Re: Frickin' Motorcycle Rednecks.....

On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 14:56:24 -0700, "Calif Bill" <bmckeespam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

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>"Gene Kearns" <gene.boating@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:08:01 -0400, John H. penned the following well
>> considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
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>>>On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:26:09 -0400, Gene Kearns
>>><gene.boating@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>>>On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:28:50 -0400, gfretwell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 penned the
>>>>following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
>>>>
>>>>>On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:09:10 -0400, HK <payer33859@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
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>>>>>>I'm not knocking HD's. I have driven a few quite recently. These
days, 
>>>>>>I
>>>>>>just prefer lighter motorcycles that handle better and you know
what? I
>>>>>>don't much go for the noise of HD's, either...not to hear it
constantly
>>>>>>while I am on one.
>>>>>
>>>>>I found it interesting that after years of ba****ng the V twin, now
the
>>>>>Japs are making them.
>>>>>
>>>>>BTW have you seen the new Triumph?
>>>>>It is a long way from the old Bonneville 750
>>>>>
>>>>>I saw this one in New Hamp****re on our vacation last month
>>>>>
>>>>> http://esteroriverheights.com/electrical/new_england/new_triumph.jpg
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>>>>Wow!  I haven't seen a Triumph in decades!
>>>
>>>You didn't answer my question yesterday. What do you plan to use the
bike
>>>for?
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>> Oops... didn't see it.
>>
>> Back and forth to work. Some limited touring.
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>When I had a massive engine failure on my Kawasaki 350, SWMBO was elated.

>She dislikes MC's.  Her statement was you never fell off your race car. 
So 
>I doubt a new bike is in the future.  Still keep the motorcycle
endorsement 
>on the license. 
>

My wife wasn't too wild about them, but then I talked her into taking a
Motorcycle Safety Foundation beginning rider's course. She ended up
wanting
her own bike. So we got her a little Moto Guzzi V50, which she put about
30,000 miles on, mostly in Europe. Once we moved back to DC, she's not
gotten on a bike at all. She's still got the endorsement though.