Being laid up off work is expensive!

[Dooly]

6 weeks now, laid up, but getting around ok now, but godang, fuck TradeMe, its killing my wallet.
Time to spare, net to surf.
Brought 2 motorbikes and a horse, so far.
Its all TM's fault.
Better delete my watch list.

Could be worse I spose, could be dead.
Or Helen Clark's cervical smear taker.:eek:

[NZsarge]

6 weeks now, laid up, but getting around ok now, but godang, fuck TradeMe, its killing my wallet.
Time to spare, net to surf.
Brought 2 motorbikes and a horse, so far.
Its all TM's fault.
Better delete my watch list.

Could be worse I spose, could be dead.
Or Helen Clark's cervical smear taker.:eek:

^^^^^^ First of all...Thank's a fookin' lot for that mental image...NOT!

I was only off work for thee days the other week and it screwed me over so I guess 6 weeks must be really arse!
Are the two bike in addition to what you already had? If so do tell.

[Dooly]

Yeah another 2 to the fleet John.
A classic dirt bike, goes ok, all there but gonna do a resto.
78 Suzuki SP370

....and a Triumph Daytona.
An oldie, one of the first Hinckleys, 91, but a goody.:niceone:

And a white and brown horse, missus dept, it eats and shits heaps.
Normal stuff.

[vifferman]

A classic dirt bike, goes ok, all there but gonna do a resto.
78 Suzuki SP370
WTF is a Suzuki SP370? [insert :spudwhat: emoticodweebicon here]
Is it in any way related to a TM or TS400? [insert :spudwhat: emoticodweebicon here]

[Warr]

Did I miss an earlier post... What have you done to yourself..??
I have smashed my hands ribs and left shoulder pretty well.
Trying to limit the TM purchases !! Me likely to be off till sometime next year :(

[Dooly]

WTF is a Suzuki SP370? [insert :spudwhat: emoticodweebicon here]
Is it in any way related to a TM or TS400? [insert :spudwhat: emoticodweebicon here]

4 stroke dirt bike.
This is it.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/ctfag/76982801_full11.jpg

[vifferman]

4 stroke dirt bike.
This is it.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/ctfag/76982801_full11.jpg
Oh!
So it's Suzuki's answer to the XL350 and TT400? (Or was the Yamaha an XT back then ... can't remember...)

Anyway - noice! :niceone:

[Dooly]

Did I miss an earlier post... What have you done to yourself..??
I have smashed my hands ribs and left shoulder pretty well.
Trying to limit the TM purchases !! Me likely to be off till sometime next year :(

Had a hip replacement mate.
Had similar injuries to you plus a bit more 12 years ago as a result of a car wreck.
The hip finally gave way after untold surgies, pins, etc etc, plates etc, where I had no choice but to get it replaced.
But all good, went for my first ride, all up 100kms the other day, just over 5 weeks from chop date.:Punk:

[Warr]

Had a hip replacement mate.
Had similar injuries to you plus a bit more 12 years ago as a result of a car wreck.
The hip finally gave way after untold surgies, pins, etc etc, plates etc, where I had no choice but to get it replaced.
But all good, went for my first ride, all up 100kms the other day, just over 5 weeks from chop date.:Punk:
Good to hear you are on the improve.. and may it continue so. My casts are there still for another 3 or 4 weeks, so thats a major as cant even drive the car!! And there are only so many hours you can spend trawling KB!!

[Dooly]

Good to hear you are on the improve.. and may it continue so. My casts are there still for another 3 or 4 weeks, so thats a major as cant even drive the car!! And there are only so many hours you can spend trawling KB!!

Yeah the net can get so borrrrring, but besides telly etc, not a lot to do.
Time will go fast and things always get better fast, mind you I always believe a positive attitude helps.
At one time when I was in ICU for 6 weeks after my crash, every bastard in the beds around croaked, including a 3 yr old.
They were carting them out of there everyday to the extent I was the only one left!!!
Used to think, holy fuck, better stay awake, I'm next!:lol:

Good luck keep the chin up, think of blighty:2thumbsup

[Pedrostt500]

Ah you got that SP I was Eying it up myself, hoping some one else would buy it so I wouldnt have to.
here is a pommie site dedicated to SP and DR Suzukis http://suzuki-thumpers.com/

[Dooly]

Ah you got that SP I was Eying it up myself, hoping some one else would buy it so I wouldnt have to.
here is a pommie site dedicated to SP and DR Suzukis http://suzuki-thumpers.com/

Thanks mate, will definately check them out.
Been looking for an SP for a long while actually.

The bike I got is complete, all the indicators, lights, instruments etc.
Pretty damn good actually, goes ok.
Was gonna restore it to road legal but think I'll make it into a VMX replica, update, but keep it looking semi original.
Will use it around my land here for a play, this summer then tear it down over Winter.

[ynot slow]

Shit know how you feel.Went to the doc and after first bloods returned he stuck me in hospital for tests,released after 5 hours,then various tests,after a month off work they found a tumour,another 17 days and surgery,in hospital for 8 days(ICU was ok for 4 days).

Released the day after my birthday and told need chemo and radiotherapy,so waited a month to start.Specialist oncology doc said best to stay off work if possible so all up nearly 9 months on benefit,till back part time.

