I finally have 6000 miles on my 961

Fast Eddie said:

..trouble n strife and two bins lids.

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Say what?

BritTwit said:

Say what?

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For the benefit of those that didn’t grow up in east London during the late Victorian era, strife rhymes with Wife , lids rhymes with kids, so Nigel is with his family ,the second word of the slang usually rhymes with what’s trying to be said, & just to confuse you the second word is often left off.

Fast Eddie said:

I’ve finished, now in Santa Monica with trouble n strife and two bins lids.

I did just over 3,000 miles on a brand spanking new Road King. Loved it. Wasn’t gonna do a thread but will if folks are interested.

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Yes please

Wow!
Thanks, I never would have figured that one out on my own.

BritTwit said:

Wow!
Thanks, I never would have figured that one out on my own.

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So right now Nigel’s probably cream crackered & having a butchers at LA, he & his ol China may even be a bit mutt & Jef from that Harley & yearning for some Rosie Lee & feeling a bit hank Marvin ,nuff said, looking forward to his pictures

BLIGHTYBRIT/SF said:

So right now Nigel’s probably cream crackered & having a butchers at LA, he & his ol China may even be a bit mutt & Jef from that Harley & yearning for some Rosie Lee & feeling a bit hank Marvin ,nuff said, looking forward to his pictures

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Very naughty Richard, now you have confused two countries!
Up’t north they will be chuckin’ clogs at t’computer an scratchin t’at

BLIGHTYBRIT/SF said:

So right now Nigel’s probably cream crackered & having a butchers at LA, he & his ol China may even be a bit mutt & Jef from that Harley & yearning for some Rosie Lee & feeling a bit hank Marvin ,nuff said, looking forward to his pictures

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As am I.
At least I'll be able to understand the photos.

BritTwit
Cream crackered =knackered = tired
Butchers is short for butchers hook = look
Ol china = China plate = mate
Mutt n Jeff = deaf
Rosie lee = tea
Hank Marvin = starving - as in hungry

Hopefully the pics will be enlightening

Eljahara said:

Nigel,
Did the ‘better half’ also ride with you? What about your younglings?
John

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No way!
Due to total lack of interest!
Me and a china did the run.
Trouble and bins flew out to LA to rendezvous with me here.

Will write something up then
chaps, not here, I guess ‘Motorcycle related discussions’ is the right place.
And I’ll try and stick to English...

Eljahara said:

BritTwit
Cream crackered =knackered = tired
Butchers is short for butchers hook = look
Ol china = China plate = mate
Mutt n Jeff = deaf
Rosie lee = tea
Hank Marvin = starving - as in hungry

Hopefully the pics will be enlightening

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Thanks for the decryption key.
Gotta admit - the slang sometimes adds an entirely new dimension to the forum.

Fast Eddie said:

Trouble and bins flew out to LA to rendezvous with me here.

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Oh damn!
Nigel I had this crazy image like in India, where the whole family was riding on the bike.
Wife on back, one kid on the tank, and another on the handlebars.
Just you on the bike - where's the fun in that.

Rode her out to her final resting place in Rockport MA. She'll stay here in my wife's garage until Spring.

Raphi - 25,000 miles CR 2012
Dave Coote - 18,000 miles SE 2013 [HASHTAG]#107[/HASHTAG]
Nortie - 16953 miles SE 2012 #52
BlightyBrit/SF - 15,158 miles MK2 SF 2016
Richard-7 - 11,213 miles SE 2014 [HASHTAG]#112[/HASHTAG]
Pingunz - 10,014miles 2014 Sport
TonyA - 9,642 miles Sport 2014
Britfan60 - 9,007 miles 2013 Sport
Dhartwig - 8,452 miles SF 2014
GLB - 8,000 miles Domi
Lincolnshire Poacher - 7600 miles Sport 2013
StuartSF2015 - 6,750 miles SF 2015
Dodgy Den - 5,020 miles MK2 Silver Sport 2016
Nopdog - 4,000 miles Sport 2014
2cups - 3,855 miles MK2 2016 SF
Contours - 3,665 miles Sport late 2015
Britwit - 3,600 miles
Clive - 3,500 miles MK2 CR 2017
Stephen_Spencer - 3,500 miles 2015 CR
Alldub - 2,600 miles CR 2014
IainB - 2484 miles 2014 Sport
Lexington - 2,220 miles MK2 Sport 2016
SgtUSAF80 - 2,014 miles SE 2013 #10
Murph - 1,950 miles
Kiwi961 - 1,609 miles MK2 Sport 2016
MxMartin - 1,510 miles MK2 CR 2018
Icrken - 1324 miles Sport 2015
Eljahara - 1104 miles Anniv Sport 2018 #47
GaryC - 906 miles Sport MK2 2018
Jonsc - 804 Miles MK2 SF 2017
Gchoppin - 700 miles Sport 2014
Welshrugby - 961 miles MK2 CR 2018
RVR961 - 610miles Sport MK2 2017
Fast Eddie - 600 miles MK2 CR 2018
John Clark - 505 miles Mk2 CR 2018

