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They really are all as bad as each other. We have any party with policies just changing them after they get in anyway. Is no policy really worse than that. If you have no policies you can't be accused of being a liar! I see it looks like the labor budget has some sneaky tax on super where they are taxing the funds that hold them but mum and dad still pay the same.

Actually I think you blokes are right. I'd like to change my answer to 70.

No, this is not about what Trump might have - done - since his business interests are looked after "by his children." And I haven't verified the accuracy. It is something I saw on another forum and may be totally incorrect. "....the family of the man at the center of it all, President Donald Trump, has indirectly been among the beneficiaries. Military contractor Powerus, about to be taken public by Eric and Donald Trump Jr., won an Air Force contract worth as much as $90 million to supply interceptors to shoot down Iranian drones. Similarly, the private equity firm 1789 Capital Management, which Don Jr. joined days after his father’s reelection, owns stakes in several other military contractors profiting from the war. One of them, Anduril, won U.S. approval for up to $2 billion in sales of drone interceptors to Kuwait. A second, Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is providing satellite service to guide U.S. drones against Iran. And a third — rocket maker Firehawk Defense — won Pentagon contracts for propellants and warheads to replenish dwindling U.S. supplies. A spokeswoman for 1789 Capital, Alexa Henning, said Don Jr. wasn’t involved in the decision to put money in those companies, so there is no “nefarious connection."..... " https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-sons-iran/

Looks like Kentucky hasn't discovered 'roadworthiness' yet. No mufflers, no mudguards, no roofs, no door handles, no windows, no seatbelts......... They seem to register anything that rolls. The Munstermobile would look very ordinary in that lineup!

This post is an exemplary representation of the way many voters feel today. It is no use arguing with the post or the reasoning because the post isn't arguing for anything better, worse of different than we have today. It's a recognition that the average person is squeezed and those in power are not putting the people first. There is nothing in the post to say ON will be any better.. it is about punishing those in power who are ignoring the people - plain and simple. For a stereotypical family, both parents are working and struggling to make ends meet when in yesteryear that wasn't the case as much as it is today. There are structural reasons for it.. modern life is more complicated. It is useless a polly saying don#t have your avocado toast, because it makes little difference in the end. You're lifestyle today is busier. People are working longer hours or when in the office travelling longer to get there and back. Many people when they get back do some form of work where that was rarer in previous generations. So, they are time poor and it is less of a luxury and more of a necessity - unless you want them to eat unhealthy processed food and eventually put more pressure on an ailing public health system. Ad don the need for smart phones for virtually all the family as you just can't do some things without them these days (or it costs you a lot more), tolls, longer hours, after school activities, child care for younger ones. And to help with a far more complex family life than in my day, it costs the government more. What people don't realise is the government has little levers to pull to manage the cost of living unless it starts taking measures that people will then complain of government overreach. So in some respects, they're damned if they do and damned if they don't. To make things cheaper for example, we need denser housing because Australia suffers from diseconomies of scale. A land mass the size of the USA and 1/10th of the population. The more land with the fewer people, the more it costs to get services - especially those requiring infrastructure - to the people. So when the incumbents start to take things for granted - such as a vote - and let's face it even Labor is being a little less conspicuous in that taking for granted, people get pissed off because they can see the parties working for vested interests of the few - and themselves - and not at least trying to make decisions that are better for the people at the same time - like finding a balance. The gas excise issue is hotting up and people are now well educated on how Australia is being fleeced. This is a deal I think penned in the Howard years, but it can be fixed. The ALP consistently refuse to do it. That would add if I remember rightly $16bn to the coffers per year. You could solve quite some issues with that. The persistent morally corrupt lack of support for veterans; the Robodebt royal commission has not resulted in any meaningful change. The gambling ads report has not been implemented at all; Upping the public take of the pokies and other gambling is not being done. Approving fossil fuel leases/mining when there is clear majority opposition to it - and these never result in the promised jobs for locals; And then there was a recent bailing out of a mine or something... when was it Woodside or BHP (can't remember which one) are making massive profits?? WTF. In the last administration, they threw away a nascent market advantage by going for an early transition of energy (Yes, Siso, I know you don't approve). It wasn't until it was clear that SFM was going to lose the election and backing fossil fuel companies was costing him big time did he do a back flip. The above post says we have had enough of being fleeced. We want to send a signal to the incumbents that just because they may be the better, it is of a pretty bad bunch.. and we don't care if the next ones are worse, because until you get it through your thick brains that we are onto you, we are happy to vote in the next bunch of idiots, because in reality, for us, it will make little difference in the end... I don't think they believe ON will be any better.. they may use it to justify their actions, but when inaction is so poor with the incumbents, I agree wit the post - ignore the people and you're done for. This is exactly what is happening in the UK until Reform shot themselves in the foot; and it is exactly what happened in the USA (with the help of a media hell bent on getting an outcome for its advertisers regardless of the impact on the country). I think it is what is happening throughout Europe. People are sick of the same ol' same ol'. May as well make life hard for the "establishment".

