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Old 22-01-10, 11:49
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The old 4 wheel motor bike has been playing up for the last few months and Emma has been complaining that she needs a better one NOW as she is sick of using the farm trucks. Just to keep Emma happy her silly parents are purchasing a bike for her in what could almost be called a border raid. It looks like Emma will be heading off to Victoria (Sunday or Monday) to pick up a new honda 4 wheel bike, whilst at there she will also be doing a military vehicle inspections. To travel that far Emma will need help with the driving, so there's a bloke just north of Wagga offering to help and do a blitz study tour.

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Old 22-01-10, 11:56
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The old 4 wheel motor bike has been playing up for the last few months and Emma has been complaining that she needs a better one NOW as she is sick of using the farm trucks. Just to keep Emma happy her silly parents are purchasing a bike for her in what could almost be called a border raid. It looks like Emma will be heading off to Victoria (Sunday or Monday) to pick up a new honda 4 wheel bike, whilst at there she will also be doing a military vehicle inspections. To travel that far Emma will need help with the driving, so there's a bloke just north of Wagga offering to help and do a blitz study tour.

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Old 22-01-10, 12:03
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The old 4 wheel motor bike has been playing up for the last few months and Emma has been complaining that she needs a better one NOW as she is sick of using the farm trucks.
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Ahhh . use of farm trucks (jeep) .....must be creating too much work repairing fences
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Old 22-01-10, 12:33
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There might even be a Dukw swim on Australia Day if the border raiders are about then

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Old 22-01-10, 13:16
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Ahhh . use of farm trucks (jeep) .....must be creating too much work repairing fences
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Old 22-01-10, 19:53
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.....and all the whineing

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Old 22-01-10, 21:04
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Emma being an Australian wouldn't winge would she Max?
now cliff she is a daughter

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Old 25-01-10, 10:30
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Emma has just picked up her bike

Tony and Emma arrived mid afternoon, I am not sure who had the biggest smile, Emma for the new bike, or Tony from crawling around under the Blitz.

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Old 25-01-10, 10:36
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The first job done this morning, before preparing the Dukw for Australia day was to pre deliver Emma's bike, the extra tray for, Loki and Molly, and punture treatment and a Scriven's Racing Sticker.

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Old 25-01-10, 21:38
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Where's the roll frame, wire cutter and bin for wheel chocks.
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Old 25-01-10, 21:52
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[QUOTE=hrpearce;125192]Where's the roll frame, wire cutter and bin for wheel chocks.

Robert she will need crash hats for her dogs now
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Old 25-01-10, 22:14
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Emma how did you go with the wheel nuts were they enough trade for the bike? .

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Old 26-01-10, 10:32
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Items of trade were exchanged for Drive of Dukw


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Old 26-01-10, 11:39
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Tim, I thought I taught Emma not to like green stuff, are you corrupting her?
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Old 26-01-10, 11:45
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Tim, I thought I taught Emma not to like green stuff, are you corrupting her?
Looks like it's too late - she'll be demanding her own blitz soon, just you wait.
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Old 26-01-10, 11:52
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Oh NO I'll have to get her home right away to try and resuce her somehow, then she'll have to have some sort of counselling to get her right again.
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Old 26-01-10, 12:16
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We looked at about 10 Blitz's today, so you might be in trouble

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Old 26-01-10, 19:20
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Max this is a snap of my boss's bike she lives in the steaper end of the valey. All her neighbours call it the pope mobile but when she rolled it she walked home with a broken wrist but most of her neighbours have been carted off to hospital in an ambulance. Tha dogs would still nead helments.
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Old 26-01-10, 20:18
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Max you will have to get on to the RTA and get them to put in a few more tunnels for the extra blitz arrivals. Everyone here knows you cant stop at one
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Old 28-01-10, 04:18
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Emma's finally home after going to pick up her bike in a border raid, thankfully I can assure everyone she doesl not need counselling as she seems very over all the stuff she saw. Emma assured me it was bribery to get her to drive the dukw as they wouldn't take her ashore until she drove the thing. Good to see some of her training has finally sunk in.

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Old 28-01-10, 11:57
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Emmas bike trip did end up being a minny border raid. There was a photo posted soft skin forum earlier with a couple of axles one being a ford and the other a chev. After some enquires from Tony he managed to secure the axles and the ford one ended up being a front axle for a o1y 1 ton ute and appears it has never been used so a good spare for us.

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Old 28-01-10, 12:21
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Old 28-01-10, 12:28
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Old 29-01-10, 00:04
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Old 29-01-10, 04:05
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Old 29-01-10, 06:28
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We have seen the bike, we have not seen lovely ema.

We have not seen the dogs.

Is the bike to be painted drab

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Old 29-01-10, 09:53
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With the speed of the new bike Loki and Molly thought they better wear some proctive gear on their first ride

If I put a canvas seat cover on the bike, will that make it green enough?

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Old 30-01-10, 05:07
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Hard to tell from the photos but it does appear that Max you have done a good job of spoiling both Emma and the dogs.

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Old 30-01-10, 08:32
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I notice the bike has a rack for carrying the park brake brick.
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Old 30-01-10, 15:59
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Max this is a snap of my boss's bike she lives in the steaper end of the valey. All her neighbours call it the pope mobile but when she rolled it she walked home with a broken wrist but most of her neighbours have been carted off to hospital in an ambulance. Tha dogs would still nead helments.
Those weather covers are not as dopey as idea as you'd think. If it keeps the weight of the vehicle off the rider - that is a good idea.

A lot of kids (or all ages) in rural Canada are injured in what we call ATV accidents. A generation ago it was minibikes, before that snowmobiles, and probably bicycles and horses before that.

I like the blue saddle tank - extended range gasoline tank?
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