Camp 1 for me, it would appear 
What is a 'Typical 12XX Twat'?
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That made me laugh Giles but, like most things funny, there's more than an element of truth in what you wrote
Andres
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You know how just as your dropping off you .... whoa ... trip on the kerb and wake yourself back up ... ?
Mine is always a little front end tuck!! Nowadays I'm usually off road in my falling asleep world and hit a wet tree root at an angle or something ....
Mine is flipping a bike!
A mis-spent youth on 350LC's.
Another great post...
Thats me, that is....however, i perceive that applies too you also Giles.
with the exception that your're not a Luddite, but embrace new tech if it floats your boat...
Another great post...
Thats me, that is....however, i perceive that applies too you also Giles.
with the exception that your're not a Luddite, but embrace new tech if it floats your boat...
You put a 'but' in there implying Luddites can't/won't embrace new tech.
I disagree because Luddite's the wrong definition....
GSWizz
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How a bit of laziness / paranoia set this off
As the OP I never asked my original question with a view to triggering '12XXenaphobia'. It was actually a mixture of a bit of laziness and aching joints and a touch of paranoia induced by the plethora of gearbox issues. I simply thought I would ask the question as to the best way to adjust the gear lever. As to being labelled and put in the box with Middle class Boorman wannabes, I find it a tad amusing. Council house kid and worked since I was fifteen. One of 6 kids. Didn't have the money for anything new so started out by cobbling together old rusty push bikes donated by kind old dears at Sunday school. Yes we all went in those days. Graduated to a Raleigh moped bought for a fiver. Got it to work and through the MOT. First machine I owned A364 DMA, how sad it sticks in my head 40 years on. Then on through a series of mopeds, Honda 125 twin, RD350, the purple aircooled. Finally at that stage, 850 commando interstate. Then came the wife. A mate had terrified her on the back of an early 750 BMW and she refused to go on a bike. It must have been true love as I sold my bike and got a reliant as I could drive it on the bike licence. Then through several cars. In the nineties went through a VFR 750 and then a Fireblade. Survived but work meant I did not use it so gave up. A year or so ago I got myself a scooter to go back and forth to golf and reignited the dormant addiction. I have been a very lucky man and have worked for what I have. If I want something I will get it. I may not be the most skilled or daredevil rider but I can get from a to b as quick as I choose whilst staying alive. As to repairing bikes and tweaking around I am capable of most things and have the ability to RTFM or back to where we started be humble enough to ask for advice rather than cock it up. There you go not sure what camp I fit not but to be honest I don't care. I love motorcycling for what I get out of it and that is all that really matters.
As the OP I never asked my original question with a view to triggering '12XXenaphobia'. It was actually a mixture of a bit of laziness and aching joints and a touch of paranoia induced by the plethora of gearbox issues. I simply thought I would ask the question as to the best way to adjust the gear lever. As to being labelled and put in the box with Middle class Boorman wannabes, I find it a tad amusing. Council house kid and worked since I was fifteen. One of 6 kids. Didn't have the money for anything new so started out by cobbling together old rusty push bikes donated by kind old dears at Sunday school. Yes we all went in those days. Graduated to a Raleigh moped bought for a fiver. Got it to work and through the MOT. First machine I owned A364 DMA, how sad it sticks in my head 40 years on. Then on through a series of mopeds, Honda 125 twin, RD350, the purple aircooled. Finally at that stage, 850 commando interstate. Then came the wife. A mate had terrified her on the back of an early 750 BMW and she refused to go on a bike. It must have been true love as I sold my bike and got a reliant as I could drive it on the bike licence. Then through several cars. In the nineties went through a VFR 750 and then a Fireblade. Survived but work meant I did not use it so gave up. A year or so ago I got myself a scooter to go back and forth to golf and reignited the dormant addiction. I have been a very lucky man and have worked for what I have. If I want something I will get it. I may not be the most skilled or daredevil rider but I can get from a to b as quick as I choose whilst staying alive. As to repairing bikes and tweaking around I am capable of most things and have the ability to RTFM or back to where we started be humble enough to ask for advice rather than cock it up. There you go not sure what camp I fit not but to be honest I don't care. I love motorcycling for what I get out of it and that is all that really matters.
all very laudable, but golf? 
GSWizz
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You should try it. It is almost as addictive as bikes Phone is off and four hours sanctuary away from it all and by the way adjusting the pedal took less than five minutes with a couple of 10mm spanners oh and of course a cushion to kneel on !!
Phone is off and four hours sanctuary away from it all and by the way adjusting the pedal took less than five minutes with a couple of 10mm spanners oh and of course a cushion to kneel on !!REGS12
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I hope I'm not a twat as you Brits say. This is my 2nd Gs 1200 and my 27th bike. I did do a lot of lurking and research before I bought the 2004 R1200 GS. That one and the WC are the best bikes I've had by a mile. It is a hard thing to justify to someone who reckons you now ride with a broomstick up your a---, and that your bike sounds like a wet fart. I don't care because after loving most of the previous 25, there's a difference, significant enough to justify and forgive all of the faults that are highlighted on this forum. I have to say though that a lot of the whinges that come out here are extremely petty and often get far more attention than they deserve.
Yes my dealer gets the money. I can not service a modern bike, the same as I can't fix my LED tv. I struggle to stay within 5 years of current nerd stuff and don't ever again expect to catch up. But I love it. I don't give a shit because I'm a lot closer to being dead than being born.
Yes my dealer gets the money. I can not service a modern bike, the same as I can't fix my LED tv. I struggle to stay within 5 years of current nerd stuff and don't ever again expect to catch up. But I love it. I don't give a shit because I'm a lot closer to being dead than being born.
normanw
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So bending the gear lever with a great big spanner isn't the way? oops!
GSWizz
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I thought a 10mm was a great big spanner
flytoolow
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all very laudable, but golf?
The OP has answered his own question.
He's a member of twat farm*
*copyright of whatton, circa 2007
But, some Luddites do embrace tech that suits there specific needs.
Like spell check
Know what you mean though
Like spell check
Know what you mean though
Bastard spelling Nazis
I'm blaming my phone's predictive text. That wanted to spell Eastward instead of Bastard...
jonnyp
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I was just starting to feel bad as I did take the piss but then, two thirds of the way through, I wiped the tears from my eyes, turned the violin music down and ......... FFS......GOLF.....!!!!
I'm not a religious person but the eleventh commandment should have been...Thou shall not hit little white balls round fields with bats!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHFZBUTA4k
PS: Have you tried the new great thing in literature? It's called the paragraph
syntax......
Like spell check
Know what you mean though
but spell check would not have picked that up.
a non luddite would have known that
