Modern Vespa

Snore. Do better, milano. Obvious troll is obvious.

Having just reviewed his short, but remarkable posting history, i have to ask how is it that he hasn't been given the bum's rush with a bunch of red x's on his backside?

I don't know Wonder Machine, but just based on reading her (and about her) here, I'd trust her with my own kids!

Sounds good

I've only read 2 posts by milano and both times he's picking on a girl.....

That says a lot to me about what type of person milano is.......

Girl? Heh, heh...

WM is a force of nature, an amazon, a badass barrister, a woman... but I wouldn't dare call her a girl. At least, not to her face.

I was on my way home last night when a car driver did something mildly stupid and annoying (I know, I know, stop the presses). The bon mot that sprang to my lips in response?

"Oh, you MOLLUSC!"

No, I don't know either

mollusc that's pretty good

... and actually quite an appropriate comparison - I'm no biologist but I'd guess that the average mollusc is only slightly more aware than most London motorists.

Saw this just now, so amazing stupidity isn't confined to London roads...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-24401099

Was puzzling over this (and reading a bit of the backstory) and it occurred to me that there was a perfect thread to mention it in.

How do you pronounce the word "quixotic"?

quick-sot-ick

good night

I'd also consider kee ot ick.

I second this, even though anyone who starts talking about 'Don Kwixoat' gets short shrift from me. Funny old language, innit?

Yeah, that's the gist of it, I think. Anyone who has had a modest exposure to lit-ra-chur and cult-cha would know how to pronounce Quixote, but a word derived from the character's name seems to be officially accepted by virtually everyone as being pronounced in a manner that the name itself is never to be pronounced.

Weird.

Hi This is a landscape in Don Quixote's , La Mancha, Spain, I shot on my recent tour of Spain on my GTS. Sorry about image size, but in the distance on the ridge are a number of whit windmills, the like of which Don Quixote tilted at. Gass silver machine.

Excellent and timely!

However Spain has moved on since the Don,. This is what the exhibition area in Valencia looks like. It's something like Star Wars/ Gass silver machine

Small shop in Pearl City, Hawaii with big dreams.
I wonder how the name is pronounced there.

An interesting day so far -

I actually rode the BV to Hackney today which made a refreshing change seeing as it's sat in the garage sulking for the last month.

After a delicious breakfast at our favourite coffee shop we rode down to Roman Road Market to meet up with Graham and Stan.
Graham was having his 300 serviced at Scootech and Stan was just being sociable I guess.
We relocated to Scootech to shoot the shit with the Fun Boy Three and while Genie and I took turns to sit on a Lambretta chopper Graham took the "This is what you could have won" out for a test ride. He was quite positive on his return.
Spent the rest of the day pointing at things.

Birreh.

Edit down town Valencia looks more like a generic city in Star Trek

My morning was quite eventful, dragged the GTV out for her annual MOT only to find she wouldn't start despite being on the battery tender and it showing a full charge. Called the AA out via my Carole Nash Insurance Policy and the kind AA made put his power jumper thing onto the battery and punched her into life. Diagnosis, knackered battery. Got her MOT'd ok though with no advisories yet again.

How many years have you had the battery Pepy ?

On the weekend of the 19th/20th of October Genie and I are off to the Spa Francorchamp Racing Circuit in Belgium for the annual 24 hour Citroen 2CV race and if anyone would like to join us you are more than welcome.

It's going to be my 5th visit and Genie's 2nd.

The race is pretty bonkers but if you think that the cars are slow think again.
Most of them have their engines ripped out and replaced with BMW 1200 boxer units then they are modified to the point where you can't really recognise their original form.
I think that the bulkhead and the suspension arms remain untouched but as for the rest of it it's open season.
Even though Spa is notorious for having bad weather every time I've predicted that it will piss down it's remained stubbornly dry and sunny. It really is the best racing circuit in the world and it sits in the middle woody Ardenne Mountains just South of the quaint town of Francorchamp which complement the visage.

Bill X

Good to see you guys today! Bloody SAT Nav decided it was better if I drove through the Roman Road market on the way to scootech today, cue, me saying "sorry erm, sorry" to people browsing for knickers and stuff.... Still a quick spin on "This is what you could have won" turned out to be most enjoyable, and Lawrence has seemed to have done something magical to my scooter while giving her a service, because on the way back up the M11 the poor thing never coughed once..... oh, and BTW, Bill sure does look like Walter White these days..... anybody agree??
Graham

Shame we passed in the night so to speak. would have loved to buy you a beer in valencia where is was so hot.
Your right about the Exhibition area and the museum was well worth the time and money.


all in all I think I could live in Valencia

Bill, it's the original battery, 2007 plate so at least 6 years. 😎
Not too shabby I'd say.

I'm not the racing aficionado that Bill is, but I remember seeing 2CVs race on a UK circuit like Mallory or Donnington years ago, and it was some of the maddest, most entertaining racing I've ever watched....

a lovely visit today with the lads at scootech ... they've recently become a stockist for Macna gear. beautifully made stuff - sadly their women's range is still quite limited, but i find myself coveting a set of their gloves...

we also spent some time admiring this fugly lambretta chop in the workshop. observe the redonculous front forks, and the instrument cluster & headlight cleverly designed to obscure the eyeline of a normally-proportioned rider. points were also awarded for creative use of kitchen and bathroom cable sheathing on the brake lines

i had a go too

I really want to visit the region but I keep being told it's dull apart from the Quixote connection. What did you think of the riding round there? (Lovely photo!)

thought this might be appreciated here, seen at the Ride to the Wall today, no idea what it is but loved it!
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I've pushed the Hendon meet-up back a week to Sun 27 October so Bill and a few others can make the date.

The Event flyer is now up over here -> UK MV Mini Meet - Hendon, London Sun 27 Oct 2013

Sign up on the thread. Who's in?!

I'm going to round up a few new faces that have popped up on MV this summer, several of them London folk.
Can we top the record for the number of riders at a UK MV meet?

Hehehe. That lammy chop suits you Bill. Nice pose.
Hurrah i,m famous at last,well my big fecking dirty mechanic hand is.
Imagine if i worked in airport customs? The drug trafficking rate would take a sharp dive.
Nice to see you again Graham:-)
Mmm lammy chop. Anyone got any mint sauce?

photographing motorsport with an iphone is a bit tricky but i got a few decent shots. taken today at canada heights - a gorgeous day, and some terrific racing

Does anyone in London have one of Didge's rear racks that I could try on my gts with the solo seat?

I've already spoken to Didge and he says some fit and some don't, depending on how padded the seat is (the padding varies...)

That means I probably can't now. Oh well.

Does seem a bit misogynistic. Give a man enough rope...

Remember that horrid "Mexican" restaurant on Naxos? Well, Ardy has taken to just cooking her own, and has quite the touch. Tonight - tacos and Mexican rice

I used my Drift HD170 helmet cam for the first time today during my commute to work. I'd love to post it but I'm not entirely sure all of its legal.....

Good stuff.

I'm working in London tomorrow. Just trying to decide whether to take the train or go on two wheels. Train is winning at the mo.

In other news, I'm getting solar panels installed in a couple of weeks. It's got to be a better return than my savings account.

Daily News:
Local man receives 10 traffic citations after police view a video he posted on a popular Vespa site.

I wonder if it's as...interesting as the Mini that overtook me on today in a 30mph limit with a double mattress and a huge potted plant hanging out of the boot? DUDE NOTHING THAT YOU ARE DOING REMOTELY RESEMBLES A GOOD IDEA.