exeter show

[chrisu]

Ralph sorry I missed you. But it was good to talk with Noel and Jam. The show was not really over brilliant. I do not really understand why at a bike show people are selling Samurai Swords and Jewellery ?!?

Maybe we should have stand next year ??

I have to say I agree with you 150%

It's a personal thing of mine, but I really dislike the use of violence or pseudo violence as an icon associated with bikes and bikers. The back patch clubs have a lot to answer for. Many are criminals who try to justify their despicable life style. When I was a youngster I emulated the patch club image, until I truly understood what they stood for.
I am pretty non-conformist as most bikers are to a greater or lesser degree. I saw the tables of weaponry for sale at the show and tried to kid myself I hadn't seen it - what the fuck has a shite load of potentially dangerous, even deadly, weapons got to do with bikes? grrrr I'll tell you what - FUCK ALL!! A name that puts me right off the bikes is Street Fighters - I hate and loathe the connotation with urban violence which is at epidemic proportions in certain areas of this country with youngsters thinking that it's cool to carry knives and guns - It's not. I just wish to God someone would come up with a more descriptive name for these bikes - got no issues with the bikes ... just the name. Sorry for the rant

Ralph - calm down - think of your blood pressure..........

[Big John]

Ralph, whats the Bell helmet like? Is it an M4? Been looking at a M5X to replace the Roof Boxer.

[phil churchett]

Ralph sorry I missed you. But it was good to talk with Noel and Jam. The show was not really over brilliant. I do not really understand why at a bike show people are selling Samurai Swords and Jewellery ?!?

Maybe we should have stand next year ??

I have to say I agree with you 150%

It's a personal thing of mine, but I really dislike the use of violence or pseudo violence as an icon associated with bikes and bikers. The back patch clubs have a lot to answer for. Many are criminals who try to justify their despicable life style. When I was a youngster I emulated the patch club image, until I truly understood what they stood for.
I am pretty non-conformist as most bikers are to a greater or lesser degree. I saw the tables of weaponry for sale at the show and tried to kid myself I hadn't seen it - what the fuck has a shite load of potentially

dangerous, even deadly, weapons got to do with bikes? grrrr I'll tell you what - FUCK ALL!! A name that puts me right off the bikes is Street Fighters - I hate and loathe the connotation with urban violence which is at epidemic proportions in certain areas of this country with youngsters thinking that it's cool to carry knives and guns - It's not. I just wish to God someone would come up with a more descriptive name for these bikes - got no issues with the bikes ... just the name. Sorry for the rant

With you guys on this, if it's a bike show, it should be exactly that, not a place for people to sell dodgy goods that would be more at home at a car boot sale. I guess the organisers would argue that at least they are filling stand space.
Incidentally, those that did attend the show, if you feel strongly enough about it, send the organisers an e-mail. Be interested to see what their reply is.

[Pigford]

Its that old cliche 'pigeon hole' stereo-typical image us humans are good at......

We are all guilty of putting labels on things.....

But, as you say.... that HELLS ANGEL image thing is soooooooo dated

[paul doran]

Ralph sorry I missed you. But it was good to talk with Noel and Jam. The show was not really over brilliant. I do not really understand why at a bike show people are selling Samurai Swords and Jewellery ?!?

Maybe we should have stand next year ??

I have to say I agree with you 150%

It's a personal thing of mine, but I really dislike the use of violence or pseudo violence as an icon associated with bikes and bikers. The back patch clubs have a lot to answer for. Many are criminals who try to justify their despicable life style. When I was a youngster I emulated the patch club image, until I truly understood what they stood for.
I am pretty non-conformist as most bikers are to a greater or lesser degree. I saw the tables of weaponry for sale at the show and tried to kid myself I hadn't seen it - what the fuck has a shite load of potentially dangerous, even deadly, weapons got to do with bikes? grrrr I'll tell you what - FUCK ALL!! A name that puts me right off the bikes is Street Fighters - I hate and loathe the connotation with urban violence which is at epidemic proportions in certain areas of this country with youngsters thinking that it's cool to carry knives and guns - It's not. I just wish to God someone would come up with a more descriptive name for these bikes - got no issues with the bikes ... just the name. Sorry for the rant

I met a few of these assholes over here a few years ago brave men in gang's but on their own total wimps
about time they had their asses kicked

[RALPHARAMA]

Ralph, whats the Bell helmet like? Is it an M4? Been looking at a M5X to replace the Roof Boxer.

