From: Steve Parry on

"Steve H" <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote:
>> On 14 Jul 2010 15:53:59 GMT, Steve H <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote:
>>>> On 14 Jul 2010 15:30:36 GMT, Steve H <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>> I believe he crammed it into a BMW E36.....
>>
>>>> Tell me, does your use of geeky terms like E36 make you feel
>> > > superior,
>>>> or is it really totally unconscious? I do feel that it might have
>> > > been
>>>> more understood if you'd just said 3-series, or whatever it actually
>>>> referred to.
>>>
>>> It signifies which era of 3 series it was. Just like saying 'mark 3
>>> Escort' or similar.
>>
>> Yes, I know that's the general meaning, but why do you insist on using
>> it, instead of the more normal terms that everyone would understand?
>> It's not as if it makes any difference to your point.
>
> Erm, because BMWs aren't generally referred to as a mark 1, mark 2 etc.
>
> I don't see the problem, and given that you've never pulled anyone for
> referring to a, for example, K2 GSXR1000, you appear to be making an
> issue out of nothing.
>
> To a lot of people, me included, the Suzuki K numbers mean nothing.

If it's the same as my DRZ then it's

Y 2000
K1 2001
K2 2002
etc

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Steve Parry
87 BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 BMW K1200GT SE
02 Suzuki DRZ400SY-GT edition, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY,
91 Kawasaki AR50, 82 Suzuki GN400, BMW 330Ci
www.gwynfryn.co.uk

From: Hog on
Steve Parry wrote:
> "Steve H" <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1463080437300813425.158526italiancar-gmail.com(a)news.individual.net...
>> "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>> On 14 July, 13:45, SteveH <italian...(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Jul 14, 1:20 pm, "Hog" <sm911S...(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> SteveH wrote:
>>>>>> Ok.....
>>>>
>>>>>> It's a 1983K, 59k miles, 7 month MOT.
>>>>
>>>>>> Lots of life left in the tyres, BMW panniers and I'll include the
>>>>>> stainless Keihan cans.
>>>>
>>>>>> How much is it worth to you?
>>>>
>>>>> Can I just point out that your problems were probably raised by
>>>>> the faulty
>>>>> coils. A well known issue. You have replaced the coil and the
>>>>> other bits.
>>>>> Also given it a new starter motor. It should run for 100's of
>>>>> thousands of
>>>>> trouble free miles now and is a fantastic bike to own. Selling it
>>>>> *now* is a
>>>>> bit silly. Actually very silly, if the reason is "it's
>>>>> unreliable".
>>>>
>>>> It has just pissed me off with all the cocking about and the fact
>>>> that
>>>> it let me down at a very bad time, making me late for a meeting,
>>>> that just makes me not particularly enthusiastic about it anymore.
>>>>
>>>> If the money is right I'll seriously think about letting it go, if
>>>> not
>>>> it's going up the lockup so I don't have to look at it every time I
>>>> open the garage.
>>>>
>>> Hm. �1500? Fancy a K11LT?
>>
>> I discounted the K11 originally as they're too big and heavy for my
>> liking, which is also why I didn't got for a Pan.
>>
>> An ST2 is what I should have bought, but couldn't find a nice one
>> with luggage at the time. (don't know why anyone bought a new one
>> without it) Don't think �1500 cash is enough to tempt me into
>> selling..... I did
>> think of eBaying it, and not letting it go for less than �1800.
>
> North Wales Breakers in Wrexham have a Ducati ST that's been
> collecting dust in the back of their "showroom" for a few months,
> given most of their customer base is oiks with field bikes it's
> prolly out of their scope really :)

ST4S=good
STanyotherfuckingpileofshite=bad

HTH

--
Hog


From: Higgins on
Steve H wrote:
> Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote:
>> On 14 Jul 2010 15:53:59 GMT, Steve H <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote:
>>>> On 14 Jul 2010 15:30:36 GMT, Steve H <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>> I believe he crammed it into a BMW E36.....
>>>> Tell me, does your use of geeky terms like E36 make you feel
>>>> superior,
>>>> or is it really totally unconscious? I do feel that it might have
>>>> been
>>>> more understood if you'd just said 3-series, or whatever it actually
>>>> referred to.
>>> It signifies which era of 3 series it was. Just like saying 'mark 3
>>> Escort' or similar.
>> Yes, I know that's the general meaning, but why do you insist on using
>> it, instead of the more normal terms that everyone would understand?
>> It's not as if it makes any difference to your point.
>
> Erm, because BMWs aren't generally referred to as a mark 1, mark 2 etc.
>
Well, no, but the word Escort gives a bit of a clue as to the model of
car. E36 might as well be a bra size, especially as the other Steve
refers to an "E34 5 series"
From: Champ on
On 14 Jul 2010 16:11:47 GMT, Steve H <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>>>> Tell me, does your use of geeky terms like E36 make you feel
>> > > superior,
>>>> or is it really totally unconscious? I do feel that it might have
>> > > been
>>>> more understood if you'd just said 3-series, or whatever it actually
>>>> referred to.
>>>
>>> It signifies which era of 3 series it was. Just like saying 'mark 3
>>> Escort' or similar.
>>
>> Yes, I know that's the general meaning, but why do you insist on using
>> it, instead of the more normal terms that everyone would understand?
>> It's not as if it makes any difference to your point.
>
>Erm, because BMWs aren't generally referred to as a mark 1, mark 2 etc.
>
>I don't see the problem, and given that you've never pulled anyone for
>referring to a, for example, K2 GSXR1000, you appear to be making an
>issue out of nothing.

>To a lot of people, me included, the Suzuki K numbers mean nothing.

Ah, but has Bruce, or anyone else, just referred to a "K2" without the
attendent "GSX-R 1000"? Or where the context of "GSX-R 1000" wasn't
already obvious? I don't think so.
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Steve on
On 14 July, 16:30, Steve H <italian...(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> I discounted the K11 originally as they're too big and heavy for my
> liking, which is also why I didn't got for a Pan.

Blimey - unless you're a weakling midget a Pan is pretty easy
to ride. I'm 5'7" and 12 stone and managed 14k miles on one.
Steve