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lizzie
10-Jan-2005, 14:33
Has anyone noticed that ALL of the Desmo Due racers (that I know about anyway) so far come from south of Coventry - JHP being the northern-most.

Any theories why?
monstermob 998
10-Jan-2005, 14:34
its what is known as the north/south divide!!!!!!!!:D
dickieducati
10-Jan-2005, 14:39
we've got the biggest ba*** down south.:D
chicken
10-Jan-2005, 14:48
I'm originally from Manchester so I'll be the token Northerner.
Rattler
10-Jan-2005, 15:07
Coz its reet grim op norf!!
antonye
10-Jan-2005, 15:41
Those fackin' norvern' monkees always talk a good race.... :frog:
phil_h
10-Jan-2005, 15:48
Well, I'd guess its cos most of the people out there racing already are northerners ... they're already at it, and we're just trying to catch up !:P
phil_h
10-Jan-2005, 15:49
Oooooooooh - the little red D has just come up against my post !!!:sing:
Iconic944ss
10-Jan-2005, 17:04
Nice reply Phil - I like it.

Personally I have no b*lls left - one froze off last last week - the other one blew away last night :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

A northerner !!!
kwikbitch
10-Jan-2005, 17:24
Can I play Devils advocate????
Could it be $£$$££ dosh???:frog:
dickieducati
10-Jan-2005, 17:28
you must be joking!

you can still get a 4 bed detached oooop nooorf for about 50k cant you?

my train fare is getting on for that just to get to work.;)
JPM
10-Jan-2005, 17:30
Things aren't any cheaper up here you know, we're just more conservative with our money...

I got arrested for breaking into a fiver you know!:lol:
Lily
10-Jan-2005, 17:32
I reckon its cash and the fact that most of the races are down south... I would be scared to go that far in case i ended up with some funny accent... :frog:
dickieducati
10-Jan-2005, 17:39
Originally posted by Lily
I reckon its cash and the fact that most of the races are down south...

donington, cadwell x2 !!!!!!

i've got to get my jabs updated and check my passpoert has enough time on it.
Ray
10-Jan-2005, 17:40
I reckon its the other way round. Those with race bikes already e.g. Felix and Weagi prefer "the reassuringly expensive route"

The suvverners are too strapped for cash paying for their overpriced beer, congestion charging, train tickets etc so the MT has come up with a "cheap" race series for 'em!!:P

Don't make it sound too good up here or they'll all be up ere, the price of pigeon lofts with go through the roof!!

Ray.
kwikbitch
10-Jan-2005, 17:41
Originally posted by dickieducati
you must be joking!

you can still get a 4 bed detached oooop nooorf for about 50k cant you?

my train fare is getting on for that just to get to work.;)

OY! Yooof!....Its you blinkin suverners thats buying all our land and commuting down sarf!
You're pushing the prices up!
My three bedroom , terraced shack in the downtown ghetto , with the gees and hoes hanging on the street corner is worth Hundred grand....AND I dont even have a GARAGE!
Have to keep the duke in the kitchen for gawds sake!:frog::lol:
dickieducati
10-Jan-2005, 17:41
Originally posted by Ray
Don't make it sound too good up here or they'll all be up ere, the price of pigeon lofts with go through the roof!!

Ray.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Lily
10-Jan-2005, 17:44
Originally posted by kwikbitch
My three bedroom , terraced shack in the downtown ghetto , with the gees and hoes hanging on the street corner is worth Hundred grand....AND I dont even have a GARAGE!
Have to keep the duke in the kitchen for gawds sake!:frog::lol:

you wanna try cheshire :(

I don't think its humanly possible to buy anything in cheshire under 100k these days. It's all these fancy southerners and football players!!

You hardly ever see flat caps these days and the whippets have nowhere to play anymore :P:mad:
dickieducati
10-Jan-2005, 17:55
do they still deliver hovis via push bike up there ????
Lily
10-Jan-2005, 17:59
its warburtons up here actually!!!!

and IIRC the Hovis add was filmed in Shaftesbury in Dorset
JPM
10-Jan-2005, 18:03
Lily does actually have to ride her bike up and down a cobbled street though!
Tonio600
10-Jan-2005, 18:04
Originally posted by kwikbitchYou're pushing the prices up!

Whom are you speaking ?
To the English people moving in Dordogne or others beautiful French countrysides ?
:lol::lol::lol:
skidlids
10-Jan-2005, 18:10
Originally posted by jpmercer
Lily does actually have to ride her bike up and down a cobbled street though!

You can still do that in the centre of Oxford

As for existing racers such as Whele, Garry Smith & Paynep, hardly norterners
electricsheep
10-Jan-2005, 18:14
Originally posted by jpmercer
Lily does actually have to ride her bike up and down a cobbled street though!

That's just for fun :devil:
Lily
10-Jan-2005, 18:21
trust me its not fun!!!

proper uneven stone cobbles with even the slightest bit of damp on them in the last month makes for a very interesting challenge getting the bike in and out of the garage!
ChrisBushell
10-Jan-2005, 19:37
Folks,

Sorry you have it wrong, JHP is not the most northerly, we have an entrant from Market Rasen.

Chris
Felix
10-Jan-2005, 19:55
Originally posted by ChrisBushell
Folks,

Sorry you have it wrong, JHP is not the most northerly, we have an entrant from Market Rasen.

Chris

Ooohh, watch out for a Cadwell local, then!
clockwork orange
10-Jan-2005, 20:10
Originally posted by dickieducati

donington, cadwell x2 !!!!!!

i've got to get my jabs updated and check my passpoert has enough time on it.

Quite :puzzled::puzzled: