I've booked Jan 16 ... looks like I'm gonna be eating two minute noodles for the next month to pay for it though :(

ramen = win! :thumbup

edit: oh, med/slow group for me... arc de triomphe here i come :finger

Originally posted by fc2k
I've booked Jan 16 ... looks like I'm gonna be eating two minute noodles for the next month to pay for it though :(

damn, i need to get a job in IT.

u guys can afford too much.

if you stop tinkering with kiddy operating systems you might get paid more :crash

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
if you stop tinkering with kiddy operating systems you might get paid more :crash

haha. i dont do OS stuff.

come to think of it i dont really know what i do.

Originally posted by Steve_F
damn, i need to get a job in IT.

u guys can afford too much.

:iamwithst :(

Originally posted by Lord_Asshat
oh, med/slow group for me

Ah so you're gonna make it hell for all the poor bastards in med/slow with your half arsed attempt at riding :dunno

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
Ah so you're gonna make it hell for all the poor bastards in med/slow with your half arsed attempt at riding :dunno

yeah, i've been practising my :finger

reckon i'm good for a couple around the outside at siberia ;)

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
yeah, i've been practising my :finger

reckon i'm good for a couple around the outside at siberia ;)

lol before or after you wake up?:dunno

what about turn 2???

Originally posted by Steve_F
what about turn 2???

What about it?:dunno What were your times down there your 1st time out big fella? :dunno

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
What about it?:dunno What were your times down there your 1st time out big fella? :dunno

for a complete lap, or just to the exit at t2? ;)

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
What about it?:dunno What were your times down there your 1st time out big fella? :dunno

Come on now kiddies..play nicely:makeout

-Pete:thumbup

Originally posted by Lord_Asshat
for a complete lap, or just to the exit at t2? ;)

lol either one will do :finger

dunno. never got timed properly. everyone knows im just out for a cruise though. i think yoss had me at just over 2 min the first (and last) time i went down there.

Originally posted by Steve_F
dunno. never got timed properly. everyone knows im just out for a cruise though. i think yoss had me at just over 2 min the first (and last) time i went down there.

Hmm the old "i dunno" routine :no lol you go to a track day to "cruise" :confused: :bs :lol

we should rename t2 suzuki corner as that is where i trashed my gsxr as well:rock

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
Hmm the old "i dunno" routine :no lol you go to a track day to "cruise" :confused: :bs :lol

my first track day, of course i was taking it easy in the slow group, i picked the pace up a bit towards the end but was working on cornering and not all out speed (ask pete if u dont believe me) i had intended to go all out the last session, but it was cancelled due to an off earlier in the day stopping everything for an hour. Hence i didnt have the opportunity to put in a "fast lap" and get timed by someone.

will see how i go though on the 16th.

Originally posted by Steve_F
my first track day, of course i was taking it easy in the slow group, i picked the pace up a bit towards the end but was working on cornering and not all out speed (ask pete if u dont believe me) i had intended to go all out the last session, but it was cancelled due to an off earlier in the day stopping everything for an hour. Hence i didnt have the opportunity to put in a "fast lap" and get timed by someone.

will see how i go though on the 16th.


Steve = :cryin :yesnod

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
Steve = :cryin :yesnod

I aint cryin, i enjoyed my day and came home in 1 piece.

Originally posted by Steve_F
I aint cryin, i enjoyed my day and came home in 1 piece.

Lmao im just stirrin ya ya big homo,i enjoyed myself too and came home in one piece,albeit a very sore one piece :lol :lol

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
Lmao im just stirrin ya ya big homo,i enjoyed myself too and came home in one piece,albeit a very sore one piece :lol :lol

:rock

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
Lmao im just stirrin ya ya big homo,i enjoyed myself too and came home in one piece,albeit a very sore one piece :lol :lol

So whats the :crash worth Paul??

-Pete:thumbup

Originally posted by Ozzy_R1_demon
So whats the :crash worth Paul??

