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*Liam's Wild Ride*

I think the lights were too bright, because my head is so shiney. So is Valentino's hat, but he didn't seem to mind in the least!

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Liam,
For future reference, which mall was that store located at?
 
Robo50 said:
When was the last time you saw an actual store, a permanent one, that catered to high speed fans? Thing is, I've seen several stores like this selling GP gear, pit shirts, every kind of sweater you could want, hats, etc.
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To keep balance in the universe there's probably a Spaniard or two there , willing to give their left testicle for a store with some Dale Earnhardt Jr or Oakald Raiders stuff.:green
 
i sorta doubt it ... they have more brains than that. :teeth


pickawinner said:
To keep balance in the universe there's probably a Spaniard or two there , willing to give their left testicle for a store with some Dale Earnhardt Jr or Oakald Raiders stuff.:green
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Thanks Dan! Today is my 30th birthday, and I'm celebrating it in relatively quiet way. No need to go out and go big when I haven't secured a job yet! I spent the day doing laundry, hanging my clothes to dry (no dryers in Spain!) and riding the Metro (underground train) outside the city to an industrial area where I looked at a bike for sale. It was not exactly as pictured in the ad I found for it on the internet. Somehow the owner had "forgotten" about an accident the bike had been in and didn't know why the front end was slightly twisted, the forks wouldn't compress, and why the headlight was crooked. Hmmmm. Not to mention he had driven off with a lock through the rear wheel and bent the shock. It was a disaster, and I wasn't going to spend good money on it. On the way back I decided to hoof it for a while and see the surrounding area. I ran across this pub and thought, how appropriate. I'm at my normal bar now waiting for a couple friends to show up for dinner, at 10! We'll see how it goes after that.

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As for a job update? This is what I woke up to this morning. I got this just after midnight from a high-level member of the Repsol Team Honda:

Thanks very much for your note.
I have forwarded it to HRC for consideration.
Don't hold your breath - there is a queue a mile long of people wanting to
work for the team.
They will be breaking for winter after the tests in Sepang this week so I
would imagine there will be a long silence after a hard year.
I'm sure one of my colleagues will get back to you if there is a vacancy.
Thank you for your interest and good luck.
Kind regards

It bummed me out at first, since Nicky Hayden himself had given me several email addresses to send my information to, but what the hell. Today's my birthday and tomorrow I will come back with a vengeance! I'll be a day older and that much wiser! (I hope :) )
 
happy bday, liam! keep your head up. with all this networking oyu've been doing, you're BOUND to get sometime. just takes time. :)
 
SAPO VERDE, ESE!!!

Man, you're doing it and doing it big time. I hope you land something while you're out there. If not, hey, you tried and hopefully will have lived a fantastic run with no regrets!

I can only dream of doing any of what you've accomplished these last few months.

I wish you the best, man! Keep us up on the goods.

This is what BARF is ALL about!

How's the fishing out there(like you have time)?

PS, I speak fluent spanish, so if you need a translator, I can fly out by the end of next week :laughing

I'm sure my wife wouldn't mind...
 
Robo50 said:
As for a job update? This is what I woke up to this morning. I got this just after midnight from a high-level member of the Repsol Team Honda:

Thanks very much for your note.
I have forwarded it to HRC for consideration.
Don't hold your breath - there is a queue a mile long of people wanting to
work for the team.
They will be breaking for winter after the tests in Sepang this week so I
would imagine there will be a long silence after a hard year.
I'm sure one of my colleagues will get back to you if there is a vacancy.
Thank you for your interest and good luck.
Kind regards

It bummed me out at first, since Nicky Hayden himself had given me several email addresses to send my information to, but what the hell. Today's my birthday and tomorrow I will come back with a vengeance! I'll be a day older and that much wiser! (I hope :) )
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Hey, It's a numbers game you just need to keep on trying. At least you got a response! Now get in touch with Nicky again and tell him he NEEDS to get you on-board.
 
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to Liam,
Happy birthday to yoooooooooou!

Make the most of the free time you have in Spain now, once the job offers roll in you'll wish you had nothing to do at the weekend:laughing :laughing
 
Hi everyone, thanks for the warm Birthday wishes. I thought I was just going to sneak by, since I hadn't told my roomates, or any of you guys, for that matter. I had a nice Belgian beer, a Chimay, and then met up with one of my roomates and some friends for dinner.

