What toys other then your Bikes are you all into?

[Demo 9]

Hey all just wondering what other toys are all you members of farkin into other then your bikes post pic's please and let us all see.
Here is a couple of pic's of mine only problem is getting enough time to use them and my bikes.
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[Arete]

I just sold my Dh bike and bought a technical scuba rig. Used it for the first time on the weekend. We checked out a report of a sunken vessel in Cruee Cove near Botany. It was there unfortunately it had broken up and was mostly junk on the bottom.

We took the registration and some of the more experienced guys salvaged some of the more expensive bits to give back to the owner.

Always wanted to try karting... do you race? if so what catergory and if you don't mind answering does it cost a lot to keep running?

If only I could afford all the ridiculously expensive hobbies I was interested in and have time to do them all.

[keepin it real]

Motorbikes (off road bikes) when I get the chance, and when dad isn't riding his :D. He has a sweet XR400 which is great fun. I'll try and get some pics up later

[cam-o]

I just sold my Dh bike and bought a technical scuba rig.

<ears prick up> More details please...........

[W2ttsy]

im a programmer by day, and most of it carries on to the weekends too. im developing a cool new application with a friend of mine, so thats one of my hobbies.

im also starting to write a book, so im slowly piecing together the plot and characters.

W2ttsy

[murrum]

surfing - living about 200m form a tasty south coast break, surfing was always my main focus until about 1 year ago, and the bike seems to be taking over - slowly (still cant beat 4-6ft and offshore!!!)....
at least with the bike im not nearly as dependant on the weather and you mtnbiking lot are a pretty friendly bunch!!!

[Arete]

<ears prick up> More details please...........

I bought a Zeagle ranger harness and added a ss backplate, and a Tech and Escape wing (for singles and doubles). Got Aeris Atmos Pro regs, a Mares brigade octo and an Aeris Dual nitrox computer.

Looking to invest in a set of steel 72's in the near future, and do the GUE tech courses when I get my dives up, then look at selling my soul for a staged setup for deco diving, but that's probably at least a year away realistically.

I still dive wet and will probably have to switch to drysuits eventually if I want to get more technical...

Hahaha, this is as geeky and expensive as mountain bikes.

[cam-o]

I bought a Zeagle ranger harness and added a ss backplate, and a Tech and Escape wing (for singles and doubles). Got Aeris Atmos Pro regs, a Mares brigade octo and an Aeris Dual nitrox computer.

That's funny, as soon as I read your first post the word "Zeagle" flashed through my brain. Their stuff rules. I actually had a Zeagle BC on order when the shop I worked for closed down.


Hahaha, this is as geeky and expensive as mountain bikes.
More so, breathe wrong on a mtb and you just get puffed.............

[Dylan]

I'm 16 turning 17 soon and I'm importing my 'toy' from japan soon. An s15 spec S (autech) nissan silvia :D . Can't wait !!!!

[Kasplat]

Me i'm into anything (so long as i get an adrenaline rush, i live from thrill to thrill).....rockclimbing/absailing, kite boarding, wake boarding, jet boating, hiking, bungeee jumping, surfing, drift/drag racing, sailing, skin diving (wanna get my scuba licence thingy)........well u guys get the picture i don't own all the gear usallly mates have got teh gear or we hire it! but heres a picture of our boat anyhow!

if any1 knows anything bout jetboats...it's a hamilton 770 with a T6 raceing nozzle soon to e fitted with a bullnose impella and turning it s a worked 350 Chev producing in the range of 440hp!!! These pics are old ones and they don't ahve the new mods but yeah!

[Kasplat]

I'm 16 turning 17 soon and I'm importing my 'toy' from japan soon. An s15 spec S (autech) nissan silvia :D . Can't wait !!!!

Keep it in one peice and we'll be friends:D :D :D :D !!!

Jokes man just don't write it off!

[Disturbed.Rider]

If im not riding, on a certain Australian mountain bike website (that will go nameless), fixing bikes, building tracks/jumps or thinking about my next ride, Im asleep!:p Or on rare occasions I have been known to partake in the motorized cousins of pushbikes, I own two a Yahmaha tt-r 125 (soon to be tricked out to da max) and a Honda CRF 250 (super motarded) and I share a Thumpstar with a mate.



Sam

[Breaka]

I'm 16 turning 17 soon and I'm importing my 'toy' from japan soon. An s15 spec S (autech) nissan silvia :D . Can't wait !!!!

And under what liscene will you legally be able to drive that!!

[floody]

Keep it in one peice and we'll be friends:D :D :D :D !!!

Jokes man just don't write it off!


