A picture a day...biker banter (Vol 5)

[smack]

Biker's Nemesis said:

J B L said:

So left to right, BN, Fleegle, JBL, olly22n, Loon & Mitzy, McKean, Dave M (not his PH handle) and Andy XRV

Fleegle had a yellow 2nd gen R1 at the time if I remember correctly.

It was a good fun easy going day and my first ever TD.

Yep, thats us all.

I think I took that photo, right? I know I took a bunch that day of you guys on the track.

[Biker's Nemesis]

smack said:

Biker's Nemesis said:

J B L said:

So left to right, BN, Fleegle, JBL, olly22n, Loon & Mitzy, McKean, Dave M (not his PH handle) and Andy XRV

Fleegle had a yellow 2nd gen R1 at the time if I remember correctly.

It was a good fun easy going day and my first ever TD.

Yep, thats us all.

I think I took that photo, right? I know I took a bunch that day of you guys on the track.

You did.

And this one I believe.

I've not noticed you around for a long time so hello.

[poo at Paul's]

smack said:

I think I took that photo, right? I know I took a bunch that day of you guys on the track.

Bit of a blast from the past, Stuart!! I remember your old 600, cracking bike that was!

[Biker's Nemesis]

hugh keays-byrne 73 AKA Toe Cutter from Mad Max has died. Many my age will know that film well.

[rodericb]

Biker's Nemesis said:

hugh keays-byrne 73 AKA Toe Cutter from Mad Max has died. Many my age will know that film well.

He was in another piece of classic Australia film: Stone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_(1974_film)



He is on the left of the picture above. The director, producer and a main actor of Stone died about two weeks ago. He's the guy holding the shotgun https://www.bikesales.com.au/editorial/details/val...

[mikedxb]

Is this really his bike for sale:
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1133919

[mygoldfishbowl]

mikedxb said:

Is this really his bike for sale:

Not if the year of manufacture as advertised is correct.

[Prof Prolapse]

Biker's Nemesis said:

hugh keays-byrne 73 AKA Toe Cutter from Mad Max has died. Many my age will know that film well.

"Jessie, Jessie, Jessie... You got a real pretty face, but what happens when you lose the face? You got nothing".
"Give me back my baby!"
"Don't try... And change... The subject"

Bloody hell. I never realised it was the same bad guy in both films. Proper larger than life characters, well acted (relatively) as well.

It had been out a number of years prior, but I grew up watching Mad Max at a daft young age. Crossplane V8s and evil bikers.

So much did I love that film at 17 I actually looked at importing a Ford Falcon and getting the body kit and fake (as I believe was the one in the film) supercharger. Thank Christ I didn't.

Edited by Prof Prolapse on Thursday 3rd December 19:22

[Pothole]

A fellow V7 owner popped in for a cuppa on the drive on her way past yesterday:



I gave Nerys a rinse off. The gtechinq ceramic stuff seems to make it easier to get crap off.

[smack]

Biker's Nemesis said:

You did.

And this one I believe.

I've not noticed you around for a long time so hello.

Hi John,
Yes, I took that one, borrowed your MTB to ride down to the bottom of Craner Curves, to find the brake didn't work

I haven't been riding my bikes much this year, so haven't really been on BB much, it's mostly DIY I have been doing this year. I was due to go on a bike trip to Scotland with another PB/BB'er, but injured my leg a few days before hand that left me housebound for a few weeks so that put paid to that.

The bikes have been mostly unloved this year, I hope they are still in the garage as I haven't actually looked at them for 4 weeks as I decamped to warmer climates to escape lockdown.

poo at Paul's said:

Bit of a blast from the past, Stuart!! I remember your old 600, cracking bike that was!

Yep, still got it, engine let go at 100k miles, but it back from the dead and back on the road!

[Benni]

One of my fave quotes from Mad Max :
"The Night Rider, remember him when you look at the night sky."
RIP Hugh Keays-Byrne

[NS400R]

s1dew1nd3r said:

Dry day - out to the peaks on the little 400, last thursday!

You're brave. I live at the foot of the Snake and have had the bikes off the road for a while now. The Snake gets properly cold and slippery from Sept onwards.

[gareth h]

rodericb said:

He was in another piece of classic Australia film: Stone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_(1974_film)



He is on the left of the picture above. The director, producer and a main actor of Stone died about two weeks ago. He's the guy holding the shotgun https://www.bikesales.com.au/editorial/details/val...

Just watched an extract from Stone on YouTube, really funny how many of them fell off while parking

[And172940]

Pothole said:

A fellow V7 owner popped in for a cuppa on the drive on her way past yesterday:



I gave Nerys a rinse off. The gtechinq ceramic stuff seems to make it easier to get crap off.

Which one's Nerys?

[Zarco]

Biker's Nemesis said:

hugh keays-byrne 73 AKA Toe Cutter from Mad Max has died. Many my age will know that film well.

I know Mad Max well too. Watched Fury Road once but never made that connection.

Not a patch on Mad Max 1 and 2 in my book anyway.

[Bob_Defly]

Made a home for the RC51 too.

[raining_sulphur]

Twin yoshis look so sexual. Love it.

[Biker's Nemesis]

The old 600RR back in 2005

[rodericb]

gareth h said:

rodericb said:

He was in another piece of classic Australia film: Stone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_(1974_film)



He is on the left of the picture above. The director, producer and a main actor of Stone died about two weeks ago. He's the guy holding the shotgun https://www.bikesales.com.au/editorial/details/val...

Just watched an extract from Stone on YouTube, really funny how many of them fell off while parking

When the other gang were rolling up to the hotel in this bit? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiJxhLMz8wg

Ha ha yeah I think they were extras and probably had a few drinks before they shot that scene. I wonder if the blokes who stacked their bikes and the bloke who fell off the back of one of the bikes and dropped his drink ever lived it down!

[George29]

Got my Xmas tree up