Tomac

[Tomac]

Howdy all
Im just haveing a look around.
Iv developed carpal tunnel from years of trail riding & down hill mountain bikes. So Im suddenly interested in street fighters, they are the only road bikes that I find apealing. Over the years Iv had mostly suzukis & yamahas so I'll probably stick with one of them, Id like a gixxer k1 to k5 or a new FZ1N but either way its going to be a few years as my wife & I have just bought a second property in Bonnie Doon.

BTW i got my user name from a old skool mountain biker named John Tomac - pronounced Toe - mack, he was my hero when I was a kid.
http://www.tomac.com/john-tomac.php

I hope to be out shredding asap
cheers Tomac

[BANDITROD]

Welcome aboard mate Bonnie doon is awesome

[g man]

welcome mate , we share a comon hero tomac was and still is the man i raced down hill growing up and went into dual from there on my love tomac sig edition hardtail .ahhhhhhhh the good old days ........

[Tomac]

Thanx

Im looking forward to my first ride to Bonnie Doon, It might take a while for the $$$. Im thinkin the FZ1N might be better for touring than a gixxer (for me) & the weight of a Bandit is the only reason Id choose a gixxer over it. Iv got plenty of time to decide

Tomac was a big inspration for me, I never did get to own one of his bikes but my last DH bike was a Santa cruz VPfree, I figure thats close enough
http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b456/Tomactroop/284.jpgcheers Tomac

[Large]

How's the serenity?

[Tomac]

quote:Originally posted by Large

How's the serenity?
Tell him his dreaming :D

[rod185651]

Welcome Tomac, gixxer K5 1000 would be my pick out of the Suzukis.
But honestly Gixxers have been done to death, if you're buying a bike to fighter think outside the box.
Kawasaki is where it's at mate.

[ALBI]

quote:Originally posted by rod185651

if you're buying a bike to fighter think outside the box.


thats a good one to start off with !nothing worse than no-one fighting a cruser!! now id like to see that

[Tomac]

I like the qwakas but Iv never had one, I'll have a closer look at em. Thats the great thing about forums, everyone has an opinion, good, bad or ugly, either way it all helps. I no very little about road bikes, to be honest, until now, Iv never really payed much attention to them. I figure if Im going to convert to the dark side, it might as well be on a fighter.

cheers

[rod185651]

Here's some Ninjas for you mate


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18613
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20543
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18613

[oldskool]

Welcome mate, just dont ride ya tredly down Nepean Hwy all lycra'd up on the weekend and you live.

[Tomac]

quote:Originally posted by rod185651

Here's some Ninjas for you mate


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18613
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20543
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18613
Theres some mighty fine lookin bikes in there
Im not into heaps of bling on my bikes but I centainly can appreciate all the work that go's into it. My old mans got a boulevard with a spiderman theme on it & his done most of the work himself. Me I'll probably just go a simple black & white theme like my Down hill bike.

I whent to the kwaka site & the black ninja looks pretty sweet;)

[Tomac]

quote:Originally posted by oldskool

Welcome mate, just dont ride ya tredly down Nepean Hwy all lycra'd up on the weekend and you live.
Thanx for the welcome, yeah, lycra looks gay, unless your a ballet dancer :D

[Yella]

If you are a ballet dancer you don't need lycra to help you look gay.

Welcome

[latheboy]

Don't give up on the downy, the youies is open again :D I can't fucking wait to get out there...

Just get anything that has a nice frame and motor, everything else is replaceable.