My big goal for this year is going to be conpeting at the NABBA show in Wellington (September). Other than that I coach rugby at Wellington college - don't care what grade. I have competed in (and won) the Flugatag comp. last held in Wgtn and the Trolley GP in Auckland. I really enjoy making stuff. My old man was a qualified mechanic turned qualified builder, so making stuff is in the blood.

Big spend? Hmmm ... Bikes, Cars, House,.... If I had an unlimited budget I'd build my own house that I've designed. Split level, vista's, deck+spa, 3 car garage, bike garage and workshop (fully kitted out - hydraulic lift and all) not much really

[Grahameeboy]

STOP!!! I getting aroused.

I forgot to include my chainsaw (2hp?) and the generator (5hp)

Once is quite enough Mr Finny

[Fishy]

I can be a bit of an outdoor freak at times...

Camping, Tramping, Kayaking, Snowboarding, Mountain Biking, Shooting, Fishing, Fishing, Fishing and gym training

If I had the cash I would own and operate the country's most successful charter hunting and fishing company (Game and general saltwater). :2thumbsup

[WRT]

1) Watersports (surfing, diving, sailing, kayaking, fishing, etc), DJ'ing, cars, hometheatre, travel.

2) Depends who's coin I'm doing the spend on. If it was mine, then probably a jetski or something would be high up on the list for my next big splurge. Followed in order (as I get more money) by a new car, a holiday, then a projector.

However, if its someone elses unlimited coin to spend on one hobby, I'd be going for a studio, sound proofed and set up with couple of techie mk5G's with ortophones, an A&H Xone 92, the mac-daddy computer set up to record and master, plus a Proel rig with bass bins for africa, sufficient shelving to store a couple of thousand recs plus the budget to fill said shelves with fresh choons.

That'd just about do me, I reckon.

*sigh*

[Charlie]

I forgot to include my chainsaw (2hp?) and the generator (5hp)
Have you noticed his generator has grown?
Wasnt it 3hp a few posts back? You over exaggerating again Mr Finn?

[Grahameeboy]

Have you noticed his generator has grown?
Wasnt it 3hp a few posts back? You over exaggerating again Mr Finn?

Are you sure it was his generator that has grown!!

[Wolf]

Are you sure it was his generator that has grown!!
He did say he was getting aroused...

[Charlie]

Either way I dont trust his measurements anymore.... 3hp/5hp.... 3inches/6inches...

[Grahameeboy]

Either way I dont trust his measurements anymore.... 3hp/5hp.... 3inches/6inches...

yeah the ex misses did say that she only heard a knock at the door....:wavey:

[Finn]

Have you noticed his generator has grown?
Wasnt it 3hp a few posts back? You over exaggerating again Mr Finn?

Sorry, I actually under estimated the output of the generator. In fact it has a 6 hp motor in it. I just checked the manual.

[Finn]

Either way I dont trust his measurements anymore....3inches/6inches...

One is when it's hybernating, the other is when it's hungry.

[GR81]

1. Sport, you name it!
2. A small island. ie: the South Island

;)

[ZeroIndex]

1) Music and sport. I love playing the guitar and drums.

2)A fully furnished studio with a shite load of instruments and recording gear (and preferably someone who knows how to operate it!)

Mine would be similar... Huge recording studio with the following:
: Some nice four string bass, and a fretless one too with a huge Trace Elliot Amp
: My 2 guitars are fine, but want the Line6 Vetta II with all four 4x12 cabinets
: The drum kit that the guy in Mudvayne has - indicated by picture #1 & #2
: An electric violin (cause those look the shit)
: Multi-track recording stuff...

...attached to a nice house (with a couple of bikes in the garage, all of the t-shirts indicated in picture #3 :D : especially the 1st one with the superbike, which reads "I Suppose you have a Car in your Garage.

oh dreams!!!