Yes, it could be. I think some of those in denial are hoping the string of One Nation wins are just the result of a few isolated bogan electorates that didn't know what they were doing. They're hoping it will just all go away but I think it might keep repeating all over the country. The test of it will be the Victorian election. That's the state where One Nation would traditionally have the least success, so if they take a swag of seats there, you would think a few heads would finally pull out of the sand.

Among that parade of cars I saw a fairly ordinary old station wagon drive by with a few passengers and a heap of gear in the back. Still not sure whether they were meant to be part of it or just someone like the Griswolds who had taken a wrong turn and got caught up in it all.

The sky is falling in, for the ALP and the Coalition.

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Well, I watched about 10 minutes but the bum in the jeans was nowhere to be seen. False advertising! 😄

I think 50.

I guess with the low initial cost of the bike, it would be an economical thing to mod one like that.

Yep, Lots of great bargains for the canny and slowish rider. Some add a high compression big bore kit, cam etc with nice pipes, ecu change. It's a common mod that makes a big change in power. One such kitted would be great second hand.

There's a lot of good low mileage second hand Royal Enfields on the market for very cheap prices. The fact that the new price is relatively low has some bearing on their used prices. They usually don't have much on the clock for a couple of reasons. First one is that a lot of people that own them are only occasional riders, and a lot of old blokes get too old for riding and sell them, still with low k's. With second hand 650 Interceptors, it's often the case that someone has bought one and not far down the track realised they're not a speed machine, so they sell to upgrade to something a bit racier. You can pick up Interceptors with 4,000 k's on the clock for half the price of a new one.

This is a great vid.. And if they keep doing this, I will be on it:

It's not very old and in immaculate condition and has about $1k of extras fitted. He got it for $6k. The only sad thing is that the owner had to sell it because he's unable to ride any longer.

They have just brought out a New More Powerful model, 40 HP. Nev

Himalayan is a good machine. Great overall for back roads and gentle touring.just been updated with a better motor. Sounds a good buy with the luggage.

The sky might fall in chicken Little. Nev

I do see them as a mode of transport but some of them would piss me off mightily in a short time. The heavy steering with a lot of bump sensitivity. Crap brakes, wheel shimmy. One way shocks on corrugated roads lots of unsprung weight. Heavy shuddering clutches. 6 volt electrics . Lot's of Body roll when cornering No crash resistant steering wheels or Panels and so on. They don't make them like they used to and I'm glad of that. Nev

My son just turned up this morning to show off a Royal Enfield Himalayan with just over 1,000k on the clock that he got for a great price from a guy who had to sell it for health reasons. Kitted out with panniers and other extras so he's very happy. I don't know much about bikes, but it looks great.

I came across this video of a bunch of rat rods at the Beatersville Rod and Custom show in Kentucky. It shows a big variety of contraptions, even some Volkswagens.

People Have very different expectations for the Bike they choose. Personally I don't like an engine speed clutch (Clunky gear changes) or a Motor that rotates about the fore-Aft axis. (Gyroscopics) and I'm NOT wrapped in shaft drive or expensive plastic covers that Have to come off to get at everything. Four cylinder in line often have tingly annoying vibration Periods.. Some engines cook you when at lights or slow speeds in traffic. Some bikes are heavier than necessary and are too high in the seat for smaller people. Watch spares costs. Some Makes are outrageous and the Parts not in stock. Nev

Aaah, but you are thinking of cars as being a mode of transport, aren't you? If they were simply a machine designed to move humans from one point to another, they would not look the way they do.

Sell it in a heartbeat. Its just a headache that does not seem to have a end. Don't get another overpriced Honda. Buy a BMW, which is engineered for a very long service life, not obselete due to fashion or technology fads. Any R series with panniers and top box plus a fairing for bad weather would seem perfect. OR K series or the parallel twin ones. Honestly if you want to ride not fix...the answer is BMW. They are the "Cheapest" to own expensive bike and are I am sure 5000 pounds would buy a great one.