Not sure if ive mentioned before...
I have a '91 FZR600 in Kosinski colours, one of only 20 made with the trapezpoidal headlamp
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Wow - It's been a long, long, long, long time since I saw
JOHN KOCHINSKI mentioned anywhere !
I even had to go check-up the correct spelling on his name, as I wasn't sure "how" to spell it, myself.
I believe the way you've typed-it, is the correct pronounciation, but not the right spelling, in print - anyways, whatever....
Now the reason I mention "him", is quite funny (laughable -
well, it most cert' IS in my view, anyhow !)
See, back in the late 1980's & into the early 1990's, I always had "a pair" of beautiful, 'mint', Japanese 1,000cc sportsbikes in our garage.
Meantime, I was still using my 3rd (ever) crash-helmet, back then, an expensive "Bell Star 3" - (the one with the muzzle !)
Given the Bell Star 3 was by now 10-yrs old (& still 'mint', undropped), I figured that it wuz time for an update....
Liked the look of the (then, "new"), Shoei X8R racing helmets & back then, had plenty of wad, so....
Narrowed it down to just TWO colour-schemes that I liked - Bear in mind that my Bell Tourstar AND Bell Star 3 were plain 'Jet-Black'
Fancied "a splash of colour" for a change - Two schemes were.....
1,
JOHN KOCHINSKI = Yellow top-half, with "American Eagle" w/stars-n-stripes towards rear.....
or
2,
Wayne Gardener, the tall/lanky New-Zealander = White with Red/Gold-Pinstripe/Red/Blue graphics - Looked "Quality".
Favoured the more flamboyant JOHN KOCHINSKI replica tho' (daft, I know), until days before purchase (Ally-Pally show), I read this.....
JOHN KOCHINSKI, a loud-mouth American (not like all of them BTW
), had mouthed-off in the Bike-press, claiming & stating......
"IF YOU AIN'T 'MURICAN, YOU AIN'T $HIT"
Read that, contmeplated-it, took it in, then said -
"Thanks John - I ain't MURICAN, so I guess that means I'm NOT $HIT" (cheers mate !
Thanks for your vote John AND your truly terrible, lame, $hit-command & understanding of the English-language !!!!!
Naturally, that one, lone, "mouth it off" statement, meant that I went straight-out & bought the Wayne Gardiner Shoei X8R
instead.
After that, by chance, JOHN KOCHINSKI went the way of Lord Lucan & the crew of 'The Marie Celeste' - Bye Joohhhhhhnnnnnn
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