Subject: Re: tank and fenders (paint)
Author: Robert Hawkes
Date: May 16, 2001, 6:40 PM
Post ID: 1706752385
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Ian,
I am just writing this to you for now as I believe you are most likely =
to put up with my sniveling and whining without telling me to" just fix =
the damned bike and ride it will you!". I anticapate, anyday now, that =
someone on the list is going to ream me out for being a kook and =
dragging everyone down with my story of woe!
I will go to Sport Cycle tomorrow and try to pry another starter out of =
those guys. I do want to get this bike going as a matter of some sort =
of pride and perseverence etc.
I have, however, a confession to make; again. I was minding my own =
business at work the other day and I get a phone call from my =
psychologist friend. He outright proposes that we trade bikes; my Guzzi =
for his 1992 BMW R100. I was set back on my heels a bit. He owns a =
1996 BMW also. He goes on to explain that he thinks it would be a good =
trade for both of us as I would get a reliable bike and he would get a =
"cool bike". He continued that he would get something to tinker with =
and I would get a bike that I could actually ride. Keep in mind that my =
friends around here hear much more whining and sniveling than you or any =
other list looper ever heard. They get to see a grown man cry, wail and =
knash his teeth etc!! It's all so immature and childish! So this =
friend of mine knows all the ailments of the Ambo., he's been on rides =
with me when the bike quits in the middle of nowhere and six riders, all =
on BMWs, have to stop and help poor, pathetic Bob! He wants my bike =
because he already has a reliable bike.
So, anyway, I went to his house tonight to get a good look at his BMW. =
I have seen it before but never really looked at it. I also took it for =
a ride in the city and highway. Brought it back to his house and we sat =
around and talked about it's virtues and looked under the seat, looked =
at the saddle bags etc. I thought to myself, 'this really makes sense, =
I could have a reliable bike, that starts all the time and would =
probably not poop out on me in the middle of nowhere. That was that and =
my friend and I said good evening and that we would each think about =
this deal.=20
I got home and thought about his bike. I know I would ride more if I =
owned his BMW, there is nothing wrong with it, nothing at all. It has =
good pick up and OK handling. There was also something else. His bike =
had no 'fun' to it at all. Even though there was nothing wrong with it =
it was not perfect. There is no fun factor. His bike is too competent. =
I am pretty sure I will not bite on this deal but I was tempted. I'm =
glad I was tempted. I am developing a finer sense of what biking is for =
me. It is not necessarily about getting from point A to point B without =
breaking down. It is not even about getting from point A to point B =
without breaking down and having fun at the same time. There is =
something more about it or something more subtle about it. I am =
starting to ramble a bit here so I'll cut off for now.
I will keep working on the Ambo. I think I will get it going. I may =
not always have the Ambo. like you and some of the other guys but I =
don't think I'll be trading it for a "competent" bike. I guess I'll =
just think this over a bit more. Thanks for reading this Ian. Best, =
Bob 20
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From: Ian Adkins=20
To: Loopfram-@topica.com=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: tank and fenders (paint)
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Bob,
=20
I guess we aint riding to the Western NY Rally together then? :-)
=20
Just kidding....I'll throw some dirt on the bike before hwe hook up =
:-)
=20
Regards...Ian
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From: Robert Hawkes <haw-@frontiernet.net>
To: Loopfram-@topica.com <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Date: May 15, 2001 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: tank and fenders (paint)
Guzzi John,
I like the "been around awhile" look on a bike. I have less =
respect for a bike that looks showroom condition. Sort of like going to =
a hardware store; would you rather talk to a fresh faced high school kid =
that works there or the grey haired old guy that's been around? Get it? =
Best, Bob Hawkes=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#008000><STRONG>Ian<FONT=20
color=3D#000080>,</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG>I am just writing this to you for now =
as I=20
believe you are most likely to put up with my sniveling and whining =
without=20
telling me to" just fix the damned bike and ride it will you!". I =
anticapate,=20
anyday now, that someone on the list is going to ream me out for being a =
kook=20
and dragging everyone down with my story of woe!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG>I will go to Sport Cycle tomorrow and =
try to=20
pry another starter out of those guys. I do want to get this bike =
going as=20
a matter of some sort of pride and perseverence =
etc.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG>I have, however, a confession to =
make;=20
again. I was minding my own business at work the other day and I =
get a=20
phone call from my psychologist friend. He outright proposes =
that we=20
trade bikes; my Guzzi for his 1992 BMW R100. I was set back on my =
heels a=20
bit. He owns a 1996 BMW also. He goes on to =
explain that=20
he thinks it would be a good trade for both of us as I =
would get a=20
reliable bike and he would get a "cool bike". He continued that he =
would=20
get something to tinker with and I would get a bike that I could =
actually=20
ride. Keep in mind that my friends around here hear much more =
whining and=20
sniveling than you or any other list looper ever heard. They get =
to see a=20
grown man cry, wail and knash his teeth etc!! It's all so =
immature=20
and childish! So this friend of mine knows all the ailments of the =
Ambo.,=20
he's been on rides with me when the bike quits in the middle =
of nowhere=20
and six riders, all on BMWs, have to stop and help poor, =
pathetic=20
Bob! He wants my bike because he already has a reliable=20
bike.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG>So, anyway, I went to his house =
tonight to get=20
a good look at his BMW. I have seen it before but never =
really looked=20
at it. I also took it for a ride in the city and =
highway. 20
Brought it back to his house and we sat around and talked about it's =
virtues and=20
looked under the seat, looked at the saddle bags etc. I thought to =
myself,=20
'this really makes sense, I could have a reliable bike, that starts all =
the time=20
and would probably not poop out on me in the middle of=20
nowhere.</STRONG></FONT><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG> That was =
that and my=20
friend and I said good evening and that we would each think about this=20
deal. </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG>I got home and thought about=20
his bike. I know I would ride more if I owned his BMW, =
there is=20
nothing wrong with it, nothing at all. It has good pick up and OK=20
handling. There was also something else. His =
bike had=20
no 'fun' to it at all. Even though there was nothing =
wrong with=20
it it was not perfect. There is no fun factor. His =
bike is=20
too competent. </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG>I am pretty sure I will not bite on =
this deal=20
but I was tempted. I'm glad I was tempted. I am =
developing=20
a finer sense of what biking is for me. It is =
not necessarily=20
about getting from point A to point B without breaking down. =
It is=20
not even about getting from point A to point B without =
breaking down=20
and having fun at the same time. There is something more =
about it or=20
something more subtle about it. I am starting to ramble =
a bit=20
here so I'll cut off for now.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG>I will keep working on the =
Ambo. I think=20
I will get it going. I may not always have the Ambo. like you and =
some=20
of the other guys but I don't think I'll be trading it for a =
"competent"=20
bike. I guess I'll just think this over a bit more. =
Thanks=20
for reading this Ian. Best, 20
Bob </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:adk-@gte.net" title=3-@gte.net>Ian =
Adkins</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 15, 2001 =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DCourier>Bob,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DCourier></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>I guess we aint riding to the Western NY =
Rally=20
together then? :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>Just kidding....I'll throw some dirt on the =
bike=20
before hwe hook up :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>Regards...Ian</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Guzzi John,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I like the "been around =
awhile" look on a=20
bike. I have less respect for a bike that looks showroom=20
condition. Sort of like going to a hardware store; would you =
rather=20
talk to a fresh faced high school kid that works there or the grey =
haired=20
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