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Post by daveinyarm on Feb 19, 2017 22:56:00 GMT
Hello everybody in the saddle! Boyhood dream fulfilled on 3rd December 2016; getting on MY H-D Sportster & riding it back to Yarm. Philosophy; is it daylight? are the roads dry? If yes to both - I'm out there! See you around - Dave  |
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johndc
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Post by johndc on Feb 20, 2017 11:01:11 GMT
Welcome in Dave, Dont worry about dry roads. Get out if you want to get out.
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nickw
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Post by nickw on Feb 20, 2017 15:40:07 GMT
Hi Dave, welcome to the forum, and welcome back to biking. Just remember that technology has moved on somewhat over that time, along with more traffic, and more fools on the network... Take your time getting used to your bike and enjoy it.  |
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Post by daveinyarm on Feb 20, 2017 17:17:24 GMT
Thanks guys. Already done 1000 miles in 10 weeks and had to up my mileage on the insurance 'cos I'm gonna do WAY more then I thought when I took it out - especially in the summer months.
And nickw - my cats are always pleased to see me. Maybe it's something to do with me feeding them! :-)
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nickw
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Post by nickw on Feb 20, 2017 18:55:56 GMT
Thanks guys. Already done 1000 miles in 10 weeks and had to up my mileage on the insurance 'cos I'm gonna do WAY more then I thought when I took it out - especially in the summer months. And nickw - my cats are always pleased to see me. Maybe it's something to do with me feeding them! :-) Brilliant... The cats thing is a long long story...  |
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Post by daveinyarm on Feb 21, 2017 20:31:57 GMT
I have worked with a cat charity since 1978. I have probably homed around 2000 cats & kittens in that time. In 1984, my wife & I homed over 300 = 1 1/4 % of the national total for the charity that year; not to mention doing full time teaching jobs as well. I also put 11,581 cat miles on the car that year!!
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Dayblade
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Post by Dayblade on Feb 21, 2017 21:19:57 GMT
welcome in dave - good mileage for getting back to bikes  |
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Post by daveinyarm on Feb 22, 2017 19:38:17 GMT
Just done another 100 today! Interesting side wind up the A1M! Straight road, leaning sideways. Had to take bike to Gatehead Harleys to get sidestand mod - kept showing warning- -sidestand down, when it wasn't - slack spring - sorted now.
Got home - Daymaker headlight had arrived. 12 minutes to fitted & working. Anyone else tried these beauts - "see and be seen". Searchlights R us!! £400 less than the Harley version from an Amazon business - can recommend!!
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Post by Lee on Feb 22, 2017 21:33:20 GMT
Well done Dave, glad to see you are chuffed with your bike. Welcome to the site, I'm a Yarm lad myself originally.. Conyers etc, now live in Ingleby. Hope to see you out and about soon
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Post by daveinyarm on Feb 23, 2017 8:21:33 GMT
Originally - I'm from the Isle of Wight - being up here is a long story best told over a beer or 3!
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Hitman
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Post by Hitman on Feb 24, 2017 17:06:14 GMT
Welcome in; from Yarm myself and have a Sportster myself as well as a Tracer 900, ride safe.
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Post by daveinyarm on Feb 25, 2017 20:48:09 GMT
Thanks, next thing for me to do is to get to the Pitstop one Tuesday - 8-00 I think? & put some faces to names
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Post by daveinyarm on Feb 26, 2017 13:13:30 GMT
Back peddle - found it's 5-30ish. DOH :-)
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