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From: The Older Gentleman on 25 Jul 2010 07:57 don (Calgary) <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote: > For the record I didn't switch tacks on the topic of speculating. I > decided not to point out you were "speculating" as to what the sales > of the Valk would be today. Review the exchange: >> I'd wager the Valk would still be a strong seller if it was still on >> the showroom floor. > >The fact that it isn't suggests that it wasn't. If it had been, it still >would be. IYSWIM. > We are both speculating. I was *not* speculating on the Valk being a strong seller. You were. It wasn't. I *was speculating on its likely prospects, yes. But that wasn't all of it. Got it wrong again, didn't you? >It seemed like a minor point to me, not > worth arguing about. Nor I. So we had a reasoned discussion about imports, and you decided to take *another* pop. Which was also shown to be really stupid. Got it wrong again. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: don (Calgary) on 25 Jul 2010 08:58 On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:57:46 +0100, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > >Nor I. So we had a reasoned discussion about imports, and you decided to >take *another* pop. Which was also shown to be really stupid. As usual Neil, this one is all you. The insults, the name calling, the ranting and the raving is all you.
From: The Older Gentleman on 25 Jul 2010 09:17 don (Calgary) <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote: > >Nor I. So we had a reasoned discussion about imports, and you decided to > >take *another* pop. Which was also shown to be really stupid. > > As usual Neil, this one is all you. The insults, the name calling, the > ranting and the raving is all you. OK, I stand corrected. It was really intelligent of you to query the use of the word 'international' when we were talking about exports from the US to the UK. Obviously, such trade is not international at all. It was a very clever move to say that the Valk was selling well before it was discontinued. It was a stroke of intellectual genius to give us your own interpretation of 'international'. I stand impressed at such clarity of thought. I was highly impressed at your incisive questioning of whether my country recorded distance in miles or kilometres just after I'd made it plain. Obviously, there was amazing scope for doubt there, and I'm grateful to you for showing your knowledge. There. Does that read better? -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: don (Calgary) on 25 Jul 2010 09:43 On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:17:58 +0100, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: >don (Calgary) <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote: > >> >Nor I. So we had a reasoned discussion about imports, and you decided to >> >take *another* pop. Which was also shown to be really stupid. >> >> As usual Neil, this one is all you. The insults, the name calling, the >> ranting and the raving is all you. > >OK, I stand corrected. > >It was really intelligent of you to query the use of the word >'international' when we were talking about exports from the US to the >UK. Obviously, such trade is not international at all. You just never give up. Of course your original statement referred to a standard international procedure, which you so cleverly snipped. You seem hell bent to start another silly and endless argument over something inconsequential. Typical. > >It was a very clever move to say that the Valk was selling well before >it was discontinued. I actually thought it was selling well. Inventory in the local shops always moved quickly. Dealers stocked as many Valks as they did Wings and there are lots of them on the road. I jumped to a conclusion and was clearly wrong. I can see from Wiki sales of the Valk were slow. I don't know about the numbers you provided. There was no cite. <Snip> > >There. Does that read better? Did that make you feel better?
From: S'mee on 25 Jul 2010 11:34
On Jul 24, 5:08 am, "Vito" <v...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: > don (Calgary) wrote: > >> I'd wager the Valk would still be a strong seller if it was still on > >> the showroom floor. > > Having really enjoyed an older GL1000, I seriously considered a Valk, but > the owners I talked to complained about gas milage in the 25 mpg range and > the limited distance one could go between gas stations. That turned me off. Yep that would less range than the Gl1000. IF you aren't riding hard those give back about 150mi per tank not counting reserve. Loaded or unloaded, fast or slow wind can have some effect but I've never had to worry about how it would impact the ride. |