[cruiz-euro]

Harley copied De Dion - Buton. Well well well. I always knew Harley was a rip off although I did not realize the copied also the 1-cyl engine. The V-2 concept was also dreamed up by the frenchies. Yes, the same people you guys despise for their stubborn lack of support for the freedom fries. Plus the fact they have 35 hour working week and they spend their whole time on sidewalk cafees drinking red wine and bonking their good looking women. I wonder if this was mentioned in the HD 100 year celebrations.



- cruiz-euro

 

[Buzglyd]

I think Al Gore invented the first motorcycle.

 

[21684]

Get Al Franken's book you shiite for brains. This will clear your head of the fog you apparently live in.

 

[Buzglyd]

Excuse me brainiac (thanks for the personal insults by the way), but when I'm searching for political information (B.A. Political Science here), I generally don't read books authored by comedians.



And no I don't listen to Rush Limbaugh either.



And lighten up. It was a joke. Al did claim to "take the lead on that" when referring to the internet.

 

[1163]

Haven't been hearing much from you lately Buzglyd but at least when you speak up it's generally a funny one-liner. This one cracked me up. Now 'Rush' back to work and be quiet.

 

[Buzglyd]

Well I was taken to the woodshed for "Goreing" one of the left's sacred cows.



I've been living in airplanes lately so my one liners are reserved for the unsuspecting passenger seated next to me.

 

[Buzglyd]

Then Mrs. Honda requested he build a lawn mower and man's Sunday afternoons were ruined forever.



Evil Bittch.

 

[Buzglyd]

They announced that right before the Elton freaking John concert to warm up the crowd.

 

[seruzawa]

Hey, get with the program, Buz! Get Franken's book! And then while you're at it get a couple more books in a similar vein. I recommend:



Hitlary's "It takes a Village Idiot"



and



Albore's "Earth in the Lurch" (it's even more hilarious than anything Franken ever did).





All three are excellent works of fantasy! Each even outdoes any modern colllege economics textbook.



Or you could simply shortcircuit the whole process and get the book that started them all, by the grandfather of the modern "Progressive" movement, "Das Kapital".

 

[Buzglyd]

Then after that you can watch one of those unbiased "documentaries" from Michael Moore.



Now that's an education!

 

[SmokeU]

I crashed my airplane last night, but I didn't get hurt since I was 50 feet from the impact zone. Dammed radio controlled planes are a biatch to fly in heavy winds.

 

[39970]

Come on Glide, that was funny.

 

[33129]

Get it right Buzglyd. Al Gore invented the lawnmower.

 

[33129]

I hope you live in California and therefore have the opportunity to vote for the entertainer of your choice. And would it bunch yer shorts to know that G. Jordan Liddy is a friend of Al Franken?

 

[mscuddy]

The "first Motorcycle" was not a motorcycle, but a tricycle. It was built by Gottlieb Daimler in 1885 to showcase a new design, the "otto cycle" 4 stroke engine.



The frame was made of oak, belt driven, with an engine that incorporated an atmospheric intake valve and hot-tube ignition.



The first production motorcycle in the US was the Orient-Astor, built by the Metz company in 1888.



You really should have known.

 

[Neal]

Nope,the orient Astor was 1898...and whether the Daimler was the first motorcycle is debatable.i go with the 1867 Roper Stem powered one

 

[39970]

Don't forget about the Wheel!

 

[Neal]

Sorry about the poor typing and juxtapositioning of Aster Orient. The first known production motorcycle(ore produced and sold to the public as transportation)was the Hildebrand and Wolmuller.The first one was built in 1894.If you define "first motorcycle "as a two wheeled vehicle sold to the public as transportation,H&W wins.

 

[Buzglyd]

Stout and hearty men indeed!

"with an engine that incorporated an atmospheric intake valve and hot-tube ignition. "

A shudder travels up the Highwayman's spine...............

 

[SeanAlexander]

Slightly off-topic

I've read this article on a few previous occassions, and every time I'm drawn back to the link at the bottom of the story. Forgive my indulgence, but I cannot pass up this oportunity to point you back to what I consider the most beautiful motorcycle ever built, the 1918 Indian 8-valve Racer

I think it is stunning art and a symbol of racing motorcycles at their purest level.