Won't be difficult keeping it in one piece with the FRIGHTENING horsepower of the SR20DE...lol

[R33F]

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/aishy60/NorthStradbroke024.jpg

Wilson 10'4 Spinning Rod

Tica High Speed Spinning Reel

40 - 60 gram lure

plenty of beach

[Robb]

And under what liscene will you legally be able to drive that!!

One that was not issued by the RTA in NSW or VIC? (ie, ACT, QLD, WA, NT, and SA(not sure about SA))

[Robb]

Won't be difficult keeping it in one piece with the FRIGHTENING horsepower of the SR20DE...lol

You mean DET?
(fairly sure you can get spec S s15 with the SR20DET black top?)

[Mr jesus]

http://www.youthlacrosseusa.com/images/laximagesandpics/0728story_rattlers1_1.jpg

Lacrosse, fastest ball field sport.

[Breaka]

One that was not issued by the RTA in NSW or VIC? (ie, ACT, QLD, WA, NT, and SA(not sure about SA))

Pretty sure QLD is gunna crack right down on P plate drivers pretty soon, with big restrictions on passengers, type of car's allowed to drive etc.

[W2ttsy]

Pretty sure QLD is gunna crack right down on P plate drivers pretty soon, with big restrictions on passengers, type of car's allowed to drive etc.

youre still safe in tassie, as long as you dont mind being limited to 80km/h for your first year :(

W2ttsy

[floody]

You mean DET?
(fairly sure you can get spec S s15 with the SR20DET black top?)

Nah, as far as I know Autech version spec S is SR20DE. However they have the brakes, 5 stud hubs, 6 speed, LSD out of the turbo cars.

[TonyG]

Here are a couple of pics from last trip to Kimberly. This was August last year. One pic is at Sir Graham Moore Island, and the other at East Governor Island. I also have a 5.8 meter sea kayak I have set up with two rod holders. I have some great pics of catching some huge Trevally and Tuna out of it, but not here at work.

[Icarus]

I've just got a perfect hiking set-up recently, with everything in its place and stored in a special bag. :D I'm also developing my trad. climbing rack, as well as overhauling my yacht.

[Joel O]

[[/IMG]

Wilson 10'4 Spinning Rod

Tica High Speed Spinning Reel

40 - 60 gram lure

plenty of beachi was worried for a minute that you were going to say photography

[ashhash]

I like old stuff myself.

Im restoring a 1969 Suzuki T125 at the moment, two stoke twin cylinder beast.
Its a slow process but should be fun.

Also collect old cameras, got a decent collection of folders and old school stuff and develop my own b&w stuff. (mainly 120)
I do a bit of super 8 as well (when I can afford it..)

Old dirt bikes, got an 82 CR250R im doing up.

Gonna build a house soon though, thats my project for the next 30 years or so...;)

[julianwisbey]

i do motos gopeds and building i love to build things i have my own shed full of tools which i have brought
i even have a welder which stops half way through a weld and wont turn back on ?? :mad:

[R33F]

i was worried for a minute that you were going to say photography

:eek:

hang on a minute !! a little (little) bit of the waters in focus !

I won't tell Mrs R33F you wrote that either... :p

[Joy]

Guitars. Love em
onstage... (far right)
http://myspace-725.vo.llnwd.net/00727/52/77/727467725_l.jpg

and in the studio...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/oh_vai_god/P4110019.jpg

[chriscross]

me and the old mans new toy..... lots of fun

[beginner_giantDH]

Yeh my surf club, also well know for the cronulla riots, and my favorite toy, the rescue boat!

[dr.matt]

just starting to race my traxxas revo 3.3 (nitro r/c monster truck) and a bit my practice with my bow, and im going hunting!!

[djdom]

there fun as hell but cost a crap load to keep going...have FUN!

[johnny]

I promised her I'd never show the pictures to anyone else...., sorry.

[danv]

I promised her I'd never show the pictures to anyone else...., sorry.
I believe that was a court order mate.;)

Can't find any pics but i'm into dirt bikes, also getting into the guitars as well. Also known to crack a fatty over a mean 4wd too. Haven't really driven though.

I have a ktm200exc which I haven't ridden for a year, sort've haven't been doing alot on 2 wheels generally the past year, but looking to get back into it once I sort my life out. I also have a suzuki rv-90 which I really want to restore. Not to original catalogue condition or anything, but as a sweet little put put. I learnt to ride on one of these things and I have a big place in my heart for them:
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8193/1975rv90ricardo2640ly5.jpg
Not mine but same model, in mint condition too. Verry pretty. Mine is a heap.

