On Sun, 7 Feb 2016 18:53:52 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


If it just got down to Trump and Cruz it would be interesting but I
imagine Cruz would win technically but Trump would win if you ask the
people who like him.
Sort of a "Blutto Blutarski goes to Harvard" thing.

On Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 4:14:53 PM UTC-6, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/6/16 9:40 PM, Tim wrote:
7:54 PMMr. Luddite
The contrast between the recent Democratic debate and the
Republican debate going on right now couldn't be more revealing.

Rubio is a joke. Not sure he even shaves yet.
Christie is struggling to remain viable by shooting his mouth off.
Cruz is trying to scare the **** out of everyone.
Trump just keep bragging about the company he built.
Carson ? Not exactly sure why he's even there.
Jeb and Kashich are probably the most sane but neither are
going anywhere.

The moderators screwed up the introductions. Then they completely
forgot about Kasich.

The moderators questions are speeches. They take more time
asking a question than the candidate has time to answer.
Rachel and Chuck Todd did an outstanding job in contrast at
the Democratic debate.

Anyway, the Democratic debate was how it's supposed to be done.
The moderators shut their mouths and allowed Hillary and Bernie
to go at it. They did, but maintained a professional respect for
each other.

-------

There was another debate tonight? Huh, I must have missed another one.

Oh well...


Since you have no interest in politics, it probably is best you watch
cartoons.

Nice attempted jab there, Harry. But to answer your suggestion. I have to say that I can't. There haven't been any good cartoons since Jay Carney resigned.

On Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 4:23:17 PM UTC-6, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/7/2016 5:14 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/6/16 9:40 PM, Tim wrote:
7:54 PMMr. Luddite
The contrast between the recent Democratic debate and the
Republican debate going on right now couldn't be more revealing.

Rubio is a joke. Not sure he even shaves yet.
Christie is struggling to remain viable by shooting his mouth off.
Cruz is trying to scare the **** out of everyone.
Trump just keep bragging about the company he built.
Carson ? Not exactly sure why he's even there.
Jeb and Kashich are probably the most sane but neither are
going anywhere.

The moderators screwed up the introductions. Then they completely
forgot about Kasich.

The moderators questions are speeches. They take more time
asking a question than the candidate has time to answer.
Rachel and Chuck Todd did an outstanding job in contrast at
the Democratic debate.

Anyway, the Democratic debate was how it's supposed to be done.
The moderators shut their mouths and allowed Hillary and Bernie
to go at it. They did, but maintained a professional respect for
each other.

-------

There was another debate tonight? Huh, I must have missed another one.

Oh well...


Since you have no interest in politics, it probably is best you watch
cartoons.
There are alternatives to watching the boob tube. Perhaps Tim was
otherwise occupied in something more worthwhile.

Yes, I did. Saturday evening I was working on my vintage Triumph Daytona 500. I'm wanting to get it running and polished out to go on this years Distinguished Gentlemans Ride. May as well ride in style.

http://www.gentlemansride.com/gallery

On Sun, 7 Feb 2016 18:54:43 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:


Yes, I did. Saturday evening I was working on my vintage Triumph Daytona 500. I'm wanting to get it running and polished out to go on this years Distinguished Gentlemans Ride. May as well ride in style.

http://www.gentlemansride.com/gallery

That is when you know you are old I guess. I remember when the Daytona
was the new beginner ride.. Later most of them were cut up into
"choppers" so a stock one might be "vintage" now. I think the Triumph
chopper thing was fairly short lived but a lot fell to the hands of
customizers in the 70s. Same is true of the big brother Bonneville.

On Monday, February 8, 2016 at 1:15:26 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Sun, 7 Feb 2016 18:54:43 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:


Yes, I did. Saturday evening I was working on my vintage Triumph Daytona 500. I'm wanting to get it running and polished out to go on this years Distinguished Gentlemans Ride. May as well ride in style.

http://www.gentlemansride.com/gallery

That is when you know you are old I guess. I remember when the Daytona
was the new beginner ride.. Later most of them were cut up into
"choppers" so a stock one might be "vintage" now. I think the Triumph
chopper thing was fairly short lived but a lot fell to the hands of
customizers in the 70s. Same is true of the big brother Bonneville.

