gyro_nyc
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It’s Valentine’s day – and I love my wife. Why am I telling YOU this?
This is why. After a hard day at work last night I plunged my weary ass on the sofa – and there it was, waiting for me, on the coffee table – just like every Wednesday….. no, no you can forget that smut ……. I am talking about the latest edition of MCN.
That’s’ why I love her. Isn’t she GREAT !
onyack
But, that’s not the reason why I am posting here today.
If you have a copy to hand, take a look at the correspondence section. Usually I will only take a quick glance. It is rare to find much of any great interest, insight or wit among those lesser column inches.
But one rant caught my eye. The author’s name I forget (and the MCN is not to hand to check) It is a response to MCN’s road test comparing the KTM with the 1200GS.
Now this reader, seemingly filled with scorn, for reasons only known to himself, expressed the view that MCN somehow missed the point, in declaring the 1200 the better vehicle.
This fellow biker prefers his KTM. Why ? He chose this bike foremost to make sure that he can be clearly and boldly distinguished on the roads from those 1200 riders who, he states, are nothing but fatuous old farts ( or some such hyperbole).
Is it possible that a mere vehicle, widely regarded as a superlative all round motorbike could convey such an instant impression to another road users ? Or, is it instead that he hides behind his helmet (no doubt a fluorescent orange to match his bike) to ensure he cannot be identified immediately as that very perfect idiot he portrays in his missive? (At least not until the helmet is off, to reveal a confused stare, and the lips contort in an attempt to form polysyllabic words.)
Of course it is of no importance – who cares what he thinks.
With the recent acquisition of my 1200GS, taking the place of the GSXR600 (K6), I am now also officially a fatuous old fart.
And, on this caring, loving day I just wanted to say Hi to all the other fellow FOF’s !
Have a good one ! PS And don't forget to spoil her ....
This is why. After a hard day at work last night I plunged my weary ass on the sofa – and there it was, waiting for me, on the coffee table – just like every Wednesday….. no, no you can forget that smut ……. I am talking about the latest edition of MCN.
That’s’ why I love her. Isn’t she GREAT !
onyackBut, that’s not the reason why I am posting here today.
If you have a copy to hand, take a look at the correspondence section. Usually I will only take a quick glance. It is rare to find much of any great interest, insight or wit among those lesser column inches.
But one rant caught my eye. The author’s name I forget (and the MCN is not to hand to check) It is a response to MCN’s road test comparing the KTM with the 1200GS.
Now this reader, seemingly filled with scorn, for reasons only known to himself, expressed the view that MCN somehow missed the point, in declaring the 1200 the better vehicle.
This fellow biker prefers his KTM. Why ? He chose this bike foremost to make sure that he can be clearly and boldly distinguished on the roads from those 1200 riders who, he states, are nothing but fatuous old farts ( or some such hyperbole). Is it possible that a mere vehicle, widely regarded as a superlative all round motorbike could convey such an instant impression to another road users ? Or, is it instead that he hides behind his helmet (no doubt a fluorescent orange to match his bike) to ensure he cannot be identified immediately as that very perfect idiot he portrays in his missive? (At least not until the helmet is off, to reveal a confused stare, and the lips contort in an attempt to form polysyllabic words.)
Of course it is of no importance – who cares what he thinks.
With the recent acquisition of my 1200GS, taking the place of the GSXR600 (K6), I am now also officially a fatuous old fart.
And, on this caring, loving day I just wanted to say Hi to all the other fellow FOF’s !
Have a good one ! PS And don't forget to spoil her ....
