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Motorcycling/Scootering in Bali

uncosnail — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:21:24 GMT

I have been in Bali for about a week and a half now, getting around using scooters, both manual and automatic. Costs about $5.00 a day to hire.

Not really sure about the road rules, but you sort of do a moving give way and a moving merge sort of thing. You can turn on red lights.

The average speed is about 40km/h. Which is why you can get away with giving way on the move.

The manual scooter has 4 gears, you have a pedal that has a pedal at the front and one at the rear but sort of joined together, you press with your toes to go up gears and your heal to go down gears. It has a gear indicator and no clutch.

If you want to go around the twisties as fast as you can, then forget it because often vehicles coming the other way will cross over as they come or there could be chickens, dogs, monkeys, people, etc in the way.

The scenery is really nice. The speed limit is 60. The traffic flows really well. Everyone filters, it is expected. You ride on the far left side of the road, so people and other vehicles can get past. Its not uncommon for other bikes to ride in your lane but coming the other way.

If the road gets too crowded, then you use the foot path, especially during a ceremony when the road gets blocked off. I actually feel more comfortable filtering on the move here then in Australia.

There is one bike for every 2 Balinese. Its not uncommon to see up to 4 people on one scooter. They are mainly 125cc. Bikes far outnumber cars. As you will see in the photos below.

I had a go at pillioning Phil, and of course it rained, I don't do things by halves. It felt a bit wobbly at the start but then I got used to it. He said never again because he got a bit nervous when I filtered past a truck, with a 6 foot ditch on the other side. Here I mainly filter on the left with one foot on the footpath, can squeeze in easier that way.

Today Phil came off, he decided to stop at the side of the road, near a bridge, and he suddenly got his hand stuck on the throttle and he went over the edge with the bike. He is ok and so is the bike. He fell about 5 feet into water. Then we got everything off the bike and pushed it through the creek and up a trail, luckily a mechanic was only 200m away, and he fixed up the bike for $5.00 :)) Took him about an hour, to bleed brakes, change oil etc. There were no other damage which is amazing.

The scooters here are Yamaha and Honda's. They have bigger tyres than your regular scooters. Phil is at home at the moment putting his ankle up, it is a bit swollen but no other injuries. My camera doesn't work anymore.

To see photos of Bali and bikes click on this link.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=9b8aa8d93e

Centrelink 'Intensive Activity'

fekkinell — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:01:29 GMT

I haven't had a job for a while because of an illness that lasted a few months. (Massive anxiety disorder, now under control)

The job network people made me undertake an assessment to demonstrate this illness, then granted me a few months reprieve from activities, which I never got.

To top it off, nobody seems to recognise the off-campus course I am doing (cert IV - small business management) as an 'approved activity'. So now I have to sit through absolute twot like 'how to set a goal', 'presentation for males' and other pre-school lessons that I haven't witnessed since they taught us how to wipe our arses in kindergarten.

Anyone else had to sit through this unhelpful, patronising crap before and what was your opinion of it?

:busting:

jap import

casho79 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:48:32 GMT

Gday guys, my first post....so be gentle...

Ive been reading alot of the threads on importing a bike from japan, but a lot are focusing on import duties only.

The info i am after is what is actually involved once the bike is here.

If i import a trail bike, does it need a compliance plate if its never going to be registered?

New to Netrider and to Aussie!!

tubbsy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:11:27 GMT

Hi all, landing in Sydney to live from New Zulund in 2 weeks and have been scouring e-bay and the like for a decent bike. One thing that is confusing the fark outta me, what the heck are green slips and pink slips and blue slips, and what's with all the hassle of re-registering a bike from a different state?

Sucks a lot of the fun out of buying one far away and riding it home don't it?

3 year old shoots herself

Tweetster — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:13:46 GMT

A girl has been killed after picking up a loaded gun, apparently mistaking it for a Wii Remote gun-style controller.

Three year-old Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan from Wilson County Tennessee died from a single self-inflicted shot to the abdomen from a .380 calibre semi-automatic pistol.

It's believed the loaded firearm had been left in the living room of the girl�s house, after her stepfather thought he had heard a prowler outside.

Source:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/6...hot-wii-mix-up

...Oh!.. this is so sad...

