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Post by: bootlegger on April 29, 2009, 08:03:56 PM: Me and my poor Corvette will be out of circulation for the next 3 months. Her Majesty has decided Im not fit to use her carriage ways. So Im now out of a job as well. No point bitching I got caught.
30 and over and your gone no matter how good your record is.:{
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Post by: demonx on April 29, 2009, 09:05:00 PM: Speeding?

How did you loose your job? Are you a driver?

Either way - sorry to hear.
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Post by: bootlegger on April 29, 2009, 09:09:41 PM: I do around 500- 100 ks a week. My wife said she wil drive me around to my jobs but how can she sit in the car with my 2 year old daughter for hours waiting for me.
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Post by: gtc on April 29, 2009, 09:12:38 PM: Bummer! Apart from the income stream problem, I guess you'll get a fair bit of time in the workshop now.
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Post by: bootlegger on May 01, 2009, 09:08:58 AM: I sat in the shed last night till 1.30 am doing a motor for the bridge race this weekend. One set back after another with this one. Im going to fire it up this morning. Hopfully I get the boat in the water this arvo. The motor only needs to last 40 minutes. Doesnt sound long but its the longest 40 minutes for a motor at full noise. Im predicting 5. We could have a guesing comp. ;58
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Post by: gtc on May 01, 2009, 11:59:29 AM: Good luck with that. A YouTube vid would be nice. ;27
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Post by: bootlegger on May 01, 2009, 09:12:28 PM: Fired up the motor tonight (sounds tough). The rest is in the hands of the Gods.
Im not sure how I could get some footage.
Its an awsme race. The record is now 29 minutes for the 70 miles.
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Post by: gtc on May 01, 2009, 09:50:12 PM: Quote
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Im not sure how I could get some footage.

An intrepid co-pilot with a steadycam?

(And no, I'm not volunteering ;39)
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Post by: Reklaw on May 02, 2009, 08:12:22 AM: Dave, which one are you running in "The Bridge"? Do you reckon Howard will do it again?
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Post by: bootlegger on May 02, 2009, 10:13:35 PM: Im running my 6 ltr Atomic in div 2 hydro. I ran it today and its flying.
If nothing goes wrong Rick cant lose.
But if anyone knows this race its 10% effort and 90% luck just finishing.
Hopefully Ill make it.
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Post by: gtc on May 02, 2009, 10:34:39 PM: Good luck ... and watch the speed limit! ;53
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Post by: bootlegger on May 03, 2009, 02:17:34 PM: Well the race is run and won. What a hell ride holding a wild bucking machine flat for 70 miles. The great news is I won my class (not sure of the time). I still cant believe it made it.
Now its time to go back in the shed and find all the stuff that broke off it on the way.
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Post by: gtc on May 03, 2009, 02:18:51 PM: Quote
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The great news is I won my class (not sure of the time).

Congratuations! ;42
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Post by: Reklaw on May 03, 2009, 02:22:08 PM: Congratulations Dave. What other (vintage) hydro's were in the race?
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Post by: bootlegger on May 03, 2009, 07:41:02 PM: There were three others a 3 litre V6 Nissan "Miss September" A 454 powered 2 footer called Classic Racing and 350 chev powered "The Baron (DNS).
Ricky had steering problems and had to pull out.this years winner was Ski racer named Anarchy (33 minutes)
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Post by: Reklaw on May 03, 2009, 08:17:55 PM: Thanks, Both at Taree at Easter. Not up with the Ski Boat scene. Will see you on 18 July at Forster.
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Post by: bootlegger on May 04, 2009, 06:09:02 PM: No worries Bob. Im restoring a 23 footer ex raceboat built in 1930. Im hoping to have it a Forster
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Post by: RJ7868 on May 11, 2009, 06:52:35 PM: Hi guys, I too know what it is like to be out of work. I was laid off on Xmas eve. And so far have not found any future employment.

If anyone knows of any positions available for an IT Manager, PLEASE contact me.

My resume can be seen at www.rustys.com.au (http://www.rustys.com.au)
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Post by: bootlegger on May 11, 2009, 11:05:39 PM: Im a workcover forklift assessor. They have been advertising pretty hard for Workcover auditors. Its a long shot but why dont you apply. There head office is local to you.

Im back in the shed restoring three pedal cars for a guy and a car is coming here next week for a resto.
I really didnt want to go back on the tools but you got to do what you got to do.

