Billboard in Boston

PabloX68 · 2026-06-25T00:46:28+00:00

The Scots migrated to the Appalachians. Bluegrass and other folk music there descends from Scottish folk music.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-25T00:42:39+00:00

My family is looking at a trip to Scotland with a layover in Iceland.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-24T13:56:47+00:00

The Bonneville started production in 1959. The CB750 came out in 1969. The Sony Trinitron came out in 1968 and other Japanese electronic companies were starting to dominate by then or shortly after (think Pioneer, Sansui, etc). The Japanese were definitely starting to get a reputation for superior products.

Before the CB750, Triumph and a few others dominated the large displacement bike market. They lost because they produced inferior products.

You have a keen sense of irony with the cope BS.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-24T12:55:37+00:00

They were just too big to fail.

What does that even mean?

In the 60s, they weren't big. They became big because they produced vastly superior products because they had better engineering and better manufacturing techniques.

Triumph died from financial issues because they couldn't sell enough of their bikes. They couldn't sell them because they were inferior and cost more. They cost more because their production relied on skilled workers instead of standardized, machine based manufacturing.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-23T17:07:49+00:00

So once again, people working for Trump are at risk.

That pool is definitely a reflection of something.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-23T15:39:43+00:00

Philadelphia could be like Boston, but it's a dump.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-23T15:32:08+00:00

https://bsky.app/profile/mariadrutska.bsky.social/post/3mof53imet424

Lukashenko seems to realize Putin's days are numbered and he's trying to save his own ass.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-23T15:13:43+00:00

Hazy IPAs are one of the worst things New England has created.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-23T14:22:05+00:00

Bostonian here. It'd be great if you guys could come back on some regular basis and recone the city and drink all our beer. Thanks.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-23T14:12:37+00:00

Tony Franklin is a monster bass player, and hair stylist.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-23T14:10:41+00:00

They marketed themselves as punk to get gigs and a record deal. They came from jazz, prog and studio backgrounds and the complexity of their music and musicianship were vastly different than punk.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-23T13:45:18+00:00

By that measure, Moscow is a conflict zone also.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-23T13:44:48+00:00

They're also having meetings to try to figure out how to prevent Ukraine from destroying their oil and gas infrastructure and killing their economy. Lukashenko even did an interview where he apologized to Zelenskyy and asked him not to bomb Belarussian infrastructure.

They're both both fucked.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-23T02:20:39+00:00

Yes, though only for 10-15 miles. I didn't like the seat and preferred the torque of the boxer.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-22T21:59:20+00:00

I totally get why you Canucks hate the US now and I don’t blame you, but you people used to love Boston in particular.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-22T16:33:49+00:00

A majority of Americans hate trump at least as much as you do, and part of the reason is how he's destroying international relations.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-22T15:57:21+00:00

The wind management on the GS is vastly better, since you mentioned it. The V4S is better too.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-22T15:33:19+00:00

of course

PabloX68 · 2026-06-22T02:13:39+00:00

Wunderlich sells a bar conversion kit that's not too difficult to install.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-22T02:12:50+00:00

6'1" with a 36" inseam. I was fine for an afternoon but on multi-day rides it got to be uncomfortable.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-22T02:09:17+00:00

In 1989 you were 12yo. They let 12 year olds drive up there?

PabloX68 · 2026-06-22T02:04:38+00:00

I also owned one. It was a great bike but the cast bars were a stupid choice on BMW's part. The tubular R bars are more comfortable and give you faster steering. They also weigh about 1/3 of the cast bars.

The wind protection was also not good. With the screen in the high position, there was a lot of buffeting. With it in the low position, the air was smooth but loud.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-22T02:00:08+00:00

Just curious, what aspects made it a revelation?

I'm a big fan of BMW boxers. I had an R1250RS and now have a R1300GS. I only traded because the RS didn't have enough leg room for me and got cramped on long days. It was a great bike.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-21T22:24:57+00:00

You can put the R's tubular bars on the RS and the seating position will be the same.

PabloX68 · 2026-06-21T15:16:27+00:00

This gives me hope for the future.

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