Sat, 9 Jan 1999 17:52:42 +0100 (CET)
- Message No. 4679
From: Michael Dipper
Subject: Varadero
Hi all !
Seems to me (as the moderator of this list, in case you didn't know :-)))
that I have to say some words about the "Varadero" topic.
First of all, this is the Africa Twin Mailinglist, not the
Enduro-Mailinglist, not the Honda-Mailinglist and not the
Desert-Travellers-Mailinglist. So the topic should be clear.
But: We are one of the biggest communities of motorbikers on the internet.
We are independent from nationalities, languages and religions. We have
found together through the love to our bike, the @. But what if someone
decides to switch to another bike, perhaps a Varadero or even a Harley ?
Will he be another person? No! This will be a personal decision of him,
depending on his demands and wishes. Perhaps his @ was never in the mud,
so why not taking a more street like bike. Our bike may say something
about our idea of motorbiking, but it can never describe a human! So, if
someone switches to a Varadero, he will still be my friend, he is still
welcome on ATiC meetings and he can always have a ride with me at the
weekend (of course we will have some "mud" miles :-))). So please stay
tolereant towards people which choose another bike and don't forget to
wave at race bikers when you are on the highway.
However, the circle closes and so this is still the Africa Twin
Mailinglist .... I would ask you to reduce discussions about the Varadero
to a senseful amount, moreover, stop the discussion about discussions
about the Varadero and quit pointing out if you like the Vardero or not.
This is a very personal decision and really just produces senseless
traffic! At the moment the Varadero traffic is less than 5% and as long
as it stays there I think we can tolerate it. If it grows we should think
about other solutions, but as I have seen no real "information" about the
Varadero (tech info, questions, accesseries,...) just some "I like it or I
like it not" I see no need at the moment if I assume that this
senseless traffic keeps off in the future.
Greets, --- Micha ---
BTW: Can you imagine, that there are even ATiCs who own a Suzuki Bandit
as their second bike :-))) ?
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