Fallibilities / Funnies / Stuff Ups..........

**Pikey** · 30th January 2007, 03:51 AM

Commiserations mate and had heard a rumour that you stuffed up - a picture would be nice! (of your ankle, assuming that the "magic moment" of you looping it wasn't caught on camera?)

Hope you get fixed up soon.

Cheers,

Pikey.

**SilverhawkUSA** · 30th January 2007, 03:55 AM

Luke-

We are going to give you your own forum page where you can just fill in the dates and times.......

Glad it is not worse than a sprained ankle. Take it easy.

**Rhodie** · 30th January 2007, 04:48 AM

Luke

Sorry to miss your further moments of glory.
I only hope that you are on the mend - how's the bike?

In case there any doubting Thomases out there, here some stunts you pulled earlier [last week]:

Couldn't have lined it up better

Neat racing line

Please note the raceway approved go faster tennis shoes with airated socks!

I assume you were not wearing the extra rubber this time?

Taking the Lead

Get well soon!

**BignTall** · 30th January 2007, 08:12 AM

Good on ya Luke!!! Sorry Jeff, Silverhawk and myself were not around to lift the bike off you this time[

] like on the 1252. Happy to hear this time its a sprain and not 4-6 weeks of healing bones.

Rumor has it that Luke went out and plunked down some dosh for a nice telly and cable services to make his downtime between get offs more tolerable. The only problem is there's not enough motorbike racing DVD's in Chiang Mai to keep him entertained. Thankfully the always entertaining "V" club is just outside his window to pass the time[}

].

Great photos Rhodie of Luke doing the deeds. Nice to see Luke setting new standards for vented gear. Ask for pictures of his riding boots. They have even more holes ground in than his tennies.

Luke just to keep you from another potential sprain, in the cornering photo it has your toes below the shifter in the corners. With your waffle stomper size footsies best to keep them above the shifter in the corners to keep it from getting yanked back under the peg. For my own self interest of course as I want you healthy when I'm back over soon for some riding.

Glad to see you're enjoying yourself.

**dirthonk** · 31st January 2007, 02:16 AM

hey guys thanks for the concern, just got back from the hospital and the good news is that i will be tearing up a road new you in the next 3-4 days, nurse says nothing is broken although she did say my ankle was weird shaped..
thank god nothings broken as even my big tv is starting to bore me, ill prob hit v club tonight if anyones up for it??
see you on the road soon. p.s pikey have you seen that chinosnake has now resorted to asking for ze specifications and ze pictures of the bikes in dutch now! classic stuff mate!
suzukiluke
p.s the bike is not too badly injured a few scrapes thats all!

**solent01** · 7th February 2007, 04:14 AM

The time I nearly died......

Many moons ago I used to have a highly tuned RD350LC with a whacky Pepsi paint job, any body knowing these bikes will be aware they are hooligans bikes, when the power comes in, it comes in hard, wheelies and rear wheel steering being the order of the day.

Well, one sunny saturday afternoon back in England a friend of mine popped round to my house on his GSX750R, so off we went for a bimble through the twisties, but stopping first to see if one more chum wanted to come along but he wasn't in..... His house is on the outskirts of town, on a long straight road leading downhill into a lovely smooth fast road with some great high speed corners, so as we left his house we started whinding on the power, over a small bridge then into the first corner, a long sweeping left hander, a dab of the front brake scrubbs off the excess speed and I've got the line pinned, now comes the problem, god damn, I left the stand down and can't get the lean I need to make the corner, so I gingerly back off the power and apply a gentle amount of front brake, easing the bike back up again and looking down to kick the stand up (the one and only fault with this bike was a very stiff side stand), great, stand now back up and looking at the road again SH*T I'm on the wrong side of the road and about to have a head on with a (found out later) 323i BMW........ with an estimated impact speed of around 100mph (me 60 odd and I'm guessing the BMW around 40 ish) all goes quite and I feel knumb, and all I can see are trees doing summersaults in front of my very eyes (in fact me doing the famous trapieze act without a net!! after hitting the BMW, sliding up the bonnet, hitting the wind screen and being thrown skyward, next thing I know its 6 hours later and it hurts, I'm in hospital with my left leg broken, left whrist broken, 4 smahed ribs on the left side (seems that I hit the car with the left side of my body), my right elbow was down to bone and my boll*cks were the size of rugby balls (my groin took out the petrol tank as I flew forward), the BMW was totalled as was of course the LC. Total time in hospital 3 weeks, total time in casts 6 weeks total cost £10,600.00 (£600 for my LC and the 10 grand I was sued by the BMW drivers insurance company to recover the loss as my insurance company dropped me as I had not declered the modifications done to my LC..... Doh.......

Lessons learnt....

Don't leave your stand down
Only race on a race track
Make sure your insurance company know what your running
BMW's are hard......
and last but certainly not least, don't take life too seriously, enjoy what time we are given.

Sol

**Davidfl** · 24th March 2007, 03:39 AM

Apologies to all, but did anyone else see this one.

ROCKET MAN FLIES ON A WING AND A PRAYER

http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-tale ... 68614.html

A daredevil former fighter pilot has blasted through the sky at 184 kmh in jet-powered wings.
Yves Rossy, 45, donned the carbon-fibre wings he has spent five years designing for the test flight over Spain.
"It was absolutely fantastic - total freedom in three dimensions. So much speed and power, it's better than a bird," he was quoted as saying in The Sun.
For the test flight he jumped out of an aircraft - which then followed him - over Empuriabrava and glided to 2500 metres.
He then fired the jet and shot across the sky for four minutes before killing the engine and parachuting to earth.

What a way to go eh?
The guy's surname is Rossy, I wonder if he’s just tying to get one up on his long distance cousin Valentino?

**Davidfl** · 27th July 2007, 02:31 AM

Thought this one was a ripper.

Spotted roadside on Route 1, south of Phayao yesterday in perfect weather while I was enjoying a ride in the car with the HGL G/F Singer. AND I have to admit she's getting pretty damn good as a driver now!

**Davidfl** · 24th December 2007, 09:01 PM

Spotted this one in Thoed Thai a few weeks ago.
The Koda shop.

**tropicaljohno** · 25th December 2007, 07:13 AM

"Gentlemen, Start Your Engines...."

Seen at the Floating Markets, Bangkok

**Davidfl** · 30th December 2007, 11:48 AM

Spotted in Mae Sai

Thanks to Danny from Siam Sun

**tropicaljohno** · 18th January 2008, 09:44 AM

**Auke** · 19th January 2008, 10:44 AM

They finally finished the roadworks on the west of Dan Sai (Rd 2013). When I passed yesterday they had finished putting up the traffic signs but this one, indicating that the divided lanes will become single lane, ended up being put upside down.

**Davidfl** · 1st February 2008, 06:04 PM

Probably qualifies as a bit of a stuff up:
Two weeks ago the Africa Twin's electrics were playing up yet again. So the local Cnx native expert 1st determined it was the regulator yet again. This was a a bit surprising after I'd just installed a 5,000 baht after market regulator imported from Germany only 14 mths earlier, (along with a new battery & some hard wiring to remove old sockets & connectors.)

Anyway a new OEM Honda regulator was obtained from Singapore in 48 hrs - ptretty good eh? This was installed & it was then determined it was not the regulator, but really the stator that burnt was burnt out - & not surprising to me after 192,000 kms. It was about time.
The stator was re-wired & hey presto everything was perfect. I could re-install the old regulator & keep the new one as a spare. Ok I will go along with that. When I finally went to pick up the bike the experts had also decided to replace the starter solenoid as it too was dodgy - ok I will go along with that as it probably on the way out & I did not want the bike breaking down in Laos.

Everything looked & sounded good. New wires, stator, solenoid, & confirmed good regulator & battery. An overnight test run to Chiang Rai took place & yep it was all A-OK.

Less than 2,000 kms later it all shuts down on the road at 5pm 100 kms north of Vientiane. Something's not quite right, specially the 2,000 baht trucking fee for 100 kms (ok he had to do a return trip from vte), but after 1 1/2 hrs at a Lao police box beside the road flagging down only twin cab short tray pickups with not enough space for the AT I weakened & opted for the sure but pricey option from Vte.

I arrive in Vte at 15 mins past midnight, after breaking down at 5.00 pm & leaving Luang Prabang at 10.15am. I felt somewhat cranky - only breakfast & one can of sponsor all day for sustenance.

In Vte the bikes at Fuark's & after 36 hrs a new battery is imported from Thailand & installed on the bike. Something's still not quite right though & after stripping a few wires & connections we identify the problem: a broken wire to the starter solenoid.

The local expert in Cnx has simply joined wires by twisting & taping over a join. No soldering & not impresed!! He's now cost me a regulator, one battery & one 2,000 baht trucking fee.

Tomorrow I leave Vte & slowly head home for Cnx. Aint life on the road fun.
Oh yeah it's also cold & wet. But the good news is I've got a rain jacket but no pants. Loei it is tomorrow night.

The other good news is Im promised a total bike re-wire in March by a real expat expert in Cnx. I hope it's not only talk...

**Davidfl** · 3rd February 2008, 07:46 PM

Spotted in Chiang Khong last week en route to Luang Prabang.

Also in Chiang Khong, at the downtown immigration office where you must get your TM2s & TM4s before departing overseas with a vehicle.

Spotted in Muang Sing, Laos & still en route to LPQ.

**Davidfl** · 13th February 2008, 02:46 PM

Spotted a couple of weeks ago, at the PTT gas station on the super, just north of Uttaradit.
Check out the text (circled) on the young guys T-Shirt..

**daewoo** · 14th February 2008, 03:54 AM

Originally Posted by Davidfl

Check out the text (circled) on the young guys T-Shirt..

Reminds me of riding into Chumpon on my mountain bike after a hard day in the saddle... saw a girl, all of about 12 with a shirt that read "F^CK ME I"M GORGEOUS" (without the editing)... too slow with a camera for that one...

and this girl in Hua Hin with a shirt that read "I'm the guy your mum warned you about"...

(don't have the original at work)

love it...

Cheers,
Daewoo

**Rhodie** · 12th March 2008, 06:36 PM

Reverse Psychology... ?

"Original My Way German Sausage Massage @ Home"
... or wot?

**Davidfl** · 12th April 2008, 10:40 PM

Cant resist...

From
http://www.raiyachaesonresort.com/

You can see the full moon which shines to tender touch you like daytime but not strong beam. In the dark moon night, the stars will sprinkle across the sky.
The two times of night are never stop at resort. In the rainy season night of vast area 300 rais in resort, you will see the star lit from fire flies dancing near the earth on the serene land