What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?

[Paul Marx]

It is old Dutch/vlaams and has to do with the fishing community, the best translation I could come up with is in French:

Refuge des pécheurs, priez pour nous.

En mémoire/souvenir de Monsieur ....

Et Madame....

sa deuxième épouse (literalement: ménagère/housewife)

Thanks.
Not very far from the sea, but nonetheless. Around 30 km.
This part of the country, like a lot of Holland is below sea level and Volckerinckhove where we had lunch is near the canals and marshes of Watten. Maybe that's the reference.

The Germans flooded the region by opening the sluice gates in 1944, very much like they did in Holland.

Paul

 

[Paul Marx]

It is old Dutch/vlaams and has to do with the fishing community, the best translation I could come up with is in French:

Refuge des pécheurs, priez pour nous.

En mémoire/souvenir de Monsieur ....

Et Madame....

sa deuxième épouse (literalement: ménagère/housewife)

I'm an idiot.
Pêcheur is a fisherman, but also a sinner.
I think that the second would apply.
Paul

 

[martymoose]

120 jota side stand failure. See if a gusset will stop it from bending again

 

[Beucars]

I'm an idiot.
Pêcheur is a fisherman, but also a sinner.
I think that the second would apply.
Paul

Yes, you are most probably right! I also couldn't match the fisherman part. I tried to look it up but didn't find more info. Thanks Paul!
Jeroen

 

[PeterJansens]

Absolutely, "sondaeren" is (very) old Dutch/Flemish for "zondaars", which translates to sinners.

 

[Paul Marx]

Absolutely, "sondaeren" is (very) old Dutch/Flemish for "zondaars", which translates to sinners.

Thank you Peter.

 

[Exmoor beast]

I'm an idiot.
Pêcheur is a fisherman, but also a sinner.
I think that the second would apply.
Paul

And Spark plug is Candle….one to remember come birthday time..

 

[piranha-bro2]

And Spark plug is Candle….one to remember come birthday time..

same in italiano - candela

 

[Exmoor beast]

same in italiano - candela

I thought that was Thrush? I could go into a chemist and come out with a B8ES!

 

[Paul Marx]

And Spark plug is Candle….one to remember come birthday time..

For ladies, it's candelabra.
Paul

 

[general_piffle]

For ladies, it's candelabra.
Paul

You French and your language feminines and masculines, I sincerely hope that in the current climate a third linguistic strand of 'theys/thems' isn't developed to appease those of a more delicate disposition.

 

[PeterJansens]

For ladies, it's candelabra.
Paul

.....because they firmly hold the candles?

 

[Max]

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You French and your language feminines and masculines, I sincerely hope that in the current climate a third linguistic strand of 'theys/thems' isn't developed to appease those of a more delicate disposition.

i the Germans beat everyone to that.

 

[TeddyG]

Went to a local bike show- my 750 is behind the silver Suzuki

 

[Paul Marx]

You French and your language feminines and masculines, I sincerely hope that in the current climate a third linguistic strand of 'theys/thems' isn't developed to appease those of a more delicate disposition.

It is.
To be honest, the lack of a neutral in French is a pain.
And I can understand the ladies finding that the fact the masculine always dominates the feminine grammatically to be agressive.
Paul

 

[Schurminater]

Went to a local bike show- my 750 is behind the silver Suzuki

That wasn't the one at Oaks Park Teddy? (Oregon Vintage)

 

[chrisk]

It is.
To be honest, the lack of a neutral in French is a pain.
And I can understand the ladies finding that the fact the masculine always dominates the feminine grammatically to be agressive.
Paul

Aussie sheilas love a bit of masculinity, they love it when we say “Onya back bitch”

 

[Paul Marx]

Aussie sheilas love a bit of masculinity, they love it when we say “Onya back bitch”

That's your missionary heritage.
Paul

 

[Alexb83]

Soldered some cable ends. Fitted up new throttle.
Added some bar end mirrors after bodging together securing arrangement from some MV spares.
Went to start it and set idle/play around with pump settings but was defeated by a flat battery, probably from testing the new switch gear. Onto the optimate she goes

 

[Charley]

What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
Bugger!