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**Laava** · 18th December 2023, 16:47

Brown goes with your stonewashed PU pleather DGR jacket. On the one day a year that you can bear to ride it.

**george formby** · 18th December 2023, 17:15

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

I'd prefer a 90s Yamaha Pink.

Funny you should say that. There was a "pinkie" TY sat on trademe for eons. Absolutely mint with all the road gear and a rack.

**jellywrestler** · 18th December 2023, 17:17

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Why did brown become de rigueur?
What not, say Red, or Blue?
Gunmetal FFS. Just not Brown.

the Anal Bleaching crowd? who else has to change something they can't even see when they are riding?

**george formby** · 18th December 2023, 17:40

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

the Anal Bleaching crowd?

Is their a collective noun for such a gathering?

**pete376403** · 18th December 2023, 18:00

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

I'd prefer a 90s Yamaha Pink.

or a barbie KLR

**dangerous** · 18th December 2023, 18:10

Originally Posted by george formby

The only time a brown seat is acceptable is after a hard day riding in knee deep clay.

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Why did brown become de rigueur?
What not, say Red, or Blue?
Gunmetal FFS. Just not Brown.

STOP right there... there is ofcourse one exception, brown cos that was the colour of the poor fucking cow that had its hide striped for... the 500 V8

**husaberg** · 18th December 2023, 18:17

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Why did brown become de rigueur?
What not, say Red, or Blue?
Gunmetal FFS. Just not Brown.

Not sure re the seat but i blame these people for the brown grips?

There was some old classic bike that had a brown suede seat but i can't remember what it was.

**Grumph** · 18th December 2023, 18:23

Originally Posted by dangerous

STOP right there... there is ofcourse one exception, brown cos that was the colour of the poor fucking cow that had its hide striped for... the 500 V8

No cow was hurt making that seat. It's cordoury. Carcano was very hot on light weight and fabric is lighter than leather.

It's also a bit tatty looking in the flesh. Saw it at Puke and had a short talk with Mr Miller about putting electronic ignition on it as both of us reckoned 6V Italian coils were shit. I'm told he's since done just that and it runs on eight reliably now.

**dangerous** · 18th December 2023, 18:26

Originally Posted by Grumph

No cow was hurt making that seat. It's cordoury. Carcano was very hot on light weight and fabric is lighter than leather.

well bugger me, so not swade either... there ya go learn new shit every day dont ya.

**husaberg** · 18th December 2023, 18:43

**F5 Dave** · 18th December 2023, 19:45

Originally Posted by dangerous

STOP right there... there is ofcourse one exception, brown cos that was the colour of the poor fucking cow that had its hide striped for... the 500 V8

Look at the hoady bolts it's held on with!

**Laava** · 18th December 2023, 19:48

Originally Posted by george formby

Is their a collective noun for such a gathering?

A blanche?
A blanche of bobber riders!

**husaberg** · 18th December 2023, 20:34

Originally Posted by Grumph

No cow was hurt making that seat. It's cordoury. Carcano was very hot on light weight and fabric is lighter than leather.

It's also a bit tatty looking in the flesh. Saw it at Puke and had a short talk with Mr Miller about putting electronic ignition on it as both of us reckoned 6V Italian coils were shit. I'm told he's since done just that and it runs on eight reliably now.

i assumed it had double ended coils...