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Title: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 01, 2016, 06:07:44 PM
Is anyone near Traralgon who is willing and able to look at an ST1300 for me, please?

PM me- I'm standing by the computer wringing my hands...     :eek
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Brian on June 01, 2016, 06:23:22 PM
 :popcorn
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Gadget on June 01, 2016, 06:52:05 PM
You're a couple of days late. STimpy went through there a couple days ago.

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Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: single on June 01, 2016, 07:02:48 PM
will be down there for the Long weekend
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 01, 2016, 07:41:43 PM
will be down there for the Long weekend

PM sent, thank you.
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Jdbiker on June 01, 2016, 09:05:02 PM
Can check it out Sunday
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: aussiexs on June 03, 2016, 05:56:10 PM
Hi Bill
I am having trouble trying to PM you. I would suggest that Hackle is a reliable choice to look at the bike as I am unavailable until we return from the FarRide to Moree
Cheers Rex (aussiexs)
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 03, 2016, 10:26:51 PM
Hi Bill
I am having trouble trying to PM you. I would suggest that Hackle is a reliable choice to look at the bike as I am unavailable until we return from the FarRide to Moree
Cheers Rex (aussiexs)

Dunno what's happening with the PMs- just getting my PMs quoted back to me.   :crazy

No sweat Rex.  Good old Denis is having a look tomorrow.  Also have Jonno offering on standby, as well as Single.
Lots of good people around here.     :thumbs
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Gadget on June 04, 2016, 08:12:42 AM
Biggles and aussiexs, have you deleted your old messages lately? They start bouncing if you have too many.

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Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 04, 2016, 09:15:53 AM
Biggles and aussiexs, have you deleted your old messages lately? They start bouncing if you have too many.


Might be something in that.  However, I have 15 pages of them dating back 3 years, so the space available is pretty generous.
I'll knock off a few I possibly won't need again...     :think1
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Gadget on June 04, 2016, 10:35:20 AM
I hit a limit and couldn't receive any more. I delete most these days,

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Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: West Aussie Glen on June 04, 2016, 10:41:58 AM
Bill does this mean you have sold the Wing?
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 04, 2016, 02:40:51 PM
Bill does this mean you have sold the Wing?

Rode out the door a couple of hours ago.  It's going to Clermont to a good home.
It took a month and five enquirers to sell, but this guy was fair dinkum.  Nice to see him so excited about it.
No regrets- I enjoyed it while I had it, but know what I liked and what I didn't like.  The "didn't likes" won by enough to wear a loss over the 7 months and 7500 kays of ownership.
Now I've got to replace it with another ST.   
The V-Strom suddenly thinks it's boss of the garage, but not for long-  :grin
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Brian on June 04, 2016, 05:08:06 PM
Bill does this mean you have sold the Wing?

Rode out the door a couple of hours ago.  It's going to Clermont to a good home.
It took a month and five enquirers to sell, but this guy was fair dinkum.  Nice to see him so excited about it.
No regrets- I enjoyed it while I had it, but know what I liked and what I didn't like.  The "didn't likes" won by enough to wear a loss over the 7 months and 7500 kays of ownership.
Now I've got to replace it with another ST.   
The V-Strom suddenly thinks it's boss of the garage, but not for long-  :grin


I'm sorry it wasn't a good fit, however, you can tick that one off the bucket liST and now the fun n games of finding the next thing unless of course the STrom is that all rounder I've read about on this site somewhere
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 04, 2016, 05:29:08 PM
I'm sorry it wasn't a good fit, however, you can tick that one off the bucket liST and now the fun n games of finding the next thing unless of course the STrom is that all rounder I've read about on this site somewhere

The Strom is a great bike, but it's not a FarWeapon- not enough range or weather protection.

Denis has given the thumbs-up on the ST in Traralgon, so a deposit has been paid.
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Brian on June 04, 2016, 05:45:27 PM
 :thumbsup nice one......are you going to retrieve it or have it freighted up?
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Jdbiker on June 04, 2016, 06:15:32 PM
I'm sorry it wasn't a good fit, however, you can tick that one off the bucket liST and now the fun n games of finding the next thing unless of course the STrom is that all rounder I've read about on this site somewhere

The Strom is a great bike, but it's not a FarWeapon- not enough range or weather protection.

