I'm still looking and riding; trying to find the next bike to buy. Garage looks empty with just the Harley. Meanwhile I've been adding accessories to the Harley and riding clothes for myself. A few friends have been trying to steer me to a sportsbike, but I've raced behind sportsbikes through the twisties in my GT-4 and easily kept up while sipping coffee. Doesn't seem much fun on a sportbike if you have to use the excuse that you only have two wheels. Ideally, I'd like a Toyota turbo diesel motorbike! next to no maintenance and runs for 400,000 k's! If only they made such a thing...don't go mentioning the BMW R series.......the point that they need frequent valve adjustments shows the age of the motor and the engine is just plain ugly on a bike without a full fairing.
good to hear mate
Yeah, talking of petrol stations I have also left the petrol cap behind, but apparently LOTS of people do this. When I went back I had the choice of about 10 differnt ones, was a game of mix and match and cinderella-minus-the-shoe :P Luckily no one siphoned my gas!
Lol, me and my friend (female) had a similar experience filling up, but maybe even more embarrassing. We go to fill up and first thing we do is check which side the thing is on, awesome. Then to figure out how to open it...exact same thing. Pressing buttons here and there, opening the boot, opening the bonnet...sigh. Out of frustration I push the bloody thing and it just pops open. Laughing fit ensues. Then to pull out...we had to reverse out and my friend parked too close..it ended up some random guy had to direct her out of the gas station! Sigh.
Cake!!!
Hey dude - Good to see the project progressing - hope you are keeping detailed drawings so I can copy them :-) - I've got a great little MIG with argon that you can borrow but you'll need a 230 volt outlet rated for 15 Amps.
I am tempted to try and sneak it into my luggage but I think a) IKEA security might not be so impressed and b) it is more than likely to put me over the 15kg bag limit >< But a snow cone machine would be just the thing ot cool down helmet-heated heads in midsummer...Hmmm AUSA grant anyone?! We would share with the pillions ... :P
I want a snowcone machine!!
Thanks! I am enjoying writing it too... read some of the first posts the other day and had already forgotten half of the things I had done, so I think it will be a good souvenir for later too!
Hey Hanne I am enjoying your blog very much.
synaestheticness! I saw a documentary on synaesthetic people once. It's one of the most interesting things seeing a group of synaesthetic people meet for the first time. "Hmmm, your name tastes like a really rich chocolate mud cake!" "Yours is like bubblegum!" "Your name looks yellow!" It's awesome.
you obviously would recognise a point if it was shoved up your jacksie you're a huge fukkin yawn
Hi Allan. I got a little workshop gasless MIG, and really for exhausts the TIG will do a much nicer job. The MIG is quite hard to control. Go the flapdisk! aren't they great! Steve
wow! very nicely done. ive been trying to get some work done on my Katana. i never have the time coz of my business check company. kudos to you though.
I think you're not officially old until you're home on a Saturday night and actively looking forward to 'Grand Designs' the architecture programme instead of out drinking. *Ingrid and I couldn't possibly comment...*
I am really super glad i am from NZ where we have the choice to change! Was explaining your situation to a German the other day Ross, he looked at me incredulously when I said you had swapped to law. Actually he was a microbiology student. And I was supposed to ask you what microbiologists know that would want make them want to turn vegetarian (if they are not already)?
Thanks for the feedback, the food (and beer) is indeed excellent! I don't have a bike here this time around but next time I am over this way it will hopefully be for a bit longer and we will be able to fit some touring in! Have certainly driven over some very fun stretches...
Crikey! Someone like me who keeps changing career before they even start that career would be royally screwed in Deutschland! Except my student loan would be a lot smaller...
Ahh - all is revealed... (Though it took me a while to spot your answer, as I've been slack in following your blog for a week or 2...) Apparently there is a similar distinction for solid chocolate and chocolate with liquid centres, though I forget the name of the liquidy ones - not plain schokolade anyway. Those logical Germans have thought of everything... Cheers, Ross PS any curious examples of dinglish in action gratefully accepted
Love the honey/centrifuge analogy
