What do you consider are the best motorbike models released in 2010 so far?
Pat
can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
saying why.
The Older Gentleman
Nobody on this ng will have ridden them all so nobody can give a value
judgement, only an uninformed opnion.
Read the press roadtests and reviews yourself.
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No fucking idea as I couldn't afford any new bike anyway
nicknoxx
Best for what? Fun, commuting, touring, track days, learning, showing
off, motor cross, green laning, Paris - Dakar . . .
No one bike could be 'best' for all of these.
Domenec
What are your needs?
Nige
Special
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Charlie
> Pat<puni...@earthling.net> wrote:
>
>> As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
>> can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
>> year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
>> the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
>> saying why.
>
> Nobody on this ng will have ridden them all so nobody can give a value
> judgement, only an uninformed opnion.
>
> Read the press roadtests and reviews yourself.
Look at the geographical cross-postings, and the complete absence of
precision as to the class of bike, and you have to assume that it's
either a journalist or a student of journalism trying to get us to do
his work for him.
There's an excellent article by Lucy Kellaway (yes, that is a tautology)
in today's FT about the circumstances in which it is right for a CEO to
be rude to a customer. Broadly, a student tried to get Apple PR to
write a paper for her. They refused. She complained to Steve Jobs.
Steve Jobs told her, very bluntly, to get lost.
Krusty
That's quite possibly the most moronic question I've ever seen on
usenet. Well done.
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TOG@Toil
> On 27/09/2010 07:02, The Older Gentleman wrote:
>
>
> >> As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
> >> can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
> >> year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
> >> the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
> >> saying why.
>
> > Nobody on this ng will have ridden them all so nobody can give a value
> > judgement, only an uninformed opnion.
>
> > Read the press roadtests and reviews yourself.
>
> Look at the geographical cross-postings, and the complete absence of
> precision as to the class of bike, and you have to assume that it's
> either a journalist or a student of journalism trying to get us to do
> his work for him.
>
Adrian
saying:
> Broadly, a student tried to get Apple PR to write a paper for her.
Very, very broadly. So broadly as to be "No, she asked them for some PR
info"...
Malc
> Pat wrote:
> > As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
> > can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
> > year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
> > the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
> > saying why.
>
> That's quite possibly the most moronic question I've ever seen on
> usenet. Well done.
>
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ogden
And I'm entirely on the side of Apple in this case. Their PR department
more than likely have better things to do than help a self-important
student journalist complete a paper. And by better things, I mean
"ignoring genuine requests from genuine journalists".
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ogden
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ktm duke - the practical cross-town commuter
Champ
>On 27/09/2010 07:02, The Older Gentleman wrote:
>> Pat<puni...@earthling.net> wrote:
>>
>>> As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
>>> can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
>>> year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
>>> the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
>>> saying why.
>>
>> Nobody on this ng will have ridden them all so nobody can give a value
>> judgement, only an uninformed opnion.
>>
>> Read the press roadtests and reviews yourself.
>
>Look at the geographical cross-postings, and the complete absence of
>precision as to the class of bike, and you have to assume that it's
>either a journalist or a student of journalism trying to get us to do
>his work for him.
I thought that was obvious.
The use of "motorbike" is a key give-away. I don't know anyone into
bikes who says "motorbike", except for in an ironic way. It's either
"bike", or "motorcycle". Only people who don't ride bikes say
"motorbike".
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Charlie
> Charlie<nos...@all.ta> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
> saying:
>
>> Broadly, a student tried to get Apple PR to write a paper for her.
>
> Very, very broadly. So broadly as to be "No, she asked them for some PR
> info"...
As you would expect, that wasn't quite the tenor of the FT piece. She
got arsey, pompous, self-righteous and sarcastic, and Jobs slapped her
down. Hmmm, he'd fit right in on ukrm. Perhaps we taught him all he knows.
Krusty
If that's true, it must've been pre-Nige days - he didn't call her a
cum-sponging cunt-bubble.
