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From: a t e c 7 7 "atec 77 at hotmail dot on 5 Aug 2007 08:18 Boxer wrote: > "a t e c 7 7" <"atec 77 at hotmail dot com"> wrote in message > news:46b58edc(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au... >> CrazyCam wrote: >>> Boxer wrote: >>>> "Nev.." <idiot(a)mindless.com> wrote in message >>>> news:46b3db8e$0$31441$5a62ac22(a)per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >>>>> Boxer wrote: >>>>>> I finally picked up the bike on Friday afternoon, I was too busy to >>>>>> get it Wednesday. Took it for a ride round hte bike shops and camping >>>>>> shops looking for some new camping equipment and found a real problem >>>>>> with the bike, people keep mistaking me for Ewan McGregor. >>>>>> >>>>>> Boxer >>>>> This week the 100,000th R1200GS rolled off the production line making >>>>> it the fastest selling BMW model ever. 84,373 GSs and 15,627 GSAs >>>>> >>>>> Nev.. >>>>> '04 CBR1100XX >>>> In Australia they are selling more of the R1200GS & GSA's than the rest >>>> of the range combined. >>> Now, if only they could revive the two-wheel drive outfit, with the >>> machine gun for the passenger, I'm sure they'd sell squillions of them. >>> >>> regards, >>> CrazyCam >> When I was a young tacker local bloke in unzud had several WWII sidecar >> outfits including a zundap ? bmw also had some odd shaft driven thing >> such as you described , also some German military cars all painted in full >> camo.Anyone know what model that "special" sidecar outfit was ? > > BMW R75 > > Zundapp KS750 > > http://www.dropbears.com/m/models/bmw/r75tech.htm > > http://www.wehrmachtsgespann.de/bmwenglisch/bmwe5.htm > > Boxer > > I wonder if anyone ever considered these for the k series ?
From: diogenes on 6 Aug 2007 00:19 On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:36:41 GMT, "Boxer" <someone(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > >"barry taylor" <taylorja(a)aapt.net.au> wrote in message >news:f8vj70$bhr$1(a)news-01.bur.connect.com.au... >> >> sounds like you should have bought a Norge ... > >Bite your tounge, do I look like a tractor driver? Heh! I wouldn't mind a "tractor" like a Norge... Would prefer a more retro, basic styling though... Still, chuck one my way, and I'd grab it, quicksmartish. Onya bike !!! Gerry
From: JohnO on 6 Aug 2007 01:19 On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:19:55 +1000, diogenes <cynic(a)society.sux.ok> wrote: >On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:36:41 GMT, "Boxer" <someone(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > >> >>"barry taylor" <taylorja(a)aapt.net.au> wrote in message >>news:f8vj70$bhr$1(a)news-01.bur.connect.com.au... >>> >>> sounds like you should have bought a Norge ... >> >>Bite your tounge, do I look like a tractor driver? > >Heh! I wouldn't mind a "tractor" like a Norge... > >Would prefer a more retro, basic styling though... > >Still, chuck one my way, and I'd grab it, quicksmartish. > > >Onya bike !!! > >Gerry Gerry...Gerry, it saddens me that you have referred to the Norge as a tractor. We all know that title is reserved for Smee's little (Yellow) BMW. I am surprised that Zebs (top bloke) hasn't called around to rip ya nutzs off. Johno Beer mate?
From: diogenes on 6 Aug 2007 03:56 On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:49:57 +0930, JohnO <varcs45(a)msn.com> wrote: >>>Bite your tounge, do I look like a tractor driver? >>Heh! I wouldn't mind a "tractor" like a Norge... >>Would prefer a more retro, basic styling though... >>Still, chuck one my way, and I'd grab it, quicksmartish. >Gerry...Gerry, it saddens me that you have referred to the Norge as a >tractor. We all know that title is reserved for Smee's little (Yellow) >BMW. Johnno... m - a - t - e ... See the quotation marks? I was merely referring to Boxer's implication that the Norge is a tractor... >I am surprised that Zebs (top bloke) hasn't called around to rip ya >nutzs off. I can't really imagine Zebee, top bloke that he is, actually wanting to grab my nuts... >Beer mate? Don't mind if I do... Hahn Light? Onya bike !!! Gerry
From: Zebee Johnstone on 6 Aug 2007 05:34
In aus.motorcycles on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:01:14 +1000 CrazyCam <crazycam(a)upturnet.com.au> wrote: > > Now, if only they could revive the two-wheel drive outfit, with the > machine gun for the passenger, I'm sure they'd sell squillions of them. You could always buy a Ural.... Zebee |