-Pete:thumbup

Lots :(

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
reckon i'm good for a couple around the outside at siberia ;)

I doubt you'll be going so slow that people will be going around you ... you'll get into the swing of things soon enough! :thumbup

Originally posted by fc2k
I doubt you'll be going so slow that people will be going around you ... you'll get into the swing of things soon enough! :thumbup

Surely you could be more condescending than that gog? :dunno

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
Surely you could be more condescending than that gog? :dunno

he usually is :yesnod

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
Surely you could be more condescending than that gog? :dunno

Mate, I gave it my all ... you can only ask that I try my best. :crash

Originally posted by fc2k
Mate, I gave it my all ... you can only ask that I try my best. :crash

lol that is true mate :lol

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
he usually is :yesnod

Turn it up. :bs

Originally posted by fc2k
Turn it up. :bs

you know it's the truth :fact

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
you know it's the truth :fact

he cant help it if you're crap mate geez...... :finger

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
he cant help it if you're crap mate geez...... :finger

neither can i :(

Originally posted by Lord_Asshat
neither can i :(

That is true,you are destined to be slow forever :p

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
That is true,you are destined to be slow forever :p

so, so true :( :moto:

Originally posted by Lord_Asshat
so, so true :( :moto:

Well someones gotta be slow,unfortunately its you mate :yesnod

:(

So paul what is your time at the island?

Originally posted by evilhermit
So paul what is your time at the island?

Did a 1:54 in the slow group (lotsa slow bastards to pass) and my time got cut short by an unfortunate incident when i got moved up to the fast group :( Either way,1:54 aint bad for my 1st time out and i have no doubt i'll get lower next track day. :thumbup

edit: A few people claimed i wouldnt see under 2mins for my 1st time out,lmao,how wrong they were :lol

Awesome try budd :thumbup
I knew you not only had the guts but the skills as well of a bad m********a 154 on a first attempt at the iusland is mad mad mad i think ill be doing around 320s if i get lucky and not crash ... Lolz

Originally posted by uMerW
Awesome try budd :thumbup
I knew you not only had the guts but the skills as well of a bad m********a 154 on a first attempt at the iusland is mad mad mad i think ill be doing around 320s if i get lucky and not crash ... Lolz

lol,thanks Ali :crash lol @ 3:20s thats nearly as slow as mick mate :lol :lol

:no Naah he does 3.18 so hes 2 seconds faster than me :crash

Originally posted by uMerW
:no Naah he does 3.18 so hes 2 seconds faster than me :crash

lol i stand corrected :crash

Edit: Thanks Ali :thumbup

oh you mean me dong 3.18 and how can i improve it? :eek:

When my bike stops splashing oil on the rear tyre thats when ill improve :crash

Originally posted by uMerW
Which post? oh you mean me dong 3.18 and how can i improve it? :eek:

When my bike stops splashing oil on the rear tyre thats when ill improve :crash

lol yeah that one :crash Good man :thumbup

lol is that when you get your bike back? :dunno :(

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
Did a 1:54 in the slow group

154 isn't overly impressive by itself, but 154 with that amount of slow traffic, certainly is :thumbup

Not before Jan 20th for sure ... just called em up and asked for a few people and everyone i asked for was reportedly on holidays however most of them are coming back on the Jan 10 ... keeping my hollow hopes high for that ... all i ahve to say theyre really asking me now to sue them ill see what happens by JAN and also will speak with a few lawyers as theyve really asked for it they better get some as well :rant :mad: :boom :boom

P.S: NEVER ever buy a HONDA :ugh

Originally posted by uMerW

P.S: NEVER ever buy a HONDA :ugh

Ooooops! :eek:

Naah youre good Adel ... i just bring bad luck to myself :(

Originally posted by uMerW
Naah youre good Adel ... i just bring bad luck to myself :(

Thats definitely not true dude, its just a freak occurrence. Hopefully you'll have your bike back (or a new one) by early Jan. Who knows, maybe you'll be able to make it down to the ride day :)

