Tomorrow

Stw said:

Always fun to see Ozzies and Kiwis ragging each other...I love both places.... Although to live I would choose NZ... HAHA...Derail???

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Or derail even more"¦

Just got home from a ride and on my way back passed a older guy in a hawaiian shirt on a 90'ish Goldwing (Or something similar, they all are the same at that point)"¦As I approach the light He is flashing the hell out of his brights behind me and changing lanes to my lane"¦Of course my first thought is "what the .... broke now" and "I wonder how much oil I am leaking""¦Or some variant"¦He pulls up next to me with this sly look and says "I was just playing with you, thought I was the cops huh""¦For a second I thought about just closing my visor and not even replying. Instead I say "wow, you got me" and try to ignore him"¦THEN the weird ...... says "Most people underestimate this thing, its got 1800cc's in it, its pretty quick""¦I say "wow, I am sure I am no match for it, but doesn't it weigh like fifteen hundred pounds""¦He doesn't get the joke and then the lunatic says "we'll see""¦"¦I mean, seriously"¦.he did"¦.So the light changes and this guy proceeds to dump the clutch and launch this ....... land yacht"¦.I eventually catch up to him as I am just riding by and honk my horn and wave"¦.

This reinforces my believe that the VAST majority of the public is completely insane, and lives in an altered universe in their brain, and should be medicated or have frontal section lobotomies.

NOLA.

I've got to agree Stw.

The East Islands are very beautiful, with sensational riding roads
Especially the south island.

The closest thing we have over here in the West Islands is Tasmania.

VAST said:

u really r delusional.... lol

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look up the posts. i posted it on here. my fairing melted i wanted oil viewer. i posted the part number . stealer said i couldnt get that one. i called ducati na. got the oil viewer.

so no i am not delusional

here you go vast so am i delusional ? post 9 part numbers and resolved . oct 22 2012. fortunately you dont have to go thru this anymore .

http://ducati1199.com/ducati-1199/2395-melting-fairing-warranty.html

Brad said:

That's much better

It's a pity they'd be illegal here in OZ and the regular cops along with the transport cops would be all over you like white n rice
Just so you could make your bike look acceptable

But seriously, that would be the first mod I did to the thing.
If I owned one

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whats a transport cop? whats a kiwi ? im lost

Oh god my s1000rr vibrated so bad in the clipons.

Put my hands to sleep.

mark419ny said:

whats a kiwi ?

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I am Spartacus... Er... A Kiwi... Or something. Stratigic placement of the tags...

Kiwi's taste wonderful.

NOLA

mark419ny said:

here you go vast so am i delusional ? post 9 part numbers and resolved . oct 22 2012. fortunately you dont have to go thru this anymore .

http://ducati1199.com/ducati-1199/2395-melting-fairing-warranty.html

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thx to u ducati replaces fairings.....

VAST said:

thx to u ducati replaces fairings.....

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not what i said but thanks to me i showed a way to get the proper fairing as a warranty replacement instead of getting stuck with another useless non viewer fairing

mark419ny said:

whats a transport cop? whats a kiwi ? im lost

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Mark, a "Kiwi" is friendly name for a person who is born or from New Zealand. Similar to the name "Brit" for a person from Great Britain and "Ozzie" for Australian. Historically, the Brits hold New Zealand in very high regard, in the commonwealth it is a tie between New Zealand and Canada for most favored nation by the Brits.

Where the fork is Dylan???

mark419ny said:

whats a transport cop? whats a kiwi ? im lost

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A Kiwi is someone that's born in New Zealand, and the name "Kiwi" is a nickname that originates from their native bird.
It is very unique, elusive, flightless and somewhat unattractive.
Just like the BMW's.

A transport cop is directly attached to the Transport Department here in my state.
Their jurisdiction is limited to vehicular compliance with the state regulations.
They're not like normal cops.
Transport cops have a lot of power with regard to vehicular compliance and roadworthiness, and they do random roadside checks of all vehicles as well as pull you over if they see or suspect something that's "not right" on any vehicle even though their main focus is on heavy transport.

The smoked headlight covers available for the BMW to make them look ok, are not legal here.
They can impose a penalty and issue you with a direction to remove them.
And also send you to get your vehicle checked out at government inspection stations, to ensure the direction has been carried out.
It's an inconvenience at the very least, and it costs you money.

Regarding your lost status.
I could've told you that
Especially in light of your involvement in recent events at your local BMW dealer

Congratulations on owning both bikes