sold a bike and got another- not the fj

[ken65]

gday all, still havent got the bike back from my accident, middle of next week they tell me today, so while i was bored i sold my beloved xj650 and for a couple of extra big ones i got myself the 1st model r1,(red and white) always wanted one but this to me is some sort of investment for down the track(have try at tleast to justify it), 34k on it , looks well looked after, i cant wait to get it in a week or so,  went and sat on 1 today to get a bit of a feel for it, once ive lost about 4 or 5 stone we will both be happier.  ken

[ribbert]

.....but this to me is some sort of investment for down the track.....

Yeah, sure Ken!

Your wife might buy that rubbish but we all know better. Admit it, you just wanted one.


Noel

[ken65]

hehe, you got me there noel, if you ever meet my wife we need to chat 1st, lol, have to admit though they changed the landscape abit, not real comfortable little fellas but boy can they go,

ken

[ken65]

just had a thought, i can rip the blue spots off my genuine low milage 98 r1 superbike and upgrade the fj's with them.. hehe

[ribbert]

just had a thought, i can rip the blue spots off my genuine low milage 98 r1 superbike and upgrade the fj's with them.. hehe

Ken, you could do that, but first I would re read your last post and clarify just who or what you are referring to!

Noel

[X-Ray]

Mmmmmm, nice Ken. I've never had the pleasure of going for a ride on an R1,

Nice addition to the stable 

[ken65]

gday ray, let me know if you want to, its registered till september..  if i remember correctly, you have the big R on you new leathers. but remember, i had to sacrifice a trusted old member of my family(XJ650) to get it,  although im sure i'll recover the second i get my r1

good onya noel , it took me awhile to pick up that, , lets keep it to ourselves for now , hehehe

[The General]

hehe, you got me there noel, if you ever meet my wife we need to chat 1st, lol, have to admit though they changed the landscape abit, not real comfortable little fellas but boy can they go,

ken

Looks bloody beautiful to me! ....ummmm, still uncomfortable with them little fellas ay!    ...Can`t help there, but I`ll give ya a hand ta get rid of any cobwebs on that beast!...will it be home this weekend?   

[ken65]

gday doug,  i don't get it till the 13th feb, as far as "the little  fellas" go i 'll have to hurdle that bridge when i get to it..  hows your bit on the side going?

[The General]

  Funny you should ask about my bit on the side and the 13th of feb.
I`m taking her to "The Bundy Hospital" on that day.... Let me introduce you to a mechanic that I think epidermises the ability for Aussies ta laugh at themselves.

I introduced him to Ribbert with one of his many Youtube videos. eg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klbObXhE3cI&list=UUu1-chQUurRroTUac8NqLRg&feature=c4-overview, before I flew ta Melbourne for fun on the side,..... he too took a liking to him. (Ya might notice why they call him the barefoot mechanic!) I don`t know that a culture different to ours will have the same appreciation I have for these guys, but here goes:-

I had met them at a virtual campfire in november last year through our sister forum for Yamaha XS bikes in Australia. http://xs1100.com.au/forum/index.php.
He, wifey and camera man (all great people - In fact all on the site became like brothers,...ya might remember them escorting me outa Sydney via the fantastic putty road....sorry I digress.)... wanted ta catch up for Chrissy, so we met at Pete`s Cafe at Kenilworth along with XS blokes from the Gold Coast, Brissie etc. They rode two up all the way down from Bundaberg (Home of the Drop Bear!) just ta say G`day and then rode home again. Down again ta Brissie 2 days later for a Bon Jovi Concert and ducked inta my mancave on the way back. (Ripped the carbs outa my Virgin XS with his bare hands, colour tuned and carb tuned my beast while Mrs Steptoe spent hours with Dena convincing her how lucky she was to be married to a man of XS persuasion- then they were off again ta Bundy!)...Well, on tha 13th of feb, he wants ta admit me into his Bundy Hospital so we can operate on the Red Chariot (Replacing Cam chain tensioner, Shims, & more that he already has for me!) to ensure she purrs all tha way to Jindabyne with Dena swinging! (all I gotta do is install a fan for Mrs steptoe or I might miss out on prawns at tha BBQ!)  ...sorry for the long winded reply ta "what are ya up to" ...time ta get some more firewood!

[Bones]

hehe, you got me there noel, if you ever meet my wife we need to chat 1st, lol, have to admit though they changed the landscape abit, not real comfortable little fellas but boy can they go,

ken

Haha  got the joke

[ken65]

well the bloke who bought my xj650 just took it away, im a bit sad but when my r1 turns up , i'll be all happy again.

[Bones]

Was it a shaft drive model Ken, don't remember much about them,

[ken65]

sure was tony, a nice  easy to ride bike , here tis

[ken65]

here tis , home at last,   all safe and sound.