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- From: bsstrs@gdr.bath.ac.uk (T R Stickland)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: CBR600F2 dethroned by '93 ZX-6. Whine......whimper!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.181056.2833@gdr.bath.ac.uk>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 18:10:56 GMT
- References: <1993Jan21.083408.1597@galaxy.gov.bc.ca> <C1EK5D.1IJ@fulcrum.co.uk> <C1F9LM.MGu@javelin.sim.es.com>
- Organization: School of Biological Sciences, University of Bath, UK
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- In the referenced article, blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com writes:
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- >rct@fulcrum.co.uk (Richard Taylor) writes:
- >>In article <1993Jan21.083408.1597@galaxy.gov.bc.ca> bclarke@galaxy.gov.bc.ca writes:
- >
- >>Sorry chaps, some of the weaker countries may look up to you because
- >>of your size and power, but most of the Western world usually look
- >>upon you in horror. "That's going to be happening here in five years
- >>time? No way!" You're the testbed for rampant stupidity.
-
- >
- >I've only two words to say: "Type Approval".
- >
- >What was that about rampant stupidity? :-)
- >
- >Blaine Gardner
-
- Ah, that's not the British though. There are several countries in Europe
- you know...
-
- Besides, the only bikes made in your country are too feeble to contravene
- any significant EC laws... (Let's face it, HD would love Type Approval -
- a chance to restrict all accessories to Official HD (tm), another excuse
- to hype the prices. But then they don't _need_ that because The Lifestyle (tm)
- means the punters do it all voluntarily... QED, Richard?)
-
- tim
-
- (add ":-)" if you're too stupid to figure it out for yourselves:-)
-
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