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Postby mike-s » Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:13 am

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/ppl ... 67809.html
I dont know the area, but its still a silly thing to get your arse nailed from :cry:
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Postby chameleon » Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:02 am

A mate of mine just did $70 000 on an inner city property deal, I had warned him to keep away from real estate at the moment but he was chasing the 12% return.

The greater the interest, the greater the risk you take.
Shame the young dude bought it though.
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Postby John H » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:45 am

Every morning I see a young guy on a GSXR who rides very fast (including doing 70km/h wheelies through a 40km/h school zone), but seems to have even less skill than I do (eg, he'll ride along oblivious to the fact he's left his indicator on, he fumbles his gear changes, etc)

A few days ago this guy was doing wheelies from every red light along Footscray Rd. On one of 'em, he managed to get the bike into a lean while it was on one wheel, and when the front came down there was a moment where it looked like the bike was going to dump him off sideways, but he managed to recover it. Next set of lights however, more wheelies, no sign of realisation of how he'd nearly kissed asphalt.

Maybe he'll be the next statistic...
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Postby Stereo » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:47 am

John H wrote:Maybe he'll be the next statistic...


Makes you wonder how much of the road toll is actually taken up by "decent" riders....

As in, people who commute every day, and only do something stupid every now and then...

compared to people who do something stupid every 3 seconds...
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Postby hoffy » Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:25 pm

this is why I dont wheelie, have seen alot of people f''..ed up.

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Postby TMO82 » Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:59 pm

I have never had any interest what so ever in doing a wheelie id rather save my nine lives dodging idiots on the highway.

Condolences though. :(
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Postby Stereo » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:03 pm

hoffy wrote:this is why I dont wheelie, have seen alot of people f''..ed up.

Condolences


I stick to doing crap ones..... The wheel only leaves the ground for a second or so...
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Postby z900/zx9 » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:45 pm

Im with stereo i dont do wheelies the bike does them by itself so i just go along for the ride :D condolances to the affected family and friends :cry:
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Postby Neka79 » Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:02 pm

i8 wont comment on this one...i wheelie just abt everuwhere...
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Postby javaman » Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:27 pm

How do you wheelie properly ? Let's say 100 meters ?

I am able to get about 5 seconds at most but then seems to lose the power to keep the wheels up. Maybe need a bit higher on initial "pull" ? Need a bigger motor maybe ?

Do you also find it harder to wheelie with a full tank of fuel ?
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Postby mrmina » Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:48 am

Neka79 wrote:i8 wont comment on this one...i wheelie and stack just abt everuwhere...


that is correct :lol:
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