Sold all my scope gear and bought this...

Shawn · #1 18-05-2009, 06:29 PM

Taking a break from Astronomy for a while ladies and gents. but a bloke still needs an interest right... Ok my wife is not completely thrilled about this one.

AstroJunk (Jonathan) · #2 18-05-2009, 06:31 PM

Funnily enough, I sold my bike to buy my dob!

Nice toy

Shawn · #3 18-05-2009, 06:32 PM

Oh the irony, thanks Johnathan...

marki · #4 18-05-2009, 07:39 PM

I could never decide between bikes or scopes so I just have them both

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Mark

Bassnut (Fred) · #5 18-05-2009, 07:50 PM

Nice, the only problem is, its a monkey-on-a-barrel, white-line-screamer, not a laid back cruising Harley

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Your now a "temporary Aussie", thats what I recon

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Shawn · #6 18-05-2009, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marki

I could never decide between bikes or scopes so I just have them both

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Mark

Ah you must be single....

Lester · #7 18-05-2009, 07:53 PM

Please, don't fall off Shawn.

All the best.

marki · #8 18-05-2009, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn

Ah you must be single....

Ah as the old saying goes "he who has a wife has no toys"

Mark

Shawn · #9 18-05-2009, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bassnut

Nice, the only problem is, its a monkey-on-a-barrel, white-line-screamer, not a laid back cruising Harley

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Your now a "temporary Aussie", thats what I recon

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Only if you choose to ride like a idiot Fred. Im too old for that....

Shawn · #10 18-05-2009, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lester

Please, don't fall off Shawn.

All the best.

I spent 9 years riding bikes professionally Lester, I should be OK, Livestock on the road out here is the biggest worry...thanks for you concern anyway.

batema (Mark) · #11 18-05-2009, 08:19 PM

Nice Hyabusa. Enjoy.

Mark

Jen · #12 18-05-2009, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn

Taking a break from Astronomy for a while ladies and gents. but a bloke still needs an interest right... Ok my wife is not completely thrilled about this one.

Nice toy but its a shame to give up the scope though

Jen · #13 18-05-2009, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marki

Ah as the old saying goes "he who has a wife has no toys"

Mark

well unless you have an astro wife then she be stealing ya toys

Shawn · #14 18-05-2009, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by batema

Nice Hyabusa. Enjoy.

Mark

Thanks Mark

Shawn · #15 18-05-2009, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jen

Nice toy but its a shame to give up the scope though

Yeah I,m a bit sad about that Jen, Ill pick it up again at a later date. Ill allways be interested in Astronomy. So its all good...

Lester · #16 18-05-2009, 08:39 PM

Don't try star gazing while riding your bike.

I did many years ago and got introduced to a bush, could have been worse.

Shawn · #17 18-05-2009, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lester

Don't try star gazing while riding your bike.

I did many years ago and got introduced to a bush, could have been worse.

Good one Lester...

Jen · #18 18-05-2009, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn

Yeah I,m a bit sad about that Jen, Ill pick it up again at a later date. Ill allways be interested in Astronomy. So its all good...

yep the stars will always be there waiting for ya to come back

Screwdriverone (Chris) · #19 18-05-2009, 08:53 PM

Hey Shawn,

Where is the bracket for the finderscope?

At least put a Telrad on the cowling....sheeesh!

Cheers

Chris

marki · #20 18-05-2009, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jen

well unless you have an astro wife then she be stealing ya toys

Yeah but doesn't having an astro wife mean having astro kids which means having astro bills which means not having any astro toys to steal in the first place???

Anyway the big RB will get him to the horizion just as fast as light takes to hit the scope coming the other way. Theres nothing like a big bore bike with the taps wide open to make you really appreciate the fact that you are still alive.

Mark