Posted by Sean_Q_ on July 21, 2008, 1:16 pm
In article "Re: Whatever happened to..."
Steve L wrote:
> The nicest basic mike I ever head, I had so much fun on this bike.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/stevel1949/image/54403020
My first thought was, it's uncanny how much this looks like
a Bonneville. But then, perhaps it and the Bonneville are both
instantiations of a particularly good abstract motorcycle type which
I suppose would be named British Roadster, although a more whimsical
choice might be Spagthorpe Lurcher.
The lurcher is a functional type, not a breed and has an interesting
social history. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurcher
The Spagthorpe Lurcher would be a cross between a nimble, robust working
type (Border Collie) and an all-out racer (Spagthorpe Greyhound).
SQ
Posted by Beav on July 21, 2008, 7:24 pm
> In article "Re: Whatever happened to..."
> Steve L wrote:
> > The nicest basic mike I ever head, I had so much fun on this bike.
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/stevel1949/image/54403020
> My first thought was, it's uncanny how much this looks like
> a Bonneville. But then, perhaps it and the Bonneville are both
> instantiations of a particularly good abstract motorcycle type which
> I suppose would be named British Roadster, although a more whimsical
> choice might be Spagthorpe Lurcher.
Or maybe the Yam was an attempt at copying the Bonnie? Ever thought of that?
--
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Posted by Sean_Q_ on July 22, 2008, 1:05 am
Beav wrote:
>>> http://www.pbase.com/stevel1949/image/54403020
>> My first thought was, it's uncanny how much this looks like
>> a Bonneville. But then, perhaps it and the Bonneville are both
>> instantiations of a particularly good abstract motorcycle type which
>> I suppose would be named British Roadster, although a more whimsical
>> choice might be Spagthorpe Lurcher.
>
> Or maybe the Yam was an attempt at copying the Bonnie? Ever thought of that?
No! Really!? You mean there was no such a thing as a traditional
Japanese roadster??? Here's a Triumph ad from 1930:
http://flickr.com/photos/7169322@N03/2556082291/
In 1930, the Japanese had no time for such frivolous activities as
gadding about the countryside on vertical twins wearing plus-fours
because they were too busy regimenting themselves to conquer the world.
SQ
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> Steve L wrote:
> > The nicest basic mike I ever head, I had so much fun on this bike.
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/stevel1949/image/54403020
> My first thought was, it's uncanny how much this looks like
> a Bonneville. But then, perhaps it and the Bonneville are both
> instantiations of a particularly good abstract motorcycle type which
> I suppose would be named British Roadster, although a more whimsical
> choice might be Spagthorpe Lurcher.