A Very Long Weekend

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Dec 12, 2008 | 12:13 AM

#21

Paladin

Junior Member

1st Gear Member

Joined: Dec 2008

Posts: 23

From: Wellington, NZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magoo

You didn't say. . . but was your friend's crash on gravel? And what does "car destroying coarse metal track" mean. . . This does not compute in the USA!

In NZ a metal road is a graded heavy gravel road! Don't ask me why tho, its made of bits of rock not metal! I'm a transplanted Pom in NZ so I'm still learning all those little Kiwi-isms!

And if you happen to speak with a Kiwi take care on how you interpret what they say - they like to cross-pronounce their vowels; so "e" sounds like "i" and vice versa! For example SEX gets pronounced like SIX, BED gets pronounced like BID; u get the idea! Some Kiwis have this more pronounced than others so it can get confusing if you're not careful!

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...bearing+gravel

post 1 pic 1 should cover it!

Last edited by Paladin; Dec 12, 2008 at 12:26 AM.

Dec 12, 2008 | 12:30 AM

#22

3L4NS1R

Thread Starter

Senior Member

1st Gear Member

Joined: Jul 2008

Posts: 269

From: Auckland

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magoo

You didn't say. . . but was your friend's crash on gravel? And what does "car destroying coarse metal track" mean. . . This does not compute in the USA!

Yup, sorry, we call gravel metal here.. don't ask me why...

car destroying coarse metal track: (adj) a road that is known to damage cars and other vehicles due to the large pieces of rock purposely placed on the road under the guise of "traction assistance".