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number33
29th May 2006, 19:23
here's my favourite rant.

Now most riders claim any motorbike that's not modern is a peice of junk. Me included sometimes. Rattly noisy rubbish compared to to any 2006 model bike. Slow and anti-social too. But they're not that bad. Yes, when I ride my motorbike thru town, small children often run screaming, and little old ladies sometimes collapse on the footpath, hey, I'm not denying that, but old musclebikes were never meant to be P.C. were they? So lets not make such a big deal of it. It's about time pedestrians started to toughen up. Hey, parents can always take their kids to trauma councelling and pensioners get cut-rate medical care don't they? So get off our case.

And hey,look, O.K so the flipped petrol tanker incident last week may have been my fault, hey I'm not saying it wasn't, but that trucky should have known a dark visor will cut a riders vision. Look, the apartment building didn't suffer too much structural damage, so lets not make such a drama out of it. It's not as if all the survivors were seriously injured and burnt. Only some. So give the old bikes a break. And yes, yes, O.K. so the overturned car transporter incident yesterday may have been more than just co-incidence, hey I'm not denying that, but jesus, truckies should have more control when swerving motorcycles. It's not my fault my mirrors were dusty.

A lot of people seem to think only badasses ride old bikes. It's just not true. Hey, all motorcyclists have at one time or another been the cause of traffic carnage, armed defender callouts, helicopter chases etc.. etc... Admit it! Yes, just as I thought, all motorcyclists are guilty. A case of the kettle and the pot if ever there was. And yes, all right, the local hells angels did petition parliament to have me banned from the streets because of reckless riding and excess noise, hey I'm not denying that, but it's a bit on the nose when my neighbours are demanding I pay their vet bills.

Hey, fluffies blood contaminated my brake pads for chrissakes! You didn't hear me asking them to pay for new ones. Did ya! Did ya! And anyway they should know it's sometimes easy to ride down the wrong driveway at 2 a.m. Pet owners should take more responsibility for their animals' whereabouts. Fluffy should have damn well learnt from the 9 previous incidents. But there you are, it's all just take, take, take from some people.

Hey, I haven't maimed a pedestrian for a week now, but no-ones praising me for that. Are they! Are they! And when the cops were dragging me down the street kicking me teeth in last night, where's the justice in that? And if all these bastards down the street don't stop their complaining, there's going to be even more trouble. And if these wideboys down at kiwibiker keep sin-binning me every week this computer's gonna find itself upsidedown out on the bloody lawn. Why can't we all just get along? Fuck I'm wasted. Must be time to take the bike for a slalom. See youse all on S.H.1.

P.S. anyone know a decent solicitor?

madboy
29th May 2006, 19:29
Hey, all motorcyclists have at one time or another been the cause of traffic carnage, armed defender callouts, helicopter chases etc.. etc... Admit it! Yes, just as I thought, all motorcyclists are guilty. A case of the kettle and the pot if ever there was. Nope, no AOS callouts that I recall. But then I did used to drink so much the memory is a bit fuzzy these days...

Nice rant

gamgee
29th May 2006, 20:00
P.S. anyone know a decent solicitor?

i'll give it a crack :first:

sunhuntin
29th May 2006, 20:31
yep....i prefer old bikes over new....panheads over evos. :first:

NC
29th May 2006, 20:37
Was trying to swap my packet of Dunhills and 70c for a 1942 BSA with a guy in Reefton :laugh: He saw the funny side of it :)

Oh I love old skool bikes :yes:

sunhuntin
29th May 2006, 20:46
check these out....some of the beauties ive come across this year [and drooled over too....]