Oh no :( wouldnt want to miss the Start of the year 'Annual R1-forum ride' ... that would be a shame :cryin

Only 43 more posts before i hit the four figure post count :jump

Wow! what a postwhore :crash

ummm yeah shall we all say :moto: :corn

no :no































:moto:

no :no































:moto: :finger

Originally posted by evilhermit
ummm yeah shall we all say :moto: :corn

uh! what do you know about the pleasures :sneaky of a four digit post count :no :crash

Just between you and I lads ... a little birdy told me that apparently all the WSBK teams will be down at the island on the 14th & 15th of Jan testing. :fact

Originally posted by fc2k
Just between you and I lads ... a little birdy told me that apparently all the WSBK teams will be down at the island on the 14th & 15th of Jan testing. :fact

Nice, so there may be some of them staying on for the 16th??

at least be some clearing up being done. though it could mean the garages are hard to come by.

can u speak to your mate and see if we can reserve a garage fo just us?

my secret contact doesn't know much more than that apparently ... im tempted to go down on the Sunday prior to see if i can watch a few of them.

i doubt any of the wsbk guys will be out on the track on the 16th ...

Originally posted by fc2k
i doubt any of the wsbk guys will be out on the track on the 16th ...

they're worried about me stuffing it up the inside of them through siberia :cool:

You guys are blessed to be able to get track days. The only tracks we have at home are a drag strip :sleep with kangaroo's :scared (a guy on an R6 hit one at 3/4 track 2 weeks ago), a kart track (have to ride the clutch in first cause it's so short and tight), a speedway track (haven't found 190 section nobbies) and some MX tracks (don't think the suspension travel is long enough on the 1 for that). Guess I'll just have to make some time and take a holiday sometime to PI...

Originally posted by Familiar35
Guess I'll just have to make some time and take a holiday sometime to PI...

Just don't let the whole Eiffel Tower thing happen to you as well ... :2bitchsla

Originally posted by fc2k
Just don't let the whole Eiffel Tower thing happen to you as well ... :2bitchsla

:confused: What Eiffel Tower thing??? I've obviously missed something?

Originally posted by Familiar35
:confused: What Eiffel Tower thing??? I've obviously missed something?

... :no

http://www.r1-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=148060

Originally posted by fc2k
Just don't let the whole Eiffel Tower thing happen to you as well ... :2bitchsla

:no

Originally posted by fc2k
... :no

http://www.r1-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=148060

:2bitchsla <--- myself again!. I read that the other day, and quietly snickered, then thought to myself "What if it were me? I have only been around a virtual PI... and turn 1 looks awful fast and would I have a gap under my knee big enough for a bus to drive under cause my balls had lodged in my throat? Would I have similar pics taken of me? Would I be so embarassed? Would I try to come up with some lame excuse like cold tyres?" Then I realised who the pic was of and promptly fell of my chair laughing :finger

Originally posted by Familiar35
Then I realised who the pic was of and promptly fell of my chair laughing :finger

why be hating for? :cryin

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
why be hating for? :cryin

:makeout It's nothing personal... yeah I've popped into the forum from time to time, and been amused by the ramblings of various people, watched and read with interest the aussie posts, but had so little time to post when at work myself (usually getting info for mods etc). Gathered some great info for mods and chosen the ones I wanted to garner the best out of the bike. Christmas and new years however has allowed time to breath, and get a bit more active with :moto: I may get to travel to Vic (where most of you seem to be from) from time to time with work, and figured from what I've read most of you guys *seem* ok... although I wouldn't be surprised after a night on the piss to wake up with smeared vaseline, sore arse and .20 in my palm if I wasn't careful...
Christ... I have no idea where I was going with this... that's what you get when you have a DL530 squealing in your ears...

ew hp...

vaseline is for rookies... blood is the best lubricant :fact

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
ew hp...

vaseline is for rookies... blood is the best lubricant :fact

It's all we run (HP) and Cisco...

As for blood... I'll take your word for it, and I have no real desire to find out if it's a fact or not... I prefer this :boobies to this :butt although I met a girl once who...

