Finally joined up...now that I have a bike

[Shiny Things]

Hi all,

Also known to some as mrs freak (married to 80s freak), have met quite a few of you at various functions & AFR 2010. I was the lucky lady who had 10 ASF members show up to my wedding as a guard of honour last year :)

Thanks to being exposed to the hubby (put those dirty thoughts out of your heads!) & his bikes & Streetfighter magazines, I finally broke a 20 year old promise to my mum (long story) and just got myself a bike, a 1981 GS 450. Time to roll up my sleeves & get stuck into it...so many ideas, so little money! Also so little experience, this build is going to be an apprenticeship of sorts. Then all I'll have to do is actually learn to ride & get my learners permit lol.

Cheers guys.

[latheboy]

Weclome Anthea,
Are you getting a turbo aswell?

[Gitzy]

Ooooh Shiny... welcome Mrs Freak..

[RevHead]

hello welcome aboard

[Redmohawk]

Welcome to the madness , but you know what your in for here anyway I bet. Now bikes are in your blood your hooked for life !

[Shiny Things]

Hi Ivan...is YOUR turbo on yet?
I'll just make do with boasting about Geoff's when it goes on (eventually)

[ALBI]

hmmm shiny
welcome

[JackTar]

Bloody hell they'll let anyone in here.

[80s freak]

Hey ya spunk! I'll give you an offical welcome later. Hee, hee.
Jacktar: you're here aren't you.

[Z Power]

Welcome

[Loki]

Good to meet you. Would have been mad to have a procession of streetfighters at your wedding!

quote:Originally posted by 80s freak

Hey ya spunk! I'll give you an offical welcome later. Hee, hee.

Pics or it never happened.

Oh and Welcome,Go the old GS.

[wackyrider]

Welcome Anthea. That was a fun wedding. Even though I did have to stop along the ride to pick up some parts that came off [:I]

[Bob]

Welcome

[latheboy]

quote:Originally posted by Shiny Things

Hi Ivan...is YOUR turbo on yet?
I'll just make do with boasting about Geoff's when it goes on (eventually)

Yes:D and no[V]
I've parked it, got a new toy to play with thats taking up my time.

[80s freak]

Is there a new man in your life Ivan?

[Beaza]

Welcome mate

[geesexar]

welcome shiny and good luck with the bike

[Shiny Things]

Thanks guys. After meeting Jacktar, I knew even a Frankston lass like myself would be allowed onboard. Will get some pics of the old bike & the start of the build up soon. I've already learned which end of the screwdriver goes where lol

[Shiny Things]

Appreciated you all coming on our wedding day Wacky, wish I had had time to check out all the bikes properly on the day. Although i was pretty disappointed to only find a single burn-out skid in the driveway when I got home. I left permission for people to leave rubber wherever they wanted and then you all behaved yourselves...bloody disgraceful!!

[latheboy]

Don't use left handed screwdrivers on right hand screws ... they don't work.


quote:Originally posted by 80s freak

Is there a new man in your life Ivan?

I wasn't going to tell Anthea you've been coming over but i guess it's out now freak.

We've got into Adventure racing so i've got to get fit. Got some races coming up.[}:)]

[tgp450]

sweet, another newbee!

[80s freak]

Adventure racing? Got to get fit? Yeah you rock climbers are a fat lazy bunch.

[KATO ZX7]

Hiya Mrs Freak

Awsome news on you getting a bike!

[latheboy]

quote:Originally posted by 80s freak

Adventure racing? Got to get fit? Yeah you rock climbers are a fat lazy bunch.

Yeah man i've got 10kg to loose:D

So where's the pics of the bike????

[Redmohawk]

Ivan last time i saw you if you lost 10kg you'd disapear lol

[Shiny Things]

quote:Originally posted by Redmohawk

Ivan last time i saw you if you lost 10kg you'd disapear lol


He must be trying to disappear so I don't catch him after he admitted to getting frisky with my husband. Pair of tarts! :D

[80s freak]

What me and Ivan get up to in our own time is our own business.[:p][:0]
Sorry TK, it's over between us.

