About as funny as a poke in the eye
Some of the classic moments culled from the always-witty usenet newsgroup uk.rec.motorcycles. Or rather, what passes for humour around these parts.
How to spot an RS125 owner
BY darsy
Like many Usenet newsgroups, uk.rec.motorcycles has a certain amount of dubious characters hanging around. One such group of reprobate is the Aprilia RS125 owner... >>more
CLUES | September 12, 2001
The Gonzo Song
"the wonderful thing about gonzos, is gonzos are wonderful things ...." >>more
CLUES | September 12, 2001
Inappropriate Motorcycle Clothing
BY darsy
There is a certain amount of debate about what's the best material for motorcycle protective clothing - the general concensus is that leather is the safest, though cordura and kevlar have their place... >>more
CLUES | September 13, 2001
The Complete and Accurate History of Motorbikes
BY AndrewR
Chapter 1 - The Early Years
Leicester, 1899
At the end of the 18th century the, then village, of Leicester was a very different place to the modern town - the main industry was ferret baiting... >>more
CLUES | September 13, 2001
The Complete and Accurate History of Motorbikes
BY AndrewR
Chapter 2 - A bloody good idea
Charles Gainsborough was many things; a traveller, inventor, thinker, explorer, philosopher and sportsman. In the spring of 1901 his travels took him to Nottingham for the annual cheese sniffing festival... >>more
CLUES | September 13, 2001
The Complete and Accurate History of Motorbikes
BY AndrewR
Chapter 3 - The Motorcycle goes to war
With the outbreak of hostilities in 1914 Britain entered a new era. It was obvious that this war, already christened the "Great War", was going to offer more opportunity than ever before to have people killed in scenic locations... >>more
CLUES | September 13, 2001
The Myth of the Newbie
BY porl
Many people have asked me why a newbie such as myself bought an SV 650 and then, almost immediately, upgraded to a ZX6R... >>more
CLUES | September 13, 2001
Dog Down - but Not Out
BY pip
My friends, I must share with you an incident I witnessed earlier this morning. You see, I am owned by two dogs who like to take me for a walk around midnight... >>more
clues | November 6, 2001
Another Dodgy Doggy Tale
BY pip
Well, it had to happen. The dogs took me out for a walk the other night, and we met the bunch of yoofs that spend their evenings sitting on my neighbour's fence... >>more
clues | November 6, 2001
Lucky - Tale Of A Cat
BY pip
A big, heavy bruiser of a ginger tom. Scarred and scruffy, with evil slitted green eyes and a bad attitude... >>more
clues | November 6, 2001
Motorcycles in WWII, a political view
BY Nick Davies
Hitler never rode a motorbike, and neither did Stalin, although Molotov did have a BSA sidecar combination with open pipes that he used to drive around Moscow after dark with no lights on... >>more
clues | November 19, 2001
If UKRM was an airline...
BY AndrewR
If you've been using the net for a while, you've probably seen the "If OSs were Airlines" joke. If you haven't, check it out here.
Here's an update to include ukrm. And yes, we know it's not an OS. >>more
CLUES | September 18, 2001
The Future of Superbiking
BY andrewr
The voices have been kind enough to give me a brief insight into the future of superbikes. I thought I'd share it with you. >>more
clues | October 9, 2001
The UKRM Song
BY Sons of Sisyphus
"The UKRM song by the Sons of Sisyphus is the closest you can get to being a biker, without the smell and the expense" - Carl 'Love me' Fogarty >>more
clues | December 31, 2002
fecking arse
BY Simian
Not strictly a biking tale at all, but an amusing post from Simian that a few of us thought ought to be archived... >>more
clues | October 30, 2001
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