[donthucktoflat]

my snowboard atm!
its a 2006 K2 Illusion 163 wide (yes it is huge but oh so stable and awesome for the steep n deep but it's nice and light and flexy so it rips up the park as well)
with 2006 Rome Targa Bindings. boots are crappy airwalks but i'll be getting some DC park boots pretty soon hopefully (as long as i dont get anymore speeding fines :()

[NCR600]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e368/NCR600/17899588-S.jpg

[Macr]

Lets see. I like porn and beer! Oh so do 95% of you? Well we have a common ground. I have a mortgage now, so I cannot dabble as much as I would like to, but this is what I like:
RC Gliders. Electric and winch versions. My last glider pulled 90+ amps out of 7 sub C (That is like a C cell but smaller) battery. Yes I do believe it takes about 3/4 (if I am not mistaken) amps to kill you.
Photography. Nearly made a career of it.
Outdoors. Namely Bushwalking and if I can, then Kayak Touring, Canyoning and Climbing. Like DH, I no longer have the nerve to do climbing:(.
Road bikes as in Schmoadies (The cafe/lycra set).
Did I mention porn and beer?

[johnny]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e368/NCR600/17899588-S.jpg

Gold!^^^^^^:D

You know it doubles as a hula hoop too, don't you?

So much fun in one little circle ;)

[V10]

Geez breaker give the kid ago what is about these forums where all you nanna's tell of the young guys about licensing and the legalatys of driving nice cars. The thread was what toys do you own apart from Mtb's?: Not the state governments hand book on policing our roads. PS Floody you are correct on the spec's of the Auototech SR20de

[johnny]

Geez breaker give the kid ago what is about these forums where all you nanna's tell of the young guys about licensing and the legalatys of driving nice cars. The thread was what toys do you own apart from Mtb's?: Not the state governments hand book on policing our roads.Yeah? So where's the toy you're posting about?

Breaka wasn't being harsh, he was having a discussion about something that a bloke posted, that's what these forums are for, which is more than what you're doing right now.

[V10]

Johny, What i was doing was simply pointing out that ive noticed any motor related threads usally go the same way. Now as far as toys go, When im able to borrow a digital camera from my brother id love to post up some pics of my 700Hp Ba falcon ute, 02 Australian superbike (EX honda works bike). I have also just finished building over 110 mtrs of north shores on 1 of my paddocks cheers.

[mtb1611]

Johny, What i was doing was simply pointing out that ive noticed any motor related threads usally go the same way. Now as far as toys go, When im able to borrow a digital camera from my brother id love to post up some pics of my 700Hp Ba falcon ute, 02 Australian superbike (EX honda works bike). I have also just finished building over 110 mtrs of north shores on 1 of my paddocks cheers.

What have you done to the falcon? Have you taken it down the quarter?

[floody]

Yeah? So where's the toy you're posting about?


True...

I like messing around with my car, which is soon going to be relegated to weekend and track use only.

I build model cars, although mostly works in progress, haha. So I guess thats the most literal "toy" so far. Erm, thats about it.

[a_bomber06]

mmm, so many toys, so little time
windsurfer- at the moment borrowed mistral joker 110, north sails and shite, would love a smaller board but the only place i sail is the puddle so need the float
snowboard- Burton dominant 159, drake f60's, burton ion boots, hasnt seen the snow this year but spring should be good...
esky lid- used to surf a lot but again canberra kinda cramps that...
started a trad climbing rack a while ago but its kinda gone on the backburner, not that it got too far.
oh and i work in a place where i have free use of kayaks of all shapes and sizes, so they are kinda my toys too.
i thought i had more, it feels like more thinking about the money i have blown on it all...

[kona_kona]

Football (soccer)

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/6307/gvgcz9.jpg


Lanning

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/6530/lanninghq4.jpg


Band/Guitar

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/381/teleesb5.jpg
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2721/guitarda5.jpg

and Cinematography and Photography.

[PINT of Stella, mate!]

Don't really like to talk about it. She got out. Tried throwing myself in front of a train, but i live on the weribee line and it was late...

:o

[|Matt|]

Always wanted to try karting... do you race? if so what catergory and if you don't mind answering does it cost a lot to keep running?

My mate used to race, and got out of it cos it costed so much.
He was constantly replacing tires and engines. I was also looking into starting, but quickly changed my mind after learning how much it was costing him.
Next time I see him I will ask for you.

[Xmetal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/Xmetal/EOS.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/Xmetal/Ian_Drumsweb.jpg

Yes that's me with my back to the camera.

[scotty beefs]

For me its Kayak fishing - offshore and estuary. Don't mind water-skiing n snow skiing as well but don't get out very often. I was also recently introduced to the saturday afternoon pastime of drinking too much beer while driving a small electric buggy and chasing a white ball around a park...was pretty fun.


