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[Stingo]

Good evening everyone :D - I've been reading this forum for a couple of weeks now and have finally managed to cease giggling, chuckling and guffawing for long enough to do the decent thing and make an honest man of myself by registering.

Initially, I was driven to searching out info about a bit of a snag in my gearbox - third gear would appear to have gone awol!! :cry: As I don't have the garage facilities required or a large enough kitchen, the poor machine is now layed up at the dealers awaiting word from Mr Suzuki which sounds a bit expensive :reaper: to me...but hey..there's the rub. It's gotta be fixed somehow. In the meantime the shop have been kind :shock: enough to lend me a GS500 :laughat: for transport - nicely restricted, and has managed to do half the mileage of my SV - I had to get off and push it up a hill the other day - it has had the effect of making me appreciate what I have (or perhaps 'had' is more appropriate).

:cry:

Anyway - here I am - when I have found a picture/item worthy enough I shall do the avatar thing - standards look quite high here!! Hope to contribute to some of the light hearted banter in due course :D :D

[El Saxo]

Welcome to the madhouse mate. :wink:

Sorry to hear about your SV woes, hope it gets sorted.

[Foey]

standards look quite high here!!




Standards high................ :lol: They can't be they let me in, not only that you wait till scoobs ambles along this way.




Welcome to the assylum overflow. :wink: :lol:

[Biker Biggles]

Hi.Nought like keeping yer "standard"up eh.

[Stingo]

Hmmm - Biker Biggles from Barnet - originally from the screaming metropolis of Berkhamsted myself - last time I went back there, I discovered that everyone had moved out because of huge market influences on house prices - apparently. :?

[northwind]

Veeerrry unusual to lose a gear on an SV... Is it under warranty?

[seedy100]

Hi

Good to see another comedian registering

"The standards high here" :twisted:

[Stingo]

Sadly not - it's an 03 plate - had it from new, regularly serviced etc etc - the bog standard suzi warranty expired after 12 months - so the workshop are now waiting to hear from suzuki before they break out the scalpels, pliers and sledge hammers!! :shock:

[Peter Henry]

Stingo...Looks like you really got the hang of the emoticons straight away mate! Bit of showing off their in your first post! Welcome aboard...you may live to regret this! :D

Sorry to hear that your bike has a problem.Pity you didn't fire a question in to Supr Sid Squid on "tuning and tweaking" before dropping bike in to the dealer,aint no SV prob that guy can't advise on. :wink: :)

BTW..Just noticed...Devon? Oi boy you got a tractor? :wink:

[Stingo]

'Ere, no. And what I really meant by high standards was....oh never mind - here's a pic of my other bike...
http://upload2.postimage.org/120821/ScouserOnaBike.jpg (http://upload2.postimage.org/120821/photo_hosting.html)


:D :D :D

[Ed]

Evening!! Hope you can get this sorted. Where in Plymouth are you? I used to live in Saltash - but that was a good few years ago, like I left in 1996 :( :( MIL still lives in Falmouth :D

[Stingo]

Plymstock - Oreston end, close to the wet stuff :thumbsup:

[Scoobs]

wait till scoobs ambles along this way.

:-dd :-dd Someone mention my name?

S'up.

[Ed]

Plymstock - Oreston end, close to the wet stuff :thumbsup:

I miss Plymouth :(

[Stingo]

Hi Scoobs - someone said you'd be along :shock:

Plymouth - yeah, it's alright - got everything I need - roads, petrol. pubs, the missus :D Even beaches and countryside and of course the good old Torpoint to Trerulefoot road =D>

[madmal]

stingo, welcome mate :D

[Well Oiled]

Welcome. I like the copper coloured SV's (seem to be a bit of a minority on that one). Hope you get your gear problem sorted out.

Cheers, Keith

[Stingo]

Many thanks y'all - yes - fingers crossed. What I am still amazed by is all your great avatars - is there somebody out there selling them to eneryone or what? Perhaps if I root around inside the hard drive I'll locate something suitable.... :-k

[jenni]

hiya welcome to the site

[Stingo]

Hello Jenni - Restricted SV? Oh you poor thing :(

[Bud]

Warmest welcome. Hope the bike gets sorted.

[Ed]

Plymouth - yeah, it's alright - got everything I need - roads, petrol. pubs, the missus :D Even beaches and countryside and of course the good old Torpoint to Trerulefoot road =D>

It's a great road! - but I didn't have a bike in those days!!

[Tara]

Hiya and welcome

[thor]

I grew up in Plymouth. You know, I think I've seen you there! Copper SV1000? Plymstock? Could be you.

[Stingo]

Could be - but mine's only a 650 :lol: :lol: . Thanks for the warm welcome though!!
All I know about the defect at the moment is that the selector selects third - but there's nothing there - just air I guess :? Once suzuki pull their finger out everything should be fine and dandy - 'cept perhaps the bank balance [-o<

[fizzwheel]

Hi and welcome

Hope you get your bike trouble sorted out

[GC-SV]

Welcome to the club.