Guzzi has Ewan, Indian has Mark --NGC

[Kev m]

  A bit of both Kev  :D Have watched about 30 minutes of one of the movies made in this century , but not until a couple of years ago . There was same strange alien creature acting like a tweeker , lost interest .
 No anti hipster sentiment here , heck , aren't you a bit of one ? ;D Guzzistajohn says that I am a bit of one myself , dunno .

                                                               Hipster

  Dusty

A bit of what?

Read in a gay Guatemalan accent

"Imme a Gom-bin-ay-shun of Lucy AND Ricky"

 :BEER: 

[oldbike54]

A bit of what?

Read in a gay Guatemalan accent

"Imme a Gom-bin-ay-shun of Lucy AND Ricky"

 :BEER: 

  :D :D :D :D :D :D

 A bit of serious , a bit of silly . YCRN knows me well enough to recognize my , er , twisted sense of humor  ;D

                                                             Hipster

  Dusty

[Kev m]

But did you get the movie reference?  ???

[oldbike54]

But did you get the movie reference?  ???

 Guessing the was from Leguizamo's character in  "to Wong Fu and thanks for everything Julie Newmar " . Great
flick , but my movie quote skills are lousy at best  :D

  Dusty

[Kev m]

Guessing the was from Leguizamo's character in  "to Wong Fu and thanks for everything Julie Newmar " . Great
flick , but my movie quote skills are lousy at best  :D

  Dusty

bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zz

Hank Azaria's character in The Birdcage - Agador Spartacus.

[kirkemon]

The only thing that doesn't appeal to me is their flat sided fenders, looks great on the tank though.

Sorry, but I can't get past the butte ugly radiator. :-\

[Cam3512]

Even if Monica Bellucci endorsed the bikes, I still wouldn't want one.

If she made "Sun Tea" with her thong, I would buy it.

[Kev m]

Sorry, but I can't get past the butte ugly radiator. :-\

I haven't really found a radiator (or even an oil cooler) I thought was attractive yet.

What I will say is that the bike sits very low. So when you're actually standing anywhere near it that radiator is so much less noticeable than it is in pics it's not funny.

To see it in person how it looks in pics you usually have to be crouching or full on sitting on the ground.

Anyway, the radiator practically disappears in person.

And this is coming from a guy who generally HATES water-cooled bikes on principle.

[oldbike54]

bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Hank Azaria's character in The Birdcage - Agador Spartacus.

 Guess I missed that , Robin Williams , correct ?

  Dusty

[Kev m]

Guess I missed that , Robin Williams , correct ?

  Dusty

Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman (frickin' hilarious in this role), Dianne West, Calista Flockhart...

If you like Robin Williams it's a must see.

[Aaron D.]

Is this the place to point out the Scout has a flat tappet engine?
And the recommended oil is 15W60?

[Kev m]

Is this the place to point out the Scout has a flat tappet engine?
And the recommended oil is 15W60?

OK? point?

Personally I don't think there is a universal problem with flat tappet motors and modern oils.

If there is a problem with certain Guzzis I'm under the impression it is cooling and ambient temp/humidity related.

IF that's true it should have absolutely ZERO effect on the Scout since it's water-cooled meaning it should easily come up to operating temp and purge moisture from the oil in the worst of conditions where an aggressively air-cooled motor might not.

[Aaron D.]

No point, Kev, I'm not a flat-tappet hater either. Remember, I bought two of the things.

[Kev m]

No point, Kev, I'm not a flat-tappet hater either. Remember, I bought two of the things.

Sorry, I think I was about to make a bad hungover assumption...

And yeah, I totally forgot that..... See hangover :)

[Aaron D.]

Since I guess this is the celebrity thread, I see in the WSJ that Keanu Reeves is backing/involved in producing the KRGT-1. A typical Dan Neil article, that is to say a bit different.

And the bike-S&S engined, a bit basic, I kind of like that sort of thing these days.

[biking sailor]

Back on topic, if the celeb is a real regular rider, yeah that's cool and gets some attention for the brand being pushed.  So I agree with those that call BS on the Scout endorsement (all about the $$$).  EM is a rider so better on his endorsement.

However, I would never buy something, other than maybe a hair product  ;) , just because a celeb tells me to.  I value the opinion of real riders I have met, guys that ride a lot, can ride well, and have a passion for riding, way over any paid pretty face.

[blackcat]

Entertainer's have been endorsing stuff forever.


