I am about to set off for OZ, after being here for 6 years. I think a lot has changed in this time. I think it will be so different when I get there. I miss my BBQ's though, so that will be something to look forward to.
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I am about to set off for OZ, after being here for 6 years. I think a lot has changed in this time. I think it will be so different when I get there. I miss my BBQ's though, so that will be something to look forward to.
You will probably find a few things change. I'm sure your Mum is going to love having you both back here.
Monkeyboy will probably have to stay in quaratine for awhile but that gives you time to settle in somewhere too.
It shouldn't take you long to swat for those license exams, I guess its like riding a bike!! You don't really forget!
Did you live in Perth before, I thought you were in Penrith.
Anyway not long and you can have a Bundy!! :p :
Have a safe trip.
Now you'll find all those things you haven't been able to locate for ages, just when you are going to pack up!! You'll also discover just how much "stuff " you really do have!!
Have fun..
Cheers Roby, I have already discovered that I have too much stuff. As for the license, I got suspended for 6 months about 10 years ago, and sat for all the exams in one day,(bike,car,truck etc) and passed them all with no drama's. I must read up on the new rules though. Perth is the only place in Oz that I have not been to. My mother moved there from Penrith about 4 years ago, so, It will be a totally new experience for me. I can't wait to get there and find all the foods that I have missed while over here. I think the first thing I will enjoy is a hamburger with the lot from a corner fish and chip shop. I can only get Mc plastic burgers here. I am sure my Monkeyboy will be fine, he is used to traveling and moving, though I think the plane might freak him out a bit.
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My first own made movie of Valencia 06.. Please give me your critics :D
I thought that for an Aussie 'stuff' just meant barbecues, crates of beer, Utes and hats with corkc in. :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by maxu05
You forgot the thongs, stubbies and the blue singlet :D
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Originally Posted by maxu05
Should we explain what Thongs are??? ;)
Pretty much. It's lucky for us that we all have Kangaroos for pets to carry a lot of that stuff around for us!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
Has anyone a link for the Hopper - Lorenzo interface on Fridays FP?
Hi all, I missed the weekend Motogp action, and everything else, as my router packed it in. We tried all weekend to get online, but we had dramas all weekend. It turns out that our cat,(Monkeyboy) had gotten behind our computer desk and knocked out the plug to the router, just enough so that when you looked at the plugs, looked OK, but he had bumped the power plug just enough to stop the power getting through. It was a bit strange, as I would get online for a few minutes, then it would cut out. This happened all weekend, I was really P'd off I missed the 3rd race, (I have missed all 3 by the way). Good news though, I have found a way to watch motogp live over the net for free, so I will try it out next round. My router is now working, so I will be here every day again. I will still have a crappy signature though :D
Monkeyboy was monkeying around!! :D That was lame wasn't it!!
I'm liking all these sigs though.. :D
Sky only broadcast the 250 and Motogp so I haven't seen the 125. I rang Sky prior to the broadcast as I could see that the time shown wasn't long enough for all races and asked what was going on, but I just got into one of those circular arguments that makes you want to :s mash: something.
Highlights shown the next day tagged 5min of the 125 race at the end, useless.
Imagine what would happen if rugby fans were expecting to see three games and only two were shown in their entirety and the third game 5mins of highlights the next day. Ok that's my rant for the day.
You can well imagine what would happen if they did that to the Rugby!!
You live in NZ and I'm in Oz but I reckon it would be the exact same thing...
..........a bloody riot!!! It would be like the end of the world wouldn't it!!
Wow, I can't believe this thread has slipped so far down the page. I will bring it back up with a true, and rather embarrassing story about something that happened to me a couple of days ago.
I live on the 8th floor of an apartment block, and I have a tiny little garage to park my motorbike, (scooter), on the ground floor. My little garage has suddenly become infested with cochroaches, the little buggers have gotten into some boxes that I have stored in there. I park my bike in there every night and hang my bike helmet from the handle bars. Two days ago, I jumped on my bike, put my helmet on and took off for work. Being a foreigner here, many people will stare at me, as many of them have never seen a foreigner before, but I am used to it now. I rode my bike to the traffic lights, about 400 metres from my home, and waited at the red light. Of course, many Chinese riders pulled up at the lights beside me, and they stared at the strange foreigner,as they usually do. While I had a dozen or so Chinese staring at me, at least a dozen cochroaches crawled out of my helmet, all over my face and down my back. You should have seen the look on the people watching me. It must have looked like something out of a horror movie. I was embarrassed to say the least, and gunned my little bike to get the hell out of there. When I told the missus what had happened, she nearly wet her pants laughing. I am off to buy some bug spray :D
Pity you didn't have a camera with you!!! LOL...
I keep my helmet in a cardboard box in the garage and Ive noticed some huge house spiders there, I'll have to remeber to give it a shake before going for a ride.
That was Assen.. Quit boring SBK races really, but the Supersport race was good..
The SBK races were not boring for me, I really enjoy this championship. The Supersport was so great.
