Re: Charlie springs

[Robert Myers <rmyers@wvit.wvnet.edu>]

Our kindly Ol' Unka Bart once again sez it all.

Me too.  BTDT.  Riding a two wheeler is a lot of fun while it's your turn 
to ride but when it's the bike's turn to ride you the swap ain't a whole 
lot of fun.

On Fri, 22 Mar 1996, Barton P. Chambers wrote:

> The always observant and thoughtful Steve Buchholz enquires:
> 
> > I wonder what percentage of quattro list members also ride motor-
> > cycles (not necessarily Beemers ...)?  I wonder how the percentage
> > compares to that of the general public that rides, or even compared 
> > to other groups of auto enthusiasts ...
> 
> And Yer Kindly ol' Unka Bart wonders if this includes Q-listers who *used*
> to ride motorscooters?  If so, count me in.  I fell in love with two wheeled
> madness when I learned to ride at the age of 14 (I won't confess how many 
> years ago that was, but it was before helmets were even available to the
> general public, and after the end of the Punic wars).
> 
> Now it may not be exactly the first thing that the rider learns, but an 
> immutable  law of nature is that Scooter riders come in two flavors: those
> that *are* skidding down the road sans benefit of Scooter; and those who
> *will* be.  (Another way of saying this, "Those who *are* healing...")
> 
> I've also discovered that the older one gets, the longer it takes to heal,
> sooooo... reluctantly...
> 
> I got rid of my last scooter (1974 Kawasaki Z1b - 903cc, 84 hp) two years
> ago, ending my 40 year riding career, when I traded it for a chip for my other
> little open-air toy.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> (yer Kindly ol' Unka) Bart
> 
> Frau Dora, 
> (fond memory of a couple of little feline varmints in my heart)
> '86 Indischrot Carrera Cabriolet, 
> '87 Alpenweis Syncro.
> FORMERLY Custodian, Porschephiles Phund
> 
> 


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  Bob
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