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Pwalo
15th February 2005, 07:18
Was on the way to work in Petone and saw a bike being loaded onto the back of a transporter.

Looked like a Honda CBR1100XX, dark grey or black. I think that the rider was helping load the bike. Black leathers, dark grey helmet.

Anyone know any more. Didn't look damaged so I'm hoping it was just a breakdown.
XTC
15th February 2005, 07:29
But honda and breakdown don't belong in the same sentence....
jrandom
15th February 2005, 07:33
Nah, Honda rider, see... hmmm... probably just thought the bloke driving the van looked dishy, flagged him down and asked if he could 'pop it in the back'.
XTC
15th February 2005, 07:55
Nah, Honda rider, see... hmmm... probably just thought the bloke driving the van looked dishy, flagged him down and asked if he could 'pop it in the back'.
Ha Ha Ha thats more likely...... :yeah:
StoneChucker
15th February 2005, 08:50
I saw him as I went past. I'm 90% sure hi just broke down. I was in the fast lane, and had no way of pulling over (like I wanted to...). Not that my car would have been much help!
Pwalo
15th February 2005, 08:59
I saw him as I went past. I'm 90% sure hi just broke down. I was in the fast lane, and had no way of pulling over (like I wanted to...). Not that my car would have been much help!

Yeah, I think you're right. Fast lane?
MikeL
15th February 2005, 10:06
Nah, Honda rider, see... hmmm... probably just thought the bloke driving the van looked dishy, flagged him down and asked if he could 'pop it in the back'.

You're just jealous. Some people ride a Honda and a Yamaha (not necessarily at the same time) and have twice the fun...
StoneChucker
15th February 2005, 10:07
Yeah, I think you're right. Fast lane?
Yep, I was in the fast lane, he was in the slow lane shoulder...
Blakamin
15th February 2005, 10:21
I saw him as I went past. I'm 90% sure hi just broke down. I was in the fast lane, and had no way of pulling over (like I wanted to...). Not that my car would have been much help!
your car actually goes fast enuff???? how? have you added purple seat covers??? :Pokey:
StoneChucker
15th February 2005, 12:08
Biatch, my car goes plenty fast enough for a standard 1600 thanks!

But, I wouldn't mind having the dosh to get a new one. I was driving to work today, and saw a car like mine advertised for under half what I paid for mine 4 years ago... I'd be pretty happy with a new Honda S2000 :confused:
Blakamin
15th February 2005, 12:10
according to jeremy clarkson, you want the lotus elise :niceone:
StoneChucker
15th February 2005, 12:14
Holy shit, I forgot about that! It's a 1600, but is so light it's like a friggen rocket (for a cage).

They also look pretty funky. (They're even bloody lower than my MX5!)
madboy
15th February 2005, 12:21
(They're even bloody lower than my MX5!)I'd take the MX-5 anyday = how often do you get to wind it up on the road to the point where the Lotus would outperform the MX-5? That's what ya R1's for!!

I remember when I put King springs in my MX-5, could never get the jack under it, the WOF guy used to hate me cos he had to drive it up onto blocks of wood to get the hoist arms under it... oh, and there is the minor issue of the constant questioning of my sexual preferences...

and yet I still want to buy one again!!!
Blakamin
15th February 2005, 14:09
I'd take the MX-5 anyday = how often do you get to wind it up on the road to the point where the Lotus would outperform the MX-5? That's what ya R1's for!!

The idea of the lotus is to go around corners, not fast in a straight line... which is the whole point... twisties at 80kph in mx-5 or twisties at 100 (speed limit for pi-cock) in a lotus?????
LB
16th February 2005, 04:50
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We saw him around 7.10am, in the l/hand shoulder. Looked like a breakdown - bike was on the stand and he was bending over looking at the engine. We were in teh left-hand lane but didn't see him till we were right beside him as we had a huge truck in front of us. Couldn't stop as there wasn't enough room for the car to park further along where we would have stopped.
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LB
16th February 2005, 04:51
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We saw him around 7.10am, in the l/hand shoulder. Looked like a breakdown - bike was on the stand and he was bending over looking at the engine. We were in teh left-hand lane but didn't see him till we were right beside him as we had a huge truck in front of us. Couldn't stop as there wasn't enough room for the car to park further along where we would have stopped.

I'm not sure but I think it may have been a ZZR? I don't think it was a Blackbird.
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madboy
17th February 2005, 12:33
The idea of the lotus is to go around corners, not fast in a straight line... which is the whole point... twisties at 80kph in mx-5 or twisties at 100 (speed limit for pi-cock) in a lotus?????I don't question a Lotus could hand it the MX-5 around the corners, but the limits of an MX-5 are pretty damn high. The "80k" corner in the 5 might well be a 100k corner in the Lotus, but you'd be friggin mad to attempt it on a public road with two-way traffic - I mean, what if WT and the boys were coming the other way? They'd be farked and your new paint on the Lotus would be ruined!!
Blakamin
17th February 2005, 12:39
what if WT and the boys were coming the other way? They'd be farked and your new paint on the Lotus would be ruined!!
:2thumbsup

dunno about you, but the idea is to stay in your own lane :niceone:
(wouldn't wanna fuck the paint!!!)