Don't tell me you've never seen the movie Crocodile Dundee. I thought he was a national hero down there.
-Kyle On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > > what language are you all talking - sounds like my brothers, my > father, my uncles, my neighbors, my school mates, .... Graham > > On Jun 17, 2009, at 1:37 PM, Aldo wrote: > > > I went ahead and parked my truck right next to it... g'day m8! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Creative > > Residential > > Designs > > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 6:50 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day > > > > THAT'S not a truck...THIS is a truck! HotrodMamma.... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Aldo" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:56 PM > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day > > > > > > > > I don't think so... we all share an appreciation for Japanese > > machines or > > else we wouldn't be here. :p > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of NytWing > > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:46 PM > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day > > > > > > I'm about to take delivery on a 2001 Tundra, TRD package, leather, 6 > > disk CD changer, the works!!! 140K on the dial but that doesn't worry > > me. I'm buying it from my Father-in-law who has been the only > > owner... I can't wait.... Best thing of all, I'm stealing it at > > $5,000.... I know American pickups are supposed to be the end-all-be- > > all but Toyota has got them all beat... (I'm going to really stir > > the sh*t storm with that comment) > > > > On Jun 16, 2:23 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I can't sell it, I can't tell them I don't want it, even more they > >> want to > >> charge me $90/mo to use it, so far I'm just "forgetting" to go > >> pick it up > >> and seeing how long I get away with that. I'm getting $.55/mile for > > driving > >> my personal vehicle right now, that's why they want me out of it > >> and into > >> the impala. I can't say that my taco has been trouble free, I > >> broke the > >> timing chain at 150K (non-interference engine so no bent valves!), > >> wore > > out > >> two exhaust valves and had the head rebuilt at 210K, replaced the > >> clutch > > at > >> that same time and it still had meat on it! I've replaced the > >> front brake > >> pads several times, on my 5th set of tires, on my second set of > >> rotors, > >> replaced all the bushings up front. I've also had to replace the damn > >> catalytic converters and O2 sensors a couple of times, stupid OBDII. > >> My wife's corolla has 80K on it, and so far all I've replaced is the > > window > >> washer fluid reservoir and one set of tires. > >> Toyotas rock for reliability. > >> > >> -Kyle > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> Sell the Impala! > >>> Tacos are awesome. I love mine. I'm going to run it into the ground > > (around > >>> the 300k mark), have my brother rebuild it and then do it again. > >> > >>> -Kyle KK > >> > >>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >> > >>>> I was, and still am, hell on 4-wheels. I'm a bit more grannyish > >>>> on 2. > > The > >>>> mitzes were alot of fun, but I got tired of them always falling > >>>> apart. > > Cathy > >>>> had a corolla and it always ran great so when I finally got fed > >>>> up with > > the > >>>> '97 eclipse I traded it in on an '03 tacoma, brand new. I'm > >>>> never going > > to > >>>> buy another new car off the lot, but I bought it because it looked > > reliable, > >>>> not because I wanted a truck. It's got 248K on it now and it's > >>>> still > > more > >>>> likely to go around a corner sideways than otherwise. Work keeps > >>>> trying > > to > >>>> give me an '08 impalla, I don't want it but if they finally make me > > take it > >>>> I'll prolly sell the taco. > >> > >>>> -Kyle > >> > >>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >>>>> Hmmmm...let me see. > >>>>> Vehicles I have owned: > >>>>> 85 blazer w/ 2.8 v6 (pissed oil, went about 60 @ top speed) > >>>>> 95 tacoma w/ 2.7 I4 (great running, love it, goes about 80) > >>>>> 92 Corsica w/ 3.1 v6 (engine's great, does about 110) > >>>>> 83 Nighthawk 550 I4 (engine's great, does about 120) > >>>>> 02 VTX 1800 v2 (fantastic, don't know top speed: had it at 125) > >> > >>>>> None of them are really speed demons, but the Nighthawk is > >>>>> great up to > > 45 > >>>>> (which is where 1st runs out) and the VTX's second gear is neck > > snapping > >>>>> fun. > >> > >>>>> -Kyle KK > >> > >>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Creative Residential Designs < > >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>>>>> ...there's all of his cars, then there's all of mine...OH > >>>>>> MY!!! We > >>>>>> like fast things on two wheels Or four... > >> > >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>> *From:* Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> > >>>>>> *To:* [email protected] > >>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:53 PM > >>>>>> *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day > >> > >>>>>> Ouch. > >>>>>> wait...all of your cars? curious, what have you owned? > >> > >>>>>> -Kyle KK > >> > >>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > >>>>>> wrote: > >> > >>>>>>> V45, nice bike, almost, but not quite, as nice as my > >>>>>>> nighthawk ;) > > All > >>>>>>> of my cars up to this point have been turbocharged so I'm > >>>>>>> usually > > careful of > >>>>>>> puddles. I don't want to see what happens when a hot turbo > >>>>>>> tries to > > compress > >>>>>>> cold water. > >> > >>>>>>> -Kyle > >> > >>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Kyle K.K. > > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>> Ouch other Kyle. That sucks. > >>>>>>>> I knew a guy who had a hypercharger on his bike and he hit a 6" > > puddle > >>>>>>>> doing something stupid like 30mph. He thought it was shallower. > > Turned out, > >>>>>>>> a hypercharger acts like a huge funnel and he hydrolocked his > > engine. > >> > >>>>>>>> Glad that didn't happen to you. > >> > >>>>>>>> what size was the sabre? v65? > >> > >>>>>>>> -Kyle KK > >> > >>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Kyle Munz > > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>>> Last November I was on my buddy's 83 Sabre and got caught at a > >>>>>>>>> customer's house during the rain. Being a chicken I waited > >>>>>>>>> until > > it was over > >>>>>>>>> then snuck out on the still wet streets. At one point I > >>>>>>>>> came up on > > a > >>>>>>>>> significant puddle. About 6" deep in the middle, and about 20' > > long taking > >>>>>>>>> up all 3 lanes from curb to curb. I slowed waaaaaaay down, > >>>>>>>>> made > > sure I had > >>>>>>>>> the bike lined up straight and proceeded through the puddle > >>>>>>>>> carefully...about halfway through a #...@!$@@!$ in a FedEx > >>>>>>>>> truck goes > > crashing > >>>>>>>>> through the same puddle in the lane next to me. A tidalwave of > > nasty oily > >>>>>>>>> water completely engulfed me from the side and nearly > >>>>>>>>> knocked me > > off of the > >>>>>>>>> bike. To say I was pissed off is an understatement. > >>>>>>>>> Sometimes it > > doesn't > >>>>>>>>> matter how careful you are but that's the closest I've come to > > drowning on a > >>>>>>>>> bike ;) > >> > >>>>>>>>> -Kyle > >> > >>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Creative Residential > >>>>>>>>> Designs < > >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>>>> I was riding in my Caddy to town yesterday afternoon. I hit a > >>>>>>>>>> storm so bad that I hydroplaned. It was solid water... I > >>>>>>>>>> had to > > slow down > >>>>>>>>>> considerably. It was like going thru the car wash minus > >>>>>>>>>> the cute > > swishy > >>>>>>>>>> things that wash the car....my bike and I would have drowned! > > LOL! (Has > >>>>>>>>>> anyone drowned while driving a bike thru pouring rain? No? > > There's always a > >>>>>>>>>> first time...) > >> > >>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>>>>> *From:* Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>>> *To:* [email protected] > >>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:37 AM > >>>>>>>>>> *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day > >> > >>>>>>>>>> Storms are fun. They're refreshing as long as you can > >>>>>>>>>> change when > >>>>>>>>>> you get to your destination. > >>>>>>>>>> And you have an open face helmet. > >> > >>>>>>>>>> NEEDLES IN YOUR FACE!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH > >> > >>>>>>>>>> -Kyle KK > >> > >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Creative Residential > >>>>>>>>>> Designs < > >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> It did nothing except storm here yesterday, not that it > >>>>>>>>>>> would > > have > >>>>>>>>>>> mattered...I work out of my home ;) HotrodMamma. > >>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>>>>>> From: "Marco" <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>>>> To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" < > >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> > >>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:14 AM > >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> I work a fair distance away from home and haven't ridden the > > full > >>>>>>>>>>> trip > >>>>>>>>>>> yet (about 60km, all superslab, very heavy traffic), so I > >>>>>>>>>>> bailed > > on > >>>>>>>>>>> it. Not a bad idea in the end; we had rain and lightning > > forecast, > >>>>>>>>>>> and > >>>>>>>>>>> we got a big thunderstorm. > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> If it doesn't rain one weekday - any weekday - I'm on it. > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> Now I have to fix my upholstery so as to not embarrass > >>>>>>>>>>> myself > > too > >>>>>>>>>>> much > >>>>>>>>>>> with my rough-looking '93 NH :) > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> Cheers, > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> Marco > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 8, 4:42 pm, wrenchman <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>> every day should be ride to work day for all of us! god > >>>>>>>>>>>> made > > us > >>>>>>>>>>> all > >>>>>>>>>>>> waterproof and we can buy jackets and pants for the cold. > >>>>>>>>>>>> people , owning an older 'hawk is like being married, > >>>>>>>>>>>> you have > > to > >>>>>>>>>>> love > >>>>>>>>>>>> her ALL the time, not just when weather permits- Hide > >>>>>>>>>>>> quoted > > text - > >> > >> - Show quoted text - > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.71/2178 - Release Date: > > 06/15/09 > > 17:54:00 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.75/2182 - Release Date: > > 06/16/09 > > 21:23:00 > > > > > > > <P5100068.JPG> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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