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ninjachica

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ninjachica says:

The People You Meet

Broken down at the side of the road, a chappie comes over with the usual, "are you ok".  As it happened, we had decided what the problem was, so no further help was needed.

Chappies chats away, about the things he's done in the past (all bike related).  He was a mechanic, he can get spares if we needed them, he even used to test bikes for MCN in the past.  "So you knew Kevin Ash?" I asked.  He went very quiet.  "Umm.  The name rings a bell - not sure"  Yeah. Right. 
Twat. :shock:

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  • Posted 112 days ago (31 January 2013 17:27)

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vulcanrider

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vulcanrider says:

They are out there Phil

and WHY do so many of em wear those wife beater T shirts ? "yeh I had a tiger cub that did 120 spun the back wheel up in 3rd gear at 90"

Camborne main street in Cornwall (all of 200 yards long) old guys, I got to a point where I'd put my lid on, gloves on' everything zipped up, visor down, key in my hand 20 yards away from where I'd parked the bike cos there would be one hovering by the vulcan --- "nice aarlee maate 650 is ee? course I remembers wen bikes wuz bikes none o this bleddy jap crap kick starts we ad boy I tell ee an yoo did naw wen ee bleddy kicked back at ee"

I kid you not I pulled away with one trying to hang onto my arm.

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  • Posted 112 days ago (31 January 2013 21:05)
philehidiot

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philehidiot says:

I have

a low tolerance for bullshitters although I'll give people the benefit of the doubt a lot of the time unless I'm certain I know better.


Probably why garages rip me off...

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  • Posted 112 days ago (31 January 2013 21:09)
SlowLearner

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SlowLearner says:

vulcanrider:

Damned funny that mate :lol:

Anyway, how's that Harley 650 of yours - still running?

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  • Posted 112 days ago (01 February 2013 01:39)
bazablue

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bazablue says:

chatters

doesnt hurt to listen does it?Its more friends we need even if they are wrong/misinformed/ageing....no need to ridicule them.and if they stop to help then thats good,you may need it    had someone going on at me once,wore bikers jacket,no bike||||    mmmm   passer by told me that was arthur lampkin,,,,barry sheen also once enquired!!!,Ive always found that they might just be telling the truth and when I go out in the car I wear my triumph jacket......yes i havent got a triumph,others but no triumph and nor  do i wish to have one.so lets show tolerance shall we,,let the cagers be the impatient rude ones!.takes two minutes and you made a friend who just might be your witness one day!always leave with "you take care" 

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  • Posted 112 days ago (01 February 2013 05:07)
oscarthegrouch

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oscarthegrouch says:

A bloke

once told me after following me in his car after i had earlier overtaken him and went about my weekly foodshop if i kept riding like that i'd die .......i told him if he kept giving me shit advice he'd get a free trip in an ambulance ....... he left me alone after that

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Posted 112 days ago (01 February 2013 06:04)
vulcanrider

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vulcanrider says:

Baz

I get where you're coming from. Those old guys were very likely one time motorcyclists as that's all they could afford way back when, I did listen now and then and some were genuinely interesting  but there's only so many hours in a day, I guess some were lonely, maybe widowers. I had a simple theory on 'old guys' in the UK of an age that they went through WW2 so I don't 'diss' them because you never know what they've endured bless em. But the 50 year old wafflers who had this had that their mates did this did that ? NAH ! younger than me and don't do it any more cos the Mrs blah blah blah ---

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  • Posted 112 days ago (01 February 2013 08:00)
preunit

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preunit says:

Rog

I think we are living their dream/s as they no longer have a bike or always wanted one but never did, thats why the want to associate.I find most are friendly, harmless and well meaning, i just take a deep breath and nod an awful alot :biggrin:

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  • Posted 112 days ago (01 February 2013 08:08)
vulcanrider

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vulcanrider says:

Aye Simon

park up by the Heartbreak on a Friday, sit 20 feet from your bike and see the blokes wistfully looking at it. My 'count the pipes' quip is a true one --- "yeh it's a Bonneville" said one Brit like he knew what he was looking at :upset:

Gotta wait an hour today before going out, we had FROST last night so the mountain may have some in the shady areas won't be any on the seafront at about 13:30 :sunglasses:

PS: slowlearner, the 650 Harley is fine I'm taking the 'Bonneville' out later :laugh:

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  • Posted 112 days ago (01 February 2013 08:43)
ninjachica

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ninjachica says:

Baz

We chatted for quite a while, and we passed on our number.

He has a bike that needs to be put onto spanish plates, so we gave him a good contact to do that too.

We certainly weren't rude, but I'm old enough not to be taken in by anybody these days.:wink:

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  • Posted 112 days ago (01 February 2013 09:23)
preunit

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preunit says:

Hey ninja

"but I'm old enough not to be taken in by anybody these days"

If i was a double glazing salesman i'd be right over :tongue::biggrin:

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  • Posted 112 days ago (01 February 2013 09:39)

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