Australian FireStorm Record!

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Australian FireStorm Record!

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I'm just home from a fantastic weekend with OzFireStorm at a tiny place called Walcha, in the middle of nowhere, but surrounded by some great roads, mainly the Oxley Highway.

We had 20 FireStorms & about half that again in ring-ins, including one numpty who owns a Storm, but rode his VFR instead :roll: . Numpty! Mr Sharpest, a lurking presence here, missed the ride where this photo was taken 'cause his bike threw a tantrum, but Incy managed to snap 19 after gorillaring it up a nearby tree. Of course, there would've been one more if I didn't have to go pillion for the trip...
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Pretty sure this is a record for Oz. Not sure about elsewhere. A newly licenced ring-in on a ZZR250 lost her footing, but jumped straight back on. Other than that, we had one decent off that we sent away in an ambulance. Collar-bone, shoulder-blade & half a dozen rib fractures, but he's all drugged up & will be back in the saddle in time.

This is our third annual meet at Walcha & it's easy to tell it's a great weekend because anyone who's been to one is always there in the years to follow. Looking forward to next year!
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Nice one VTRGirl :!: 8) 8) It's good to see so many Storms together :D

I was only thinking we've not heard from you for a while and wondered what you've been doing, now I know :wink:

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are the storms in oz realy small :lol:
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VTRgirl,What's that at the front ,5th from the left, is it a kinda streetfightered 'storm :?:
Nice gathering you got there 8)
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Is that a Teal one just like mine? Right at the front, bang in the middle. Pride of place!! :D :D :D Heh Heh
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Thanks for missing me, Chris :D I've been lurking, but haven't exactly had much to say of late. It's easy to get a bit down without the ol' licence. One month, 2 weeks & 6 days to go, Timbo! And you're right. It's a six-month disqualification. I've been going to the gym instead, so look out! :wink: And you guessed the ring-in bit right. There are a few members who've moved on to other bikes now that the Storm's no longer being made, but also some non-members who were just dragged along for the heck of it. As you all know, we Stormers are such a good bunch, that nobody wants to leave! Gives us something to bag other than colour though :wink:

Fishface, I'm at work & the pic doesn't show, but it was taken from up a fairly decent tree, so I'm guessing the ant similarities come from there. LOL.

Bikerpiker, yes, that'd be MonoMaster's old Storm. There's a thread around here somewhere about it. He's truly a legend & can mono like no other. Spent a fortune completely redoing a Storm & then binned it at Walcha two years ago, practically on it's maiden voyage. Foot slipped off the peg & the rest was very, very quick, as you can imagine. He agreed with the Mrs to give up the roadies, so Nudenut bought the beast & resurrected it. This meant Nudie's brother, Bowler (named because of an unfortunate "stoppie" incident...) bought Nudie's old Storm & joined the flock. If you're interested in streetfighters or any mods, really, it's definitely worth hunting down Mono's thread.

Lawless, yes, I'm afraid we have the odd teal Storm here as well. We even have a teal with orange wheels 8O ! Thursday night saw most of the Queensland contingent at my place for drinkies & sleepies before heading off on Friday. We had 6 Storms there & probably could have fit them all in my garage, but since one was teal, we just made room for the other five. He was a newbie & needed to know his place :wink: :P
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Post by chuxsta »

nice pic and no doubt nice weather... and welcome back as you have been all quite on here for a while....

Timbo wrote:
How long have you got till your license restrictions are lifted? Must be soon, wasnt it 6 months?
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another senoir moment spotted...

timbo... take a look at vtrgirls siganture...
its a rather colourful thing with some crazy numbers on the bottom,,,
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VTRgirl wrote:Lawless, yes, I'm afraid we have the odd teal Storm here as well. We even have a teal with orange wheels 8O ! Thursday night saw most of the Queensland contingent at my place for drinkies & sleepies before heading off on Friday. We had 6 Storms there & probably could have fit them all in my garage, but since one was teal, we just made room for the other five. He was a newbie & needed to know his place :wink: :P
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Storm heaven ! We need to try to beat that before everybody goes and buys a green Kwacker :lol:
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Post by sparrowlegs »

I didn't see one Storm out today and only two SP's! went to Kirby Lonsdale and then up to Windermere and back all the usual biker routes and i didn't see one...only a funny coloured blue one in me mirrors aka the hubbies bike lol
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Timbo wrote:
chuxsta wrote:nice pic and no doubt nice weather... and welcome back as you have been all quite on here for a while....

Timbo wrote:
How long have you got till your license restrictions are lifted? Must be soon, wasnt it 6 months?
:)
another senoir moment spotted...

timbo... take a look at vtrgirls siganture...
its a rather colourful thing with some crazy numbers on the bottom,,,


Mate, i NEVER read signatures, but thanks for patronising me and making me feel stupid in front of my chums, spose you are happy now huh? spose you feel all big and clever dont you? Well, nobody is watching you? you arent big or clever :roll: . Can i stop now? Has everyone forgotten i am thick and now thinks chux is? :) errrr, note to self, read FULL post before replying :)
WOW.. not only was it a senior moment i think i smell menopause in there as well.....

no harm intended..
just makes me giggle when people do what im so good at.. :D
not seeing the full picture..
its easy to see my faults in others :D
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Post by LotusSevenMan »

Nice amount of Storms there VTR Girl.
Good to see so many old 'uns out and about (bikes not riders!!!)
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