I fitted a motor to a push bike last week. Ive taken it to two jobs. Surpisingly its been getting me there in not much more time than driving. Just hope I dont get run over.
Dave
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Post by: gtc on May 12, 2009, 12:08:26 AM: Quote
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I fitted a motor to a push bike last week. Ive taken it to two jobs.

Good thinking! ;27
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Post by: Panther on May 15, 2009, 06:22:42 PM: did you not request a special licence to save your job, I know the RTA can provide a provisional licence to cover till your done, but if you get caught whilst on it your done big time
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Post by: bootlegger on May 18, 2009, 07:59:25 PM: Panther the RTA are inflexible on taking your licence once you go over 30. I havent been booked in 10 years. I even went to court to ask the judge for a permit to go to work. Today I rode my motorised pushbike from Windsor to Lane Cove. Tommorrow Manly Vale and then Milperra on Wed. Its not much fun but what I have to do
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Post by: gtc on May 18, 2009, 08:39:55 PM: Quote
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Today I rode my motorised pushbike from Windsor to Lane Cove. Tommorrow Manly Vale and then Milperra on Wed.

:fun

You'll be fit by the time you get that licence back!
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Post by: bootlegger on May 18, 2009, 11:45:17 PM: Quote
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Today I rode my motorised pushbike from Windsor to Lane Cove. Tommorrow Manly Vale and then Milperra on Wed.

:fun

You'll be fit by the time you get that licence back!
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Post by: bootlegger on May 18, 2009, 11:49:19 PM: I wont get any fitter. The motor did all the work. It took me the same time on the bike as it does in the car including stopping to pick things up as they fell off (made in China). Work that one out the bike at best does 50kph and I used 2 litres of fuel for the round trip.
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Post by: nifty on May 19, 2009, 12:28:19 AM: ive toyed with the idea of getting such a motor for a pushie...where do you find such a thing? couple of them at work, but they home made gutless things, that wont climb a hill without peddleing.
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Post by: gtc on May 19, 2009, 11:32:50 AM: Quote
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I wont get any fitter. The motor did all the work. It took me the same time on the bike as it does in the car including stopping to pick things up as they fell off (made in China). Work that one out the bike at best does 50kph and I used 2 litres of fuel for the round trip.

I'm interested in what sort of motor that is. I thought it was one of those pedal-assist things.
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Post by: nifty on May 19, 2009, 03:38:03 PM: i found a couple on ebay....they say 50kph top speed...
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Post by: bootlegger on May 19, 2009, 08:11:21 PM: I modified mine heaps. Im doing around 60 but I have to fix it every night for the next day. I feel like Im in the world rally.
Today it started leaking from the head gasket. I pulled it apart on the side of the road reseated it and still got to Manly on time. I also bounced of the side of an NRMA van. Luckily it stopped me from going over.
What was really funny was passing cars going up the spit hill (pedalling as well). Just goes to show how bad the traffic is here.
I bought my set up for $300 from a shop here in Penrith but be warned they needs heaps of development and tinkering to keep them going.
The vibration is real hard on them. Ive already beefed up the engine mounts, welded the exhuast pipe together and now I need bigger head studs.
If you buy one Ill tell you what to do to make them go better.
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Post by: gtc on May 19, 2009, 08:14:26 PM: Pedalling up Spit Road is not my idea of fun, with or without motor-assist.