It's an M1 Tracker, with composite shell. Probably a step down from my top of the range Arai, but on the basis I touched down with my Arai with my slide with the FJ, it's probably safer. I hope I never find out for sure. I really can't put any more than I did on my long suffering credit card.

[shrekward]

Interesting point that Chrisu puts across on both the weaponry and the title "Streetfighters".
Have never given either much thought until I read his piece up above, and I have to agree how right he is.
I will be more aware now and have stopped buying the "Stre*******ers" mag as it is so repetative and boring.
As for a new name for them? Well surely they should be simply called "Street Bitza's" !!!!!!.
My own bike is just that, a load of bits put together to make an object that looks similar to what the magazine is portraying

[RALPHARAMA]

Interesting point that Chrisu puts across on both the weaponry and the title "Streetfighters".
Have never given either much thought until I read his piece up above, and I have to agree how right he is.
I will be more aware now and have stopped buying the "Stre*******ers" mag as it is so repetative and boring.
As for a new name for them? Well surely they should be simply called "Street Bitza's" !!!!!!.
My own bike is just that, a load of bits put together to make an object that looks similar to what the magazine is portraying

I think you'll find that was my rant Shreky

[shrekward]

Sorry Ralphy, of course it was!
Was just having a Blonde (with Grey) moment!

[chrisu]

Interesting point that Chrisu puts across on both the weaponry and the title "Streetfighters".
Have never given either much thought until I read his piece up above, and I have to agree how right he is.
I will be more aware now and have stopped buying the "Stre*******ers" mag as it is so repetative and boring.
As for a new name for them? Well surely they should be simply called "Street Bitza's" !!!!!!.
My own bike is just that, a load of bits put together to make an object that looks similar to what the magazine is portraying

I think you'll find that was my rant Shreky

quite right too - it wasn't me having a 'blood pressure moment'.......

[Pigford]

I think a name is just that, a NAME/LABEL..... STREETFIGHTER Sticx & stones.

If they called them "Hard-Bikes" some small minded do-gooder would complain about it being a sexual reference

Its more that the un-initiated panic when they don't understand what a modified bike is.... even if called a streetfighter

As for the large knives, monster boots, tassled panniers, back rests... Dodgy & naff, but someone must buy that sh*te

Get real, anyone interested in bikes has a good chance of being categorized as a roughy/toughy GREASER type

Don't bovver me that much.... I just glance at it, then move on to the next stall
I think this country has enuff of a 'Big Bruvver' attitude to start saying whats for sale, when & where... even if it does offend a few.
Time to lighten up and deal with it..... Disco's have drugs..

[RALPHARAMA]

I had a problem with the Old Gurl tonight, where she was missing badly under 5000revs and as I was following CB on her little Yammy I'd have had to stay in first to follow her all the way to the White Post.

When we got back I dropped all the float bowls and followed Jams advice after her go on his Dyno - upped the main jets to 112.5 and opened the pilots by 3/4 of a turn. Took a while and burned my puds, but using stainless cap screws on the float bowls I was able to do the who procedure with out taking the carbs off

Took her for a quick wizz up the lane and she felt a whole heap better

Nice one Jam.

[Big John]

Ralph, whats the Bell helmet like? Is it an M4? Been looking at a M5X to replace the Roof Boxer.

It's an M1 Tracker, with composite shell. Probably a step down from my top of the range Arai, but on the basis I touched down with my Arai with my slide with the FJ, it's probably safer. I hope I never find out for sure. I really can't put any more than I did on my long suffering credit card.

Ralph I bit the bullet and bought the Bell M5X, turns out it was from the same people you got your leathers and helmet from "Gorgeous Bikes" in the Kings Road.