Denis has given the thumbs-up on the ST in Traralgon, so a deposit has been paid.


Congratulations Bill on your lateST acquisition  :clap :clap.  :13Candy
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Jdbiker on June 04, 2016, 07:09:17 PM
Sorry for being presumptuous :13Candy, but you wouldn't settle for any other :grin, would you :-(((
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 04, 2016, 11:08:58 PM
:thumbsup nice one......are you going to retrieve it or have it freighted up?

I bought it to ride, not get shuttled around in boxes.    :grin

Just got to man up for the Victorian winter.
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 04, 2016, 11:14:34 PM
Sorry for being presumptuous :13Candy, but you wouldn't settle for any other :grin, would you :-(((

There were a few quite attractive younger fillies, but I'm not a fan of black.  Maybe too easily mistaken for a Harley.    :eek
But really, the Candy Glory Red is hard to beat.  Will match the Strom nicely.
This one comes with cruise control, bar risers, heated grips, sheepie, top box, new tyres, very low kays, blemish-free and Denis' blessing all for $12,000.
None of the other 14 on my short list came near it.
It was meant for me- it had been on the 'net since November last year!      :runyay
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Shiney on June 05, 2016, 07:35:42 AM
Sounds like a great find Biggles, congratulations mate :hatwave
I look forward to seeing on a RTE some time :thumbsup
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Brian on June 05, 2016, 07:47:20 AM
Kinda highlights there are many more ST's out there that have yet to visit this great group ..... A good example is my Ol' grey ghoST residing out at Esk
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: tj189 on June 05, 2016, 09:08:12 AM
Bill, if you need someone to ride it back up to Brissy, I will be happy to go down and ride it back for you, would possibly take a left out of Traralgon and come into brissy on the north side  :grin
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Jdbiker on June 05, 2016, 09:15:58 AM
Hi Bill,
If you need Airport pickup and drop off to Traralgon please let me know.
Cheers.
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 05, 2016, 12:47:56 PM
Bill, if you need someone to ride it back up to Brissy, I will be happy to go down and ride it back for you, would possibly take a left out of Traralgon and come into brissy on the north side  :grin

Yeah, right!  You'd double the mileage on it and drop it in to me ready for a service. 
Generous offer noted and filed for reference "if required"!     :p
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 05, 2016, 12:48:51 PM
Hi Bill,
If you need Airport pickup and drop off to Traralgon please let me know.
Cheers.

That's mighty generous of you, mate.  I'll be in touch.
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: STroppy on June 05, 2016, 06:35:06 PM
Bill, a bed here in Canberra if required on the return journey . . . . Central heating working well . . .
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Jdbiker on June 05, 2016, 08:31:51 PM
Hi Bill,
If you need Airport pickup and drop off to Traralgon please let me know.
Cheers.

That's mighty generous of you, mate.  I'll be in touch.

No problem Bill, only time I'll be tied up is coming Saturday the 11th, then will be away from the 24th till the 31st.

Cheers.
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 05, 2016, 10:45:54 PM
Bill, a bed here in Canberra if required on the return journey . . . . Central heating working well . . .

You guys are above and beyond...

I'll see how I go.  I can't get there this week, and besides, he's fitting new tyres and getting the RWC.  I'm looking at week of 13th.  Just need the Mexicans to get their weather organised.  It's pretty pathetic all down the east coast at present.
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 19, 2016, 09:18:26 PM
The weather isn't cooperating with this exercise, so I'm biting the icicle and going to Melbourne Tuesday morning and going by train to Traralgon to pick up the bike.
It will be wet, but I want the bike for the IBA Parkes ride.  The little V-Strom did the Moree FarRide very capably, but I want the ST for this bigger ride.
Thanks again to Denis for assessing the bike and the other offers of help.
The forecast indicates the weather will improve the further north I travel from Traralgon, especially getting up onto the Newell Highway.  I'll be packing the thermals, heated vest, gloves etc (after they dry from today's deluge).
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: tj189 on June 20, 2016, 07:08:58 AM
enjoy your ride back Bill.  I will be interested in any information you have regarding the Newell on the way back as I am using that for Parkes.
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Brian on June 21, 2016, 04:52:39 PM
 :13Candy Hello Bill.....come in over.............Bill you there??????

