Is motorcycling allowed?

[Wannabe]

2 hours ago, sawystertrance said:

Wannabe, sorry to hear that. What kind of business are you in? 

This raises an opportunity for us, I think. In my experience it is often the case that having a network of connections opens opportunities which you might have otherwise missed or not been aware of. 

To all here, I use Signal now rather than Whatsapp and I thought that those of us here who wanted to stay in touch outside the thread and either just swap stories, have a chat, arrange a ride or even perhaps talk about (un)employment, could exchange numbers and do so via a Signal group. Send me a PM with your number if you re interested in either just one-to-one chatting or forming a group and we can go from there.

Cheers

 

 

Used to be in Corporate Cleaning, trying to get my own little cleaning Company going, but finding it tough in the current situation.

Also used most of my savings (maybe a not so clever move) to buy the rights to sell and install a liquid rubber product similar to the well known Ecorubber, in Western Cape. Good product, good business model, but bad timing, as product can't be applied in the wet, for obvious reasons. Luckily lots of peeps are now wanting to have their leaking roofs sorted out, so lots of interest in my product and services. Due to the rain we're having, I'm unfortunately sitting at home, banging away at the keyboard, and not on roofs making money. Lol....

[sawystertrance]

Ah yes I know it. Next to where my favourite Friday after work bar used to be . And I can't even remember its name. Haha.

 

Edit: I remember it now: Wakame.

Edited July 1, 2021 by sawystertrance

[Hairy]

2 minutes ago, Wannabe said:

 

Used to be in Corporate Cleaning, trying to get my own little cleaning Company going, but finding it tough in the current situation.

Also used most of my savings (maybe a not so clever move) to buy the rights to sell and install a liquid rubber product similar to the well known Ecorubber, in Western Cape. Good product, good business model, but bad timing, as product can't be applied in the wet, for obvious reasons. Luckily lots of peeps are now wanting to have their leaking roofs sorted out, so lots of interest in my product and services. Due to the rain we're having, I'm unfortunately sitting at home, banging away at the keyboard, and not on roofs making money. Lol....

Hi @Wannabecould you drop me a PM please RE the product you are referring to.

[Wannabe]

Will do.

[Hairy]

2 minutes ago, sawystertrance said:

Ah yes I know it. Next to where my favourite Friday after work bar used to be . And I can't even remember its name. Haha

If you can't remember the bars name you clearly stayed there till late

[sawystertrance]

Wannabe. Dammit, but in this economy being self-employed, despite being a risk, is the best way to go with the ability to change models etc. So sorry to hear of the current problems but let's hope we are able to help each other somehow. 

Hairy: ahem, yes.  

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

1 hour ago, Wannabe said:

 

Used to be in Corporate Cleaning, trying to get my own little cleaning Company going, but finding it tough in the current situation.

Also used most of my savings (maybe a not so clever move) to buy the rights to sell and install a liquid rubber product similar to the well known Ecorubber, in Western Cape. Good product, good business model, but bad timing, as product can't be applied in the wet, for obvious reasons. Luckily lots of peeps are now wanting to have their leaking roofs sorted out, so lots of interest in my product and services. Due to the rain we're having, I'm unfortunately sitting at home, banging away at the keyboard, and not on roofs making money. Lol....

Yeah roofing and air conditioning is very seasonal in Gauteng too.

[Hairy]

So I drove my car for the first time in a VERY long time to site on Saturday morning, as it would not have been a good idea to be on the roads with a motorbike in the bad weather we had.

It is so strange, you start the car and pull it out the driveway and wonder if the engine is actually running ............... and then you drive and wonder if the brakes are on as there is so little power and acceleration

I need a faster car and louder exhaust !

[RocknRolla]

4 hours ago, Hairy on a Davidson said:

So I drove my car for the first time in a VERY long time to site on Saturday morning, as it would not have been a good idea to be on the roads with a motorbike in the bad weather we had.

It is so strange, you start the car and pull it out the driveway and wonder if the engine is actually running ............... and then you drive and wonder if the brakes are on as there is so little power and acceleration

I need a faster car and louder exhaust !

But did you try and lanesplit at the red traffic light?

[WaynejG]

We went out in terrible weather yesterday to help a youngster out with her photography portfolio. Gale winds blew the Triumphs and the Blade around. The Harley's just shrugged the wind off.

[sawystertrance]

Haha, are you surprised? That wind must have been something - it's blown somebody's hair right off!

[Stretched@Birth]

On 7/1/2021 at 9:45 AM, Wannabe said:

All I took out of this, is that you lost your Job. Sorry to hear, especially in the current climes. I truly hope you have something to fall back on.

I lost my job end of December (instead of the expected small Bonus, I got a dear John letter instead) Since then I've been looking for other gainful employment, with no success (too old, too white and too Afrikaans, lol.....) Still fighting with UIF to just acknowledge my claim or to give me an indication if and when I can expect a payout. Used most of my savings to survive up to now, and also trying to get a new business established. But hey, I've managed to keep all my accounts up to date, and food on my table, so I can't complain, there is a lot of people worse of than me.

Best of luck for you going forward.

Been trying to DM you, but on this new Hub, I'm not sure if you're getting my messages, as I cannot find the sent messages, would like to chat about a potential opportunity!

[Wannabe]

2 hours ago, Stretched@Birth said:

Been trying to DM you, but on this new Hub, I'm not sure if you're getting my messages, as I cannot find the sent messages, would like to chat about a potential opportunity!

I got both your DM's, and replied on the last one. 

Will send you a WhatsApp message a bit later on the number you supplied.

 

[sawystertrance]

Wannabe and Stretched, I hope you can work something out. How cool would that be? Good luck.

[IceCreamMan]

MT50 off to MOT today... nearly 4 months of enjoyment rebuilding and recommisioning this little bike. Hope it passes. 

About 1800 quid in now and its not show room yet but in winter i will take it apart and send frame for powder coating an wheels for re chroming then 100% ..another couple of hundred quid at most. 

 

Still have no idea why it does not post the pics right way up.  

Edited July 6, 2021 by IceCreamMan

[Paul Ruinaard]

On 7/4/2021 at 12:53 PM, Hairy on a Davidson said:

So I drove my car for the first time in a VERY long time to site on Saturday morning, as it would not have been a good idea to be on the roads with a motorbike in the bad weather we had.

It is so strange, you start the car and pull it out the driveway and wonder if the engine is actually running ............... and then you drive and wonder if the brakes are on as there is so little power and acceleration

I need a faster car and louder exhaust !

Its a Harley, we understand. More noise than motion.