Author Topic: Howdy mates! (Read 6458 times)

Otra · « **on:** May 31, 2018, 02:26:18 PM »

Have been riding a 2003 ST1300 sporadically since 2005 , mainly touring/camping out to New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona when having a chance.

Living in a country on the cusp on being made so unbelievably great again, I am afraid it may get to a point where I won't be able to meet the greatly improved standards and become a burden to my fellow citizens and may be better off jumping the wall and live somewhere else.

I would highly favor a "somewhere else" with a ST community, hence my joining OZStoners to snoop around and get an idea of what life may be like down there. Although I already have somewhat of an idea from friends who spent some time there, and mentioned that that there are all kind of wild creatures they had never heard of before but are infinitely more efficient at deterring illegal immigrants than any kind of wall would ever be. But trying to keep an open mind anyway.

Cerebral Knievel · « **Reply #1 on:** May 31, 2018, 03:47:53 PM »

Nothing to be too concerned about down here really.
If the sharks, spiders, snakes and drop bears don't kill you then the kangaroos, emus and wombats will have a crack at you while riding down the road.

Make sure you fly in with a valid visa and passport only as we tend to turn away people that come by boat

Sicman · « **Reply #2 on:** May 31, 2018, 04:04:07 PM »

Welcome On In Otra

Basically just treat all wildlife as if it wants to kill you, and you should be right

Wild Rose · « **Reply #3 on:** May 31, 2018, 04:33:13 PM »

Welcome Otra to OzSTOC from Queensland Australia

Enjoy your ST1300. Enjoy the Forum

CallMeSteve · « **Reply #4 on:** May 31, 2018, 08:48:23 PM »

Gday mate!

We think it’s a pretty great place down here. But try not to pass that around. There’s enough folks from all over who want to come here already.

The main differences that I can think of is that we walk on our heads, we drive on the left and our STeeds are RH drive.

Otra · « **Reply #5 on:** May 31, 2018, 09:23:07 PM »

Quote from: CallHimSteve on May 31, 2018, 08:48:23 PM

Gday mate!

The main differences that I can think of is that we walk on our heads, we drive on the left and ...

....spend x-mas partying on the beach!

Quote from: CallHimSteve on May 31, 2018, 08:48:23 PM

Gday mate!

.... and our STeeds are RH drive.

Am looking forward to that. I saved all my front tires with premature wear on the left side hoping to wear out the right side while riding down under.

Jdbiker · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2018, 10:05:51 PM »

Welcome from Melbourne, Victoria

Bodø Glimt · « **Reply #7 on:** June 01, 2018, 05:02:24 AM »

Hello from Adelaide, the backward capital of Australia.

Big Gaz · « **Reply #8 on:** June 01, 2018, 06:31:29 AM »

.Always welcome
in Australia's coolest State of adventure ....
Tasmania

StinkyPete · « **Reply #9 on:** June 01, 2018, 06:39:03 AM »

Hi Otra and another welcome to OzSTOC from South Australia.

CallMeSteve · « **Reply #10 on:** June 01, 2018, 09:20:45 AM »

Quote from: Otra on May 31, 2018, 09:23:07 PM

....spend x-mas partying on the beach!

Well yes there is that too, but I didn't want to get you so wound up that you'd go do something impulsive. Arriving by boat is definitely not welcomed, but a scuba outfit with a little uranium-powered motor on the back could work.

There are still some of us who like to lie on the beach until we look like lobsters, and there are others who just like to eat them. (The lobsters that is. Cannibalism is still prohibited here).

Shillas · « **Reply #11 on:** June 01, 2018, 09:28:57 AM »

G'day Otra and another welcome from South Oztralia

Biggles · « **Reply #12 on:** June 01, 2018, 02:22:22 PM »

If you're fleeing The Don, there are some of us here who wouldn't mind someone with his drive in our parlous Parliament. Our dreary mob shouldn't be put in charge of a wheelbarrow.
You're welcome anyway.
Oh, and bring the bike. They're becoming a threatened species here with the occasional fire, crash or tip-over.

