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Whacking Permalink Archive 19 April 2005
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Gimme a fuckin' break. The man was the most corrupt, worthless piece of shit this country's political sphere has ever seen, who willfully aided the criminal ruin of the Queensland legal system, who shamelessly used his position to line the pockets of himself, his mates and his cronies, and whose hypocritical social conservatism belonged in the 19th century. Bye bye Joh. Your slimy corpse should be dropped into the sewer where it belongs. Rot
in hell, you fuck.
A brief vision of the Ninth Level of Hell I just saw Rod Stewart and Chrissie Hynde singing As Time Goes By. Yeeeeuuuuurccccchhh!!!!!!
The "greatest rider of all time" got beaten by Alex Barros in Sunday's MotoGP race. Alex Barros has scored six victories during the Valentino Rossi era..........He scored one in the Mik Doohan era. Sete Gibernau has scored nine victories in the Valentino Rossi era......He scored none in the Mik Doohan era, and finished fifteenth in the 2000 championship. Can
someone explain why I'm supposed to think Rossi is the "greatest
rider of all time"?
Bought myself some cheap commuting transport today: a Sym Shark 150.
My z1000 is expensive to run. A set of tyres will cost $500 and last 9000kms (if I'm lucky). Chain and sprockets cost $450, services every 6000kms cost $300-$500 and it drinks fuel at the rate of one litre of 98 octane petrol every 14kms. It's a waste of money using this as a commuter. The Shark will pay for itself in a year. The Shark can cruise at 100kph, goes 35kms on a litre of fuel, has lockable storage space under the seat for groceries, a lockable glovebox, and mine will also have a topbox at the back. These will all come in handy during shopping trips in the summer, where I'll be able to just leave my helmet, jacket and other gear in the scoot, and not sweat like a pig wearing/carrying all that shit around with me. The Shark is - except for the styling - the same machine as the Euro MX, which I reviewed here. I
pick it up this weekend, and will from then on save my Orange Machine
for weekend fun. Maybe I'll use the spare cash to finally buy myself a
VTR1000.
A Harley that's actually worth riding Well, sort of (the "Harley" part) and maybe (the "worth riding" part)......... Let's start with a very brief history lesson: Back in the 80s(?), Harley engineer Erik Buell bought up a bunch of Harley engines and started building a sportsbike chassis around them. The Buell brand eventually became quite successful, and 3-4 years ago was brought back into the fold by Harley, who now manufacture the machine in-house. Harley-Davidsons are pieces of shit. Underpowered, uncomfortable, poor-handling, heavy, incredibly ugly, slow, overpriced and badly built. Buells aren't without problems either, particularly in the area of build quality. However, having been designed by a guy who doesn't have his head stuck in 1920's technology, the Buell range has gradually become a genuinely exciting bunch of motorcycles which is finally winning respect from the sportsbike fraternity. Particularly this one:
The Firebolt XB12R has won raves from people who wouldn't touch a Harley with a ten-foot pole. Strange looks (in a good way), brilliant handling, and a grunty engine make the XB a truly distinctive and fun machine. While the v-twin engine technology is unremarkable (it's made by Harley after all), the design is rather trick: -
fuel stored in the frame The bike is very compact: it's closer to a 250 size-wise than a bike with such a huge displacement. This makes it absolutely wicked in this twisty stuff from all the reports I've read. At $17.5k, it's still a bit overpriced, though you do get the satisfaction of having a very distinctive machine under you. Sadly - though not surprisingly - there have been a lot of reports of serious reliability and build-quality hassles with the new Buells. Even the normally manufacturer-friendly aussie bike press have reported a range of problems. Still, the bike comes with a two-year warranty so at least you know any problems will be fixed. I'm
going to see if I can get a test-ride on one of these things in the coming
weeks. I'll let you know how it goes.
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