Tales from the Emporium

**buggsubique** · 24th January 2009, 19:31

Man I feel for you guys - I had a cambelt go on me once and cost me over $3k to rebuild the motor...dang valve heads rattlin around the cylinder and carving up the head. Always overcautious with engines now, not that you can do much to stop a chunk of steel from flying apart. Here's to quick repairs!

**cooneyr** · 25th January 2009, 08:10

Originally Posted by warewolf

Not surprising when you consider Suzuki sell their whole bikes really, really cheap, then try to claw back some profit with higher margins on parts.

Ya win some you loose some. BMW is worse with high bike prices and high parts prices. Guess we had all better ride KTM's aye

Cheers R

**dino3310** · 25th January 2009, 09:22

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Ya win some you loose some. BMW is worse with high bike prices and high parts prices. Guess we had all better ride KTM's aye

Cheers R

the 950 enduro for me please

**NordieBoy** · 25th January 2009, 13:12

I pick up my donor bike next Sat from Wellywood.
Unfortunatly I'm headed back the same day or I'd have to do a cruz wit da homeys.

**marks** · 25th January 2009, 14:00

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

I pick up my donor bike next Sat from Wellywood.
Unfortunatly I'm headed back the same day or I'd have to do a cruz wit da homeys.

rude bastid

**warewolf** · 25th January 2009, 18:05

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Guess we had all better ride KTM's aye

Unfortunately, back in Heytrack's day, the model was the reverse of Suzuki: bikes and parts at realistic prices - non-discounted bikes, but the parts weren't hideously inflated. Since KTM Austria & Australia have taken over, they are heading towards Suzuki's model, curse them.

**cooneyr** · 25th January 2009, 20:20

Originally Posted by dino3310

the 950 enduro for me please

Get in line dude, I've got the next 950 of the line - yer right!

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

I pick up my donor bike next Sat from Wellywood.
Unfortunatly I'm headed back the same day or I'd have to do a cruz wit da homeys.

I wouldn't bother with the north island too much. Your better of getting on the boat as fast as possible, getting home, changing the engine over and getting out exploring the Mainland. Just spend 5 days in Hamilton and guess what, there is too many north islanders there. Most seem to think the Mainland is some backwater that isn't even worth visiting. Seems were are doing a bloody good job of telling is like it is

Cheers R

**NordieBoy** · 25th January 2009, 20:56

Originally Posted by marks

rude bastid

Hell. I'm in Auckland at the moment and have hardly seen any bikes at all. Just got through before the shooting on the motorway though. Is this sort of thing normal here?

**JATZ** · 25th January 2009, 20:59

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Hell. I'm in Auckland at the moment and have hardly seen any bikes at all. Just got through before the shooting on the motorway though. Is this sort of thing normal here?

Auckland !

you boor bugger

**NordieBoy** · 25th January 2009, 21:12

Originally Posted by JATZ

Auckland !

you boor bugger

Where are the hills?
have they sold them to foriegn intrests and shipped them overseas or something?

**JATZ** · 25th January 2009, 21:30

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Where are the hills?
have they sold them to foriegn intrests and shipped them overseas or something?

They dont have hills, they have bumps and call them "mountains"

Mt Victoria, Mt Eden, Mt Roskill, Mt Cambria(actually an old quarry in Devonport that used to be a mountain) etc. etc.

**Padmei** · 26th January 2009, 19:56

Originally Posted by JATZ

They dont have hills, they have bumps and call them "mountains"

Mt Roskill,

Hey thats the bump I was born & bred upon. It was once described by Metro mag as a suburb where "people mowing their backyards look up & marvel at planes carrying people from other suburbs to destinations overseas"

God I miss the drizzzle, traffic, masses of people, shopping malls... All Ive got now are sea views, empty gravel roads 5 mins away, & sunshine... Oh well things can only get better

**JATZ** · 26th January 2009, 20:46

Originally Posted by Padmei

Hey thats the bump I was born & bred upon. It was once described by Metro mag as a suburb where "people mowing their backyards look up & marvel at planes carrying people from other suburbs to destinations overseas"

God I miss the drizzzle, traffic, masses of people, shopping malls... All Ive got now are sea views, empty gravel roads 5 mins away, & sunshine... Oh well things can only get better

Yup... Exile's a bitch aint it.

Like you I left the "Big Smoke", but I'm learning to cope