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- From: mjs@sys.uea.ac.uk (Mike Sixsmith)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: First Bike Opinions
- Message-ID: <mjs.727646377@zen.sys.uea.ac.uk>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 19:59:37 GMT
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- jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca (Jody Levine) writes:
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- >mjs@sys.uea.ac.uk (Mike Sixsmith) writes:
- >>jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca (Jody Levine) writes:
- >>>You're absolutely right. Anyone who lives in the UK must be a masochist, and
- >>>therefore secretly enjoy all things that are not fun, so you're free to
- >>>ride your moped all year long if you like.
- >>
- >>Jeez, Jody, I went to Toronto once and it was a darned sight colder than
- >>anything I've known here in the UK...
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- >You can have fun in the cold, but not necessarily riding. Besides, did I
- >imply anywhere that I was not a masochist?
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- yeah - I know the sort of fun you mean - like sliding down an icy road on
- your arse, wondering whether you're going to come to halt before your
- bike does. It's usually best to stay as close to the bike as you can, cos
- then you don't have to walk so far to pick it up....
-
- :-)
-
- Agree with you about only riding on ice when it's absolutely essential though!
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