For me, MotoGP is most of the time boring with only 18 riders and no suspense at all in the races.
So has anyone else been getting Database errors for the last couple of days on the forums? Seems sorted out now, thankfully.
Yes!!Quote:
Originally Posted by fatman
I was away for the long weekend and when I tried to get on here last night I got that error message!!
I thought that you had all packed up and moved while I was away!!
Poor Roby didn't do very well this race at all...Quote:
Originally Posted by Wim_Impreza
Broken cable kept him out of SuperpOle andthen the race it self wasn't very good..
But next race!!
MotoGP is ok so far this year, there has been some good raing, unlike last year when it was so very boring..
Yeah the forum was down and Mark (who runs the show) was away on holiday for a while - all sorted now.
For those of you on Facebook, there is a group on there called Motorsportforums where you can get hold of people if there's a problem and the forum goes down.
Yes, he had much bad luck until now this year. I am sorry to say this to you, but he is only 19th in the standings with two 10th places as a best result, so the speed is not there too. Rolfo deserves off course more and hopefully it will be better in Monza.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roby44
Yes it hasn't ben a good year so far for poor Roby, but things are surely to get better.
Its ok I'll still support him even if he comes in last every race.
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Good to know. I'm on Facebook so I will check it out.
" Its a really, really stupid waste of time trying to predict motorbike races"
Nice one by Toby Moody. Thats why I dont bother with pickems.
I don't think it's stupid to predict the races, though, I am stupid at predicting races, just look at the fantasy league results.
or your signature bettings :p
Well at least this signature isn't too bad!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Corny
:D
Did you get to watch the race??
Sure did. Though, I thought there would be more of a fight for the win in Motogp, so the race did seem a bit of a let down. The 250 race was great, especially Takahashi's ride with a broken foot, have to feel sorry for the guy with the effort he put in and have the engine cut out 2 corners from the finish.
Me too!
As I am a Dovi fan and he was Dovi 's team mate from last year I have been following him this year, as I can tell you I was so upset for him!!
At leats he did bring it home for some points.. Poor bugger..
I was thinking today, (rare, I know :D ) about how the championship is progressing, I got to thinking, What makes a true champion ? Example, If I win the title, and the next year I fold ? If I win the title, but never win a race ? Casey won the title last year, but, does he have the goods to follow it up ? I think we have already seen what Jorge is made of, and Dani has certainly proved a point or two, Rossi, well, what can you say, his record speaks for itself. Nicky has won it, but I would not consider him a true champ, not because he didn't earn the title, but, I feel that he is not in the same league as Rossi, Pedrosa, Lorenzo, or Stoner. Perhaps this is a little left field, but, it begs to be answered. Any thoughts?
Well Rossi, Hayden and Stoner have won the MotoGP world championship and that makes them true world champions.
You can always find things to knock the champion down
Rossi:"He was riding the HRC factory bike, Michelin tyres are made to suit Rossi and Yamaha"
Hayden: "He was lucky because Yamaha broke down"
Stoner: "He had a bike with 25bhp more and the best tyres"
The truth is that all of them went out there did what was needed, overcame everything their opponents threw at them and walked away as #1
Pedrosa, Lorenzo, they show promise and have talent but that isn't all that is needed to become a champion. Remember Biaggi in 1998? He looked set to become a champion, 10 years later and while his talent is unquestionable he still hasn't won a championship and he is out of GP
to be honest, I think Pedrosa might end the same as Max Biaggi.. He can only win when he's had a good off at the start, and you never see him making a overtakingsmanouvre on somebody.. He might be (on of) the best on purely riding laps, but I think he misses some things to get a championship..
I think what I am trying to say, is, Hayden is a plodder. He works away, (not taking anything away from him, as hard work gets the job done), and fights hard to get his results, Rossi, Pedrosa, and Lorenzo, seem to ride beyond that, even when the bike is not up to spec, they seem to pull that little extra out. The same could be said for Stoner last year, all the Ducati boys struggled, but he just got into it and took the Championship. Perhaps the bike suited Casey last year, but why would the others struggle so much ? Rossi can ride a bike with a problem, and make it look good. Biaggi, would falter and complain at the slightest problem with the bike, where as some riders are able to ride around the problems, and just get on with it. There are many factors to consider I know, but when you see a rider race with broken feet, and finish 4th, or you see a rider finish in the top 5 or 6 on a bike that you know is not up to speed, you must ask, how much is the bike, and how much is just sheer rider effort.
One of the journalists in 'Faster' said it best "Anyone who can ride a motorcycle well enough to qualify for a motogp grid is a hero". Everyone out there (even Westy) is doing something none of us could come close to doing. So they have all shown the ability to go out there and ride beyond what should be possible. So if over a season you're able to score more points than anyone else on the grid, regardless of how many wins you have, or how many times you run away with a race, or how many times you can repeat the effort, you are a real world champion.
Fair enough, I will have to agree. I think some riders seem larger than life, but, sometimes the little man plodding away, can be the hidden jewel.
is it possible for me to change my pickems?