[Charlie]

... I just checked the manual.
Excuse me while I get up off the floor.
A bloke checking a manual? Of course it wasnt for instructions! :killingme

[Wolf]

all of the t-shirts indicated in picture #3 :D : especially the 1st one with the superbike, which reads "I Suppose you have a Car in your Garage.
What does the bottom left of pic 3 with the trail bike read?

[Finn]

Excuse me while I get up off the floor.
A bloke checking a manual? Of course it wasnt for instructions! :killingme

Hey, it is just a generator. You just switch it on and hit the start button. There's not much more to it.

I forgot to mention my obsession with gadgets. I often go camping (tent variety) and take my covered trailer with all the stuff in it. On top of the trailer I've got a 100w solar panel, 400aH of deep cycle batteries and a 240v inverter. What for you might ask? Sky. I also have a portable gas fridge freezer, gas hot water heater and pump and some other stuff. Nothing like roughing it.

All the other campers were laughing at us until the cricket was on. Then the ladies found out about our shower. We made alot of friends that summer.

[kro]

Reading
Computer games
Computers
Eating
Olympic style farting contests with my brother. (took out bronze the other day)
Swimming
Perving.

All very worthwhile pasttimes

[ManDownUnder]

Either way I dont trust his measurements anymore.... 3hp/5hp.... 3inches/6inches...

Yeah - my advise it to suck it and see what comes up.

[ManDownUnder]

I'd love to get into Paragliding and diving.

I like green energy, computers, entreprenurial opportunities - am getting into importing.

The perfect night would be music, drinking, dancing and sex... likely in that order. 80's music for me ideally. although 90's is ok too.

[Finn]

Yeah - my advise it to suck it and see what comes up.

Speaking of such, isn't today the big day ManDownUnder?

[Charlie]

Yeah - my advise it to suck it and see what comes up.
You been there done that huh?

[EDIT] We're still talking about a generator aye?

[ManDownUnder]

Speaking of such, isn't today the big day ManDownUnder?

na mate - thats Friday week... 11:00am...

:kick:

[ManDownUnder]

You been there done that huh?

Just doing my bit to help...

[ZeroIndex]

What does the bottom left of pic 3 with the trail bike read?
here's a repost, but with all the writing:

page 1 going down:
1. I suppose you have a car in your garage.
2. King Of The Hill - Playing King of the Hill has never changed. It's still about me being faster than you.
3. When does a hobbie turn into a sickness
4. Xtreme
5. A good relationship is buiilt on spending quality time together
6. KEEPER - She's rich, smart, beautiful, and willing to clean the air filter
7. Nice car -what I could see of it
page 2 going down:
1. "To be old and wise you must first be young and stupid"
2. She said: If I go riding one more time, she's gonna leave me. ... I'm gonna miss her.
3. Why adopt a highway when you can own it?
4. What about my wants, my needs? <superbikes>
5. You don't stop riding because you get old: you get old because you stop riding
6. How many times have i told you not to play in the house <two dirtbikes riding down stairs>
7. How many blondes does it take to change a sparkplug?
a) as many as you can fit into a box van. b) one per thread is a good rule of thumb. c) as many as it takes, dammit!. d) what's a sparkplug?
8. "I eat, breathe, sleep, ride, talk, dream, live and love motorcycles"

[Big Dave]

Other than motorcycles I'm interested in.....................in......:doh:

[SPman]

other than bikes Im interested in.........most things........

What to buy..........Hawker Sea Fury with a P&W R3360 transplant and unlimited fuel, oil and mechanics.............

[far queue]

1) What hobbies and interests do you have EXCLUDING your passion for bikes?

2) And do you love materilistic toys? If you had an unlimited budget to spend on ONE item EXCLUDING a bike - what would you buy?


1) RC Planes - flying & building, WW1 & WW2 history, Photography, Mountain Biking, Shooting, Camping.