Lookin back,it was no fun and still wonder how the hell we got through it(pig headed comes to mind),still is better to be alive than dead,which if I had left going to the doc would have happened.Now 5 years ago seems not an issue at all,being the time recovering.

My worst thing was subscribing to sky,then when rugby started getting sport on,watching live rugby was ok,watching f.cken reruns during the week was not lol.

[Dooly]

Yeah the novelty soon wears off of sitting at home relaxing doing stuff all.
2 years on crutches for me, months in hospital, drove me nuts, plus all the usual bullshit associated with the health system.
Got sent home once after a so called repair on my hip with an infection in it.
The pain was so intense, I recall, dunno how, taking about 20 or 30 pills of nurofen, panadol, codeine, and whatever was around in half an hour to ease to before calling the ambulance.
Then 10 days of going to theature for a general anaesthetic to clean out my leg infection. Then they decided that it was best to leave the wound open and do it in my bed, via a huge morphine shot an hour before the op, and sucking on the nitrous bottle while I watched then deep in my leg digging around.
The bonus was the kind hearted orderly would leave the nitrous bottle with me all day so I sucked on it, got wasted all day............kinda made the day pass fast:laugh:

[cave weta]

4 stroke dirt bike.
This is it.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/ctfag/76982801_full11.jpg

Wow thats a memory! The only bike ive ever seen with brown faced speedo and rev counter! my mate had one in 1980 and its the only bike that Ive ever been able to jump on for the first time and wheelie into the sunset!- they had a real long wheelbase which helped..

Oh and say Hi to Alan McNiece down the road SH50 -from me and Dave at Tui castle, he runs the wholsale at Ahuriri.:2thumbsup

[Dooly]

Wow thats a memory! The only bike ive ever seen with brown faced speedo and rev counter! my mate had one in 1980 and its the only bike that Ive ever been able to jump on for the first time and wheelie into the sunset!- they had a real long wheelbase which helped..

Oh and say Hi to Alan McNiece down the road SH50 -from me and Dave at Tui castle, he runs the wholsale at Ahuriri.:2thumbsup

Yeah does seem a long bike.
Its a keeper for me, in fact looking for one for the cook too. (Well she thinks that) But it will be for me.

Where does your mate live on HW50?

[Stickchick]

Here is something for you to do........Make some wine for me to take back to Dorkland.....You have a couple of days as I return back Monday :msn-wink:

[cave weta]

Cant actually remember! but past your place and on the right about 10k before tikokino- road does a shrp left and down over a one way bridge then up into a right and a left and flattens out- his farm on right with daffodils in front paddock and shearing shed just after the two houses. Ist house is a flat roofed art deco place surrounded by a hedge, his house is just a plain old weatherboard farm house 100m back from road -there will be a newish Commodore in the drive- has been since the early 80s!

[Dooly]

Here is something for you to do........Make some wine for me to take back to Dorkland.....You have a couple of days as I return back Monday :msn-wink:

Still have some 2007 vintage here, have'nt bottled this year's yet.:niceone:

[Dooly]

Cant actually remember! but past your place and on the right about 10k before tikokino- road does a shrp left and down over a one way bridge then up into a right and a left and flattens out- his farm on right with daffodils in front paddock and shearing shed just after the two houses. Ist house is a flat roofed art deco place surrounded by a hedge, his house is just a plain old weatherboard farm house 100m back from road -there will be a newish Commodore in the drive- has been since the early 80s!

3 one way bridges out there.
Might go for a ride and have a gander.

[robertydog]

I know how you feel. I was off work for 8 months and trade me got a pounding. 18 thou later and i could barley walk , but could still ride. But couldnt use the back brake, lol.

[Dooly]

I know how you feel. I was off work for 8 months and trade me got a pounding. 18 thou later and i could barley walk , but could still ride. But couldnt use the back brake, lol.

Where theres a will, theres a way mate.
Can get on the bikes now without standing on the block of wood, just.
So its all go.
Now its gonna rain all weekend.:rolleyes:

[sinfull]

Sounds like yr healing up well mate, good on ya !
Been on the ol acc for a couple o yrs now meself and yeh not much left of the investments lol
Not the extreems you and Warr have had body wise backs at a point they cant do shit for me and i could well be looking at a new hip in the future, but for now i can still ride so will be leaving well enough alone, till the pain relief don't do it for me or stop me from riding !

[Warr]

This thread is bringing all us broken guys out... Man dont like the long needle and infection stories tho :)

[Pedrostt500]

Put it back on the road Dooly, the old girl doesnt look like she needs much to restore, just the Re hard chroming of the tops of the fork legs, most hydraulic Engineers should be able to tell you where you can get this done and the tubes reground back to size.

[Dooly]

Put it back on the road Dooly, the old girl doesnt look like she needs much to restore, just the Re hard chroming of the tops of the fork legs, most hydraulic Engineers should be able to tell you where you can get this done and the tubes reground back to size.

The thing is I have 3 road legal bikes, what with extra rego, and the getting it rereg and vinned etc etc, insurance, and living 28 kms from town I can't see myself actually riding it anywhere on the road.
Having 20 acres, it will get more use on my land. Had a ball blasting around the paddocks today, motor is sweet, no smoke or any noises, think I'll leave that alone.