Four bikes today

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Pip Luscher, Aug 4, 2007.

  1. Pip Luscher

    platypus Guest

    Mike Nesmith, "Rio".
    Anyway, that wasn't what I was talking about.
     
    platypus, Aug 6, 2007
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  2. Pip Luscher

    platypus Guest

    The only thing done to the swinging arm was to mount it in a really stiff
    frame with a set of Konis (IIRC). There's a bit more work involved in
    swapping out the swinging arm of a shafty than a chain-hauler.
     
    platypus, Aug 6, 2007
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    deadmail Guest

    Grief, like that's something new. I've made a life out of things
    slipping past me. At least I *think* I have, well I would if I could
    find the stamina to think for more than about 3 seconds at a burst.
     
    deadmail, Aug 6, 2007
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    sweller Guest

    I don't really understand why people make such a fuss about this. On the
    Guzzi it's barely noticeable and doesn't upset the handling. It still
    goes where I point it.

    Some of the chain drives I've had cause to drop the swinging arm out of
    have been utter bastards.
     
    sweller, Aug 6, 2007
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    marina Guest

    But but ... that's not a song, that's a story. Something like 'The
    nine billion names of God'. Isn't it Arthur C. Clarke?

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    marina, Aug 6, 2007
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    darsy Guest

    and that's "The Nine Billion Names of God", right?
     
    darsy, Aug 6, 2007
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  7. Pip Luscher

    darsy Guest

    On Aug 4, 8:41 pm, Pip Luscher
    no idea. I have in the past however, flown in a plane, been on a
    train, a bus, a boat, and ridden my bike and drove my car all in the
    same day.
     
    darsy, Aug 6, 2007
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    Ace Guest

    Interesting. I've never thought about it, but I've definitely done
    car, train, bus, plane and boat in one trip on moer than one occasion.

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    Ace, Aug 6, 2007
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    darsy Guest

    actually, if you want to stretch it a little, you could probably add
    "monorail" to my list above (though this is just another type of
    train, and just from the gate to the terminal at Stansted).
     
    darsy, Aug 6, 2007
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    platypus Guest

    Same with all of my Beemers, the Silver Wing, the Gold Wing, the Dnepr, the
    Ural etc
    That's "swap out" in the sense of "exchange for a new, improved version".
    The standard BMW swingarm was enormously strong, and wasn't where
    improvements were needed. Stiffening it up would have delivered very little
    benefit proportional to the cost and effort required.
     
    platypus, Aug 6, 2007
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  11. Pip Luscher

    platypus Guest

    Yup. And if you know the story, you'll know why I used it.
     
    platypus, Aug 6, 2007
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    darsy Guest

    been a long time since I read any Clarke, but it's the one with the
    tibetan monks with the machine that's printing out all the possible
    combinations of letters that spell out the name of god...
    I *think* so.
     
    darsy, Aug 6, 2007
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    Pip Guest

    "driven"
     
    Pip, Aug 6, 2007
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    darsy Guest

    "pedant"
     
    darsy, Aug 6, 2007
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    Pip Guest

    "Illiterate culchie"
     
    Pip, Aug 6, 2007
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    darsy Guest

    if you really want to argue, "drove" is OK, but just doesn't match
    "ridden" for feel.
     
    darsy, Aug 6, 2007
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    Ace Guest

    Oh, well in that case I could add "seaplane" and "minibus" to my list
    too.

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    Ace, Aug 6, 2007
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    darsy Guest

    <fx: considers arguing>
    <fx: realise I haven't a leg to stand on>
    <fx: takes usual alternative given current interlocutor>

    **** off, froggie.
     
    darsy, Aug 6, 2007
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    speedyspic Guest

    He does chain drive conversions?
     
    speedyspic, Aug 6, 2007
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    Pip Guest

    "pedant"
     
    Pip, Aug 6, 2007
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