Here are a couple of pics from last trip to Kimberly. This was August last year. One pic is at Sir Graham Moore Island, and the other at East Governor Island. I also have a 5.8 meter sea kayak I have set up with two rod holders. I have some great pics of catching some huge Trevally and Tuna out of it, but not here at work.

What yak do you have tony?? 5.8m sounds like a larger SIK? Have a perception swing at the moment - yet to wrangle with some big trevally but have had some good fun chasing around working schools of tuna and casting slugs at them. Got some photos?

[Jon]

outdoorsie type stuff,fishing,camping etc.Brother has a seadoo rxp 215hp in 320kg ,thats fun:D
cheers jon

[Demo 9]

Always wanted to try karting... do you race? if so what catergory and if you don't mind answering does it cost a lot to keep running?.

Hey Arete The catergory is called Rotax and the engines are 125cc they have push button start, a clutch, water cooled and put out 30hp and there is 2 classes light and heavy. Running cost are not to bad engine get rebuilds once a year if your a club racer which is about $800 - $1200 tyres are $255 a set and they last 3 race meetings and a couple a practice days but some guys put new tyres on for every race meeting.

There is no way to express the feeling of driving a rotax kart all i can say is i have owned some fast car and been is some as well and this blows them all away there is nothing like pulling 2.5g's through a s turns and going 120kph with your bum cheeks just 20mm off the ground,and it has better power to weight then my WRX subaru.

[murrum]

Don't really like to talk about it. She got out. Tried throwing myself in front of a train, but i live on the weribee line and it was late...

:o

There is a lesson there - dont let your guard down and keep the phone turned off when she is cleaning the car.:p

[LordNikon]

I do a little bit of photography (Nikon D70, none of this Canon crap :p ), addicted to World of War-Crack, and have just got myself a Carson Comanche 1/6 scale RC monster truck.

Between those, my g/f, and work I have no free time at all.

[Arete]

Hey Arete The catergory is called Rotax and the engines are 125cc they have push button start, a clutch, water cooled and put out 30hp and there is 2 classes light and heavy. Running cost are not to bad engine get rebuilds once a year if your a club racer which is about $800 - $1200 tyres are $255 a set and they last 3 race meetings and a couple a practice days but some guys put new tyres on for every race meeting.

There is no way to express the feeling of driving a rotax kart all i can say is i have owned some fast car and been is some as well and this blows them all away there is nothing like pulling 2.5g's through a s turns and going 120kph with your bum cheeks just 20mm off the ground,and it has better power to weight then my WRX subaru.

Thanks Demo 9, much like I expected, too expensive to warrant doing half assed ;).

All these Farkiners with boats... at least I know where to come when I need to get to a dive site and who to call when I need to be there in 10 seconds, Kasplat.

[rhyno]

http://forums.farkin.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=44466&stc=1&d=1156831536
Perving on the neighbors daughter......we'll actually, checking the fishing spot.

http://forums.farkin.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=44469&stc=1&d=1156831536
the fishing spot is in the background if you didn't belive me.

http://forums.farkin.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=44468&stc=1&d=1156831536
Fishing the fishing spot (squid season just began)

http://forums.farkin.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=44467&stc=1&d=1156831536
Camping

[Nick05]

i play ice hockey. awsome sport, fastest in the world actually:p . a bit pricey though.

[TonyG]

Thanks Demo 9, much like I expected, too expensive to warrant doing half assed ;).

All these Farkiners with boats... at least I know where to come when I need to get to a dive site and who to call when I need to be there in 10 seconds, Kasplat.

Nonsense, if anything is worth doing, it's worth doing half arsed.

[Venciferus]

Wakeboarding - Do all of it at Eildon lake on a Hyperlite board and bindings

RC (mainly drifting) - Tamiya TT-01 chassis + Blitz R34 shell + smooth road = some good drifting fun.

Snowboarding - Don't go as often as I would like but it's still sweet fun.

And that's about it.

[Jon]

Hey rhino, that scope-is it ok for basic stargazing as my 11yo son has shown a passing interest in space and the great beyond.Saw them at natgeo shop ,not bad looking.
cheers jon

[Joy]

kona_kona, so close to my tastes it's scary.... i should have added football and lans

[rhyno]

Hey rhino, that scope-is it ok for basic stargazing as my 11yo son has shown a passing interest in space and the great beyond.Saw them at natgeo shop ,not bad looking.
cheers jon
Dunno, never tried, but i suppose, it was pretty cheap though. i use it for checking the water before i bother getting the boat out.

