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27 Sep 2011 03:04 - 27 Sep 2011 09:46
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Once upon a time I was playswithnitro but then weird stuff happened, my email address changed and I became Nitro Mick.

Still have a '76 Z900 ex-superbike in pieces and have just added an '84 GPz1100 to the shed.

I'm a qualified motorcycle mechanic who has spent over 20 years as a journalist and magazine editor.

Currently editor of Used & Classic Bike Enthusiast magazine as well as being deputy editor of Rapid Bikes and Knee Down magazines. Look us up on Facebook.

In between, I'm a crew chief on a pair of nitro Harleys and have hosted trivia nights every week for the last 11 years. Also managed to get halfway through an apprenticeship as an electrician before giving it away when I realised that no one wants apprentices over 40.

To prevent boredom, I also commentate at Sydney Dragway.

Air-cooled four-cylinder Z-series Kawasakis have been my passion since my cousin bought a Z1A.

Did I mention that I'm an Aussie?

Have fun,
Mick
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27 Sep 2011 03:14
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Welcome back! Nice bike in the pic!

~Clutch
Southern Maryland, USA

1980 KZ250 LTD (traded, but still missed)
1982 KZ750 E3 (Cafe Project) (Dyna-S, Dyna Coils, V&H 4-1, K&N Pods, 6 Sigma Jet Kit, Acewell Computer, Woodcraft Clip-ons, Custom Rewire)
1966 A1 Samurai (Restoration Project)

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KZ1000 P (For a "touring" bike)
Z1 (need I...

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27 Sep 2011 06:51
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Glad you found us, again. :)
Michael
Victoria, Texas

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1977 KZ1000A
1978 KZ1000A
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27 Sep 2011 12:38
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come back anytime :laugh: !


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skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
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i make what i can,and save the rest!

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27 Sep 2011 12:47
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awesome
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27 Sep 2011 13:44
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Very cool bike. :)

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Re: Old member recycled

21 Dec 2011 09:38 - 21 Dec 2011 09:40
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Here's a couple of updated pics of the GPz1100.

Now wearing RS38s, Dyna coils and a new rear tyre.
I used to be playswithnitro but; it happens...

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21 Dec 2011 13:09
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If you want to you can post some articles with pictures that you have wrote. We like pictures as a lot of members here can't read very well. No Harley articles please.

Bike night pics will do very well.

Welcome. Roy
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21 Dec 2011 13:44
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Hi Mick,

Actually I'd like to see more about your Nitro HD adventures...myself anyway. Are you running 1/8 or 1/4 mile track on the GPz?
Larry C.

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21 Dec 2011 18:44
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Nitro Harleys ?? u run ahdra ???? B) B)

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21 Dec 2011 21:50
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roy-b-boy-b wrote: If you want to you can post some articles with pictures that you have wrote. We like pictures as a lot of members here can't read very well. No Harley articles please.

Bike night pics will do very well.

Welcome. Roy

Hmmm, I'll see what I can do about posting PDFs. I'm currently riding a HD Blackline as my daily ride and I like it a lot.
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21 Dec 2011 21:53
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LarryC wrote: Hi Mick,

Actually I'd like to see more about your Nitro HD adventures...myself anyway. Are you running 1/8 or 1/4 mile track on the GPz?

Nitro and HD equals chess with explosives.

Only running 1/4-mile. Previous owner was apparently running 7.1 on 1/8th.


JonnyBravo:

No. AHDRA is American only and I'm in Australia.
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