belfastguzzi Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 this isn't going too well EDIT I could be wrong, but Jaap seems to have attempted to de-rail this thread by introducing a 'Joanie' who, without any evidence to the contrary, appears to have no connection to the world of motorcycles. (Of course, this thread started by accident – but that doesn't matter now. It's here. It needs respect. ) C'mon folks, remember this is a motorbike forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 this isn't going too well 61455[/snapback] I enjoyed the concept though I didn't really know all the 'Joans'. Just one more look at Joan Jett and I recognize my vixen of a Sport. Oh, she's lusty and nasty and wants me. Good thing she bonks for fuel and oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastguzzi Posted September 28, 2005 Author Share Posted September 28, 2005 I enjoyed the concept though I didn't really know all the 'Joans'. Just one more look at Joan Jett and I recognize my vixen of a Sport. Oh, she's lusty and nasty and wants me. Good thing she bonks for fuel and oil. 61473[/snapback] You're a Moderator – you should be deleting this post, not adding to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastguzzi Posted September 28, 2005 Author Share Posted September 28, 2005 oh well, might as well get into the spirit of things and vote anyway. Law and order has gone to pot. No, not that pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 She's getting the votes though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Barrett Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 vote cast , though can't tell you which, secret ballot <_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 You are still more organised than the bloody government, Belfast! Though not by much..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastguzzi Posted September 28, 2005 Author Share Posted September 28, 2005 ok then might as well make this the thread for all the other Joans Here are only 3 of them: There is the admirable Joan Calder who has written a one-act play called The Motor Bike with a full cast: 2 actors consisting of 1 female and 1 male Synopsis:A large black tombstone dominates the set where Helen and her motorbike-crazy boyfriend Jim have come for a picnic. But Helen is enraged when Jim gives all his attention to motor bikes and none to her. Then there's Joan Claybrook Quote: "...when she was DOT head - she had, it was rumored, a project hoping to require seatbelts and pressure-sensitive seat switches on MOTORCYCLES. By god as a biker I was very worried about this. If you weren't on the seat and buckled in the motor would not start. Her idea was killed when CYCLE mag published a hilarious story about a guy who tried out one of these bikes. Seems he was riding down in New Mexico, on some desert and deserted highway, when he swerved to miss a dead dog in the road, and ran his bike down into a culvert and fell over. He was un-hurt, but the culvert sides were sandy and he couldn't ride the bike back up, and was threatened with being trapped in the desert in the middle of nowhere with no one in sight. After an hour or so of failures he realized he needed to run alongside the bike - if any of you ever did dirt biking you know this trick - guiding the bike up the hill by running along it. Of course the seat belt and seat switch, not to mention some experimental training wheels were an obstacle since he couldn't be both running beside the bike and sitting on it at the same time. Brainstorm. And there, in moments, was the dead dog, strapped onto the seat of the bike, providing both weight and an object to be sensed by the seat belt retractor. Unfortunately when the bike, ridden by the strapped-on dead dog, cleared the top of the culvert the biker slipped and fell, and the bike took off down the highway, teetering on its training wheels, and you know how long and straight are those New Mexico roads. The bike was last seen heading for Laredo and the biker was left hoofing it into town." hmmmmmmm......... and this, clearly, is Mark and Joan in the Badlands – Guzzi'Fatboy'Rider will be wanting to correspond with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Jaap Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 On the other side of the spectrum: Joanie, Richie's sister in Happy Days, springs to mind: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastguzzi Posted September 28, 2005 Author Share Posted September 28, 2005 On the other side of the spectrum: Joanie, Richie's sister in Happy Days, springs to mind: 61536[/snapback] You may be stretching the biking connection to breaking point. Did she have a particular experience, , or affect the world of biking in any way or did she just happen to 'spring to mind' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badmotogoozer Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 She was boffing Fonzie on his Triumph. Rj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuzziHutch Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 I Married Joan. There's your winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Jaap Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 She was boffing Fonzie on his Triumph. Rj 61545[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastguzzi Posted September 28, 2005 Author Share Posted September 28, 2005 She was boffing Fonzie on his Triumph. Rj 61545[/snapback] Crikey! Unsafe Boffer Designs There are several classes of weapons that are not recommended for use in lightest touch combat. The ultimate decision on whether a weapon can be used at a practice or event should be made by the Head Marshal. I strongly advise against allowing individuals to fight with weapons that are generally considered unsafe if they demonstrate that they can fight safely with them. *Someone is bound to pick up the unsafe weapon and hurt someone with it. In general, it's simply fairer to not make exceptions for certain individuals. The weaponry that has traditionally been banned are punch daggers and morning stars, or flails. * I think they've got JRT in mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badmotogoozer Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 I'm sure Fonzie's "boffer" fell in the "accepted as safe" length range of 1" - 6'6". Although I question the safety of a 6 foot boffer... Just as I question BFG's sanity... Rj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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