Member Contributer Terry Posted November 9, 2025 Member Contributer Posted November 9, 2025 I'm too scared to open that link on my work computer, but I was quite taken with Pete "Maverick" Mitchell's accommodation in the last Top Gun... 4 Quote
Member Contributer DrErgal Posted November 11, 2025 Member Contributer Posted November 11, 2025 On 11/9/2025 at 11:36 PM, Terry said: That's the garage of every man's dream 😎 NO, what am I saying? That's the main residence of every man's dream; if you have that, why moving elsewhere? 😁 1 Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted November 11, 2025 Member Contributer Posted November 11, 2025 And the bill for heating that place in winter came in..... 1 Quote
Member Contributer MBrane Posted November 13, 2025 Member Contributer Posted November 13, 2025 Man Cave? No. Man hangar. 1 Quote
Member Contributer JZH Posted December 23, 2025 Author Member Contributer Posted December 23, 2025 Santa (or is that Sinterklaas?) came early this year! After over a year in transit and storage (and importing company hassles), my yellow bike is finally in its new home in the Netherlands. I hope the change in weather isn't too much of a shock for the old girl... As this is the only bike I have here, and it's now officially winter, I think I will take this opportunity to finish the brake and suspension upgrades. It's already cleared customs, so inspection and registration in NL can probably wait for a few months. I have an SP1 front end (with a matching Pearl Yellow mudguard from some sort of CBR900RR, I believe) and will do the same de-linking and brake-line-through-the-swing-arm I did last year on the blue bike in London. I'll also swap the Compufire reg/rec (don't ask) for a proper Shindengen SH847 and finally trim the RHS fairing to clear the supercharger belt. However, I've noticed that the tires have great tread...but have a DOT code from 2008! Ciao, JZH 9 Quote
Member Contributer Lorne Posted December 23, 2025 Member Contributer Posted December 23, 2025 10 hours ago, JZH said: my yellow bike is finally in its new home in the Netherlands It's a Christmas miracle. Looking forward to reading about your adventures on the yellow peril. 2 Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted December 24, 2025 Member Contributer Posted December 24, 2025 May I suggest you avoid the RDW-station in Waddinxveen? With an import from outside the EU, inspection is more thorough/involved. I am not a gynecologist but I know a C... when I see one.. 3 Quote
lalan45 Posted December 24, 2025 Posted December 24, 2025 21 hours ago, Lorne said: It's a Christmas miracle. Looking forward to reading about your adventures on the yellow peril. Sounds awesome! Can’t wait to hear all the wild stories from your Yellow Peril adventures—sounds like a fun ride! Quote
Member Contributer vfrcapn Posted December 25, 2025 Member Contributer Posted December 25, 2025 Is the blue bike joining you in the NL? When is it going to get the SC treatment?? 1 Quote
Sweeper Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Saw this a minute ago and thought of this thread. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DUVWf489P/?mibextid=wwXIfr 1 Quote
Member Contributer JZH Posted March 9 Author Member Contributer Posted March 9 16 hours ago, Sweeper said: Saw this a minute ago and thought of this thread. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DUVWf489P/?mibextid=wwXIfr Thanks. I guess that proves my concept! Obviously, I'm not going to buy high-end Australian garage equipment and have it shipped here, but I will have another look at their "docker" design to see if there's a simpler way to make my "cradles". Great minds think alike... Their "dockers" even incorporate front wheel cradles (albeit not the Baxley-type "pinch" version I'm gong to use). How long have they been in business? I wonder if they saw this thread last year! I see they're using a standard Chinese "manual stacker", but I've found that electric ones aren't much more expensive. I wouldn't really fancy foot-pumping a bike up 2m and then moving it manually into place. Anyway, I've figured out a place to store an electric one (utilizing the otherwise useless space under the lower stairs on the other side of my garage's internal wall) which should make it all but disappear (lol). I didn't see anywhere Moto Stacker has mentioned using pallet racks for storing the bikes? Maybe they don't have high ceilings down in Oz... ("Blue Bro" will be converted at some point, but I will need to make some 5th gen bracketry for my 6th gen A&A kit.) Ciao, JZH 1 Quote
Member Contributer BusyLittleShop Posted March 9 Member Contributer Posted March 9 Busy Little Shop is officially my aircraft hanger and motorcycle stable... if I call it a garage Mary claims parking right for the Camaro... 4 2 Quote
Member Contributer Presson Posted March 11 Member Contributer Posted March 11 Not quite the Top Gun hangar that Terry posted a picture of, but you've piqued my interest. So what is the aircraft? Presumably prop powered? Homebuilt. Microlight category? Aerobatic capable? Looks splendid. I've always been rather envious of you chaps in the US with so much freeish airspace Quote
Member Contributer Mohawk Posted March 11 Member Contributer Posted March 11 On 11/11/2025 at 8:43 AM, DrErgal said: That's the garage of every man's dream 😎 NO, what am I saying? That's the main residence of every man's dream; if you have that, why moving elsewhere? 😁 Not sure how I missed this, but I flew a P51 for an hour back in 2009. Still the best hour of my life 😁👍 2 Quote
Member Contributer Presson Posted March 11 Member Contributer Posted March 11 15 minutes ago, Mohawk said: Not sure how I missed this, but I flew a P51 for an hour back in 2009. Still the best hour of my life 😁👍 Ah, now there's bragging rights. You can't beat a bubble canopy, a lot of horsepower and free airspace! Quote
Member Contributer BusyLittleShop Posted March 12 Member Contributer Posted March 12 7 hours ago, Presson said: Not quite the Top Gun hangar that Terry posted a picture of, but you've piqued my interest. So what is the aircraft? Presumably prop powered? Homebuilt. Microlight category? Aerobatic capable? Looks splendid. I've always been rather envious of you chaps in the US with so much freeish airspace Aviation and Money Episode 2: Hummel UltraCruiser ultralight airplane [youtube] 1 Quote
Member Contributer BusyLittleShop Posted March 12 Member Contributer Posted March 12 I've logged 2.5 hours in the Collings Foundation P51C Betty Jane among a gaggle of B25 B24 B17 from McClellan AFB to Minden Nevada... 1 Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted March 12 Member Contributer Posted March 12 I flew 1st class Cathay Pacific from Hongkong to Paris....... 2 Quote
Member Contributer Presson Posted March 12 Member Contributer Posted March 12 That's a cool little plane BLS. And now I need to apologise to JZH for hijacking his thread. 1 Quote
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