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From: darsy on 10 Jun 2010 03:26 On 10 Jun 2010 07:15:34 GMT, "sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: >The Older Gentleman wrote: > >> > Perhaps attempting the same type cross country attempt as the gent >> > with early model 4 hp Harley? :-) >> >> Heh. Ukrm held a Frankfurt Run for sub-250cc bikes a few years ago (that >> is a long way to ride balls-out on a tiddler) and another one is being >> mooted. I'd be up for it on the GN250. > >It was actually sub 200cc which was the main reason I didn't join you. If you'd increased it to 250, and allowed stuff more modern than tat from the '80s, I'd have come along. Though I still feel Frankfurt is a silly destination. Bring on Tangiers via Algeciras! I could re-enact my adolescence. -- d.
From: S'mee on 10 Jun 2010 08:29 On Jun 10, 12:21 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > High Plains Thumper <h...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > > > > Unless I lived in a big US city, I think the only reason I'd buy > > > (say) a sub-250cc roadster would be for nostalgia and cussedness > > > reasons. > > > Perhaps attempting the same type cross country attempt as the gent with > > early model 4 hp Harley? :-) > > Heh. Ukrm held a Frankfurt Run for sub-250cc bikes a few years ago (that > is a long way to ride balls-out on a tiddler) and another one is being > mooted. I'd be up for it on the GN250. > frankfurt...without looking at a map that is a sub 1500mile trip. No thanks too short for a no notice blast...on a 250. Only thing really new on a EX250 is the graphics adn the...the...well they changed the tire size and europe get FI. I had a blast riding on from Glacier National Part to Lost Wage, NV. More dangerous and twistier(I'm guessing on that bit) than going to bloody assed frankfuckingfurt! Only thing there is ball bearing plants... ;^)
From: S'mee on 10 Jun 2010 08:34 On Jun 10, 1:26 am, darsy <da...(a)sticky.co.uk> wrote: > On 10 Jun 2010 07:15:34 GMT, "sweller" <swel...(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> > wrote: > > >The Older Gentleman wrote: > > >> > Perhaps attempting the same type cross country attempt as the gent > >> > with early model 4 hp Harley? :-) > > >> Heh. Ukrm held a Frankfurt Run for sub-250cc bikes a few years ago (that > >> is a long way to ride balls-out on a tiddler) and another one is being > >> mooted. I'd be up for it on the GN250. > > >It was actually sub 200cc > > which was the main reason I didn't join you. If you'd increased it to > 250, and allowed stuff more modern than tat from the '80s, I'd have > come along. > > Though I still feel Frankfurt is a silly destination. > > Bring on Tangiers via Algeciras! ah kind of like going from my place to Brownsville, Tx to Bangor, Me all to go have some fish and chips (the halibut is outdamnstanding) made by some nice cretens in West Seattle, Wa? > I could re-enact my adolescence. I wasted mine learning to maintain speed in square corners on roads of the dirt type...on memorable day there were at least 3 types of dirt and 2 types of gravel at one intersection...entry speed was typical (nominal 80 something) Yep...was too busy teaching myself things about driving to make a trip like yours.
From: darsy on 10 Jun 2010 08:50 On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:34:27 -0700 (PDT), "S'mee" <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >to Bangor, Me >all to go have some fish and chips you confused me there for a second, as I grew up in the real Bangor[1] [1] County Down, Northern Ireland. -- d.
From: TOG on 10 Jun 2010 09:02
On 10 June, 13:29, "S'mee" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > I had a blast riding on from Glacier National Part to Lost Wage, NV. > More dangerous and twistier(I'm guessing on that bit) than going to > bloody assed frankfuckingfurt! Only thing there is ball bearing > plants... ;^) That's Schweinfurt :-P |