I live in an area that has a couple of nice little places and we randomly chose one based on the amount of gay guys inside. I live in a somewhat gay area called the Ei'xemple (Hospital District) area that's filled with tiny gay bars and restaurants. It feels just like SF! My friend Hiro surprised me by coming to dinner, because I thought he was still trying to get one last test in at Jerez before the winter break. Next year Hiro is riding for the new KTM 250cc effort with Harold Bartol (who did a great job getting the KTM 125cc team and bikes competitive and also has a strong history of winning with Derbi). I thought it was a one year deal, but Hiro has signed for 2, and they hope to develop the bike during the first half of the season into something strong. He doesn't know much about the bike yet, because the testing was delayed due to KTM's inability to have the bike ready by now! Still, I hope he has a good season and continues to improve. Another interesting thing we talked about was how Honda (HRC) has decided to spend a fortune on F1 this upcoming season, and as such, doesn't have much money for MotoGP, 250cc, and the rest of motorcycling. I wonder what impact this will have on motorcycling this season? Or maybe it's a smokescreen while Honda prepares their 800cc '07 bike. I felt kind of bad for him because he was rotated out of HRC's 250cc team after two years and a top four finish in the category. It's tough to win when your teamate is the dominant rider. Look at Colin Edwards; he also placed fourth in the championship this year riding with Rossi. Hiro told me that HRC's structure is based on a two year program and that you have two years to make it or go home. Who is Hiro being replaced with? His younger brother, Shuhei. How's that for a family grudge, haha. Nonetheless, we decided that Hiro was still luckier than me, because at least he has a job lined up!

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So I went walking around today (surprise!) and found this really neat little shop about a mile from my apartment. I'd never seen one of these bikes before so it was a total treat for me! Can anyone tell me what it is? Sorry it's a little dark, but the little Sony Cam I've got is getting old and it just doesn't do the bike justice. At least I've gotten over 3000 shots with it, and we're both still kickin!

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Robo50 said:
Some of you may have heard of J-Bone (Johnny Ducati/Hacksaw Johnny) laying his chrome gas tanked Monster 750 down on the 101 morning commute last week. Another Barfer was there to make sure he was ok after sliding across three lanes, so props to that barfer! Since it's looking like his bike is not going to get up for a while (itsa tweak-ed) I thought I'd share some pics of a Chrome tanked bike I found here in the city! J-Bone, heal up and think about switching brands. . . .

Thanks for the Chrome shot (very sweet), I think I'm gonna stick wit da Duc's
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For Barf's newest member, Frank MC, I took a shot of the store. Hey Frank, did you know there's an international branch of your favorite SF magazine?!?

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After this I went to a world famous Salsa Bar, called the Mojito Club (www.mojitobcn.com). It was jam packed by midnight; so rare in this town apparently. I couldn't believe the amount of girls shakin' it and gettin' down! The music was raucous, horns blaring, people shouting, everybody dancing in large circles around the dance floor. This was the first time I'd ever been to a Salsa club, so it was a novel experience. The Spanish people treat their salsa dancing as if it was a major sporting event! There were guys and girls stretching out in front of some huge mirrors at the entrance of the club and at first I thought they were a little strange. A few minutes later I realized why they had been doing it. Yow-Zah! These people made my little 50-cent arm pump move look retarded! I couldn't hold a candle to them, so I didn't even try. Ran into a couple of nasty British girls who had lived in the Bay Area a couple years ago and they had nothing but lame-o comments to make. It was ok, though, because dem b*tches ain't got no riddim! Overall, it was a really nice dance to watch, everyone was spinning in unison and clapping hands. The dance is so simple to start but then it just keeps on going and getting more and more complex and artistic. Mainly, I learned that I don't like Salsa music. Too many high pitched sounds, and after a while I started going crazy. I had to split out early. Tomorrow? The adventure continues!
 
KittenABV said:
& he's still mad at them!! He's going to write them another letter!
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Here goes frank on another rant
 
No one guessed yet? It's a Voxan. This shop had a bunch of the roadsters and a couple other models inside but I couldn't get any good pics so I'll wait until another day. I'm also having trouble finding a website for the Ducati SC Caracchi team. They fielded Fonsi Nieto earlier this season (but let him go early, before his wedding!) and later had Lorenzo Lanzi, who won some races. I dug around on Google but couldn't find anything useful. Does anyone know where I can get more information about this team? Thanks!

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Where have we seen a rear shock like this before?!?
 
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