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Topic: Want a unique XS650 ? |
Barbara
Replies: 37
Views: 15635
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:24 pm Subject: Re: Want a unique XS650 ? |
.....yeah, well, you are in trouble now, John.....
Kidding, of course. I like both! |
Topic: Hi Barb and other sidecar folk |
Barbara
Replies: 167
Views: 90028
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:25 pm Subject: Re: Hi Barb and other sidecar folk |
Love the pictures! I can really relate to the one in the snow....the foothills up behind my house are white on top, and it is almost time to go play, and take along a rope to wrap around the rear tire ... |
Topic: Want a unique XS650 ? |
Barbara
Replies: 37
Views: 15635
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:19 pm Subject: Re: Want a unique XS650 ? |
Hi Guys,
Gee, '77"D" models are so beautiful.....I love 'em, even if they aren't painted the nice dark blue, which is the color mine started life.
"Old"----yeah, probably. I only have two engine ... |
Topic: ENOUGH ALREADY |
Barbara
Replies: 4
Views: 2515
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:01 pm Subject: Re: ENOUGH ALREADY |
What?? Are you serious?? Then.........there really *is* a way to fix the XS charging system??
Wow! Who knew....... |
Topic: Hey, Happy Thanksgiving, Guys! |
Barbara
Replies: 15
Views: 6235
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:26 pm Subject: Re: Hey, Happy Thanksgiving, Guys! |
[quote="despecial"]...harvest festival-next to fertility one of the oldest pagan rites- interestingly in canada -further north for the geographically challenged and therefore having a shorter growing ... |
Topic: Hey, Happy Thanksgiving, Guys! |
Barbara
Replies: 15
Views: 6235
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:05 am Subject: Hey, Happy Thanksgiving, Guys! |
So Thursday is Thanksgiving in the States, and I just want to wish everyone a great day! Of course, this includes everyone around the biking world, regardless of race, creed, color, national origin or ... |
Topic: justa joke (not m/c related) |
Barbara
Replies: 169
Views: 86506
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:46 pm Subject: Re: justa joke (not m/c related) |
Jayel, you are a sick man. I like that!
Although Pumps "hose" joke was pretty good, too...... |
Topic: Thanksgiving.. |
Barbara
Replies: 5
Views: 3095
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 22, 2009, 1:41 pm Subject: Re: Thanksgiving.. |
Happy Thanksgiving, Guys.
I roasted the first of two birds yesterday for a "Pre-Holiday" party involving two turkeys, two hams, four kinds of stuffing, and a wee drap of the Crayture in the form of ... |
Topic: XS Freakshow |
Barbara
Replies: 3
Views: 2608
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:47 pm Subject: Re: XS Freakshow |
I want that tractor! I saw a picture once of a Norton single ("Big 4") powering a tractor that looked like that. Cool!
And the helicopter looks interesting, too.....all sorts of ways to get hurt, ... |
Topic: Couple of pics |
Barbara
Replies: 10
Views: 3501
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 14, 2009, 11:58 am Subject: Re: Couple of pics |
Got it, JJ--
I kind of like the look--sort of post Road Warrior Mad Max sort of look. Yeah, I think it fits just right! |
Topic: Steve Mcqueen in Great Escapes bike |
Barbara
Replies: 10
Views: 4601
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:25 pm Subject: Re: Steve Mcqueen in Great Escapes bike |
Hi Guys,
As far as I know, the Triumph was a regular, post-war pre-unit Triumph twin, "tarted up" as the Brits say, to appear more military. I believe that BMW and Matchless were the only ones to u ... |
Topic: Veteran's Day |
Barbara
Replies: 6
Views: 2386
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:22 pm Subject: Veteran's Day |
Hi Guys,
Just a note of appreciation to our Veterans, and those of our friends around the World. One day a year to appreciate our Vets is little enough, so please lets not pollute it with politics, ... |
Topic: Couple of pics |
Barbara
Replies: 10
Views: 3501
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 9, 2009, 11:57 am Subject: Re: Couple of pics |
Hi Guys,
Got a quick question--an aside, rather than a real hijack: why the wrapped pipes?
