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'Tis a Kawasaki, 650cc thumper and a ball to ride. They have been making
the same bike, with very few changes, for about 20 years now. The manual I
bought covers 1987-2006.
Heirloom, old and lots of fun

"Shane" wrote in message
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Excellent! And a KLR650? Without looking it up, that sounds like an update
of the Kwacker I hired on Crete a decade ago (lotta fun!)?

I'd like to see that workshop. If I ever get over there...


Shane

Heirloom wrote:
Actually, Shane, I now have four bikes. Expecting the delivery of a
brand new engine tomorrow for one I am rebuilding. It was becoming
cost prohibitive for the parts I needed for the old engine, so, I
will be putting a 2006 engine in an old '85 bike. This one is for my
wife to learn on......she has a 2006 model of the same bike waiting
for her to learn to ride. (both are CMX250 Honda Rebels). I added a
KLR650 dual sport to my rides.....still have the VTX1800R. I have
converted my woodworking shop into a bike shop.....the centerpiece
being my new lift, 1500 lb. capacity, pneumatic/hydraulic with front
and side extensions, drop tail, mtce. center jack, front wheel clamp
and removeable plate for the rear wheel removal. Nice.....
Heirloom, old and wrench
my own
"Shane" wrote in message
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I can picture you all puckered up!

Well, insofar as I *can* picture you, H. I can picture your bike!


Shane


Heirloom wrote:
dang furners.........
Heirloom, old and half limey

"Heather" wrote in message
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"Eric" wrote in message
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"Joan Archer" wrote in message
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lol Wrong again Eric, I'm in the UK, it's Heather who is in
Canada.
Same point. I don't know if either WalMart or Radio Shack are in
either Canada or the UK, but either way you're much more likely
to live near one in the US.

Sigh......and you actually get ticked off if we Canadians tell
Americans they know dick all about Canada??

I have both a WalMart (ptui) and a few Radio Shacks (now called
"the Source") within a 10 minute drive from my home in the outer
boonies of Toronto. Also have a lot of Best Buys too. American
Eagle, Old
Navy, the list is endless.

We can and do speak English, very few of us are bilingual.....we
are not at war with Quebec......and we don't wear snowshoes in
July. Just to cover a few misconceptions I have run across.

All of the above is *tongue in cheek*, so don't go all ballistic on
me (as usual). Must remember to put some sort of smilies on my
posts. Heather 8-))

I have serious doubts that TH donuts could be better than Krispy
Kreme.........besides, how much stock can I put in information that comes
from someone that puts bloody vinegar on freedom fries?
Heirloom, old and 'French fries' to
you

"Heather" wrote in message
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It's a good thing I know you are joking or I would verbally strip the hide
off you......LOL!!

Bad Mow!! And I hate beer and back bacon, btw. And hockey too.

Tim Horton donuts are a different story. We make the best donuts in the
WORLD!! They even opened a Tim Horton's at the Canadian HQ in Afghanistan
to give them the soldiers a taste of home.

XX Figgs

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote in message
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Inline:

Candians play hockey, eat donuts / back bacon, drink beer, and say
'aboot'

You stole the 'American Eagle'. Watch it, Bushie won't like that.

Quebec is at war with Canada, right ? And, France does not consider the
language spoken in Quebec to be French. Then again, no one cares what
France thinks, do they ?

All the above was written with no alcoholic influence whatever, therefor,
it means nothing in Canada. hic

MG
:O)

Ebonics was a fleeting thing.......I think it may still be an elective in
some colleges. My real b*tch are the 'bilingual' classes......primarily
here in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. One of the requirements to attend
should be fluency in the 'accepted' language.
Heirloom, old and bitter ol' f*rt

"Heather" wrote in message
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It isn't any different really than the educational system here or in
Jamaica, for instance. The day education 'ended' was the day they took
away the right to physically discipline a student!!! End of story!!

In Jamaica (as in parts of the US, I understand) they don't teach English
as we know it......they teach 'ebonics' in order to be politically
correct. Hogwash!! So what happens to these students who can only spell
"yo wassup" (maybe) when they hit the working world where proper English
is spoken??

