User talk:Dennis Bratland/Archive 7

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Speedy deletion declined: Suzuki DR350
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Ducati Monster production & distribution table
Dbratland: (Undid revision 408730129 by Riffraffy (talk) non-authoritative fan site.)

Dbratland, I see you wasted no time in deleting my addition. As to your "non-authoritative" justification: I've have you know, I received that data direct from Ducati Italy. I guess I should have asked your permission to contribute first. But, have it your way; I am through here. Enjoy "your" site... Riffraffy (talk) 05:56, 19 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Did you read WP:ELNO? If you put the link back, somebody else will just delete it even if I don't. --Dbratland (talk) 05:58, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

If you were the Monster authority you seem to think you are, you would know hooligans don't read the rules :). That said, I think the information within that link to be of great interest to most, if not all, Monster owners (did you even bother to scroll all the way through it?). Anyway, I am not going to bother to put the link back up. Either you restore it, or it dies at your hand... Riffraffy (talk) 06:34, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Wikipedia Ambassador Program
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 * Yes, I'll consider it, if I can afford another project. --Dbratland (talk) 00:03, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Ducati 996
Help me out at Ducati 996 where a new editor is pushing his own very poor picture of the bike into the article. I don't want to go 3RR and have left a message on his talk page asking why he is doing it. Your expertise and judgement would be a welcome intervention. --Biker Biker (talk) 17:00, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Online Ambassadors
I saw the quality of your contributions at DYK and clicked on over to your user page and was pretty impressed. Would you be interested in helping with the WP:Online_Ambassadors program? It's really a great opportunity to help university students become Wikipedia contributers. I hope you apply to become an ambassador, Sadads (talk) 16:15, 22 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes, I'll consider it, if I can afford another project. --Dbratland (talk) 00:03, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Miguel Angel Galluzzi
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   00:02, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

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Bike colours
I would appreciate your input / views at Talk:Triumph Sprint ST. --Biker Biker (talk) 15:25, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Michaux-Perreaux steam velocipede
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   06:01, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Sylvester H. Roper
Thank you for that article! I enjoyed it immensely. Ebikeguy (talk) 00:15, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --Dbratland (talk) 17:00, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Am I being oversensitive/unfair?
If you have a moment, take a look at the contributions for, who has edited three articles in a virtually identical way by posting pictures of bikes fitted with the same brand of aftermarket exhaust can. I have reverted all the edits as they look mighty spammy to me i.e. I suspect this person is connected to the exhaust manufacturer. Do you concur? --Biker Biker (talk) 15:50, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Nah, you're not being unfair. It's spam. Stock bikes are preferred over modded bikes in almost all cases. If the photos were really extraordinary and informative, I'd let it go, but they're are dull and redundant, and they don't even make a discernible point about custom bike styles. --Dbratland (talk) 16:59, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Honda 50 scene Ireland
Hi, sorry to bring up an old topic but i haven't looged on in a long time. I just wanted to say thanks for putting up my edit about the Honda 50 scene in Ireland and if possible to edit the subject to be "The Irish Honda 50 scene". the main gist of my edit at the time was not to promote the website www.Honda50Run.com, but rather to demonstrate how much fun this famous bike is bringing to people over 40 years later and how it is still changing life styles.We now even have acknowledgement from Honda Europe on our adventures :)

regards, Brian Bmeegan (talk) 01:20, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Daimler Reitwagen
Materialscientist (talk) 12:02, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Definitive top speed
Thanks for putting the top speed figures on the CBR1100XX page, between you and Biker Biker this is now starting to look like a credible reference. I own a stock model of this bike and have personally seen 180mph on the speedo, backed up by the same reading on the Sat Nav. However if the MCNews table referenced by you is going to be the reference point for this type of information, can the same be applied to both the ZX-11 page (which currently appears to a work of fantasy at 176mph (MCN 169mph)) and also the Suzuki Hayabusa page, which cites 194mph (MCN 188 - 186mph) measured by a car magazine!

54tibo (talk) 13:19, 16 February 2011 (UTC)


 * It's best to forget about your own experiences here; they're of no use because Wikipedia doesn't use original research. Wikipedia is only interested in what can be verified. "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth." The 194 mph for the 2009 Hayabusa was published in Cycle World, June 2007 . Other publications recorded 189.6 and 190.Also, none of these things can be "definitive". Machines perform differently on different occasions and different places. You will see variation of 5% or more from various sources; that's completely normal. --Dbratland (talk) 16:54, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Sylvester H. Roper
Thanks for brightening February on DYK Victuallers (talk) 06:03, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Roper steam velocipede
Thanks for brightening February on DYK Victuallers (talk) 06:03, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Motorcycling destinations
Category:Motorcycling destinations, which you created, has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. SchuminWeb (Talk) 20:25, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Vagos motorcycle gang, previously I put this in discussion secction of article
Associated Press:Vagos told police about attempted hire as hitman "Calif. bill would target spouses who hire hit men By CATHY BUSSEWITZ (AP) – 1 day ago

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The story behind the legislation reads like a movie pitch.

The wife of a Southern California police detective, distraught because she had lost custody of her children, tries to hire a hit man from the Vagos motorcycle gang to kill him.

Instead, gang members alert police, who disguise themselves as biker thugs and secretly tape a conversation with her, leading to the wife's arrest and ultimate conviction for solicitation of murder....."

This information should be in article, out of fairness to Vagos.--Rich Peterson24.7.28.186 (talk) 11:20, 16 June 2010 (UTC24.7.28.186 (talk) 23:45, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

74 Triumph B50Mx
Hi,I have a 74 B50MX,I'm trying to find out how many were made or sold.I don't know much about Wikipedia.But I know my title,frame,and motor all match. Railguyone (talk) 03:46, 1 March 2011 (UTC) Railguyone

Gixxer
Nice review by Kevin Ash of the middle gixxer. Might help your work. --Biker Biker (talk) 16:19, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, that one reminded me of the importance of the GSX-R750 series. Kevin Ash's blog covers a lot of material that's relevant to our major articles. --Dbratland (talk) 18:55, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
 * His blog is very good and IMHO a reliable source as he is one of the UK's leading motorcycling journalists. You tend to find it contains more detail than the corresponding articles he does for the Telegraph. --Biker Biker (talk) 19:08, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Moto Roma
Left you a note. Drmies (talk) 04:47, 28 March 2011 (UTC)