Shiney · « **Reply #13 on:** June 01, 2018, 04:01:48 PM »

G'day Otra, welcome to OzSTOC

Gerard & Sandra · « **Reply #14 on:** June 01, 2018, 04:30:13 PM »

Welcome Otra from Toowoomba Qld
Rgds GB

Gadget · « **Reply #15 on:** June 01, 2018, 08:41:35 PM »

G'day Otra and a very warm welcome.

It's a great place to live, and thousands of kilometres of wonderful roads and scenery.

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Flubby - (Duanne} · « **Reply #16 on:** June 02, 2018, 12:05:51 AM »

Welcome and you will find every one here really friendly... aprt from the drop bears those bastards are vioious..
Lucky they only come out at night.. well sometimes it only night :)
I'm new here too and looking forward to the warmer weather and I( will be out on the bike clocking up kms.

Otra · « **Reply #17 on:** June 02, 2018, 08:17:36 AM »

Quote from: Biggles on June 01, 2018, 02:22:22 PM

If you're fleeing The Don, there are some of us here who wouldn't mind someone with his drive in our parlous Parliament. Our dreary mob shouldn't be put in charge of a wheelbarrow.

You could have him, but you'd have to check first he doesn't have one of these NZ passports that seem to be so disqualifying...

Otra · « **Reply #18 on:** June 02, 2018, 08:23:16 AM »

Quote from: Gadget on June 01, 2018, 08:41:35 PM

G'day Otra and a very warm welcome.

It's a great place to live, and thousands of kilometres of wonderful roads and scenery.

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

I can see one of my first down under posts being about how to change the display from miles to kms.

Here in upright land, my posts are more on asking how to restore the display to miles after inadvertently changing it to kms!

Otra · « **Reply #19 on:** June 02, 2018, 08:42:11 AM »

Quote from: Flubby on June 02, 2018, 12:05:51 AM

Welcome and you will find every one here really friendly... aprt from the drop bears those bastards are vioious..
Lucky they only come out at night.. well sometimes it only night :)
I'm new here too and looking forward to the warmer weather and I( will be out on the bike clocking up kms.

Thank you for the welcome. I hope the Amazon blockade is not taking too much of a toll down there. Hoping you guys can get over that. I made it through hurricane Harvey last year, but not sure I could stand an Amazon blockade!

ppopeye · « **Reply #20 on:** June 02, 2018, 09:27:33 AM »

Welcome Otra from sunny Victoria. Well its winter now and a week of sun predicted.
Enjoy the forum.

Biggles · « **Reply #21 on:** June 02, 2018, 10:02:01 AM »

Quote from: Otra on June 02, 2018, 08:17:36 AM

Quote from: Biggles on June 01, 2018, 02:22:22 PM
If you're fleeing The Don, there are some of us here who wouldn't mind someone with his drive in our parlous Parliament. Our dreary mob shouldn't be put in charge of a wheelbarrow.

You could have him, but you'd have to check first he doesn't have one of these NZ passports that seem to be so disqualifying...

Half our politicians are gradually coming to realise they hold dual citizenship. They only realise after someone else does a cursory examination of their past for them, then they deny it for 6 months before their mother comes out and demands to know why they are denying their heritage.

Then the leader of their woeful party says it was all thoroughly checked before the election and found to be perfectly legitimate, however, now they've been found out, they're summarily sacked in disgrace to save face for the flawless leader.

CallMeSteve · « **Reply #22 on:** June 02, 2018, 10:39:04 AM »

Eventually all the minions will be gone and we will be left with only the flawless leader. Then we will be like all the other great nations, China, Russia, NK, and the US of course :-)

Otra · « **Reply #23 on:** June 02, 2018, 10:48:47 AM »

Quote from: CallMeSteve on June 02, 2018, 10:39:04 AM

Eventually all the minions will be gone and we will be left with only the flawless leader. Then we will be like all the other great nations, China, Russia, NK, and the US of course :-)

Glad US were able to help keep the lights on on your way to flawless greatness!

Brock · « **Reply #24 on:** June 02, 2018, 11:12:21 AM »

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Glad US were able to help keep the lights on on your way to flawless greatness!

A man of dry humour I see, weren't in the Military at all were you???

You will fit into this asylum quite well me thinks.

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Author Topic: Howdy mates! (Read 6458 times)

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