(09-30-2023, 01:32 AM)Nachodaddy_imp Wrote:

(09-30-2023, 12:59 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: ... I would expect to "improve" (refine?) in the next generations to come, particularly as AI matures.

English today certainly is not what is was in 1850.

Ah, the good old days. 1850, when I was only a wee lad. Differently we spake then, but spake we did.

(09-30-2023, 05:03 AM)Tev62_imp Wrote:

(09-30-2023, 01:32 AM)Nachodaddy_imp Wrote:

(09-30-2023, 12:59 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: ... I would expect to "improve" (refine?) in the next generations to come, particularly as AI matures.

English today certainly is not what is was in 1850.

Ah, the good old days. 1850, when I was only a wee lad. Differently we spake then, but spake we did.

1850, by that time it was positively modern! What about old English?

The earliest form of the English language – was spoken and written in Anglo-Saxon Britain from c. 450 CE until c. 1150 (thus it continued to be used for some decades after the Norman Conquest of 1066)

(09-30-2023, 06:02 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote:

(09-30-2023, 01:32 AM)Nachodaddy_imp Wrote:

(09-30-2023, 12:59 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: ... I would expect to "improve" (refine?) in the next generations to come, particularly as AI matures.

English today certainly is not what is was in 1850.

Ah, the good old days. 1850, when I was only a wee lad. Differently we spake then, but spake we did.

What motorcycle forums did you visit back then, Nacho?

(09-30-2023, 08:40 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: Perhaps "forums" back then was the weekly village square hanging(s).

(10-05-2023, 03:27 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Just getting home from a two-week slog to finish our company's event season. I saw a few RE 650s on this trip - a red Continental GT in Indianapolis, and a Baker Express Interceptor in Nashville.

Got home Monday night and started catching up with the world over the past few days. Had a few nickel/dime pieces on order with the local dealership, OC Motorcycle, so I figured I'd call to check on the status. The other end answered "Um... hello?" I asked if this was the dealership, and was told that they had just decided to close on Saturday. Seems like it was some sort of family issue according to their Facebook page. Bummer! This place was minutes from my office, and sold Triumph, Royal Enfield, and some other European brands. Doesn't leave me stranded, there's another dealership about 20 minutes from home, and one twenty minutes from Mom's place.

So, Pdedse, you sold yours! I know it was intended to be a short-term bike, and hope you're enjoying your Kawi.

I'm not planning to sell my Interceptor yet, but... I got tempted yesterday. Mrs. G and her brother were flying off from San Diego on a two-week trip. I dropped them off and having a day to myself in San Diego, decided to do a city hike. I made my destination a dealership, GP Motorcycles. An MV Agusta Superveloce was displayed behind ropes in the showroom. Drop-dead gorgeous. Across from it, was a new Guzzi V7 Special in dark blue. That bike really caught my eye. Shaft drive, and screw adjuster valves hanging out in the breeze would make maintenance a snap. Very tempting.

With my fleet covered and on tenders while I was gone, I unwrapped the Interceptor for the ride to work this morning. Nice to be back on two wheels.

(10-05-2023, 03:27 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Just getting home from a two-week slog to finish our company's event season. I saw a few RE 650s on this trip - a red Continental GT in Indianapolis, and a Baker Express Interceptor in Nashville.

Got home Monday night and started catching up with the world over the past few days. Had a few nickel/dime pieces on order with the local dealership, OC Motorcycle, so I figured I'd call to check on the status. The other end answered "Um... hello?" I asked if this was the dealership, and was told that they had just decided to close on Saturday. Seems like it was some sort of family issue according to their Facebook page. Bummer! This place was minutes from my office, and sold Triumph, Royal Enfield, and some other European brands. Doesn't leave me stranded, there's another dealership about 20 minutes from home, and one twenty minutes from Mom's place.

So, Pdedse, you sold yours! I know it was intended to be a short-term bike, and hope you're enjoying your Kawi.

I'm not planning to sell my Interceptor yet, but... I got tempted yesterday. Mrs. G and her brother were flying off from San Diego on a two-week trip. I dropped them off and having a day to myself in San Diego, decided to do a city hike. I made my destination a dealership, GP Motorcycles. An MV Agusta Superveloce was displayed behind ropes in the showroom. Drop-dead gorgeous. Across from it, was a new Guzzi V7 Special in dark blue. That bike really caught my eye. Shaft drive, and screw adjuster valves hanging out in the breeze would make maintenance a snap. Very tempting.

With my fleet covered and on tenders while I was gone, I unwrapped the Interceptor for the ride to work this morning. Nice to be back on two wheels.

(10-05-2023, 03:27 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Just getting home from a two-week slog to finish our company's event season. I saw a few RE 650s on this trip - a red Continental GT in Indianapolis, and a Baker Express Interceptor in Nashville.

Got home Monday night and started catching up with the world over the past few days. Had a few nickel/dime pieces on order with the local dealership, OC Motorcycle, so I figured I'd call to check on the status. The other end answered "Um... hello?" I asked if this was the dealership, and was told that they had just decided to close on Saturday. Seems like it was some sort of family issue according to their Facebook page. Bummer! This place was minutes from my office, and sold Triumph, Royal Enfield, and some other European brands. Doesn't leave me stranded, there's another dealership about 20 minutes from home, and one twenty minutes from Mom's place.

So, Pdedse, you sold yours! I know it was intended to be a short-term bike, and hope you're enjoying your Kawi.

I'm not planning to sell my Interceptor yet, but... I got tempted yesterday. Mrs. G and her brother were flying off from San Diego on a two-week trip. I dropped them off and having a day to myself in San Diego, decided to do a city hike. I made my destination a dealership, GP Motorcycles. An MV Agusta Superveloce was displayed behind ropes in the showroom. Drop-dead gorgeous. Across from it, was a new Guzzi V7 Special in dark blue. That bike really caught my eye. Shaft drive, and screw adjuster valves hanging out in the breeze would make maintenance a snap. Very tempting.

With my fleet covered and on tenders while I was gone, I unwrapped the Interceptor for the ride to work this morning. Nice to be back on two wheels.