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Oddfish
St Athan,
United Kingdom
Posts: 20
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
10 Jun 2008 19:31 |
Can work this shop out. Seems stupid but there does not seem to be a way to buy for most of the items. Do I need a premier account? Its the ride height adjuster I am after in paticular. Somebody help please.
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Frank Jones
NY,
USA
Posts: 3,029
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Sprint RS (02-05)
11 Jun 2008 03:41 |
Correct me if I'm wrong.........I THINK the shop is/has been AWOL for a while........
Might send Homertrix an e mail............................
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Oddfish
St Athan,
United Kingdom
Posts: 20
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
11 Jun 2008 12:58 |
That would explain it. Thanks
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Frank Jones
NY,
USA
Posts: 3,029
Premier Member
Sprint RS (02-05)
13 Jun 2008 00:22 |
Where the hell is St Athan??
I thought in my 14 years as a Manchester bike courier I had been ALL over the UK.......................
Wales??? mebbe...............
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Oddfish
St Athan,
United Kingdom
Posts: 20
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
13 Jun 2008 19:21 |
Good guess with Wales. I live in the part of the country where there are too many L's in all the place names. Wouldn't being a Manchester motorcycle courier just give you a thorough knowledge of Manchester? Is it not like a London cabbie claiming his job taught him about the Scottish Highlands....
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Earl
Hiding in the valley,
United Kingdom
Posts: 5,911
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
13 Jun 2008 21:35 |
frank just below cardiff airport, served there during my time in the raf.
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Frank Jones
NY,
USA
Posts: 3,029
Premier Member
Sprint RS (02-05)
14 Jun 2008 22:31 |
[edited]:
Manchester Motorcycle courier.......
Typical day., Winter.
5AM, first drop, some cheese factory in loneliest Devon.....( I kid you not, some adv for the Milk Marketing Board).
back around 2PM, next job, Liverpool, back around 3.30 PM, who wants to go to Inverness??Ok , I'll go.......................9 Hours in the rain later.........
I get home and have me tea!!!!!!
Mind you, next day could be no further than Salford!!!!!
I loved and hated it in the same breath!!!!!!
Anywhere this side of London we treated as a "local" run!!!!!!!!!
PS: My record mileage for 1 day ( 24 Hrs NON STOP round the country run < Otis Lifts, remember it well!!! )was just over 1300 miles!!!
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Frank Jones
NY,
USA
Posts: 3,029
Premier Member
Sprint RS (02-05)
14 Jun 2008 22:36 |
THAT'S why my neck is fooked!!!!!!!!!.....................
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Oddfish
St Athan,
United Kingdom
Posts: 20
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
14 Jun 2008 22:44 |
Thats very impressive. I am humbled. What bike were you riding at the time?
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Earl
Hiding in the valley,
United Kingdom
Posts: 5,911
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
15 Jun 2008 07:30 |
fair play to you frank thats my annual mileage at best, bet the softies dont do those kind of miles anymore.
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Frank Jones
NY,
USA
Posts: 3,029
Premier Member
Sprint RS (02-05)
15 Jun 2008 08:19 |
I used a combination of, mainly,
Yammy XJ750 Seca ( shafty) and my old Warhorse GPZ900R.....I was on the GeepZ for my longer runs....
But also went through,in no order...
XJ650 Yammy, GT550 Kwak, RD125LC, RF900RS Suzy,CBR400RR, GSXR750, CB1 (400 import Honda) Yammy Maxim 750 shafty ( tarty looking Yank import custom)......
14 years takes a toll on Bikes and body!!!, the Yammy Seca 750 and GPZ9 survived it all the way from my humble beginnings, to the end................Yammy frame and driveshaft had over 240K miles on it, and still going strong,went through two motors though!!!!
Yup, glad I did it though...............I seen some amazing sights / amazing scary Police chases /ditto accidents!!!!!! in those 14 years as a Bike courier!!!
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Frank Jones
NY,
USA
Posts: 3,029
Premier Member
Sprint RS (02-05)
15 Jun 2008 08:22 |
[edited]:
My annual mileage now is less than a thousand, usually..............................Poof!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Forgot a couple, 885 Trident and Z1000 Kwaka!!!
The general scenario was..........bloke loses "proper job", ( like me!) becomes courier just to tide him over...........either gets seriously killed/injured in first month.............or gets "sucked into" the lifestyle, and stays for xxxxx years!!!
We used to get everyone from College lecturers to the "summer boy racers"......quite a few ( hard riding) girlies too!!!!.........and boy could some of 'em ride!!!!!
I remember when I worked for Square Moves, on company Gt550 Kwaks, I followed one lass from London back to Manchester.......only cos she had a gorgeous arse!!!, problem was, by the time we got near Coventry, on some A roads, I couldn't bloody keep up, she was that quick!!!
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