Originally posted by Familiar35
although I met a girl once who...

how is the wife, neways? :crash

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
how is the wife, neways? :crash

Ha hah... she's not the wife until later in the year (August) I can give you my ex-wife's number if you want?? :crash

Originally posted by Familiar35
Ha hah... she's not the wife until later in the year (August) I can give you my ex-wife's number if you want?? :crash

nah, your current missus is doing the trick :sneaky

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
nah, your current missus is doing the trick :sneaky

:2bitchsla She isn't into being loved like a man... trust me I asked :fact so I guess she's probably not your type :finger

Originally posted by Familiar35
so I guess she's probably not your type :finger

let me see:

1) hole
2) heartbeat

hmm, she's my type :cool:

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
let me see:

1) hole
2) heartbeat

hmm, she's my type :cool:

:lol I didn't think anyone'd need a heartbeat in order to qualify for you. Sheesh... you set high standards!

Originally posted by Familiar35
:lol I didn't think anyone'd need a heartbeat in order to qualify for you. Sheesh... you set high standards!

my heating bills were getting too high :(

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
my heating bills were getting too high :(

Move to Queensland... no worries about the heating... it's the cooling you have to worry about then. Trust me, I was married to a dead-un for 10 years :crash

glad to see you've finally embraced the sig :yesnod

:bow I figured I should... given the invite etc... and *sigh* you seem to be a good bunch of blokes... not many/any women? Which is sad as girls should get more into riding than pillioning...

hales and mars used to :moto: a fair bit... i think hales is too busy working most of the time, and mars just doesn't love us anymore ;)

Monday looking good 15C/30C partly cloudy.

hopefully the irish forecasting service is accurate...

though i'd prefer low/mid 20s... a day without rain is preferable over all else :yesnod

Yep 28C max is just about as hot as is comfortable. that is the temp for CBD, so hopefully the 100k south will drop a couple of degrees. that plus the sea breeze should see it around mid 20's on the track.

i've found lately that the hotter it gets the more flies there are ... in dec there was a track day which was 32c and the flies were merciless :rant

it's colder at pi? i'd never noticed :lol

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
it's colder at pi? i'd never noticed :lol

Only when your heart is down there ... :(

Ill be gettign some tear offs on my visor b4 then for sure

From the BOM


yesterday 9th at 1500 CBD - 31.5 PI - 26.9
yesterday 9th at 0900 CBD - 26.8 PI - 19.9

so i reckon the 5C theory isnt far off.

you been using them up walking around the city, eh?

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
you been using them up walking around the city, eh?

yeah, got done for bloody littering on collins st last week, f**kers.

it's all about generating revenue :(

Originally posted by Steve_F
Monday looking good 15C/30C partly cloudy.

and you belive them :lol :lol

Originally posted by GO!!!!!!R6
and you belive them :lol :lol

I like to live in hope.

Originally posted by Steve_F
I like to live in hope.

i am sure that there right , hope you all have a fun day and come home in one peace:yesnod

i reckon we'll be right for the weather :thumbup

yes forcast is looking really good, am just pissed that they have put me in the med fast group instead of the same group as you guys... but that could have change again by time we get down there. have been booked in one group before and got down there to find they have change it...

fingers crossed neil... would be great to have us all in the same group :riding

oath mate.

esp with 2 cameras. now we have 1 cam out all on its own.

yes when i get there at check in i will see if i can get myself into the same group as all you guys. then we can all play follow the leader:lol :lol :lol

do you really wanna be infront of Mick? :sneaky

no i want to be behind him:butt :butt :lol

you're running a camera on your bike Neil?

yes i am mate. not totally happy with the picture quality i am getting from it, but will be ok... :thumbup

ahhh good stuff... hopefully we can all have a laugh at the footage which you get from it. :thumbup :rock

Could someone tell me when the next PI track day will be? I am taking holiday to Melbourne on Feb 14-19 and I would love to do some riding while I am there. Also any suggestions on renting a bike in Melbourne?