TOG@Toil
> The use of "motorbike" is a key give-away. I don't know anyone into
> bikes who says "motorbike", except for in an ironic way. It's either
> "bike", or "motorcycle". Only people who don't ride bikes say
> "motorbike".
That's quite perceptive, and accurate. I have been known to use the
term "powered velocipede", mind you.
Pete Fisher
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"TOG@Toil" <totallyde...@yahoo.co.uk> cast forth these pearls of
wisdom
I prefer "motorised velocipede", to avoid any suggestion of "pedal
power".
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Charlie
Allow me to revert to the OP's original question, and to treat it with
the seriousness it merits.
I have heard and read that Spagthorpes are the very best motorbikes to
be bought these days. There is, however, a problem for the civilian
motorbike enthusiast in acquiring an example. The factory has become
immensely secretive about its current model range. Indeed, no
announcements or Press releases have been issued for several years. It
is known, however, that considerable advances have been made in the
field of Stealth technology, for which the company has received lavish
funding from both Qinetiq in the UK and Lockheed Martin’s Advanced
Development Program, based at Groom Lake in the USA. As a consequence
of this prioritisation, sales to the general public are nowadays all but
non-existent.
The purpose of the investment has been in developing a family of
motorbikes which are not only invisible to radar, but also to the
unaided human eye. Concomitant progress has been made in the
application of total sound-suppression by means of advanced
noise-cancelling silencers. These specialist machines are deployed in
combat areas, for exclusive use by Allied Special Forces in the pursuit
and capture or killing of enemy insurgents. Anecdotal evidence exists
of a burgeoning folkloric tradition, among the Pashtun tribes of
Afghanistan, of the Swift Silent Sitters. These are strange ghostly
figures, who appear to move around the country at will and at great
speed, sitting down 'on nothing', carrying out their missions and
vanishing equally rapidly. It is assumed that these soldiers are riding
the legendary Spagthorpe.
Several Spagthorpes are understood to have been acquired by wealthy
collectors, however, having been 'liberated' from military control by
unscrupulous returning soldiers and sold for huge sums. Inevitably,
given the nature of the vehicles, it is almost impossible for them to be
tracked and retrieved. More investigative work is urgently required
about the modern Spagthorpes, so your journalistic name would be made by
visiting Helmand Province forthwith and making further enquiries among
the populace.
stephen...@gonemail.com
I'm not sure that's true. I sometimes use 'motorbike' but when I think
about it it's generally when speaking to people who don't ride.
kickstart
ogden
> On 27/09/2010 11:16, Paul - xxx wrote:
> > Pat wrote:
> >> As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
> >> can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
> >> year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
> >> the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
> >> saying why.
> >
> > Yamaha Fazer F1 ABS, KTM 250 EXC-F, Beta EVO 250 2T, YMMV. 'cos I like 'em.
>
> Spagthorpe
<snip>
*yawn*
Catman
I tend to as well, but only because when I say (for example) 'I used to
ride round the M25' I could see people phrasing the question 'That's a
long way isn't it?'
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Tim
Round here, us *real* bikers say "hawg," or "hoss," or "bitchin'
ride."
(massive list of xposted groups snipped)
Tim
Yes, Spagthorpes are often sadly overlooked in discussions of
motorbike merit. Here is a photo of my own 2009 Spagthorpe Spaniel
976RR:
Monty
The new Diversion.
Ace
>On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:25:38 +0100, Charlie <nos...@all.ta> wrote:
>>Look at the geographical cross-postings, and the complete absence of
>>precision as to the class of bike, and you have to assume that it's
>>either a journalist or a student of journalism trying to get us to do
>>his work for him.
>
>I thought that was obvious.
>
>The use of "motorbike" is a key give-away. I don't know anyone into
>bikes who says "motorbike", except for in an ironic way. It's either
>"bike", or "motorcycle". Only people who don't ride bikes say
>"motorbike".
