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Old 09-07-2024, 11:12 PM   #2791
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He understands the risks of riding a bike around the city and wants to protect his little brother from an accident?
100% not that. He dailys the little bike when he used to daily the big one. Ive riden the big one before, it makes more then 10 times the bakers dozen of horsepower the little one does. Still is beyond me why he likes the thing so much
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Old 09-07-2024, 11:25 PM   #2792
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100% not that. He dailys the little bike when he used to daily the big one. Ive riden the big one before, it makes more then 10 times the bakers dozen of horsepower the little one does. Still is beyond me why he likes the thing so much
Your brother has probably mellowed out a bit, sometimes it a pleasure to take it easy rather belting around on a bigger machine.
Sometimes I find it a pleasure just to jump in my smaller less powerful car and plod around the streets.
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Old 09-07-2024, 11:44 PM   #2793
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The funny thing was, after i bought the thing, cleaned it up and whatnot, my brother took it on a sunday ride with his riding mates as one of his mates daughters who was on her L's was coming along so they changed route to nothing above 80kph roads. His riding mates before seeing the thing were teasing him (well me to him) about it. But, when they saw it and found out that it was $1500 with 12 months rego and 21k on the odo reckoned it was the buy of the century.
Anyhows, weeks later my brother tells me he had someone offer 3k to buy it. Did he call me at the time, nope. I would easily have said yes. Then not long after he bought it off me. I had done my Ps on it so was done with bikes so whatever. I was thinking he would sell it at a profit but no. He rides it. To be fair, for comuting its fine. 130kgs with a full tank of fuel. 300-400km range out of that 10L depending on how you ride it. 0-100 in about 15 seconds on a down hill with a tail wind, so any form of speeding is active speeding. Top speed, well, 100 is a push, not like the z1000 that does 130 in 1st.....
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Old 10-07-2024, 04:08 PM   #2794
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Why is it that apparent means clearly visible or understood and obvious, but apparently means that something seems to be true, but may not be?
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Same reason i guess news reporters say stuff like the victim was allegedly shot/stabbed or whatever when that term means an accusation with no formal proof. Pretty sure gunshot or stab wounds means the victim was infact shot or stabbed....
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Why is it that no matter how careful I am using Superglue it ends up getting everywhere and I am more likely to stick my fingers together than what I am trying to fix!
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Why is it that no matter how careful I am using Superglue it ends up getting everywhere and I am more likely to stick my fingers together than what I am trying to fix!
Why is it you arent the only one who has that issue?
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Use a nail or toothpick to apply the superglue.

Cyanoacrylate also doesn’t stick to baking paper.
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Use a nail or toothpick to apply the superglue.

Cyanoacrylate also doesn’t stick to baking paper.
Thats not the way most people's minds work. Yes you know to use the cap to ***** the seal on tube, yes you know to then put on the nozzel. Again yes you know that apply gentle preassure to the tube because the nozzel has to fill before it delivers, but of course in the 15 seconds that process takes people get impatient therefore stuck fingers and excess of superglue on things where not supposed to be happens.
Superglue is great!
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Superglue is one thing, roll-on bedliner is another. Ever see this thread?

https://www.explorerforum.com/forums...-hootus.18595/
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Why is it you arent the only one who has that issue?
I wish they put a subtle tint in the glue so I can see where it has been applied.
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