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v244/sunhuntin/classics/

Insanity_rules
30th May 2006, 07:06
Old bikes are cool. But just how old are we talkin?

kiwifruit
30th May 2006, 09:40
Great rant :D

Rashika
30th May 2006, 10:00
old palmy is really getting you huh? :yes:

terbang
30th May 2006, 10:30
Gotta love em.. My 25 year old (stark naked)1100 does nothin but go like hell in a straight line. It doesnt stop, it doesnt corner and it is very antisocial on the eardrums and its rather ugly as well with a hideous yellow after market paint job that some Aussie bogun did. But I like riding it because It has to be ridden, whereas my newer bikes ride themselves. I have to actually think about it and plan ahead and use some skill to stay upright on this 260 KG, 100HP, spindly legged, skinny tyred snapping and snarling monster..
Its only worth a couple of grand at most..

sunhuntin
30th May 2006, 12:31
Old bikes are cool. But just how old are we talkin?

the one i put up a pic of is a 29...minus the kickstart.....found by chance in a repair shop near welly...so still being ridden. is that old enough? one of the oldest bikes ive got a photo of.

inlinefour
30th May 2006, 16:41
I have a 04 & a 05 bike, but my favourite of all my bikes happens to be a 1973 Honda. Why? Not sure, just had older bikes for most of my riding life. I can't go and replace the CB350f, where as I can go to the dealer and replace the newer bikes within a month or less. Rattly, no way, thats just the way they are supposed to be...:blip:

Bonez
30th May 2006, 19:11
My newest bike was made in 1988. Non of my last 3 bikes have cost over $1500 to purchase. The last one 300 bucks regoed and warrented, in fact-oops :doobey: Like all of them, one way or tuther. Dare I say it, each has it's own character. :nya: Fuck paying 50,000 odd grand for something that's going to sit in the shed and gather dust. Bad asses do ride old bike, ask my co-workers :). Leggend- note the spelling-in me own mind and all that.......................:gob:

sAsLEX
30th May 2006, 19:16
My newest bike was made in 1988.
1989 here.

But that aint that old! To own a bike of greater years than yourself is starting to get old.

oldguy
30th May 2006, 19:43
Is a 97 vtr1000 with yoshi's, classed as old and loud.:wait:

TygerTung
30th May 2006, 22:05
'85 Kawasaki KR250 2 Stroke, pretty loud and anti-social I reckon.

But when it hits powerband, oh! what a sweet sound!

inlinefour
31st May 2006, 00:41
'85 Kawasaki KR250 2 Stroke, pretty loud and anti-social I reckon.

But when it hits powerband, oh! what a sweet sound!

Neighbours got a tad pissy with me about 0945 one Sat morning. Got all the bikes out and started them up as I was injured at the time and could not ride. Sat there like a school kid on the GT750 triple 2-smoker a ringa ding dinging...
Then there was the RD350 and all the other bikes, made sure I gave the DRZ a good bit of throttle for good measure too. Its funny though, its the older bikes generally that people oogle over when they look at whats in the garage.

Korea
31st May 2006, 02:36
Old bikes, hmmm...
Personally, I NEED (yes, really I do) 15,000RPM, radial calipers, fully-adjustable suspension (which I'll never adjust), and 100+ponies...

Lou Girardin
31st May 2006, 15:45
There's nothing wrong with old bikes.
Mines nearly 6 months old now, and it's bit dirty too, so I better check out trade-ins I guess.

Bonez
1st June 2006, 18:16
1989 here.

But that aint that old! To own a bike of greater years than yourself is starting to get old.(p/t)No, anything over 1 year and has more than 10,000kms
up is considered OLD ;) (p/t)

Ixion
1st June 2006, 18:54
Old bike? The test of old is ride up to a motorcycle shop. If the guys working there say "What the hell is THAT? Its a WHAT? Never heard of it. ". Then it's an old bike.

sAsLEX
1st June 2006, 20:32
Old bike? The test of old is ride up to a motorcycle shop. If the guys working there say "What the hell is THAT? Its a WHAT? Never heard of it. ". Then it's an old bike.

or if Ixion can name it from a picture!

Wired1
1st June 2006, 21:57
Yeah old is good and rebuilt old is even better.

inlinefour
2nd June 2006, 11:15
My B1LA was old, wish I'd never sold it :bye: Was the only Kawasaki I've had that I liked, in fact its the only Kawasaki Ive ever owned. Was manufactured in 1968, my oldest bike atm is two 1973 Hondas.