How about a pic or two of "the beast"?
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Post by: bootlegger on May 20, 2009, 07:43:05 PM: Well I made it to Milperra in the rain this morning. Just the clutch arm mechanism broke. Luckily the job I went to had a full workshop so I fixed it there for the trip home. On the way home the big end went so thats the end of that experiment.
Dont buy one of these Chinese things. Get a decent Honda or Briggs and Straton 4 stroke and fit that to your frame.
The cycle paths on the M7 and M4 are great.
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Post by: RHD.68.l89 on May 20, 2009, 07:47:31 PM: Any warranty on the motor?
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Post by: bootlegger on May 20, 2009, 07:54:52 PM: The receipt says 30 days. Ive only had it since the 5th of May. Ive played around with it a lot so I guess they will use that to get out of it. The reality is if I didnt play around with it it wouldnt have worked.
Ive also pulled it all apart to see what happened.
Ill take the motor back tommorrow and see what he says.
I really thought I had it sorted all out. It was finally running really well.
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Post by: bootlegger on May 24, 2009, 08:36:34 PM: Well Im back in business. I put a new crank and rod into the motor and she is running fine. Total cost $20 and an afternoons work. Bring on next weeks adventure;54
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Post by: gtc on May 24, 2009, 08:46:21 PM: What are you using for spares? Lawn mower parts?
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Post by: bootlegger on May 24, 2009, 09:44:36 PM: Just went back to the shop and the guy had another crank and rod. He also sells new motors on their own for $140. Even if I blow one a month its still cheap wheels.
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Post by: nifty on May 25, 2009, 08:22:29 PM: hahaha....sounds like your having fun at least
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Post by: bootlegger on May 27, 2009, 07:55:24 PM: Yeah fun alright, try the frame of the bike breaking in two where the motor mounts. The vibration of the motor fatigued it.
I welded it back together and reinforced it.
Lets see whats next.
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Post by: gtc on May 27, 2009, 07:56:22 PM: What's next should be rubber engine mounts by the sound of it. :-)
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Post by: bootlegger on May 27, 2009, 08:02:16 PM: Ive been thinking about that but the motor needs to be rigid to keep the chain in algnment. Ill think of something.
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Post by: bootlegger on May 28, 2009, 05:39:44 PM: A mate gave me a performance expansion chamber for it. I fitted it today but it was way too loud.
Yesterday I picked up one of two new boat motors. They are 2200 cubic inches each. V12 650hp.
They weigh 1900kg and chew 14 gallons of petrol an hour. Check it out So I now have a 66cc motor for everyday and a 32000cc motor to annoy the greenies. http://www.cawpba.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=107
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Post by: gtc on June 14, 2009, 04:09:16 PM: You've read about, you've heard about it, and here it is:

[IMG=700x523]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u218/gtc_photos/DavePsMoped2.jpg[/IMG]

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Post by: 72vet on June 14, 2009, 05:16:26 PM: I like the milk crate is it an optional extra Dave ? ;41
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Post by: bootlegger on June 15, 2009, 09:11:47 PM: The only optional extra is the Heameroid ive got from the seat.

My 2 year old daughter loves riding in the milk crate. Every afternoon I take her for a little run around the block (very slowly).

Im actually getting used to it now.
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Post by: Reklaw on June 15, 2009, 09:29:54 PM: Getting used to what, the Hemorrhoid? I thought that would have been a pain in the a...
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Post by: bootlegger on June 19, 2009, 07:56:14 PM: Well Im feeling I have this thing reliable. Did over 100 ks on it today and only had to stop once to tighten the engine mounts. The run from Georges Hall to home tonight proves to me that driving is a joke. Whatever ground the cars made on me on the M4 I made up at Eastern creek.
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Post by: Sting 69 on June 19, 2009, 10:09:59 PM: What a weapon! The chicks will mob you with this!;41
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Post by: bootlegger on June 19, 2009, 11:06:04 PM: Sting 69 I know one thing Ive got more chance picking up on that stupid bike than I have with my Vette.

The girls actually smile when you are perving at them through their window in the traffic plus if I can find a way to bounce off one of their cars and only get a little hurt she might give me mouth to mouth. Heres hoping the only other group that envy me are young school boys and the clients waiting for the bus out the front of cherrywood village (a home for the mentally handicapped near where I live). I actually think they feel Im one of them. They wave to me every time I go past.
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Post by: bootlegger on June 24, 2009, 05:39:50 PM: Rode to Eastwood and back today. The motor ran like a clock all the way. The frame snapped completely in two again. Time for another bike.
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Post by: gtc on June 24, 2009, 05:51:34 PM: Quote
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Rode to Eastwood and back today. The motor ran like a clock all the way.

So you didn't over wind it, then. ;39
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Post by: bootlegger on June 24, 2009, 06:53:01 PM: I Did actually. I was running this car from the lights when it backfired. I thought it was blown but it just cleared itself and kept going.
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Post by: bootlegger on June 25, 2009, 08:27:02 PM: Got the new bike today and fully rubber mounted the motor. This arvo while testing I stuffed up and hit one of those white markers on the side of the road.

As I hit it I was praying that it was plastic. Well guess what steel. I went straight over the handle bars landing on my back. ;50

As I hit the marker my leg got caught and tore my jeans from one knee around to the other knee.

Im nursing a 6 inch gash from my groin to my inner thigh, a sore knee and back.

I still consider myself lucky if that gash was any deeper I would have cut an artery.

I havent had a stack like that since I raced motorcross. This is serious stuff.

Ive got a month to go on Monday.
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Post by: gtc on June 26, 2009, 12:32:26 PM: Quote
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I havent had a stack like that since I raced motorcross. This is serious stuff.

There's always the fallback ...

