Why is UKRM more active than Reeky?
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From: Sean_Q_ on 17 Nov 2009 14:56 Twibil wrote: > Canadians have their very own little country up there; even > if it *is* mostly composed of snow, beer, hosers, and pine trees. You forgot to mention tundra (a kind of stony, barren arctic desert) and maple trees. SQ
From: zymurgy on 17 Nov 2009 15:02 On 17 Nov, 19:17, Salad Dodger <salad.dod...(a)idnet.com> wrote: > On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:23:12 +0000, YTC#1 <b...(a)ytc1-spambin.co.uk> > wrote: > > >At that would be different from HDs.... how ? > > There was one of those monstrosities parked in front of our office > today. > > Black, with white-wall tyres, one of those > SoftFatHeritageSpringBobtail things. > > Fair enough, but this had fringed leather saddle and saddlebags, > together with leather tassles on the bars, and leather fringes on the > foot boards. Truly hideous. Not very practiclal in the UK in November, > either. I was behind one today on the A1 North. He was giving it a fair amount of stick (like over 100MPH), and I was a bit surprised. He was chastened by a pearler of a lane 1 overtake when I saw an opportunity that was just too good to miss ... Paul.
From: Sean_Q_ on 17 Nov 2009 15:11 Salad Dodger wrote: >> At that would be different from HDs.... how ? > > There was one of those monstrosities parked in front of our office > today. > > Black, with white-wall tyres, one of those > SoftFatHeritageSpringBobtail things. > > Fair enough, but this had fringed leather saddle and saddlebags, > together with leather tassles on the bars, and leather fringes on the > foot boards. Truly hideous. You've just described the kind of bike I like. With true style and character. Not like them new-fangled space-age looking sportbikes. SQ
From: Champ on 17 Nov 2009 15:18 On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:50:54 -0800 (PST), zymurgy <zymurgy(a)technologist.com> wrote: >On 17 Nov, 08:38, Champ <n...(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >> On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:32:45 -0800 (PST), Twibil >> >> <nowayjo...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >Heh. It's actually because it rains there most of the time so the UKRM >> >types have far more non-riding time on their hands for social >> >networking. >> >This also explains the universally grumpy UKRM personalities. >> >> Universal? >Pretty much. <shrug> I can think of several ukrmers who aren't grumpy. Most the ones I get on best with, in fact. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: zymurgy on 17 Nov 2009 15:26
On 17 Nov, 20:18, Champ <n...(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:50:54 -0800 (PST), zymurgy > > <zymu...(a)technologist.com> wrote: > >On 17 Nov, 08:38, Champ <n...(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > >> On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:32:45 -0800 (PST), Twibil > > >> <nowayjo...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >Heh. It's actually because it rains there most of the time so the UKRM > >> >types have far more non-riding time on their hands for social > >> >networking. > >> >This also explains the universally grumpy UKRM personalities. > > >> Universal? > >Pretty much. > > <shrug> I can think of several ukrmers who aren't grumpy. Most the > ones I get on best with, in fact. Most of the BHaLC aren't. But let's face it, if you're not argumentive, or hold (and are willing to defend) a polarised view, then there's little point posting to UKRM. In terms of flaming/conflict it's not a patch on what it was though. Maybe i'm confusing 'having an opinion' with being grumpy ;) Paul. |