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Re: My pet hate

Jeeps and SWD outfits are not the same thing as solo motorcycles at all. Water cooling of a solo was out on weight grounds and the reliability of air-cooled engines using the technology of the time was always suspect.

The British were able to produce motorcycles in huge numbers and used them in quantities that no-one else did. In the end, their ability to marshal convoys right down the lines of communication proved critical. You don't need motorcycles to marshal horse-drawn transport so German use was different. They had a lot of stink-wheels too.

The fact remains that G3/L owners are notable for constantly wittering on with this 'my old motorcycle is better than your old motorcycle as it's more modern' line. Much the same as the owners of Japanese stuff from the 1970s which seems to be missing the point that we often chose our machines just because of their period charm, not despite it.

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