Now That’s A Sharp Ride

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So I’m outside grabbing lunch and notice one of the local cafés getting its knives overhauled by this awesome Suzkuki GN250 with a generator and sharpening stone attached to it. I’m sorry, but that’s just wicked. Nice one Vicky!

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    Brent

    Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    For those interested in this service, check out your local farmers market on the weekend, I’ve seen similar setups at northern sydney markets.

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      Ashley

      Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 2:06 PM

      I was going to say this. I have seen this guy, or at least others like him at almost every farmers market I have been to.

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    ba!

    Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    I’m so jealous of this guy. Best job

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    Ollie

    Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    Errr… good way to fsck your knives!
    They would have to be seriously rooted in the first place to warrant running them over a grinder.

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    Mark

    Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    Haha, glad to see him get some attention, he’s been doing it for years. He’s a bit of a local legend in the inner west. Lots of the cafe owners know him by name.

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    Elliot

    Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    I saw 2 at the servo this morning. not the same bike, they were on 125s I think. but they had matching jackets & crash hats, which adds to the awesome.

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    Hitch

    Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    I saw this setup in Sydney a month ago, but it was a chick, operating it. And yeah, that’s not a generator, it’s a petrol motor. Would have to be a huge generator to power a grinder that big for long, and it’s not the most efficient to petrol power a generator to be used to electrically power a grinder, when you can cut out the middle man…

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    alex

    Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    I’ve had my rescue blade sharpened by this lady – she did an awesome job – the last person who touched it almost destroyed it

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    Danny Allen

    Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    She was a woman, Vicky :)

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    jc

    Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    he was my go to guy in sydney…

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    Paul

    Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    I’ve seen them around Newtown, and Pagewood. Good work ^__^

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    jack

    Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    they use bikes in philippines

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