There's a lot of truth to that. Plus, they couldn't compete with the Japanese invasion of the 60's and 70's. because compared to the Japanese products, they were proven to be antiquated and inferior. Countless went to the scrap.

But there's plenty of parts available and they do have a certain cool factor to them besides- it's been sitting long enough so...

On Sun, 7 Feb 2016 18:54:43 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 4:23:17 PM UTC-6, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/7/2016 5:14 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/6/16 9:40 PM, Tim wrote:
7:54 PMMr. Luddite
The contrast between the recent Democratic debate and the
Republican debate going on right now couldn't be more revealing.

Rubio is a joke. Not sure he even shaves yet.
Christie is struggling to remain viable by shooting his mouth off.
Cruz is trying to scare the **** out of everyone.
Trump just keep bragging about the company he built.
Carson ? Not exactly sure why he's even there.
Jeb and Kashich are probably the most sane but neither are
going anywhere.

The moderators screwed up the introductions. Then they completely
forgot about Kasich.

The moderators questions are speeches. They take more time
asking a question than the candidate has time to answer.
Rachel and Chuck Todd did an outstanding job in contrast at
the Democratic debate.

Anyway, the Democratic debate was how it's supposed to be done.
The moderators shut their mouths and allowed Hillary and Bernie
to go at it. They did, but maintained a professional respect for
each other.

-------

There was another debate tonight? Huh, I must have missed another one.

Oh well...


Since you have no interest in politics, it probably is best you watch
cartoons.
There are alternatives to watching the boob tube. Perhaps Tim was
otherwise occupied in something more worthwhile.

Yes, I did. Saturday evening I was working on my vintage Triumph Daytona 500. I'm wanting to get it running and polished out to go on this years Distinguished Gentlemans Ride. May as well ride in style.

http://www.gentlemansride.com/gallery

Look closely at the 'Jeremy Wyland' and 'Steve O'hara' photos and you'll see two Guzzis. What spectacular photography!
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

On Monday, February 8, 2016 at 6:26:07 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 7 Feb 2016 18:54:43 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 4:23:17 PM UTC-6, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/7/2016 5:14 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/6/16 9:40 PM, Tim wrote:
7:54 PMMr. Luddite
The contrast between the recent Democratic debate and the
Republican debate going on right now couldn't be more revealing.

Rubio is a joke. Not sure he even shaves yet.
Christie is struggling to remain viable by shooting his mouth off.
Cruz is trying to scare the **** out of everyone.
Trump just keep bragging about the company he built.
Carson ? Not exactly sure why he's even there.
Jeb and Kashich are probably the most sane but neither are
going anywhere.

The moderators screwed up the introductions. Then they completely
forgot about Kasich.

The moderators questions are speeches. They take more time
asking a question than the candidate has time to answer.
Rachel and Chuck Todd did an outstanding job in contrast at
the Democratic debate.

Anyway, the Democratic debate was how it's supposed to be done.
The moderators shut their mouths and allowed Hillary and Bernie
to go at it. They did, but maintained a professional respect for
each other.

-------

There was another debate tonight? Huh, I must have missed another one.

Oh well...


Since you have no interest in politics, it probably is best you watch
cartoons.
There are alternatives to watching the boob tube. Perhaps Tim was
otherwise occupied in something more worthwhile.

Yes, I did. Saturday evening I was working on my vintage Triumph Daytona 500. I'm wanting to get it running and polished out to go on this years Distinguished Gentlemans Ride. May as well ride in style.

http://www.gentlemansride.com/gallery

Look closely at the 'Jeremy Wyland' and 'Steve O'hara' photos and you'll see two Guzzis. What spectacular photography!
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Oh yes, that too. There's all makes and models that show up, but there's no reason to let my Triumph sit and rot away. It's a cool bike.

Not near as cool as Harry's Ducati, but still....

On 2/8/2016 7:19 AM, Tim wrote:
On Monday, February 8, 2016 at 1:15:26 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Sun, 7 Feb 2016 18:54:43 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:


Yes, I did. Saturday evening I was working on my vintage Triumph Daytona 500. I'm wanting to get it running and polished out to go on this years Distinguished Gentlemans Ride. May as well ride in style.

http://www.gentlemansride.com/gallery

That is when you know you are old I guess. I remember when the Daytona
was the new beginner ride.. Later most of them were cut up into
"choppers" so a stock one might be "vintage" now. I think the Triumph
chopper thing was fairly short lived but a lot fell to the hands of
customizers in the 70s. Same is true of the big brother Bonneville.