Bollocks. I've almost never used the term "motorcycle", and almost
always "motorbike", or just "bike" of course.
Pete Fisher
<cat...@rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> cast forth these pearls of wisdom
>stephen...@gonemail.com wrote:
>> TOG@Toil <totallyde...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> On 27 Sep, 10:05, Champ <n...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The use of "motorbike" is a key give-away. I don't know anyone into
>>>> bikes who says "motorbike", except for in an ironic way. It's either
>>>> "bike", or "motorcycle". Only people who don't ride bikes say
>>>> "motorbike".
>>>
>>> That's quite perceptive, and accurate. I have been known to use the
>>> term "powered velocipede", mind you.
>> I'm not sure that's true. I sometimes use 'motorbike' but when I
>>think
>> about it it's generally when speaking to people who don't ride.
>
>I tend to as well, but only because when I say (for example) 'I used to
>ride round the M25' I could see people phrasing the question 'That's a
>long way isn't it?'
>
>
The French have a word for it: Moto not Velo.
Not forgetting in the US.
[as Charlie steps outside the Tea House, three college students follow
him - Charlie starts to get on his motorcycle]
College boy in gray sweater: Is that your sickle?
Charlie Rogers: You ought to stop reading those hot rod magazines,
buddy. Sickle is out, it's either a bike or a motorcycle.
Roustabout 1984
CT
> [as Charlie steps outside the Tea House, three college students
> follow him - Charlie starts to get on his motorcycle] College boy in
> gray sweater: Is that your sickle? Charlie Rogers: You ought to stop
> reading those hot rod magazines, buddy. Sickle is out, it's either a
> bike or a motorcycle.
"It's a chopper, baby."
--
Chris
Krusty
What he says. 'Motorbike' if I need to make it clear I'm not talking
about pushbikes, otherwise just 'bike'. 'Motorcycle' takes more effort
to say or type so I don't use it.
Malc
> Ace wrote:
>
> > >On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:25:38 +0100, Charlie <nos...@all.ta> wrote:
>
> > > > Look at the geographical cross-postings, and the complete absence
> > > > of precision as to the class of bike, and you have to assume that
> > > > it's either a journalist or a student of journalism trying to get
> > > > us to do his work for him.
>
> > > I thought that was obvious.
>
> > > The use of "motorbike" is a key give-away. I don't know anyone into
> > > bikes who says "motorbike", except for in an ironic way. It's
> > > either "bike", or "motorcycle". Only people who don't ride bikes
> > > say "motorbike".
>
> > Bollocks. I've almost never used the term "motorcycle", and almost
> > always "motorbike", or just "bike" of course.
>
> What he says. 'Motorbike' if I need to make it clear I'm not talking
> about pushbikes, otherwise just 'bike'. 'Motorcycle' takes more effort
> to say or type so I don't use it.
>
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ginge
wrote:
Me too, so perhaps it's a Derbyshire dialect thing. Motorcycle just
sounds slightly odd to me.
Bob La Londe
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> As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
> can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
> year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
> the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
> saying why.
Vespa. Or as another regular to RMH has often said. You should get a
Miata.
sean_q
> As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
> can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
> year
I am still trying (without success) to make sense out of your posting.
Say for the sake of argument that the 2010 Suzuki V-Strom DL650
is the perfect bike for you in every respect... except that the 2009
DL650 is virtually identical... so the 2010 isn't really a "new"
model...(?)...so you won't buy one...(???)
Then I would suggest the Honda VT750RS, where "RS" stands for
"resembles a Sportster" -- or "retro standard" (take your pick).
It's a "new model", ie nothing exactly like it has ever been
on the market since the Big Bang, although it's still a Honda Shadow,
so maybe it really isn't a new model. You decide.
> ...and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
> the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
> saying why.
What is this, school? When is this assignment due, and what percentage
of our final grade does it count for?
ps. Whatever made you think that asking the Ozzies would do you
any good, when everyone knows they're a pack of daft buggers
who ride like Mad Max.
