Idiot = Me

[DebK]

Almost taken out on the way home tonight & as a result I also learnt a valuable lesson.

Watched a loon make a wild, out of control swing from the inside lane into the middle lane and then sit on the arse of the car in front. I was in the fast lane at 100kmh and was just about level with his door handle when he made the same crazy swing into my lane. I slammed on the anchors and he ALMOST touched me, then wildly went back into the centre lane. If he had touched me at 100kmh it would have been all over rover.

Friggin' lucky, I thought! I then started thinking about what may have happened if I had canned at that speed. I've got armoured jacket, pants and proper boots so I may have been hurt but not dead... then I felt a knocking on my helmet, looked in my mirror and saw that I had forgotten to do up my helmet... urgh. Therefore methinks I would have been brown bread as my helmet would have come off as soon as I was hit and any impact would have cracked my skull like a raw egg..

So moral of story is: Sometimes you can't control or even anticipate others' actions... but give yourself a fighting chance by checking that your flammin' helmet is done up properly before taking off!

So tomorrow I'm off to buy those ridiculously expensive but fabulous shoes I had been umming & arring over

[gav]

Still got the Italjet? Thought you were looking at a Ducati 600 or something?

[jazbug5]

Phew!

Good on you for managing to get out of it ok. What Kwaka are you getting..?

[Indiana_Jones]

lol I know how you feel, I nearly got taken out, pulled over and changed my underwear

Plus I've gotten home before and goto unstrap my helmet and it's already undone ......lol make sure that doesn't happen anymore.......well it won't anytime soon, my bloody bike an't going anywhere lol

-Indy

[DebK]

Still got the Italjet? Thought you were looking at a Ducati 600 or something?

Hi gav & jazbug,

Decided that spending money on a 2nd hand Ducati would no doubt cost me $$ in maintanence. So waiting for a 2005 Kwaka 636 to arrive. Sawyers now tell me it's end of this month. Had to yet again postpone my CBTA full licence today with RoadSafe due to work commitments. So Barry at Sawyers will probably have to deliver the 636 on his way home (he lives up the road) and it'll stay in the garage with delivery kms on it until I get my full licence.

Italjet to Kwaka 636 is a HUGE step, I know. I've always jumped in at the deep end.

[Two Smoker]

Friggin' lucky, I thought! I then started thinking about what may have happened if I had canned at that speed. I've got armoured jacket, pants and proper boots so I may have been hurt but not dead... then I felt a knocking on my helmet, looked in my mirror and saw that I had forgotten to do up my helmet... urgh. Therefore methinks I would have been brown bread as my helmet would have come off as soon as I was hit and any impact would have cracked my skull like a raw egg..

Glad nothing happened If you helmet had been done up and you crashed, you would have been fine... its the cars behind you i would be worrying about So whats the update on the new bike??? What are you looking at getting?

[inlinefour]

It takes 21 days of doing something before it becomes a habit. Don't know about anyone else, but I'd rather not ride a bike at all without a skidlid. Never actually think about doing it anymore, just allways do it, and before I start the bike too.

[gav]

2005 ZX6R mmmm very nice!! what colour?

[DebK]

Magma Red... looks more orange than red though in all the pics. Haven't seen one in the flesh (in red) yet.

[Two Smoker]

Hi gav & jazbug,

Decided that spending money on a 2nd hand Ducati would no doubt cost me $$ in maintanence. So waiting for a 2005 Kwaka 636 to arrive. Sawyers now tell me it's end of this month. Had to yet again postpone my CBTA full licence today with RoadSafe due to work commitments. So Barry at Sawyers will probably have to deliver the 636 on his way home (he lives up the road) and it'll stay in the garage with delivery kms on it until I get my full licence.

Italjet to Kwaka 636 is a HUGE step, I know. I've always jumped in at the deep end.

Bloody hell, missed this one... Nice bike, should have gone for the gixxer though lol....hehehe

[Waylander]

Magma Red... looks more orange than red though in all the pics. Haven't seen one in the flesh (in red) yet.

Quasi'sis red. Must say it is very nice. Shame I'm gonna get the Daytona 650 when I get my next bike else I'd get one of them, or an 04 R1.

[MD]

Hi gav & jazbug,

Decided that spending money on a 2nd hand Ducati would no doubt cost me $$ in maintanence. So waiting for a 2005 Kwaka 636 to arrive. Sawyers now tell me it's end of this month. Had to yet again postpone my CBTA full licence today with RoadSafe due to work commitments. So Barry at Sawyers will probably have to deliver the 636 on his way home (he lives up the road) and it'll stay in the garage with delivery kms on it until I get my full licence.

Italjet to Kwaka 636 is a HUGE step, I know. I've always jumped in at the deep end.

No need to pester Sawyers with a home delivery then you have to find space to store it until you get the full licence. Then you have to run it in. Just so happens I helped run in their 636 demo a few weeks ago, so at no fee I would be more than willing to take care of your one. I'm not far up the line either if you want to come round and clean it. Great choice Debk I was really impressed with my time on the demo 636 and weight wise it's as light as you can get a 600 these days.

[Ghost Lemur]

Bloody hell, missed this one... Nice bike, should have gone for the gixxer though lol....hehehe

Nah, Gixxers are so last year.

Seriously though, notice how last year (well 03 and into 04) most sixhundy buyers were going the gixxer route. Quasi was almost alone on his 636. This year, it seems to be the bike of overwhelming choice.
R6's are still a minority although not as much as last year when FireFighter was pretty much a loner like Quasi.

And before the gixxers were the Honda's.

Tis interesting from a non-fanboy position. Personally I think it's best for us as consumers though. As no individual player can dictate the terms with competition being so close, they have to really work hard to get our business, which is of course brilliant for us.

Oh and before I forget. Congrats debk, sure you'll love it. You may have to hook up with Jim2, and swap cleaning secrets over coffee as only new owners can.

[FROSTY:Me]

shit did i misread that -I had to reread it to figure out you were braking to be behind him ---eeep

[Zed]

Quasi was almost alone on his 636. This year, it seems to be the bike of overwhelming choice.
R6's are still a minority although not as much as last year when FireFighter was pretty much a loner like Quasi.

Just for the record, KB member nhuanh was enjoying a Kwaka 636 long before Mr Quasi purchased his. I remember going on a ride with them both, nhuanh on his 636 and Quasi on his Ducati 750. And Firefight wasn't alone with the R6 either, remember a certain Yamahman? (he gone now)