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A New Rider's Perspective On Riding
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:33 pm
by Flesher
This article appeared in the local paper, I don't know if it was just the mood I was in or what, but I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. Anyway, I found a copy of it online and thought I'd share.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/drivin ... 963194.ece
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:01 pm
by Grey Thumper
Clarkson's often annoying, but always hilarious
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:22 pm
by jmillheiser
Looks like the perspective of a journalist who was determined to hate the experience of riding before he ever attempted it.
Riding a Vespa on a cold rainy day im sure helped reinforce that.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:20 am
by JC Viper
Didn't Clarkson get his wife a Ducati? Still I get annoyed when it comes to bikes people assume automatic death without so much the mention of safety gear.
It's good to see you jmill.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:43 am
by Batan
Grey Thumper wrote:Clarkson's often annoying, but always hilarious
Finally somebody who agrees with me. I get flamed for stating the same. He IS somewhat of an idiot albeit entertaining one. He even admits is. LOL
jmillheiser wrote:Looks like the perspective of a journalist who was determined to hate the experience of riding before he ever attempted it.
You don't really know Clarkson, do you?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:29 pm
by Flesher
Grey Thumper wrote:Clarkson's often annoying, but always hilarious
I have to agree Thumper, and for those of you not familiar with Clarkson, he is a bitter, bitter man, with nothing good to say about anything. Read some of his other reviews, you will either get the humour and laugh, or you'll grow tired of his shtick pretty quick and want to slap him upside the head
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:13 pm
by blues2cruise
That was amusing....I bet if we heard it in person it would be even funnier.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:27 pm
by Grey Thumper
Flesher wrote:Grey Thumper wrote:Clarkson's often annoying, but always hilarious
I have to agree Thumper, and for those of you not familiar with Clarkson, he is a bitter, bitter man, with nothing good to say about anything. Read some of his other reviews, you will either get the humour and laugh, or you'll grow tired of his shtick pretty quick and want to slap him upside the head
I think he's just playing to the gallery. It IS shtick, but if it's well written and funny, I'm game. There are enough reviewers out there anyway who'll tell me about trunk space and mpg.
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:53 am
by roncg41677
Can someone please breakdown the humor/ignorance ratio? Was he seriously referring to the bars as a "steering wheel" or is that his flavor of funny?
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:59 pm
by blues2cruise
roncg41677 wrote: Can someone please breakdown the humor/ignorance ratio? Was he seriously referring to the bars as a "steering wheel" or is that his flavor of funny?
His flavour of funny.