the Martini story, {ongoing}

[Tim]

it will be worth the wait  I think  good sipping port will be needed   lol

[excess.11]

All this "Secret Mens Business Stuff" is too much to bear.....I need a stiff drink......if Scotty was  around he d sort you guys out.
Bartender !!!!.....Bring me a "MARTINI"  ....shaken....not stirred.

[Jonesy :-)]

I,m working on a trophy now, so qld authorities better do there bit i saw it in a hard copy mag i subscribe to

[steptoe]

you lot are worse than a kid at christmas or birthday,, trying to guess what the surprise is,,

I haven,t seen the story, nor do I know how to online but I,ll get there

but yes you,re right, I did buy it,
                       
                                                   A very stressfull 1/2 hr on the phone with Xtrian and the seller, trying to amass the dollars for purchase {don,t ask}  5 figures,, then the pickup trip, we didn,t haggle, gave him his asking price, it was something that wasn,t/isn,t  going to be  readily available anytime soon, and frankly would,ve been an insult knowing what it means to our group of followers
         
           lets just say any other project that was in line has been put on ice for the next quiet a while,
unless it can be built out of scrap, spares or leftovers  which leaves me a bit more time for the gardens now

           still have to get it complied, plated and rego,d yet,, more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$  but well worth it me thinks

[beemeerr11]

Heya Steptoe,
Your secret Looks bloody good, can't wait to see it in the flesh
Lou

[steptoe]

many ones may have to wait till the rally where all will be revealled,,

 as long as qld tpt/main rds let me rego the damn thing

[excess.11]

. Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you are entitled to!”  [Jack Nicholson, as Colonel Jessup]
Jack Nicholson (Col. Jessup): “You want answers?”
Tom Cruise (Kaffee): “I think I’m entitled.”
Jack Nicholson (Col. Jessup): “You want answers?”
Tom Cruise (Kaffee): “I want the truth!”
Jack Nicholson (Col. Jessup): “You can’t handle the truth!

Truth is.......standards are best.....screw the rest.
"Drops the Mike"....

[XSIIE]

So in Star Wars perspective?

The Standard is the good  side of the Force? The "Luke Skywalker"

The RH must be the dark side of the force? The "Darth Vader"

Man I love mushrooms

[beemeerr11]

The only reason it's a secret is that the Standard Crew are a bit ashamed about coming out and being open and up front about the real truth. I have a shoulder for you to lean on and cry if needed, also a good listener if you want to talk about how you failed when it came to buying a real XS1100?

Truth being the RH is all the rage at the moment and anyone that hasn't got one is looking for one or is jealous of the real deal.

LATER

[steptoe]

actually that would be the mirror,,, all one can say is that it is an import, and it needs a pretty up before a reveal

[Jonesy :-)]

So! Mr Squirrel from the facebook link, even under the cover we can see it has a BIG fairing , can you peel the cover back a little for further tease?

[steptoe]

day 3
before we do this,, a huge thankyou has to go to Ev for helping emonstrably with knocking over the klms to keep the weekend on track,, thanks mate,,,,,

now back to the story

saw a visit to a new member Ashlee_89, a young lady who wants to rebuild her fathers bike that he was doing when he passed away,
we spent an hr there reassuring her it was do-able and relatively easy to her surprise, so planning has begun for that project,
then it was up to sunshine coast to meet with Doug for a bit then home

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once again sorry for the links to fb,, have had no time to go the long way round with the pics

[steptoe]

day 2 saw us up after 4 hrs snooze, loaded all goodies into  the workhorse, then loaded the bike into the trailer
then high tail it for home, zooming past lots of people I,d love to stop and chat to seeing as we were down there but time was of the essence

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sorry,, quickest way I can do it sitting on a coal mine

then another full day running back to brissy by 9.30 for motel key,  after we had a quickish relaxed lunch sth of port macq

[steptoe]

well we,re doing it again,
Eveready and myself being steptoe are on another long distance rescue mission

           our mission this trip involves dropping Tims new bike {a Rh} he bought from up here, and replacing choke rubbers whilst there, delivering air box chrome shrouds for Bryan then belting the highway for a 3900 klm round trip to rescue an 11 from a life as a museum piece
          I left home at 4.30 am, picked Ev up on the way,,,  a fuel load of 140 ltrs was put in  at Maryborough at 6.30 am  and lasted for just on 12  hrs where a refuel at Nabiac was required,
         back to Tims place first, with his coughing and farting that has been taking place over a long period, we slipped a set of new rubbers on and by all accounts  a marked difference was noticed straight off the bat,
        so all that having been taken care of we,re cruising down the freeway for sydney listening too 10 cd,s of 70,s and 80,s music and talking all things xs with some very interesting  theories being produced
        having knocked over 15 hrs so far it,s into the night  and updates as we go