From: The Older Gentleman on 8 Aug 2010 06:54 Steve Parry <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Commerfords Comerfords. Single 'm'. I remember them. Thames Ditton, I think. <Googles> Yes, indeed. Blimey! They even made their own bikes! http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/Comerford -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Steve Parry on 8 Aug 2010 07:06 "The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1jmwlyb.1y9zmqu1xuxoh6N%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk... > Steve Parry <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Commerfords > > Comerfords. Single 'm'. I remember them. Thames Ditton, I think. > > <Googles> > > Yes, indeed. > > Blimey! They even made their own bikes! > > http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/Comerford > > Cool :) -- 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: Grimly Curmudgeon on 8 Aug 2010 08:57 We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) saying something like: > >Blimey! They even made their own bikes! > >http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/Comerford I see they recognise the endeavours of the best of British... http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/Spagthorpe_Motorcycle_Co
From: The Older Gentleman on 8 Aug 2010 13:21 Grimly Curmudgeon <grimly4REMOVE(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote: > We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the > drugs began to take hold. I remember totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The > Older Gentleman) saying something like: > > > > >Blimey! They even made their own bikes! > > > >http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/Comerford > > I see they recognise the endeavours of the best of British... > http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/Spagthorpe_Motorcycle_Co Oh, splendid! And as it referenced a Wiki entry, I checked and behold: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spagthorpe On a serious note, this shows why one should *not* trust Wiki. On a less serious note: "This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; suggestions are available. (February 2009)" Anyone fancy having a go? -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Adrian on 8 Aug 2010 13:38
totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Oh, splendid! And as it referenced a Wiki entry, I checked and behold: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spagthorpe > > On a serious note, this shows why one should *not* trust Wiki. > > On a less serious note: > > "This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. > Please introduce links to this page from related articles; suggestions > are available. (February 2009)" > > Anyone fancy having a go? Have a look at the "Discussion" page for the article... |