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#1 aussie9

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 01:58 pm

Hi everyone, Ian from Australia.
I've been looking around here for a while and finally decided to join up.
Good collection of bikes, people and experiences in here so this should be fun. yahoo.gif

Have been riding for many years and last month purchased a new black 900 to go with my FZ6.
Just 3 weeks old and the 900 has been clobbered by a car.
It will be off the road for a while.
No damage to me so I'm getting around on the FZ6.
I see a few aussie blokes in here too. I'm looking forward to making the connections.

Cheers, Ian
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#2 TonyDevil

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 02:06 pm

Hey Ian, hope the 9er heals up quick
did the car just want a kiss or was it a smidsy?
we loike pics, even with battle scars

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to fit : led brake light strip, replacement heated grips

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#3 JollyGiant

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 02:11 pm

welcome.gif

Hi form the Jolly big bloke from blighty clapping.gif

As tony say we like battle scars makes them look all USED and knarley like a old warrior yahoo.gif

My Super Modded TDM has gone to a new home :(

 

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#4 divvxj

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 05:47 pm

hi , and dont forget the piccies drinks.gif

#5 tdm850rider

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 08:17 pm

Did anyone remember to mention that we like pictures? blink.gif




Simple way to do it is to load them to http://www.photobucket.com and just paste them in (copy the [IMG] bit).
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#6 Moose

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 08:41 pm

QUOTE(tdm850rider @ Thu 19th Mar 2009, 08:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Did anyone remember to mention that we like pictures? blink.gif
Simple way to do it is to load them to http://www.photobucket.com and just paste them in (copy the [IMG] bit).




I believe cake is as good as pics tongue.gif munching_out.gif

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#7 Pict

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 08:44 pm

My mother-in-law's baking used to taste like cardboard, right enough. blink.gif

Dinotrike.jpg "It's a TDM, Jim, but not as we know it"

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#8 tdm850rider

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Posted 19 March 2009 - 08:48 pm

QUOTE(Moose @ Thu 19th Mar 2009, 04:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I believe cake is as good as pics tongue.gif munching_out.gif


So a picture of cake...

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#9 giza

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 08:20 am

QUOTE(Aussie900 @ Thu 19th Mar 2009, 11:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi everyone, Ian from Australia.
I've been looking around here for a while and finally decided to join up.
Good collection of bikes, people and experiences in here so this should be fun. yahoo.gif

Have been riding for many years and last month purchased a new black 900 to go with my FZ6.
Just 3 weeks old and the 900 has been clobbered by a car.
It will be off the road for a while.
No damage to me so I'm getting around on the FZ6.
I see a few aussie blokes in here too. I'm looking forward to making the connections.

Cheers, Ian


AhGidday.
Some have all the luck...only 3 weeks in too sad.gif

I traded a 2004 FX6 in for my 06 TDM. Nice bike but the memsahib and me together rather overwhelmed the poor thing...then again I believe the later models had the power band revised somewhat.
anyway welcome aboard.
Giza in Brisvegas.

#10 aussie9

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 09:36 am

pics, yeah, got a few.
This is not what I had in mind as way of an intro to this forum btw. I'd much rather talk touring or bike mods. So give it a few weeks and everything should return to normal.
Took delivery on a Wednesday and was determined to clock the first service km's in the first weekend.
That proved to be very easy.
The weekend went well with 1300 km clocked up and the first service done on Monday


Leaving work Tuesday, traveling the lane at the rear of work when a ford van reversed from its park spot and got me.
I connected with the rear doors and the tow bar then fell to the road. My road speed about 20-25kmh.
Completed the insurance quote today and it looks like it will be a write-off.

















Front end totally stuffed along with complete fairing and mounting frame. RH muffler scratched as well as the headlight.
My Shoei did its job so that needs replacing too. Me, I'm fine. Just a headache.

If all goes well I'll end up with a new machine. The quote for repairs is only just short of buying a new bike.

Ian
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#11 tdm850rider

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 10:30 am

That's a shame... I woild have dried, I would have just sat down and cried. ahhhhh.gif
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Posted 20 March 2009 - 04:46 pm

OOhh that looks nasty, howd it happen?, hope they can repair it and it aint bent the frame.
So, you hail from Mildura,,,,,,,,IIRC isn't that where the God like Jason Crump calls home? and Phil and I guess the legendary Niel Street lives near by too?

#13 Galilee

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 05:17 pm

Welcome to the loony bin and congrats on ANOTHER new TDM. Hope it lasts longer than the first one.
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#14 aussie9

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 08:57 pm

I was pretty upset but too shocked to shed a tear. Considering it was only 24 days since I knocked over while riding the FZ6 it was more like - Oh shit , not again !".
At least the FZ is still ridable. The insurance man is checking it out this week.

Yes the Crump family do come from this area as well as Leigh Adams. This photo is the citrus property where Leigh grew up. His father still owns and runs this place today.


I"m not sure where Neil lives.
celticbiker are you a speedway fan?
The Mildura track, Olympic Park, is just 4km from here and I can usually hear the bikes when they race.
I did spent several years in the control tower at the track as the judge / timekeeper, but I haven't been involved for over 10 years now.
My interests have changed. I'd rather be out there somewhere doing my own riding.
The good thing about living here is we can ride all year round.

Edited by Aussie900, 21 March 2009 - 03:12 am.

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