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From: The Raven on 5 Jul 2008 07:50 "MJ" <mjpt57(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:glau64tofhsnpjcd4hlt0fdeubvph3n1hi(a)yarwho.com... > The Raven wrote... > >> I'm mechanically competent with experience on older engines, albeit not >> motorcycles. I realise this is no Honda "get on it and ride forever" type >> bike, it will need a higher level of maintenance and overall attention to >> the bikes capabilities. > > Maybe you should buy a new Ducati, then. I'd like a Ducati, been watching a Monster lately. > Get some practice in before getting > onto one of these other bikes? I'd consider an Royal Enfield far easier to work on than a modern Ducati but, then a Ducati wouldn't need much maintenance by comparison. > Or, if you're going for your Masters in > Motorcycle Engineering then buy a Harley... A Harley would be nice but they are far overpriced.
From: bill_h on 5 Jul 2008 10:14 On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:56:52 GMT, "Knobdoodle" <knobdoodle(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >"Zebee Johnstone" <zebeej(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> I am old... because I can recall when there wasn't predictive text and >> those abbreviations were in heavy use. >> >> Now my Nokia has them in the predictive text... >> >[sad sigh] They could've just as easily put the real words in...... Apart from the 160 character limit..
From: Nev.. on 5 Jul 2008 10:15 bill_h wrote: > On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:56:52 GMT, "Knobdoodle" > <knobdoodle(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> "Zebee Johnstone" <zebeej(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> I am old... because I can recall when there wasn't predictive text and >>> those abbreviations were in heavy use. >>> >>> Now my Nokia has them in the predictive text... >>> >> [sad sigh] They could've just as easily put the real words in...... > > Apart from the 160 character limit.. New Nokia phones will automatically split/concatenate messages up to 1000 characters. Nev.. '07 XB12X
From: Zebee Johnstone on 5 Jul 2008 17:08 In aus.motorcycles on Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:50:12 +1000 The Raven <swilson150(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote: > > I'd consider an Royal Enfield far easier to work on than a modern Ducati > but, then a Ducati wouldn't need much maintenance by comparison. So... you want a good looking bike that you can work on yourself, is fun to ride, isn't the same old boring as everyone else has... You need a Guzzi you do! Zebee
From: Kevin Gleeson on 5 Jul 2008 21:37
On 5 Jul 2008 09:40:23 GMT, Zebee Johnstone <zebeej(a)gmail.com> wrote: >In aus.motorcycles on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:05:11 +1000 >MJ <mjpt57(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote: >> Knobdoodle wrote... >> >>> It's like these wankers that use L8R, 2MORROW, PH@T and all these other >>> stupid kiddy-spellings; they actually take more keystrokes than just keying >>> the word in english! >> >> Unless those mobiles that they target kids with have these words already >> programmed into the predictive text database... >> >> And yes, the phone that I use definately would require 4 or 5 extra keystrokes >> just to enter 3 characters compared to its predictive text input. >> > >I am old... because I can recall when there wasn't predictive text and >those abbreviations were in heavy use. > >Now my Nokia has them in the predictive text... > >Zebee I go the other way. I refuse to use abbreviated text. Have always done. The only time I'll crunch it down is if I'm broke and know I have to go to short form to save money, but that is rare and I cringe. I find it quite funny when my 70+ year old parents SMS me using abbreviated text and sound like teenagers. Getting a text from someone who is 72 saying "when RU coming here" is just a little weird. |