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From: BrianNZ on 6 Feb 2010 02:51 The Mighty Quinlan wrote: > BrianNZ wrote: > >> Our trees are full of Possums > > Ok, so how did they get there? I know they're marsupials, but NZ > isn't supposed to have any native mammals except bats (blown by > storms clear across the Tasman Sea from Oz I suppose). It would > take quite a typhoon to deposit a breeding population of Aussie > possums on your shores... It was thought to be a good idea to introduce them and use them as fur trade. Fur went out of fashion........ > >> (targets). > > Meanie. > > SQ Good practice for red dot/shotgun. :) Hopefully I'll get Sth. for their annual 'Easter bunny Shoot' one year....another introduced species that needs culling.
From: The Mighty Quinlan on 6 Feb 2010 03:00 The TOGster bloke broke radio silence to address the English-speaking motorcycle community thusly: >> *Every* motorcycle has a critical speed at which it begins to weave. >> Big sportbikes just do it at over 120 mph. I am constantly astonished at what I discover on Usenet. > This is total, utter, complete, pure, hallmarked, certified, attested, > 24-carat, 99.99% fine nonsense. So you're acknowledging that it's 0.01% true? SQ
From: The Mighty Quinlan on 6 Feb 2010 03:12 Road Glidin' Don wrote: > Ever considered trading your old FL in for an '08 or newer FL? No, it's been beyond my reach financially (so far). However, I had a True-Track (sp?) installed which helped. (I think.) SQ > Not that it's ever been a real problem for me yet, after 200+K on the > Road Glide... It might become a problem if your swing arm loosens up. Apparently the problem is related to the rear wheel. SQ
From: The Older Gentleman on 6 Feb 2010 03:49 The Mighty Quinlan <no.spam(a)no.spam> wrote: > The TOGster bloke broke radio silence to address the English-speaking > motorcycle community thusly: > > >> *Every* motorcycle has a critical speed at which it begins to weave. > >> Big sportbikes just do it at over 120 mph. > > I am constantly astonished at what I discover on Usenet. > > > This is total, utter, complete, pure, hallmarked, certified, attested, > > 24-carat, 99.99% fine nonsense. > > So you're acknowledging that it's 0.01% true? > *Some* big sportsbikes might do it. Got to leave a small percentile to chance ;-) -- 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: Outback Jon on 6 Feb 2010 08:51
The Older Gentleman wrote: > The Mighty Quinlan <no.spam(a)no.spam> wrote: > >> The TOGster bloke broke radio silence to address the English-speaking >> motorcycle community thusly: >> >> >> *Every* motorcycle has a critical speed at which it begins to weave. >> >> Big sportbikes just do it at over 120 mph. >> >> I am constantly astonished at what I discover on Usenet. >> >> > This is total, utter, complete, pure, hallmarked, certified, attested, >> > 24-carat, 99.99% fine nonsense. >> >> So you're acknowledging that it's 0.01% true? >> > > *Some* big sportsbikes might do it. Got to leave a small percentile to > chance ;-) > Yeah, there's got to be more than one out there that has something bent or the head bearings need adjustment -- "Outback" Jon - KC2BNE outback_jon(a)g.no.sp.am.mail.com http://folding.stanford.edu - got folding? Team 32 2006 ZG1000A Concours "Blueline" COG# 7385 CDA# 0157 |