A 12 step program for bikers

**kerryg** · 3rd September 2004, 11:28

I need help....I'm addicted....I have no money for food, the landlord has evicted me, my children are shoeless, my wife has left me, my creditors have taken out a contract on me....

I have been quitting some bikes I had, ' cos I don't get enough time to ride one bike often, let alone several, and there are all these other uses for the money (refer above...

) and then I saw this lovely old GSXR1100J for sale...and I HAD TO BUY IT....I don't why..it's totally stupid...but I just couldn't help myself.

She's a bit special

. The owner before last reckons he spent $14k in total on it. It's got a big bore kit, shotpeined rods, flowed and planed head (12.2:1), Dyna coils, full Yoshimura race system, 3 angle valve grind, cam grind, Barnett clutch, undercut and hardened gears, K&N filter and jetted carbs, polished wheels running Comp Ks, lots of polished bits, gleaming paint. He reckons she was dyno'd at 142rwhp (that's rwhp) and electronically timed over a flying km at 282km and has run a 10.4 standing quarter.

So....she kicks ass

and she's pre-'89

Now I just have to learn how to ride the beastie (big step up from a nifty fifty)

And THEN.....I saw ANOTHER GSXR1100 for sale on this very forum. This time an M, with some frontal damage...and I thought mmmmmmmm 17 inch wheels.....40mm carbies......... but no I mustn't...AH DAMMIT I'LL BUY IT....and so now I have 2......and I'm NOT GOING TO BUY ANY MORE...I'M NOT GOING TO BUY ANY MORE....I'M NOT GOING TO BUY ANY MORE.......

**vifferman** · 3rd September 2004, 11:45

Originally Posted by kerryg

I'M NOT GOING TO BUY ANY MORE....I'M NOT GOING TO BUY ANY MORE.......

Ah, go on! You know you NEED to. Just one more won't hurt...

**Cajun** · 3rd September 2004, 11:48

Originally Posted by kerryg

I need help....I'm addicted....I have no money for food, the landlord has evicted me, my children are shoeless, my wife has left me, my creditors have taken out a contract on me....

I have been quitting some bikes I had, ' cos I don't get enough time to ride one bike often, let alone several, and there are all these other uses for the money (refer above...

) and then I saw this lovely old GSXR1100J for sale...and I HAD TO BUY IT....I don't why..it's totally stupid...but I just couldn't help myself.

She's a bit special

. The owner before last reckons he spent $14k in total on it. It's got a big bore kit, shotpeined rods, flowed and planed head (12.2:1), Dyna coils, full Yoshimura race system, 3 angle valve grind, cam grind, Barnett clutch, undercut and hardened gears, K&N filter and jetted carbs, polished wheels running Comp Ks, lots of polished bits, gleaming paint. He reckons she was dyno'd at 142rwhp (that's rwhp) and electronically timed over a flying km at 282km and has run a 10.4 standing quarter.

So....she kicks ass

and she's pre-'89

Now I just have to learn how to ride the beastie (big step up from a nifty fifty)

And THEN.....I saw ANOTHER GSXR1100 for sale on this very forum. This time an M, with some frontal damage...and I thought mmmmmmmm 17 inch wheels.....40mm carbies......... but no I mustn't...AH DAMMIT I'LL BUY IT....and so now I have 2......and I'm NOT GOING TO BUY ANY MORE...I'M NOT GOING TO BUY ANY MORE....I'M NOT GOING TO BUY ANY MORE.......

good luck with ya two girls i was looking at the 1100 on here as well

you say that now, i had a 96 gsxr1100 was awsome bike, pulled 290 and was still going hard.

**Blakamin** · 3rd September 2004, 11:48

yeah...why not this
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-15309720.htm

**scroter** · 3rd September 2004, 13:20

Originally Posted by kerryg

......and I'm NOT GOING TO BUY ANY MORE...I'M NOT GOING TO BUY ANY MORE....I'M NOT GOING TO BUY ANY MORE.......

are you sure i cant interest you in a slightly used three burner BBQ. going real cheap. sure we just threw it off the deck (thats 2 storys up) but im sure it could be salvaged.

**kerryg** · 3rd September 2004, 13:21

Originally Posted by Cajun

good luck with ya two girls i was looking at the 1100 on here as well

you say that now, i had a 96 gsxr1100 was awsome bike, pulled 290 and was still going hard.

Hey Cajun. I might have lucked out with the M. I have yet to get seriously into fixing it up but so far looks like a straightforward fix. So then I'll have the dilemma of choosing which bike to ride ...shall I take the blue and white one...or the blue and white one..Aahhh....life is good....:cool2:

**kerryg** · 3rd September 2004, 13:25

Originally Posted by scroter

are you sure i cant interest you in a slightly used three burner BBQ. going real cheap. sure we just threw it off the deck (thats 2 storys up) but im sure it could be salvaged.

Nah scroter...not even tempted.....but then again I do like a bargain... butno...I DON'T WANT IT !

**scroter** · 3rd September 2004, 13:41

Originally Posted by kerryg

Nah scroter...not even tempted.....but then again I do like a bargain... butno...I DON'T WANT IT !

sweet as bro im sure theres a sucker out there somewhere. actually i just enjoyed chucking it off the deck woo hoo i wish i could do it again. has anyone out there got something they dont mind if i destroy it.

**F5 Dave** · 3rd September 2004, 14:42

Originally Posted by scroter

sweet as bro im sure theres a sucker out there somewhere. actually i just enjoyed chucking it off the deck woo hoo i wish i could do it again. has anyone out there got something they dont mind if i destroy it.

Try TVs, they're quite spectacular. Best done at a friend's house though.

Originally Posted by kerryg

Hey Cajun. I might have lucked out with the M. . . ..

Now there's an interesting phrase. "Lucked out"

Does that mean your luck ran out? or you got lucky? which is the opposite. or something else?

**Cajun** · 3rd September 2004, 14:49

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Now there's an interesting phrase. "Lucked out"

Does that mean your luck ran out? or you got lucky? which is the opposite. or something else?

Means ya luck ran out
well way i read it

**kerryg** · 3rd September 2004, 14:57

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Now there's an interesting phrase. "Lucked out"

Does that mean your luck ran out? or you got lucky? which is the opposite. or something else?

Sheesh, where have yo bin bro..... :spudwhat:

Lucked out = got lucky (but NOT in a sexual way...)

**F5 Dave** · 3rd September 2004, 15:04

Yeah like bad means good & No means NO, or Yes.

Ok then what does it mean, ‘you’ve got your work cut out for you’

Presumably from dress or shoe making. Does it mean:

1. There is a lot of work waiting for you

Or.

2. Some one’s already done the cutting for you –Neat, ½ the job is already done!

Do people get the wrong end of the stick (old English toilet saying in itself) & the meaning of the saying get distorted from the original?

**kerryg** · 3rd September 2004, 15:10

Originally Posted by Blakamin

yeah...why not this
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-15309720.htm

Yes it IS a nice colour... and... mmmm

I don't YET have one of those water cooled ones.....and there's no LAW against having 3....and my ex-wife can't stop me......and just think of the possibilities for swapping parts if something broke....and when tyres and chains wore out.....and I could just register 1 and swap the rego details between them....and with the limited use I'd give 3 bikes I hardly ever need to service any of them...and if a bikeless friend or 2 wanted to go for a ride...and they are "classic" bikes, so they'll be going up up in value over time.....

aaahhhh so many justifications, so little money......