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Thought this might amuse.>brbr<
an audience of leather- clad experts are sipping their coffee.>br<
If you can trust yourself to go just past compression,>br<
and know by instinct exactly how much throttle to use>br<
whilst spinning the kick- start with manly resolve,>br<
If you can be sure, one hundred per cent>br<
That your engine will roar>br<
Yours is the earth and all that is in it>br<
and which is more –You’ll be a man my son.>br<
With apologies to Mr. Kipling/

Bugger, first line didn't make it to the forum. GRRIf you can start your Bullet when all around you>br<
aIf you can start your Bullet when all around you>br<
an audience of leather- clad experts are sipping their coffee.>br<
If you can trust yourself to go just past compression,>br<
and know by instinct exactly how much throttle to use>br<
whilst spinning the kick- start with manly resolve,>br<
If you can be sure, one hundred per cent>br<
That your engine will roar>br<
Yours is the earth and all that is in it>br<
and which is more –You’ll be a man my son.>br<
If you can start your Bullet when all around you>br<
an audience of leather- clad experts are sipping their coffee.>br<
If you can trust yourself to go just past compression,>br<
and know by instinct exactly how much throttle to use>br<
whilst spinning the kick- start with manly resolve,>br<
If you can be sure, one hundred per cent>br<
That your engine will roar>br<
Yours is the earth and all that is in it>br<
and which is more –You’ll be a man my son.>br<
n audience of leather- clad experts are sipping their coffee.>br<
If you can trust yourself to go just past compression,>br<
and know by instinct exactly how much throttle to use>br<
whilst spinning the kick- start with manly resolve,>br<
If you can be sure, one hundred per cent>br<
That your engine will roar>br<
Yours is the earth and all that is in it>br<
and which is more –You’ll be a man my son.>br<
R

I give up.

Sincere apologies. I really shouldn't meddle with things I don't understand. (computers) (Or poetry for that matter!)

You got the arrows reversed, should be

Bugger, first line didn't make it to the forum. GRRIf you can start your Bullet when all around you
and you can start your Bullet when all around you
an audience of leather- clad experts are sipping their coffee.
If you can trust yourself to go just past compression,
and know by instinct exactly how much throttle to use
whilst spinning the kick- start with manly resolve,
If you can be sure, one hundred per cent
That your engine will roar
Yours is the earth and all that is in it
and which is more –You’ll be a man my son.
If you can start your Bullet when all around you
an audience of leather- clad experts are sipping their coffee.
If you can trust yourself to go just past compression,
and know by instinct exactly how much throttle to use
whilst spinning the kick- start with manly resolve,
If you can be sure, one hundred per cent
That your engine will roar
Yours is the earth and all that is in it
and which is more –You’ll be a man my son.
an audience of leather- clad experts are sipping their coffee.
If you can trust yourself to go just past compression,
and know by instinct exactly how much throttle to use
whilst spinning the kick- start with manly resolve,
If you can be sure, one hundred per cent
That your engine will roar
Yours is the earth and all that is in it
and which is more –You’ll be a man my son.
R
well that passed some time. Maybe it worked.

Thanks Scalyback, thanks Steve. It rather lost it's impact . Rudyard's revenge?

Brilliant Reg . . . with your kind permission I'm going to send this on to a friend who is struggling to start her classic bullet (only might change 'man' for 'girl' just for her!)

Not first kick but I would stand no chance of starting it:-