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Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?

Yes
41 (35.3%)
No
22 (19%)
Maybe
18 (15.5%)
Yes (But I wish I wasn't a Geek)
3 (2.6%)
No (But I wish I was a Geek)
3 (2.6%)
Yes (If only I could integrate my PC and my Bike)
15 (12.9%)
No (I've got a life Looser!)
14 (12.1%)

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Offline DiscoEd

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Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« on: January 22, 2006, 05:27:08 PM »
Come on! Be honest now! ::)

Wouldn't it be interesting to conduct this same poll on a Harley board and then compare the results?

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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2006, 07:18:51 PM »
Yes and proud of it  ;D

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« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2006, 08:41:29 PM »
Cool! maybe this is a bit premature... but so far the Geeks are in the lead! :o

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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2006, 02:56:42 AM »
It got a bit nasty at home the other night. Did a 120 mile round trip out to a local "picturesque seaside resort". Stumbled across half a dozen like minded middle to late middle aged riders and their "molls" with similar interests at a cafe there..They "Ohhed and Ahhed" over the K0, it was a bit of a wank session but it felt good....(please, no comments from Terry)..trouble is, my kids think I'm now some sort of latent homosexual out mixing with sweaty crotched guys smelling of leather and wearing chaps.  It's not true I tell you! 
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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2006, 03:18:15 AM »
T'C'10,
I have exactly the same battle at home, my wife and daughter think I have gone a bit strange in my leather biker trousers and all the gear! perhaps it's the leather chaps and nothing else that I wear that has done it!!?? ;)
I wonder if women's brains are wired differently to ours?

I like to use the modern gadgets for convenience, but I hate technology, I am regressing and only want to ride old bikes, drive old cars, wear old clothes and watch nostalgia programmes on TV!!
« Last Edit: January 23, 2006, 03:20:11 AM by Jim Shea »

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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2006, 07:31:29 AM »
It got a bit nasty at home the other night. Did a 120 mile round trip out to a local "picturesque seaside resort". Stumbled across half a dozen like minded middle to late middle aged riders and their "molls" with similar interests at a cafe there..They "Ohhed and Ahhed" over the K0, it was a bit of a wank session but it felt good....(please, no comments from Terry)..trouble is, my kids think I'm now some sort of latent homosexual out mixing with sweaty crotched guys smelling of leather and wearing chaps.  It's not true I tell you! 

Maybe its because of the "Police Academy" movies.  I'm a geek, but I have seen worse.  Starting to think I'm more of a "Renaissance Man" now, must be getting older. :D

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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2006, 08:48:52 AM »
Geeks dont ride bikes! Well unless it is a moped! As for leather, it has kinda becom associated with gayness!

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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2006, 09:55:35 AM »
jim,you wonder if women are wired different than we are?....bro you need some educatin.
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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2006, 11:31:12 AM »
i'd say... wired and plumbed differently ;)  and, most likely, not even designed by the same design team! 

similar to mac/pc... somewhat compatible due to many new versions over the years but, overall... not really
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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2006, 11:45:44 AM »
 ;D :D ;)
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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2006, 06:07:40 PM »
I'm with you Jim, my bike is 1969, my best car is a 1973, my surfboard is a 1965 malibu and my wristwatch is a wind up 1940's Westclox..I like vintage shirts too..so I cop more grief from the kids, "you'r not going to wear that thing to town are you?"
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« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2006, 06:52:09 PM »
I'm with you Jim, my bike is 1969, my best car is a 1973, my surfboard is a 1965 malibu and my wristwatch is a wind up 1940's Westclox..I like vintage shirts too..so I cop more grief from the kids, "you'r not going to wear that thing to town are you?"

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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2006, 10:28:22 AM »
i was thinking of an IPOD port on the side panel and micro speakers on the handelbars "i hate headphones"

maybe a GPS heads up display

OH and also a thingy to attack the "TAILGATERS" <-- (shameless plug for a different poll)

hummm... i better start working on the Plasma Injection System

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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2006, 04:29:16 PM »
hummm... i better start working on the Plasma Injection System

Man! That just does not sood good! :o

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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2006, 04:51:22 PM »
I'm with Ed, I don't think the brakes would handle it :o

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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2006, 12:55:00 PM »
Not a geek.

Perhaps a Dweeb.
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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2006, 01:50:56 PM »
check it out.
 no carb

plasma vortex intake

http://stream.osen.org/aag/Geet-Final-340.wmv
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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #17 on: January 25, 2006, 01:55:47 PM »
heres another link

http://www.geet-pantone.com/

scroll to the bottom and check out the scooter :)

i wonder if it would work on a SOHC4

hummmm
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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #18 on: February 01, 2006, 08:36:42 AM »
IM SURPRISED THAT YOU GUYS HAVENT COMMENTED ABOUT MY PREVIOUS POSTS..
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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #19 on: February 01, 2006, 09:54:02 AM »
i will,i will,i willl...soon as i have 15 minutes,im gonna check it out,it looks very interesting.
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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #20 on: February 01, 2006, 10:06:22 AM »
We didnt want to encourage you too much!

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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #21 on: February 01, 2006, 10:08:50 AM »
gee thanks,i appreciate your concern ;D
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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #22 on: February 01, 2006, 10:27:55 AM »
I wastalking about jimmy and his plasma ;)

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« Reply #23 on: February 01, 2006, 10:37:51 AM »
I'm gona try it on a 3HP tiller first, then maybe the 550 ;)

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Re: Are You a Geek That Rides a Motorcycle?
« Reply #24 on: February 01, 2006, 11:42:36 AM »
scjim, just another in a series of threats to the oil industry - we'll just ignore it til the guy turns into a doddering, drooling old man squawking about his brilliant invention and wasting 3 dollars a year on gasoline to run his scooter... ;D
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