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From: Sean_Q_ on 6 Nov 2009 00:29 Rob Kleinschmidt wrote: > http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/ Why do the classic Brit retro bikes have to be so bloated? SQ
From: S'mee on 6 Nov 2009 01:15 On Nov 5, 10:29 pm, Sean_Q_ <no.s...(a)no.spam> wrote: > Rob Kleinschmidt wrote: > >http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/ > > Why do the classic Brit retro bikes have to be so bloated? Define bloated.
From: The Older Gentleman on 6 Nov 2009 02:12 Datesfat Chicks <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote: > And who rates power in P.S.? Germans and other Europeans. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER (currently Beaving) Damn, back to five bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Twibil on 6 Nov 2009 02:33 On Nov 5, 7:06 pm, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >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? (BLORT!) The "United States" is a singular entity, "State's Rights" notwithstanding. (We had a civil war which pretty much settled that question.) Besides, I'm trolling for Eastern Australians; not you.
From: Sean_Q_ on 6 Nov 2009 04:11
S'mee wrote: >> Why do the classic Brit retro bikes have to be so bloated? > Define bloated. Swollen up from the lean, mean machines they used to be. Triumph Bonneville 1968: displacement 650 cc; dry weight 375 lb 2008: displacement 865 cc; dry weight 451 lb Norton Commando 1968: displacement 745 cc; dry weight 410 lb 2008: displacement 961 cc; dry weight 415 lb * * Bit of a surprise there; the new Commando is only 5 lb heavier? That's interesting. SQ |