HOOKED on Commaando

I think Torontonian is the illegitimate son of Hobot. I can't understand either of them. :lol:
Here's my theory on what happened to Hobot: He went to sleep and dreamt he was awake, and when he woke up he was still asleep. :mrgreen:

Thanks. I hold 2 diplomas in visual art , my wifey is a very successful artist , I hold a birth certificate too so am not much genetically related. Must load up the bike now for the 3 hr. drive to Sunst Shores Campground in the morning. Log cabin on East Lake awaits, sunset view. Pesky Nortons to wake up to. Life sucks.

Nobody is holding a gun to anybodies head here. So, just walk away.........but ya can't, can ya. You can't resist it. It compels and you speak of repel. Again and again. Post after post. Page after page.

......Ride

.............Norton

.............................Ride

wear your hip waders :shock:

davamb said:

Easy guys, easy. I appreciate the passion the man has for motorcycling, for Commandos and for Diana Rigg. If I ever visit the States I'd go out of my way to drop by and have a beer with him.

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benz said:

Respectfully gents,

If you're brain can't perform the mental crunches to decipher some of the sweet poetry in some (not all) of hobots posts, then what are you doing riding, and more importantly, what are you doing reading them? The man clearly has more passion about his bike(s) than you do.

If it were up to some of you old farts, this forum would just be repeated threads concerning how much oil you each burn on your sunday ride.

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Bravo!

Snorton74 said:

benz said:

Respectfully gents,

If you're brain can't perform the mental crunches to decipher some of the sweet poetry in some (not all) of hobots posts, then what are you doing riding, and more importantly, what are you doing reading them? The man clearly has more passion about his bike(s) than you do.

If it were up to some of you old farts, this forum would just be repeated threads concerning how much oil you each burn on your sunday ride.

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Bravo!

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Mr. Hobot (Steve) is very passionate, and feels at ease expressing his feeling. No one is holding a gun to anyones head to read his posts; don't dig him, move on. Lots to read here. I pull his leg from time to time, hope to not make him mad and he takes it right. However, you text him, he will answer. I have and have been way off what he thinks however he is kind and patient with me. You text me and you may not get an answer you want the hear either, but I will answer. World takes all kinds, motorcycle fraternity is appealing to me because it is mostly a forgiving bunch of folks - some outside of the "mainstream", and many living a less that cookie cutter corporate life. Lots of other things to join that excel in allowing a person to one up another, let's not let this happen here. This forum is mostly a helpful bunch of really kind folks, more than willing to help a person out. Just like me, don't like me, I don't give a rats's ass, just please don't go out of your way to point it out, you just look mean spirited. Live and let live.

Totaly agree, Steve makes "interesting reading" I have to read them twice....slowly :lol:
But as it's been said....what would a table be? if there was only grey grit's ..life needs colour....kept it up Steve...Your name is going down in history :!: why i heard your name mentioned at the Lansdowne Racing last weekend.

Steve reminds me of an old friend of mine Ed. Sometimes when Ed speaks I agree with what he is saying, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I don't understand what he is saying, and think maybe its just me. A lot of the time I know he says things just to sit back and laugh at peoples reactions. I am new to the whole Norton experience, and have become somewhat addicted to this forum. I really appreciate the time and effort everyone takes to share their knowledge and experience, including Steve. When I have had silly newbie questions, he is one of the first to jump in with either helpful advice or encouragement.

Put me in the camp that would like to have a beer with him someday.

Trevor

Is Ms. Peel some femineist version of Mrs. Peel from the 1960s British spy show the Avengers?

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Yes radiofun that is the intended slur to our new world order reality and my escape into fantasy fun.



Toronto, a nod to fishing lines around props, tow ropes around water jet shafts and hay bay cords around rear axle...ugh. Most funnest string fright event I heard told was cycler encountering a kite war contest with the fallen fighters strings all across his path coated with glue embedded glass cutting chips. Takes lots of folks to cover the full scope of motorcycle irrational thrills.



I'm in awe confused between the sleeping and the dead. Ride Norton Ride into oblivion.

Right on! Snorton74. Let's all face the fact that without Hobot going off on his streams of consciousness, this forum would be nearly as interesting. I too would go out of my way to have a beer with him.

Hobot - loved that show. Mrs Peel was hot and the whole British thing was way cool.

I know where Hobot is coming from. The Martins and the Coys live there . Sort of like the town that I live in - Benalla, Victoria, Australia.

Naw Alan, the Hatfields and McCoys were offing each other in other southern states than Arkansas though I'm sure some of them escaped or eloped here, along with famous outlaws and damaged war veterans that can't take much people inter reactions.

Kenny Homeslice also told me knows what I'm about on Peel Commando too, but I do not think anyone really does except them hot shot sports riders that sneered at antique quaint Ms Peel prior to putting it to the test. If the rider is not having to fight brain vision black out from the G forces with jet pilot breath control then ya don't yet know what you are missing out on with a compliantly tamed triple linked isolastic Cdo. I don't want to alienate folks here but can't help it if their scope of Cdo ain't up to Peel performance which must of been *over* 70 rwhp response as my 1st forced to learn reflex before throttle snaps was exactly like I had to do on my dragster - plant butt tight, grip white knuckled and hunker down so my upper body mass didn't delay its acceleration with the lower half not to have Peel run right TF out from under me. The most powerful sports bikes could not out accelerate Peel up to 90 mph, they'd lift up while Peel just leaped forward, so no trouble at all to shoot in ahead of them entering turns with them then on brakes at that point and Peel just hitting her best power band as needed to HOOK the Apex right out of the water. I know the answer to Torque vs HP in motorcycle handing, its simply the difference between harsh acceleration hooked UP or top speed ability >once they get it going that fast.

