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11th April 2009
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Highlands
Posts: 3,646 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 09 Other Motorcycle Model: Electra Glide... GONE NOW Other Motorcycle Year: 07
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The French, The Americans and Scotland.
The French, The Americans and Scotland.
So what brings all these things together?
Well sad to say it is the French.
The ingredients.
Mix with care.
A French car
An American motorcycle
The Scottish weather
Three weeks ago the Citroen Xantia I was given by a friend who is now serving in Afghanistan started playing up. The power steering went from really heavy, to really light and wouldn’t self centre.
Now in town and at slow speeds this was bad enough, but at slow speeds you could adjust. However once you were over 50mph then things started getting hairy. Now being folicaly (bald) challenged you would think I would enjoy hairy. But surprisingly enough it wasn’t that much fun trying to wrestle the car out of the way of an oncoming 18-wheeler.
So the choices were…
Get the car fixed. No money, so this option was a no, no.
Get the bus. Ermmm, Ummm, what’s a bus?
Take the bike.
Had weekend off and the weather for this part of the planet was wonderful. Dry, sunny and temps above freezing. Option 3 seemed like a great plan. Monday morning arrives, overcast, cold and raining. Oh goody! Perfect riding weather.
It is only 12 miles to work and in that 12 miles I had gale force winds, torrential rain and for the last 3 miles, snow! Was I happy? Was I !!!!!!.
However 3 weeks later the car still isn’t fixed and I have to ride everyday no matter how bad the weather gets… The strange thing? I love it!
So the car is getting sold and I will use the bike everyday no matter the weather. It sure does wake you up fast in the morning.
I love being a motorcyclist, and I love my Sporty even more.
kb
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11th April 2009
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Non-ancraophobic
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Alberta
Posts: 3,063 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1250C Sportster/Buell Year: 2008
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Good for you!!(the riding part of course) Maybe try some real heavy oil in the power steering,it might work for a little while..
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11th April 2009
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Senior Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,956
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So thank a Frenchman.We aren't that bad.
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11th April 2009
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Know It All
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: flint michigan
Posts: 187 Sportster/Buell Model: sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1993
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the only thing i dislike more than a frenchman is a canadian...
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11th April 2009
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Red Beard Cycles
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: MARY Lund, YUK !
Posts: 9,835 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH-1208 Sportster/Buell Year: 1997 Other Motorcycle Year: ALL
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Glad to hear that you're selling that pos and going to enjoy being a motorcyclist even more. 
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11th April 2009
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Non-ancraophobic
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Alberta
Posts: 3,063 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1250C Sportster/Buell Year: 2008
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How about a French canadian...buckwheat 
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Originally Posted by beanhead78
the only thing i dislike more than a frenchman is a canadian...
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11th April 2009
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Saline, MI
Posts: 9,992 Sportster/Buell Model: Gone... Sportster/Buell Year: 2008 Other Motorcycle Model: The Beast (M109R) Other Motorcycle Year: 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by roadtrip
How about a French canadian...buckwheat |
That's what I was thinking... 
But then, he's from Flint!!!! 
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11th April 2009
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Miami
Posts: 1,611 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200 S Sportster/Buell Year: 1996 Other Motorcycle Model: Suzuki M109R Other Motorcycle Year: 2008
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Great post kiltbill. The coldest summer I ever encountered was August on the Isle of Sky. Sunny one minute and cold and rainy the next. If I ever decide to to leave the US to live it would be Sterling Scotland, beautiful place. My ancestors came from Sterling.
Here in Miami where I have lived for the last 33 years the only bad thing is the torrential rains in the summer and hurricane season. But then again in the tropics I don't mind getting wet because rain suits get very hot.
Miami Bob aka the closet kiltman
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11th April 2009
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Senior Chief Know It All
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: l'escarene
Posts: 867 Sportster/Buell Model: xlch Sportster/Buell Year: 1975 Other Motorcycle Model: triumph bonneville Other Motorcycle Year: 1977
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Quote:
Originally Posted by beanhead78
the only thing i dislike more than a frenchman is a canadian...
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beanhead,this isnt a web site to expound on your racial prejudice,i believe kb was talking about cars any how |
11th April 2009
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JESTER MAFIA
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Indian Territory
Posts: 9,151 Sportster/Buell Model: NRHS 1250-R Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frenchandy
beanhead,this isnt a web site to expound on your racial prejudice,i believe kb was talking about cars any how
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Well put.
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