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Say hello to Patel for me.

I've gone ahead and given my personal phone # to Ian...lol...God knows maybe all I need is a good laugh at the moment...lol...but seriously most of all Im just curious to see what his voice would sound like...But I know he's just to chicken to do so...

I've had this running debate with one of my mates as I am a fan of the new Z650RS retro and he keeps telling me that the old Z650 is a better bike because it is a 4 and I don't agree. More desirable maybe but dynamically a better bike no way. The new bike has modern brakes tyres and suspension, more power and is lighter. Much better bike to live with plus it is not 40 or 50 years old. I do like old Z650's and think they are very cool but my glasses aren't that rose tinted.

Could well have been worn out, CB200's were roundly used and abused back in the day. Not really valued by anyone L platers saw them as a poor second choice and commuters used them as dirt cheap transport.

Why? 185cc in one piston is naturally more torquey than two piston with almost half the size. The twin should be a lot smoother though.

Does anyone know how to register a phone number with multiple Indian call centers at the same time?

My plan for today ....picked up the osb boards yesterday, and will be driving to the rental place to get a lift...and finished off that roof finally.... Heard back from Indian warranty department..Tuesday and they approved the repairs, now they have to order parts..and wait maybe for a couple of weeks more before they come in....the dealer that we are stuck with totally sucks..they carry absolutely no parts ...the place is just to big and to many bike brands are being sold at one location... Have a look and their website and you'll see just what Im talking about..

Do you think the bike was simply worn out...with the paint being faded and all...figure a 200 twin would have a little more spunk than a 185 single ?

No marriage for me is impossible....maybe someday I'll tell you why...lol.

Yes poor Dan hasn't been the same since my last ride state side...he hasn't messaged or called me since then....

Dan will be pissed off.............

Thank you for opening our eyes , your vision is almighty .......

The GS550 and the Z650 were the ' go to ' bikes in my day

Yep, now I’m feeling broken

I just want something like I had back in the day for bimbling about. I had a spiffy red CB200 with a Polaris fairing which was, to be fair, dog shit slow compared to my mates 250's so it had to go. But I have always hankered after another for mooching about on, to ride the same roads that I used to. I thought I could have been on Ch1p's with that fairing given how rare faired bikes were back then. I actually really liked my CB200 as a bike and thought it was cool, which it was after getting off a Suzuki AP50. Nostalgia is a strong pull, I often find myself riding the same route and roads home that I used to when I was a teenager. I often do those routes on my CBF and though it's a stodgy old commuter in modern terms, but it feels like the best bike ever on those routes because it is in a different league to what I rode back then. My Dream bike then was a Suzuki GS550 like a couple of mates had, in direct comparison the CBF is worlds better IMHO.

I feel pity for the ones who are blind and can't see what happening at the moment in time....look outside your windows, Im sure many of you no longer recognize the places where you were born...the world has become a sess pool of evil....

What I was trying to say @Saul was that a mate wanted to swap bikes for a couple of days as he fancied a XL185 like mine. I couldn't believe how slow the CB was compared to my bike , I mean it had an extra cylinder compared to mine. On reflection it may have just been his bike as he wasn't one for servicing , oh and it was the same green as the one in your photo which had faded really badly.

All I know it would be some drive for him to reach this place...but in all honesty if he did...I would welcome him into my home , im sure we would get along just fine , you know those Christians Churchs have been poping around in this area for some time , and are getting more and more popular, has the Catholic religion is decaying and closing down in many towns and cities, heck Im someone with a open mind , and I've been curious to see what its all about , and would probably attend one of his sermon....has I look at the status of the world at this moment and time things aren't well and maybe what everyone needs now is to believe in something.....are youth have become so lost that now this virtual world is real to them..maybe someone needs to pull the plug...

Oh dear You are quite an eloquent drunk though

You're petrol powered cars cant do 180 miles on a tank of fuel? Either they are very uneconomical or have thimbles for tanks My 2l mx5 gets over 300 miles to a tank and thats not exactly economical with its motion potion

Couldn't sleep?

I can get 220 from the tank of my Tracer so quite confident I'd do it on a tank at 80mph.

says David Bailey