| Hello All...hope I'm not here under false pretences!
Hi, bit about myself first I guess..! I'm originally a 'suvverner' who now lives up North around the Todmorden area with my wife and various pets.
The 'False pretences' comment is that I don't have a bike....yet! Looking at lots on eBay and Autotrader but I'm not rushing into anything.
Been riding since I was 17 on and off...once the bug bites it never goes away I guess and depending on finances at the time I've owned various bikes:
Yamaha RS125 - My first bike and I loved it.
Honda CB250N - Great bike at the time until an idiot in a car killed it!
Yamaha RD250 - Just stopped working one day..cost to repair prohibitive at the time.
Honda 650 Nightstar - Well I thought it was cool at the time.
Yamaha TDM900 - Liked it but brittle, cush drives, bearings etc.
Yamaha FZS600 - One of my fav's but had to sell as buying new house.
Got some spare cash at the moment...though this might not last due to Credit Crunch!
My wife has seen the look in my eye and kinda given me permission to get another bike..under the thumb..who me!
Being an old git, the temptation is to get a bike that I lusted after when I was younger and is now affordable. I can hear the sighs now....but I am trying to be careful and looking for advice in Forums like this.
So there you go, sorry about being long winded for a newbie.
PS/ Local biker cafe near here called Big D's, popular on Wednesdays.
Mike |