Ron's Aunt in Jamaica was a school teacher and absolutely horrified when
this started a long time ago. I am p*ssed at these mouthy kids who know
an adult cannot belt them upside the head and get away literally with
murder.

NO....education is on a downhill slide and I can't see any way of stopping
the slide. It was way better in the good ole days when we got smacked for
misbehaving. And we knew we would get worse when we got home if the
teacher called our parents. Kept us in line, I will tell you!!

Old School.
"Heirloom" wrote in message
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Actually, Mike, we have a pretty good educational system. I admit that
there are areas that need attention ( I feel ), however, any student is
capable of getting as much out of it as they are willing to put in. The
real problem stems from many schools and classes being 'dumbed down' to
accommodate those that are incapable or unwilling to perform.
Fortunately, all schools are not like that. The mere fact that there are
so many foriegn students (doing exceptionally well, I might add) is a
testament to the "system" still being, as a whole, quite good.

Higher education remains quality, it is the early schooling that severely
needs revamped controls.
Heirloom, old and got out before
it started going down

"Mike M" wrote in message
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You just don't get it do you! Your seeming ignorance says volumes for
the American education system..
--
Mike Maltby



Eric wrote:

California is a state. Saying England is the main country of the UK
is more like saying Russia was the main country of the USSR.
If American news says something where news happened, they normally
refer to the state unless it involves many states.
I often watch some of the BBC news in the morning and they say stuff
is happening in the UK when they usually mean England.
If there was a main state in the US, it wouldn't be California. If
anything it should be Texas since it's the largest state of the 48
connected states, and much more populated than Alaska, and it's right
in the middle.
As for comparing land area, that is just one measure and pretty
meaningless. More meaningful would be to compare population, GNP
and the like. Whilst the UK is 1/40th of the area of the US its
population is roughly 1/5 that of the US due to the population
density being so much higher and the UK not having large barren
areas such as Alaska. --
Mike Maltby


Stuffing more people or a bigger engine in a tiny car doesn't make it
any bigger than the monster truck. It may be relatively 'big' to the
global economy, but it's still a little country.

Damn......I could NOT remember the name of those horrible overly-sugary,
greasy things you call donuts....Krispy Kremes. Yes, they opened up
here about 20 minutes south of me and we all trekked down to see what
was so wonderful about these things. NOTHING!! Shudder!! Yuck!!

But what can you expect from a country that has "chicken-fried
steak".....double shudder!! And vinegar (cider preferably) is the only
acceptable thing to put on fries.

I suppose the REAL French Fries are what the Quebeckers call "poutine"
and I am not about to try those. (Cheese curds & gravy.....sounds Texan
to me, heh)

Kissies....F.
PS.....that was Curds with a "C"......OK??

"Heirloom" wrote in message
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I have serious doubts that TH donuts could be better than Krispy
Kreme.........besides, how much stock can I put in information that
comes from someone that puts bloody vinegar on freedom fries?
Heirloom, old and 'French
fries' to you

"Heather" wrote in message
...
It's a good thing I know you are joking or I would verbally strip the
hide off you......LOL!!

Bad Mow!! And I hate beer and back bacon, btw. And hockey too.

Tim Horton donuts are a different story. We make the best donuts in
the WORLD!! They even opened a Tim Horton's at the Canadian HQ in
Afghanistan to give them the soldiers a taste of home.

XX Figgs

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Inline:

Candians play hockey, eat donuts / back bacon, drink beer, and say
'aboot'

You stole the 'American Eagle'. Watch it, Bushie won't like that.

Quebec is at war with Canada, right ? And, France does not consider
the language spoken in Quebec to be French. Then again, no one cares
what France thinks, do they ?

All the above was written with no alcoholic influence whatever,
therefor, it means nothing in Canada. hic

MG
:O)

"Shane" wrote in message
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You can't get away from them, Joan. Literally.

I had heard that from an old Scotsman, especially after you have them stump
broke.



