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From: BrianNZ on 5 Nov 2009 20:58 Rob Kleinschmidt wrote: > On Nov 5, 5:02 pm, BrianNZ <br...(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: >> Rob Kleinschmidt wrote: >>> On Nov 5, 3:19 pm, BrianNZ <br...(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: >>>> Rob Kleinschmidt wrote: >>>>> http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/ >>>> Of course they don't show the prices!! >>> I think about $18K. >> $US ? thats not bad! > > http://www.southbaynorton.com/ Nice. They are only 'made to order' rather than a production motorcycle.? Not a bad bike for under 30k $NZ....Ohlins, carbon fibre goodies, brembo....and it's air cooled. real 'old school'.
From: BrianNZ on 5 Nov 2009 21:05 Datesfat Chicks wrote: > "Rob Kleinschmidt" <Rkleinsch1216128(a)aol.com> wrote in message > news:36a60ab1-c09d-4296-956e-f1ad9d48f5e2(a)t11g2000prh.googlegroups.com... >> http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/ > > Why would anyone buy one, especially the Commando SE. > For me, it's got that classic look with modern handling and modest power to boot. reliability as well, being modern metals? > You've got a 2009 motorcycle apparently assembled from spare junkyard > parts styled to look like it was assembled in 1979 from spare junkyard > parts. Why? Timeless bike..... > > And who rates power in P.S.? That is a unit I had to look up. Why? Because they might realise they will sell more outside the US? Why aren't the US metric? > > The Norton website boasts of the analog styled instruments. Why? Style....it's not just a HD thing. > > Air cooled? Why? See above....... > > I'm lost. What is the allure? > > Datesfat It's a modern take on a classic, like the 'Paul Smart' Ducati 'specials' that came out a few years back.....only much better looking (in my opinion)
From: S'mee on 5 Nov 2009 21:28 On Nov 5, 6:27 pm, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > "Rob Kleinschmidt" <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote in message > > news:36a60ab1-c09d-4296-956e-f1ad9d48f5e2(a)t11g2000prh.googlegroups.com... > > >http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/ > > Why would anyone buy one, especially the Commando SE. > > You've got a 2009 motorcycle apparently assembled from spare junkyard parts > styled to look like it was assembled in 1979 from spare junkyard parts. > Why? > > And who rates power in P.S.? That is a unit I had to look up. Why? > > The Norton website boasts of the analog styled instruments. Why? > > Air cooled? Why? > > I'm lost. What is the allure Only fools don't like the Nortons and NO nimrod they aren't made from junkyard parts. Sheesh you is one stupid OCD patient.
From: Twibil on 5 Nov 2009 22:02 On Nov 5, 6:05 pm, BrianNZ <br...(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: > > > Why aren't the US metric? No, it's "Why *isn't* the US metric?" And the answers are: (A) It costs a huge chunk of change to convert a big, highly industrialized nation like to US completely over to metric. (Sheep are automatically metric, so NZ had no investment worth speaking of.) (B) We're still officially on our original system, but metrics are slowly taking over in many fields; and there's no doubt we'll get there eventually. But we'll do it a millimeter at a time rather than all at once. And the next question is: "Why don't the NZ schools teach their kids the difference between plural and singular?"
From: Datesfat Chicks on 5 Nov 2009 22:06
"Twibil" <nowayjose6(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:72676237-6fb3-4e06-98fe-f4da74effb2e(a)12g2000pri.googlegroups.com... On Nov 5, 6:05 pm, BrianNZ <br...(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: > > > Why aren't the US metric? > >No, it's "Why *isn't* the US metric?" > >And the answers are: > >(A) It costs a huge chunk of change to convert a big, highly >industrialized nation like to US completely over to metric. (Sheep are >automatically metric, so NZ had no investment worth speaking of.) > >(B) We're still officially on our original system, but metrics are >slowly taking over in many fields; and there's no doubt we'll get >there eventually. But we'll do it a millimeter at a time rather than >all at once. I think Sears is happy. I have two whole sets of sockets and wrenches, English and Metric. >And the next question is: "Why don't the NZ schools teach their kids >the difference between plural and singular?" Followup question: Did you not notice that "States" is actually plural? Well, tomorrow I'm going to go to the barber shop and get my hairs cut. Gotta go, my spaghettis are done cooking. Datesfat |