I assumed that one of the functions of the exhaust system was to dissipate heat--wouldn't wrapping null ... |
Topic: Isle TT sidecar ride must see! |
Barbara
Replies: 18
Views: 7857
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 8, 2009, 11:34 am Subject: Re: Isle TT sidecar ride must see! |
Where do you find this stuff? A meth-running '51 Triumph looking quite competent in a race with modern bikes! And not even a "kneeler"! That's some amazing riding, and some amazing engineering!
My ... |
Topic: Gonna catch crap for saying this but i believe in it |
Barbara
Replies: 7
Views: 2630
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 7, 2009, 10:08 pm Subject: Re: Gonna catch crap for saying this but i believe in it |
What?? How dare you go off on the people who want to use a hard-tail and Sporty tank and ....and.....and......oh, rats. I can't pull it off.
Oh well, giggling is good.....
But it really ... |
Topic: Fort Hood Massacre |
Barbara
Replies: 23
Views: 5792
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 7, 2009, 9:52 pm Subject: Re: Fort Hood Massacre |
Hi Guys,
I can't help but compare this jerk and his buddies on TV saying how heroic he is with the first and second generation Japanese-Americans in WWII, who really were discriminated against and ... |
Topic: Fort Hood Massacre |
Barbara
Replies: 23
Views: 5792
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 7, 2009, 7:34 pm Subject: Re: Fort Hood Massacre |
Hi Guys,
The man took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution and then was quoted in an e-mail as saying that he was "...a Muslim first and an American second".
Sorry, but in my world, t ... |
Topic: Fort Hood Massacre |
Barbara
Replies: 23
Views: 5792
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 7, 2009, 12:23 pm Subject: Re: Fort Hood Massacre |
Thank you, Skull, for starting a separate thread, I appreciate it. Now then....to keep it fairly on topic, let's look at gun control. Has it worked? Well, of course not.
The first recorded instance ... |
Topic: Ft. Hood |
Barbara
Replies: 14
Views: 3506
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 6, 2009, 10:11 pm Subject: Re: Ft. Hood |
Hi Guys,
Look, I agree totally about gun control. The Second Amendment prohibits it, and I believe that every responsible adult in this country has the right to keep and bear arms.
However---hav ... |
Topic: Ft. Hood |
Barbara
Replies: 14
Views: 3506
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 6, 2009, 12:01 pm Subject: Ft. Hood |
Please take a moment and just remember the victims at Fort Hood, Texas. People who wore the uniform of their Country, shot down by a madman hiding behind that same uniform....we can find the reason, p ... |
Topic: Do we care? |
Barbara
Replies: 29
Views: 8633
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 6, 2009, 11:55 am Subject: Re: Do we care? |
Not to worry, John. With the tsunami coming across the Mexican border, soon we will be a Third World country, and can get our fair share of that UN funny-money! If we get really lucky, maybe it will h ... |
Topic: new nortons |
Barbara
Replies: 10
Views: 4423
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 5, 2009, 12:51 pm Subject: Re: new nortons |
Climb aboard a well-fettled Commando, XJ. I stress the "well-fettled", to dip into Brit verbage for a second. They obviously are only as good as their previous owner, but I've taken Commandos from Sea ... |
Topic: Isle TT sidecar ride must see! |
Barbara
Replies: 18
Views: 7857
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 4, 2009, 11:03 pm Subject: Re: Isle TT sidecar ride must see! |
Hi CC,
Well, if you want a sidecar, there are two sources: new from the manufacturer--there are several--or used on either C/L or eBay. I got mine on Craigslist--sometimes you just have to search a ... |
Topic: Isle TT sidecar ride must see! |
Barbara
Replies: 18
Views: 7857
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Forum: I'm just saying... you know Posted: November 4, 2009, 11:00 pm Subject: Re: Isle TT sidecar ride must see! |
Wow! Amazing! I was distracted by his beautiful accent, but not so much as to miss the turns, and the stark difference between the shadows and the light....it must be absolutely the ultimate to race t ... |
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