Hi everyone

Ohmigosh — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:29:31 GMT

New to bikes. Old to life.

Did the NSW pre-learner last week with Stay Upright at Rouse Hill.

Did my DKT yesterday.

Got some bright new yellow plastic L's and nowhere to hang them.

Researching bikes. Going to go shopping soon.

Been lurking here for a while reading all sorts of interesting (and scary) stuff.

Very impressed with the general friendliness and support that is shown and I am looking forward to being a part of it.

Fun Ha!

Biker gang/club with red cross

Bugjuice88 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:54:39 GMT

What biker club/gang has a red cross?

Best news headlines...

Tweetster — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:49:36 GMT

THE YEAR'S BEST [actual] HEADLINES

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
[No, really?]

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
[Now that's taking things a bit far!]

Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus?
[Not if I wipe thoroughly!]

Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
[What a guy!]

Miners Refuse to Work after Death
[No-good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-so!]

Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
[See if that works any better than a fair trial!]

War Dims Hope for Peace
[I can see where it might have that effect!]

If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
[You think?]

Crack Found on Governor's Daughter
[Imagine that!]

Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
[Who would have thought!]

Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
[You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?]

Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
[he probably IS the battery charge!]

New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
[Weren't they fat enough?!]

Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
[That's what he gets for eating those beans!]

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
[Taste like chicken?]

Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
[Chainsaw Massacre all over again!]

Hospitals Are Sued By 7 Foot Doctors
[Boy, are they tall!]

And the winner is.........................

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Found Dead

Waterproof iPhone case

ResmeN — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:57:38 GMT

Hi Guys,

How do you guys keep your iPhones/iPod Touch or any phone for that matter dry while listening to music on them when riding in rain?

Last weekend when it rained heavy I was listening to music while riding my bike and nearly lost the phone in the process. The phone was in the chest pocket and I have to keep the liner unzipped a bit to put it in and out of my pocket to access it and water seeped thru and the phones speakers stopped working for 1/2 a day then came back again.

I don't want to risk it for the future when it rains again. What do you guys say about cases like these:

http://www.over-board.com.au//catalo...mall.p103.html

or

http://www.andystrapz.com/productdet...id=111&BACK=68

[Vic] Police KTMs

TonyE — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:04:28 GMT

Spotted about half a dozen cops this morning in blue overalls on the KTMs they use for off-road use. They seemed to be doing some sort of training run out of Dawson Street (Brunswick).

Just a heads up because at first sight you may not recognise them as cops. I may not have noticed except they were in a group.

13 yo girl shot in road rage incident

robsalvv — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:44:43 GMT

Only in America... and probably here too if we allowed guns:

Sad story :(

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
http://www.khou.com/home/HPD-14-year...-86336722.html

Man charged in 13-year-old girl's shooting death says he fired in self-defense

HOUSTON�A man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl after a road rage incident told police he fired his gun in self defense.

Richard Calderon, 24, is in the Harris County Jail facing murder charges. His bond is set at $50,000.

Police say Calderon shot Alexis Wiley, the daughter of a TSU police officer, in the head as she was on her way home from a high school basketball game.

The fatal shooting happened late Wednesday in the 14000 block of Fleetwell in southwest Houston.

Police said the victim had just left the game and was riding in the backseat of her mother�s car when a Cadillac ran a stop sign and hit them.

Investigators said the Cadillac, driven by Calderon, kept going after the crash. Wiley�s mother decided to follow the suspect down Fleetwell to get a license plate number.

As the mom followed, police said Calderon turned around, got behind the mother�s car, pulled out a gun and opened fire.

Wiley was shot at least once in the back of the head. She was rushed to Memorial Hermann Hospital but doctors weren't able to save her.

Wiley's classmates at HISD's Johnston Middle School were shocked Thursday to hear that she had died.

"It's been a really sad atmosphere here and everybody misses her," said Mia Delafuente, an 8th-grader at Johnston. "Everyone knew her as the goofy, fun girl."

Nearly 100 students talked with grief counselors at the school Thursday.

Family friends described Wiley as a teen who lit up the room.

"She did not deserve to die like this,� said family friend Deboroah Solomon, known to Wiley as "Aunt Dede." �She's only a child. I do forgive him for taking a life and may God have mercy on his soul."