"In 2011, everyone's favorite old rocker turned reality TV star Ozzy Osbourne appeared in a commercial with celebrity impersonator Jon Culshaw. Get it? Ozzy couldn't tell the difference between real butter and the artificial kind, and we weren't supposed to be able to tell the difference between Ozzy and his impersonator."

I wonder if Ozzy even knew what he was endorsing?  ;D

 

[Mayor_of_BBQ]

Don't tell me Marky Mark is going to assume a persona, exploit a niche group's fashion, vocabulary, and social cues.. And pretend to be something he is not.... Just to sell product??

No way never say it ain't so!



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[oldbike54]

 Darren , all this time I thought you WERE  our pretty face  ;)

 Cat , Ozzie may not have been sure the impersonator wasn't the real Ozzie  ???

  Dusty

[crc]

Boards are actually cool like that - very comfortable allowing multiple foot and let positions/angles over a long ride.

 :+1

[LowRyter]

Darren , all this time I thought you WERE  our pretty face  ;)

 Cat , Ozzie may not have been sure the impersonator wasn't the real Ozzie  ???

  Dusty

I want some of Darren's endorsed hair products.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[blackcat]

 Cat , Ozzie may not have been sure the impersonator wasn't the real Ozzie  ???

  Dusty

Sharon probably told him that he was looking at a mirror.

[Aaron D.]

Don't tell me Marky Mark is going to assume a persona, exploit a niche group's fashion, vocabulary, and social cues.. And pretend to be something he is not.... Just to sell product??

No way never say it ain't so!



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Mark Wahlberg wearing a Malcolm X T-shirt. Borders on the obscene, really.

[segesta]

That famous photo of Malcolm X is of him, at his home,  protecting his family from threats by the Nation of Islam. So it's actually a powerful statement of gun rights (?). Although it sure looks staged.

At the risk of taking this completely off-topic.

[Lannis]

That famous photo of Malcolm X is of him, at his home,  protecting his family from threats by the Nation of Islam. So it's actually a powerful statement of gun rights (?). Although it sure looks staged.

At the risk of taking this completely off-topic.

Oh, we could go WAAAYYY off topic with that!   :D

But the topic of getting trained Hollywood poodles to tout motorcycles is odd enough already .... !

Lannis

[rocker59]

...it's actually a powerful statement of gun rights (?). Although it sure looks staged.
 

May have been staged by a journalist.  The image was featured in a article in Ebony Magazine in the fall of '64.

However, the jungle-clipped M1 Carbine is real, and is loaded.  And, I doubt the reporter brought it as a prop.

He was paranoid, and later events proved that it did mean they were out to get him...

[Mayor_of_BBQ]

Just for the record I wasn't trying to make any statements about race in America or Malcom X

I was just pointing out Mr. Marky has a pattern on jumping on whatever trend is convenient at the time.

I grew up with Marky a mark and have seen him go from

Poor 'southie white trash'
To
Violent racist street thug
To
Wanna be boy-band member
To
White rapper pop sensation
To
'Serious actor'
To
HBO bro-series 'entourage' producer / big Hollywood muckety-muck
To
Devoted catholic family man
To
Raunchy comedy actor
To
Rugged, authentic, motorcycle-riding clothing designer

So yeah, not impressed



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[Mayor_of_BBQ]

I'm not a huge Ewan fan, at least he never beat anyone blind with a stick and he is a REAL petrol head and true believer and long-time (pre endorsement deal) Guzzisti


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[Kev m]

Just for the record I wasn't trying to make any statements about race in America or Malcom X

I was just pointing out Mr. Marky has a pattern on jumping on whatever trend is convenient at the time.

I grew up with Marky a mark and have seen him go from

Poor 'southie white trash'
To
Violent racist street thug
To
Wanna be boy-band member
To
White rapper pop sensation
To
'Serious actor'
To
HBO bro-series 'entourage' producer / big Hollywood muckety-muck
To
Devoted catholic family man
To
Raunchy comedy actor
To
Rugged, authentic, motorcycle-riding clothing designer

So yeah, not impressed



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Not for nothing, but aren't we allowed to reinvent ourselves in life? And, more so, isn't THAT the primary job of an entertainer?

I haven't followed his career (or really any entertainer's career, past casual perusals of their work), but had he made outrageous claims as to his past or life?

I call bull on how much he was actually interested in Indian or bikes, but past that, big deal. It's not like he's delivering the nightly news.

[bad Chad]

If she made "Sun Tea" with her thong, I would buy it.

That made me laugh out loud,  thanks!