heh heh. Yah I never had the bannana seat, but I see what you mean. I would never (knowingly) buy one. And I don't want my world sideways, upsidedown or rolling. Unless it was done knowingly. --- ;^) Neil.
On 4/14/07, monte merrick <montemerrick@speakeasy.net> wrote: > > On 14 Apr 2007, , at 09:24, neil wrote: > > > btw, how does one accurately ID if a tire is a retread? > > > > you are standing on the side of the road, > next to your rig > one of the four tires looks like a cheetah slick > on the back of your twenty-inch > stingray (5 speed, banana seat, > mid size sissy bar) > the tire is still holding air > and > in your left hand > like an apple skin > or yard goods > that cant wait to > become sandals > is a seven foot > long piece of tread > or your driving down the highway and suddenly > BANG and the steering lurches hard in > your hand and then the world > in the windshield tips up on its side and then > sickeningly goes over and > over > again and what comes next > no one knows no matter what they > say. > > > >
-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. |
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