"No wheelies" traffic sign in Valencia GP

Notice the traffic signs on top of the pic... and the rider.

http://ghg.myftp.org/IMG_2913.JPG

 

Why is Lozzo in Valencia - and riding a scooter?

 

No. A pony is a "poni" in Spanish. From www.rae.es

poni.
(Del ingl. pony).
1. m. Caballo de cierta raza de poca alzada.

 

It would appear to be 'ponies.' No that I do Spanish, but caballitos
may refer to the action of a horse jumping up on its back legs (don't
know the right term) which one could say is similar to a wheelie?
Perhaps it's a slang term.

A search for Caballitos on Google Images brings up a load of horse
images, and also this link which shows a load of wheelies:
<http://invertidos.tripod.com/MOTOS/Motos.htm>

A translation of that whole sign looks something like "Wheelies
prohibited. Minimotos prohibited. Quadbikes prohibited" but
motorcycles and scooters are fine, as long as they've got two wheels
on the road.

 

I must be part-Spanish. All the wheelies I've tried have always turned
out to be completely pony.

 

Great.

 

On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:12:06 GMT, "Domènec" <domenex-

Bless, look at them all with their fleece jumpers on. I bet it's only 22C
out there.

 

Not normal high temperatures. Last january it snowed in Barcelona and
freezed for several days, but now we're having this warm early november.

We should stop this climate change and the greenhouse effect. It would
suffit with Lozzo fixing his bike's carburators, may be.

 

dwb says...

Hah...****!

--
Lozzo
Track pixie
GSX-R1000 K1
I haven't lost my mind, it's
backed up to a floppy disc
that's around here somewhere.

 

Domènec says...

To be fair, that wheelie is a bit pony anyway, so maybe the tag should
stick.

--
Lozzo
Track pixie
GSX-R1000 K1
I haven't lost my mind, it's
backed up to a floppy disc
that's around here somewhere.

 

Domènec says...

I've only once had a bike that suffered from carb icing, and it only did
it once. That was my 2nd ZZR1100. My Gixer has fuel injection, and the
GPZ500 has electronic carb heaters fitted.

--
Lozzo
Track pixie
GSX-R1000 K1
I haven't lost my mind, it's
backed up to a floppy disc
that's around here somewhere.

 

Who's the rider?

Not far off. "Small horse". To wheelie is to make like a horse.

In my diccionario "pony" = "poney" en castellano.

--

Paul.
CBR1100XX SuperBlackbird
BOTAFOT #4
BOTAFOF #30
MRO #24

 

It's the spanish obsession with the diminutive. Horse = caballo. The
"ito" just means little. "I've bought my daughter a little horse" "He
comprado un caballito para mi hija".

--

Paul.
CBR1100XX SuperBlackbird
BOTAFOT #4
BOTAFOF #30
MRO #24

 

Been 25C here just lately.

If you'd like to repeat that in castellano, I'll translate it for you

--

Paul.
CBR1100XX SuperBlackbird
BOTAFOT #4
BOTAFOF #30
MRO #24

 

Ni puta idea, algun malote.

 

"Lozzo" <> escribió en el mensaje
Domènec says...

it once. That was my 2nd ZZR1100. My Gixer has fuel injection, and the
GPZ500 has electronic carb heaters fitted.

BTW, me giving my GPZ500 to a mate as I feel I'll never use it again :-/ The
GPZ actually is my wedding present, hopefully misus will hate me forever.

 

Heh.

 

Domènec says...

Heh, my ex-wife gave me an RD400F for a wedding present. I broke it for
spares and sold them.

--
Lozzo
Track pixie
GSX-R1000 K1
I haven't lost my mind, it's
backed up to a floppy disc
that's around here somewhere.

 

"Lozzo" <> escribió en el mensaje
Domènec says...

Heh, my ex-wife gave me an RD400F for a wedding present. I broke it for
spares and sold them.

So lovely...

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Champ amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

That's because it's considered bad form to shit in the street.