Bonneville - thoughts please
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From: atec7 7 ""atec77 " on 18 Apr 2010 08:57 Andrew wrote: > On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:07:00 +1000, atec7 7 wrote: > >> none of the above of course being four wheels made normal motorcycle >> in any accepted form > > I daresay that's right, but could you say it again in normal English > anyway? Just for us slowpokes who don't get whatever Franglish it is that > you're using. > I could but the question should be "Will I?"
From: JL on 18 Apr 2010 21:05 On Apr 15, 6:45 am, G-S <ge...(a)castbus.com.au> wrote: > theo wrote: > > On Apr 14, 4:01 pm, JL <jlitt...(a)my-deja.com> wrote: > >> On Apr 14, 5:51 pm, G-S <ge...(a)castbus.com.au> wrote: > > >>> It's basically a Bonneville that will handle made dirt roads a bit better... > >> No it's not. > > >> It's a Bonnie made to LOOK like it'll handle dirt roads easier ('cos > >> it looks a bit like dirt bikes used to when the orginal bonnie was > >> released > > > I'm guessing it's got high pipes, knobby tyres, and useless lights > > then. > > > Theo > > And a bit more ground clearance :) > Real or imagined ? Bonnie http://www.triumph.co.uk/usa/11502_11704.aspx Front Suspension Kayaba 41mm forks, 120mm travel Rear Suspension Kayaba chromed spring twin shocks with adjustable preload, 106mm rear wheel travel Scrambler http://www.triumph.co.uk/usa/2010_Scrambler_Specifications_2010Scrambler.aspx Front Suspension Kayaba 41mm forks, 120mm travel Rear Suspension Kayaba chromed spring twin shocks with adjustable preload, 106mm rear wheel travel JL (I love marketing dudes - "how can we make more money - I know, let's make it look a little different and pretend it is very different - it'll fool some of them)
From: Capt About Lunchtime on 19 Apr 2010 05:01 "> > Is climbing on/off the pillion seat on the Strom really a problem or is it > just perceived to be a problem because it's not the same height as she's > been used to? Most Strom pillions love the big wide comfortable seat and > the pillion grab handles. She doens't need to reach the ground from up > there. > > Nev.. > '08 DL1000K8 Just bite the bullet and buy a 1198 R. Lovely big red Italian supermodel. You know you want too. Ditch the wife, with the cost of servicing you wont be able to afford a wife anyway. Live happily ever after. Well till you loose your license and your knees lock up and your shoulders ache and... Think she'd have you back? Capt A. L (problem solver extraordinaire)
From: BT Humble on 19 Apr 2010 06:30 hippo wrote: > But the Ford Consul Classic was round from 1961-63; long before HD used it. > Oh hang on, that's not a bike though. Oh, hang on.... :) > Link to pic follows (I hope - this time) > http://fat.ly/v853u Aaaargh! My eyes! BTH -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au
From: BT Humble on 19 Apr 2010 06:34
hippo wrote: > > JohnO wrote: > > >No it's a type of sword, not a type of correction. > > > > and a jet plane. > > > > Johno > > > > Beer? > > ..could almost be the past tense of 'sober' :) > In Johno's case, wouldn't it be more accurate to refer to it as the "pre-tense" of sober? :-) BTH -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au |