Update on the first few days of a moped riding offspring (for those interested)

CB500 ain't that slow is it? thought they were a nice bike, I'm wrong...
right?

D

 

Oh dear, how distressing for the poor girl.

 

Having said that I do see the warped sense of pleasure gained by your
mission... as you were.

D

 

<fx inserts tongue firmly in cheek>
I always considered you to be the "voice of reason".

--
Oldbloke

2000 Honda CB500, 1991 Suzuki TS50 (m'boy's)
BOTAFOT #140
"He's like Robbo's chubby kid brother"

 

Nowt wrong with the CB500, but one does have ones repuation to consider.

--
Oldbloke

2000 Honda CB500, 1991 Suzuki TS50 (m'boy's)
BOTAFOT #140
"He's like Robbo's chubby kid brother"

 

No, that's darsy.

 

Warped? What's warped about it? I thought all pleasure was relative to
someone else's misery...

 

'Fraid not Des.
You are the voice of many things, but not "reason" IMHO.

My OED gives examples of "reason" in the following ways:
"has good reasons for doing this; there is no reason to be angry"
"sanity (has lost his reason)"

Incidentally, it also reckons "Reasonless" is derived ultimately via the
latin "ratio-onis".



--
Oldbloke

2000 Honda CB500, 1991 Suzuki TS50 (m'boy's)
BOTAFOT #140
"He's like Robbo's chubby kid brother"

 

I had one as a first bike. I'd have another if I had to commute into
Central London again.

 

Voice of treason maybe; look at the evidence.

- Left the uk to a country on continental europe.
- Is a snob and continually harks on about 'class' and 'schooling'
- Broadcasts continually to the uk

"France calling, France calling"

Lord Flaw-Flaw.

 

What was Heather like then? Didn't take you long.

 

Well someone must be receiving an awful lot of pleasure because I'm a
miserable sulking bastard :-((((

In fact I believe I hold the sulking record.... eight days whilst on holiday
with the family in the Isle of Wight, mind you I thing being in the IOW gave
me an unfair advantage ;-)

D

 

This is true. Having ridden out with Champ (and others) the given is that I
will always bring up the rear. This probably says more about me than the
bike though, and if Champ and I swapped bikes, whilst he probably wouldn't
be at the fron of the pack he would still be near the front. I, however,
would still be bringing up the rear, albeit on a 1 litre sprotsbike.
They are nice in a 1st bike, user friendly, does what it says on the tin
kind of way. As I can in no way, shape or form ride it to it's limit yet it
suits me fine.

Horses for courses innit. BTW, what was your first "proper" bike (you've
prolly posted this info before, but I cba to google for it). Also, how long
did you keep it?

--
Oldbloke

2000 Honda CB500, 1991 Suzuki TS50 (m'boy's)
BOTAFOT #140
"He's like Robbo's chubby kid brother"

 

Didn't James Toseland start out racing CB500s? Rather quickly too, IIRC.

 

I couldn't be bothered to go round there, and I'm useless at telephone
support.

 

http://www.champ.org.uk/bikes/default.htm

HTH

 

As to be expected, really.

 

Cheers Paul, interesting reading.

--
Oldbloke

2000 Honda CB500, 1991 Suzuki TS50 (m'boy's)
BOTAFOT #140
"He's like Robbo's chubby kid brother"

 

What passport did you have before a french one?

 

I thought you'd been offered all the motivation you needed?