Another teen passenger and Wiley's mother were not hit, police said.

"It doesn�t look like the victims did anything to bring on the shooting. They didn�t participate in any way in any kind of violent act. They were just trying to pursue the person that struck their vehicle and get the information off that vehicle," Sgt. Robert Torres of HPD Homicide said.

Investigators were able to get a description and the license plate number of Calderon�s vehicle from Wiley�s mother.

A short time later, they said they found Calderon at his home, which is near the site of the shooting. According to police, Calderon told them he did something bad. They found a gun inside his home.

Calderon does not have a criminal history, and he has a concealed handgun license.

In a written statement, TSU Police Chief Roger Byars said officers from his department went to the hospital after the shooting to be with Wiley�s family.

"As Chief of Police for TSU, and speaking on behalf of all members of the department and indeed all members of the TSU community, the officer�s entire family are in our thoughts and prayers as they deal with this senseless tragedy," Byars wrote.

Calderon is scheduled to appear in court Friday morning.

Spada: What to look for?

Lilley — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:26:42 GMT

Been given an offer on a spada, 2 g's. I will be going to have a look and ride of it sometime in the next few weeks (it's at dapto, bit out of the way). Is there anything I should be looking for. Owner says its in good nick, but that's what they all say. Most common thing I've heard is about cam chain/ tensioners, how do I tell if that's bung?

FS: CBR250rr Syd

gus_man — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:51:16 GMT

Hey guys due to some financial difficulty I have to get rid of the bike. It's not forever but at the moment I cant keep it which really sucks because I love this thing. It's a '94 model with 69xxx km's which are all original. It does have a few scratches here and there but it runs perfectly and has never missed a beat. It was imported 9 years ago and the owner I bought the bike off had owned it for 8 years. New plugs, oil, brakes bled radiator flush and air filter done 2 months ago as well as a carby inspection. Rego until October 2010. Always garaged.
Located in Blacktown, NSW.

I have it for sale for $5,000 elsewhere but i'll take $4,500 ono for netriders.

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jacket, boots, gloves and sissy bar

moogar — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:50:01 GMT

Heyas

I'm off to the USA soon, and I thought i'd try and pick up some cheap[er] gear, particularly leather jacket, boots and gloves.

I don't want to look like moving advertisement or a silly sports bike rider I was wondering whether people had a suggested brand or make of jacket and gloves that might suit the cruiser look?

I was thinking maybe the Icon Retro Daytona or the DMH Daytona, but I have never tried on Icon stuff for size.

Any recommendations on gloves and boots? Again looking for leather, and a fairly simple design.

Also I wanted to pick up a decent sissy bar for my Roadliner, aside from the Yamaha stuff can anyone else recommend a decent brand to look at?

Cheers

EOI - The Gippsland Gyrate

cjvfr — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:41:49 GMT

Talking to Ree on the Jindabyne trip we briefly discussed a Gippsland overnight ride. Probably a weekender at this stage out and back. Staying overnight somewhere, :) you can see I have thought this out. So I am seeking Expressions of Interest

Possible Dates? ( May 1st - 2nd, May 22nd - 23rd )
Possible Routes?

I am thinking accommodation at the Tarra Bulga Caravan park, they have On site cabins that should be OK. Caz gave them a thumbs up having been there before.

They are HERE

Interested:

MVrog
Stewy - Day ride Only
Cjvfr
CFVFR - Day Ride Only
Mouth - Possible Interest

Gy"rate (-r&asl;t), a. [L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare.] Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.

Roll-your-own two-stroke sportsbike?

duncan_bayne — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:09:31 GMT

So I have a 2007 Mito with about 11000km on it ... I've heard that the engine will be in need of a freshen-up by about 20K, especially given that I use it mostly for scratching (and even my commuting is ... revvy ...)

I'm pretty sure there is zero chance of any manufacturer coming to the party with a large-capacity two-stroke sportsbike, so: come the need for a 20K freshen-up, I think I'm going to turn my Mito into one of these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07alsur20-k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mxYPR02cI8

I have heard of RZs set up for drag racing making in excess of 75HP, so I figure 50HP is a reasonable target given a ground-up rebuild of the donor engine, decent expansion chambers, etc. etc.

