Oz Monster Introductions

[Betty]

Memory is not so good, so I will probably get it wrong, but the first thing that popped into my mind was:

That geologist has rocks in his head.

Was I close?

Titanium?

[ellingly]

Memory is not so good, so I will probably get it wrong, but the first thing that popped into my mind was:

That geologist has rocks in his head.

Was I close?

Titanium?

Close. Staino at the moment. Will go Ti once it's fully healed. Couldn't find any properly sealed sterilised Ti bars in time.

Ideally I'd go platinum or palladium, since I work with (mainly) Archean rocks which are generally where we found our platinum-group elements.

Then again, we also find lots of nickel in the Archean here in Aus -- Kambalda and the like -- so I guess there's some symbolism there with the medical staino (which has a bit of Ni in it).

Has had a few mixed reactions at my work though - ahh, the staid public service mentality . On balance, people rate it; it's perhaps more accepted than when I had blue hair last year!

[Spider]

mate! that bloke must have been drunk...he's missed your ear by a long shot!

(sorry, it's too early on a Sunday morning and I've been woken by the frickin neighbours)

[ellingly]

mate! that bloke must have been drunk...he's missed your ear by a long shot!

(sorry, it's too early on a Sunday morning and I've been woken by the frickin neighbours)

If I were down there, you could blame me... I was only getting home around then .

I'll write a getting-pierced-for-wuss' guide sometime. It was... interesting.

[heatherp]

Ideally I'd go platinum or palladium, since I work with (mainly) Archean rocks which are generally where we found our platinum-group elements.

Well Ti is an Aussie metal too.  Digging it up (in the form of Rutile) pays for my Monster mods  Wouldn't platinum or palladium be too soft?  We use platinum/gold crucibles at work and they etch very easily - lots of hiding places for bacteria. I'd stick to Ti if I were you. But then I'm not and I don't think I'd get my eyebrow pierced looks like ouch. 

And where are the photos of the blue hair?

[ellingly]

Well Ti is an Aussie metal too.  Digging it up (in the form of Rutile) pays for my Monster mods  Wouldn't platinum or palladium be too soft?  We use platinum/gold crucibles at work and they etch very easily - lots of hiding places for bacteria. I'd stick to Ti if I were you. But then I'm not and I don't think I'd get my eyebrow pierced looks like ouch. 

And where are the photos of the blue hair?

Yeah, I'm just not working in mineral sand at the moment.

Apparently you can get medical grade platinum barbells, but they ain't cheap. Oh well, I have several months to consider my options .


That's it straight after being done. Looks black unless you shine a bit of light on it, then it is electric blue.


Thats it requiring a reapplication (about 12 weeks). BTW that's the old bike, before I even moved up to Canberra.

Doing it blue requires a bit of work - at least two hardcore bleaching efforts and possibly a toner, too. Then another hour with the blue in, under heat, so it sets. Works though - very little comes off on the pillow .

[heatherp]

Gosh that's blue!

Never knew the blue rinse set had to go to so much trouble 

[ellingly]

Gosh that's blue!

Never knew the blue rinse set had to go to so much trouble 

If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing.

[Spider]

Cookie Monster must spend half his life at the salon!

[ellingly]

Cookie Monster must spend half his life at the salon!

Yeah, make the beast with two backs knows how he does it . I've only done blue... 5 times in my life? Platinum blonde twice, and green once. Averages about 4-5 hours to do it, plus 1 hour to redo it halfway through the life. I can get about 16 weeks out of one proper doing, so a redo of 1 hour after 8 weeks.

Not tooooooo bad. My ex fiancée used to take between 30 and 45 minutes to do (just) her hair every morning.

[Betty]

Doing it blue requires a bit of work - at least two hardcore bleaching efforts and possibly a toner, too. Then another hour with the blue in, under heat, so it sets. Works though - very little comes off on the pillow .

Don't particularly want to continue the off topic discussion ... but if that's what I have to do to wake up with less hair on the pillow ... I'll pass.

[hambo]

greetings

my name is Steve
live in nthn suburbs of Sydney ...close to old hi way
s2r 1000....back after a very long break from riding ...20years....should have got a bigger helmet ...i cant fit my grin in now im back on a ducati
great site for me so much to lean and see...and spend
saw the post for the Concourse and went along couldn't believe the quality
thank for all the info so far ....hope i can contribute in the future
 

[Paul W]

Hey All,
My name is Paul and I am a ducaholic...
 

Name ; Paul
Age ; closer to 40 then 30...
Bike; Red with white stripe S2R1000, 05 model (well so says the plate).  Bog standard.
Live;  BrisVegas babe!
Work; consultant
Planned upgrades; looking for a new exhaust (currently tossing up between the marving 2-2 or sil moto 2-2, both left/right high rise pipes), and probably an fatduc 02 manipulator.  Then, new cover for the clutch, new belt covers (may remove in the interim), and more carbon!

Great to find another local forum.  Any advice gladly received!

Time now for a  

[mattyvas]

Once again welcome along Paul.
Monsterdorf, Brimo and Loony are most likely local for you.
Enjoy the bike and the fun that comes along with it.

cheers
Matty...

[Betty]

Bike; Red with white stripe S2R1000, 05 model (well so says the plate).  Bog standard.

Hey Paul welcome (imaginative mob up there aren't you ... I think every second person must be named Paul )

If the plate says '05 are you sure it is a 1000?

As far as I know the 800 was released in '05 and the 1000 wasn't available until '06.