Blimey,
Get some thermal base layers. I was in MA (Northampton, Amherst, Holyoke, Springfield) at the end of October in 2015 and went for a ride with a friend of my daughters - lovely autumn day, plenty of sun and the colours (colors) of the trees in fall...
John

Raphi - 25,000 miles CR 2012
Dave Coote - 18,000 miles SE 2013 [HASHTAG]#107[/HASHTAG]
Nortie - 16953 miles SE 2012 #52
BlightyBrit/SF - 15,158 miles MK2 SF 2016
Richard-7 - 11,213 miles SE 2014 [HASHTAG]#112[/HASHTAG]
Pingunz - 10,014miles 2014 Sport
TonyA - 9,642 miles Sport 2014
Britfan60 - 9,007 miles 2013 Sport
Dhartwig - 8,452 miles SF 2014
GLB - 8,000 miles Domi
Lincolnshire Poacher - 7600 miles Sport 2013
StuartSF2015 - 6,750 miles SF 2015
Dodgy Den - 5,020 miles MK2 Silver Sport 2016
Nopdog - 4,000 miles Sport 2014
2cups - 3,855 miles MK2 2016 SF
Contours - 3,665 miles Sport late 2015
Britwit - 3,600 miles
Clive - 3,500 miles MK2 CR 2017
Stephen_Spencer - 3,500 miles 2015 CR
Alldub - 2,600 miles CR 2014
IainB - 2484 miles 2014 Sport
Lexington - 2,220 miles MK2 Sport 2016
SgtUSAF80 - 2,014 miles SE 2013 #10
Murph - 1,950 miles
MxMartin - 1,716 miles MK2 CR 2018
Kiwi961 - 1,609 miles MK2 Sport 2016
Icrken - 1324 miles Sport 2015
Eljahara - 1104 miles Anniv Sport 2018 #47
Welshrugby - 961 miles MK2 CR 2018
GaryC - 906 miles Sport MK2 2018
Jonsc - 804 Miles MK2 SF 2017
Gchoppin - 700 miles Sport 2014
RVR961 - 610miles Sport MK2 2017
Fast Eddie - 600 miles MK2 CR 2018
John Clark - 505 miles Mk2 CR 2018

Just a quick run up into "The Wolds" and back. Fingers crossed we will still get a few more late Summer days like today.

Eljahara said:

Blimey,
Get some thermal base layers. I was in MA (Northampton, Amherst, Holyoke, Springfield) at the end of October in 2015 and went for a ride with a friend of my daughters - lovely autumn day, plenty of sun and the colours (colors) of the trees in fall...
John

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Ha - I work in Williamstown MA. Do you visit Western MA often?

By the way, I haven't stopped riding. I just need to put more mileage on the older sister (my '75 Mk3) and the best way to do that is to put this one away ... far away.

MxMartin said:

Just a quick run up into "The Wolds" and back. Fingers crossed we will still get a few more late Summer days like today.

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Hey you're stacking up the miles, man.

contours said:

Ha - I work in Williamstown MA. Do you visit Western MA often?

By the way, I haven't stopped riding. I just need to put more mileage on the older sister (my '75 Mk3) and the best way to do that is to put this one away ... far away.

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Fair enough.
Next time I visit my daughter I will pm you - I usually visit for a few weeks so could easily fit a ride in.
John

... might have to be a HD hire bike

Eljahara said:

... might have to be a HD hire bike

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Rent an Indian if at all possible!