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Newbie says hello

Hi All,

I've been lurking, and digging in the archives for newbie advice, for about a month now, so thought I'd say hello. Got my first bike, a yellow naked curvy ('02) about three weeks ago: first time on a bike was 1st Nov, when I did CBT 'just to see if I'll like it' - I did :-).

I'm in Abingdon, and plan to make it to a Shire Horse meet in the not too distant future, so hopefully see some of you there. In the meantime, I'll be out riding most days this week - nodding over-enthusiastically at anything on two wheels...

KnightRider, if you don't mind a very slow newbie tagging along (and I won't be offended if you do mind), I'd turn up for a ride.

Cheers,

Mick

Re: Newbie says hello

welcome to the TVSF tribe,
dont worry too much about how slow you are, you havent seen us ride...
139 mph on the straights..........................5 mph around the bends.....
see you soon on the meets..

Re: Newbie says hello

Hellooooooo and welcome :D

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Originally Posted by JustATrick (Post 1730141)

You got mail!

Welcome to the forum buddy. As others have said dont worry about speed at all. We all have a varying ability and we all ride to our own speeds (the faster guys just wait for the others to catch up). Personally I dont mind hammering it down the straights but am a wimp round the corners.

The only advice I can give you is:
- always ride well within your limits
- never get tempted to "keep up"
- watch this cold weather as your tyres wont warm properly and the roads are full of deadly ice.

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Welcome mate! Me and Philbut are in Oxford, so not too far away from you. When the meets get back going again we can swing past yours on the way down to the shire if you like. Bit nippy at the moment though...

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Originally Posted by Warthog (Post 1731379)

Lightwieghts! Mick and I braved it and .... erm ..... well ..... wished we were back in bed or in front of a hot fire!

Re: Newbie says hello

Thanks for the welcomes, all.

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Originally Posted by Warthog (Post 1731379)

KnightRider mentioned you might be willing to do that - sounds good.

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