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From: ogden on 3 Jul 2010 14:52 Domènec wrote: > "Andy Bonwick" <nospam(a)bonwick.me.uk> escribió en el mensaje de noticias > news:qisu26pi21rgdnse8qhrp8ac6fvaf1n6un(a)4ax.com... > > > I've got a proven track record when it comes to finding gullible fools > > willing to camp in the snow so getting them to go somewhere warm will > > be easy. > > Er, can someone point out the differences on booze social perception between > German places... and places with camel shaggers? UKRMers on touareg mint tea > for two weeks? It's Morocco, ffs, not the Sudan. -- ogden | gsxr1000 | rgv250
From: Lozzo on 3 Jul 2010 15:07 steve auvache wrote: > On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:14:00 +0100, Pip Luscher > <pluscher(a)live.invalid.co.uk> wrote: > > > On Sat, 3 Jul 2010 11:14:17 +0100, "Nige" <deead(a)btinternet.com> > > wrote: > > > > > The C90 is everyones first off roader :) > > > > Mine was a DT125. > > Does a Mobylette 25cc moped count? NSU Quckly, followed by a Bantam engined Tiger Cub chassis that we paid far too much for ... ten quid -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: Lozzo on 3 Jul 2010 15:09 darsy wrote: > On Jul 3, 4:47�pm, Andy Bonwick <nos...(a)bonwick.me.uk> wrote: > > On Sat, 3 Jul 2010 02:18:43 -0700 (PDT), darsy <dar...(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > I'd be interested too. > > > > Is that interested as in going to Morocco or doing the offroad > > experience? > > the latter. > > > I'll phone them next week because I want to know if they have bikes > > suitable for those amongst us with a shorter inside leg measurement > > and if I'm asking for Adie I might as well ask for you as well. > > despite being short, I do have a 32" inside leg measurement - having > owned a CCM R30, a BMW R1150GS, a Triumph Tiger 1150i, and currently a > KTM LC4 Supermoto, I'm not bothered by tall bikes. > > And yes, you can take that as a bite ;-) Was the Triumph taller to accomodate the extra 195cc engine capacity? -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: Lozzo on 3 Jul 2010 15:27 Scraggy wrote: > On Sat, 3 Jul 2010 08:48:30 -0700 (PDT), darsy <darsyx(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > On Jul 3, 4:26�pm, stephen.pac...(a)gonemail.com wrote: > >> darsy <dar...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > shite-old-Landcruiser's what you want for that. > > > > >> What about a shite old hilux like this: > > > > >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/8963323(a)N05/4757219141/ > > > > that'd do it - though as I said, need someone with a welder to mount > > the gun platform on the back. > > I am available for pre-departure advice and training on the machine > gun. May I recommend something in 7.62 x 39mm from the former Soviet > bloc or China, an RPD for example. > Whilst an old model, they are both cheap, available and effective.(1) > Useful for hunting(1) when the inevitable breakdowns while > geographically disorientated occur. > > (1) TM Charlie Croker -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: Andy Bonwick on 3 Jul 2010 15:36
On Sat, 3 Jul 2010 20:18:08 +0200, Dom�nec <domenec.sos.valles(a)gmail.com> wrote: >"Andy Bonwick" <nospam(a)bonwick.me.uk> escribi� en el mensaje de noticias >news:qisu26pi21rgdnse8qhrp8ac6fvaf1n6un(a)4ax.com... > >> I've got a proven track record when it comes to finding gullible fools >> willing to camp in the snow so getting them to go somewhere warm will >> be easy. > >Er, can someone point out the differences on booze social perception between >German places... and places with camel shaggers? UKRMers on touareg mint tea >for two weeks? ><fx: wait and see> > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touareg_tea > Do you honestly think we won't get beer in Morocco? If we can't get booze then I'm sure we can source some finest Moroccan Gold and throw it into a tin full of cake mix. |