Re: old design was oilheads-digest V1 #47

[Steve Makohin <wateredg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/10/04 5:48 PM, rennsport@xxxxxxxxx rennsport@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>On Saturday, Jan 10, 2004, at 14:36 US/Eastern, Minor, Bob wrote:
>
>> Find one anecdote where a BMW owner with a bike less than 20 years old 
>> had to wait four months for a part. One incidence of such a wait is 
>> evidence enough for me that a Ducati does not qualify as a bike I 
>> would depend on for daily transportation.
>
>Well this problem would not have happened had he not dropped the bike. 
>So the bike in and of itself is reliable for everyday use, manufacturer 
>support not withstanding.
[snip]

Call me weird for having such radical thoughts, but it is my 
anything-but-humble-opinion that what makes a woman a great Significant 
Other is not just what she's like when things go well, but even more 
importantly, what she's like when things go really badly. On that level, 
one's motorcycle shares something in common.

- -Steve Makohin, Philosopher For the 21st Millennium

 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
 2000 R1100S/ABS, Mandarin


*Note the important use of the "on that level" qualifier, for those list 
members who are preparing to pounce on me for comparing a motorcycle to a 
human being.

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