‘morning Albie,

Such strange questions they ask in Darwin? I have yet to hear a Toyota 4WD owner ask any question let alone “how much did your trike cost?’

You could answer a couple of questions for me though. How far is it from Darwin to Alice springs? How long does the round trip take you? How do you cook the Sun Long rice for? Do you get constipated on a rice diet and for how long have you had verbal diarrhea?

Hi Spinner, the V-D is terminal, I caught it reading your posts years ago. ; ) Rice is supplemented with road kill along the way, usually at night as its fresher & cooler when doing the ride the 1500 klms from Alice to Darwin. Just wondering...with a handle like SpinDoc - are you a government stooge?

At least in Darwin you have more room on the roads than most Australian cities.
I know that for a fact, I've just left after 10 years in Darwin.
I ride a trike too, only mines German and very powerful.
Runs on 98 too, very expensive even if the tank isn't that big.
The problem with pushbike riders is mainly that they consist of a broad cross-selection of humanity, and therefore all it's failings.
For every suicidal maniac ducking and diving through the traffic there's half a dozen sane quiet riders slipping along un-noticed, three more sticking to the footpaths and one sweating blood corralling the kids.
Personally I believe they deserve their own dedicated road system, preferably elevated, that would solve a lot of problems and the views would ensure they were tempted onto them.
It would be an expensive investment, but would provide returns to local businesses in the construction and maintenance thereof, and many intra-city and suburban services could benefit by using them, considering how slow and difficult the current road system has become.
It would also reduce the road toll, and the level of tension on the normal roads considerably.
Something to think about?

The cyclists,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBFFrsvgu1Y