I had a conversation yesterday with a friend about gearing & sprocket sizes. This led me to memories of my days (1979 - 80) as a courier - did the first few months of on a '63 BSA A65 which had sidecar gearing, i.e. smaller front sprocket. This then took me to where I lived at the time, Levenshulme (S. Manchester). Which took me to whom I lived with - a nice, but wonderfully mucky, lass from Bolton.
Strange things, the workings of the mind and memories
Trains of thought; sprockets to sex
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Trains of thought; sprockets to sex
It flies sideways through time
It's an electric line
To your zodiac sign
I've got a Black and Silver Machine!
It's an electric line
To your zodiac sign
I've got a Black and Silver Machine!
Re: Trains of thought; sprockets to sex
I worked as a courier when I left school. My bike had broken down so they lent me a 50cc step through.MartDude wrote:I had a conversation yesterday with a friend about gearing & sprocket sizes. This led me to memories of my days () as a courier - did the first few months of on a '63 BSA A65 which had sidecar gearing, i.e. smaller front sprocket. This then took me to where I lived at the time, Levenshulme (S. Manchester). Which took me to whom I lived with - a nice, but wonderfully mucky, lass from Bolton.
Strange things, the workings of the mind and memories
The bike was slow and I was slower - trying to find street addresses I didn't know in the age before navigation systems.
I lived darn-sarf - a long way from manc-land. I never knew a mucky lass from Notlob - the (supposed) palindrome of Bolton.
I lived with my mum and dad.
Quit the courier job after about a week .... the offer of a "proper" job came through ........
So similar .... yet so less exciting in just about every respect

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