*Liam's Wild Ride*

[slash5toaster]

The bus stop happenned to be right outside of a large Bull-fighting arena. I don't really condone it, but who am I to talk?

Saw that on a bus tour of Madrid. There is a statue of Alexander Fleming in front, cause "he had done more to save toreadors with penicillin than anyone else"

I was told that the bull fights always start at 3pm sharp, even if they have to turn the clocks back.

 

[nicebloke]

OK - I missed a few pages and am too damn lazy to go back - how'd Liam get connected with D'Antin, what's he gonna do with them, and how many chicks is it going to score him?

 

[Lonster]

Waahooo!

 

[SennaSixty8]

is that correct? 53 lbs? holy chrome-moly, bat man!

 

[Lonster]

It's aluminum framed. Its built pretty heavy duty as it is a street/freeride type of bike with discs, etc.
Plus, it is packed very well to make the journey to Spain at the hands of FedEx's box jockey's.

Actually the bike complete weighs 18 pounds!






























Lonster

 

[DanZX9R]

Good job Lonster!!!!!

 

[J-BONE]

Did we ever get a pic of the bike, I can't seem to remember. good on ya Lonster, let's help the best we can, eh!

 

[Lonster]

2006 GT Moto

 

[J-BONE]

O.K., now that is SEXY!

 

[Mr.Furious]

:tsc That is dead sexy. Is it really a 2006 model? All they are showing on the GT site is the 2005 and its the exact same picture. Either way that bike kicks ass, just make sure you dont get it stolen

 

[MadDawg69]

Hey! I will be there too! See you guys there!

I'll be there three. We can have BARF meeting in Italy. Now, where do I get info on tickets?

Hey Liam,

Since John has the food and lodging covered, forget the java and let me buy you a few Guinnesses and shots (after you are done working on Pedrosa's bike, ofcourse ) at the Blue Fin... er... whatever bar you chose.

I know you are home sick. So, send me a list of things you want and I'll put together a care package but nothing that will get me in trouble with customs.

See you in 4 months,
Sherwin

 

[TRIKEDOG]

Liam,Greetings from Phoenix AZ. I enjoyed the latest MotoGpodcast report with you. Best wishes! You ARE living *The Dream*. Joe Szt...

 

[weak_link]

motogp podcast? wtf did I miss? I thought I was 'watching this space' but guess not close enough!

 

[MotoLiam]

Ok! I'm back in BCN after a busy weekend filled with all manner of flight delays, missed connections, and lost luggage. Since I don't have any of my equipment (still lost!), might as well update Barf with some pics of my latest trip to Qatar. I'd also like to welcome Trikedog and confirm that Ecruz got the trivia question correct, it is the spot Rossi was forced to start from (the back of the grid) after Sete's crew called foul during the Qatar GP of '04. I met up with the BCN crew and we took off for Heathrow. London without a hitch. Unlike the last time where I was separated from the guys because of my US passport, this time we took a different maze through the airport and managed to stick together. This photo shows how strong Dunlop is in England! I was surpirsed to see this, because it was very subtle, but I caught it nonetheless. Not only do they make tires, but the rubber belts on the people conveyors in the airport are Dunnies, too!

 

[MotoLiam]

motogp podcast? wtf did I miss? I thought I was 'watching this space' but guess not close enough!

www.motogpod.com is a great resource for MotoGP news and rumours. My friend, Bob Hayes, runs the site and is tied in to all sorts of things GP related. I like it because I never have to think about downloading new episodes (one per week) and the content is great. I hooked up Chris Jonnum from Road Racer X and Bob and now they can better share information to keep us informed.

 

[MotoLiam]

I wish tires had names like this! Sportmax just doesn't have the same ring to it.

 

[MotoLiam]

Here's an aerial shot as we were approaching Doha. Most of the city looks like this, spaced out, relatively flat, and no green. I think the green square is actually Astro-turf, more on that later.

 

[MotoLiam]

Great Googily Moogily! They let me have a car! I'm not sure why, but the co-ordinator decided that I would be responsible for getting some of the guys to and from the track. This was the first time I've driven a car since I left the states in late October, so I was pumped. I should also mention that this was my first time dealing with Roundabouts (and at high speed) so I had a lot of fun. There are speed limits posted but in my experience, the drivers basically drive as if there are no rules. It's all true. I have never been to a place where I was allowed to drive to the maximum of the car's potential, literally flooring it every time and only backing off to slow a bit for the turns. My co-pilot insisted on using the e-brake all the time and I thought we were going to rip the rubber off the wheels. It was awesome! If you want a Rally type driving experience, get over here. The area is all desert, and the longer roads are all two lanes wide, topped out, a few feet from the sandy desert. . . . you could conceivably slow a bit, and bomb into the sand and start spinning around and bouncing offf of things if you wanted to

 

[MotoLiam]

This time in Qatar we stayed at a place called the Merweb Hotel. Not only was the food better than the last time, they have a nightclub on the M-floor, Cloud 9, that sold alcohol and was filled with dancing girls. Here's a shot from part of the lobby. Mostly, the place was modern and clean, but they had this little set-up in the corner to give it a more. . . . nomadic feel. Left to right:
Davide, Paco, Carlos, Javier, Rafa, and Ismael.

 

[MotoLiam]

This city is still under construction, and I think most of the buildings are within ten to fifteen years old. Many of the roads were being worked on and expanded and there are construction trucks trundling along slowing us down Here's what common sight in the city.