How are you travelling? and dont say by  :13Candy
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Sicman on June 21, 2016, 04:59:32 PM
If it gets all too much Biggles you can camp the night here  :thumb
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Gadget on June 21, 2016, 06:24:26 PM
I hope he leaves before Thursday or it might be Bigglsicle.

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Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 21, 2016, 08:33:27 PM
If it gets all too much Biggles you can camp the night here  :thumb

Thanks for that, mate.
I'm in Mansfield overnighting.  Just got too cold in the rain at 8o.
I don't have a target for tomorrow, but do want to be home as early as possible Thursday.
Bike seems to be the goods.  There's a glitch in the side-stand switch because you can't start it with the side-stand up in gear with the clutch in.
Or is that the clutch switch?  Anyway, it scared me at my first stop until I put it in neutral to achieve a start.
No quote from the library today because I don't have the latest extracts with me on the lappy.    >:()
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Brian on June 21, 2016, 08:39:18 PM
Good to hear from you Bill
Take care and enjoy your new toy....... I envy your trip home getting acquainted with Ruby IIsday.
I look back fondly on those couple of days back in October and the whole experience bringing my 2nd ST home from Tamworth.........Cheers Brian
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 21, 2016, 08:50:50 PM
Ruby IIsday.

Very clever.  I might even pinch it!  Maybe "Ruby 2sday".

Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Sicman on June 21, 2016, 09:41:26 PM
You should get a good run thru here on Wednesday but Thursday looks a bit nasty again  :fp
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Gadget on June 21, 2016, 10:29:10 PM
Forecasting snow all the way to QLD on Thursday and/or Friday

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Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Brian on June 22, 2016, 08:24:34 PM
 :13Candy where is he??
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 22, 2016, 09:44:10 PM
Settled-in for the night in Narrabri.  Chickened out of continuing in the dark without good auxiliary lights.
Had a good run- no rain today but flooded paddocks everywhere and water over the road in a few places.
Gave the heated vest and gloves a workout- warmest I was was 13 degrees.
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Sicman on June 22, 2016, 09:51:26 PM
Good to hear  :thumb
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Biggles on June 23, 2016, 03:27:16 PM
Home at 1:15.  Just starting to catch up with everything.
More details later, but it's happy days in the garage with Strom pleased to have a mate to show off his local knowledge.

Oh, and the avatar is revalidated.    :grin     :runyay
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Brian on June 23, 2016, 04:38:38 PM
Home at 1:15.  Just starting to catch up with everything.
More details later, but it's happy days in the garage with Strom pleased to have a mate to show off his local knowledge.

Oh, and the avatar is revalidated.    :grin     :runyay



Good to have you back on home soil ......now strip down that tupperware and get delicing that mexican contamination you've picked up along the way......GO QLDER !!!
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Wild Rose on June 23, 2016, 08:26:33 PM
Home at 1:15.  Just starting to catch up with everything.
More details later, but it's happy days in the garage with Strom pleased to have a mate to show off his local knowledge.

Oh, and the avatar is revalidated.    :grin     :runyay



Good to have you back on home soil ......now strip down that tupperware and get delicing that mexican contamination you've picked up along the way......GO QLDER !!!

Good to hear Biggles, you can have a day off tomorrow  :hatwave
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Brian on June 26, 2016, 07:23:14 PM
 :popcorn waiting waiting :whistle
Title: Re: Favour urgently needed
Post by: Brian on June 27, 2016, 04:56:08 PM
 :popcorn :popcorn waiting for photos of the new beaST :13Candy