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    Quote Originally Posted by Mom View Post
    Re-wiring your entire bike? You sir are crazy
    Haha I thought you already figured that out about me!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phreak View Post
    Haha I thought you already figured that out about me!!!
    No I first suspected it when I saaw you polishing your helmey on the deck of our unit
    Quote Originally Posted by Gubb View Post
    Nonono,

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    There is a completely innocent explanation for that, I promise!!!
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    Saw the progress on the frame today, powder-coat looks good... The guy had to remove a little bit of surface rust (as I expected) before starting, but I can happily say that I'm impressed so far! Only the subframe to be done now, it had a fair bit more (surface) rust than the frame and swing-arm...

    Gonna try 'borrow' my girlfriends camera to get pics up soon!
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    Quote Originally Posted by MSTRS View Post
    Good stuff.
    As for girlfriend...if she 'dumps' you, then she wasn't worth your time.
    My mother followed my father from Scotland to NZ in 1956....
    Bloody typical eh,went to shops for tea and got lost.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phreak View Post
    Just so everyone knows, I got home from the amazing weekend in Taupo with MAG-NZ, unloaded all my gear to get ready to head back to work (Lifeguard training night), jumped back on the bike...

    At about 5:50pm, I head off, just out of my driveway, heading down the road at about 40-45 km/h, a silver four door car pulls out of a road on the left (with a no-right turn sign posted) pretty much right in front of me, to go in the same direction as me. Okay, I think, natural evasion tactics kick in and I quickly move to go around him (no traffic coming the other way)...
    If you were doing 40-45km/h why did you not just slot in behind the guy and wait and see what he was up to.??
    That would have been natural evasion tactics not gunning it out and around the guy.
    Sorry that you fucked up but no sympathy.
    What difference would 10 or 15 seconds have made in the grand scheme of things??
    were you riding Track at Taupo?????
    So many unanswered questions
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    Seriously...? Read the WHOLE thread, you might find the answers you are looking for... The topic has been widely discussed, and I still don't think I did anything wrong - but to be honest, I'm over it anyways. The bike is being rebuilt, even better than before, and I'm moving out of the chaos of Auckland, back to the serenity of the Waikato. Hopefully I'll be back on the roads before summer finishes, but I'm not in any rush, that's for sure - making sure everything on the bike is completely 100% first.

    Oh, and by the way, I've never ridden track, I don't believe my skill level is up to that just yet - I was in Taupo with the guys and girls from MAG-NZ, supporting the fundraiser for the Spinal Trust Foundation. If you read through this thread, you'll see several posts from me stating that I'm not a speed freak or a cager hater in any way, shape, or form.

    (This thread made it to number 1 in the 'most replied' category, mostly because people were so opinionated about my incident, like you from the sounds of things!)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phreak View Post
    This thread made it to number 1 in the 'most replied' category
    Seriously man, who gives a fuck?

    This thread's nothing for you to be proud of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    Seriously man, who gives a fuck?

    This thread's nothing for you to be proud of.
    Maybe it is nothing to be proud of, but frank and open discussion of accidents can be a valuable learning tool, both for the original poster and for others who may read and remember what not to do if in a similar situation.

    In that respect, this surely has been a great thread!
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    Quote Originally Posted by yungatart View Post
    Maybe it is nothing to be proud of, but frank and open discussion of accidents can be a valuable learning tool, both for the original poster and for others who may read and remember what not to do if in a similar situation.

    In that respect, this surely has been a great thread!
    Methinks not Janet.

    Quote Originally Posted by Phreak View Post
    and I still don't think I did anything wrong

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    We are all entitled to our opinion.
    I have learned things by reading this thread...if I can, then obviously its not rocket science, therefore others can too, yes?
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    Quote Originally Posted by yungatart View Post
    We are all entitled to our opinion.
    I have learned things by reading this thread...if I can, then obviously its not rocket science, therefore others can too, yes?
    I'll give you that. Let's hope so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mom View Post
    No I first suspected it when I saaw you polishing your helmey on the deck of our unit
    Quote Originally Posted by Phreak View Post
    There is a completely innocent explanation for that, I promise!!!
    Masturbate on your own deck, ya perv.....

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    Leave him alone, you big bully. There were no other children around and he drew the short straw for who was going to scare the girls...
    Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phreak View Post
    ... The topic has been widely discussed, and I still don't think I did anything wrong...
    Dude - the hospitals and morgues are full of people who "didn't do anything wrong". Being secure in your own righteousness isn't going to help you none when the shit hits the fan.

    Accelerating around someone who failed to give way was a mistake - you need to learn from that and move on. It's not a big deal.

    There is one Golden Rule of the road which supercedes right-of-way - that is that all road users must take every measure possible to avoid collision - regardless of who has right-of-way.

    Whether or not you have learnt from this, I suspect others have certainly done so - it takes events like yours to remind us all about the pointlessness of asserting right at the expense of safety.
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