Originally posted by YzRacer212
Could someone tell me when the next PI track day will be? I am taking holiday to Melbourne on Feb 14-19 and I would love to do some riding while I am there. Also any suggestions on renting a bike in Melbourne?

http://www.phillipislandridedays.com.au/

no ride days at PI on those dates.

only 2 places i know that rent out bikes are garners, who rent mainly harleys but have sportsbikes also
http://www.garnersmotorcycles.com.au/

or clipstone, who are a yamaha dealer, and i think the sportiest ride u can rent off them would be either an R6 or an FZ1

http://www.clipstoneyamaha.com.au/Hire_Road.htm

Thanks for the links, that's a huge help! No track day but maybe I will get to do some riding at least. Hopefully learn my way around for my next trip when I go to see the MotoGP!

Originally posted by aussie_R1
no i want to be behind him:butt :butt :lol

giddy up :cowboy

Oh no.

http://www.weatherchannel.com.au/Magic94scripts/mgrqispi94.dll?appname=WC&prgname=WC&Function=7Day&State=VIC

it has changed now to "showers til late afternoon" :(

Originally posted by Steve_F
Oh no.

http://www.weatherchannel.com.au/Magic94scripts/mgrqispi94.dll?appname=WC&prgname=WC&Function=7Day&State=VIC

it has changed now to "showers til late afternoon" :(


sif they have a clue whats gonna happen in 4 days :lol

yes depends where u look to what the weather forcast is going to be.... i recon i could make a better gues at it than they can:thumbup

Originally posted by aussie_R1
yes depends where u look to what the weather forcast is going to be.... i recon i could make a better gues at it than they can:thumbup

lol definately mate :lol

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
sif they have a clue whats gonna happen in 4 days :lol

:iamwithst

steve, looks like my car won't be ready until next week :(

rather than fussing around with all the bikes on monday morning, would you be keen to load em up on sunday?

you could crash at my place on sunday night, should knock an hour off the travel time in the morning? :)

Don;t shoot the messenger. none of the "reliable" sites predicat any firther ahead than 3/4 days. i leke to get a peek into the future, evenif it may not be accurate.

24 and overcast is my guess... and that'd be perfect conditions. :yesnod

Originally posted by fc2k
24 and overcast is my guess... and that'd be perfect conditions. :yesnod
:iamwithst

Originally posted by Sir Eiffel


you could crash at my place on sunday night, should knock an hour off the travel time in the morning? :)


Dont do it Steve!! :eek: You'll wake up with a very sore arse,just ask pete,he'll tell ya:yesnod

would prob work out easier steve to load up sunday night if that is posible???

Originally posted by aussie_R1
would prob work out easier steve to load up sunday night if that is posible???

didn't i ask that already? :finger

yes was just agreeing with you.:thumbup

I'll see whati can, do ive got people coming over sunday night, was just gonna stick my bike on trailer and leave early. it sounds like a good idea though. leave it with me.

Originally posted by aussie_R1
yes was just agreeing with you.:thumbup

well, that's alright then :D

would have to leave really early mate if you have to do the rounds.. if you cant load up sunday maybe mick could get his bike to my place or something sunday and then load them both from there???

Ok, looks liek i should be able to load up sunday night, im not picking the trailer up til 8pm, so by the time i get home, probably get to neils between 9-9.30 and take it from there i suppose.

gettign my car back tomorrow, and its still in 1 piece apparently.

