Trivia .....

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What does everone think about a TRIVIA thread

Stuff that maybe of no use to most people but really handy to the others. Maybe a good DVD ,something they have made,seen ,heard of ,
cooked ,been too .Minor things that do not really warrant a post of there own.(like most of my stuff ,there beat you to it )
Like taking a tractor tyre up north to float your Bandit across a river to a football selection ,the taste of beer ,who's state is
better at Rugby League. (may be not that) .Something that may make someone else say ,"why didnt i think of that".

Good idea or just post it on "off topic discussions " or not post it at all? (feeling vulnerable now )

This bit of scientific research explains a LOT of the controversy on this forum.

http://www.photoblip.com/pictures/5498/how-men-and-women-see-colors.html

gus wrote:I managed to burn my finger yesterday when i toutched the top of a phillips head screw after grinding the other end ( read f... hot )
This is the size of the phillips head

I bet you only do that once !

I was on the way home a while back ,late at night (on Bandit ). Pulled up at a red light on a 3 lane major road .As luck would have it there was a Harley in the middle lane ,a hot lowered 4 cyl. thing in right hand lane ,and me on the Bandit in the left hand lane .Now when that happens you know
trouble is afoot , especially with no other traffic .
I think ,ok then ,i'm in this , give it your best boys and focus on the red light.
All of a sudden the car roars off and is through the intersection on a RED light , but thats red by a long shot ..Light suddenly turns GREEN .I'm still
confused by the car .Harley takes of and gone .I'm left on the the line thinking what the F.... is going on here .

Ahhh Gus - you're (we're) old school! Traffic lights are a mere advisory tool now, you dont have to obey them as one was taught. Same goes with those white lines on the road - dont need to stay in them, and those pesky indicators you've been messing with.....take em off coz nobody uses them anymore!
It all makes for an interesting daily commute!

I think your right .The is a little cafe i used to got to which had a stop sign close by .One day i counted how many people didnt stop .
60% of people DIDNT stop .Most slowed down but thats not a stop is it ,some made no attempt to stop at all .

gus wrote:I think your right .The is a little cafe i used to got to which had a stop sign close by .One day i counted how many people didnt stop .
60% of people DIDNT stop .Most slowed down but thats not a stop is it ,some made no attempt to stop at all .

There's a back road at work which has a stop sign. No one does, except me. As with your observations, I've seen people belt through the sign at speed. One day I'll see someone come to grief, as long as it's not me.

I had a crash once when someone came through a stop sign .Managed to miss the
back of the car, fit between the stop sign and a post (just ), jumped a drain (nearly )
back wheel hit the edge ,it bucked and threw me over the bars .Guy drove off, luckily
my mate gave chase .Boy did he want to pay up quick .No real damage to me .

Anyway ,i was going to say . You know how we all have bottles or containers of old bolts . Well a baking tray is a much better way ,you can actually
get what you want WITHOUT having to tip it all out .
After i took the pic i decided to call it "Mechanical Art "

A couple of bottle caps and your collection is complete

You're a Bower Bird Gus

There is about another 4 trays of those and today i had to BUY 1 nut.

Are they the bits you've removed from the Bandit Gus?

They have there own special box and it even surprises me how much is in it . The small one man show who OKed my solo seat has a public weigh
bridge next door .I'm going past tomorrow i might get the bike weighed just for interest sake .

The weight quoted by Suzuki ???? full tank ? no fuel ? kerb weight (whats that ) ? Anyone know how much a naked should weigh ?

This pic was posted with the sole intension of annoying 2WA .

You have suceeded. Bastard
But you havent finished. You have some crap above the lower engine mount

But this side makes up for it .

Hey 2W, haven't seen a new video clip for some time?

gus wrote:
The weight quoted by Suzuki ???? full tank ? no fuel ? kerb weight (whats that ) ? Anyone know how much a naked should weigh ?

according to the repair manual a naked GSF1250 dry weight is 222kg

I went to get the bandit weighed but the huge weigh bridge only weighed in 20 kg increments .Not much good for a bike .

We went down the road today to try ang get a pic of a tree. The pics were disappointing BUT.
If you look close to the base of the tree ,next to a little bush you can see a silver (?) object . Taking the shot i didnt notice it ,but leaving
i thought "what is that ". It looked like someone ( read moron ) had dumped some type of electrical machine .Figuring i'd do the right thing
and dispose of it properly i put it in the car .Unloading it at home it looked in good nick .Too good.Read on

One perfectly good , clean , operating , $1000 new planer. Too hot to handle i think .

Oh shit I forgot where I put it Gus, thinks mate

I think you have found someone's hot stuff drop off point!

Nice pic of the sun setting over the "plain", but shouldnt it be moved to the Misc Nature Photo Thread........?

Good score Gus! I bet all that's wrong with it is the blades are dull.


Bizarre.

Put it Back ! Someone was obviously going to mill that tree.