2) 20 acres or so out in the country, a decent sized house in the middle away from neighbours, a whacking great workshop with all the goodies, a whacking great garage for all the big toys, a pilots licence & a world trip round all the war museums and old battlefields. OK, so it's not one item, but you did say unlimited budget.

[Fatjim]

I'm a bit of a car nut and spend far too much on ridiculous cars. Am about to do it again. In fact if it has a motor, I want it. I just counted my total garage horse power...

SUV 290hp
Car 320hp (soon 350 hp)
CBR 170hp (crank)
CRF 40hp
TR50 5hp
Boat 240hp
Leaf Blower 1hp
Generator 3hp

Total 1069 Hp. Fuck that's ridiculous. Eat your heart out Greenpeace.

You forgot the missus. I bet she cranks as well.

[Finn]

You forgot the missus. I bet she cranks as well.

How true. She can go from 0 to Bitch faster than anything.

[cowpoos]

hobbies: looking for the scared sheep squadren :love2

big spend: I'ld buy spankme a car coz he can't ride a bike for shit

[Timber020]

My chainsaw is 9hp, do I win?

1) Climbing, shed time, war history, laughing at my dog

2) 5000 acres of native forest

[ZeroIndex]

My chainsaw is 9hp, do I win?

1) Climbing, shed time, war history, laughing at my dog

2) 5000 acres of native forest
i gather the 5000 acres would be cut down with your 9hp chainsaw and then you'd ride around on a trailbike?

*edit: or would you do the cheesy superbikes doing stoppies against trees AKA TORQUE!!! :D

[thehollowmen]

1) Archery and leatherwork

2) A decent workshop to do leatherwork in

[Pathos]

...

1) ugh I hate being remindered I'm a computer nerd in his parents basement.. :P
I play soccer, enjoy watching (motor)sport.

2) A gaming pc would be nice (I don't waste money on computers just use them)...a house so I can get my own basement...

[inlinefour]

Had thought about this before and Dawnrazor's thread on great books has sparked these 2 questions:

1) What hobbies and interests do you have EXCLUDING your passion for bikes?

2) And do you love materilistic toys? If you had an unlimited budget to spend on ONE item EXCLUDING a bike - what would you buy?

I'd have to answer:

1) Sport - watching or playing. I love hockey and play all year round.

2) My big spend... (is kinda cheating as it's more than one item)... a Tim- the-Tool-man-Taylor garage/workshop! I love powertools and DIY but lack anything that resembles a garage at the mo. I dont want some battery power drill though. Has to be meaty!
Then I guess I'd need a shitter of a house or car to pull to bits....

I collect bikes, model bikes real bikes and then there is all the money I waste on computers & gaming that should be getting spent on bikes:slap:

[Lias]

Had thought about this before and Dawnrazor's thread on great books has sparked these 2 questions:

1) What hobbies and interests do you have EXCLUDING your passion for bikes?

2) And do you love materilistic toys? If you had an unlimited budget to spend on ONE item EXCLUDING a bike - what would you buy?

I'd have to answer:

1) Sport - watching or playing. I love hockey and play all year round.

2) My big spend... (is kinda cheating as it's more than one item)... a Tim- the-Tool-man-Taylor garage/workshop! I love powertools and DIY but lack anything that resembles a garage at the mo. I dont want some battery power drill though. Has to be meaty!
Then I guess I'd need a shitter of a house or car to pull to bits....


1. Computers, politics, celtic culture.
2. If I had an unlimited budget, I'd buy the country.. Literally.. Bribe the politicians to do what I want, put contracts on any that wont agree. Once my puppets were in control, launch hostile takeovers of all the former-SOE's, and return them to government control. Require all land in the country to be owned by NZ citizens, no foreign ownership of soil. Massive tax breaks for 100% nz owned business. Reintroduce import tariffs, subsidies etc, to support NZ owned business. Withdraw from the WTO, and renounce any free-trade agreements. Introduce harsh immigration laws, and deport any current immigrant residents/citizens who fail a stringent english language ability test.
Deport any immigrant who's been convicted of any crime worse than a speeding ticket. I could go on :-)

[Finn]

My chainsaw is 9hp, do I win?


