Optimistic sellers

**Laava** · 23rd June 2019, 19:35

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

nah some are grabbing them, a roll of exhaust tape a maltese cross taillights and playing soggy biscuit in each others sheds every saturday arvo

Originally Posted by jasonu

Never heard of the soggy sayo?
Its a game played mostly in boys boarding schools.

Ah, so you are aware of the biscuit game. The only time being a premature ejaculator would come in handy! Or on biscuity as the case may be.

**jellywrestler** · 23rd June 2019, 19:49

Originally Posted by Laava

. The only time being a premature ejaculator would come in handy! .

it's very handy for F5Dave, he spends way less on 0900 calls than normal people...

**HenryDorsetCase** · 23rd June 2019, 20:26

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

nah some are grabbing them, a roll of exhaust tape a maltese cross taillights and playing soggy biscuit in each others sheds every saturday arvo

You were one of the guys that bleated about "punk" right? Oh, they can't play, oh, they can't sing, oh they swear in their lyrics... Or Grunge. or when rock and roll took over from jazz, or when EDM took over from rock. or when rap took over from rock. Whatever. The important thing is that those young people that you spit on (to quote a Bowie lyric) are out in their sheds doing something. You don't like it? who gives a fuck. Its not about you, its not about me, its about them spending some time, learning some skills and moving forward. And hopefully sacrificing a few shitty old brit-bike heaps of shit in the process. Remember your first efforts in the shed? smashing knuckles, cutting that important bit 5mm too short? Breaking those blades and drill bits and parts you couldnt afford to replace?

I fucking despair some days I really do.

**F5 Dave** · 24th June 2019, 06:59

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

it's very handy for F5Dave, he spends way less on 0900 calls than normal people...

Just the sound of the dial tone gets me off these days.

**OddDuck** · 24th June 2019, 08:03

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

You were one of the guys that bleated about "punk" right? Oh, they can't play, oh, they can't sing, oh they swear in their lyrics... Or Grunge. or when rock and roll took over from jazz, or when EDM took over from rock. or when rap took over from rock. Whatever. The important thing is that those young people that you spit on (to quote a Bowie lyric) are out in their sheds doing something. You don't like it? who gives a fuck. Its not about you, its not about me, its about them spending some time, learning some skills and moving forward. And hopefully sacrificing a few shitty old brit-bike heaps of shit in the process. Remember your first efforts in the shed? smashing knuckles, cutting that important bit 5mm too short? Breaking those blades and drill bits and parts you couldnt afford to replace?

I fucking despair some days I really do.

Perhaps this ad is appropriate, at this moment in the discussion...

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...aa1ac7a58b-003

**OddDuck** · 24th June 2019, 08:21

The previous ad was (I reckon) on the right side of this particular coin. Here's the flip side:

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...c8249c4026-005

This is sadly typical of what's happening out there. High priced, not warrantable as is, mods that seriously compromise reliability and even safety... but there are 66 people watching this auction. An SR400.

Le sigh...

**HenryDorsetCase** · 24th June 2019, 08:54

I really like that headlight bracket and headlight. Just saying

**sidecar bob** · 24th June 2019, 09:02

Originally Posted by OddDuck

The previous ad was (I reckon) on the right side of this particular coin. Here's the flip side:

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...c8249c4026-005

This is sadly typical of what's happening out there. High priced, not warrantable as is, mods that seriously compromise reliability and even safety... but there are 66 people watching this auction. An SR400.

Le sigh...

Ahh, so THATS the finest exhaust system in the world.

**jellywrestler** · 24th June 2019, 09:07

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

You were one of the guys that bleated about "punk" right? Oh, they can't play, oh, they can't sing, oh they swear in their lyrics... Or Grunge. or when rock and roll took over from jazz, or when EDM took over from rock. or when rap took over from rock. Whatever. The important thing is that those young people that you spit on (to quote a Bowie lyric) are out in their sheds doing something. You don't like it? who gives a fuck. Its not about you, its not about me, its about them spending some time, learning some skills and moving forward. And hopefully sacrificing a few shitty old brit-bike heaps of shit in the process. Remember your first efforts in the shed? smashing knuckles, cutting that important bit 5mm too short? Breaking those blades and drill bits and parts you couldnt afford to replace?

I fucking despair some days I really do.

never said a word about music at all. my post was to invoke some raised eyebrows from voltaire simply, seems you took the bait....

**Voltaire** · 24th June 2019, 09:27

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

never said a word about music at all. my post was to invoke some raised eyebrows from voltaire simply, seems you took the bait....

Missed that, was out in the shed fitting a maltese cross tail light and exhaust wrap to the Triumph with a cupper and some bikkies.

" How do you make a Maltese Cross?"

" don't pay them"

Boom Boom says Basil.

**Voltaire** · 24th June 2019, 09:38

Originally Posted by OddDuck

The previous ad was (I reckon) on the right side of this particular coin. Here's the flip side:

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...c8249c4026-005

This is sadly typical of what's happening out there. High priced, not warrantable as is, mods that seriously compromise reliability and even safety... but there are 66 people watching this auction. An SR400.

Le sigh...

Not actually high priced if your familiar with them, he could part it out for more, and its not advertised as a road usable bike.
Wheels are hard to come by now, as are the twin disc forks.
Parts locally are hard to come by now.

Or you could buy my fully completed race bike for 10K and save yourself years of work. Over 80BHP on the Dyno too.

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**pritch** · 24th June 2019, 09:42

Originally Posted by Voltaire

Pre Unit Triumph
https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Lis...?id=2200684042

I suspect the demograph who likes these may be selling up to buy mobility scooters.

That bike I like, and I'm in the appropriate demographic. Sadly I'm not a good enough mechanic to own it. Also there might be the matter of a drastic reassessment of my accustomed overtaking distances.