This is me.....

**crashe** · 9th December 2004, 15:26

welcome to this site.

**R00T** · 9th December 2004, 16:02

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

That's an "interesting" avatar.

Yeah its taken from the perspecitve of the taxi driver as he is lying on the ground after I pulled him out of the car.... rofl

**R00T** · 9th December 2004, 16:04

Originally Posted by bungbung

Walkers Crisps are available from 'Cool Brittania' on the corner of Wakefield and Taranaki streets.

Where I come from you get termed as a 'Diamond Geezer' for this quality bit of info mate.

**R00T** · 9th December 2004, 16:28

Originally Posted by Biff Baff

what I miss about the UK, absolutely bugger all. Thank you NZ for being such a top place

Mate, NZ is the best aye... some folk think we have strict road rules in NZ, Speeding clamp down etc.. I got nabbed on River Road by officer Brian Healey (I am sure some of you know him as Captain Cock) doing 246kmh, he went bozo and was spitting all over me, simply wouldn't calm down, took my license away for 28 days (promptly changed over all my vehicles to a mates name and drove on the UK license, sweet) when it got to court I pulled out all the Advanced Riding certificates from the UK and NZ, gave my spiel about not endangering any other road user as the roads were empty blah blah got 50 demerit points and $380 fine....
In the UK I would have a 4 inch anus by now, that is guaranteed jail time, 6 months, criminal record.

Another fine example of UK vs NZ, Year 2000 I was back in London and had an Audi A6, filled it up with gas, 70 litres I think, it cost 75 pounds....... picked myself up off the floor and worked it out in NZ$, exchange at the time was 3.36 -- $252.00 to fill the car up with gas, tank the same size as a most medium/large family saloon. OMG

NZ is the best place ever, the freedom is over and above any place I have been, and I have lived in America, Europe, and Asia.
I would gladly give my life to protect this country and its people, it is so worth fighting for.

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome, I shall post some pics of my bikes hopefully this evening, tell me how many you want, coz I got road/off-road allsorts, though I dont have many from the UK, that was pre-digital camera days and I hated film.

**curious george** · 9th December 2004, 16:44

Ahhhh, Root, of OCNZ fame? You know Des Flurane I think.....
Welcome to the site, any chance you'll get that RVF on the track at some stage?

**wari** · 9th December 2004, 17:05

Originally Posted by R00T

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NZ is the best place ever, the freedom is over and above any place I have been, and I have lived in America, Europe, and Asia.
I would gladly give my life to protect this country and its people, it is so worth fighting for.

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome, I shall post some pics of my bikes hopefully this evening, tell me how many you want, coz I got road/off-road allsorts, though I dont have many from the UK, that was pre-digital camera days and I hated film.

AYe think I gott gooose bummps ...

**R00T** · 9th December 2004, 17:38

Originally Posted by curious george

Ahhhh, Root, of OCNZ fame? You know Des Flurane I think.....
Welcome to the site, any chance you'll get that RVF on the track at some stage?

Yes mate, thats me, i'm part of clan 'Incendium Drunkae', I moderate their forums and do some server admin for Orcon and Xtra.

I think the RVF will defo be on the track, not too serious though, most if not all my bikes get on the track, I strip them back to bare minimum and prep them as best as possible to give maximum enjoyment and minimise the damage if I was to 'stick-it-in-da-litter' so to speak.
Then at the end of the weekend I put it back to road kit and continue as if nothing happened (apart from the munted tires).

Des got his license now aye, he was ranting on about getting a road motard, great idea though I feel they encourage bad behaviour... I have done some late night street motarding on the Husaberg, no plates etc.. and its very naughty, lots of motorway footbridges, jumping out of carparks and other Police attracting shenanigans, then doing a runner by dropping down the grass bank onto the motorway and going in the wrong direction everywhere... its very bad and shouldn't be encouraged.

**Storm** · 9th December 2004, 17:48

Welcome to the nuthouse. Sounds like you'll fit in no worries mate. Glad to hear you like our "fush un chups" accents

**El Dopa** · 9th December 2004, 18:59

Originally Posted by Biff Baff

In all honesty, do you know what I miss about the UK, absolutely bugger all. Thank you NZ for being such a top place and for you Kiwi's for not being able to say your vowels properly , oh yeah, and for being top drawer people.

Second that. Except....It would be perfect if I could find a place that sold a decent pork pie.