Can I bitch about vtnz?

[vdubber]

if he can't pick up a bent handlebar is he going to be competant enough to do this?

LOL How rude. Doubting him so quickly.No wonder hes dissappeared off the forums. SMDH

[jonnyk5614]

Can I bitch that THREE VTNZs (and two AAs) all said "nah - out testing guy only has his Learners so we can't WOF your bike. It is too heavy".....

[baffa]

I've had that too Jonny.

Which seems odd. I helped a mate take a bike he was fixing up to VTNZ years ago for a wof (trailered it there)
and the guy asked me to jump on it and ride it towards the fence and brake heavily with the front brake, then turn around and ride towards him and brake with the rear brake. Then did his normal inspection. He didn't need to ride it himself.

Why can't others do that?

I just get wofs from bike shops nowadays.

[sidecar bob]

Really helpful and nice.
Lives in a rich area too so you get stared at blatting down the street.

PMSL at that. Do "rich" people stare more than poor people? What is the point the poster is actually trying to make with that comment?

[unstuck]

I have found, that the more you bitch and complain about, the more the universe conspires to give you to bitch and complain about.

But the same can be said for praising and appreciating.

The worse it gets, the worse it gets. The better it gets, the better it gets.

[pritch]

Do "rich" people stare more than poor people?

Many moons ago when Pauanui was first being built a friend and I went for a look see. Two "mature" citizens on two bikes: a BMW and a Katana (but don't tell Katman). One of the local building contractors downed tools, hopped into his ute, and followed us everywhere we went until we left. Tosser!

Some people have quite tightly defined ideas of who should be in "their" area and are suspicious of anyone that doesn't fit that image. Our OP on his old bike could have been different enough to qualify as suspicious in the tiny minds of some of the residents of his "rich" neighbourhood.

On thinking back to that idiot builder, I would have thought that if we were burglars we'd have more likely been driving a van than riding motorbikes, but he obviously wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer.

[Maha]

Many moons ago when Pauanui was first being built a friend and I went for a look see. Two "mature" citizens on two bikes: a BMW and a Katana (but don't tell Katman). One of the local building contractors downed tools, hopped into his ute, and followed us everywhere we went until we left. Tosser!

Some people have quite tightly defined ideas of who should be in "their" area and are suspicious of anyone that doesn't fit that image. Our OP on his old bike could have been different enough to qualify as suspicious in the tiny minds of some of the residents of his "rich" neighbourhood.

On thinking back to that idiot builder, I would have thought that if we were burglars we'd have more likely been driving a van than riding motorbikes, but he obviously wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer.

I think it's more the case of 'being out of the ordinary' in smaller locations/area's. Anything out of the ordinary is very noticeable to the locals who live/work in a small community.

Perhaps the builder in Pauanui had been a victim of theft on more than one occasion prior to you guys turning up?

[TheDemonLord]

Many moons ago when Pauanui was first being built a friend and I went for a look see. Two "mature" citizens on two bikes: a BMW and a Katana (but don't tell Katman). One of the local building contractors downed tools, hopped into his ute, and followed us everywhere we went until we left. Tosser!

Some people have quite tightly defined ideas of who should be in "their" area and are suspicious of anyone that doesn't fit that image. Our OP on his old bike could have been different enough to qualify as suspicious in the tiny minds of some of the residents of his "rich" neighbourhood.

On thinking back to that idiot builder, I would have thought that if we were burglars we'd have more likely been driving a van than riding motorbikes, but he obviously wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer.

[sidecar bob]

I have found, that the more you bitch and complain about, the more the universe conspires to give you to bitch and complain about.

But the same can be said for praising and appreciating.

The worse it gets, the worse it gets. The better it gets, the better it gets.

Ive completely stopped buying in to the angst of others. Their anger & angst have merely become an amusing sideshow to me as a result.

[swarfie]

When a new testing station opened near us the nice (ethnic) lady couldn't have been more pleasant. She's turned into a bitter old trollop now that becomes more difficult to deal with every time I go there. I simply try to be especially nice to her to try and lighten things up a bit. I can understand why she has become so negative...having to deal with Joe Public every day

[unstuck]

Their anger & angst

Is usually why they meet up with people of a similar vibration too. Like attracts like and all that.

[buggerit]

Local garage for my warrants on bike and cars, common sense and a true understanding of mechanics of
said vehicles generally results in happy customer, happy mechanic and a small business staying in the
community.

[FJRider]

Some people have quite tightly defined ideas of who should be in "their" area and are suspicious of anyone that doesn't fit that image. Our OP on his old bike could have been different enough to qualify as suspicious in the tiny minds of some of the residents of his "rich" neighbourhood.

In a corner of Paradise .... there is an area called Kelvin Heights. In it's early stages of development ... the locals there formed a "Property Owners Associatian". They declared that NO Pre-Fabricated transportable houses were to be placed in the area. (lower's the "other" properties in the area's value)

The local Council had a different (legal) opinion.

[Delerium]

Local garage for my warrants on bike and cars, common sense and a true understanding of mechanics of
said vehicles generally results in happy customer, happy mechanic and a small business staying in the
community.

Yip, don't bother going to vtnz, too many bad experiences of people making things difficult because they can.

[mossy1200]

Newtown VTNZ Welly is great. Half of them ride bikes. I guess the fact nothing I own fails anything unless I am pushing the treed depth limits on rear tire helps. You can ride up to the front centre of the cues and wander of for a coffee and its done by the time you return.