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toes wrote:

busy 223 may be looking for a tank.have seen a clip,panel beating……

Not a problem at all, if he needs it just get them to drop a message.

Price is negotiable as I have no use for it anymore

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plindz wrote:

You wouldn’t happen to have a CDI unit for the 650 would you?? – got a mate lookin’ for one

Sorry no.

The bike is now with the insurers but i had the parts at home, sorry

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Ok, well I have written my 2012 DR650 off and have two original handshields available if people want them.

They were used for a week as the Barkbusters took to long to turn up when I bought the bike so I got impatient and used the bike until they arrived.

They are white and I have NFI if they will fit any other bikes or not but assume they may.

Not asking anything except you to cover postage and they are yours.

If keen, just message me through here.

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Well, after my altercation with the track the bike has been written off and I now have for sale the pillion grab rails that were removed before the bike left the showroom floor and so are in as new condition.

They come from a 2012 DR650 and will set you back $25 plus postage (negotiable on price) or they can be picked up from the Dubbo area

Please do note that there are no mounting bolts included as these were used to mount the rack that has now been claimed by the insurance company

If interested, please PM m

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danh124 wrote:

My fail safe process to deal with police.
1) get a licence
2) get rego
3) ride in legal area like a state forest
4) understand that even then you can get done on a technicality like blinkers or from riding on single track.
5) cooperate with police, you may need them on your side one day
6) speak to police in a manor befitting point 4 and 5

This has worked in multiple occasions, one time the copper actually pointed out some sweet single to us on his map!

This.

I have had similar experiences in a few areas now where the police who I have encountered have pointed out ‘alternate places’ to ride should I ever wish to do so, and all of those places were far less open than where I was at the time.

These experiences have occurred on the South Coast of NSW from Wollongong south and one such situation out this way.

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+1 to Bikes and Bits as well there as that is true customer service that will build loyalty and the appreciation of bike riders all over as stories like this do spread like wildfire

If only all shops had a similar attitude so well done Bikes and Bits

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white rocket wrote:

just think of there poor old parents who have to support them between jobs .no one seems to think about that but do they 6 months a bit long i think

I am confronting that right now White and it is tough as he is old enough to vote and what not, but the government want to forget about them and make them a parent responsibility even though I do not get any tax benefits for it.

IMO, if they placed them on benefits then the government can and should push the need to meet certain requirements else benefits cease as many of these kids need to see and experience responsibility in order to become better people and workers.

The shame with a lot is that they leave uni or their education facility and want to earn 80k upwards immediately as that is what they are taught they are worth.

Damn these rants :laugh:

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ECKS-Man wrote:

I danced around it, but really, my opinion is that there’s no cure for stupid! Disappointed in my poor judgment in hiring this one, but as I said he was genuinely trying, just didn’t have the ability. Proves that good intentions don’t make good outcomes!

Thing is though Ecks, that people are hired based on interviews and there are some damn good actors out there who can lie outright, bend the truth or simply sell themselves far better than can others who probably would be better suited.

All employment is trial and error for all parties involved and really should be seen as that as when you find that perfect fit for the business 12 months will be up before you know it and so on. Alternately, find that bad egg and time drags on like dinner at the in-laws

Gaz

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Interesting thread to find in a bike forum but one that makes a bloody good read may I just add and while I am no business owner from personal experience much of what has been said is true …….

But I look at things from the other side as well, that being people looking for work as my 21 year old sone has tried to find work up here and has had three casual xmas only jobs, then nothing. He has had interviews and never hears back, drops in resumes, no replies and what not, so whilst yes there are many who want to take advantage or who are unsuited there are an equal amount who are never given the opportunity or chance due to circumstance (he has no licence and we live outside of town).

On the other side, whilst people have said that they prefer the older worker which to me makes sense as the older worker generally has a ‘hard work’ attitude and wants to work, there are however a lot of places that look at age and immediately rule people out. For us, my wife has been looking for work for the last 12 months after being retrenched from a receptionist job. She has had a number of interviews and been told outright by agencies and hinted at by businesses that her age is the issue ……….. she is 50 this year.

I am not having a go at anyone who has posted here either so please do not read this as an attack on those business owners as actually I fully agree but get frustrated when my wife wants to work and yet her age is against her, whilst my son wants to work but need the motivation of a good job.

Sadly, a lot of youth today do not see their future (yes, dealing with it with our son) and when they see the age discrimination against older workers, they often wonder why bother

My rant over.

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Rocket, they are super reliable and the Kwak equivalent of the DR650 in that they have a very large following around the traps.

I am actually toying with selling my DR and going to a KLR in the next 6 months as I like the added tourability and comfort (may even go back to stroms)

If you want to test the DR, drop a message mate and you can ride mine as a comparo to the KLR

Gaz

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I have an 18 litre Acerbis tank and for the last few rides have been getting an average of 20.4km per litre so around 360kms theoretical (although I tend to fill at 300).

The bike is standard and 3800kms old

Just thought I would throw it out there as well given the topic

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ECKS-Man wrote:

All looks very familiar there Gaz! Obviously you didn’t follow my breakneck pace this time, and I see a couple of detours there – I was working at the Little River crossing this morning actually! Thanks for sharing!

Nah Ecks, was a little slower this time ………… took my aging muscles near a week to settle after our ride 😆

Looking at maybe Uungula sometime soon if keen

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Thanks Eagle, didn’t notice the double up – have fixed it and thanks for the offer of fixing it

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Cool will see you there at 10am

Just call or sms if anything comes up (like thunderstorms)

Gaz

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Cool Ecks, will see you there around 10:00am

Look for the fat guy on the white DR with the Acerbis tank

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