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will this bike make me fast or a fred?

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Old 10-16-10, 04:26 AM
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will this bike make me fast or a fred?

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Legs will make you fast.
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Old 10-16-10, 05:41 AM
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Clothes will make you a Fred.

Considering there are no brakes on the rig, you won't be fast or a Fred for long.

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Oh dear!

If you have to ask you're already a fred. It's all about attitude.
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It's a nice looking bike, but making it fast is up to you.
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Regardless of the bike, this thread will make you a chump.
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will this song make me a fred?
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that video is crazy
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Am I the only one wondering what the **** a Fred is?
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Hit Wikipedia. I'm not going to post a link. Please.
 
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wonder if there are any 'bettys'
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shift key is blocked on this thread.
do not try to use it.
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Originally Posted by xavier853
wonder if there are any 'bettys'
My lady is a Betty:

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Not much reason to stay with this thread, eh?

On a side note: I gotta git me a babe like that. Nah.
 
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On a side note: I gotta git me a babe like that. Nah.
sometimes 1st prize in alleycatz is the hot betty. thats how I won my girlfriend
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
My lady is a Betty:
Betty was a babe.
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sometimes 1st prize in alleycatz is the hot betty. thats how I won my girlfriend
The system is fixed. You were robbed.
 
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Depends where you ride it.
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Originally Posted by cc700
will this song make me a fred?
filthy wobbles bro
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Originally Posted by cc700
will this song make me a fred?
Badass mix. I just pulled a muscle.
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Old 10-18-10, 12:03 AM
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That bike will make you sexy by association. just being on it will make you attractive, even if you have stickers on your forehead and dreads
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I thought OP was trolling . . . ?

Originally Posted by stryper
That bike will make you sexy by association. just being on it will make you attractive, even if you have stickers on your forehead and dreads
Danger, fellow poster. Do not poke the dragon if you have no shield.

Few have survived the wrath of the Modzilla.

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Old 10-18-10, 07:30 AM
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This vid has bikes in it and some Lykke Li lyrics:
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sorry bro i like the other video better

badumbadumdadumBYOOWWWW
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I don't understand how that bikes works. It is missing the pedals.
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