Them young fit hyperadrenlained riders would be huffing and puffing and their radiator fans running over heated while Peel and I were just refreshed with tingling exhilaration at stops. When your most basic sense of reality just got trashed it does weird things to psyche's as you see by the reactions I get here, but nothing compared to the frothing fits some threw or one superman looking fella really getting upset when his girl friend racer on her own paired down 600 R6 got so wet she had to stand up and wiggle her leather painted ass at me... Alas I'd rather ride Peel road orgasms than have a date with Dianna Rigg aka Mrs. Emma Peel.

I can not practice Peel's lines on other 2 wheel craft, only my 4 wheel cages, after their suspension modified toward rally car ability. Its not flat tracking and its not super motarding style, or hanging off postures >>> its strapped in go cart or rally car antics like a rock released by sling shot, Ugh - sorry, I only limited this thread to phase 3 energy, sling shoting only happens once Peel takes me beyond the phase 3 hooked up tire edge sideways wheelies I started this thread with... If you have any fear at all your steed might lose it pressing too hard then you can not relate to me on Ms Peel. This plays in my bones constantly 24/7 and don't know which may be more enlightening of life after death, a hand full of LSD or what next Peel will send me too.

See if ya can get off of this fantasy with me...
Dianna Rigg was one of the first western women to learn "Gung Fu" [in China they say Gung Ho, not Kung Ho. Gung = focused energy, force and enthusiasm, which = God Within] Emma was the first to demo Gung Fu on TV. Btw Dianna still smokes and ignores demands not to in fancy restaurants, but what would ya expect from a gal that got kicked out of university for her "many diverse lovers".
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn6Lwfy_T0w[/video]

I just don't know what to say.

I'm glad you're here Steve.

Dave
69S

Ugh DogT, I'll puts some words in for ya - yesterday while thinking on this tread while on Trixie Combat trying to enjoy some turning fun after zig zags and zooms till tire surfaces all renewed fresh hot black and ready ... I ran right off the edge of the road THREE TIMES!!! Once off pavement, once off Gravel and once off grass and just happened to have run out room as sure didn't expect it as I was not going very fast mind you, [I'm no fool on an isolastic Cdo], but they feel so good right up till they don't, it catches me out again and again, even when I am trying my best just to have a safe thrill on seasoned sense of Commando behaviors. I kept lowering the G forces in each environment but ended up ruining my sense of ego again and safety sense on other motorcycles. Ya got to have some sense of self preserving ego to ride fast but any ego sense beyond reality can kill ya and others around you. If I had tried to use the least bit of trail braking I'd of gone down in a flash, so must over come instinct to put brakes on hard till fully upright. I've made decision to impact stuff face on screaming like a man with a chance not sliding or flung kicking and screaming like an infant messing its diapers.

Video was just what I needed after a Tuesday at work and prior to a ride.

I never got to see all that many Avengers shows when they came out d/t conflicts with parents shows. Still discovering episodes and scenes. I couldn't believe such a female character existed and hated I wasn't old enough to have a chance. Emma sure spoiled me choosing the ones I could collect, so to speak.

My current longest lasting wife of 23 yr now traded her Triumph Spitfire for a Lotus Elan plus 2 to a guy that wanted to be more competive in a class he could afford. She told me of some her stunts and saves like 360' drifts in winter with her friends amazed. Here's Mrs. Emma Peel in her pet Lotus to keep you entertained some more. Dare ya to turn if off before the last ride and legs and cute face showing...

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P41clz5_Rp0[/video]

Hooked on motorcycles is a relative concept on THE Gravel but its got its own kind of hook setting effect. To ride in with any purpose one realized can not hold any load in one direction for much time or it break loose and any break loose just increases the momentum to stop skipping drifting sliding falling. Eventually I found ya can put pretty high loads on it for very short spike like inputs, which have a delay before full effect sets in, so the steering actions must be done ahead of time. A little extra power with a bit more lean and slightly more straight steer fork action tips bike around CoG first, then the rear goes out a little bit till it hooks up fairly sharply that causes bike to jerk back upright w/o having to do anything but the initial actions a couple seconds prior. This is how phase 4 starts on tarmac but takes a bunch more energy to get that loose and the delay after a input spike comes faster but still enough delay to think ahead of.

I like to have more than one beer with Steve, maybe a few cases would be better, keep up the good work my friend, you don't have to be nomal to own a Norton as long as you have the best fun you can and do the crazy things you like doin on it.

Ashley

Oh now ashman its so easy to confuse normal with what's merely common in behavior. We don't have to drink or toke to share the highs and lows but its does grease the way. I recently met a fella with old and new Triumphs that's picking up a '74 850 and told me about how cool a track in his area and come on out. About 4 hr away so not bad and its got nothing to hit just a ribbon of excessively wide and level asphalt laid out on a grass pasture. Hardly any turns to strain on though but that ok Peel just makes her own in airport like spaces there. Found a site on it with video of exactly what i was hoping to see and hear, can't take much acceleration w/o popping up and can't race into turns just brake to commuting speed of Peel in public tighter radii. I was hoping there was a hot shot to play with and appreciate the time lapses lost. Will find out whose camera needs to face which way to see the other. Should test the need-wisdom of piston jets on those long relaxing straights.

http://www.trackpedia.com/wiki/Hallett_ ... ng_Circuit

Nice track, I don't think it was there when I was going to OSU,,,,oh yeh that was 48 years ago. I forget things do change.