Re: Harley Davidson Dyna ride height

Vito said...

I'm riding a GSX-R1000 to Malta next year. A round trip of approx 4000
miles in 2 weeks, with one of those weeks actually sunning myself on
Maltese beaches. In the past I've ridden from my home in Bedford to the
south of France on a Honda VF400F[1], with a pillion and full camping
kit....for a long weekend. I can't remember the exact mileage, but it
was about 1900 miles all told with 2 days there doing nothing but
walking along St Tropez's beach oggling topless women. That's something
you can't do easily over in the land of the sexually repressed.

[1] I think they called those the 400 Interceptor in USA, but can't be
sure.

 

I'd use an aeroplane.

 

Those poor livestock. If they could only speak of your sins...

 

of perverts, yes.

 

Please expound upon the pro-democracy attributes of your regimes. And
I use plural cause you still have the Monarchy now doncha?

 

Perverts, yes. Island? Fucking no fucking way!

Dave

 

You're right. England is far too dinky to be an island OR a country.
Of course, Great Britain and Ireland ARE islands, but as they continue
to collapse into third world status economically and militarily, they
don't produce anything of consequence (other than perverts and usenet
trolls) either.

 

Only a third world mentality would *want* to continue propping up the
military...... And I think you meant "decent trolls" 'cos you're fucking
shite at it...

Dave

 

This thing you have about repressed homosexuality... the closet door is
but a push away, you know.

Go on, you know you want to.

 

snip;

Naw, we waited around and decided we'd bail you out in the nick of time,
just like the first World War. And you know what happened to the Japs.

That is no way to talk about your girl/boyfriends.

and their own record as far as winning wars

How's the "British Empire" doing these days? Y'all mucked up the Middle
East right proper before they threw your gin drinking asses back . And the
Falklands? You beat up the Argentinians for gods sake, Bravo show old chap!
No play nice or we'll have the Irish kick your asses some more.

--
Tony D
1971 R75/5 boxer
2004 R1150 Rockster
Philly Hoodlum©#37
SENS (less) LFS#38 PHS
BS#149 FYYFMFFY

 

Hard on the arse, though.

No, not me. We haven't been properly introduced.

 

OK, so let's say you're a true American capitalist and want to ensure
America remains the richest place on earth, well you'll have to accept
that production of goods is a skill to be outsourced to the lowest
bidder, and the new economy is about knowledge.

However, if America is going to remain a great manufacturing nation then
that you're going to have to compete on the same terms as the far east
and accept you need to become part of the third world to compete on a
global scale.

You can't have it both ways. Decide.

 

Tony D wrote

I think they call it the "Commonwealth of English Speaking Nations"
these days. United by common tongue and certain not for negotiation
beliefs about human rights and government and commerce and stuff.
Unsurprisingly the merkins weren't asked to play. Then again neither
was Zimbabwe.

 

The Older Gentleman scribbled on the back of a napkin:

Well, IIRC there were some here out of their own free will, during the
Battle of Britain. Similar, if not the same bunch of nutters that were
flying in China in the late thirties against the Japanese. Probably
trying to pretend they were Canadian, eh?

Has it been paid that off yet, BTW?

 

Ooh! Ooh! Me Sir! Me Sir!

Can I mention Saddam, the Mujahedin/taleban and Osama first? Can I?
Please?

Dave

 

Vito scribbled on the back of a napkin:

I'd actually like to see some proof of this often-cited allegation.
It's happened often enough that the so called subsidies turned out to
be the ability to simple produce goods a lot cheaper because you're
more competitive, have newer and better-equipped factories and a
motivated workforce...

 

Vito scribbled on the back of a napkin:

Depends - Mehamn in Norway to Faro in Portugal is about 3600 miles
according to multimap.com. That isn't much less than the US coast to
coast...

 

Oh the horror.

--
Tony D
1971 R75/5 boxer
2004 R1150 Rockster
Philly Hoodlum©#37
SENS (less) LFS#38 PHS
BS#149 FYYFMFFY

 

Not currently . It's down for a frame up resto . Just got in the mail a few
days ago a top end kit complete with everything but valve guides (well , and
cylinders) . The tranny has been a problem , they used this model only 3
years , and all 3 years were slightly different . Some parts are just not
available , that's how I convinced the wife I needed a machine lathe ...
haven't quite got her convinced I need a minimill - yet .
--
Snag aka OSG #1
'76 FLH "Bag Lady"
BS132 SENS NEWT
"A hand shift is a manly shift ."
<shamelessly stolen>
none to one to reply

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Snag

Heh. Bigger mills are better. <pats Bridgeport lovingly>[1].

Mined ewe, small mills have their place <pats CNC Taig lovingly>



[1] A Bonwick will be along shortly to decry Bridgeports as "boys' toys"

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