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SOUTH AUSTRALIA / Re: Saturday 20th April - Lunch at Coopers Alehouse, Wallaroo
« Last post by StinkyPete on April 16, 2024, 06:02:09 PM »I've got a rather crook back at the moment, and am not sure I can get to Wallaroo. 
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Jokes, and Only Jokes / Re: Drugs, Sex, Rock and Roll, Mk III. ( content may not suit everyone)
« Last post by Kev Murphy on April 16, 2024, 05:32:58 PM »
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Jokes, and Only Jokes / Re: Drugs, Sex, Rock and Roll, Mk III. ( content may not suit everyone)
« Last post by Kev Murphy on April 16, 2024, 03:52:53 PM »
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NEW SOUTH WALES & ACT / Re: RTE, May 11 2024 , Balranald, Tri state rte/overnighter
« Last post by Shillas on April 16, 2024, 03:18:48 PM »I'm out for this one now - family commitments being the Mother's Day on the Sunday.
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA / Re: Saturday 20th April - Lunch at Coopers Alehouse, Wallaroo
« Last post by Shillas on April 16, 2024, 03:13:50 PM »I'm definitely out.
Unless there are others going apart from Bodo, I won't make any bookings
Unless there are others going apart from Bodo, I won't make any bookings
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Jokes, and Only Jokes / Re: Drugs, Sex, Rock and Roll, Mk III. ( content may not suit everyone)
« Last post by Kev Murphy on April 16, 2024, 02:40:24 PM »
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Jokes, and Only Jokes / Re: Drugs, Sex, Rock and Roll, Mk III. ( content may not suit everyone)
« Last post by Kev Murphy on April 16, 2024, 02:03:38 PM »
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Jokes, and Only Jokes / Re: Drugs, Sex, Rock and Roll, Mk III. ( content may not suit everyone)
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General Discussion / Re: Driving an electric car from Sydney to Melbourne / the Downsides of EVs
« Last post by ruSTynutz on April 16, 2024, 12:02:49 PM »Hertz Australia in the spotlight for “misleading” electric-car policy
The rental-car giant has been accused of billing customers for not topping up electric hire cars to the maximum charge level – even though
they physically wouldn't be able to do so unless the charging station is next door.
A leading car rental company is reviewing its practices after it was discovered it has been quietly limiting the battery capacity of its electric
cars – and billing customers for not returning the vehicle with maximum charge.
Hertz customers borrowing an electric Polestar 2, available at 22 sites across the country, are told in their rental agreement that the vehicle
is handed over with 90 per cent charge, and must be topped up to the same level when it is returned – or they will incur a fee.
However, the company has locked the vehicles from charging beyond 90 per cent, so unless the charging station is in close proximity to the
Hertz location, drivers are unable to hand the car back without dropping below 90 per cent charge – and paying a fee.
To continue reading, click this link: https://www.drive.com.au/news/exclusive-hertz-quietly-capping-electric-cars-charge/
The rental-car giant has been accused of billing customers for not topping up electric hire cars to the maximum charge level – even though
they physically wouldn't be able to do so unless the charging station is next door.
A leading car rental company is reviewing its practices after it was discovered it has been quietly limiting the battery capacity of its electric
cars – and billing customers for not returning the vehicle with maximum charge.
Hertz customers borrowing an electric Polestar 2, available at 22 sites across the country, are told in their rental agreement that the vehicle
is handed over with 90 per cent charge, and must be topped up to the same level when it is returned – or they will incur a fee.
However, the company has locked the vehicles from charging beyond 90 per cent, so unless the charging station is in close proximity to the
Hertz location, drivers are unable to hand the car back without dropping below 90 per cent charge – and paying a fee.
To continue reading, click this link: https://www.drive.com.au/news/exclusive-hertz-quietly-capping-electric-cars-charge/
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General Discussion / Re: From the Library
« Last post by Biggles on April 16, 2024, 11:33:39 AM »We met up with Kerman and Jann several hours later. To our surprise, they also met the two KLR-riding Aussies, Adrian and Tim, and invited them out as well. Adrian and Tim knew of several other adventure riders in town, who, it turned out, knew several others and so on. In the end, 14 of us ate dinner together that night, all of us on the same crazy motorcycle trip from various parts of North America to Argentina. It was an astounding coincidence that, after seeing no other bikers for so long, we all encountered each other that night in Antigua; none of us actually arranged to meet there. The group was filled with the best kind of riders: friendly, interesting, from all walks of life and filled with stories of adventure and good advice for riding.
Tim and Adrian, the Aussies, had begun in LA where Adrian had been working for several years. They were friends from high school who always wanted to do a crazy adventure together. Adrian was an engineer with amazing technical insight into almost any motorcycle-related problem. Tim was a pharmacist, and like Jessica and I, had only been riding for about a year, but was utterly fearless when it came to tackling dodgy Latin American roads. We'd team up with Tim and Adrian later on in our trip, but we didn't know that yet...
The Great Pan American Motorcycle Expedition Jesse & Jessica Eyer pp83-4
Tim and Adrian, the Aussies, had begun in LA where Adrian had been working for several years. They were friends from high school who always wanted to do a crazy adventure together. Adrian was an engineer with amazing technical insight into almost any motorcycle-related problem. Tim was a pharmacist, and like Jessica and I, had only been riding for about a year, but was utterly fearless when it came to tackling dodgy Latin American roads. We'd team up with Tim and Adrian later on in our trip, but we didn't know that yet...
The Great Pan American Motorcycle Expedition Jesse & Jessica Eyer pp83-4