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Why do these guys wear helmets? [image]http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u478/gamnell/007.jpg\?t=1335575434[/image] [image]http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u478/gamnell/011.jpg\?t=1335575268[/image]
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Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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Wow! Love your bob-job there, Peter!  (...oh, and to answer your question here...I hear Australian parasailors wear helmets on their heads 'cause those old Aussie cowboy hats with that brim snapped up on one side that they USED to wear made their heads spin around too much...it supposedly all had somethin' to do with the way the wind currents would hit the things!...though don't quote me on this!)  
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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WOW did you Google that? 
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Nah! I think I read it inside the pages of my latest edition of "Outback Monthly", Pete! (...and you should see the article they did on the Killer Koalas...I guess there are some eucalyptus groves one should NEVER venture into down there, HUH?!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Peter, we should move this to the Member's Rides forum. It's a great start.
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Dwight.If you're worried about Killer Koalas,Don't read anything about the "Drop Bears" you'll never sleep at night.
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Oh,and by the way,Welcome Peter.
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"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
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No worries mate.
I see you've got the Swedish flag .Are you from there?I spent a lot of time there from '75 to '85
Cool bike too.What modifications have you done to the engine?.
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Yea I'm a Swede but i have been living here since 82,married to an aussie.
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No mods to eng yet but i'm thinking maybe a 904cc later on but i'm quite happy with the way it is.
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I see you've got rid of the airbox,that's why I thought you might have played with the engine.
Where in Sweden were you.I spent most of the time in Stockholm,but Malmo,Klippan,Ystad,Goteborg too.
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All iv'e done is remove airbox and secondary air rubbish,and rejetted to go with the K&Ns and D&D pipes.And i lived in Goteborg/Kortedala 
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Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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I love the way the bike looks. You've got a great eye for change.
'06 TBA - Black, AI and Snorkel removed, K&N Drop In, Gutted Stock Pipes, 145/42, 2 turns out.
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So that was your's I saw on the FB page. Really really like what you have done with your scoot. Thanks for the lead on the pipes too!. Do they give a pretty good sound without being too overbearing?
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Paul there is a few on youtube were you can get sort of an idea on the sound,I have no problem with them.I just put in triumph with D&D exhaust.
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Nice shots Pete. Is that hang-glider shot taken at Stanwell Tops? Maybe there are more Sydney based NSW members on this goup than I realised? Also is the pic you took looking down at your tank showing the right pod air filter poking out more than the left correct? Just wondering if the right carb on our bikes sits further out than the left or maybe it's just the angle you took the pic. Never noiced it before.
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Thanks John,Yea it's Bald Hill.And the carbs are more to the right sit on your bike and look down and you will see more of the head on the right side.Otherwise my engine has moved 
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You can see it on the last pic,
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PETER, BIKE MODS LOOK GREAT, IS THAT A STOCK REAR FENDER U CUT? I HAVE A 2003 AMERICA THE SAME RED ORIGINAL COLOR HERE IN SYRACUSE NY AND WANT TO GO BLACK ALSO! TIM
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Yes Tim it's the stock fender,
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Looks cool Pete!
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Just plasti dipped tank and rear guard with satin clear,  
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Looks very good in satin mate.
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Looks very good in satin mate.
Yeah it do!
And you may see me tonight
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08 SM, carb version w/ fat tank, blue and silver, AI removed, Short TOR'S, Air box removed, battery relocated and chopped rear fender.
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very cool bike and pic, buddy
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I agree the satin looks great. Very nice.
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That's a sweet ride you've created. I like the satin black paint job. 
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