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Author Topic: Old Bloke in Cronulla  (Read 1100 times)

Offline Graeme

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Old Bloke in Cronulla
« on: July 13, 2012, 10:19:20 PM »
Interesting.

I left my Bike at Caringbah Motorcycles (Sydney) for a bit while I went off shopping. I was told about a conversation by a third party that went something like this:- "Who owns the R65?" reply, "An old bloke who lives in Cronulla."

Now, I have not seen another bike like mine in Cronulla, but I'm keeping my eye out.
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Offline Bob_Roller

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Re: Old Bloke in Cronulla
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2012, 10:34:20 PM »
Getting old sucks, doesn't it !!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I'm 5 weeks from turning 56 .
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Re: Old Bloke in Cronulla
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2012, 10:51:02 PM »
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I'm 5 weeks from turning 56  

If you look ahead 5 weeks at a time you're just a new kid.  I just look forward to waking up in the morning, anything after that is icying on the cake.......... LOL


I was thinking about dropping my subscription to the "Airhead Magazine" if they don't stop sending it to me with all those pictures of white haired folk, .... most depressing
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Re: Old Bloke in Cronulla
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2012, 12:20:08 PM »
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weeks  

Bob, I turned 56 last October.  I try not to think about it.  ;)

When my teenaged daughter says I'm ancient I tell her that only the really smart ones get to be this old.  

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Re: Old Bloke in Cronulla
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2012, 12:57:12 PM »
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... I was thinking about dropping my subscription to the "Airhead Magazine" if they don't stop sending it to me with all those pictures of white haired folk, .... most depressing

There's always the links to Burning Man. I'm just saying...

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Re: Old Bloke in Cronulla
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2012, 02:05:55 PM »
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There's always the links to Burning Man. I'm just saying...

I'm about 3-4 years older than the Burning Man crowd, can't identify with them............I was fight'n the war while they were F'ng on the streets of San Francisco

Not right or wrong, we're just different.
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1984 BMW R65LS "Herr Head"
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1980 R65
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ZX-11

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Re: Old Bloke in Cronulla
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2012, 09:40:26 AM »
It's said there are three ages of man:
1) Youth
2) Middle age
3) "You're looking well"

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Re: Old Bloke in Cronulla
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2012, 03:59:02 AM »
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Interesting.

I left my Bike at Caringbah Motorcycles (Sydney) for a bit while I went off shopping. I was told about a conversation by a third party that went something like this:- "Who owns the R65?" reply, "An old bloke who lives in Cronulla."

Now, I have not seen another bike like mine in Cronulla, but I'm keeping my eye out.
When i lived in Sydney i bought my service items from them, plugs, filters, i remember one plug they sold me was a dud i put the old one back in & all was good. Gee i miss a R65 its been 1yr since ive seen it (its back in sydney, dads house)
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