That should be double the power of the Mito with only a little more weight ... but a whole lot of work. Still a lot cheaper than buying an 80s 500 and fixing the chassis, brakes, suspension, wheels ... basically everything other than the engine 8-[

That said I'd give the Mito a bit of a going-over in those areas as well ... new shock, rebuilt forks, but nothing like the kind of surgery you'd need to coax modern handling out of something like an RD500.

To be clear, I'd be looking to take a donor engine, the Mito, and a wad of cash to someone mechanically literate ... I can stretch to changing a chain, and that felt like something of an accomplishment ](*,)

So ... has anyone tried anything like this in the past? Care to share any wisdom about having bespoke bikes made? Any shops to avoid or any you'd recommend? Thinking of going to Clive Carter, as he races classic strokers, & is in fact currently servicing the aforementioned Mito ...

[SYD] Good service workshop near Chatswood?

pertuan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:50:09 GMT

Hey guys. As the subject says, can anyone recommend me a good service workshop for my Hyosung near/in Chatswood?

Sunglasses

Mr Messy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:43:44 GMT

Hey guys!
(Yes i tried searching...)

I bought myself an open faced helmet today, just for warmer days :P.
Instantly i realised that i need to get myself a set of sunglasses that suit the helmet - ie ones with padding that stop crap from getting in my eyes!

Im doing a bit of a hunt online for likely products, and have included a list below of the best ones ive been able to find.
If anyone has any experience with these, or can suggest a nice set of sunglasses to do what im doing, id love to hear about it!
Preferrably id like polarised glasses with at least a low impact safety rating.

Ta!

http://www.fuglies.com.au/polarised_...unglasses.html <--- these are polarised and safety rated, but im not sure the padding they have would be sufficient to protect at 100kph+ with the wind/dirt/dust in the face.
http://cometeyewe.cart.net.au/details/2199387.html <--- these arent polarised nor safety rated, but they cover the padding base well i think... plus id be able to see as i drowned after riding into a lake...
http://cometeyewe.cart.net.au/details/2199383.html <--- this one might be a winner... but id really like to keep polarised sunnies :P.

Another 4WD Bully

Shambles90 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:58:11 GMT

So i haven't been riding long, picked up my first road bike a month and a bit ago and during the week last week was riding to uni down the eastlink towards Frankston from ringwood. Must've been around 10:30 i had just changed lanes into the right lane to overtake a car and a 4wd who was in the same lane as me changes aswell. As we both overtake the car which was infront of me he starts creeping closer and closer to me till i can almost make out the stains on his teeth in the side mirrors, now im always wanting to get out of the way of people like this when im on the bike but the cars on the lane to the left of us were one after the other at the time so i had to pass another 3 cars before had a good safe opportunity to change back into that lane. The whole time the 4wd drive edging closer and closer finally as i indicate to go back into that lane and let the 4wd pass the 4wd drive backs off and before i make it back he floors it and puts his car on half the outside shoulder to overtake me, and then as clearly that wasn't satisfying enough he breaks to pull up next to me puts down the passenger window and starts shouting and giving me the finger, and as if thats not enough he then proceeded to swerve his car towards me to intimidate me. After finally getting his sanctification he goes off flying down the freeway. Needless to say when i got to uni it took me a couple minutes to gather myself

Strange email - Is this a scam?

rc36 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:46:52 GMT

I just received this email. What do you reckon? Is it legit or not?

"Dear Manager,

We are a professional Internet consultant organization in Asia, which mainly deal with the global companies�domain name registration and internet intellectual property right protection. Currently, we have a pretty important issue needing to confirm with your company.

On Mar 09,2010, we received an application formally, one person named �Walter Hunter� wanted to applied for the Internet brand �******� and some domain names through our body.

During our preliminary investigation,we found that these domain names� keyword and internet brand is identical with your trademark. I wonder whether you consigned "Walter Hunter" to register these domain names through us or not? Or is "Walter Hunter" your business partner or distributor in Asia? Currently, we have postponed this application of this company temporarily already. In order to deal with this issue better, please let the principal make a confirmation with me by telephone or email ASAP.

