Posted by Tim on September 27, 2010, 8:23 am
> On 27/09/2010 11:16, Paul - xxx wrote:
> > Pat wrote:
> >> As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
> >> can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
> >> year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
> >> the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
> >> saying why.
> > Yamaha Fazer F1 ABS, KTM 250 EXC-F, Beta EVO 250 2T, YMMV. 'cos I like 'em.
> Allow me to revert to the OP's original question, and to treat it with
> the seriousness it merits.
> I have heard and read that Spagthorpes are the very best motorbikes to
> be bought these days. There is, however, a problem for the civilian
> motorbike enthusiast in acquiring an example. The factory has become
> immensely secretive about its current model range. Indeed, no
> announcements or Press releases have been issued for several years. It
> is known, however, that considerable advances have been made in the
> field of Stealth technology, for which the company has received lavish
> funding from both Qinetiq in the UK and Lockheed Martin’s Advanced
> Development Program, based at Groom Lake in the USA. As a consequence
> of this prioritisation, sales to the general public are nowadays all but
> non-existent.
> The purpose of the investment has been in developing a family of
> motorbikes which are not only invisible to radar, but also to the
> unaided human eye. Concomitant progress has been made in the
> application of total sound-suppression by means of advanced
> noise-cancelling silencers. These specialist machines are deployed in
> combat areas, for exclusive use by Allied Special Forces in the pursuit
> and capture or killing of enemy insurgents. Anecdotal evidence exists
> of a burgeoning folkloric tradition, among the Pashtun tribes of
> Afghanistan, of the Swift Silent Sitters. These are strange ghostly
> figures, who appear to move around the country at will and at great
> speed, sitting down 'on nothing', carrying out their missions and
> vanishing equally rapidly. It is assumed that these soldiers are riding
> the legendary Spagthorpe.
> Several Spagthorpes are understood to have been acquired by wealthy
> collectors, however, having been 'liberated' from military control by
> unscrupulous returning soldiers and sold for huge sums. Inevitably,
> given the nature of the vehicles, it is almost impossible for them to be
> tracked and retrieved. More investigative work is urgently required
> about the modern Spagthorpes, so your journalistic name would be made by
> visiting Helmand Province forthwith and making further enquiries among
> the populace.
Yes, Spagthorpes are often sadly overlooked in discussions of
motorbike merit. Here is a photo of my own 2009 Spagthorpe Spaniel
976RR:
Posted by Tim on September 27, 2010, 2:15 pm
> >On 9/27/2010 9:29 AM, Ace wrote:
> >>> I only called it a "motorbike" when I rode a Harley full dresser.
> >> So what was it you called a motorbike?
> >My Ultra Classic Electra Glide weighing 800 lbs.
> Whoooossh.
As per usual with these ukrm fellas, there is an ironic double whoosh
going on here, one that the would-be whoosher is himself totally
unaware of.
It is to laugh.
Posted by Steve T on September 27, 2010, 7:47 pm
:As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
:can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
:year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
:the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
:saying why.
Here you go. Glad I could help.
http://snipurl.com/16viqn
___
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Posted by Andrew on September 27, 2010, 9:42 pm
?
> :As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
> :can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
> :year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
> :the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
> :saying why.
> Here you go. Glad I could help.
> http://snipurl.com/16viqn
Never gets old!
For me it's the 2010 Multistrada S.
--
Andrew
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> > Pat wrote:
> >> As I'm looking to purchase a new bike, I'd be very grateful if anyone
> >> can weigh on on their picks of the best 1-3 new models released this
> >> year and/or give a link to any helpful article/s to read, reviewing
> >> the writer or writers' pick of the better models released in 2010 and
> >> saying why.
> > Yamaha Fazer F1 ABS, KTM 250 EXC-F, Beta EVO 250 2T, YMMV. 'cos I like 'em.
> Allow me to revert to the OP's original question, and to treat it with
> the seriousness it merits.
> I have heard and read that Spagthorpes are the very best motorbikes to
> be bought these days. There is, however, a problem for the civilian
> motorbike enthusiast in acquiring an example. The factory has become
> immensely secretive about its current model range. Indeed, no
> announcements or Press releases have been issued for several years. It
> is known, however, that considerable advances have been made in the
> field of Stealth technology, for which the company has received lavish
> funding from both Qinetiq in the UK and Lockheed Martin’s Advanced
> Development Program, based at Groom Lake in the USA. As a consequence
> of this prioritisation, sales to the general public are nowadays all but
> non-existent.
> The purpose of the investment has been in developing a family of
> motorbikes which are not only invisible to radar, but also to the
> unaided human eye. Concomitant progress has been made in the
> application of total sound-suppression by means of advanced
> noise-cancelling silencers. These specialist machines are deployed in
> combat areas, for exclusive use by Allied Special Forces in the pursuit
> and capture or killing of enemy insurgents. Anecdotal evidence exists
> of a burgeoning folkloric tradition, among the Pashtun tribes of
> Afghanistan, of the Swift Silent Sitters. These are strange ghostly
> figures, who appear to move around the country at will and at great
> speed, sitting down 'on nothing', carrying out their missions and
> vanishing equally rapidly. It is assumed that these soldiers are riding
> the legendary Spagthorpe.
> Several Spagthorpes are understood to have been acquired by wealthy
> collectors, however, having been 'liberated' from military control by
> unscrupulous returning soldiers and sold for huge sums. Inevitably,
> given the nature of the vehicles, it is almost impossible for them to be
> tracked and retrieved. More investigative work is urgently required
> about the modern Spagthorpes, so your journalistic name would be made by
> visiting Helmand Province forthwith and making further enquiries among
> the populace.