Paul,
 
Good to hear from you. I'll be creating some prose for your revised site.
 
Isn't it amazing that two-strokes have NEVER enjoyed widespread prestige, anywhere? The last ten years of Grand Prix technology is faced as an awkward and inconvenient reality by most people (Honda not least -- Mr. Honda himself loathed strokers, desmoes too). The whole argument of "They should only run four-strokes because that's what most people in the world like to ride" is based on an anti-stroker prejudice.
 
Not that there is an absence of reasons for such prejudice, when you consider how in the developing world people run two-strokes that are nothing more than smoke generators.
 
Be in touch soon. Stay upright.
 
Oh yes, Zeroy loves to ride (in answer to your question). He actually seems to think he is piloting the motorcycle, as we zoom through traffic. He grunts and huffs and springs up and down to show his enjoyment (or rage, which is about the same thing for monkeys). And when he gets really excited he shits all over the tank (or me).
 
It's awkward because he's a big animal, this particular bike is fitted with clipons, and when he stands on the tank all I can see is a panoramic view of monkey-ass. Hmm.
 
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