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Just read online that Police are saying to stay put, and that a lot of people deciding to leave have left it too late as you can't outrun the cyclone........I immediately thought, well they don't ride a Busa.
Stay safe guys.
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300kph, i ran just under 320 on the landspeed bike with no fairing once,
wind was pushing the helmet so hard i could barely breath ,handgrips were pulling off the bars , all the zips and velcro on my gear was trying to undo themselves,
i could not imagine what that sort of air pressure could do to buildings and the general landscape,
Take extra care up there guys its going to get nasty
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02-02-2011, 07:30pm
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(02-02-2011, 06:06pm)Maj Wrote: 300kph, i ran just under 320 on the landspeed bike with no fairing once,
wind was pushing the helmet so hard i could barely breath ,handgrips were pulling off the bars , all the zips and velcro on my gear was trying to undo themselves,
imagine how fast you could go with a 300km tailwind
"If you're going through hell, keep going"
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Hey Dantheman, keep your head down old boy and tell richard to send the other disk BEFORE the cyclone gets there!!! lol
Looks like life in Townsville may be a bit difficult for a few weeks!
Good luck to you guys up there, you're in our thoughts! Not in our prayers though - because we are Godless Bastards!! and He wouldn't listen.
Max
Good weather, good woman, good road, good bike, good-bye!!
I'm completely glued to the news, this is catastrophic. I know this isn't funny, but watch the lady signing beside Anna Bligh. You don't have to know sign language to know EXACTLY what she is saying, she is incredibly descriptive. I love it when she does the peaks and troughs of the waves, or when she does people coming out into the eye of the storm and getting a fright. She is GREAT!
Bunker down, stay safe people. We are thinking about you.
P.S. Dan is safe in Makay and has taken his family.
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Why do they they give these things such nice or sometimes exotic names. I guess they probably called it Cyclone Yasi cause it has a towell on its head. Why didnt they call it something more appropriate, like "Cyclone f*&^ing run" or "Cyclone f*&^ing bastard" ?
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well house is still standing, busa was safe in loungeroom.
Feel terrible for those unlucky folks up the road where they lost everything!
Regards
Grant
(Townsville, QLD)
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Good to you are safe and unhurt Grant had any news on the drunken guy in a canoe (DAN) yet ?
Cheers
Good to hear your ok Grant
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The drunk idiot in the canoe is fine. caught a few nice barra from the haughton river when i was stuck between townsville and mackay due to flooding. apparently your not allowed to drive a 4x4 over a bridge that has 100mm of water over it but you can stand on said bridge in the water and fish......
Regards
Dan