There's a lot of truth to that. Plus, they couldn't compete with the Japanese invasion of the 60's and 70's. because compared to the Japanese products, they were proven to be antiquated and inferior. Countless went to the scrap.

But there's plenty of parts available and they do have a certain cool factor to them besides- it's been sitting long enough so...


Yup. The Japanese invasion pretty much killed off BSA and Norton here
also. The original Indian Motorcycle Co. folded in 1953. They only
produced about 1,000 military motorcycles in WWII whereas Harley
Davidson produced over 90,000. Even Harley ran into some problems
later leading to their purchase by AMF in 1969 who ruined their quality
and reputation. Fortunately, a group of investors led by Willie
Davidson bought the company from AMF in 1981 and refocused on quality.
They also accused the Japanese makers of flooding the US market with
cheap products and claimed that domestic motorcycles and the jobs their
manufacture created was endangered. Ronald Reagan took action to
protect the domestic manufacturers by imposing a 45% tariff on imported
motorcycles over 700cc's.
( Screw the "global market" BS :-) )

3:15
On Sun, 7 Feb 2016 18:54:43 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:


Yes, I did. Saturday evening I was working on my vintage Triumph Daytona 500. I'm wanting to get it running and polished out to go on this years Distinguished Gentlemans Ride. *May as well ride in style.

http://www.gentlemansride.com/gallery

"That is when you know you are old I guess. I remember when the Daytona
was the new beginner ride.. Later most of them were cut up into
"choppers" so a stock one might be "vintage" now. I think the Triumph
chopper thing was fairly short lived but a lot fell to the hands of
customizers in the 70s. Same is true of the big brother Bonneville"



Former next door neighbour had (has?) a late 60's Triumph Boonville. Got to drive it around the neighbourhood about 20 years ago. Used to see a lot of Triumphs and BSA's around the city when we were growing up. Lot of navy guys seemed to like them

On Mon, 8 Feb 2016 04:39:14 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Monday, February 8, 2016 at 6:26:07 AM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 7 Feb 2016 18:54:43 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 4:23:17 PM UTC-6, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/7/2016 5:14 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/6/16 9:40 PM, Tim wrote:
7:54 PMMr. Luddite
The contrast between the recent Democratic debate and the
Republican debate going on right now couldn't be more revealing.

Rubio is a joke. Not sure he even shaves yet.
Christie is struggling to remain viable by shooting his mouth off.
Cruz is trying to scare the **** out of everyone.
Trump just keep bragging about the company he built.
Carson ? Not exactly sure why he's even there.
Jeb and Kashich are probably the most sane but neither are
going anywhere.

The moderators screwed up the introductions. Then they completely
forgot about Kasich.

The moderators questions are speeches. They take more time
asking a question than the candidate has time to answer.
Rachel and Chuck Todd did an outstanding job in contrast at
the Democratic debate.

Anyway, the Democratic debate was how it's supposed to be done.
The moderators shut their mouths and allowed Hillary and Bernie
to go at it. They did, but maintained a professional respect for
each other.

-------

There was another debate tonight? Huh, I must have missed another one.

Oh well...


Since you have no interest in politics, it probably is best you watch
cartoons.
There are alternatives to watching the boob tube. Perhaps Tim was
otherwise occupied in something more worthwhile.

Yes, I did. Saturday evening I was working on my vintage Triumph Daytona 500. I'm wanting to get it running and polished out to go on this years Distinguished Gentlemans Ride. May as well ride in style.

http://www.gentlemansride.com/gallery

Look closely at the 'Jeremy Wyland' and 'Steve O'hara' photos and you'll see two Guzzis. What spectacular photography!
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Oh yes, that too. There's all makes and models that show up, but there's no reason to let my Triumph sit and rot away. It's a cool bike.

Not near as cool as Harry's Ducati, but still....

===

And Harry's Ducati requires absolutely zero maintenance, burns no fuel
and is worth more than he paid for it. Well, two out of three
isn't bad. :-)