[V10]

Hey MTB1611. No hav'nt run it on the 1/4 yet. But just finished a customers car to roughly the same spec's. It ran 11.876 @ 138mph. I think that was the mph? But that was the time. It was a BA Falcon ute, manual T56 live axel with custom panard kit. Plus a heap of other work 425kwts at wheels and 1167nts of tourqe at 5350rpm. Myn is exactly the same just havnt run it yet. But soon

[kona_kona]

kona_kona, so close to my tastes it's scary.... i should have added football and lans

:)

It's difficult committing time and money to all of them though

[Joy]

werd. football is relatively cheap now that ive switched to indoor. but bikes, computers, guitars..... christ

1000$ new guitar
2000$ new bike
2000$ new computer

and im supposed to be saving for Uni :eek:

[shirtz]

im currently im london living waiting for it to snow in europe so i guess travel is one of my expensive hobbies. on the cheaper side of things i like to wack off alot, but no one needs a pic of that do they?

[Pete J]

...but no one needs a pic of that do they?

Just make sure it's sexy. :p

[kona_kona]

werd. football is relatively cheap now that ive switched to indoor. but bikes, computers, guitars..... christ

1000$ new guitar
2000$ new bike
2000$ new computer

and im supposed to be saving for Uni :eek:

Haha, likewise man. I bought my Electric at the start of the year for $800 (half price! off our family friend who is a Luthier...theres a massive story behind my guitar and bass and the guy who made them...i'll save that for another thread though.)

My comp I have finally upgraded to my minimum specs but I still want to spend more on moving to PCIe to get a better video card and I am dying for another 1gb of RAM and a bigger LCD to edit on.

My bikes are out the window at the moment. I am selling my main rig and just going to hardtail it around for the next few months and hopefully have a new FR-Lite rig next year (gone away from heavy shit now, I want a 6in do everything bike these days). The money from my rig is paying for a new video camera in time for University (studying FTV...and trying to save money for it too :eek: )

And soccer isn't too much thankfully, although I split my fucking boots last weekend when I did the most attrocious miskick and my studs clipped the ground forcing the outside of my right foot through the side of my boot -_-
Another $150 or so gone!

AND...I *might* (rather slim chance I must say) be playing Big Day Out next year (not this one coming...the one after) and that is going to cost a shitload especially leading up to that. My amp is NOWHERE near giggable for something that big.

Top that off with general money to spend on going out, alcohol, food etc etc and money becomes VERY scarce!

[cuz81]

i've built up a low 12 sec vb 308 commdore . made it too cranky to drive all the time so i had to sell it .plus the fuel was a killer for it too .good fun tho.we all used to cruise down the gold coast on a saturday night .that was also when fuel was 80c/litre too .driving to work was costing me $120 a week.stuff that.soon got sick of it.but car pooling did help it.

i've raced motocross at the same time too for bout 6 years now.spent way to much on them.only just got rid of my crf .i've only riden honda's and suzuki's also.

i also bought a year ago my 2nd road bike ,its a 04 kawasaki z750,got a pipe on it,usual stuff like oggy knobs, wicked fun and im looking at the new z1000 for 07. got a zx9 motor in it ,160hp should boogee pretty hard.had a suzuki sv650 before that,got sick of the v twin engine braking.

and i just put my money down on a new giant glory.should pick it up this weekend with any luck .they only arrived monday into melbourne.
so looking forward to getting my new toy.

[Joy]

Big Day Out? impressive.

what are you playing through at the moment?

[FRN-71E]

Here my other hobbies..
My car (4x4ing)
and other photography!!
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m29/FRN-71E/FRN-71E/dscf4538.jpg

[trewt103]

This my trusty 98 XR250R which im riding in the local poney express series, also used for trail riding here and there when im not on a mtb.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h218/trewt103/Dsc00008.jpg

[smokingmouse]

Mysterious utility!!!!!

[Shorty40]

These are my other toys that keep me busy :D

One is a comp spec rock buggy and the other is my remote control rock crawler :cool:

[Laserguns]

Here's my other pride and joy. I try to go to the States every year and pick 'em up cheap over there. Also I get to ride kickass resorts...which is nice.

[FRN-71E]

These are my other toys that keep me busy :D

One is a comp spec rock buggy and the other is my remote control rock crawler :cool:

HAHA throught ive seen that nick name some where before... ?Outerlimites?

[chris_mtb]

that rock climbing stuff looks awesome anyway i like to ride my motos and jump my rc cars i got i really shit tamiya super hornet (kit car only about $100) and put a super fast motor in it and it flies i think it goes about 40k's