SQ
sean_q
> The use of "motorbike" is a key give-away. I don't know anyone into
> bikes who says "motorbike", except for in an ironic way.It's either
> "bike", or "motorcycle". Only people who don't ride bikes say
> "motorbike".
I only called it a "motorbike" when I rode a Harley full dresser.
SQ
Ace
So what was it you called a motorbike?
sean_q
> As you would expect, that wasn't quite the tenor of the FT piece. She
> got arsey, pompous, self-righteous and sarcastic...
...to an innovator who was pioneering personal computers before
she was even in diapers.
SQ
ogden
> On 9/27/2010 2:09 AM, Charlie wrote:
>
> > As you would expect, that wasn't quite the tenor of the FT piece. She
> > got arsey, pompous, self-righteous and sarcastic...
>
post corrected
sean_q
>> I only called it a "motorbike" when I rode a Harley full dresser.
>
> So what was it you called a motorbike?
My Ultra Classic Electra Glide weighing 800 lbs.
SQ
Twibil
In that case, "motorbrick" would be more apropos.
Ace
Whoooossh.
Ace
<davedfo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>A largish piece of furniture with drawers, isn't it?
Sure, but I was asking about the motorbike.
Grimly Curmudgeon
drugs began to take hold. I remember sean_q <no....@no.spam> saying
something like:
>I only called it a "motorbike" when I rode a Harley full dresser.
Don't the drawers fly out when cornering hard?
Champ
And you don't ride - QED!
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sean_q
>> My Ultra Classic Electra Glide weighing 800 lbs.
>
> In that case, "motorbrick" would be more apropos.
It was surprisingly nimble for its size and weight.
Something like hippos and elephants dancing ballet
in Disney's animated Dance of the Hours (_Fantasia_).
SQ
Tim
> On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:33:33 -0700, sean_q <no.s...@no.spam> wrote:
> >On 9/27/2010 9:29 AM, Ace wrote:
>
> >>> I only called it a "motorbike" when I rode a Harley full dresser.
>
> >> So what was it you called a motorbike?
>
> >My Ultra Classic Electra Glide weighing 800 lbs.
>
> Whoooossh.
As per usual with these ukrm fellas, there is an ironic double whoosh
going on here, one that the would-be whoosher is himself totally
unaware of.
It is to laugh.
sean_q
>>> So what was it you called a motorbike?
>>
>> My Ultra Classic Electra Glide weighing 800 lbs.
>
> Whoooossh.
Would someone please translate "Whoooossh" into the Queen's English?
(Or did the Queen herself use this word on appropriate occasions,
such as Princess Diana's 1995 BBC Panorama interview -- in that case,
what would be the closest North American equivalent?)
SQ
Pip Luscher
>On 9/26/2010 9:54 PM, Pat wrote:
>
>> As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
>> can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
>> year
>
>I am still trying (without success) to make sense out of your posting.
I'm guessing that 'Pat' simply started a thread for the hell of it, as
(s)he hasn't hung around to discuss further.
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Monkey
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> can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
> the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
> saying why.
CG125 <MSOHP>
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sean_q
>> I am still trying (without success) to make sense out of your posting.
>
> I'm guessing that 'Pat' simply started a thread for the hell of it, as
> (s)he hasn't hung around to discuss further.
Could be, although there are other possible explanations, such as that
he/she is lurking out there somewhere trying to make a buying decision.
SQ
sean_q
He's looking for a military bike from Oliver Cromwell's armed forces,
which was called the New Model Army.
SQ
Ace
>On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:34:20 +0200, Ace <bruce....@ifrance.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:05:08 +0100, Champ <ne...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
>>>The use of "motorbike" is a key give-away. I don't know anyone into
>>>bikes who says "motorbike", except for in an ironic way. It's either
>>>"bike", or "motorcycle". Only people who don't ride bikes say
>>>"motorbike".
