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Doubleplusgood - first impressions
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From: Moike <bmwmo...@gmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:27:29 GMT
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Nice.
now go ride it!
Moike
Minx wrote:
> The brief:
> - buy a motorbike for me
>
> Specifications:
> - up to $12K
> - around 600cc
> - pretty
>
> Assumptions:
> - new > used
> - I'm lazy
> - I'm nervous about taking responsibility for other peoples property
> - everything I take for a spin will be virtually indistinguishable
>
> So after less research on my part than I have put into the purchase of
> shoes, this was delivered on Saturday, in safety red:
>
> http://www.hyosungmotors.com.au/gt650r.html
>
> I was too scared to take it home so BT did the honours, and summed up
> the short trip with "it's a delight". We then went out to Honeysuckle
> Creek (site of the Apollo rally and for those who remember, the real
> Dish, when it had a staff of not four lovable oddballs but around
> 120). I was happy to follow BT on the postie on the way out as not
> only is it very new and strange, it's been nearly a year since Minx
> (the bike) was sold. I got the brass to overtake him on the trip back
> and got home a little pale and shaky. I've taken it to work a few
> times this week and it's getting a lot better now though.
>
> Things I have noticed so far:
> - Brand-new vehicles really do have 0km on the odometer
> - keeping the revs under 7K for the first 1000km isn't a handicap
> - mere mm of twist on the throttle smokes everybody
> - confidence is mostly about skill which is mostly about mileage
>
> Potential issues:
> - the riders seat came unstuck this morning as I was backing out of
> the driveway; it's possible that the lock I store in the little trunk
> under the pillion seat has released the seat lock lever, or it could
> be a problem.
> - small children like to touch the fairing
>
> The bike was going to be named whatever the Korean translation for
> "Extra Happiness" is, but instead we have settled on
> "Doubleplusgood". This is a reference to the novel 1984 by George
> Orwell and the successful escape of one person from an insidious
> control regime.
> http://www.online-literature.com/view.php/1984/5?term=doubleplusgood
> But it's more of a reference to how great life is!
>
> Cheers and Beers
> Minx
>
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