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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: ST2UP on October 10, 2014, 07:02:09 PM
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Our ST has never been used as a daily driver......we have 2 cars and its only 200 mtrs to the main street and I'm mostly in a work vehicle, but today was a little different as I was off and both cars were out and about.
So the ST got lumbered with a packhorse role today on an outing 40 k's down the road to Bunnings to grab a few items to revitalise our lawn and herb garden......so strapped to the bike and stuffed into STig's panniers:-
20kg bag of lawn fertiliser (The Russell pillion seat was happy about that :eek)
10kg bag of Blood and Bone
10kg bag of Dynamic lifter
2 ltrs of Weed & Feed
2 sprinklers
20 mtr hose
and 8 punets of fresh potted herbs......
Tyre repair and normal bike tools and spares where stuffed into my bike jacket :eek
Might have to get a towbar........need a load of gravel and a ton of firewood next week !!!
So what's the weirdest thing you have carried on yours :think1
:beer
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Not really strange, but I guess...not usual...
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I would take the dog (mini fox terrier) on the pillion in the dog carrier. All the camping gear and other supplies are scattered throughout the other bags etc.
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None of that is weird, I regulary go shopping with the ST, its amazing how much you can pack in and it still goes like a rocket.
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They missus has often sent me to Aldi and i've managed to get a half full trolley into the panniers and topbox.
Shaun, that sure was one sweet looking ride. :'(
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Rubencan: yes...depressingly so :( I do miss her very much.
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Not really on a ST but a mate had to bring 3 pups home so he put them in his jacket. Didn't sit still for the entire trip.
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One of the reasons we have a trailer is for the shopping trips on the bike.
This one was an unplanned purchase in April 2009 when I rode the 1600 overnighter down from Karratha to Calista (Kwinana area) to visit my sis. We went to Rockingham and I saw a portable air con for $200 with the same unit being over $600 in their Karratha store. I rang Heather to let her know the price and whether she still wanted one. That sorted, how do I get it back home (home it was back then) as I only had the bike and trailer?
This was taken at Moora beside the cemetery on the road to Badgingarra a slightly different route than the normal coastal road. I no longer have the black trailer which was our first.
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My ex wife
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My ex wife - true
I was going to say that.........trouble is I`m still married to her (mine that is, not yours) ah well, :grin :wht11 we live and pray
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years ago i fitted everything i owned on a bike. that got weird
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Last Easter I jammed a 22.5 kilogram bucket of Redgum honey into my topbox at Morgan in SA, for a 700 Km trip home to Portland, Vic.
Scooped out the last of that honey this morning, now its just an empty bucket.
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years ago i fitted everything i owned on a bike. that got weird
When living in India & Nepal was able to do exactly the same Paul. Quite a liberating feeling isn't it.
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This afternoon, I carried home a Michel's Patisserie Birthday Cake and a Crew Cut Hair Clipper.
Previously I've brought home the weeks groceries on the ST including two six packs and 6 bottles of wine.
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I routinely carried groceries home on the ST. I hated taking the car anywhere unless I had to (driving kids somewhere for example)
Strangely though, the new bike can take more stuff than the ST could.
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Way back when I had my ST1100 I transported a quite badly concealed Bentley Pointer Shotgun strapped to the Gearsack rack home from work. Only did that once!
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My 1st go at attaching a photo so trust I am successful.
A bit off off the subject (ie bike is not an ST) but this is how our mechanic carts bikes around. He has also carted a fridge on the same trailer to Toowoomba from Brisbane.
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If a Learner sat on that bike, could they log the miles?
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I have heard of people carrying a spare, but....? :grin
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Nice....I think the open wheeled trailer would get bumped on roadworthy in this day and age :think1
:beer
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Not on an ST but still on a Honda cb 1000,
One of my mates asked if I could give him a lift to the local B&Q ( similar to bunnings),
So I said yes no probs, I nearly choked when he came out with a kitchen sink, that was fun, when I seen his feet coming up after pulling away from lights, I knew I would need to take my time hahaha
Jack
:bl11
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:dred11 :Stirpot
HHHmmmmm let me think?
:think1
:think1 :OldMan
ST George :fp :butt
:crackup :crackup :spank :spank
:nahnah
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:dred11 :Stirpot
HHHmmmmm let me think?
ST George :fp :butt
:crackup :spank
You win. :grin
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Seeing as we have digressed from "Strangest load on your ST" to some other types of bikes, I will add one regarding one of my old machines.
1978, Christmas leave from the Army.
I was based at Watsonia Barracks in Melbourne, and decided that as I had 4 weeks leave, plus an extra 5 days Arduous Duty grant, that I would travel to Adelaide and visit friends for a few days. It had been a pretty hot day in the high 30's, and by the time I was packed and ready to leave, it was almost dusk and still very humid.
At that time, my wheels were attached to a 1976 Yammy TX 750
It was just after dark and very light traffic, as I was approaching Gordon, near Ballarat, when a car and caravan pulled from the side of the road back onto the highway about 2 Km ahead of me.
As I approached that point, a woman jumped into the middle of the road into my headlight, totally naked!
Of course I braked, and came to a stop. She didn't hesitate, but threw a leg over the seat, and commanded "STOP THAT CAR!" pointing at the slowly disappearing caravan tail lights in the distance.
I soon caught up to the car, and started flashing my lights, but the only reaction from the driver was to extend his arm from the window, and wave me by. I pulled alongside his front wheel, and he braked viciously and pulled to the side of the road. I parked in front of him. The woman tore past the car, and vanished into the van.
After the pair of us had finished laughing at the situation, the story emerged.
Jennifer and James Coulthard, British travellers mid 30's age group originally from Essex, had been touring Australia. As it had been a very hot day, Jen decided to get into the van and prepare a meal, so that when they pulled over at Bungaree a short distance ahead, (their destination for the days travel), they could eat immediately before settling for the night.
I mentioned earlier about the heat?... Jen decided to 'Jaybird' in the caravan, because nobody could see in through the curtains, anyway. Jim had been gurgling on many jars of Fruit juices from the esky on the seat, and it was time for a short walk to ... aaah... relieve the tension. So he stopped, stepped out the door, and as there was no traffic, proceeded about his business.
Being as the opportunity was there, Jen decided to step out of the van for a quick squat as well.
Jim, unaware of what was happening on the other side of the caravan, stepped back into the car, and proceeded to drive away.
This was when I appeared on the scene.
Jim and Jen sent me Post cards for the next 5 years from various points in Australia and Europe, until we lost contact with each other during 1984.
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You win Kev
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:p you HEAR about these sort of odd happenings from various sources, but this time, I WAS RIGHT THERE! Wot thuh
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Now if you weren't known to be a man of truth we'd have to dismiss that as one of your wishful fantasies.
But then, who could make up a story like that?
I'm adding my vote to Brock's. :grin :thumbs