Yes, you win by a long shot. I could have done with one of those a month back. Boy are those Pohutakawa trees tough bastards! You could almost hear it scream as I was hacking at it with my underpowered chainsaw. :shit:

That must be quite a beast.

[cowpoos]

Yes, you win by a long shot. I could have done with one of those a month back. Boy are those Pohutakawa trees tough bastards! You could almost hear it scream as I was hacking at it with my underpowered chainsaw. :shit:

That must be quite a beast.

thats how girls do it....get a drill about 5-6 25mm holes low and deep in the base and I'll give u a few sticks and some wick...and the tree will be austrialia's problem after a few seconds!!

[marty]

with 16 pushbikes ranging from dump-collected pitties to $10000 carbon road bike jobbies i don't need any more of those. a nice carbon/kevlar race kayak would be nice I (got a glass ski but it's old and not fast enough). just got a brand new house with 119" theatre. a new dodge ram ute would be good to transport the dogs in.

ultimate buy? 2 seater spitfire MKXII. or at a pinch i'd settle for a 'stang, or as mentioned by someone else, a sea fury. something loud, fast, beautiful.

[Charlie]

2. If I had an unlimited budget, I'd buy the country.. Literally.. Bribe the politicians to do what I want, put contracts on any that wont agree. Once my puppets were in control, launch hostile takeovers of all the former-SOE's, and return them to government control. Require all land in the country to be owned by NZ citizens, no foreign ownership of soil. Massive tax breaks for 100% nz owned business. Reintroduce import tariffs, subsidies etc, to support NZ owned business. Withdraw from the WTO, and renounce any free-trade agreements. Introduce harsh immigration laws, and deport any current immigrant residents/citizens who fail a stringent english language ability test.
Deport any immigrant who's been convicted of any crime worse than a speeding ticket. I could go on :-)

NICE! :headbang:

[Jackrat]

Actualy motorcycles don't rate very important with me at all.
Even though I,ve been involved with them for 30 odd years I have gone a couple of years at a time an never missed not having a bike in that time.
Bikes come an go,I really don't give a shit about them,their just machines.
Hunting is my main interest,I have a small collection of things that go bang and a fairly large collection of things that go twang.
I started hunting when I was around 7 years old when an uncle took me rabbit shooting.In the time since then I've taken most game animals in NZ baring Thar,white tail,and Sambar.
Most of my hunting today is done with a Bow.I prefer Traditional gear an shoot both Longbow and Recurve.The last couple of years bikes have actualy intruded on my hunting a bit but I've solved that resently by selling the XS and puting the money on a custom built recurve from Huntsman in Australia.
As far as the what would you buy question,I'd just pay off my house,other than that life is pretty bloody good.

[Timber020]

Yes, you win by a long shot. I could have done with one of those a month back. Boy are those Pohutakawa trees tough bastards! You could almost hear it scream as I was hacking at it with my underpowered chainsaw. :shit:

That must be quite a beast.

It sucks, it a bitch to pull and a total bastard to climb with, but with 121cc's, it does cut wood rather well. Luckily I have about a dozen others that are smaller.

Typical developer types, small tool in hand an no idea how to use it!

A hawker typhoon would be cooler than cool.

[Sparky Bills]

Love Hockey, Played since i was 8. Captain Wellington Rep team for a couple of years, But now only play for fun. Had a couple years off. (a dislocated knee cap will do that to ya!) Was even a hockey ball that did it too!

Play Paintball, And just all round laxing in the sun!

Other than that, im mainly motorbikes motorbikes motorbikes. Boring aye!:stupid:

[Sparky Bills]

BIG BUY...

Ummmmmm......
errr.......

Would prob be a lake, jet ski and a wake board ramp.
or something along those lines.:2thumbsup