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Brix i agree with u as regards those Ghanian strikers. They lack what it takes to be in a world cup finals.
Nevertheless, the officiating of these W cup matches is a big minus 4 football.
@ALL... What is FIFA'S decision on Graham Poll?
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Posted: 2006-06-28 09:16:20
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When Zidane scored his goal I almost leaped from my bed, most of the last 16 games were duds...The Portugal/Holland game on Sunday almost killed my interest in the supposed beautiful game.
Any news on when UMTS is launching in Naija? MTN are talking about it in the SA press but say it's subject to regulator approval. What about Glo?
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Posted: 2006-06-28 12:21:30
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@Abu: I have similar thoughts on the subject of the search. It would not change my view of life radically life if we did find chewie's relatives. However I will be first to go over over to EXPLORE "7of9" or T'pau of Star Trek:) I also think that real progress in the exploration of space will come from the private sector seeking profit while goverment should only act as they do - as regulators. Though a lot of this is a bit far off.
Bikes are my passion. I have two when I was in school and I have had two in the time after university. I am currently saving up to buy a hayabusa...Suzuki GSXR1300. The plan is not to let the wife know about it till its too late....
Yes, Ducatis are cool and there is a rather flash new one with 204ish Bhp
costs about 35K pounds
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Posted: 2006-06-28 19:21:50
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@amby: I am a car person to. It has to be fast to last with me. I currently have an e34 M5 as my only car for the past four years. The lenght of time it has been with me has more to do with a paucity of funds than any thing else.
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Posted: 2006-06-28 19:25:27
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@Brix: No word from MTN on UMTS yet, and nothing from Glo either.
@Egunje: I will tell your madam about your plans to "kill yourself" with a 35,000GBP monster dishing out 200 horses on Naija roads
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Posted: 2006-06-28 23:33:01
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Greetings from the SA thread; I see our intrepid thread founder, brix, also frequents these 9ja parts, and it's great having some of you visiting the SA thread from time to time.
@ Egunje,
Bikes are my passion too. The Hayabusa remains the most awesome motorcycle that I have ever ridden. The broad, phenomenal torque curve and the acceleration it generates is something special.
There is a nice 80-odd km stretch of road in the Eastern Province of South Africa, between East London and a small town called Stutterheim. Along one of the straighter stretches of road along this route I experienced 280+kmh for the first time; it was a full-power '99 model capable of the magical 300 mark, not one of the later 'governed' models.
If a cow or anything had suddenly stumbled into my path at that speed, they would have been scraping my remnants off the tar with a spatula.
Sigh, love the adrenalin rushes.
BTW, that limited-edition,road-going Ducati Moto GP bike
http://www.motorcyclenews.com[....]articleCategory=NEWS_NEW-BIKES
that you are referring to (if you are one of the few lucky ones) is still 13 months of development away before the first customer gets theirs, so there's still time to save...
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[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2006-06-29 01:05 ]
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Posted: 2006-06-29 00:16:05
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@Dawanqsta: 280+kmph? you must be crazier than I ever thought anyone could be. Thats exactly why I dislike bikes, no airbags or roll cage to protect you in the case of the inevitable accident.
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Posted: 2006-06-29 00:44:04
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@ amby,
Yes I guess it does seem to be a somewhat cretinous act, and I know that if I said that I only felt comfortable doing that speed due to the vast empty straight stretches of dry road ahead of me will not appease these notions much,but hey, it was fun in warped kind of way. The bike's handling is sublime, so it never felt that it was 'on the limit' in any way.
I enjoy the sheer and absolute acceleration and power of a machine like that under me.
Inevitable accident? No, I can't say I'll allow a word like 'inevitable' to sober my 2-wheeled pursuits; I'm not ignorant or dismissive of the possible dangers (at ANY speed); and despite the silly speed that day, I regard myself as a relatively safe superbike rider, as laughable as that sounds after stating a speed like that on the 'busa.
I have been riding for 16 years now and am still in one piece. How?
Utter respect for the machine and what it can do,knowing my abilities and limitations, acute awareness for possible dangers (a good peripheral vision comes into its own here..) and top-spec bike clothing (with things like carbon and kevlar-impreganted body armour etc.)have all helped.
I have a myriad of wonderful biking moments over the years and have met truly all walks of life within the biking sub-culture, and the fact that there is no rollcage or whatever does not make me feel that I am forever carelessly putting my life at risk; I truly feel 'at one' with a superbike.
Experiences out of comfort zones can also be so character-building and life-enriching...
Apart from this mutual interest in mobile phones, what other interests pre-occupy your time, Amby?
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Posted: 2006-06-29 01:58:18
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On 2006-06-29 01:58:18, amawanqa wrote:
Apart from this mutual interest in mobile phones, what other interests pre-occupy your time, Amby?
I'm also a speed freak, but of the four legged kind. The fastest I've ever gone was 210km/h in my 3rd gen Nissan maximaV6, but I'm thinking of installing an intercooler to see if I can exhaust the speedometer which tops out at 240km/h before I eventually sell the car.
I also love sports (soccer, tennis and golf)
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Posted: 2006-06-29 11:40:22
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when i was younger i used to like bikes but not now, my wife would not even let me go near an OKADA (commercial transport bikes)after what happened to a dear friend on one of these bikes, my passion for a machine as now turned towards cars,(at least a man has to like one form of machine or another i his short life on earth) now i am really passionate about cars, especially sporty and fast cars with good engines.
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Posted: 2006-06-29 13:30:36
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