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Offline Terry in Australia

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Re: What's everyone's "other" ride?
« Reply #50 on: June 18, 2005, 03:13:37 AM »
That's it Harry, the eternal struggle still goes on here unabated, my oldest son told me he wanted to buy a Nissan of some description and I'm sure my heart momentarily stopped, it wasn't until several months later when he brought home his girlfriend that I re-assured myself that he wasn't gay, ha ha! (not that there's anything wrong with that:)

Anyway, he's seen the light and is in his second Ford now, (well, I bought them for him..............) but at least he hasn't uttered the dreaded "H" word yet, if he does, I'll kick him out of the family home! Ha ha, Cheers, Terry. ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: What's everyone's "other" ride?
« Reply #51 on: June 21, 2005, 08:31:52 PM »
Quote from: 74cb750 on June 18, 2005, 05:51:27 AM
Hey Terry, that looks like the car from the 1st Mel Gibson movie.....Road Warrior? Were they really that fast?

G'Day Mate, they were fast, but not THAT fast! The blower on Max's interceptor was a fake, and the film was sped up, but a 300BHP 4V 351C engine is not to be sneezed at either. Here's a link to a "Mad Max" (that's what it was called here) site with links to pics, trailers, "how to build Max's car" etc. Enjoy! Cheers, Terry. ;D

http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/film/dbase/2000/max.html
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: What's everyone's "other" ride?
« Reply #52 on: June 22, 2005, 02:04:30 PM »
Here it is again, sorry about that! http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/film/dbase/2000/max.html

Most of the bikes were Kawasaki Z1's, but there were some CB750's there too. I nearly bought a frame and wheels last year at a swap meet that was a Norton "featherbed" frame modified to use a CB750 engine. I vaguely remember the bike in the movie, I must go out and rent it again so I can see if I can locate it.

If you're interested in biker movies, try to find a copy of "Stone", it's an iconic Aussie biker film, not like the crappy American soft-ass "biker films' of the era, it has some pretty awful dialogue, but excellent cinematography and brilliant stunts. The writer/director/lead actor, Sandy Harbutt, kept costs down by using genuine Hell's Angels for extras in fight scenes etc, and paid them in beer!

The club's "color patch" that the cast wore in the movie, a stylised skull in a slouch hat was handed over to the Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle club in later years, and is symbolic of the link between both cultures. Cheers, Terry. 8)
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: What's everyone's "other" ride?
« Reply #53 on: June 25, 2005, 10:18:19 PM »
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