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sv-wolf wrote:

roscowgo wrote:
Did they tell you What was wrong with the bonnie?

Actually, yes. Apparently, it's the wrong colour.

Race discrimination is a horrible thing. I hope you refused to move to the pillion.

sv-wolf wrote:

roscowgo wrote:
Did they tell you What was wrong with the bonnie?

Actually, yes. Apparently, it's the wrong colour.

How about the Daytona? Any word there?

At On Yer Triumph they revved it hard and detected smoke in the exhaust. What might be causing it they won't know till they crack it open. It might be rings or valves or... I'm no mechanic, so I wouldn't know, but it seems clear that oil is getting into the chamber somehow.

To be fair to Lings, I revved it too and didn't notice anything. I suspect it has been getting gradually worse. It was Lings's attitude more than their failure to detect the problem that p1ssed me off. And this isn't the first time that I've had the impression that their communication is not the best.

Lings have been around for a while but they used to have a joint dealership: they did Triumph and Honda. Recently, they ditched Honda and now only do Triumph. That's probably a big change for them and they feel like a new set-up still trying to find its feet.

I get the impression that Triumph are working very hard on brand identification and want all their dealers to dedicate themselves solely to their marque. Since I bought the Daytona, I've been getting loads of Triumph stuff through the post. It's quite high pressure marketing. As the sole surviving British motorcycle firm of any size and clout they are probably in a good position here in the UK to demand brand loyalty. They like to plaster the Union Jack over everything (bikes, clothing) and play on nationalist feeling.

Sorry, Roscowgo, I realised you must have meant the Daytona, not the Bonnie, but thought you were making a joke about the kids disgnosing the problem. Just put it down to the misty eyes of a doting grand-dad.

No worries. I have to stop and ask myself what the hell were you talking about at least 3 times an hour. i can only imagine what people on the outside of my head experience when i talk.


Here's to hoping they get you up and running again soon.

sv-wolf wrote:

roscowgo wrote:
Did they tell you What was wrong with the bonnie?

Actually, yes. Apparently, it's the wrong colour.

I will assume it should be a closer match to the little smilie here than it currently is???

Just don't tell me that LUCAS makes piston rings...

You know how the past can sometimes sneak up behind you and give you a nasty bite on your ankles.

Well, I was clearing out my attic a few nights ago and I came across an old Manchester bus pass of mine from 1975. In 1975 I was doing what most self-respecting twenty-somethings were doing: I was dropping out. I was dossing round Manchester and working part-time as a community worker which was fun and it gave me the impression that I was being very 'alternative' and radical. I was also knocking around with a bunch of anarchists and social workers (somehow anarchists and social workers seemed to go together in my mind at the time; looking back, I'm not sure how. )

The bus pass gave me a bit of a shock.

I'm not sure why I'm posting this except that it strikes me as very funny.

Anyway, just to get a bit of context, here's a photo of me from a couple of years ago (I've just posted it in the mugshots thread). Apart from a couple of pics in my helmet and in India this is the most recent photo I can find (and am prepared to post).



And...





here's the bus pass shot...




Scary eh!


Never tell me people don't change.




[Edit: Actually, now that I've got a little more used to looking at it, the really scary thing is that apart from some superfical facial fuzz and a lot more hair, I realise that I probably haven't changed at all.]

Holy crap. so uh..... How longs it been since you grew lip caterpillars?

roscowgo wrote:Holy "crumb". so uh..... How longs it been since you grew lip caterpillars?

Thirty-two years to be exact. Very 1970s don't you think?

At the time I didn't have a motorcycle or a bicycle and I had broken up with my girlfirend about six months previously. My GF was a social worker specialising in Masters and Johnson sex therapy which was, ah - interesting. Ho Hummm! So I think I was suffering various kinds of withdrawal symptom. That probably explains the slightly frantic look in my eyes (at least I hope it does. )

sv-wolf wrote:Hi Nalian

Good to hear from you.

Cosh? Sometimes I think we need to teach you guys some English? Is 'cosh' purely one of ours?

Oh who knows - it could be used over here by someone but I've never heard it before. Thanks for the explanation!

One looks normal the other like the guy busted for running a meth lab