[john morganMember]

roy,
talking to a bloke at work who rode in the bash,place is a mess.
along with the rain we had today, we might be betteroff riding local or maybe out towards the bangalows ?? dunno, what do you reckon?

morgo

[john morganMember]

dont know exact details on photos.These were sent to me by another concerned father of a teenage boy who thinks he is bullet- proof.He point of view is similar to mine.whether or not my boy takes any notice only time will tell.hopefully he does.

morgo

[john morganMember]

yeah,i think some people do., Its not about hazards its about riding attitude, and people need to realise that actions beyond whats reasonable have consequences ,sometimes tragic.Your attitude might be different if I told you that a car coming the other way lost control trying to avoid this bike and crashed off the road.Thats not true but this is the story in other incidents.

To those who want to use photos PM me and Ill email them to you.

[john morganMember]

what are you thinkin???
never give up a toy unless it is being replaced with a newer,better toy.Even then think about it. Once a toy ia gone , rarely is it replaced..
talk to your workbuddies,bloke at the pub, they will tell you the same thing.

get a bigger shed.it adds value to your home..nice line there.
also , with sheds, if you pick out one that you think is big enough, get the next size up..plan for the future..more room for more toys..
Randbuild do interest free loans on sheds at the moment…

morgo

P.S- get a big shed as you may have to sleep in it .:laugh:

[john morganMember]

YEP..show no mercy. cause they have none for you..if you were actually ripping them off like they want you to believe, they wont do the deal.they will lie and con and try their own personal style to work on you. My personal favorite is where they “talk” on the phone to their boss then the boss comes in later as says hill kick the salesmans ass for doing a deal like this.
If you want to see how much they get thier cars for go to a auction- dealers only – this will give you a true price on a cars worth- its an eye opener, especially if youve been sussing out the car yards.

morgo

[john morganMember]

enjoy your ciggie,
yep , your getting ripped off.
car salesmen are born liars,and then trained to be better liars.

the only time your getting close to a good deal is when you walk away and they either ring you back or chase you to the car , although they are coached not to do this as chances are another sucker will come along.
remember , cash is king.If you can afford to do it , borrow money first then take a wad of cash and go shopping. for example, if you had 10k to spend, take 10k in cash and then look at cars in 14-15k range .be utterly ruthless with the bastards, walk away if the deals not right,if its the best car youve seen all day,leave your number if deal not in your ball park.
car shopping at end of month or quarter can find dealers needing to make quotas for their sales bonuses.they will haggle better.This is especially so with small car yards.

if your able to go to sydney for the day or weekend you will generally do better ,but only with cash, no trade.
selling your car privately is a hassle but you will do better and the person buying from you will do better than buying from a car yard.

good luck, and remember unless your buying collector car, there will be another one similar in another car yard.
morgo

[john morganMember]

Murf,
so that little hillclimb claims another victim.Its only short but its a little bit tricky .sounds like a good time had after Sam and myself went home.
Throughly enjoyed saturdays ride, allways good to ride somewhere new. Will have to ride that trail again so I can learnit a help out with lead/sweep duties.

What the mighty KTM??? happy to report the DRZ returned without need of repairs– as usual.

Ollie, nice ride report for sat`s ride.
mal, good to catch up again.

Morgo

[john morganMember]

murf,
old bloke is probably out due to stitches in back, i have another person interested in taking his place. Also where is this start point? never heard of it.
Plus are you going to post sundays ride? as I may have to ride it instead of saturdays.hope not.
need details of sat start point.
morgo

P.S if I cant ride sat would be happy to lead on sunday to give a bit of a rest back in the pack:)

[john morganMember]

mal,
the boy will be also riding, plus will chase OLD BLOKE to get him interested.
will be good to catch up

morgo

[john morganMember]

heres a real answer.
I tried to find a set a couple of years back only to find they are as rare as hens teeth.
most are hand made by blacksmith or boilermaker.Anyway,I gave up and bought a set of horseshoes instead.
try ebay,secondhand stores and even camping shops.My uncle was lucky enough to find a set at a local camping shop, they were handmade by an old blacksmith.I had no luck.

If you find a set or two let me know as Im still looking for them.

Not much of a help,good luck

Morgo

[john morganMember]

morgo is definately interested, probably only one day though.

[john morganMember]

will pick one up in the morning and leave on your verandah before I go to work.

[john morganMember]

ahh,
I knew you wouldnt be able to resist..welcome aboard old bloke.

morgo

[john morganMember]

hard to believe so much interest in this..must be plenty of secret admirers of the mighty DRZ.

but to reply to an earlier comment,
yes drz are heavy, but new bars and the risers gave a big difference to riding position, especially taller blokes.I`m nearly 6`2″ and it brings arm position up and forward,much more ergonomic.
I`m running motoz tractionator tyres with good results.
Also uprating forks and rear shock was my next move, just getting together money and finding right shop, seen somewhere on this site Jay Foreman in newcastle was mentioned..any comment on his work?

morgo

[john morganMember]

here goes with some photos……
also there is a correction in report, after murfs flat, tim,son of murf lead the way home,sorry tim..

the starting grid
cowboy style
the dude
mike pike in action
up it murf
rest stop
happy faces,shiney heads
flat number 1
cowboy again
murf
morgo leads the way
ken doing it
ride that brake
the dude walks it
flat number 2
time to learn , son

sadly no photos of Morto on the CR500

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