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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Oct 15, 2021 20:14:19 GMT
Bournville or Bonneville?
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DefJef
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Post by DefJef on Oct 15, 2021 21:12:48 GMT
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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Oct 16, 2021 3:36:47 GMT
Great thread, starts off about Yamaha Revstar push/pull push/push pot. Moves nicely into chocolate knobs (Bournville) then the curve ball a Triumph motorcycle (Bonneville) and a matching Revstar! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 If only politicians could make these sort of connections 🤔 😂😂😂😂😂
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DefJef
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Due to musical differences I've decided I can't work with myself any more.
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Post by DefJef on Oct 16, 2021 9:41:49 GMT
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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Oct 16, 2021 10:50:53 GMT
Great stuff DefJef 👍 I'll have to try and get the tab for that! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2021 20:06:12 GMT
Love the Revstar guitar line DefJef, but as a avid motorcyclist & cyclist riding regularly for almost 50 contiguous years, I'm all too aware of what the etymological connotation of "Cafe Racer" of yesteryear (last half of the decade of the 1950s through 1960s) meant, and somewhat differently implies contemporaneously today. Hence I could never buy into the pretentious association Yamaha was trying to make with their promotion and advertising of the Revstar. From the outset, it has always seemed a faux romanticised nonsense aimed at Millennials sans the experience hence knowing no better and so buying into the spiel, and still does to me. Regardless, seems to have worked well for the brand both within and outside of their target demographic for the product. But then it does have going for it that the whole range is based upon a wonderfully functional guitar design and aesthetic, config and segment implementation. I'll take the blue RS420 guitar illustrated above sans photoshopped brown scratchguard, but pass on that particular bike. Although I suppose now that my remaining two bikes selected to keep ( '85 RG500Γ & '98 RGV250T) both being older than him/her would be considered 'vintage' by a 20 year old today riding the the latest incarnations from any of the prominent four Japanese or Italian makers, nevertheless having ridden those Brit classics in a time when they weren't and so living the Indian Summer of their relative 'power', (un)reliability, and (relatively) rubbish handling, I'm not into vintage British machines myself. But if I were to indulge myself, it'd be a genuine 1960s era Norton Commando or Triumph Bonneville -if my old bones could cope with the vibration.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2021 22:17:17 GMT
Not in my book according to what a "cafe racer" was then, or now. It's a modern vogue clonish interpretation though. But then I am into semantics as I like my facts = true. The term actually refers to the person, morphed ipso facto with the type of bike, typically a British twin, and symbolic 'uniform' worn by those associated with mentality & behaviours which evolved into a tribal culture. Most likely to be seen on a modified Norton, Triumph, BSA which were the three most prolific popular of that era, with a smattering of Velocettes, Endfields, extant Vincents, Matchless and Ariels thanks to 9 years of the Great Depression, 6 years of war and 15+ years of post war austerity. Always been an aircraft and motorcycles man in my heart of hearts DefJef . To me cars predominantly represent a means of transport, for which I am most appreciative of their reliability, convenience and comfort in all weathers and conditions. Current town car is a relatively unexciting white Renault Koleos, & we love everything about it especially appreciative of its CVT, cruise control, climate control & GPS. Just wish it had true 'autodrive' including autosteer & autobrake LOL. One day perhaps? Although I can appreciate tech, performance & acknowledge driving skills and particularly beautiful aesthetics (I owned a 2 litre twin cam Pininfarina Spyder for a while when I was living in the USA -same condition, colour and trim as this image), in terms of sheer exhilaration I find them dull in comparison with the challenge and joy/thrill of riding a motorcycle. I'm sure driving an F1 wouldn't be if having the the extraordinary ability to drive them on a track and as intended, but then I'm never likely too nor was ever motivated to pursue even the accessible sport class in 4 wheelers. Similarly boating even with the means and opportunity. I'm in my element most comfortable either in the air or on two wheels. Never imagined either transposed into a guitar. Arguably right brain deficient here, admittedly.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2021 22:34:10 GMT
Never a "failure" if doing what you love to do DefJef. Perhaps a disappointment to others' expectations, but that's their cross to bear. Although coming from a tough to get there background myself, I figured out by the time I was in the final years of adolescence, that it was important to pursue my passion and make it my job for me to have any hope of achieving contentment in work where we spend a significant part of the hours of our life, and which most of us have to do to put bread on the table and a roof over out heads.
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