Shane

Joan Archer wrote:
lol I might have known you would have to bring sheep into the
conversation g
Joan


Shane wrote:

Or, if thinking in terms of sheep, Wales would be the 'main' country,
eh Mike? (And how apt that sheep should come up in Joan's thread! She
likes them so) snip

Had to look that up. ROFL!


Shane


BigRedWingsFan wrote:
"Shane" wrote in message
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You can't get away from them, Joan. Literally.

I had heard that from an old Scotsman, especially after you have them
stump broke.



Shane

Joan Archer wrote:
lol I might have known you would have to bring sheep into the
conversation g
Joan


Shane wrote:

Or, if thinking in terms of sheep, Wales would be the 'main'
country, eh Mike? (And how apt that sheep should come up in Joan's
thread! She likes them so) snip

I'll have to dig out and scan the shots of me riding it on the beach and put
it up on the site. Particularly for the chicks since I don't have a shirt
on. '93 or '94 that was and the bike was probably no more than a couple of
years old. Nice holiday that. And returns us to a familiar subject, because
there are walls and signs and things on Crete still (or were a decade or so
ago, so probably still are) full of bullet holes and dents from WWII. In
fact I road to Chania on the Kwacker (and had a poor kalamari beside a ship
by the naval base).

Also I rode across the middle of the island on it, through a gorge with
sheer drops and stopped to take pics of wrecked cars down below. My sis
reminded me of that a couple of days ago by sending me shots of a mountain
pass in Bolivia that even just remembering makes me want to reach for
something to hold on to!

Went a little further on a previous visit to Crete and walked the Samaria
Gorge, which ends at Souda Bay, where the evacuation took place ('Ill Met By
Moonlight', iirc). Crete, now there's a place with an MP40 or two! ;-)

Incidentally, since we've returned to the tales of my foreign sojournes, my
next trip abroad after Crete, was Egypt. You know that thing you do, 'loom?
You know. After the chilli beans? I did that in Tutankhamun's tomb. That
was just before they closed it for 2 years, actually!

In fact, I'll forward the Bolivia e-mail to you.

Shane

Heirloom wrote:
'Tis a Kawasaki, 650cc thumper and a ball to ride. They have been
making the same bike, with very few changes, for about 20 years now. The
manual I bought covers 1987-2006.
Heirloom, old and lots of fun

"Shane" wrote in message
...
Excellent! And a KLR650? Without looking it up, that sounds like an
update of the Kwacker I hired on Crete a decade ago (lotta fun!)?

I'd like to see that workshop. If I ever get over there...


Shane

Heirloom wrote:
Actually, Shane, I now have four bikes. Expecting the delivery of a
brand new engine tomorrow for one I am rebuilding. It was becoming
cost prohibitive for the parts I needed for the old engine, so, I
will be putting a 2006 engine in an old '85 bike. This one is for
my wife to learn on......she has a 2006 model of the same bike
waiting for her to learn to ride. (both are CMX250 Honda Rebels). I
added a KLR650 dual sport to my rides.....still have the
VTX1800R. I have converted my woodworking shop into a bike
shop.....the centerpiece being my new lift, 1500 lb. capacity,
pneumatic/hydraulic with front and side extensions, drop tail,
mtce. center jack, front wheel clamp and removeable plate for the
rear wheel removal.
Nice..... Heirloom, old and wrench my own
"Shane" wrote in message
...
I can picture you all puckered up!

Well, insofar as I *can* picture you, H. I can picture your bike!


Shane


Heirloom wrote:
dang furners.........
Heirloom, old and half limey

"Heather" wrote in message
...

"Eric" wrote in message
...

"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
lol Wrong again Eric, I'm in the UK, it's Heather who is in
Canada.
Same point. I don't know if either WalMart or Radio Shack are
in either Canada or the UK, but either way you're much more
likely to live near one in the US.

Sigh......and you actually get ticked off if we Canadians tell
Americans they know dick all about Canada??

I have both a WalMart (ptui) and a few Radio Shacks (now called
"the Source") within a 10 minute drive from my home in the outer
boonies of Toronto. Also have a lot of Best Buys too. American
Eagle, Old
Navy, the list is endless.

