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Re: 5 weeks to go

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Potter wrote: Sat May 28, 2022 3:23 pm If only I was tall enough :(
JimMoto on the VD SM forum was about 5ft nothing in his stilettos and had a 525 converted to SM trim. He just had to get off the side at every traffic light :lol:
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Re: 5 weeks to go

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I've often been baffled why you've not owned one... and me.... I think it'll be an absolutely blinding bike for you in honesty :D
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Supermofo wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 5:33 pm
Potter wrote: Sat May 28, 2022 3:23 pm If only I was tall enough :(
JimMoto on the VD SM forum was about 5ft nothing in his stilettos and had a 525 converted to SM trim. He just had to get off the side at every traffic light :lol:
I live on a fairly steep hill and Jim used to leave my house and wheelie at balance point right to the top of my hill! :thumbup:
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Skub wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 1:04 pm I still think of 1986 as fairly recent. :lol:

36 years ago. Fuck my old boots. :shock:
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 6:19 pm
Skub wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 1:04 pm I still think of 1986 as fairly recent. :lol:

36 years ago. Fuck my old boots. :shock:
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I was born in 1984 and I'm rapidly approaching, if not already well into, middle age and eyein' up beemers. :thumbup:
You've been middled aged since 2000
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weeksy wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 6:26 pm
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 6:19 pm
Skub wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 1:04 pm I still think of 1986 as fairly recent. :lol:

36 years ago. Fuck my old boots. :shock:
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I was born in 1984 and I'm rapidly approaching, if not already well into, middle age and eyein' up beemers. :thumbup:
You've been middled aged since 2000
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I blame the company I keep.
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 9:15 pm
Don't worry about it until Pietin gets one :)
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 9:29 pm
And sells it a week later
Dont you mean "and it suffers a catastrophic engine failure the following week" ;)
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Bigyin wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 7:04 pm Dont you mean "and it suffers a catastrophic engine failure the following week" ;)
Jody has that one covered. :thumbup:
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 6:19 pm
Skub wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 1:04 pm I still think of 1986 as fairly recent. :lol:

36 years ago. Fuck my old boots. :shock:
*waves*

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Pesky meddling kids!
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Dazzler is the same age as my sister and has similar hair.
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Re: 5 weeks to go

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MingtheMerciless wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 7:35 pm
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 6:19 pm
Skub wrote: Sun May 29, 2022 1:04 pm I still think of 1986 as fairly recent. :lol:

36 years ago. Fuck my old boots. :shock:
*waves*

I was born in 1984 and I'm rapidly approaching, if not already well into, middle age and eyein' up beemers. :thumbup:
Pesky meddling kids!
My offspring can ride a pedal bike and is only really kept off the motorbike by the length of her legs :lol: