Hello from the UK!

Hey everyone. Would like to introduce myself. I'm James, and I bought myself an XJ750 Maxim about 4 weeks ago. I love it. It's plenty quick enough and it's got more presence than a sports bike which is what everyone seems to go for here in the UK. Looking forward to meeting you all!

 

Welcome!

 

Hi pernig, welcome, at this point some of the guys will be expecting me to use a typically English colloquialism, so perhaps I'll see you on the frog.

 

Welcome aboard Pernig,

Lots of good people here and tons of info and help if you need it

 

welcome and safe riding

 

Hi Pernig,
I'm in the UK too (Gloucestershire) Got a 650 (chopped/bobbed). Had it about 5 weeks and am STILL reading huge amounts of invaluable information in these forums. It's totally addictive.
Laters
Nick

 

i thought i knew what a frog was........what does this all mean?????

welcome to the forums!

 

Welcome to you James!

 

Hey in the UK! Love this site which give great insight to Maxim stuff. Have a XJ700 myself....2nd XJ bike I've owned.

Frog, that's me....don't tell a southern(US) guy that frog means something else in the UK...say like shag. Shag is a dance step here in south carolina.

I need to know when I am talking naughty when I visit the isles

 

Frog, it's rhyming slang, "frog and toad" = road.
have a nice day :lol:

 

Frog & Toad don't rhyme :roll:

 

Welcome Pernig

If your avitar is your bike it's a beauty.

 

Toad rhymes with road
same as
Bill and Ben = Pen
Dog and Bone = Phone. You get the idea? cos the list is endless :wink:

Any way Hi James welcome remember and mark your location on the members map.

You will find the guys in here most helpful and no question is stupid

 

maxim82,
Rhming slang (cockney rhyming slang) is a group of phrases developed by cockney londoners.
Rhyming Slang phrases are derived from taking an expression which rhymes with a word and then using that expression instead of the word. For example the word "look" rhymes with "butcher's hook". In many cases the rhyming word is omitted - so you won't find too many Londoners having a "bucher's hook" at this site, but you might find a few having a "butcher's".

Here's a few exaples:

apple & pears = stairs
jack horner = corner
Pete Tong = Wrong
Adam & Eve = Believe
Aristotle = Bottle
Bacon bits = Tits
Dog & Bone = Phone
Rub-A-Dub = Pub
Plates of meat = feet
north & south = mouth

 

none of that makes any sense to me

i guess thats becasue im from merica

 

the Dialectizer is fun:
http://www.rinkworks.com/dialect/

I dialectized some michealmoore.com in cockney if this works:


http://www.rinkworks.com/dialect/dialec ... 0&inside=1

Steve

 

Welcome to the club...

 

Just wondering..... Which side of your Maxim are the handlebars on? :roll:

 

the "wrong" side i bet :lol: :lol: :lol:

this rhyming/not rhyming stuff is crazy....and people say i talk funny being a new englander!