May 2004

30 May 2004
Everything is relative isn’t it ? All things that are the same aren’t really the same if you get my meaning. What’s fast in one’s mind is not really fast to someone else. It is thus unfortunate that you have to go though a learning process before understanding the relativity factor. Unfortunately it is the vocal minority in ALL cases that make the masses suffer for their lack of learning.

I hear vehicle manufacturers resisting the push for reducing fuel consumption and lower pollution standards from their engines. Purely because it costs too much money to do and they’d rather make a $buck now than acknowledge the near future. You see its quite simple. Lower you fuel consumption now you can continue making car or what ever for longer. Resist now and use up all the fuel now and go bust in a short period of time.

As consumers we should also be considerate of the near future. Pollute now and gee the planet will go up in smoke – literally in a few short decades – certainly within the expected life span of the readers of this site. Your favorite camping or site seeing roads will literally vanish forever cause there’s too much pollution for anything to grow. Rivers, trees, annoying bugs that splatter on your helmet – everything that keeps the ecosystem and us alive…Anyway, I’m not a greenie I just felt that something has to be said on preserving and improving on what we have now before its too late. Lets face it ‘desert views’ aren’t really a selling point.
So what you say, cars and stuff are relatively less polluting than industry – well tell them to start being cleaner too. They won’t be able to escape the planet – just yet anyway.

Maybe the new fuel crisis is a good thing and will mean transport such as motorcycles get a more friendly focus.

23 May 2004
I’ve added a few new stuttering explanations/solutions and updated content (Other Problems Page) in various places.
It is me or are bike manufacturers going conservative in their colour schemes and designs ? So far only BMW has introduced some notable and I guess sort of classy schemes ! Some of their designs not just colour schemes are getting quite different. Must be the Bangle influenceAll the Japanese/Uk manufacturers are coming out with truly unlovable designs. (Odd headlight configuration and edges is OLD hat guys) Come on designers surely you can convince them to take a chance ? A classic design pls.

15 May 2004
As you can see I’ve had a week off to recharge batteries and so forth. Personally didn’t have any effect. Anyway that’s life. There is a backlog of info to update on the site but due to the amount of stuff here already it gets difficult to put info in an make it easy to find. However I will work out something shortly. This site was never meant to be an all inclusive about the Hayabusa just as much as possible.

2 May 2004
Well, another long drive and I’ve got more sensible advice to give – hopefully. Crests or small hills are dangerous where you can’t see what’s on the other side are a serious hazard. If your approaching one it is always sensible to slow down and be wary of what may be coming up from the other side of the road. Not all drivers/riders are intelligent but are often suicidal and over confident murderers. All it takes is one of these fools to overtake or go on the wrong side of the road for you to be wiped out.