Needed to introduce my self and ask...why are Aussies so cool?

[Dr E]

First the introduction...I live in the Tri Cities in Washington State in the US. I am an administrator at another website in the US that is focused on the Hayabusa which brought me to this site as there are a few members here who are on our site. (That will get us to the second part of my post in just a bit). I have been riding for almost 30 years and have bought and sold more bikes than I care to remember...but none have captured what I have wanted like the Busa. I bought my bike (Sasha) back in November of 07 as she is one of the Gen II bikes. Do to limited selection, I was only able to get the Orange and Black (really a dark blue if you look in bright light). I rode her for a season and then decided to tear her down to the frame and rebuild her into the bike I wanted. Well, at about the cost of what I paid for her, I did a number of modification and ended up with my final version you see in the pics.

Now for my second part of this post...why are Aussies so cool? I am a member on a number of Australian sites from Perth to Sydney and no matter which site I am on, I am always amazed at the generosity, kindness ability to rip a friend in good humor and instead of that person being upset...they joke right back! So why is it that you have been able to capture that part of life that seems to have been lost everywhere else? Thank you for letting me be part of your site!

Take care,

Eric