Motorbike for my girl ... your advice ?
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Re: Motorbike for my girl ... your advice ?
Speed isn't what kills you. Suddenly becoming stationary is...Tootsfriend wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 6:32 pmAlways thought it was the cost of a divorce that gave the shock.
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Re: Motorbike for my girl ... your advice ?
What about if you get hit by something huge going really fast like a Mack truck? Or a .50 cal bullet? Asking the real questions here.
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Re: Motorbike for my girl ... your advice ?
I have had 2 near misses of late, first was 2 young guys on a Honda Dream who stopped dead in the middle of the road for no reason, I blame myself for being too close, I avoided the back of the dream but clipped the passengers foot. Today I was riding along Chber Ampov Riverside, the telegraph posts are 2 feet into the road, here a tuc-tuk gave me no room when he was overtaking me, it was the concrete post or the side of the tuk. The tuk never stopped.
To be fair I have not been going out, only to the doctor due to being sick of late, that is a different story, and will post of it soon.
To be fair I have not been going out, only to the doctor due to being sick of late, that is a different story, and will post of it soon.
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Re: Motorbike for my girl ... your advice ?
Literally, it’s still the impact (or deceleration, dissipation of energy) at this point that does the damage. The truck will happily flatten a small car, if it’s only doing 50kmh. Two little old ladies in a Austin something or other demonstrated this near my folks place only a few years ago.John Bingham wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 8:03 pmWhat about if you get hit by something huge going really fast like a Mack truck? Or a .50 cal bullet? Asking the real questions here.
If speed alone were the killer, at 450kts, I’d have been toast years ago. It’s an incompatible application of some other event, effect or obstacle that seems to bugger the equation up. The bullet is going to follow its trajectory util it runs out of energy, or runs into something else.
Re: Motorbike for my girl ... your advice ?
Yes, that's probably without taxes. I bought it in Memot city, only a few kilometers from the border. Alpha 110, drum brakes. I've never tried to register it, as 50% of motorbikes here near the border. Thanks for your answers guys (included Bluenose and Kammekor) ! Good motorbike by the way, maybe good enough for the OP's girlfriend !SlowJoe wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 1:33 pm3 years ago the Wave Alpha was $1300-1350. You probably bought a copy or a grey market import that didn't have the tax paid on it. Real and legal Wave Alphas haven't been below $1000 for almost 10 years now (I had a 2011 when I first got here, and it was $1050).
Last month I was helping shopping for a bike for someone, and the Alpha 110 was $1620 or $1650 (forgot exactly) was the quoted price, I think registration was included.
It's a significantly different bike this year from the Alpha 100, mainly because it has a completely different (and better) engine. For what it's worth, it's also a LOT quieter than the Alpha 100 which that alone makes it worth buying in my opinion.
Re: Motorbike for my girl ... your advice ?
I bought my ex a motorbike then caught her cheating.
I got the guy to pay for the bike which he did in cash. He was as upset as me about the whole situation & genuinely felt bad for me too.
After he paid me I watched them ride away on the bike down lakeside & all I could think was 'that piece of crap Mio was nothing but problems'.
Moral of the story....gifts do not ensure loyalty so just knock boots.
4 days later the other guy left her & no doubt that Mio gave up on her too.
I got the guy to pay for the bike which he did in cash. He was as upset as me about the whole situation & genuinely felt bad for me too.
After he paid me I watched them ride away on the bike down lakeside & all I could think was 'that piece of crap Mio was nothing but problems'.
Moral of the story....gifts do not ensure loyalty so just knock boots.
4 days later the other guy left her & no doubt that Mio gave up on her too.
Re: Motorbike for my girl ... your advice ?
Moral to all stories involving money and women? Never give up more than you can afford to lose. Just like Vegas.
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