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From: wessie on 28 Nov 2009 09:38 Cane <caneukrm(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:f16674f2-5b84-4f37-8fcb- d61b40ba3bca(a)p8g2000yqb.googlegroups.com: > On Nov 28, 2:27�pm, Colin Irvine <l...(a)bottom.of.home.page> wrote: > >> >I love motorcycling and have really missed not having a bike for most >> >of 2009. I was hoping the show might inspire me a little as to what >> >direction I wanted to go next but it almost did the opposite. >> >> The best direction from here is west, to the Dales and the Lake >> District, but to the north lies Northumberland and Scotland and to the >> south the North York Moors. They are the best inspiration of all. > > Sold, but what should I ride? > If you are going to ride up north then there is no need to buy anything. Just borrow whatever Nige has bought that week. You should eventually find something you like. -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: crn on 28 Nov 2009 10:05 Cane <caneukrm(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Living a few miles from Weston Super Mare means that I get to show up > > at some of the regular rides and events which end up at the seafront. > > Rocking up on one of the SOBs always gathers a bigger collection of > > interested admirers than any of the latest sportsbikes or blinged up > > Hardleys. Modern bikes have become a boring collection of me-too > > offerings from the big manufacturers. > > Precisely. > > "Hi, are you over 27, employed, like green, have a mediocre car but > like speed? Then our research tells us that you should sign up to the > Kawasaki lifestyle. Here's your paddock jacket, iridium visor and a > list of reasons why you should feel sorry for Chris Walker." At least Kawasaki broke away from the boring crowd by bringing back a 250. Time for you to take a look at some SOBs, which one is a matter of personal taste and your chosen era. Just choose soemthing interesting and reliable with decent spares availability and you are unlikely to suffer any depreciation. You should, for example, be able to pick up a tidy 400/4 for under a grand or a decent RD350 for maybe 1500. Bikes should be FUN so I tend to pick something light and agile rather than particularly fast, YMMV. -- 03 GS500K2 76 Honda 400/4 project 68 Bantam D14/4 Sport (Classic) 06 Sukida SK50QT (Slanty eyed shopping trolley)
From: Cane on 28 Nov 2009 10:14 On Nov 28, 3:05 pm, c...(a)NOSPAM.netunix.com wrote: > Cane <caneu...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Living a few miles from Weston Super Mare means that I get to show up > > > at some of the regular rides and events which end up at the seafront. > > > Rocking up on one of the SOBs always gathers a bigger collection of > > > interested admirers than any of the latest sportsbikes or blinged up > > > Hardleys. Modern bikes have become a boring collection of me-too > > > offerings from the big manufacturers. > > > Precisely. > > > "Hi, are you over 27, employed, like green, have a mediocre car but > > like speed? Then our research tells us that you should sign up to the > > Kawasaki lifestyle. Here's your paddock jacket, iridium visor and a > > list of reasons why you should feel sorry for Chris Walker." > > At least Kawasaki broke away from the boring crowd by bringing back > a 250. I chose Kawasaki at random. I could apply the same gag to any of the main manufacturers. > Time for you to take a look at some SOBs, Maybe you're right.
From: wessie on 28 Nov 2009 10:19 Ben <ben(a)bensalesDOTME.uk> wrote in news:gdf2h5haug836mcqnf4smqgglgb2gvbb67 @4ax.com: > On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:33:03 -0800 (PST), Cane <caneukrm(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >>Sold, but what should I ride? > > See Facebook :-) > Bandit 1250GT L0 (Make me an offer, I need to buy another car) Oh dear, that didn't last long. Does one have to be on Facebook to get an explanation or are you going to share with us dinosaurs? -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: Cane on 28 Nov 2009 10:32
On Nov 28, 3:19 pm, wessie <putmynameh...(a)tesco.net> wrote: > Ben <b...(a)bensalesDOTME.uk> wrote in news:gdf2h5haug836mcqnf4smqgglgb2gvbb67 > @4ax.com: > > > On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:33:03 -0800 (PST), Cane <caneu...(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >>Sold, but what should I ride? > > > See Facebook :-) > > Bandit 1250GT L0 (Make me an offer, I need to buy another car) > > Oh dear, that didn't last long. > > Does one have to be on Facebook to get an explanation or are you going to > share with us dinosaurs? You need to evolve ;-) |