>
>>Bollocks. I've almost never used the term "motorcycle", and almost
>>always "motorbike", or just "bike" of course.
>
>And you don't ride - QED!
I set 'em up...
Beav
"Pat" <puni...@earthling.net> wrote in message
news:5e77b45c-80b6-4048...@q28g2000prb.googlegroups.com...
> As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
> can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
> year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
> the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
> saying why.
That's a bit like asking what's best, big tits, fat arse, fat burds or big
dicks.
--
Beav
T.J. Higgins
There's also a rock band from England named New Model Army.
Presumably the OP will be listening to them on his ipod
while riding his new model.
--
TJH
malc
>
>>> Look at the geographical cross-postings, and the complete absence of
>>> precision as to the class of bike, and you have to assume that it's
>>> either a journalist or a student of journalism trying to get us to
>>> do his work for him.
>>
>> I thought that was obvious.
>>
>> bikes who says "motorbike", except for in an ironic way. It's either
>> "bike", or "motorcycle". Only people who don't ride bikes say
>> "motorbike".
>
> Bollocks. I've almost never used the term "motorcycle", and almost
> always "motorbike", or just "bike" of course.
Same here. I only use motorcycle in internet searches.
--
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Rusted and ropy.
Dog-eared old copy.
Vintage and classic,
or just plain Jurassic:
all words to describe me.
Twibil
>
>
> Same here. I only use motorcycle in internet searches.
(Innocently)
Where did you mount the CPU?
malc
I say Sir! What kind of question is that to ask a fellow?
Grimly Curmudgeon
saying something like:
>Charlie <nos...@all.ta> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
>saying:
>
>> Broadly, a student tried to get Apple PR to write a paper for her.
>
>Very, very broadly. So broadly as to be "No, she asked them for some PR
>info"...
>
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/20/jobs_journo/
Simple request met with arsehole responses.
Either Jobs is the arsehole or someone is doing a very good job of
imitating one.
Fuck Apple.
Grimly Curmudgeon
something like:
> Only people who don't ride bikes say
>"motorbike".
Eh, no.
I've used it all my life - as has nearly every other bugger on a
motorbike. As mentioned, perhaps regional differences account for it.
Grimly Curmudgeon
something like:
><snip>
>> Spagthorpe
><snip>
>
>*yawn*
Nobody forces you to read it.
Twibil
>
>
> > (Innocently)
>
> > Where did you mount the CPU?
>
> I say Sir! What kind of question is that to ask a fellow?
Don't ask me. I'm innocent.
Twibil
wrote:
>
>
> As mentioned, perhaps regional differences account for it.
In the US we generally reserve the word "motorbike" for things that
have both pedals *and* an engine; as in, "My first motorbike was a
metallic-green postwar Sachs".
And it was, too.
DM
>
>> Only people who don't ride bikes say
>> "motorbike".
>
> Eh, no.
> I've used it all my life - as has nearly every other bugger on a
> motorbike. As mentioned, perhaps regional differences account for it.
Lived in California most of my life, and I never hear anybody around
here use the term motorbike. If it has an engine and no pedals then it's
a motorcycle. If it has an engine and pedals then its a moped.
--
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Andrew
"Steve T" <r...@no48panspam.com> wrote in message
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> Pat <puni...@earthling.net> wrote:
>
> :As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
> :can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
> :year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
> :the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
> :saying why.
>
>
> Here you go. Glad I could help.
> http://snipurl.com/16viqn
Never gets old!
For me it's the 2010 Multistrada S.
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00 Daytona
00 Speed Triple
05 Squiddo
Cab
> > > Only people who don't ride bikes say
> > > "motorbike".
> >
> > Eh, no.
> > I've used it all my life - as has nearly every other bugger on a
> > motorbike. As mentioned, perhaps regional differences account for
> > it.
