Collective nouns

[James Deuce]

Well after watching a flotilla of BMW 1200s of various flavours ride along the Quay this morning, all seemingly ridden by flip-front helmets and fluoro vests, I'd have to promote the portmanteau of "Rustleclunk" as the collective noun for the last of the air-cooled boxers.

All you can hear is tappets rustling and gear dogs being smashed home with a massive bang every time the lever is actuated. It's difficult to walk and wince repeatedly. How do you BMW people put up with it?

[Devil]

I used the clutch.

[James Deuce]

Given the proclivities of the usual BMW rider, you may have been doing it wrong.

[Oscar]

Well after watching a flotilla of BMW 1200s of various flavours ride along the Quay this morning, all seemingly ridden by flip-front helmets and fluoro vests, I'd have to promote the portmanteau of "Rustleclunk" as the collective noun for the last of the air-cooled boxers.

All you can hear is tappets rustling and gear dogs being smashed home with a massive bang every time the lever is actuated. It's difficult to walk and wince repeatedly. How do you BMW people put up with it?

As a rider of an air cooled boxer myself, I prefer grumpyolecahnts as a collective noun.
Alternatively, wobblyoldfools could be used, but this may not be specific to the marque...

[James Deuce]

Problem is Oscar, they were all grinning like idiots. Which is fair enough, they are riding after all, but put the helmet front down. People who are old enough to own and ride BMWs look like a mobile gurning competition in motion, with the front up.

[Old Steve]

I'd have thought the collective noun for a group of big BMWs was "a Farht of BMWs", as in ridden by old farhts!

The collective noun for a group of Harleys would be "an indifference of Harleys"

Anyone got any more?

[Banditbandit]

I used the clutch.

Me too ...

A clutch of BMWs?


I'd have thought the collective noun for a group of big BMWs was "a Farht of BMWs", as in ridden by old farhts!



Hey - I resemble that remark ..

[Swoop]

The collective noun for a group of Harleys would be "an indifference of Harleys"
It would certainly NOT be referred to as "a wave of Harleys"...

[5ive]

Do fluoroed, flip-visored BMW riders wave?

[Hitcher]

An udder of BMWs, in honour of the "cow" engine that powers them?

[James Deuce]

It would certainly NOT be referred to as "a wave of Harleys"...

So a "flat-calm" then?

[Motu]

It's difficult to walk and wince repeatedly. How do you BMW people put up with it?

When I had my first BMW in 1981 I would watch the pedestrians to see if they were hearing what I was hearing...it was really embarrassing to ride. My current Airhead shifts much better, and it's possibly still clunky. It has a Supertrapp and makes a shit load of noise (I'm firmly in the loud bikes save lives camp), so can't really hear the shifts anymore....or the tappets.

[haydes55]

An udder of BMWs, in honour of the "cow" engine that powers them?


And the cow incident with a BMW on an Ls angels ride.....

[rustyrobot]

A nonchalant of Harley Davidsons?

A gravelcrusher of Ducatis?

An oilslick of Triumphs?

A HeroParade of Hondas?

[ellipsis]

A nonchalant of Harley Davidsons?

A gravelcrusher of Ducatis?

An oilslick of Triumphs?

A HeroParade of Hondas?

...a jism of jappies...

...a wince of italians...

...a bore of brits...

...an earache of yank...

...don't mention the war...

[nodrog]

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[Laava]

A smegma of conspiracy theorists

[Gremlin]

Sounds like you desperately yearn for your own BMW... you know you want to, it's fantastic :msn-wink:

I'm also helping reduce the average age of a BMW owner :D


Do fluoroed, flip-visored BMW riders wave?
Well I do... :banana:

[Voltaire]

BMW airheads are only good for going to the dairy for milk on a Sunday.
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[rocketman1]

Yeah , who would buy a Beemer,...................... meeeeeeeeeeeeee , love love, love em..........:))

But I am getting on . So like most my age couldnt give a f--- what others think.

[Swoop]

So a "flat-calm" then?

An electroencephalograph of flatness, indeed.

[MIXONE]

A queer of hondas

[Laava]

A hymen of lesbians.

[rustyrobot]

A plague of mopeds

[rustyrobot]

A miasma of two strokes

A heard of Harleys

[samgab]

Hmmm, BMW bikes, Fluro tops, Fliptop helmets...
Are you sure it wasn't a Constabulary of BMWs?

[ellipsis]

...a juxtapose of ideas on bikes all wanting the same line at the same time...

[pritch]

Followig the general financial collapse: a wunch of bankers.

[mossy1200]

. How do you BMW people put up with it?

Throttle blip on downshifts and there is no noise.

Spotted a new r1200gs near home today. Was blue on top of tank and front mudguard. Idd own a r1200GSA as a replacement for my bike. I don't see myself finding 35k though.

[James Deuce]

Don't tell me about it, tell the Rustleclunk. Also, I'd like to point out that they were going up the box, unless BMW riders do it differently and start of in 6th and change down as they accelerate. I wouldn't put it past the gurning madmen.

[pritch]

Don't tell me about it, tell the Rustleclunk.

I think J K Rowling would be pissed off she didn't think of "rustleclunk".

Have you got an adjective for Ducati dry clutches?

[Maha]

An Arse of Harley's?

Those who own/ride one, fall into one of the following categories.....

1) A Short Arse
2) A Hard Arse
3) A Pseudo Hard Arse
4) Definite Hard Arse
5) Just an Arse
6) Lawyer
7) Arse-less Arse
.... I am sure I will be corrected by a 1-5, so may have to make an addition to the list.

[Swoop]

An Arse of Harley's?

Those who own/ride one, fall into one of the following categories.....

1) A Short Arse
2) A Hard Arse
3) A Pseudo Hard Arse
4) Definite Hard Arse
5) Just an Arse

.... I am sure I will be corrected by a 1-5, so may have to make an addition to the list.

Addition #1: With the arse-less trouser fetish associated with that brand... "Naked arse"?

[James Deuce]

An Arse of Harley's?

Those who own/ride one, fall into one of the following categories.....

1) A Short Arse
2) A Hard Arse
3) A Pseudo Hard Arse
4) Definite Hard Arse
5) Just an Arse

.... I am sure I will be corrected by a 1-5, so may have to make an addition to the list.

Just use their real name: Lawyer.

[sugilite]

I think the Harley brigade refer to group Honda rides as a "Harem of Honda's". :love:

[Old Steve]

A glide of Goldwings

A curse of Ducati dry clutches

A jolt of dirt bikes

A potato of Harleys

[Laava]

A breakdown of Hyosungs.

[Laava]

A smug of Multistradas

[Akzle]

a yous of fullas.

a sounder of (polis)stasi.

an akzle of tall, good looking gentlemen and exceedingly polite conversationalists.

a goyim of unknowing racists.

an epic of deep fried bacon hocks.

[Old Steve]

A conceit of Akzles

[Akzle]

A conceit of Akzles

it's not conceit when it's all justified

:D

[Old Steve]

Once I was conceited, but now I'm perfect ...

[TheDemonLord]

Once I was conceited, but now I'm perfect ...

Surely its a Pork Roast of BMWs

[RDJ]

A Complacency of Goldwings

A Heresy of Hyosungs

A Gullibility of Indians

An Illusion of Nortons

A Tincture of Triumphs

[Laava]

A felch of vespas