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Post by: bootlegger on June 28, 2009, 12:10:20 AM: Nice one Graham. The only problem is it only works downhill but I do have machine guns.
Im still sore all over. I think I hurt a lot more than my leg.
Put a performance carb and a smaller rear sprocket last night. More speed :luv
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Post by: gtc on June 28, 2009, 12:47:49 AM: Quote
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Put a performance carb and a smaller rear sprocket last night. More speed :luv

I can see a book emerging from this experience: "How to Hot Rod your Bicycle"
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Post by: nifty on June 28, 2009, 10:05:10 AM: all i have is a piture in my mind of you flying through the air, and the bike putting allong by itself..
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Post by: bootlegger on June 29, 2009, 08:40:59 AM: Quote
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Put a performance carb and a smaller rear sprocket last night. More speed :luv

I can see a book emerging from this experience: "How to Hot Rod your Bicycle"

Graham Im started to know how Burt Munro (worlds fastest Indian ) felt.

Nifty Its funny you mentioned the bike. When I finally got back up the bikes motor was still running with the back wheel spinning at 100mph.

Im still sore this morning. ;38
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Post by: bootlegger on July 16, 2009, 09:51:05 PM: Well Ive got 2 weeks to go. I have given up on the motorised bike deal. A week after hitting the pole I got hit by a car at the Elizabeth drive and Cowpasture rd intersection. A guy didnt see me crossing the intersection and drove straight into me. I didnt get hurt but another bike got broken. I managed to straighten the back wheel (it was still heavily buckled) and still get to Milperra only 5 minutes late.

I got another bike after that and then the motor blew up completely coming home from Fairfield on Saturday. I pedalled the last 10 ks home.

These Chinese things are junk.

I just rebuilt my motor on the hydro for the weekend races at Forster. Hopefully I dont blow this one.
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Post by: gtc on July 16, 2009, 11:32:05 PM: Quote
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A guy didnt see me crossing the intersection and drove straight into me.

Didn't see you, yet I expect you were wearing your hi-visibility jacket?

Glad you weren't hurt.
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Post by: nifty on July 17, 2009, 02:24:55 AM: damn this is a funny thread...apart from the injuries that is.... so its been blown up what....? twice now, and 2 frames wrecked.... but what an adventure.....
if i had this much bad luck i would just have caught the bus to work...
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Post by: gtc on July 17, 2009, 02:44:32 AM: Dave's job takes him to a different location every day, so "taking the bus" isn't a viable solution.
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Post by: Reklaw on July 17, 2009, 06:30:33 PM: Will see ya at Forster Dave.
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Post by: bootlegger on July 17, 2009, 10:43:25 PM: Quote
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Dave's job takes him to a different location every day, so "taking the bus" isn't a viable solution.

Your right. I went to Brisbane today for work (not on the bike). Left my place at 4.30am and hitched a ride to Penrith station. Got home tonight at 10.30.
Now Ive got to get the boat sorted for a 6am start to Forster in the morning with my mate towing it for me.
Talk about burning the candle at both ends.
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Post by: gtc on July 17, 2009, 11:44:52 PM: Good luck on the water!
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Post by: bootlegger on July 19, 2009, 09:54:29 PM: Thanks Graham. Had a top weekend at the races. Thanks Recklaw for the help.
The boat ran hard but It got smashed on the left hand side. Im still not sure what I hit but the damgae is pretty extensive.
So now I have a busted bike and raceboat.

On the way home we got pulled over by the HWY Patrol. First thing he said was who owns the trailer.
Their eagle eye computor system picked up that the trailer was registered to someone who lost their licence.

After he realised that I wasnt driving he asked about the boat. Needless to say he didnt pick up that the trailer lights wernt working or the rego didnt match the trailer.
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Post by: gtc on July 19, 2009, 10:02:29 PM: Quote
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Needless to say he didnt pick up that the trailer lights wernt working or the rego didnt match the trailer.

So plod isn't as smart as he thinks he is.

