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Originally Posted by Adam I'm thinking the fur is more absorbent when their bag's split. and the plastic bib thingy must channel the dribble down ...

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I'm thinking the fur is more absorbent when their bag's split.

and the plastic bib thingy must channel the dribble down into the absorbent area................... ingenious.

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and the plastic bib thingy must channel the dribble down into the absorbent area................... ingenious.

Now you mention it.....

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Cue:
"But, but I wouldn't have got it it all let alone fitted it, and raved about it if someone hadn't been selling it as a job lot.

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Yet he seemed to know the Touratat catalogue inside out.JB - at five paces Funners' kit looks very Beemer-ish.

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JB - at five paces Funners' kit looks very Beemer-ish.

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11-11-08, 22:14	#35 (permalink)
Bigyin Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,715 Casino cash: £212298 Thanks: 14 Thanked: 15/15	Re: GS adventure owners The twat suit looks better but thats probably just down to the fat twat wearing the Revitt gear Popped in with Sam to mottorad in Norwich to have a little look at potential next bike and the sales bloke did mention the brake fix when i brought up all the old 1200 issues which he seemed quite keen to point out arent the issue on the new ones
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Popped in with Sam to mottorad in Norwich to have a little look at potential next bike and the sales bloke did mention the brake fix when i brought up all the old 1200 issues which he seemed quite keen to point out arent the issue on the new ones

Bwaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!

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Bwaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!

He wasnt quite sure how to deal with me when i started listing your problems with your old 1200 and changed his approach when it became apparent i wasnt a novice to all things GS related.

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He wasnt quite sure how to deal with me when i started listing your problems with your old 1200 and changed his approach when it became apparent i wasnt a novice to all things GS related.

Mine was an exceptional pile of pish tho to be fair.

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Mine was an exceptional pile of pish tho to be fair.

Aye, but always good to use as a reference point against shiny BMW sales blokes

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The old beemers were expensive compared to most bikes until it came to reliability when that unseen extra price showed itself. Reading these issues on the modern ones why on earth do you buy them.

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No bad thing, trust me.

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