Originally posted by Steve_F
Ok, looks liek i should be able to load up sunday night, im not picking the trailer up til 8pm, so by the time i get home, probably get to neils between 9-9.30 and take it from there i suppose.

gettign my car back tomorrow, and its still in 1 piece apparently.

i'm just down the road from neil :epimp

sounds like a plan to me:thumbup :thumbup

Originally posted by aussie_R1
clusterf#$k at Steves it is then! :thumbup :thumbup

:eek:

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
:eek:

put away the turkey and back away from the keyboard :2bitchsla

Originally posted by Sir Eiffel
put away the turkey and back away from the keyboard :2bitchsla

Only if you put away the penis pump :crash

sold :thumbup

Originally posted by gixxerfreak
Only if you put away the penis pump :crash

oh thats why..um...oh...um... never mind:)

Originally posted by aussie_R1
oh thats why..um...oh...um... never mind:)

lol its ok to say it Neil.....yes that why Micks knob went from 1 inch to 1.5 inches :yesnod

:scared :scared

*struts*

BOM Website
Monday Rain areas. Local thunderstorms possible. Min 14 Max 27


Oh no.

the areas won't be at the island :epimp

we will just dodge the lighning bolts as we go down the main straight:scared

Might need ot get that new rear on. im just "on" the wear markers now. think they will let me out, if i have a newey in the car ready to go on for session 2?

personally mate if you are on the wear bars now change it before you get down there to save any hassles. be nothing worse then stuffing around first up because they decide your tyre is no good to start the day with:thumbup

its probably about 1 mm off it, i dont see any hassles with it. wont be riding again til monday anyway, so long as i get the 1st session out of it. ive no car at the mo, to be able to get wheel off and changed. at least if we are down early we can maybe getone on b4 1st session if htey are being tricky about it.

Well, ready to go, just have ot pick up the trailer and the other 2 bikes and we are good ot go.

no raceglass as yet, but ive stripped the road gear off and done a bit or prep.

:hellobye have a good day guys........:thumbup

Originally posted by Steve_F
Well, ready to go

:iamwithst

Bastages:cryin

Hope you guys have a great day and all goes well. Ive got my RDO today,and seeing as I couldnt get in for the trackday today(booked online over the holiday and when they re commenced on Jan 4th,it was unavailable:dunno) going to jump n the kx and get out for a :riding.

Cheers,
-Pete:thumbup

PS:There was a dude from my work heading down today-tall fella on an 01 red R1,any updates do pass it on(Red RSR2 Shark Helmet w/silver visor ,red/black/silver dainese monza jacket,black dainese track pants,a'star boots<thought the description may help:hellobye ) From memory he was booked in the medium slow group..

Originally posted by Ozzy_R1_demon
Bastages:cryin

Hope you guys have a great day and all goes well. Ive got my RDO today,and seeing as I couldnt get in for the trackday today(booked online over the holiday and when they re commenced on Jan 4th,it was unavailable:dunno) going to jump n the kx and get out for a :riding.

Cheers,
-Pete:thumbup

PS:There was a dude from my work heading down today-tall fella on an 01 red R1,any updates do pass it on(Red RSR2 Shark Helmet w/silver visor ,red/black/silver dainese monza jacket,black dainese track pants,a'star boots<thought the description may help:hellobye ) From memory he was booked in the medium slow group..

:iamwithst Hope you had a great day :( Wish I could play too :(

Originally posted by Steve_F
I aint cryin, i enjoyed my day and came home in 1 piece.

Hey Steve i reckon this time youll be doing either 2 or sub 2 min marks easy ... as you know what youre doing and you know the track a bit of a flow and you should be alright.

Gerrod:
i keep playing your "Gog" video of Phillip Island as an education to get to know the track more better and im sure itll make a heap of diff once i get my lazy bum down there in the summer of 06/07 :bow :bow

Well, i was knocking ouit consistent 2'02's in the 2nd and 3rd sessions, til i hit a false neutral with LP following me between honda and siberia. Being too hot for the corner i took the kitty litter option, kept it upright, brushed off the speed i was carrying about half way thru, and rode thru it back to the track. after that my times suffered a bit,and i was getting 2'02s 2'04 and 2'06 the rest of the day. put new rear tyre on for the 5th and 6th sessions. so i still have unfinished business with that track.

:eek: bit of a hairy moment there steevo.........:rock

:iamwithst

glad you got away scot-free Steve. Kudos to you for keeping her upright in the kitty litter :thumbup

glad to hear you came out of that one alright... i seem to cop quite a few false neutrals when downshifting on this bike... dunno whether it is the stock rearsets or me being a bit of a spastic...

anyway, we need pics!!!

pics will come tomorow, cant be f**kerd uploading them now. got a couple of decent ones form the photographer down thre that ill scan in at work.

it was a fairly hairy moment, thats for sure. never felt so much relief to be sitting with a foot either side of my bike, stationary and upright before.

that coupled with the move in the following session where i was trying to outbrake a guy into honda, but ended up outbraking myself and taking the escape rd. i figured id cruise it home.


can get another one in til probably mid - late april again, but hopefully get under 2 mins the next time. gotta practise up the spurs a bit first though.

Oh, and in other news, that doesnt appear to have been posted yet, Gog was having a piss with one of the guys form the corona SBK team, and apparently Biaggi is testing for them at PI tomorrow.....

its all true... and i cracked out a 1:56 !!! weeeeeeee !!! :jump

Originally posted by fc2k
its all true... and i cracked out a 1:56 !!! weeeeeeee !!! :jump

1.56 very well done :bow :bow

Originally posted by GO!!!!!!R6
1.56 very well done :bow :bow

:iamwithst Unreal mate

thanks lads. :thumbup

Originally posted by fc2k
thanks lads. :thumbup

good stuff gog :thumbup

illicit rumour has it that i removed the eiffel tower and knocked out a 201... i don't believe the hype, personally :crash

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
good stuff gog :thumbup

illicit rumour has it that i removed the eiffel tower and knocked out a 201... i don't believe the hype, personally :crash

Well done to you too... christ I am extremely jealous of you guys - the fact that you can go to the island for track days. How lucky is that? How cool!

it's the only good thing about living in melbourne :lol

So who's posting the pics... and when???

I'm working on it now.

Originally posted by Familiar35
So who's posting the pics... and when???

i'll post mine tonight :epimp

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
i'll post mine tonight :epimp

No... I want to see track day pics, not pics of you and the farm animals!! :ugh

Who says u can't fit 3 sportsbikes on a dirt bike trailer????

LP, and Aussie R1, chewing the phat.

Neil down the main straight.

Where it all happens. we managed to dodge the money collectors twice (completly unintentionally)

Time to change rear wheel.

Finishing touches to the new Power

The old and the new, still a bit to go on the old one, but had a new ready to go on it, and it eas easier to do there.
still, 6712km on it isnt too bad at all.

Thanks Steve... at least you don't leave those of us who aren't as privileged out in the cold with nothing to see...

1 Session in, and a nicely scrubbed in power.

pity tha last session wasnt more than 5 laps to give it a good go.

Neils Dragon at the end of the day. also scrubbed in...

Cosy fit for the journey home again.

Neils (ex sof) race glass.

The professional ones. siberia (i think)

Also, in other new, i nearlyt got busted this morning on the way to, work. i got home and collapsed last night, adn therefore didnt have time to road prep my bike again, i had got the rear number plate and blinkers on at the track, but the rest is in my garage. i slept in, and rather than brave the traffic in the cage i decided to dodge in as is. no mirrors, front indicators and lights taped up (removed tape from rear lights) got to about 100m from my work and saw traffic cops with someone pulled over in a bus stop, just walking back to their car, they gave me a very long look, and jumped into the car. i managed to split to the front of a set of lights and hooked into the car park at work, dodging the boom gate (easy wityh no mirrors) and parked it out of sight. kept an eye out but didnt see them pass. now i just have to get home.


also had another lucky call too. about half way to work the pillion seat blew off the bike. i hadnt touched it since the island, so somehow it managed to stay on bouncing on a trailer the whole way back to melb, and didnt survive the 22km trip to work. luckily it blew off, and bounced into the emergency lane, a quick double back thru the barriers i managed to pick i tup with only a little scuff on one corner.

shouldve pulled the tape off the front of the bike mate... wouldve taken all of 20 secs. :yesnod

at least you didnt have to spend an hour or so putting your road fairings back on last night :(

yeah, ill be doing that before i leave work, i was extremly late, ripped it off the rear one though, so at least it looked ok from there.

