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From: The Older Gentleman on 8 Nov 2009 04:09 Sean_Q_ <no.spam(a)no.spam> wrote: > http://www.ratbike.org/pages/793gn250.htm > Oh, that's great. The tracked thing is a Bren gun carrier, I think. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: S'mee on 8 Nov 2009 10:21 On Nov 7, 10:53 pm, BrianNZ <br...(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: > Sean_Q_ wrote: > > BrianNZ wrote: > > >> Haven't seen the bike, but I was watching bren-gun carriers in action > >> last week at a military vehicles display. > > > "In action"? I'm wondering why NZ needs bren guns (and carriers) at all.. > > To defend your shores against hordes of North Koreans? It's not like > > you're in Ireland, where you could be telling a story like this: > > > Oh I am a merry ploughboy, and I plough the fields all day, > > 'Till a sudden thought came to my mind, to join the I.R.A. > > And we're off to Dublin in the green, in the green > > With our helmets glistenin' in the sun, > > Where the bay'nets clash and the rifles crash, > > To the echo of a Thompson gun. > > > [Note: when I'm sober, which is some of the time, I am a staunch > > monarchist and all for the British Crown and all that. However, > > at a certain BAC (somewhat above the legally impaired limit) > > a curious transformation takes place, whereupon I have been known > > to belt out songs of the Irish Revolution such as the above > > at a conspicuous volume. If I'm with friends they tend to either > > bury me in something soundproof (like a pile of coats) or drag me > > to a place of safety, meaning out of earshot of any Brits, Orangemen, > > or United Empire Loyalists in the vicinity. > > > SQ > > "In action" = driving around a gravel pit shooting blanks at low flying > planes doing mock 'strafing' runs. Also having a play with the blanks > were the German crowd shooting their MG-42 on the AA tri-pod and of > course, Jeeps mounted with .50 cal and .30 cal machine guns. Sounds like fun. You might get a giggle out of the MG shoots we have in the states...everything from full auto 22cal up to Parrot guns and mini-guns. 8^) Wouldn't mind having a French 75 to play with or a battery of 12 pounders. > I think there might be more military vehicles in private hands than in > the armed forces. :) Some would argue that's the way ALL countries should be. Keeps the pol's on their toes. ;^) > Soviet T-55...NZ$80k landed......i need some OT.! Heh, I want a wharehouse fresh T-34/76. Preferable with the breech compleate and functional. I'll source my own main gun rounds. 8^) Not sure which foundery to contract with for making more track shoes. > No need to defend our shores....I'm sure the politicians will just sell > us to the highest bidder..... Money , not war. :) Sorry but mankinds has yet to make a science of ethics and morals much less dispose of such barbaric things as religion, governments, collectivism, socialism etc.
From: turby on 8 Nov 2009 12:28 On Nov 8, 7:21 am, "S'mee" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 7, 10:53 pm, BrianNZ <br...(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: > > > I think there might be more military vehicles in private hands than in > > the armed forces. :) > > Some would argue that's the way ALL countries should be. Keeps the > pol's on their toes. ;^) > > > Soviet T-55...NZ$80k landed......i need some OT.! > > Heh, I want a wharehouse fresh T-34/76. Preferable with the breech > compleate and functional. I'll source my own main gun rounds. 8^) Not > sure which foundery to contract with for making more track shoes. > A guy in my neighborhood tried that. Didn't go so well.
From: The Older Gentleman on 8 Nov 2009 12:30 BrianNZ <brian(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: > I think there might be more military vehicles in private hands than in > the armed forces. :) There's a lot in Britain, where you're allowed to use them on public roads. Yes, even tanks. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: BrianNZ on 8 Nov 2009 13:26
The Older Gentleman wrote: > BrianNZ <brian(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: > >> I think there might be more military vehicles in private hands than in >> the armed forces. :) > > There's a lot in Britain, where you're allowed to use them on public > roads. Yes, even tanks. > > Ditto, as long as they have rubber cleats on the tracks. |