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Sandgroper:
Well that's an eye-opener. So why do you live there?

I had a friend who wanted to travel to India and Mexico. Why? because those are his favourite foods  :roll: He really wanted me to come with him and I just said nope. He is just one of those people who thinks everything is going to work out fine. Horrible risk-taker. Those are the last types of countries I'd want to go to with that sort of travelling companion.

When he got back he disliked India, he'd decided to book his own accommodation and ended up in a place run by some sort of criminals. He was followed around and targeted by grifters on the street.

On the other hand he thought Mexico was wonderful. He was going on about how friendly everyone was, etc. I didn't really take it seriously though. He was the boss at our workplace and he was the most hated person on site. When he would walk into the room people would stop talking and their faces changed from happy to annoyed. He was blind to it, he actually told me he was quite popular. If people resented him somewhere his first clue would be when he's on the ground getting kicked in the head.

streetsleeper:
sandgroper, well mate the reason is I've got two boys, one in the pre-school and the other in primary. Yep, it's bloody hard going here, and now I'm paying alimony. Never married the woman and in the past 2 years only lived together for 6 weeks, so that's pretty hard to swallow. India too, that's even worse. I was there two years running but don't think I'd like it now. Back then there were few cars, plus lots of Vespas and Lambrettas, but now it's polluted as hell and I can imagine all the plastic waste etc. Plus I hate hot and spicy food, hahaha!
Sounds like your boss was a narcissist - blind to everything that goes on around him and only interested in himself. But Mexicans welcome Aussies and Kiwis, and yesterday I went out for a few beers with a Mexican mate who spent a year in Adelaide. He said he loved it, and when he told the birds where he was from they all wanted him to teach them salsa etc. Of course he said "Yeah, let's go on a date." but can't even dance himself!
What bike have you got. I read you call yourself sandgroper since you live in WA (Never been to Aus but guess it's sandy in WA?). Have you uploaded any pics? Love to see your bike. Did you read my message about the 10 posts? (think it was you I replied to?). Do you live in a city or out back? Are you mostly using your bike off road? If I remember rightly it's a dual sport. It's good to speak to a fellow newbie - personally I feel pretty dumb, and man, have I got some dumb questions to ask...

streetsleeper:
This post is simply to try out something that umberto has suggested. I'm trying to send a personal message and he kindly offered the following advice: "There are only two ways to insert pictures into a message.  The first is to put them on a photo sharing site, such as Imgur, and link them inside the image brackets, like how the italics work.  The second way is to post them to the site, open the image from the site to a new window, and post that url into the image brackets."

I had this to say about the pictures: "It looks like this KX could turn out like my last 2 stroke project. Pic is of a rare 1960 TV175 engined Series II Lambretta (which ended up being my daily mode of transport back in the UK). The other pic is of my partner who I convinced to dress accordingly aboard the KX. At least I'm spending Christmas with the family this year."

A Merry KX500XMAS & a Happy New Year to all of you!

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