[Shiny Things]

quote:Originally posted by 80s freak

What me and Ivan get up to in our own time is our own business.[:p][:0]

Leaving Jen & I to wash the dirty sheets. Nice [xx(]


quote:
Sorry TK, it's over between us.

That's heartless. I'm going to hate to see a strong man cry!

[Gsxar]

Welcome babe, we missed you Saturday night. Hope your feeling better.
Watch out guys getting to be lots of us Vic chicks now :D:D

[Shiny Things]

Thanks Jo! The sad part is I'm not even up to using training wheels yet...but I'll get there

[stu]

Hi Anthea, welcome aboard. Best get Geoff to working on your bike. He doesn't really need time to play with Mr Turbo anyhow. :D;)[:p]

[Shiny Things]

Hi Stu, the work done on my bike is all me, with Geoff's guidance. It's what I wanted & he's more than happy with it. Luckily he's a patient teacher since I have zero mechanical aptitude! Actually really enjoying myself getting it ready for roadworthy, it's very satisfying. Fired up beautifuuly on Thursday after I had pulled apart, cleaned & reassembled the carbs., then balanced the carbs & tuned it. Geoff burst out laughing when I got to rev it for the first time, apparently I had the fat-kid-in-a-cake-shop expression happening lol.
p.s. Loved the pic of your little corgi, she's adorable with those huge ears

[stu]

quote:Originally posted by Shiny Things

Hi Stu, the work done on my bike is all me, with Geoff's guidance. It's what I wanted & he's more than happy with it. Luckily he's a patient teacher since I have zero mechanical aptitude! Actually really enjoying myself getting it ready for roadworthy, it's very satisfying. Fired up beautifuuly on Thursday after I had pulled apart, cleaned & reassembled the carbs., then balanced the carbs & tuned it. Geoff burst out laughing when I got to rev it for the first time, apparently I had the fat-kid-in-a-cake-shop expression happening lol.
p.s. Loved the pic of your little corgi, she's adorable with those huge ears

That's awesome, my wife struggles to wash the car so you are way ahead.
Remind Geoff about facial expressions when he has the Turbo fitted and ready to roll cause I reckon he'll do a good fat-kid-at-the-all-you-can-eat-bar when he fires it up:D;)

[TurboKat]

Got a bike have you? Really? I think your pants are on fire because there are NO PICS :(

[Shiny Things]

quote:Originally posted by TurboKat

Got a bike have you? Really? I think your pants are on fire because there are NO PICS :(


Don't be like that TK, you Barry-owning grump LOL. You know it's stock & boring right now. After it's rego'd I can start doing interesting things to it & put up pics.

[Shiny Things]

Fine then. Here's the poor old beastie, as we took delivery of it.
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276774084.jpg


And the hideous, period-correct, absurdly long rear mudflap!
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276700491.jpg

[timbo]

So what are the plans for that bad boy?

Period-correct...as in XXXL tampon? Cancel your life insurance,your Husband wants to be with Ivan

[Macca2010]

Welcome:D

[Shiny Things]

Geoff & Ivan are a pair of sluts & well suited to each other. Then again Geoff does a means bacon & eggs breakfast every Sunday so I may well have to fight to keep him :D

[KATO ZX7]

I see great things for that bike and your gonna look the goods on it!!

[Shiny Things]

Kato, there are some ambitious plans but mostly the original body lines will be kept...a couple of custom trays to get rid of the old light clusters & remount the battery somewhere hidden, a small digital dash, new headlights (told Geoff what I wanted & he pulled one out from the shed, awesome!!), bugger off the airbox in favour of pod filters & a change to USD forks & maybe a banana swing arm & a good short, noisy can will tidy Mike up quite nicely.(Yep, his name is Mike for reasons that will become apparent when he finally gets around to having his new paint applied). Within half an hour of seeing him, he was already zooming around in my head in his final incarnation. Now I just have to help him emerge from the cocoon :)