In addition, I must state that we have time limited for one person or one company�s registration. It is just 15 days. If your company files doesn't resent within the time limited. We will unconditionally authorized the application of " Walter Hunter".

Thank you for your cooperate.

Best Regards,

Kevin Chen

Registration Commissioner

Mail:kevin@orientalnetworks.net

Web:www.orientalnetworks.net"

I own the said domain name and am not planning on giving it away. Should I respond to this email or just delete it? Should I contact the company with which the domain name is registered?

Wet Hornet = bad running

mattb — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:05:32 GMT

G'day All.

I'm having a problem with my '98 Hornet 600 when riding in those absolutely soaking showers. Normal rain is fine, I'm talking about those odd showers that utterly enter and soak every cranny and crevice. So, two times now this problem has occured.

-The bike seems to run with maybe only three cylinders firing (I4) at it's worst. Otherwise it just runs like it's starving (not saying it is - but it's that sort of behaviour). Jerky running also.

-This is all at slow speeds: idle and up to 40 or 50kph, stop-start city commuting. I've been in similar storms on sustained rides down the Calder and Hume and it hasn't happened. And when I got a chance to open up to 60kph sustained, it was ok also.

-One of two times, the rear indicator also wouldn't flash, then came right when things dried out.

-The problem goes when things dry out.

-The exhaust blows a lot of white smoke - constantly - in these scenarios, and smells of fuel.

Diagnosis: I'd assume it's gotta be water getting on the electrics, in under the tank. I'm wondering if maybe a coil is getting wet. Or somewhere between there and the sparkplug. I'm guessing that the water that enters in a lighter downpour isn't enough to soak into the problematic places. (But why is it fine at greater speed, bad at slow speed?)

The Hornet runs pretty lean normally, I hear, and certainly it's unsmooth when cold, so maybe this is contributing to the problem....(we're talking 5 minute commutes where the issue has occured).

I guess I'll just have to pull the tank off and check for exposed wire / places where water can seep in. I've got a stone fairing I'll get next time I'm up home: fitting that might stop the water from entering or at least drenching the area. Or maybe I can make some sort of rain-guard at the head stock in the meantime (a kind of bad mofo motorcycle shower cap).

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks,
Matt

Gear Shifting

bike_noob — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:39:24 GMT

Im having a lot of trouble determining when / how to shift gear while riding around.

Ill give you what i am currently doing now and see what im doign wrong:

- Ok at lights etc, i leave it in first gear and hold the clutch in
- when im about to go ill rev up the throttle and slowly release the clutch until im moving
-ok now im moving, ill feel the bike start to rev really loudly, so ill back off the throttle completly whilst bringing the clutch and shift into second
- then ill back off the revs again bring in the clutch and go into third etc.

so i always back off the throttle and slowly bring in the clutch should i be doing it the other way around, or should i be keeping the revs up ?

So what am i doign wrong? It feels really jerky and the bike kind of lags until i rev the throttle heaps and bring it back to being smooth again.

When im down shifting from fifth, i will just hold the clutch in and keep down shifiting until i reach 1. And a lot of the tiem i end up in neutral in the middle of the road doing this, and also the bike and bike tyre feels really jerky when i do this.

Sport Bike Humour

DarkHorse — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:36:29 GMT

Sorry if this is a re-post, I couldn't find anything.

Shamelessly lifted from another forum - this is good for a giggle at the sometimes illogical things we think, say and do:

http://www.sportbikefunnies.com/

Victory Motorcycles

ralph — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:58:56 GMT

Anyone had much experience with these?

I was looking at new bikes a few nights ago and came across these - only place that sells them is in newcastle. Any got any experience with them?

Are they any good? Any idea of price range ?

* Note: I did do a search, and didn't get much love from it.

Mobile number finder

E2W — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:35:02 GMT

Hi, Guys.

Maybe one of the tech heads on the forum can help me. A customer paid me with a cheque that bounced for a service that I did on his bike. I've got his mobile number and when I rang him to tell him the cheque got returned he told me to **** off and hung up. So, the question is can you track someone with their mobile number? Would be very nice to find out where this guy lives and go say hello.

PS: From now on no more cheques will be taken as payment!