a guilty ramble

[J Fortner]

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:06 PM, dan.hinsch wrote:

> > > Warning: I ramble on a bit.

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> I let my head get turned by a WeeStrom. Orange, sleek, twin headlights, twin > cylinders, and one cute tailpipe. It comes home with me tomorrow. I think I > feel guilty > > Dan >

Guilty? Why? The WeeStrom is a great bike. I have a V-Strom and love it. I like to have a WeeStrom also but it would require serious tool and two wheeler re-arrangement. Congrats. Did you get the ABS/Non ABS? Jim Fortner Plano, TX

[Lourd Baltimore]

This isn't the SMLE Owner's Group, but since we're already off-topic.... Speaking of late-model Enfield Bullets, if you have a late-model Lee-Enfield pattern rifle it may be from India as well! They've been produced in Ishapore up until the 1980's re-chambered in .308 (7.62mm NATO, really). They still may be making some parts today. Oblig. Wiki Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle_7.62mm_2A1 I almost bought one a few years ago at a gun show as I love my Olde English No. 4 Mk I. Lee-Enfields rifles chambered in .303 are still used in India (& Pakistan, I think) for reserves and some police forces. If you look closely at the some of the photos from last year's attacks on Mumbai you can see the police are armed with No. 4 rifles. But I digress.... Cheers, Josh KLR enthusiast, NKLR enthusiast, surplus rifle enthusiast, and soon-to-be air-cooled VW enthusiast. . ________________________________ From: CA Stu To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 7:15:39 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: The wave. NKLR Hence the Enfield Bullet , originally manufactured by the Royal Small Arms Factory in the London Borough of Enfield, manufacturers of the Enfield .303. So, if you have a great big heavy rifle and fire warning shots at GS riders, you are on an original Enfield. If you are on a late model Enfield, you have to wave a curry over your head (they're now made in India). Thanks CA Stu

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com, D Critchley wrote: > > Try "Birmingham Small Arms", (the real one, not the one in Alabama). I > used to own A BSA .30-06, very nice piece of work. > DC > > roncriswell@ ... wrote: > > > > > > Hold a tuning fork high in the air means you are on a Yamaha. For all > > the uninformed Yamaha was first a piano company hence the 3 funny > > looking images in their logo (3 tuning forks). My son has one of > > their baby grands and it is grand. I want to paint flames on it but > > he won't let me. > > > > BSA stands for British Small Arms as they had tiny handlebars ..... > > hah .....NOT. They manufactured guns. > > > > . > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]