steveo

Soon have no where to ride.

Maybe she knows why them fat bike owners need a wide seat....

Shamus and Murphy fancied a pint or two but didn't have a lot of money between them, they could only raise the staggering sum of one Euro. Murphy said "Hang on, I have an idea." He went next door to the butcher's shop and came out with one large sausage. Shamus said "Are you crazy? Now we don't have any money left at all!" Murphy replied, "Don't worry - just follow me." He went into the pub where he immediately ordered two pints of Guinness and two glasses of Jameson Whisky. Shamus said "Now you've lost it. Do you know how much trouble we will be in? We haven't got any money!!" Murphy replied, with a smile. "Don't worry, I have a plan, Cheers!" They downed their Drinks. Murphy said, "OK, I'll stick the sausage through my zipper and you go on your knees and put it in your mouth." The barman noticed them, went berserk, and threw them out. They continued this, pub after pub, getting more and more drunk, all for free. At the tenth pub Shamus said "Murphy - I don't think I can do any more of this. I'm drunk and me knees are killin'me!" Murphy said, "How do you think I feel? I lost the sausage in the third pub.

After reading right though this thread, it seems your problems of backyard dealers and sweetheart deals is a real headache. We here in Australia have some very solid importers who are the backbone of our Trials scene in Australia. Some have distributorships in states throughout the country, as like the USA we are a vast area. The ebb and flow of new sales and the ability to sell second hand bikes either privately or trade up through one of our dealers works well, and the service provided by pretty well all the marques is something I think we take for granted after reading through this.We are certainly, population wise around 21 million, tiny, compared to you guys, but 160 to 180 new bikes a year seams OK. Especially when you read that 350 units for your vast population shows to me the Dealer network we enjoy is a sound footing to our Trials community over here. The Difference here is each dealer is the importer so maybe the US Importer, as suggested should be the one that needs a clip in the ear.

Tom , What colours are you doing. Post a pic when you have it back together if possible.

A banker confused about maths, asks his blond secretary: "If I give you $3 million less 17%, how much would you take off?" She replies: "Everything sir.......panties , bra the whole lot!!!!!!!!!!

An 86-year-old man went to his doctor for his quarterly check-up... The doctor asked him how he was feeling, and the 86-year-old said ,'Things are great and I've never felt better.' I now have a 20 year-old bride who is pregnant with my child. 'So what do you think about that Doc ?' The doctor considered his question for a minute and then began to tell a story. 'I have an older friend , much like you, who is an avid hunter and never misses a season.' One day he was setting off to go hunting. In a bit of a hurry , he accidentally picked up his walking cane instead of his gun.' 'As he neared a lake , he came across a very large male beaver sitting at the water's edge. He realized he'd left his gun at home and so he couldn't shoot the magnificent creature. Out of habit he raised his cane , aimed it at the animal as if it were his favorite hunting rifle and went 'bang, bang'.' 'Miraculously , two shots rang out and the beaver fell over dead. Now, what do you think of that ?' asked the doctor. The 86-year-old said , 'Logic would strongly suggest that somebody else pumped a couple of rounds into that beaver.' The doctor replied , 'My point exactly.'

The talk was give Dougie time to settle into the 4T when he switched from the 2T Beta. So what did Tony Bou do to the field fresh off a 2T Beta whamo, kick all their bums real convincingly first outing on a 4T! He needed no time at all, literally.

Cubby, I was not aware that Knighter was that capable on a trials iron.That makes it more evidence of the magic that was shown by Michael. That sure does say something about all these riders, when you think back to the grounding Stephan Merriman had in his early riding years as a trials champion.His dominance in enduro was soooooo out there and so many storys of his ability to just gap the field with his ability to make light work of obstacles others had to man handle their way around. By what has been shown by Michael, if he was to switch codes, he would be a real hot contender to mix it and have them all looking over their shoulders or more likely eating his dust. Another example of a trials convert is Blaz, he is an immediate front runner on an enduro machine. When Knighter was here late last year in an event the most commented aspect of his riding style was his aggression and the brute strength and authority he showed his bike whenever it kick out of line. Michaels may not be as strong and as physical, but as he has shown, his uncanny riding skills, less energy expended, along with his great weight advantage is being overlooked. The momentum and work he had to put in, to achieve these results on a trials machine, would have be more than if he was on works enduro bike. It would be very interesting match up on equal mounts, thats for sure.

I agree you would need more fitness to do long haul enduros, but the key word you missed was finesse. It would be Michaels ability to ride a trials motorcycle at speeds these bikes are not manufactured to perform at and have it finish a course of racing it was not designed for. Michaels fitness levels should not be to far adrift of Knightys for the performance he displayed over the two races. You can be sure Knighty wasnt doing Michael a favour to let him past.

Not agree if you think Knight would head off Pune if he were on a trials bike, I think it would be the exact opposite.Besides blitzing him even more thoroughly, Knighter would not have the finesse on a trials machine to keep it together for the full race time !!

Ah, I dont know if I would be game to parade such a ......ah...revealing outfit TFT. But on the bright side, Raga or Bou might be able to give it a twist as a practice one piece if you cant use it again. (you should have used the old sock trick for more impact !!!!! )

Ishy, How does viagra help your eyes...?

Great pics TFT, keep em coming. Where abouts in NZ are yous riding ?

You talking Gas Gas or Montesa .... you turncoat.

You can be sure it aint his wife , or he wouldnt spend so much time at TC.

Could it be the subi pit crew looking for a WRX ?

Biff,Have sent you a PM.Steveo.

Looking to find a reputable Ford distributorship in your area. Steveo

He's then ???

Its coming clearer to me now,

Tony Blair was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the classes. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asked the Prime Minister if he would like to lead the discussion on the word "tragedy". So the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of a "tragedy". One little boy stood up and offered: "If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field & a tractor runs over him and kills him,that would be a 'tragedy'". No," said Blair, "that would be an accident." A little girl raised her hand: "If a school bus carrying fifty children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy. "I'm afraid not," explained the Prime Minister, "that's what we would call a great loss." The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Tony searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of tragedy?" Finally, at the back of the room, a small boy raised his hand...In a quiet voice he said: "If the Air plane carrying you and Mrs Blair was struck by a friendly fire" missile & blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy." Fantastic!" exclaimed Tony Blair. "That's right. And can you tell me why that would be tragedy?" Well," says the boy "it has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be a f*cking accident either!

Fair question, I was unaware of your two term presidential policy. Over here the people elect a member to an area we call an electrate, there is around 150 electrates across Australia. The party that recieves the most representatives is then called on to form a government.That successful party then elects a leader, the prime minister, and a deputy leader and then on to parlimentary members that control portfolios, foreign affairs, health, education and so on.

Seems Australias have been quite emphatic in removing the Howard lead government here in Australia. With a couple of key issues being blamed for the fall of the eleven year reign by the conservative parties, the most telling being work place aggreements, rising inflation and rising interest and its on going participation in the very unpopular Iraqi war. On top of losing power, John Howard is only the second prime minister of Australia to lose his seat by being voted out by his own electorate. Maybe he should have moved on like Blair to avoid this most humiliating demise. It will be very interesting to see the America peoples decision on President Bush at the up and coming election.