We can and do speak English, very few of us are bilingual.....we
are not at war with Quebec......and we don't wear snowshoes in
July. Just to cover a few misconceptions I have run across.

All of the above is *tongue in cheek*, so don't go all ballistic
on me (as usual). Must remember to put some sort of smilies on
my posts. Heather 8-))

My mum got me a Krispy Kreme donut on Paddington station a few months back
and I didn't think that much of it. Not fresh enough. Seemed like it could
have been made weeks ago.

And not a fish'n'chips man then, eh? I should think your mum's embarrassed
to be seen with you!

Shane

Heirloom wrote:
I have serious doubts that TH donuts could be better than Krispy
Kreme.........besides, how much stock can I put in information that
comes from someone that puts bloody vinegar on freedom fries?
Heirloom, old and 'French
fries' to you

"Heather" wrote in message
...
It's a good thing I know you are joking or I would verbally strip
the hide off you......LOL!!

Bad Mow!! And I hate beer and back bacon, btw. And hockey too.

Tim Horton donuts are a different story. We make the best donuts in
the WORLD!! They even opened a Tim Horton's at the Canadian HQ in
Afghanistan to give them the soldiers a taste of home.

XX Figgs

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Inline:

Candians play hockey, eat donuts / back bacon, drink beer, and say
'aboot'

You stole the 'American Eagle'. Watch it, Bushie won't like that.

Quebec is at war with Canada, right ? And, France does not consider
the language spoken in Quebec to be French. Then again, no one
cares what France thinks, do they ?

All the above was written with no alcoholic influence whatever,
therefor, it means nothing in Canada. hic

MG
O)

Oh, I like me fish 'n' chips~! And, if truth be known, I don't like Krispy
Kreme donuts....like the Figg said, they are far too sweet and sugary. Now,
as far as her remark about chicken fried steak..........ya jess ain't et
nuthin' 'til y'ad yerself a gut full o' rilly good chicken fried steak,
'ceptin' maybe fer ma chili.
Heirloom, old and french fries,
Figg, chips, potato slices with some deep fat fried bacon
.....this thread is not OT, it's OOC....out of control


"Shane" wrote in message
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My mum got me a Krispy Kreme donut on Paddington station a few months back
and I didn't think that much of it. Not fresh enough. Seemed like it could
have been made weeks ago.

And not a fish'n'chips man then, eh? I should think your mum's embarrassed
to be seen with you!

Shane

Heirloom wrote:
I have serious doubts that TH donuts could be better than Krispy
Kreme.........besides, how much stock can I put in information that
comes from someone that puts bloody vinegar on freedom fries?
Heirloom, old and 'French
fries' to you

"Heather" wrote in message
...
It's a good thing I know you are joking or I would verbally strip
the hide off you......LOL!!

Bad Mow!! And I hate beer and back bacon, btw. And hockey too.

Tim Horton donuts are a different story. We make the best donuts in
the WORLD!! They even opened a Tim Horton's at the Canadian HQ in
Afghanistan to give them the soldiers a taste of home.

XX Figgs

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Inline:

Candians play hockey, eat donuts / back bacon, drink beer, and say
'aboot'

You stole the 'American Eagle'. Watch it, Bushie won't like that.

Quebec is at war with Canada, right ? And, France does not consider
the language spoken in Quebec to be French. Then again, no one
cares what France thinks, do they ?

All the above was written with no alcoholic influence whatever,
therefor, it means nothing in Canada. hic

MG
O)

"Stump broke!"............good one, BRWF!!!!! That's as good as the rubber
boots one size too large....so you can get the sheep's back feet in there
with your feet. :-)
Heirloom, old and figure Figgie is stump broke


"BigRedWingsFan" wrote in message
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"Shane" wrote in message
...
You can't get away from them, Joan. Literally.

I had heard that from an old Scotsman, especially after you have them
stump broke.



Shane

Joan Archer wrote:
lol I might have known you would have to bring sheep into the
conversation g
Joan


Shane wrote:

Or, if thinking in terms of sheep, Wales would be the 'main' country,
eh Mike? (And how apt that sheep should come up in Joan's thread! She
likes them so) snip