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Thread: 23 km in 23 years!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bert_is_evil View Post
    I would pass your comments on to him but he died, I'm sure he's in hell now for not paying a few k's worth of road tax. Nice to know there are people out there such as yourself that are beyond reproach though.
    never said that mate.... I just do things by the law and pay my share, keeping in mind we all share this country and need to contribute to it.

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    There are a considerable amount of people out there contributing more than their fair share in taxes though - superanuants. People who have payed tax on their income, saved, then pay tax on it again when they retire. A few dollars worth of road tax for a pensioner to drive to the shops a few times a week would have come no where near offsetting the amount of supertax he was paying.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco Dan View Post
    When you wind them back they are normally done pretty quick (ie with an electric drill) but when they go forward it is normally slow (day to day use) and the numbers catch correctly.

    New cars usually have digital speedometers now dont they?
    Have you tried rewinding a speedo with an electric drill? or is it based on theory? My one experience proved it impractical to use this method.

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    What a load of crap... did he buy it in '78 for like $3k, ride it home from the dealership, and then think:

    "HEY!!! What I'll do, is drain the fuel, throw away the battery, put a cover over it for the next 20 or so years, and then when the internet has been made and they've invented online auctions, i'll see if I can get my money back on the bike... that'll be a story for the grandchildren..."
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    Quote Originally Posted by ZeroIndex View Post
    What a load of crap... did he buy it in '78 for like $3k, ride it home from the dealership, and then think:

    "HEY!!! What I'll do, is drain the fuel, throw away the battery, put a cover over it for the next 20 or so years, and then when the internet has been made and they've invented online auctions, i'll see if I can get my money back on the bike... that'll be a story for the grandchildren..."
    HAHAHA nice
    i don't know if its genuine but it looks like it is in really good condition...
    but you have a point there it def seems fishy
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    Quote Originally Posted by Toaster View Post
    never said that mate.... I just do things by the law and pay my share, keeping in mind we all share this country and need to contribute to it.
    I hear your sentiment, but this current money stealing government for one seem to have no scruples stealing every cent possible, then there is the local constabulary who seem to be on a permanent revenue gathering stake out, local bodies and their rate hikes, ACC who rape me every night in my dreams...I could go on.

    No sir, they get enough from me! However, do agree with the sentiment that everyone needs to chip in for the wheels to keep turning...
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    Quote Originally Posted by ZeroIndex View Post
    What a load of crap... did he buy it in '78 for like $3k, ride it home from the dealership, and then think:

    "HEY!!! What I'll do, is drain the fuel, throw away the battery, put a cover over it for the next 20 or so years, and then when the internet has been made and they've invented online auctions, i'll see if I can get my money back on the bike... that'll be a story for the grandchildren..."

    Or he bought the bike, got it home...thought he would keep it as a collectors item thinking it would gain value. Or an even more stupid idea...a Kawasaki nut bought it, put it into his garage with his other mint, low KM Kawasakis...starting it up every now and again and polishing it.

    Some people do that ya know....thats how we get mint collector bikes.
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