Sorry to hear the boat was damaged. However, it didn't flip over at WOT so that's another bit of "luck" I suppose.
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Post by: Reklaw on July 21, 2009, 06:34:28 PM: And here's a photo of the damaged sponson. Some smart a*** in the crowd yelled out "Hey Dave, looks like you ran over your wallet"

(http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o477/Reklaw327/Dave.jpg)
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Post by: bootlegger on July 21, 2009, 07:45:15 PM: Yeah it made a mess. Im still inspecting the damage to work out a plan to fix it. Im racing again Aug 23. I had this guy wanting to buy my boat all weekend. After it got broken he said "I guess the price just went down a few grand". I responded with "Ill fix it and the price will go up a few". Im having too much fun in it to get rid of it yet. Bob have you got any pics of the boat in one piece?
We are putting on a display of vintage boats at the Sydney boat show this weekend. In all there are 12 on display (4 of mine including Aggressor).
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Post by: bootlegger on July 21, 2009, 07:52:21 PM: Hey Bob could you email me that pic? davehotboats@hotmail.com
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Post by: Camo on July 21, 2009, 07:58:07 PM: Quote
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Hey Bob could you email me that pic? davehotboats@hotmail.com

Just right click on the picture and click save as
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Post by: bootlegger on July 24, 2009, 08:10:15 PM: 1 week to go. left my place at 5.30am for Fairfield by train. Did 3 licences and then caught another train to Mascot to do a job at Qantas. Finished at 1pm and caught the train home.
My wife rang me in tears saying the car had run out of fuel. In between all the carrying on I realised that there was an electrical problem. She managed to get a guy to jump start the car.
Finally I got picked up but she was still adamant that the car was out of fuel. When she tried to start the car nothing happened. I got another jump start and on the way home she conceded that the battery light had been on for a couple of days. ;58
I spent the rest of the arvo putting another alternator in.
Here are some pics from the weekend and Atomic still in one piece. http://www.cawpba.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=90&start=10 (http://www.cawpba.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=90&start=10)
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Post by: gtc on July 24, 2009, 08:17:36 PM: Nice shots.

Damage looks pretty dramatic there, but I guess not too daunting for a man of your restoration skills.
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Post by: bootlegger on July 28, 2009, 09:37:03 AM: 2 days to go but whos counting.;);)
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Post by: bootlegger on July 29, 2009, 09:01:58 AM: 1 more day. Even though I get it back tommorrow Im not allowed to drive until I go to the RTA and reactivate the licence. They didnt tell me that on the letter they sent. I could have started driving tommorrow and got into more trouble.
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Post by: gtc on July 29, 2009, 09:04:01 AM: RTA = rabid tax authority.

Only interested in taking your money. Otherwise useless public servants.
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Post by: bootlegger on July 29, 2009, 07:26:30 PM: Dont talk to me about being ripped off. Has anyone else noticed all the Mother Fxxxxers ramping up everything.
Yesterday I got my rates notice and its gone up by $600, my electricity bill has almost doubled and the icing on the cake came today when I went to buy a green slip for my Falcon. Last one I bought through AAMI was $350. This one is nearly $600.
They changed there pricing policy so now you get charged more because you dont have your car comprehensively insured.
I said OK whats it going to cost to insure the car for $1000? They came back with $500.
I am so over getting screwed.
Why is petrol still $1.20 when oil prices have plumeted and the dollar is strong?
I wish our community wasnt so weak and accepting of what is being done to them.
Try doing this in France or Italy. They just riot and everything gets reversed.
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Post by: gtc on July 29, 2009, 07:39:06 PM: Quote
Originally posted by bootleggerTry doing this in France or Italy. They just riot and everything gets reversed.

Italy is a basket case: some 50 governments in 50 years.

And don't get me started about France.

The NSW government is the walking dead waiting for an election to bury them. They silently ramped up a slew of RTA charges outside the budget process by gazetting them.
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Post by: Reklaw on July 29, 2009, 07:44:54 PM: Hi Dave, have you tried out the Green Slip Cost Comparison site. Here it is http://www.greenslips.com.au/
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Post by: RHD.68.l89 on July 29, 2009, 10:22:30 PM: In Victoria, our compulsory third party insurance is part of the registration fee each year. It would be nice to be able to shop for the best price...
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In Victoria, our compulsory third party insurance is part of the registration fee each year. It would be nice to be able to shop for the best price...

That's how it was in NSW for decades with the underwriting being done by the Government Insurance Office (GIO).

Then it was farmed out to a list of general insurance companies with buyer choice and CTP insurance costs dropped dramatically ... for a time, until they started to creep up each year as the number of players reduced to just a handfull.
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Post by: bootlegger on July 30, 2009, 07:58:36 PM: Quote
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Hi Dave, have you tried out the Green Slip Cost Comparison site. Here it is http://www.greenslips.com.au/

I did that and found QBE was the only one who didnt care if you were insured or not. I got the green slip for $440.
With the rego fee the car cost $838 to put on the road.

Thats just madness.

