To sell or not to sell?

helicopterjim said:
I wonder ...... if Putin is just trying to claim back what was once part of Russia ....... will he go after Alaska next?

Jim
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It seems so. Theoretically, Putin could apply this assessment to all former Warsaw Pact countries. What worries me most: How does Putin intend to get out of this number? Our world hasn't been this close to a conflagration in a long time!
 
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Gents,

Don't normally get involved in political debate, if you left or right no one will generally persuade you otherwise.
Likewise not a fan of The Trump but....

When he "threatened to pull out of NATO" it was unjustly reported by the Trump haters in the media. Go hunt out the actually meeting between him and Herr Angela M. He was annoyed that Germany doesn't spend the agreed 2% of GDP on NATO and then expects the USA to fill the gap and then Germany wants to do a deal with Russia for cheap utilities (I accept lots have including UK). Trump then ask why he shouldn't pull out of supporting NATO if Germany wants to hand over money to fund them, including their military.

Glad to see the back of Trump, terrified of Sleepy Joe.

Pray that common sense prevails but as a species we seem short on it. Frankly, we are the virus!!!

Love ya all xx
Andy
 
Chalkie said:
Gents,

Don't normally get involved in political debate, if you left or right no one will generally persuade you otherwise.
Likewise not a fan of The Trump but....

When he "threatened to pull out of NATO" it was unjustly reported by the Trump haters in the media. Go hunt out the actually meeting between him and Herr Angela M. He was annoyed that Germany doesn't spend the agreed 2% of GDP on NATO and then expects the USA to fill the gap and then Germany wants to do a deal with Russia for cheap utilities (I accept lots have including UK). Trump then ask why he shouldn't pull out of supporting NATO if Germany wants to hand over money to fund them, including their military.

Glad to see the back of Trump, terrified of Sleepy Joe.

Pray that common sense prevails but as a species we seem short on it. Frankly, we are the virus!!!

Love ya all xx
Andy
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TDS, there’s a cure.
 
As to the question about selling your Laverdas due to nuclear attack , they used to say that Harley Davidsons and Triumphs would survive a direct hit from a nuclear bomb so you would think Laverdas would stand a pretty good chance as well , but if you are talking about Zanes then it might be a different matter as they apparently are quite capable of blowing themselves to bits without any help from a Russian missile. :oops:
(So they say , but with decent looking Ghosts at circa £3k they are kinda tempting , even if it did go pop , in my old age I could always just sit on it and make "brmm brmm" noises)....

Going back to that fuel cap , I managed to get hold of a locking version , and the lock barrel on the underside of the cap would engage with the rubber top hat to form as good a seal as you are likely to get (about 90% effective).
Leaving an air gap when you fill up helps of course , as modern tank design encourages you to do , filled up almost to the brim once on a boiling hot day and a mile further down the road had fuel forcing it`s way past the cap whilst just riding along - a decent tank breather would have helped in this case , perhaps the leaking cap was the Italian way of providing this...
 
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rocketonarail said:
As to the question about selling your Laverdas due to nuclear attack , they used to say that Harley Davidsons and Triumphs would survive a direct hit from a nuclear bomb so you would think Laverdas would stand a pretty good chance as well , but if you are talking about Zanes then it might be a different matter as they apparently are quite capable of blowing themselves to bits without any help from a Russian missile. :oops:
(So they say , but with decent looking Ghosts at circa £3k they are kinda tempting , even if it did go pop , in my old age I could always just sit on it and make "brmm brmm" noises)....

Going back to that fuel cap , I managed to get hold of a locking version , and the lock barrel on the underside of the cap would engage with the rubber top hat to form as good a seal as you are likely to get (about 90% effective).
Leaving an air gap when you fill up helps of course , as modern tank design encourages you to do , filled up almost to the brim once on a boiling hot day and a mile further down the road had fuel forcing it`s way past the cap whilst just riding along - a decent tank breather would have helped in this case , perhaps the leaking cap was the Italian way of providing this...
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Zanes are a Russian plot aided by Daesch.
£ 3000? They were sold off for less than that new here.

Paul
 
Paul Marx said:
Zanes are a Russian plot aided by Daesch.
£ 3000? They were sold off for less than that new here.

Paul
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When you consider Chinese built Japanese 125/250`s cost more it might still be worth the risk , in a strange sort of way I`ve always been curious to find out how bad (or not) they really are.
Willing to write off three grand on a bad deal ? , when you consider the sort of money people throw away on spit and polish Bevels (get some chain lube on the rear wheel rim and knock a grand off it`s value) , and so on I might be willing to take that risk...
Diamantes go for about a grand more , one dealer has a 750S (we`re still talking Zanes obviously) at £7k....As Capt.Mainwairing in Dad`s Army would say "I think you`re entering the realms of fantasy now , Walker".
 
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rocketonarail said:
When you consider Chinese built Japanese 125/250`s cost more it might still be worth the risk , in a strange sort of way I`ve always been curious to find out how bad (or not) they really are.
Willing to write off three grand on a bad deal ? , when you consider the sort of money people throw away on spit and polish Bevels (get some chain lube on the rear wheel rim and knock a grand off it`s value) , and so on I might be willing to take that risk...
Diamantes go for about a grand more , one dealer has a 750S (we`re still talking Zanes obviously) at £7k....As Capt.Mainwairing in Dad`s Army would say "I think you`re entering the realms of fantasy now , Walker".
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I’ve got a Diamanté if you’re really interested...😉
 
Andy J said:
I’ve got a Diamanté if you’re really interested...😉
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Thanks Andy , but due to cash/space considerations it would mean selling on a 4XV R1 , so as Meatloaf says in Paradise By The Dashboard Light , "I`ll sleep on it".
Still do kind of fancy them though...
Tony.
That Club de France leaflet is interesting , I take it that`s 50% off list price? - Blimey...
(Someone once asked me if I ever have trouble with my French - I said No , but the French do)....
 
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rocketonarail said:
That Club de France leaflet is interesting , I take it that`s 50% off list price? - Blimey...
(Someone once asked me if I ever have trouble with my French - I said No , but the French do)....
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Yes, that's 50% off list price, the importer was flogging them. Even then he couldn't get rid of them.
Enzo, the Belgian importer bought most of them.

Paul
 
AndyW said:
Yes, it has been a while since we last invaded France: thanks for the reminder...
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You're kidding. We not only have Mc Donald's and KFC, we now have fish and chips.
There's some places in France where French isn't spoken and where they drink tea! More of an expatriation than an invasion though, unless it's a fifth column.

Paul
 
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