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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #625 on: April 18, 2013, 11:19:23 PM »
Spotted a black st1100 today in Canberra Motorcycle Centre for sale, prospective buyer was talking with the sales rep, so I butted in and handed him a card telling him there were around 400 people that would back up the bike for comfort and reliability. The Sales mans face was priceless as I walked away.

Then spotted a Red ST1300 near Swingers Hill, Woden ACT. was in the car with the family so no chasing down the rider unfortunately.
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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #626 on: April 19, 2013, 12:41:58 AM »
 Get a load of this beauty......Ulyssess AGM 2013

Owner will hopefully come on to forum and introduce himself, this 1100 and the conversion was a ripper....

« Last Edit: April 19, 2013, 06:17:40 AM by Streak »
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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #627 on: April 19, 2013, 04:17:33 AM »
Truly above and beyond Gadget, absolutely legendary effort.
You have just become the hero in a story that I'm sure will be told many, many times :beer

Thanks for showing that bike riders are still a great bunch of people that will do everything the can to help each other out.

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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #628 on: April 19, 2013, 06:11:31 AM »
Excellent effort there Mr Gadget.   :thumb :thumb :thumb
At my age " getting lucky" is remembering what I came in the room for ;)

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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #629 on: April 19, 2013, 06:18:19 AM »
Get a load of this beauty......Ulyssess AGM 2013

Owner will hopefully come on to forum and introduce himself, this 1100 and the conversion was a ripper....




That is dead set awesome! Great find mate!
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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #630 on: April 19, 2013, 07:29:56 AM »
 :clap  Good job Gadget. Well done.
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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #631 on: April 19, 2013, 07:34:06 AM »
Extraordinary Gary - that's what it's all about - thanks for being a great motorcycling ambassador.

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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #632 on: April 19, 2013, 07:43:41 AM »
Get a load of this beauty......Ulyssess AGM 2013

Owner will hopefully come on to forum and introduce himself, this 1100 and the conversion was a ripper....



That is what I'm thinking of doing when I can no longer hold mine up. Any idea where and who did the conversion?

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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #633 on: April 19, 2013, 11:18:20 AM »
Talk about going the extra mile!!  Great effort Gadget Gary.  I would most likely have left him at Nudgee with instructions, but you did the whole distance.   :thumbsup  :thumbs
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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #634 on: April 19, 2013, 11:21:21 AM »
Spotted Beatup's trundler at Woodford - Wednesday 1330hrs.      :13Candy

The master of the trundler was nowhere to be seen (but is WAS near the Woody Pub)          :think1
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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #635 on: April 19, 2013, 02:04:44 PM »
Spotted White 1100 in Maryborough, Vic riding up majorca road about 1pm 19/04/13
 

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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #636 on: April 19, 2013, 04:32:19 PM »
Get a load of this beauty......Ulyssess AGM 2013

Owner will hopefully come on to forum and introduce himself, this 1100 and the conversion was a ripper....



That is what I'm thinking of doing when I can no longer hold mine up. Any idea where and who did the conversion?

 :bl11


Is it one of those Wedgetail kits?
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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #637 on: April 19, 2013, 04:39:29 PM »
 
Well sort of, the story below explains.  8)

Accidently paid it forward this afternoon. As I was riding home, my left front indicator wasn't working so I pulled over on Moreton Drive to fix the loose wire. I pulled up behind a motorcycle (Ducati) and a Taxi. I assumed the Ducati had broken down and he was getting the cab home.

The guy in the bike gear was looking a little stressed, so as I remounted my bike to head home I caught his eye and gave a nod. He asked me something, so I pulled over, turned off the music in my ears, and asked him what he said. He said he was from Victoria, and he had come up for the Ulysses at Maryborough and his wife flew in at 1 pm this afternoon (it was now 5:40 pm), however, she flew into Sunshine Coast Airport. As he'd used his GPS in his phone, his phone was flat and he didn't know how to get to Sunshine Coast Airport. The Taxi was going to charge him $300, to guide him to the sunny coast. He offered me $200, to guide him. I declined and said I'd do it for nothing. He then said he needed fuel, so he'd top my bike up for the trip up and back.

At the Shell at Nudgee, I discovered he has a Honda ST100 back in Victoria and tha someone from OzSTOC had given him a card at the Ulysses meeting yesterday.

We plugged his phone into the USB charger I'd fitted to the my bike and we stopped again at BP Caboolture so he could give his wife a call. We let her know we'd be about another hour and took off again.

50 minutes later we pulled up at the Sunny coast Airport and Des and Nora were re-united. Again he wanted to pay me and again I declined. He'd covered my fuel costs, given me an excuse to stretch the legs on the ST and an opportunity to test the new headlight bulbs I fitted over the holidays.

I think we both benefitted, so I'm happy and I know he and Nora are very grateful I decided to stop there. All round win I think.
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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #638 on: April 19, 2013, 05:25:09 PM »
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Is it one of those Wedgetail kits?

If I had to have one, I'd really like the bike to be able to lean independently of the rear end so that it still felt like a bike.  I guess that engineering is possible, although much more complex.
Otherwise it's just like a cage, leaning the wrong way.
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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #639 on: April 20, 2013, 08:52:52 PM »
Not wedgetail, it is a trike conversion.
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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #640 on: April 20, 2013, 10:20:38 PM »
At work yesterday.
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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #641 on: April 21, 2013, 04:53:15 PM »
Spotted about 5 today on a run around the Victorian Blackwood area?
They were on a group ride as I spotted a tail end charlie???

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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #642 on: April 21, 2013, 06:45:04 PM »
Spotted Beatup's trundler at Woodford - Wednesday 1330hrs.      :13Candy

The master of the trundler was nowhere to be seen (but is WAS near the Woody Pub)          :think1


What were you doing out and abt thought you were now slaving away for a new Master/Mistress.
Weren't me mate, I was somewhere between Pomona and Kin Kin on the road working.
Did the alleged drunkard have the reflective stripes and the spotties.
Was there the previous Sunday in case you've got the days mixed up.

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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #643 on: April 21, 2013, 08:19:01 PM »
Yeah - must have been Sundee then as I've done enough miles wiff ya to know those iridescent flashes your trundler has for side visibility.      :thumb


Was through there Wednesday as well seeing Tony and ST2UP off to the Ulysses AGM.
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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #644 on: April 21, 2013, 08:49:11 PM »
My wife and I were in Kenilworth this morning. Black ST1100.

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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #645 on: April 21, 2013, 09:27:32 PM »
SPOTTED in my driveway in Toowoomba

From left to right

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Saaz stopped in for coffee and to other two stayed for dinner.

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« Reply #646 on: April 22, 2013, 11:49:06 AM »
SPOTTED out the front of my shop!

Chris and Tony stopped in on their way out of Toowoomba heading for Guyra



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« Reply #647 on: April 22, 2013, 11:59:26 AM »
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« Reply #648 on: April 22, 2013, 02:01:47 PM »
Good looking beard happening there  :thumbs
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Re: Have You Spotted an ST? When & Where?
« Reply #649 on: April 22, 2013, 04:50:11 PM »
Good looking beard happening there  :thumbs

Tony is doing a very good impersonation of Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional i think  8)





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