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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: SteveC#222 on July 15, 2016, 05:03:52 PM

Title: It's all in a name....
Post by: SteveC#222 on July 15, 2016, 05:03:52 PM: Coming home this evening I saw one of the rarest sights in motorcycling!!....A Herd of Water Buffaloes!! :o.....

....in other words about 10 immaculate Suzuki GT750's - AKA 'The Water Buffalo' or 'The Kettle' - one after another.. I'm sure many of us are old enough to remember those!! ;)

It got me thinking, any other collective names for groups of particular bikes we can think of? ( mercyless Mickey taking actively encouraged!)

I'll start the ball rolling...how about..

A Fester of Plastic Maggots? ( CX500)..off you go...
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Post by: manxie on July 15, 2016, 05:13:25 PM: Ah, the Kettle, never had one but would love one!!

http://rocket-garage.blogspot.com/2016/06/suzuki-gt-750-wasserbuffel.html

I have an MZ ES250/2, I think they named them "iron pig" or "the TV lamp" due to its lovely headlamp design :(
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Post by: guest1247 on July 15, 2016, 06:41:39 PM: Ok Steve, You started this ball rolling... Here are some collective nouns / phrases .... and yes, tongue is firmly in cheek !!
A "boring normality" of Honda's ... Enough said ...
A "mortgage" of Bimota's ...
An "expedition" of Tenere's ... Just for you Steve ...
A "museum" of Royal Enfields ... Not missing out Tim ...
An "asylum" of CCM's ... You really must be mad ... I was once ..!!!
A "vanity-box" of Harley-Davidson's ... Only if complete with hand-tooled leather tool-roll nailed to front mudguard ( not fender!)
And finally... A "catwalk" of Ducati's ... along with matching male models, dressed in branded one-piece leather cat-suits !!!
Now gentlemen, remember this mickey taking was encouraged... Regards, Tony
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Post by: Moto63 on July 16, 2016, 08:19:45 AM: Hee hee, some good ones on that last post Tony. You really need to get more ;) ;) ;) I know the common knick name for the CX was plastic maggot but I once heard someone say it reminded him of a squatting frog. Since that day (many moons ago) that's all I can think of whenever I see one or even hear them mentioned
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Post by: JOOLZ on July 16, 2016, 08:41:23 AM: Always fancied a GT750, once saw an amazing one with a tuned engine in a Harris frame
Title: Re: It's all in a name....
Post by: SteveC#222 on July 16, 2016, 09:01:35 AM: I think you'll find Tony that the collective name for Harleys is either a 'Sterness or Suffering of Harleys'

I mean, when was the last time you saw a Harley rider look happy?....mind you it's hard to tell behind the obligatory shades and beard! ;)
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Post by: CrazyFrog on July 18, 2016, 08:30:36 AM: How about a breakdown of Jawas, and a ding of MZ's? ;D
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Post by: mthee on July 18, 2016, 09:55:11 AM: A "(mid-life) crisis" of adventure bikes?
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Post by: Smithy on July 18, 2016, 08:41:59 PM: I would like to add;

A pipe-smoker of BMWs (and no I don't)
A chiropractor of sports bikes
A punk of rat bikes

The only self generated term I know of is that Goldwing owners refer to their rallies as wing-dings.

Ian
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Post by: johnr on July 18, 2016, 09:36:04 PM: a pride of kats,,,,

(actually, thats not mine, the katana club owners club mag is called the pride.)
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Post by: SteveC#222 on July 18, 2016, 10:09:19 PM: I was thinking

...a rattle of Cossacks..

.......a haze of MZ's.....

..........a fog of Jawas....

.........a styling* of Scooters ....

(* I can't think of any other hair drier jokes!)
Title: Re: It's all in a name....
Post by: johnr on July 18, 2016, 10:15:39 PM: a coop of bantams?
a nightmare of superdreams?
a nursery of cubs?
Title: Re: It's all in a name....
Post by: johnr on July 18, 2016, 10:18:34 PM: a 'squeezing' of le-mans?

a 'do yer think' of jotas,,,,,,,,,,, say it.....?

a 'what the' of exups, (but only in yorkshire)

i'll get mi coat......
Title: Re: It's all in a name....
Post by: Steve Lake on July 19, 2016, 09:41:21 PM: a thunder of thumpers
a skip of C90's
an armoury of Enfield

Nurse.... bring my tablets please.....
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Post by: timbo on July 19, 2016, 09:51:12 PM: Very good, keep up the good work :D
Title: Re: It's all in a name....
Post by: SteveC#222 on July 19, 2016, 10:13:42 PM: Quote from: SteveL on July 19, 2016, 09:41:21 PM

a skip of C90's

Do you know how much they fetch these days!! :o

£300 for a rough wreck
£600 for a rough runner
£900 for a decent one
£1200+ for a really clean one!!

I use to buy one each winter for £50 to use as a winter bike!!! :o :o