Too Much Thinking.....

[James Deuce]

What you don't believe they exist?

Your RC30 had upside down forks. . . Well, after you'd finished with it it did

Shhh. It had an inverted oil filter too.

[98tls]

If I hadn't of spoken to him he would still have ridden off into the hills with a big grin on his face because he didn't give a toss about the right bike to ride,gear to wear, he just rode because he wanted to and talked to those that wanted to listen.

Stick at it youngster,it wont always fall on deaf ears.

signed MB older than you.

Says it all really.Nice.

[madmal64]

Must be hard riding long distances on a bike that was built before countersteering was invented.

Or upside down forks.

Which I don't believe in anyway.

Or fuel injection, ecu, fly by wire, power commander units & downloadable fuel maps!

[Mikkel]

On the way home I stopped at a gas station for coffee and fuel and there were some young fellas there on new bikes. I was travel stained and muddy from some gravel roads, luggage aboard and obviously travelling. I was not even fucking alive for them. No eye contact no hi how ya doin' goin' far etc so I just sat down and sucked down my caffine while the 'knowledgable one told the dumb one my bike must be a big single cos it only had one carb and wern't those old things odd looking - A glare from me and he didn't fancy his chances any more than that.... I mean I was right bloody there but as far as they were concerned - invisible.... How odd (I mean I'm hardly intimidating)

Sounds to me like a resounding scream for edumacation that! You must have been in a foul mood after the rally I suppose... You giving them the glare instead of the learn was not their fault.

Anyway, HTFU - tempus fugit and there is not a damn thing anyone can do about it. People often complain about how they miss the good old days - truth be told, they were the bad old days in almost every regard.

There was a time where the motorcycle wasn't even invented - fuck this new-fangled change thing

Or upside down forks.

Which I don't believe in anyway.

You better believe it Jim. I have seen the signs with my own eyes and what a wonder they were. skidMessiah is right - the time of the USDs are upon us.

[Krayy]

Here I am looking at saving up for a Moto Guzzi V7 because it's the coolest of new group of old-school replicas so I can be like my mate Paul-in-NZ and he's going to stop talking to us modern types...

I would have pegged you as a Thruxton man.

I could go one of them in yellow and black...mmm, retro racing.

[James Deuce]

I would have pegged you as a Thruxton man.

I could go one of them in yellow and black...mmm, retro racing.

Too uncomfortable. The basic Hinckley Bonnie is a better bike.

The Guzzi would be more fun too.

[idb]

S.... the time of the USDs are upon us.

USD is my second cousin twice removed on my mother's side.
That family are a bit pretentious and spell their names in capitals.
There're also UPS, LOL, USB, PS1, PS2 and baby PS3.

[Mikkel]

USD is my second cousin twice removed on my mother's side.
That family are a bit pretentious and spell their names in capitals.
There're also UPS, LOL, USB, PS1, PS2 and baby PS3.

You related to STFU and GTFO as well?

[Bonez]

come live in the manawatu

we talk to anyone and everyone and we even have old people....you'll fit right in

met a chap at the taihape bp a couple months back with a '73 zooki GT750 3-cyl 2-stroke....now THERE'S an interesting machine....

There's a chap in Feilding who owns a couple and an expat South African over Napier way who has had his from new about the same condition as La Trog.

Paul pop over our way on occasion. We're all a bit odd, especially Gary but you know that , to tell the truth. But like bikes of all kinds.

You can blame the marketing boys about the lack of "real" Bonniville knowlege. Each new one sold should have a 40 page book that goes with them for the owners edification of what they could be riding . Lots of pictures obviously and a DVD.

[MIXONE]

Or upside down forks.

Which I don't believe in anyway.

I had upside down forks one day.The trouble was the rubber was pointing at the sky.

[Big Dave]

Easy - don't think about it.

[Motu]

I'm a sad old fart too....I seldom ride with others,just potter around by myself.I appear out of nowhere in some small town covered in dust from 100km of backroads,and get some chips from the takeaway....everyone ignores me,not just those on bikes.The guys on bikes are not interested in me or my bike,we don't look cool or interesting in any way....sokay by me.

I feel even sadder at some classic meeting when I walk up to some guy at least 10 years younger than me,and earning 4 times the income - ''I used to have one of those.....''

Sad alright.

[Ixion]

Is 'cause yo is bleck.



(EDIT: They're just bemused trying to figure out where y'wheels have gone to. Y' will ride round on them sucky-blowy hover things, y'got to expect people will think you're a bit odd.)

[Maha]

For crying out loud Paul, what the hell is up with this thread?
You love ya' bike right?
You love ya' mates that you have met through biking right?
Dont let the 'Poor me' bullshit get under your skin, it will grab hold.
You have to impress anyone but yourself mate, and if get the warm and fuzzies after being out on ya bike then fuck em'! Thats the one thing that counts most dude.
I ride with old fullas and have to tell them that their nose is running, and have to stop more often than not (wee weez) and neither party complains. Ok so im stretching the truth, but ya not what i mean?
You have way more knowledge about motorcycles than those twats at the coffee stop, fuck em ' i say. Stop ya thinking and keep ridin'....

[ElCoyote]

'Oi, you, get back 'ere.

That's the trouble with you younger folk, no staying power.

The realities of modern motorcycling is centred precisely around where I is, and I ain't no modern reflection of anything. You've got a duty y'know, all that knowledge wasn't imparted to you just for y'own benefit, you are but the guardian of it, it has to be ahanded down. Otherwise, there'll come a time when no-one will even know what E3134 means.

And if y' drank proper beer, as in Speights, instead of that rotgut stuff, y'wouldn't have these silly notions.

Back on duty now, and we'll say more of this .

I had E3134 cams and remember crossed pushrods...........go Ixion. perhaps I know from Ixion MCC in Wgtn