I don't have to buy a new one

Scene 1 - Ext. Bike Shoppe in Cheriton, lunchtime today, snowing.

Him: "Oh dear."
Me: "I think it's time to buy a new one."
Him: "Right, the nut has come out there, you'll need a new one of
these, we can put that back... and yes, one of those."
Me: "It was shiny and new once, you know."
Him: "Let me see how much it'll be." <shuffles off into workshop>

Scene 2 - Int. Bike Shoppe in Cheriton, littered with random glittery
scooters and miscellaneous other two-wheeled paraphernalia.

Him: "Should be around £19"
Me: "Huh?"
Him: "£19 to fix it"
Me: "Shit."
Him: "Eh?"
Me: "Nineteen pounds? One Nine? Nineteen?"
Him: "Yes, Niiine-teeeen pooooounds."
Me: "Fuxache."
Him: "What?"
Me: "You mean I don't need a new one?"
Him: "A new what?"
Me: "A new bike, luvvie. I don't need a new bike?"
Him: (Bemused) "You could buy a new bike, but it'll be cheaper to pay
twenty quid so I can get this one back into shape."
Me: "No matter what happens this bastard will not die. No matter
where I drop or throw it, park it or dump it I can never get rid of
it."
Him: "Aye," (thumps seat) "Reliable these."
Me: "Are you absolutely one hundred percent sure I don't need a new
one?"

Well, there go my hopes of having to buy a new bike. <sulk>

 

When you've not crashed in 6 months it's time to buy a new one.

 

Result!

If you want a new bike, buy one. Lots of us have more than one bike. I'm
not sure why but we do.

 

Snow + ER-5, Hmm... you didn't drop it did you?

You could have a new bike, just restrict all your falling off to the
ER-5, easy init?

 

Because of, umm, thingy innit.


Actually, I have two, one for hooliganism the other for hooliganism with
luggage and/or passengers.

--
Dnc

B1200 - +30bhp ~|~ ZZR1100 - faster when upright
V2300 - flat cap and rug ~|~ A6 2.5TDi V6 Quattro Sport

MIB#26 two#54(soiled) UKRMMA#26 BOTAFOT#153 X-FOT#003

 

Gyp scribbled on the back of a napkin:

That's 'cos once you get more than two you get this kind of critical
mass that simply draws other bikes in without you doing anything.

 

Biz scribbled on the back of a napkin:

Well, given all the problems he's had with it you could get the
impression that he's either bought it from me (which *definitely* isn't
the case) or he's trying to become my apprentice.

 

So, as you've got this sussed... why is it when you've got 3 perfectly
serviceable working motorcycles that do most everything you'd want, you
really want to get the two that aren't 100% running sorted?

Which reminds me, I need to ask you to get me a whizzy coil kit for a
1981 R65. Remind me to ask you, would you?

And has anyone got a carb for a C90? Fixed up it could be perfect for an
assault on Africa...

 

Garage Vacuum.

 

Gyp scribbled on the back of a napkin:

In my case? Well, on the off-chance that the three working ones have an
off-day at the same time, obviously. But that would imply that I had
three working bikes, which I pretty much don't...

Well, consider yourself reminded then

 

The Older Gentleman scribbled on the back of a napkin:

It sucks.

 

Timo Geusch said...

I took over your mantle last Saturday. I managed to break not one, but
two bikes belonging to someone other than me. The nice touch was that
they both belonged to the same person.

 

Lozzo scribbled on the back of a napkin:

Broken anything else since or has the effect of meeting me worn off by
now?

 

Ere Timo, before I forget, can you sort me out one of those whizzy coil
thingys for the '81 R65?[3]

My address hasn't changed [1], but I knows yours has[2].

[1] So you can get it to me
[2] but I may not manage to pay you for it
[3] ****! It's 25 years old. It wasn't that old when I bought it.

 

Because you've got TOO MUCH FUCKING MONEY, that's why.

 

Timo Geusch came up with the following;:

If only it could blow ...

 

TVOR

 

DR said...

No, we have ENOUGH money....to buy extra bikes with.

 

I suspect all my bikes are worth less than your Bindit. Plus the 'arley
obvious

 

Because we can.