>
> Lived in California most of my life, and I never hear anybody around
> here use the term motorbike. If it has an engine and no pedals then
> it's a motorcycle. If it has an engine and pedals then its a moped.
What do you mean by pedals?
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atec77
> DM wibbled forthrightly:
>
>>>> Only people who don't ride bikes say
>>>> "motorbike".
>>>
>>> Eh, no.
>>> I've used it all my life - as has nearly every other bugger on a
>>> motorbike. As mentioned, perhaps regional differences account for
>>> it.
>>
>> Lived in California most of my life, and I never hear anybody around
>> here use the term motorbike. If it has an engine and no pedals then
>> it's a motorcycle. If it has an engine and pedals then its a moped.
>
> What do you mean by pedals?
>
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> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
> drugs began to take hold. I remember Adrian <tooma...@gmail.com>
> saying something like:
>
>>Charlie <nos...@all.ta> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
>>saying:
>>
>>> Broadly, a student tried to get Apple PR to write a paper for her.
>>
>>Very, very broadly. So broadly as to be "No, she asked them for some PR
>>info"...
>>
>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/20/jobs_journo/
>
> Simple request met with arsehole responses.
Perfect candidate for UKRM then.
> Either Jobs is the arsehole or someone is doing a very good job of
> imitating one.
Or both.
> Fuck Apple.
Linux is the way.
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Beav
"Grimly Curmudgeon" <grimly...@REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message
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If people oop 'ere said "motorcycle" they'd be accused of being poofs.
They're "bikes" or "motorbikes"
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"Cab" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> DM wibbled forthrightly:
>
>> > > Only people who don't ride bikes say
>> > > "motorbike".
>> >
>> > Eh, no.
>> > I've used it all my life - as has nearly every other bugger on a
>> > motorbike. As mentioned, perhaps regional differences account for
>> > it.
>>
>> Lived in California most of my life, and I never hear anybody around
>> here use the term motorbike. If it has an engine and no pedals then
>> it's a motorcycle. If it has an engine and pedals then its a moped.
>
> What do you mean by pedals?
I'm thinking he means those things that are pushed round and round with your
feet to provide some motive power. What used to be a proper moped before
things got confusing.
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Mark Olson
> Beav wibbled forthrightly:
>
>>>> Lived in California most of my life, and I never hear anybody
>>>> around here use the term motorbike. If it has an engine and no
>>>> pedals then it's a motorcycle. If it has an engine and pedals
>>>> then its a moped.
>>>
>>> What do you mean by pedals?
>>
>> I'm thinking he means those things that are pushed round and round
>> with your feet to provide some motive power. What used to be a proper
>> moped before things got confusing.
>
> France. Mind you, they're all over 30 years old. Never seen them on my
> trips to the US, mind.
http://brownz.com/vespa_ciao_1976.jpg
I've got one of these.
Lars Chance
OBVIOUSLY a simple Troll can you please have the manners to keep your
crap to your own newsgroup?
Thanks.
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Mark Olson
> Mark Olson wibbled forthrightly:
>
>>> 'swot I was thinking of. See quite a few of those knocking around
>>> France. Mind you, they're all over 30 years old. Never seen them on
>>> my trips to the US, mind.
>> http://brownz.com/vespa_ciao_1976.jpg
>>
>> I've got one of these.
>
Oh, you can still buy similar things here, and people do, but they're invariably
Chinese (the mopeds, not the people) and total crap.
FWIW, a so-called moped[2] as defined under the laws of my state[1] does NOT have to
have pedals, most of the 49cc smoker scooters (also Chinese of course) are licensed
as "motorized bicycles".
[1]
Subd. 19.Motorcycle.
"Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the
rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the
ground, including motor scooters and bicycles with motor attached, other than
those vehicles defined as motorized bicycles in subdivision 20, but excluding a
tractor.
Subd. 20.Motorized bicycle.
