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White Noise
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PostPosted: 22:23 - 06 May 2005    Post subject: Summer rider bosses! Reply with quote

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Fucking pisses me off, but my big boss has a immaculete 00' Duke 996, He rode it to work the other day, and the only reason why he did was to get it MOT'ed, it seems that he is a proper summer biker, though saying that his chicken strips aren't that big!
then today one of the office girls asked him why he wasn't riding his bike, his answer was that it was was not ideal weather and bikes are not designed for this sort of weather! Brick Wall
looking out the window the sun was shining with a few grey clouds. o.k if he wants to keep his bike in just out of the crate nick, fair enough, but i don't understand why he doesn't buy a bike to use through the winter/spring, its not like he is short of a bob or too.
really annoys me to see such a bike not used to the full

/rant over

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G
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PostPosted: 22:40 - 06 May 2005    Post subject: Re: Summer rider bosses! Reply with quote

I try and look at it this way:
If everyone thrashed their bikes: There would be no low-mileage older bike bargains and bikers would get a lot worse reputation.

Always thought the 996 was made for posing anyway Razz.
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Git
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PostPosted: 22:41 - 06 May 2005    Post subject: Re: Summer rider bosses! Reply with quote

White Noise wrote:
but i don't understand why he doesn't buy a bike to use through the winter/spring


What is so hard to understand?
It's shite riding a bike through winter, rain, cold, damp, I have done many years of it myself and very much prefer the nice warm sardine tin these days due to bones/joints that hurt when they get cold Rolling Eyes
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Robby
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PostPosted: 22:47 - 06 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its his bike, let him do what he wants with it.

Jealous he has a 996? Get one of your own.

Can't afford it? Don't care. Get a better job or shut up.
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White Noise
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PostPosted: 23:02 - 06 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

robby wrote:
Its his bike, let him do what he wants with it.

Jealous he has a 996? Get one of your own.

Can't afford it? Don't care. Get a better job or shut up.


996 - nice bike but too much bike for my riding experience. LOL

just seems to me that some people own bikes for the hell of having one, which in my eyes which is a shame, having a bike and not doing what they are designed to do! being ridden!
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numark1
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PostPosted: 23:05 - 06 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe he just uses it when he feels like it. May not be often at all. I have a race tuned scrambler that i only use like twice a year.
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White Noise
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PostPosted: 23:08 - 06 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

markcatate wrote:
Maybe he just uses it when he feels like it. May not be often at all. I have a race tuned scrambler that i only use like twice a year.


true, but when you are not riding that i am sure that you are riding something else.
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Davo
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PostPosted: 00:01 - 07 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Didn't you know tarty bikes are only designed to be kept in a kitchen all the time! (thinking back to zx12r 2002)
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White Noise
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PostPosted: 00:03 - 07 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Davo wrote:
(thinking back to zx12r 2002)


ah where did that boy go! LOL
i pity the fool!
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dainesefreak
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PostPosted: 11:04 - 07 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

If I had the cash I'd probably buy plenty of things I hardly ever use. It his progative, if he's got the money and wants one why not.

In fact I bought a car in Febuary, supposed to be learning to drive, and I've only driven it about four times since. This time of year is not the weather for cars. Wink
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mrchips
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PostPosted: 19:04 - 07 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can't wait till I have the choice to be a fair weather biker - I most definately will. I've wrecked my previously very good condition AR125 from riding it through winter so don't want to wreck something else too.
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westendboy7
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PostPosted: 19:13 - 07 May 2005    Post subject: Re: Summer rider bosses! Reply with quote

White Noise wrote:
/rant

Fucking pisses me off, but my big boss has a immaculete 00' Duke 996, He rode it to work the other day, and the only reason why he did was to get it MOT'ed, it seems that he is a proper summer biker, though saying that his chicken strips aren't that big!

WN


At the risk of appearing totally fucking stupid! And being fairly green in this department. What are chicken strips!!!??? Embarassed
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dainesefreak
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PostPosted: 21:02 - 07 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chicken strips are the dark bits on the edges of a tyre where you can see they haven't been used. The thicker the strip, the less the bike has been leant over.
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westendboy7
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PostPosted: 21:15 - 07 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

dainesefreak wrote:
Chicken strips are the dark bits on the edges of a tyre where you can see they haven't been used. The thicker the strip, the less the bike has been leant over.


THanks for putting me straight on that dainese. Getting to know more each day from this forum Thumbs Up
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tony532
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PostPosted: 21:22 - 07 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

dont try and wear the ones on the tyre wall off though mate
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dainesefreak
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PostPosted: 21:24 - 07 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

No probs. It's a bit like looking for worn knee sliders. Wink
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westendboy7
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PostPosted: 22:11 - 07 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

tony532 wrote:
dont try and wear the ones on the tyre wall off though mate


Would have to be with sandpaper. I just ain't that good Laughing
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