Originally posted by fc2k
at least you didnt have to spend an hour or so putting your road fairings back on last night :(

you sold the vtr why? :D

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
you sold the vtr why? :D

I'd imagine because... it was a vtr (reason enough) :finger

Originally posted by Familiar35
I'd imagine because... it was a vtr (reason enough) :finger

perfect for plodding between work and home, though :cool:

Stop being smug dammit... you're almost making sense today!

i was born smug :cool:

I was simply born :(

ejected out of your mother's filthy **** :lol

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
ejected out of your mother's filthy **** :lol

It's only been filthy since you went there

was a great day, weather was great and all of us come home in one piece. pics look good guys, have a couple of pics of my own to post up when i get the chance. cant wait to get back down the island for another blast:thumbup

Originally posted by aussie_R1
cant wait to get back down the island for another blast:thumbup

is it the 26th yet? :D

dont rub it in mate, cant get down there that soon again unfortunatly.:cryin :cryin

Originally posted by aussie_R1
dont rub it in mate, cant get down there that soon again unfortunatly.:cryin :cryin

would i rub it in? :p

shame you can't get down on the 26th... i think my wallet is telling me i'm taking a break for a while after that one, too :(

my wife tells me i am taking a break after each one....:lol

How often do they run track days at PI?

Originally posted by aussie_R1
my wife tells me i am taking a break after each one....:lol

oh, if it was just the missus telling me that, i'd get out the :2bitchsla and drop the :dollar on another trackday :epimp

well maybe it might be more the:dollar than her, we cant all aford to do a 100 track days over sumer like some people:thumbup :thumbup :thumbup

I can... but i don't have a track to spend it on :(

Originally posted by Familiar35
I can... but i don't have a track to spend it on :(

send it to me i will spend it on track days for you:lol :lol

Originally posted by aussie_R1
send it to me i will spend it on track days for you:lol :lol

Sounds fair :2bitchsla

Originally posted by Familiar35
Sounds fair :2bitchsla
i thought so:thumbup

www.phillipislandridedays.com.au for how often they run events. :yesnod

(it's my homepage :()

Originally posted by fc2k
www.phillipislandridedays.com.au for how often they run events. :yesnod

(it's my homepage :()

Would be handy IF I LIVED THERE!!! :2bitchsla I was curious if anyone knew on average roughly... I mean how many track days do you get along to in a year?

id say somewhere between 20 and 30 each year.

hey neil... noticed your avatar for some reason has very poor detail in it... resized it for you and kept the quality up... looks a fair bit better... just right click and save it to your hard drive and upload it....

Originally posted by dezr1
hey neil... noticed your avatar for some reason has very poor detail in it... resized it for you and kept the quality up... looks a fair bit better... just right click and save it to your hard drive and upload it....

thanks for that mate is a heap better than my effort:thumbup

Originally posted by aussie_R1
thanks for that mate is a heap better than my effort:thumbup

then again ... you could always use this. :D

Originally posted by fc2k
then again ... you could always use this. :D

even better, thanks for that:thumbup

Originally posted by aussie_R1
even better, thanks for that:thumbup

you suck dez :lol

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
you suck dez :lol

:iamwithst :crash

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
you suck dez :lol

alas, the rumours are true :(

In light of this thread i believe this avatar to be quite appropriate :lol

haha :crash

got leah is getting fiesty... must be that time of the month :eek:

Originally posted by Lord_Phat
got leah is getting fiesty... must be that time of the month :eek:

once again true... but you don't seem to complain when im at the peak of my cycle :p

Originally posted by dezr1
once again true... but you don't seem to complain when im at the peak of my cycle :p

when those hormones kick in, you're an animal in the boudoir :cowboy

Originally posted by dezr1
In light of this thread i believe this avatar to be quite appropriate :lol

:lol :lol :lol