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by :FI:WillieOFS
Fri Oct 29, 2010 3:53 am
Forum: Off-Topics
Topic: The hero in a kilt who tackled a Panzer division on his own!
Replies: 2
Views: 1490

The hero in a kilt who tackled a Panzer division on his own!

(and then accepted the surrender of 23,000 German soldiers) By Tony Rennell The undercover British officer crept silently through the bushes, his tartan kilt a bizarre form of dress for a man who did not want to be conspicuous. Then he stopped to take in the awesome might of the enemy. Through the g...
by :FI:WillieOFS
Sun Oct 10, 2010 5:53 pm
Forum: Off-Topics
Topic: Oh, feck off!
Replies: 3
Views: 1740

Re: Oh, feck off!

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My hero!!
by :FI:WillieOFS
Fri Oct 08, 2010 12:56 am
Forum: Off-Topics
Topic: Hey Macca
Replies: 2
Views: 1268

Hey Macca

Check out this gent's work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXqViHK0MEk

He hand crafts some magnificent reproductions.

He's a fellow countryman of yours too.
by :FI:WillieOFS
Wed Oct 06, 2010 1:42 am
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Topic: Hey Stu
Replies: 10
Views: 3000

Re: Hey Stu

A Hardly Ableson of MODERN mfr??
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by :FI:WillieOFS
Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:03 am
Forum: Off-Topics
Topic: Hey Stu
Replies: 10
Views: 3000

Re: Hey Stu

First came BRITISH bikes like the BROUGH SUPERIOR!! First ever to do a "ton" reliably off the showroom floor!! BSA, Matchless, HRD and a herd of other magnificently complex and utterly beautiful machines. Here's a Hardly-Ableson for ya Vin.. A 1947 "FL" (74ci) that I used to clat...
by :FI:WillieOFS
Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:52 pm
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Topic: Hey Stu
Replies: 10
Views: 3000

Re: Hey Stu

You want REAL road burning, smooth running, time travel?
Get one of these.
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They're AWESOME!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc
by :FI:WillieOFS
Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:53 pm
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Topic: Hey Stu
Replies: 10
Views: 3000

Hey Stu

The kid's '67 Fairlane and my new '79 Wing. This thing is water cooled, horizontally opposed, pretty much vibration free and I can actually SEE STUFF in the mirrors!! Kind of fun too. Just ran a half tank of gas through it blasting across town and back. I'm beginning to like it. http://i658.photobuc...
by :FI:WillieOFS
Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:18 pm
Forum: Off-Topics
Topic: Vietnam anyone?
Replies: 13
Views: 3251

Re: Vietnam anyone?

Already been there..

Still paying the price for "Agent Orange".
by :FI:WillieOFS
Fri Aug 27, 2010 2:38 am
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Topic: Hey Stu
Replies: 1
Views: 1037

Hey Stu

Went for a ride the other day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nrMQ3QwyPo

Gives "wingin' it" a new perspective.. :shock:


That AIN'T me BTW.. Mine aren't that big....... :oops:
by :FI:WillieOFS
Thu Aug 26, 2010 2:05 am
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Topic: Finally, Some Rain!
Replies: 7
Views: 2134

Re: Finally, Some Rain!

Union? LMAO!! I werk for the gubmint. Ah'm heah to help you............. :p Fortunately for me, I don't have to do much in the heat. (unless the air conditioner goes out in my truck). I'm too fat and old to enjoy that any more. My job entails inspecting the work that various low bid contractors do f...
by :FI:WillieOFS
Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:19 am
Forum: Off-Topics
Topic: Finally, Some Rain!
Replies: 7
Views: 2134

Re: Finally, Some Rain!

:FI:Ardmore wrote:Meanwhile here in Scotland "finally the Sun". :) 8)





Vin
You can have some of ours. It was 109°F where I was working this afternoon.

Officially it was 106°F. Made me feel a LOT better when I heard on the radio it was only 106°. #-o
by :FI:WillieOFS
Fri Aug 20, 2010 2:59 am
Forum: Off-Topics
Topic: Sturgis
Replies: 13
Views: 3120

Re: Sturgis

you KNOW it's just gonna be the guys. Til the girls take your toys and go riding................... :badgrin: That is one of the nice things about owning and operating a kick only, ball busting, teeth jarring, rigid POS. It keeps the girls at a distance. :p Ain't too worried about wrenching on a ri...
by :FI:WillieOFS
Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:49 am
Forum: Off-Topics
Topic: Sturgis
Replies: 13
Views: 3120

Re: Sturgis

Sorry Stu, I don't do "trailer week" in Stoogis. Beautiful country up there. Ride up there and rattle around and enjoy the hospitality and the scenery BEFORE the clowns get there. Trust me on this one. ;) Oh, BTW. I'm a WING-nut now. I inherited a '79 Honda Gold Wing.... :oops: It's been s...