Strange, they’ve always been called conches over here in the UK. But yes, I’d rather have the molluscs, too.

Close, but no Marlboro:

And has conches. And tassles. And leather handbags.

You read it completely differently to me then. I read the article as basically praising the bike for what it is, a big ol’ La-Z-Boy on two wheels. There’s no hatred, no vitriol here.

I see photos of them, and all I can see is this:

Would you really want an aquatic 2CV, though? Would anyone? In fact, the only way you’d get one to float would be to flip it upside down and use it as a raft.

Yeah, I agree, it’s definitely a niche collectors piece over over there, but in that condition, I reckon it’s a NP regardless of the nostalgia factor we have over here.

Nah, the Capri was the UK equivalent of the Mustang. The reason these are hitting good money now is both nostalgia, and the fact they were made by communists in the UK and fell apart quicker than they could rust. Whicgh was quick.

Ah, my first car, and first real love. Bought for £50 (about $75) in 1989, and I drove it like an idiot for a year or so, before selling it, only for the biyer to wrap it round a tree after a month. For a car in what appears to be very good condition, this this is probably a sound investment. Mk1’s have skyrocketed in…

- Carbon-Fibre windscreen option.

Any chance you could reverse a truck over it? Fugly damn thing.

I’ve never really been interested in Harleys, but the Sportster Iron, and now that Military-esque Softail Slim S have totally suckered me in. As I’m getting older (read 40+, no kids, so I can actually afford the cost over here in the UK!), I like the idea of something slow, chuggy and relaxed to dick around on.

Nanny State? What's your speed limit, again? ;)

Yes, they do. Just a shame they don’t know how to get them to start, or run for long.

Sounds about right, I always thought Batman was a massively over-entitled prick.

Not sure if Custom van name, or mobile vibrator sales vehicle:

How about the ‘Flying Fagle’.

Oh, sorry, ‘Eagle’. Great use of font, there, Mr Eagle.

Leather handbags, sorry panniers, with conches and tassels.

HelmetCheck (http://helmetcheck.org/thefit.aspx ) Gives a good, overall guide, but a few key points are:

Everyone knows that when white people do it, it’s called a Wafro, anyway.