Anyway I drove my Impala to Mascot for work today. The car ran crap. Thats what happens when they sit around.
Im taking my daughter and the Vette to Culburra (near Nowra) tommorow for a run. Hopefully it will run better.
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Post by: bootlegger on July 30, 2009, 08:08:46 PM: Quote
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Originally posted by bootleggerTry doing this in France or Italy. They just riot and everything gets reversed.

Italy is a basket case: some 50 governments in 50 years.

And don't get me started about France.

The NSW government is the walking dead waiting for an election to bury them. They silently ramped up a slew of RTA charges outside the budget process by gazetting them.

Ive been to both countries a few times and what I like is the mess they are in. Im generalising here but where can you have a head of govt (Italian) who can screw around and knowbody cares or for that fact refuses to step down even when he is voted out of govt and somehow manages to stay as the head. And have you seen the French presidents wife half his age and hotter than hell.
Driving in either country is like being at the speedway and everyone just does what they like.

Graham Im sure you have a better series of reasons why these countries are buggered but the people there have the final say not the people that run them.
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Post by: RHD.68.l89 on July 30, 2009, 10:43:14 PM: Quote
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Hi Dave, have you tried out the Green Slip Cost Comparison site. Here it is http://www.greenslips.com.au/

I did that and found QBE was the only one who didnt care if you were insured or not. I got the green slip for $440.
With the rego fee the car cost $838 to put on the road.

Thats just madness.

Now I see where your system is at I think I will stop complaining about $650 for rego AND CTP
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Post by: bootlegger on December 17, 2009, 09:00:46 PM: Ive got a feeling Im going to lose my licence again.

Today the fires came within 10feet of my house.

After being called by my neighbours I decided I had to ignore the Police road blocks and just drive on through.

The Hwy Patrol chased me the few ks to my property. I refused to stop. When I got to my place the female copper roughed me up a bit (what a turn on).

She took my licence and gave me a mouth full. My only response was to tell them to go away and come back when we get the fires out.

Now I just have to wait and see what happens.

The only upside to all this is my old Dodge truck can outrun a commodore Patrol car :drag:
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Post by: gtc on December 17, 2009, 09:14:07 PM: Your property crossed my mind when I heard about those western Sydney fires.

I hope all is OK. They reckon we're in for a lot more of it this summer.

Tell the cops you thought they were giving you an escort to the scene of the fire.

Oh, and paint the truck red and put flashing lights on it .
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Post by: bootlegger on December 18, 2009, 09:03:02 AM: Thanks Graham. We signed a petition this winter to get the bush burnt off. The fire chief said there was no potential fire risk in this area.
I really cant understand how they can support this argument. Its all burnt out now. There is nothing left for the wildlife.
Managed burn offs would protect them also.

Re the Red paint. My brother put on his SES uniform and managed to talk his way past the road block. I knew I wouldnt have that luxury.

Hopefully the coppers leave me alone. They could really throw the book at me this time.
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Post by: gtc on December 18, 2009, 10:35:28 AM: Quote from: bootlegger link=topic=7151.msg1045936503#msg1045936503
The fire chief said there was no potential fire risk in this area.
I really cant understand how they can support this argument.

You, me and anybody else who was there last February when it was 40+ and tinder dry.
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Post by: Scott on December 21, 2009, 11:46:27 AM: Glad to hear you are all safe and good luck with the license.

The problem is a lot of people don't understand fire risk. We have bushland and a LOT of molassas grass around our place. That stuff just builds up and dies in a meter thick layer. Fires love it.

When it was starting to get hot and dry, we did some burning off in small sections because we know there would be a fire ban in place pretty soon. Our new neighbour (of a few months) who is renting came by and asked us to stop because the smoke was ruining their afternoon sitting on the balcony. We have been on the hill for 20 years and seen a few fires, but most newcomers wouldn't have a clue.

The very next week, the entire hill opposite us went up in flames, with the choppers water bombing it and everything. Meanwhile, the neighbours house has a _lot_ of flammable stuff very close to the house. If our hill goes up, they are going to be in a lot of trouble.

It seems there are too many people in charge that don't fully understand the repercussions of their decisions. At least the greenies are being told where to go with their anti-burnoff stance.
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Post by: gtc on December 21, 2009, 01:36:06 PM: Quote from: Scott link=topic=7151.msg1045936517#msg1045936517
The very next week, the entire hill opposite us went up in flames, with the choppers water bombing it and everything.

I hope your neighbour had a lovely time sitting on his balcony watching all of that.