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deekay · Post by **deekay** » 17 years ago

siddle up to the bar all you raptoians and have a drink with a territorian. name your poison, hello from Darwin in Australia and thanks for the welcome already shown by some of you that have kindly offered assistance. I bought my first Cagiva last week, a 2002 raptor 1000. I am already maddly in love with it and did 300 klms running around this weekend, I look for reasons to duck out to the shop or hardware store, my wife thinks its great getting me to run errands constantly. Darwin is the northernmost capital in Australia and is either hot and dry or hot and humid/raining so motorcycling is an all year round affair, it is 30 - 36C everyday of the year. I am in my mid 50's and have been riding bikes since I was 13. I have had so many I cannot remember them all but have included most british brands, japanese brands and a Ducati, I think the Cagiva is the best of all that I have had and am not likely to part with it, I tend to collect toys and not sell unless I have to, anyway bottoms up my buy again, lets drink this place dry, denis. P.S. did I tell you our beer consumption in Darwin is the highest per head in the world.

Aussie Shagger · Post by **Aussie Shagger** » 17 years ago

Bloody pisspots up there...
Welcome matey

deekay · Post by **deekay** » 17 years ago

piss pots what us??? know what you mean about roundabouts, had mine step out on me yeaterday in a bit of oil and got it back so easily, talk about forgiving, love it

wreckah · Post by **wreckah** » 17 years ago

highest beer consumption? i don't think so!

you see, belgium is beer-capital of the world, so we rule!

anyway, welcome dennis, i'll have one of these please

shebee · Post by **shebee** » 17 years ago

Welcome to the asylum,,, tequila and lime here please

Post by **snapdragon** » 17 years ago

wahay Aussie at the bar

does this mean we have to drink for two continents?

In which case I'll have a large beer and an english Gin thanks

I met someone from Darwin once - he was in a bar too

deekay · Post by **deekay** » 17 years ago

how unusual, I have enjoyed the odd beer or three in your lovely country as well, I got used to the "old peculiar" and draft on tap very easily, had a rather pissy time in Oxford on one occassion and boy can those Scotts sink a few, and I thought we were good, denis

Post by **snapdragon** » 17 years ago

tis in the celtic genes that were exported from here to australia many years ago deekay - but you crew seem to have honed it to a fine Art

deekay · Post by **deekay** » 17 years ago

Man up wreckah lets have six pack of Darwin Stubbies only 2 litres a go, should wet a territory thirst

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Shlockengronk · Post by **Shlockengronk** » 17 years ago

Welcome, Darwin stubbie for me too, its been a while, you got many curly roads up that way deekay

wreckah · Post by **wreckah** » 17 years ago

those darwin stubbies are the right size for sure

lots of trips to the loo guaranteed

Amanda M · Post by **Amanda M** » 17 years ago

wreckah wrote:55 years agohighest beer consumption? i don't think so!

you see, belgium is beer-capital of the world, so we rule!

anyway, welcome dennis, i'll have one of these please

Mmmmm, Duvel.... Lovely beer that! You have lots of lovely beer in Belgium and I should really come back and sample a few more one day... Hic!

deekay · Post by **deekay** » 17 years ago

How good is this, I'm propped up at the bar having a ball talking Raptorian sinking a few stubbies and not to forget the Gin as well with a veritable united nations, if its this good owning a raptor why didn't someone tell me before so I could have converted over years ago, I am having a blast playing boy racer everyday going to work terrorising the locals and hurting their ears, what more can you want. Sorry Shlockengronk the roads tend to be pretty straight and there is only one good ride out to Lichfield Park, lots of twists and turns and fun. We have just got an open road speed limit of 130kph whereas before we had no speed limit on the open road, bloody killjoys. Wide open spaces and little to no poulation, that is the Northern Territory. 1000ks takes about 8 hours with stops. Denis.

Post by **snapdragon** » 17 years ago

The Raptors seem to be one of the best kept secrets in the biking world - but once ridden forever smitten it seems

deekay · Post by **deekay** » 17 years ago

I think a beer or three is in order for Cavia for coming good with the english version of a service manual, order whatever you want Cavia, its on me. I have found so much good info on this site, have ordered a wavy rear disc from stealth as so many people recommended them as well as a chain sprocket set also from stealth. I am suprised about the chain reports as mine has done 20000k's or about 1200 miles and is good albiet original but so many people advising to replace meens it's gone. Stalth are a pleasure to deal with for a person thousands of miles away and they get my recommendation for pain free transaction, if the products are as good I am laughing, maybee a shout for them as well, cheers all you piss pots still here, den.