[2] "Motorized bicycle" means a bicycle that is propelled by an electric or a
liquid fuel motor of a piston displacement capacity of 50 cubic centimeters or less,
and a maximum of two brake horsepower, which is capable of a maximum speed of not
more than 30 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than one percent grade
in any direction when the motor is engaged. "Motorized bicycle" includes an
electric-assisted bicycle as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27.
Grimly Curmudgeon
<lars....@hotmail.com> saying something like:
>When you people are doing your moronic knee-jerk responses to what is so
>OBVIOUSLY a simple Troll can you please have the manners to keep your
>crap to your own newsgroup?
>Thanks.
Fuck off, you wanker.
T.J. Higgins
>Simple request met with arsehole responses.
>Either Jobs is the arsehole or someone is doing a very good job of
>imitating one.
>Fuck Apple.
I rather suspect that all the leaders of large corporations
are assholes. Pretty much a job requirement.
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Vito
| I rather suspect that all the leaders of large corporations
| are assholes. Pretty much a job requirement.
|
No matter one's position, if one looks down one sees smiling faces and if up
ass holes.
Colin Irvine
>DM wibbled forthrightly:
>
>> > > Only people who don't ride bikes say
>> > > "motorbike".
>> >
>> > Eh, no.
>> > I've used it all my life - as has nearly every other bugger on a
>> > motorbike. As mentioned, perhaps regional differences account for
>> > it.
>>
>> Lived in California most of my life, and I never hear anybody around
>> here use the term motorbike. If it has an engine and no pedals then
>> it's a motorcycle. If it has an engine and pedals then its a moped.
>
>What do you mean by pedals?
Footpegs that work the wheels.
HTH
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Andy Bonwick
<lars....@hotmail.com> wrote:
snip>
>When you people are doing your moronic knee-jerk responses to what is so
>OBVIOUSLY a simple Troll can you please have the manners to keep your
>crap to your own newsgroup?
>Thanks.
Which of the groups are you subscribing to? I can't operate my cunt
filter until I know which group of cunts to remove.
The Older Gentleman
He's a roo-shagger.
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Steve Fitzgerald
<twoele...@hotmail.com> writes
>On 27/09/2010 05:54, Pat wrote:
>> As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
>> can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
>> year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
>> the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
>> saying why.
>
Oy, I'm very pleased with mine.
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JohnAinLA
I live in Los Angeles where it's a lightly used word.
The most fun is referring to the Mille as a motorbike.
Hey, bike, cycle, it's all good.
JohnA in LA, CA USA
Beav
"Lars Chance" <lars....@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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You mean like you just did? Prick.
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dizzy
>The use of "motorbike" is a key give-away. I don't know anyone into
>bikes who says "motorbike", except for in an ironic way. It's either
>"bike", or "motorcycle". Only people who don't ride bikes say
>"motorbike".
Wrong, idiot.
Stephen Oakes
>> bikes who says "motorbike", except for in an ironic way.
>
Oooh, more irony.
- soakes
JohnAinLA
> In communiqué
> <e0a2241f-5ee2-4503-8f14-044bdac80...@l6g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
> "TOG@Toil" <totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk> cast forth these pearls of
> wisdom
> >term "powered velocipede", mind you.
>
> I prefer "motorised velocipede", to avoid any suggestion of "pedal
> power".
>
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I use the term 'scooter' just to take the edge off.
SIRPip
I use the term "incompetent idiot who can't snip sigs despite the
presence of a working delimiter" but that's a bit of a mouthful so I
abbreviate it to "fuckwit".
>
> JohnA in LA, CA USA
Using a .sig means using a delimiter - it's only polite.
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sean_q
> Using a .sig means using a delimiter - it's only polite.
However: http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-2725784.php
SQ
F Murtz
What nationality says motorcycle in preference to motor bike, in
australia I do not hear motorcycle much.
The Older Gentleman
> What nationality says motorcycle in preference to motor bike, in
> australia I do not hear motorcycle much.
Good point, given the X-posts.
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