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- From: gnome@pd.org (Mike Mitten)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: O! Joy and happiness abound in my heart
- Summary: I got a bike!
- Keywords: bike Suzuki mine dog
- Message-ID: <1471@emoryu1.cc.emory.edu>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 15:58:11 GMT
- Sender: news@emory.edu
- Organization: The Laughing Gnome Software Farm
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-
- It's been three long months since I finished the MSF course, and I
- finally got a bike!
-
- Alan F. got to my appartment at ~1930 last night in his pickemup
- truck, and we headed over to the guy's place, tossed the bike in
- the back, and headded back to my place to drop it off. Then, I
- celebrated!
-
- Details: 1982 Suzuki GS 850 GL. In-line four, DOHC, shaft drive,
- air cooled. And quite rusty. The crash bars have been ground
- down on *both* sides, there appears to be some little plastic side
- covers which are broken or missing, the seat needs duct tape, the
- speedo apparently doesn't work, and the tach is missing entirely.
- Two of the four chrome cam shaft covers are broken off, neither
- mirror appears to be original, one or the other of the handgrips
- has been replaced (maybe both), and a partridge in a pear tree.
-
- Aside from that, it seems to be in pretty good shape. :-)
- Hopefully, I'll take it for a little spin tonight, and tomorrow
- Alan, Troy, and I will get together and watch the rain come down.
- I think I remember some ancient anti-rain ritual which involves
- beer. I'll try to remember for Saturday.
-
- Anyway, I'm looking forward to joining y'all on the road.
-
- -Mike
-
- Mike Mitten - gnome@pd.org - ...!emory!pd.org!gnome - DoD#522
- Irony is the spice of life.
-